T1 advise needed..

[GroundWire]

Hey guys..

I've got a customer who is getting ready to order a fractional T1 to plug into their Merlin Legend system.

Needless to say, I'm really nervous about all of this, as it's the first T1 I've done on a Legend, and I don't want to have problems. :/

The CLEC is asking questions about signalling, etc.. and I'm not sure I have the correct answers for said questions.

Let me confirm I know what I'm talking about:

The circuit needs to be provisioned as D4/AMI.

I need the individual channels to be "Ground Start" emulated.

They will be sending me 3 digits, and I'm going to make sure the number block we get assigned starts at xxx-x100.

I'm still really confused by all of the talk I've read about CUSTOM SWITCH TYPES, and stuff. I need to know exactly what to tell them. The CLEC needs answers by tomorrow morning. In case anyone is wondering, we're using Advanced Telecom Group in Washington state.

I know I need to actually do this to learn, but I don't want to learn on someone elses live cut!!

 

[kflounders]

Call my office if you need help, 610-692-4021 and ask for Kevin. I learned this by trial and error ten years ago and would not want to have anyone else go through that torture.

 

[merlinman]

GROUND START - YES - 3 DIGITS - NO

You can not receive digits on GROUND START.

That config (GS) assumes they are sending RINING on incoming calls.

Sometimes GS is the way to go, sometimes not.

WHAT THEY HAVE NOW should help you decide.

You sometimes have to tell the vendor what you need, as opposed to what they sold.

Most certainly, the customer had no idea what they ordered.