Avaya Meridian PRI

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Solution & Interoperability Test Lab Application Notes
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Avaya Solution & Interoperability Test Lab

Sample Configuration of Avaya Communication Manager
Networked with Nortel Meridian using ISDN-PRI and NI-2
Issue 1.0

Abstract

These Application Notes illustrate a sample configuration of Nortel Meridian networked with
Avaya Communication Manager using an ISDN-PRI trunk configured for NI-2. Such a
configuration may be used when the Nortel Meridian is not QSIG-capable. These Application
Notes are a companion document to previously published Application Notes describing an
ISDN-PRI trunk with QSIG configuration.

The sample configuration includes an Avaya S8300C Server running Avaya Communication
Manager 5.1.1 in an Avaya G450 Media Gateway, and a Nortel Option 11c Mini running
Nortel Meridian Release 25.40b.

The verification of these Application Notes includes extension dialing among Avaya and
Nortel telephones, and calling party name and number display and restriction. It is expected
that the results in these Application Notes are applicable to Avaya Communication Manager
systems using other Avaya Server and Media Gateway platforms, and also to other Nortel
hardware platforms using Nortel Meridian software.

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1. Introduction

These Application Notes illustrate a sample configuration of Nortel Meridian networked with
Avaya Communication Manager using an ISDN-PRI trunk configured for NI-2. This
configuration may be used when the Nortel Meridian is not QSIG-capable. These Application
Notes are a companion document to previously published Application Notes describing an
ISDN-PRI trunk with QSIG configuration. QSIG is a commonly used protocol for signaling
between private branch exchanges (PBXs). If the Nortel Meridian is QSIG-capable, it will
generally be preferable to follow the Application Notes previously documented in Reference
[QSIG]. Compared to an NI-2 configuration, QSIG offers benefits such as superior display
features, trunk efficiency via Diversion by Reroute and Path Replacement, and voice messaging
transparency with message waiting updates, as shown in reference [QSIG].

The sample configuration includes an Avaya S8300C Server running Avaya Communication
Manager 5.1.1 in an Avaya G450 Media Gateway, and a Nortel Option 11c Mini running Nortel
Meridian Release 25.40b. It is expected that the results in these Application Notes are applicable
to Avaya Communication Manager systems using other Avaya Server and Media Gateway
platforms, and also to other Nortel hardware platforms using Nortel Meridian software.

Figure 1 illustrates the most relevant aspects of the sample configuration. The four telephones
for which names are shown in Figure 1 are used in the verification of sample call flows in
Section 6.

Figure 1: Sample Network: Avaya Communication Manager Using Avaya S8300C
Server/G450 Media Gateway Networked with Nortel Meridian Option 11C Mini

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The Avaya S8300C Server with G450 Media Gateway platform was used for the testing because
it can be an attractive choice for customers interested in moving forward with state of the art
Avaya applications for communities of users, while still retaining a user population on the Nortel
Meridian that needs to communicate with the Avaya users. The Avaya S8300C Server with
G450 Media Gateway can support a mix of analog, digital, H.323 IP, and SIP telephones and
trunks, together with integrated voice mail (IA770), meet-me conferencing, contact center, and
mobility features, making it a powerful and economical alternative to further investments in
legacy equipment.

A five digit Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) is used to facilitate extension dialing from the Avaya
telephones to the Nortel telephones. Similarly, the Nortel telephones use the Coordinated Dial
Plan (CDP) feature to dial by extension to reach the Avaya users. Unique extension ranges are
associated with Avaya Communication Manager (24xxx) extensions, and Nortel Meridian
(45xxx) extensions. This five digit extension arrangement is simply an example; other extension
lengths and extension ranges may be used.

Reference [IPE] documents an alternative for ISDN-PRI configuration between Avaya
Communication Manager and Nortel Meridian (i.e., not NI-2 on the Nortel Meridian). Reference
[IPE] also contains additional information on cabling.
2. Equipment and Software Validated
The following equipment and software were used for the sample configuration provided:

Equipment Software
Avaya S8300C Server running Avaya
Communication Manager, IA770 INTUITY
AUDIX, SIP Enablement Services (SES)
Release 5.1.1 (415.1) with Service Pack 1
(16402)

Avaya G450 Media Gateway
MM710 T1 Media Module (necessary for the
ISDN-PRI to the Nortel Meridian)
MM712 Digital Media Module (if Avaya digital
telephones are desired)
MM711 Analog Media Module (if analog
phones, trunks, devices such as fax are desired)
G450 Version 28.18.0

MM710BP HW11 FW044

MM712AP HW07 FW009

MM711AP HW33 FW088
Avaya 9600-Series Telephones (H.323) (optional) Release 2.0 H.323
Avaya 9600-Series Telephones (SIP) (optional) Release 2.0.4 SIP
Avaya 2400-Series Digital Telephones (optional) N/A
Nortel Option 11 C Mini
MSC MTDK97AD CPU
NTRB21AC DTI/PRI TMDI Card
Meridian Version 25.40b with patches
identified in Section 4.
Nortel m3904 Digital Telephone N/A

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3. Configure Avaya Communication Manager for ISDN-PRI
Connectivity to Nortel Meridian
This section focuses on configuring the trunks on Avaya Communication Manager to reach
Nortel Meridian, and provides sample routing using Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) and Automatic
Alternate Routing (AAR). All configuration is illustrated via System Access Terminal (SAT)
screens. Avaya Integrated Management tools such as Avaya Site Administration could also have
been used.

A license file controls availability of Avaya Communication Manager features. The available
features can be viewed using the command display system-parameters customer-options. For
the Avaya Communication Manager system used in the verification of these Application Notes,
the following customer options are among those that are enabled:

ISDN-PRI
Private Networking
Uniform Dialing Plan
3.1. Administer DS1 Circuit Pack
Administer a DS1 circuit pack to be used for connectivity to Nortel Meridian. Use the add ds1
1v4 command, where 1v4 is the slot in the G450 Media Gateway containing the MM710 Media
Module. Note that the actual slot number may vary. In the sample configuration, the following
values were used for the specified fields, and the default values were retained for the remaining
fields. The configuration of the DS1 interface must be coordinated with the corresponding
configuration parameters on the Nortel Meridian.

Name: A descriptive name.
Line Coding: b8zs
Framing Mode: esf
Signaling Mode: isdn-pri
Connect: pbx
Interface: user
Country Protocol: 1
Protocol Version: b

The setting of the Interface field must be complementary to the configuration on the Nortel
Meridian. For the sample configuration, Avaya Communication Manager is administered as the
user side, and Nortel Meridian is administered as the network side.

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add ds1 1v4 Page 1 of 2
DS1 CI RCUI T PACK

Locat i on: 001V4 Name: To-Meridian
Bi t Rat e: 1. 544 Line Coding: b8zs
Li ne Compensat i on: 1 Framing Mode: esf
Signaling Mode: isdn-pri
Connect: pbx Interface: user
TN- C7 Long Ti mer s? n Country Protocol: 1
I nt er wor ki ng Message: PROGr ess Protocol Version: b
I nt er f ace Compandi ng: mul aw CRC? n
I dl e Code: 11111111
DCP/ Anal og Bear er Capabi l i t y: 3. 1kHz

T303 Ti mer ( sec) : 4

Sl i p Det ect i on? n Near - end CSU Type: ot her

Echo Cancel l at i on? n Bl ock Pr ogr ess I ndi cat or ? n
3.2. Administer Trunk Group
Administer an ISDN trunk group to interface with Nortel Meridian. Use the add trunk-group n
command, where n is an available trunk group number. Enter the following values for the
specified fields, and retain the default values for the remaining fields.

Group Type: isdn
Group Name: A descriptive name
TAC: An available trunk access code
Direction: two-way
Carrier Medium: PRI/BRI
Service Type: tie

add trunk-group 30 Page 1 of 21
TRUNK GROUP

Gr oup Number : 30 Group Type: isdn CDR Repor t s: y
Group Name: To-Meridian COR: 1 TN: 1 TAC: 130
Direction: two-way Out goi ng Di spl ay? n Carrier Medium: PRI/BRI
Di al Access? n Busy Thr eshol d: 255 Ni ght Ser vi ce:
Queue Lengt h: 0
Service Type: tie Aut h Code? n Test Cal l I TC: r est

Navigate to Page 2. For the Supplementary Service Protocol field, enter a. Leave the
Format field blank, unless there is a need to convert the numbering format received from Nortel
on this trunk group. In the sample configuration, there is no need. Default values may be
retained for the remaining fields. If desired, the Trunk Hunt field may be changed from the
cyclical default. In the sample configuration, Nortel Meridian used a descending trunk
selection order for calls from Nortel users to Avaya users, and Avaya Communication Manager
used an ascending order for calls from Avaya users to Nortel users, to minimize the opportunities
for glare conditions.

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Gr oup Type: i sdn

TRUNK PARAMETERS
Codeset t o Send Di spl ay: 6 Codeset t o Send Nat i onal I Es: 6
Max Message Si ze t o Send: 260 Char ge Advi ce: none
Supplementary Service Protocol: a Di gi t Handl i ng ( i n/ out ) : enbl oc/ enbl oc

Trunk Hunt: ascend
Di gi t al Loss Gr oup: 13
I ncomi ng Cal l i ng Number - Del et e: I nser t : For mat :
Bi t Rat e: 1200 Synchr oni zat i on: async Dupl ex: f ul l
Di sconnect Super vi si on - I n? y Out ? n
Answer Super vi si on Ti meout : 0
Admi ni st er Ti mer s? n CONNECT Rel i abl e When Cal l Leaves I SDN? n

Navigate to Page 3. Enable the Send Name and Send Calling Number fields. In the sample
configuration, the Format field was set to public to construct the calling party number using
the public unknown numbering table. An alternative where the Format field uses private
numbering to construct the numbers can be found in reference [QSIG]. Optionally, setting the
Internal Alert field to y allows calls arriving from the Nortel Meridian users to be treated as
internal calls. For example, if a Nortel telephone dials an Avaya telephone, the Avaya telephone
will ring with the ring pattern for an internal station-station call, internal coverage criteria will
apply, and the Nortel caller will hear tones such as coverage tone, similar to a call from an Avaya
telephone to an Avaya telephone.

TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assi gnment ? n Measur ed: none Wi deband Suppor t ? n
Internal Alert? y Mai nt enance Test s? y
Dat a Rest r i ct i on? n NCA- TSC Tr unk Member :
Send Name: y Send Calling Number: y
Used f or DCS? n Send EMU Vi si t or CPN? n
Suppr ess # Out pul si ng? n Format: public
Out goi ng Channel I D Encodi ng: pr ef er r ed UUI I E Tr eat ment : ser vi ce- pr ovi der

Repl ace Rest r i ct ed Number s? n
Repl ace Unavai l abl e Number s? n
Send Connect ed Number : n
Net wor k Cal l Redi r ect i on: none Hol d/ Unhol d Not i f i cat i ons? n
Send UUI I E? y Modi f y TandemCal l i ng Number ? n
Send UCI D? n
Send Codeset 6/ 7 LAI I E? y Ds1 Echo Cancel l at i on? n

Appl y Local Ri ngback? n US NI Del ayed Cal l i ng Name Updat e? n
Show ANSWERED BY on Di spl ay? y
Net wor k ( J apan) Needs Connect Bef or e Di sconnect ? n
3.3. Administer Signaling Group
Administer a signaling group for the new trunk group as shown in the screen below. Use the
add signaling-group n command, where n is an available signaling group number. For the
Primary D-Channel field, enter the slot number for the DS1 circuit pack from Section 3.1 and
port 24.

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add signaling-group 30 Page 1 of 1
SI GNALI NG GROUP

Gr oup Number : 30 Group Type: isdn-pri
Associ at ed Si gnal i ng? y Max number of NCA TSC: 0
Primary D-Channel: 001V424 Max number of CA TSC: 0
Tr unk Gr oup f or NCA TSC:
Tr unk Gr oup f or Channel Sel ect i on: 30
TSC Suppl ement ar y Ser vi ce Pr ot ocol : a Net wor k Cal l Tr ansf er ? n
3.4. Administer Trunk Group Members
Use the change trunk-group n command, where n is the trunk group number added in
Section 3.2. Navigate to Page 5 and 6. Enter the first 23 ports of the DS1 interface into the
Port fields, and the corresponding Code and Sfx fields will be populated automatically. Enter
the ISDN signaling group number from Section 3.3 into the Sig Grp fields as shown below.

change trunk-group 30 Page 5 of 21
TRUNK GROUP
Admi ni st er ed Member s ( mi n/ max) : 1/ 23
GROUP MEMBER ASSI GNMENTS Tot al Admi ni st er ed Member s: 23

Por t Code Sf x Name Ni ght Si g Gr p
1: 001V401 MM710 B 30
2: 001V402 MM710 B 30
3: 001V403 MM710 B 30
4: 001V404 MM710 B 30
5: 001V405 MM710 B 30
6: 001V406 MM710 B 30
7: 001V407 MM710 B 30
8: 001V408 MM710 B 30
9: 001V409 MM710 B 30
10: 001V410 MM710 B 30
11: 001V411 MM710 B 30
12: 001V412 MM710 B 30
13: 001V413 MM710 B 30
14: 001V414 MM710 B 30
15: 001V415 MM710 B 30

The following screen shows trunk members 16-23.

TRUNK GROUP
Admi ni st er ed Member s ( mi n/ max) : 1/ 23
GROUP MEMBER ASSI GNMENTS Tot al Admi ni st er ed Member s: 23

Por t Code Sf x Name Ni ght Si g Gr p
16: 001V416 MM710 B 30
17: 001V417 MM710 B 30
18: 001V418 MM710 B 30
19: 001V419 MM710 B 30
20: 001V420 MM710 B 30
21: 001V421 MM710 B 30
22: 001V422 MM710 B 30
23: 001V423 MM710 B 30
24:

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3.5. Administer Route Pattern
Create a route pattern to use for routing calls to the Nortel Meridian. Use the change route-
pattern n command, where n is an available route pattern. Enter the following values for the
specified fields, and retain the default values for the remaining fields.

Pattern Name: A descriptive name.
Grp No: The trunk group number from Section 3.2.
FRL: A level that allows access to this trunk, with 0 being least restrictive.
Numbering Format: unk-unk (This is not strictly required, but this causes the
numbering format and type of number for the Called Party Number to be encoded as
unknown toward the Nortel Meridian).

change route-pattern 30 Page 1 of 3
Pat t er n Number : 30 Pattern Name: Nortel-Meridian
SCCAN? n Secur e SI P? n
Gr p FRL NPA Pf x Hop Tol l No. I nser t ed DCS/ I XC
No Mr k Lmt Li st Del Di gi t s QSI G
Dgt s I nt w
1: 30 0 n user
2: n user
3: n user
4: n user
5: n user
6: n user

BCC VALUE TSC CA- TSC I TC BCI E Ser vi ce/ Feat ur e PARM No. Number i ng LAR
0 1 2 M 4 W Request Dgt s For mat
Subaddr ess
1: y y y y y n n r est unk-unk none
2: y y y y y n n r est none
3.6. Administer Public and/or Private Numbering
Public unknown numbering configuration is used for these Application Notes. For an
alternative, where numbers are constructed using private numbering, consult reference [QSIG].
The change public-unknown-numbering command may be used to define the format of the
calling party number to be sent to Nortel Meridian. Add an entry for the trunk group defined in
Section 3.2. In the bolded row shown below, all calls originating from a 5-digit extension
beginning with 2 and routed to trunk group 30 will result in the 5-digit calling number to be sent.

change public-unknown-numbering 0 Page 1 of 2
NUMBERI NG - PUBLI C/ UNKNOWN FORMAT
Tot al
Ext Ext Tr k CPN CPN
Len Code Gr p( s) Pr ef i x Len
Tot al Admi ni st er ed: 2
5 2 30 5 Maxi mumEnt r i es: 240

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The example screen shown below shows an alternative configuration that may be used if it is
desirable to send a 10-digit number rather than the 5-digit extension, to the Nortel Meridian.
With the configuration shown below, the calling party number sent to Nortel Meridian and
displayed on Nortel telephones, would be 73285XXXXX, where XXXXX is the 5-digit
extension (i.e., in this case, the first X is a 2).

change public-unknown-numbering 0 Page 1 of 2
NUMBERI NG - PUBLI C/ UNKNOWN FORMAT
Tot al
Ext Ext Tr k CPN CPN
Len Code Gr p( s) Pr ef i x Len
Tot al Admi ni st er ed: 1
5 2 30 73285 10 Maxi mumEnt r i es: 240
3.7. Administer Uniform Dial Plan
This section provides sample routing for calls with dialed digits 45xxx to Nortel Meridian. Use
the change uniform-dialplan 4 command, and add an entry to specify use of AAR for routing
of digits 45xxx. Enter the following values for the specified fields and retain the default values
for the remaining fields.

Matching Pattern: The dialed digits to match, in this case 45.
Len: The length of the full dialed number.
Del: The number of digits to delete, 0 in this case.
Net: aar

change uniform-dialplan 4 Page 1 of 2
UNI FORM DI AL PLAN TABLE
Per cent Ful l : 0
Mat chi ng I nser t Node
Pat t er n Len Del Di gi t s Net Conv Num
45 5 0 aar n
3.8. Administer AAR Analysis
Use the change aar analysis command, and add an entry as shown in bold below. Enter the
following values for the specified fields and retain the default values for the remaining fields:

Dialed String: The AAR digits to match, in this case 45.
Total Min: The minimum number of digits.
Total Max: The maximum number of digits.
Route Pattern: The route pattern number from Section 3.5.
Call Type: aar (for an alternative configuration using lev0, consult [QSIG])

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change aar analysis 45 Page 1 of 2
AAR DI GI T ANALYSI S TABLE
Locat i on: al l Per cent Ful l : 2

Di al ed Tot al Rout e Cal l Node ANI
St r i ng Mi n Max Pat t er n Type Num Reqd
45 5 5 30 aar n
3.9. System Parameters Features
The following screen illustrates the configuration of system level features applicable to the tested
configuration. Enter the change system-parameters features command. Navigate to page 8.
To allow the Nortel telephones to display the name of an Avaya caller in the NI-2 configuration
of the Nortel Meridian, set the USNI Calling Name for Outgoing Calls parameter to y. In
the sample configuration, Avaya will include the calling name in a FACILITY Information
Element in the ISDN-PRI SETUP message. Other parameters observable from the screen below
pertaining to QSIG are not applicable to the configuration described in these Application Notes.
See Reference [QSIG] if interested in a QSIG configuration.

change system-parameters features Page 8 of 17
FEATURE- RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS

I SDN PARAMETERS
PARAMETERS FOR CREATI NG
Send Non- I SDN Tr unk Gr oup Name as Connect ed Name? n QSI G SELECTI ON NUMBERS
Di spl ay Connect ed Name/ Number f or I SDN DCS Cal l s? n Net wor k Level : 0
Send I SDN Tr unk Gr oup Name on TandemCal l s? n Level 2 Code:
Send Cust omMessages Thr ough QSI G? n Level 1 Code:

QSI G/ ETSI TSC Ext ensi on: 24777
MWI - Number of Di gi t s Per Voi ce Mai l Subscr i ber : 5
Feat ur e Pl us Ext :
Nat i onal CPN Pr ef i x:
I nt er nat i onal CPN Pr ef i x:
Pass Pr ef i xed CPN t o ASAI ? n
Unknown Number s Consi der ed I nt er nal f or AUDI X? y Maxi mumLengt h: 5
USNI Calling Name for Outgoing Calls? y
Pat h Repl acement wi t h Measur ement s? y
QSI G Pat h Repl acement Ext ensi on: 24778

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4. Configure Nortel Meridian
This section focuses on the relevant Nortel Meridian configuration, including the T1 ISDN-PRI
trunks on Nortel Meridian and routing of the Coordinated Dial Plan numbers to reach Avaya
Communication Manager.

The Nortel Meridian command line interface can be accessed via a hyper terminal application
running on a PC. The PC has a serial cable connected to the Nortel Meridian serial port. The
Nortel Meridian command line interface is a character-based serial interface. The program
issues a prompt for input, and the system administrator enters the appropriate response through
the keyboard followed by the Return (Enter) key. The output from the Nortel command line
interface has been abridged in the subsequent sections to focus on the key settings for the
configuration. Values shown in bold represent input by the system administrator.
4.1. Check Equipped Software and Feature Packages
Log in to the Meridian. A message like the one shown in bold below should appear.

logi admin2
PASS?

WARNI NG: THE PROGRAMS AND DATA STORED ON THI S SYSTEM ARE LI CENSED TO
OR ARE THE PROPERTY OF NT/ BNR AND ARE LAWFULLY AVAI LABLE ONLY TO
AUTHORI ZED USERS FOR APPROVED PURPOSES. UNAUTHORI ZED ACCESS TO ANY
PROGRAM OR DATA ON SYSTEM I S NOT PERMI TTED. THI S SYSTEM MAY BE
MONI TORED AT ANY TI ME FOR OPERATI ONAL REASONS. THEREFORE, I F YOU
ARE NOT AN AUTHORI ZED USER, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LOGI N.
.
TTY #00 LOGGED I N ADMI N2 08: 54 29/ 10/ 2008

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The following output shows the software version and patches in the Nortel Meridian used for the
interoperability testing of these Application Notes. The user input is shown in bold. Since this is
the same Nortel Meridian system used to produce reference [QSIG] documenting the QSIG
configuration, it can be observed that the Nortel Meridian was QSIG-capable. However, QSIG
was not configured for the ISDN-PRI interface to Avaya Communication Manager.

>ld 22
PT2000

REQ issp

MAI N CAB
VERSI ON 2111
RELEASE 25
I SSUE 40 B +

I N- SERVI CE PATCHES : 28
PAT# PRS PATCH REF # NAME DATE FI LENAME
00 MP15566 I SS1: 1OF1 CORE 28/ 10/ 08 p11061_1. 11c
01 MP16609 I SS1: 1OF1 Cor e 28/ 10/ 08 p16070_1. 11c
02 DEPLI ST I SSA: 1OF6 FEATURES 28/ 10/ 08 p16007aA. 11c
03 DEPLI ST I SSA: 2OF6 FEATURES 28/ 10/ 08 p16007bA. 11c
04 DEPLI ST I SSA: 3OF6 FEATURES 28/ 10/ 08 p16007cA. 11c
05 DEPLI ST I SSA: 4OF6 FEATURES 28/ 10/ 08 p16007dA. 11c
06 DEPLI ST I SSA: 5OF6 FEATURES 28/ 10/ 08 p16007eA. 11c
07 DEPLI ST I SSA: 6OF6 FEATURES 28/ 10/ 08 p16007f A. 11c
08 DEPLI ST I SSA: 1OF2 EURO 28/ 10/ 08 p16006aA. 11c
09 DEPLI ST I SSA: 2OF2 EURO 28/ 10/ 08 p16006bA. 11c
10 DEPLI ST I SSA: 1OF3 I NTL 28/ 10/ 08 p16005aA. 11c
11 DEPLI ST I SSA: 1OF6 CORE 28/ 10/ 08 p16000aA. 11c
12 DEPLI ST I SSA: 2OF6 CORE 28/ 10/ 08 p16000bA. 11c
13 DEPLI ST I SSA: 3OF6 CORE 28/ 10/ 08 p16000cA. 11c
14 DEPLI ST I SSA: 4OF6 CORE 28/ 10/ 08 p16000dA. 11c
15 DEPLI ST I SSA: 5OF6 CORE 28/ 10/ 08 p16000eA. 11c
16 DEPLI ST I SSA: 6OF6 CORE 28/ 10/ 08 p16000f A. 11c
17 DEPLI ST I SSA: 1OF2 TERMI NALS 28/ 10/ 08 p16003aA. 11c
18 DEPLI ST I SSA: 2OF2 TERMI NALS 28/ 10/ 08 p16003bA. 11c
19 DEPLI ST I SSA: 1OF2 I P 28/ 10/ 08 p16004aA. 11c
20 DEPLI ST I SSA: 2OF3 I NTL 28/ 10/ 08 p16005bA. 11c
21 DEPLI ST I SSA: 3OF3 I NTL 28/ 10/ 08 p16005cA. 11c
22 Q008054 I SS2: 1OF1 QSI G 28/ 10/ 08 p18148_2. 11c
23 Q003500 I SS1: 1OF1 p18666_1 28/ 10/ 08 p18666_1. 11c
24 Q005716 I SS2: 1OF2 QSI G 28/ 10/ 08 p17039a2. 11c
25 Q005716 I SS2: 2OF2 QSI G 28/ 10/ 08 p17039b2. 11c
26 MP16071 I SS1: 1of 1 qsi g 28/ 10/ 08 p16744_1. 11c
27 Q005272 I SS1: 1of 1 qsi g 28/ 10/ 08 p16757_1. 11c

LOADWARE VERSI ON: PSWV 77

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The following abridged output shows some of the equipped feature packages available on the
Nortel Meridian used for the interoperability testing of these Application Notes. The user input
is shown in bold. Once again, although QSIG is equipped, the QSIG-related packages (263, 305,
316) are not required for the ISDN-PRI NI-2 configuration, which requires package 291.

REQ prt
TYPE pkg
DDSP 19
NARS 58
CDP 59
PBXI 75
CPND 95 ( Cal l Par t y Name Di spl ay)
I SDN 145 ( I nt egr at ed Ser vi ces Di gi t al Net wor k)

PRA 146 ( 1. 5 Mbps Pr i mar y Rat e Access)
I SL 147
PRI 2 154
FNP 160
I SDN I NTL SUP 161
GPRI 167
OVLP 184
I PRA 202
QSI G 263
NI-2 291 ( NI - 2 TR- 1268 I nt er f ace Basi c Cal l Feat ur e)
CPP 301 ( Cal l i ng Par t y Pr i vacy)
QSI GGF 305
QSI G- SS 316
4.2. Configure Customer Data for ISDN (if necessary)
In the customer data block, create or modify the NET_DATA.

1. Enter ld 15 for Overlay 15
2. At the REQ prompt, type chg and press Enter.
3. At the TYPE prompt, type NET and press Enter.
4. At the CUST prompt, type 0 (or appropriate customer number).
5. Press Enter until the ISDN prompt appears.
6. At the ISDN prompt, type YES and press Enter.

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4.3. Administer TMDI Card
For the sample configuration, the TMDI card is in slot number 1 of the Meridian chassis. The
following steps summarize the common equipment configuration. Define the TMDI PRI card as
common equipment (cequ):

7. Enter ld 17 for Overlay 17.
8. At the REQ prompt, type chg and Enter.
9. At the Type prompt, type cequ and Enter.
10. Press Enter until the DLOP prompt appears.
11. At the DLOP prompt, enter 1 23 ESF. Card 1 will use 23 channels and ESF framing.
12. At the MODE prompt, type PRI.
13. At the TMDI prompt, type YES.
14. Press Enter until the TITE prompt appears.
15. At the TITE prompt, type 01.
16. At the TRSH prompt, type 00. Threshold Group 00, defined in load 73, is applied.
4.4. Administer the D-Channel
The following summarizes the steps to configure the D-Channel.

17. Remain in, or enter Overlay 17 (ld 17).
19. At the Type prompt, type adan and Enter.
20. At the ADAN prompt, type new dch 17 and Enter. In this case, 17 is an unused D-
Channel number.
21. At the CTYP prompt, type TMDI and press Enter.
22. At the CDNO prompt, type 1 and press Enter (for the TMDI card in slot 1).
23. At the DES prompt, type an appropriate text description, such as AvayaISDN.
24. At the USR prompt, type PRI and press Enter.
25. At the IFC prompt, type NI2 and press Enter (for NI2 interface configuration).
26. Press Enter until the DCHL prompt appears.
27. At the DCHL prompt, type 1 and press Enter.
28. Press Enter until the DRAT prompt appears.
29. At the DRAT prompt, type 64KC and press Enter (to match the MM710).
30. At the SIDE prompt, type net and press Enter. (The Avaya side is user).
31. Press Enter until the RCAP prompt appears.
32. At the RCAP prompt, type COLP NDS and Enter.
33. At the RCAP prompt, press Enter. See the bullet list below for RCAP descriptions.

The RCAP or Remote Capabilities Configuration corresponds to the following capabilities:

Connected Line Identification Presentation (COLP)
NI-2 Name Display Service (NDS) With NDS configured, the Nortel Meridian can include
the calling party name in a FACILITY Information Element in the SETUP message. Also,
the Nortel Meridian can include the connected party name in a FACILITY Information

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Element in the CONNECT message. Avaya Communication Manager can display these
calling and connected party names.
4.5. Configure Route Data Block
Define a route in Overlay 16. Unless noted, press Enter at unmentioned prompts.

34. Enter Overlay 16 using ld 16.
35. At the REQ prompt, type new and Enter.
36. At the TYPE prompt, type rdb and Enter.
37. At the CUST prompt, type 0 (or appropriate customer number).
38. At the ROUT prompt, type 51 and Enter (for new route 51).
39. At the DES prompt, enter appropriate descriptive text for this route.
40. At the TKTP prompt, type DID and Enter.
41. At the RCLS prompt, type ext and Enter.
42. At the DTRK prompt, type yes and Enter.
43. At the DGTP prompt, type PRI and Enter. (ISDN YES should automatically appear).
44. At the MODE prompt, type PRA and Enter.
45. At the IFC prompt, type NI2 and Enter. (Again, NI-2 is the interface described in this
sample configuration).
46. At the CHTY prompt, type BCH and Enter.
47. At the CTYP prompt, type UKWN and Enter.
48. At the DSEL prompt, type VOD and Enter.
49. At the PTYP prompt, type PRI and Enter.
50. At the ICOG prompt, type IAO and Enter (for incoming and outgoing).
51. At the TRMB prompt, type YES and Enter (allowing an incoming call to be routed
back on the same route)
52. At the ACOD prompt, type an unused access code, such as 5012 and Enter.
4.6. Define B-Channels for the PRI
Create B-Channels in Overlay 14. Unless otherwise noted, press Enter at unmentioned prompts.

54. At the REQ prompt, type new 23 and Enter. The intent is to define 23 B-channels with
common characteristics.
55. At the TYPE prompt, type DID and Enter.
56. At the TN prompt, type 1 1 and Enter. (Enter the TMDI slot number and port 1).
57. At the DES prompt, enter an appropriate text description such as AvayaISDNBCh.
58. At the CUST prompt, type 0 and Enter (or appropriate customer number).
59. At the RTMB prompt, type 51 1 and press Enter. This assigns the route members from
route 51 previously created in overlay 16.
60. Press Enter until the Nortel Meridian begins printing the records for the newly created B-
Channels.

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4.7. Configure a Route List
Create a route list in Overlay 86. Unless noted, press Enter at unmentioned prompts.

64. At the FEAT prompt, type rlb and Enter.
65. At the RLI prompt, type 4 and Enter. (This is route list index 4).
66. At the ENTR prompt, type 0 and Enter.
67. At the ROUT prompt, type 51 and Enter.
4.8. Configure Coordinated Dial Plan
The following steps show how to create a coordinated dial plan (CDP) to route calls of the
format 24XXX to Avaya Communication Manager. Unless noted, press Enter at unmentioned
prompts.

71. At the FEAT prompt, type cdp and Enter.
72. At the TYPE prompt, type dsc and Enter. (This is for distant steering code).
73. At the DSC prompt, type 24 and Enter. (This is for leading digits 24 in 24xxx)
74. At the FLEN prompt, type 5 and Enter. (5 digit extensions beginning with 24)
75. At the DSP prompt, type lsc and Enter.
76. At the RLI prompt, type 4 and Enter. (This corresponds to route list index 4 created
previously)
4.9. Enable TMDI Card
Enable the TMDI card using Overlay 60.

77. Enter load 60 using ld 60.
78. Type enll 1 and Enter.
4.10. Enable D-channel Automatic Establishment
Enable automatic establishment of the D-Channel using Overlay 96.

79. Enter load 96 using ld 96.
80. Type enl dch 17 and Enter.
81. Type enl auto 17 and Enter. (This enables D-Channel 17 for automatic establishment
should there be a need to recover automatically from a failure.)

Note that if changes need to be made to the D-Channel configuration, it will be necessary to
disable automatic recovery and disable the D-Channel before making the D-Channel
configuration changes.

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4.11. Configure Parameters for Nortel Station Users
This section contains information relevant to configuring Nortel station users. The steps shown
below use new to add a station. Use chg to edit an existing station. Unless noted, press
Enter at unmentioned prompts.

84. At the TYPE prompt, type 3904 and Enter. (Station type 3904 is used in the testing).
85. At the TN prompt, type 5 1 and Enter. (or appropriate physical location of station)
86. At the DES prompt, type USER and Enter.
88. At the FDN prompt, enter the desired flexible call forwarding no answer destination.
89. At the CLS prompt, type cnda and Enter. (Allow display of calling party name.)
Other CLS options can be configured that will affect displays. For the testing associated
with the verifications, the CLS of the Nortel telephones included: NAMA (name display
allowed on other phones), DDGA (DN display allowed on other phones), DNDD (dialed
name display denied), DNO3 (notification with diverted-to partys number and name),
FNA (Call forward no answer allowed), HTA (hunting allowed), CFXA (call forward to
external DN allowed).
90. At the HUNT prompt, enter an extension if desired for hunting when the set is busy.
91. At the KEY prompt, type 00 scr 45001 and Enter. (Users station extension is 45001)
Parameters affecting Calling Line ID for the set may also be configured via the KEY
prompt. Consult Nortel Meridian product documentation f or more information.
92. At the CPND prompt, type new and Enter.
93. At the NAME prompt, type J oe Arias and Enter. (Type the name of the user)
94. At the XPLN prompt, type 9 (or appropriate length) and Enter.
95. At the DISPLAY_FMT prompt, type first,last and Enter.
4.12. Configure Call Party Name Display Data Block
This section contains information relevant to displays that may be observed for Nortel
telephones. This configuration is optional. Unless noted, press Enter at unmentioned prompts.

98. At the TYPE prompt, type CPND and Enter.
100. At the RESN prompt, type YES and Enter. (Display redirection reasons are
allowed).
101. At the CFWD prompt, type CFWD (or desired call forwarding all calls
display).
102. At the CFNA prompt, type RNA (or desired call forward no answer display).
103. At the HUNT prompt, type BSY (or desired call forward busy display)
104. At the XFER prompt, type T (or desired call transfer display).

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4.13. Configure LDN Data in Customer Data Block
As shown below, LDN0 must be defined for ISDN-PRI DID service, which is used with the NI-2
ISDN-PRI interface configuration. Unless noted, press Enter at unmentioned prompts.

107. At the TYPE prompt, type LDN_DATA and Enter.
109. At the LDN0 prompt, type 45555 and Enter. The number 45555 is not
prescriptive, but in general, the length of LDN0 determines the number of trailing digits
translated on the dialed DN for ISDN-PRI DID routes. In the sample configuration,
LDN0 has a length of 5, and Avaya Communication Manager is sending the 5-digit
number of the called Nortel Meridian user in the Called Party Number Information
Element in the ISDN SETUP message.
5. Simple Verifications
This section illustrates basic commands that can be run to ascertain whether the trunks are ready
to handle calls.
5.1. Verify Avaya Communication Manager ISDN-PRI Status
Verify the status of the ISDN trunk group to the Nortel Meridian using the status trunk
command. An example screen, captured while there was an outbound call from an Avaya digital
telephone to a Nortel telephone, is shown below. Idle trunk members should show in-
service/idle and trunk members carrying calls should show in-service/active. Recall that
Avaya Communication Manager was configured to use an ascending trunk hunt.

status trunk 30 Page 1

TRUNK GROUP STATUS
Member Por t Ser vi ce St at e Mt ce Connect ed Por t s
Busy
0030/001 001V401 in-service/active no 001V202
0030/ 002 001V402 i n- ser vi ce/ i dl e no

The following status trunk command screen was captured at a time when there was an active
call from a Nortel telephone to an Avaya telephone. In the sample configuration, Nortel always
selected channel 23 first for calls to Avaya (i.e., descending trunk hunt).

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status trunk 30
TRUNK GROUP STATUS

Member Por t Ser vi ce St at e Mt ce Connect ed Por t s
Busy
0030/023 001V423 in-service/active no 001V201

If the trunk members are not in-service, check the signaling group status, as shown below, using
the status signaling-group n command, where n is the signaling group number administered
in Section 3.3. Verify the signaling group is in-service as indicated in the Group State and
Level 3 State fields shown below.

status signaling-group 30
STATUS SI GNALI NG GROUP

Gr oup I D: 30 Act i ve NCA- TSC Count : 0
Gr oup Type: i sdn- pr i Act i ve CA- TSC Count : 0
Si gnal i ng Type: f aci l i t y associ at ed si gnal i ng
Group State: in-service

Pr i mar y D- Channel

Port: 001V424 Level 3 State: in-service

If the signaling group Level 3 State is not in service, the health of the physical level can be
checked by testing the DS1 board. Abridged output is shown below. While maintenance
documentation is beyond the scope of these Application Notes, failure of the initial tests of the
DS1 board likely indicate a problem with the physical layer connectivity to the Nortel Meridian
(e.g., improper cabling, framing, etc.). If test 144 fails, check that the G450 Media Gateway is
deriving clock synchronization properly. In the sample configuration, the primary sync source of
the G450 Media Gateway is the MM710 in slot v4 connecting to the Nortel Meridian (i.e., set
sync interface primary v4 and set sync source primary have been included in the G450
configuration).

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test board 1v4 Page 1
TEST RESULTS
Por t Mt ce Name Al t . Name Test No. Resul t Er r or Code

001V4 MG- DS1 138 PASS
5.2. Verify Nortel Meridian Status
This section shows sample commands from the Nortel Meridian CLI that can be used to verify
status and configuration information. Log in to the Meridian. A message like the one shown in
bold below should appear.

logi admin2
PASS?

WARNI NG: THE PROGRAMS AND DATA STORED ON THI S SYSTEM ARE LI CENSED TO
OR ARE THE PROPERTY OF NT/ BNR AND ARE LAWFULLY AVAI LABLE ONLY TO
AUTHORI ZED USERS FOR APPROVED PURPOSES. UNAUTHORI ZED ACCESS TO ANY
PROGRAM OR DATA ON SYSTEM I S NOT PERMI TTED. THI S SYSTEM MAY BE
MONI TORED AT ANY TI ME FOR OPERATI ONAL REASONS. THEREFORE, I F YOU
ARE NOT AN AUTHORI ZED USER, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LOGI N.
.
TTY #00 LOGGED IN ADMIN2 08:54 29/10/2008

The following screen capture shows how the stat 1 command can be used to check the status of
the ISDN-PRI interface in ld 60. This first status command is run while all channels are idle.

>ld 60
DTI 000
.stat 1

PRI * TRK LOOP 1 - ENBL
FFMT/ LCMT/ YALMT: ESF/ B8Z/ FDL
SERVI CE RESTORE: YES
YEL ALM PROCESS: YES
ALARM STATUS : NO ALARM
CH 01 - I DLE DI D VOD * CH 02 - I DLE DI D VOD *
CH 23 - I DLE DI D VOD * CH 24 - DCH 17

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The following screen capture shows similar output where the status command is run while one
call is up from Nortel to Avaya (using B-channel 23) and another call is up that was from Avaya
to Nortel (using B-channel 1).

>ld 60
DTI 000
.stat 1

PRI * TRK LOOP 1 - ENBL
FFMT/ LCMT/ YALMT: ESF/ B8Z/ FDL
SERVI CE RESTORE: YES
YEL ALM PROCESS: YES
ALARM STATUS : NO ALARM
CH 01 - BUSY DID VOD * CH 02 - I DLE DI D VOD *
CH 23 - BUSY DID VOD * CH 24 - DCH 17

Another example output, using load 20 to print information about a particular ISDN B-Channel,
is shown below. Observe that B-Channel 1 (TN 1 1) is route member (RTMB) 51 1.

.ld 20
prt
trk
1 1

DES AVAYAI SDNBCH
TN 001 01
TYPE DI D
CDEN SD
CUST 0
TRK PRI
PDCA 1
PCML MU
NCOS 0
RTMB 51 1
B- CHANNEL SI GNALI NG
NI TE
STRI / STRO OWK OWK
AST NO
I APG 0
CLS UNR DI P CND WTA LPR APN THFD HKD
P10 VNL
TKI D
DATE 3 DEC 2008

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Another example output is shown below using ld 22 to print information about a particular D-
Channel, in this case, D-Channel 17 used in this configuration.

>ld 22
PT2000
REQ prt
TYPE adan dch 17

ADAN DCH 17
CTYP TMDI
CARD 01
PORT 1
DES AVAYA- NI 2- I SDN
USR PRI
DCHL 1
OTBF 32
PARM RS232 DTE
DRAT 64KC
CLOK EXT
I FC NI 2
I SDN_MCNT 300
CLI D OPT0
CO_TYPE STD
SI DE NET
CNEG 1
RLS I D **
RCAP COLP NDS
MBGA NO
OVLR NO
OVLS NO
T310 120
T200 3
T203 10
N200 3
N201 260
K 7
BSERV NO
6. Call Verifications
This section illustrates sample call results obtained with the tested configuration. The
observations in this section include observed displays and Avaya trace command output, to aid in
understanding and troubleshooting. More detailed and nuanced verifications are available for the
QSIG configuration documented in reference [QSIG]. The displays observed on telephones may
vary depending on telephone type, class of service options (e.g., Nortel Meridian CLS options
such as DNDD, DNDA, NAMA, DDGA, etc.), and other factors. The focus here is to illustrate
an example of display content, but not necessarily precise syntax or layout of that content.
6.1. Basic Call: Avaya Telephone Calls Nortel Telephone
This section pertains to a basic UDP-dialed call from an Avaya telephone to a Nortel telephone.
Specifically, extension 24001, whose name is Victor Yee, dials 45001, whose name is J oe
Arias.

While the Nortel telephone is ringing, the Avaya calling telephone displays 45001. Upon
answer by the called user, the Avaya telephone display updates to show J oe Arias. (Nortel

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Meridian includes J oe Arias in the Connected Name in the FACILITY IE in the ISDN
CONNECT message, and Avaya Communication Manager displays the name).

The Nortel called telephone displays Victor Yee and <calling number> during the ringing
and connected phases of the call. In the verification, both five-digit calling numbers, as well as
ten digit calling numbers, were verified to be displayed properly on the Nortel telephone.

The following capture of list trace shows the activity on the ISDN trunk group. The UDP and
AAR routing of the dialed number, 45001, to route-pattern 30 and trunk group 30 can be
observed. In this case, a five-digit calling number 24001 was sent to the Nortel Meridian.

list trace tac 130 Page 1
LI ST TRACE
t i me dat a
15: 02: 50 di al 45001 r out e: UDP| AAR
15: 02: 50 t er mt r unk- gr oup 30 ci d 0x217
15: 02: 50 di al 45001 r out e: UDP| AAR
15: 02: 50 r out e- pat t er n 30 pr ef er ence 1 ci d 0x217
15: 02: 50 sei ze t r unk- gr oup 30 member 1 ci d 0x217
15: 02: 50 Cal l i ng Number & Name 24001 Vi ct or Yee
15: 02: 50 Pr oceed t r unk- gr oup 30 member 1 ci d 0x217
15: 02: 51 Al er t t r unk- gr oup 30 member 1 ci d 0x217
15: 03: 06 act i ve t r unk- gr oup 30 member 1 ci d 0x217

Note that the name display length in this ISDN-PRI configuration is limited to 15 characters.
For example, the calling name in the FACILITY IE in the SETUP message is truncated at 15
characters. If a station on Avaya Communication Manager were translated with a long name,
such as the alphabet below, a Nortel telephone receiving a call from this Avaya station would
display the name from the A to the O (15 characters).

change station 24002 Page 1 of 5
STATI ON

Ext ensi on: 24002 Lock Messages? n BCC: 0
Type: 6408D+ Secur i t y Code: TN: 1
Por t : 001V203 Cover age Pat h 1: COR: 1
Name: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Cover age Pat h 2: COS: 1
6.2. Basic Call: Nortel Telephone Calls Avaya Telephone
This section pertains to a basic CDP-dialed call from a Nortel telephone to an Avaya telephone.
Specifically, extension 45001 dials 24001. Refer to Figure 1 or the prior section for more
information on name translations.

The Avaya called telephone displays J oe Arias and <calling number> during the ringing and
connected phases of the call. In the example call trace below, the Nortel Meridian was sending
the number 4427745001, and Avaya Communication Manager would display this number.
The Nortel calling telephone displays 24001 during the ringing and connected phases of the
call.

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The following capture of list trace shows the activity on the ISDN trunk group. As noted
previously, it can be observed that Nortel chooses channel 23, the highest numbered available
channel, for the call.

list trace tac 130 Page 1
LI ST TRACE
t i me dat a
15: 08: 10 Cal l i ng par t y t r unk- gr oup 30 member 23 ci d 0x222
15: 08: 10 Cal l i ng Number & Name 4427745001 J oe Ar i as
15: 08: 10 act i ve t r unk- gr oup 30 member 23 ci d 0x222
15: 08: 10 di al 24001
15: 08: 10 r i ng st at i on 24001 ci d 0x222
15: 08: 12 act i ve st at i on 24001 ci d 0x222

Consult the Nortel Meridian product documentation for the rules governing the creation of the
caller ID for outgoing calls. In the sample configuration, the number 442-774-5001 is the
result of the following configuration.

.ld 21

REQ PRT
TYPE: clid
CUST 0
SI ZE 256
RNGE
I NTL

ENTRY 0
HNTN 442
ESA_HLCL
ESA_I NHN NO
ESA_APDN YES
HLCL 77
DI DN YES
HLOC
LSC
CLASS_FMT DN
6.3. Calling Party Number and Name Presentation Restriction
This section pertains to cases where the calling party information is not intended to be rendered
on the display of the called telephone.

Avaya User Calls Nortel User

Normally, as illustrated previously, when station 24001 makes a call, the caller id and name are
presented to the called user. In this case, assume that station 24001 does not want the caller id to
be displayed for this particular call. Assume Avaya station 24001 has been assigned a cpn-blk
button. From station 24001, press the cpn-blk button, and dial Nortel user 45001. When cpn-
blk is used for a call, the calling party number is sent, but the number is marked presentation
restricted. A feature access code for the feature is also available.

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The Nortel telephone displays Victor Yee 5012-1. Rather than seeing the calling number
24001 on the display, the called user sees the numerical trunk information (ACOD and B-
Channel number used for the call). In other words, the Nortel Meridian honors the restriction for
the presentation of the callers number. If it is also desirable to restrict the presentation of the
users name, see the discussion of SA8967 below.

Other methods of marking the number as restricted, or not sending the calling number at all,
were also tested with the same observed result for the Nortel display, including:

Setting the field Per Station CPN - Send Calling Number? on the station form for a
specific Avaya station to the value r for restricted. This creates calling number
presentation restriction for this station (to any trunk). A user so configured could use the
cpn-unblk feature to remove calling number restrictions for specific calls.
Setting the field Send Calling Number on the Avaya trunk group to the value r for
restricted. This is a broader restriction, sending but restricting the presentation of caller
id for all calls over the trunk group (unless the call is otherwise marked to remove the
restriction).
Setting the field Send Calling Number on the Avaya trunk group to the value n. In
this case, the calling number is simply not sent for any call using this trunk group.

If it is desired that the calling partys name should also be restricted along with the calling
partys number (i.e., neither should be displayed), then an Avaya special application can be
activated. Special application SA8967, highlighted in bold in the abridged screen capture below,
was also tested as part of the verification of these Application Notes. A special application can
be activated via the license file.

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SPECI AL APPLI CATI ONS

(SA8967) - Mask CLI and Station Name for QSIG/ISDN Calls? y

When SA8967 is enabled, and an Avaya user presses the cpn-blk button before placing a call
to a Nortel user, the called Nortel telephone display will be XXXX 5012-1. Avaya sends the
calling partys name, but marks it for restricted presentation. The Nortel Meridian honors the
request for restricted presentation, and displays XXXX instead of the actual callers name.

With SA8967 enabled, the field on the station form referenced in the prior bullet list is renamed
Per Station Send Calling Number and Name. This field can be set to the value r for
restricted. If a station with this configuration calls a Nortel user, the callers name and number
will not appear on the Nortel telephone (i.e., same display as using cpn-blk from an
unrestricted station). A station with r for restricted can use the cpn-unblk feature to cause
name and number to be displayed for a specific call.

Note that SA8967 does not change the behavior of calling party number restriction configured
via the trunk group form. With Send Calling Number set to r on the trunk group form, the
Avaya callers name will still appear on the Nortel telephone with SA8967 enabled. The Send

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Name field on the trunk group form can be set to the value r to restrict presentation of calling
party name.

Nortel User Calls Avaya User

The Nortel Meridian also provides a means for Nortel users to request privacy. The following
screen capture shows the configuration of a Calling Party Privacy (CPP) Flexible Feature Code
(FFC). As is common, the FFC to request privacy is configured to *67.

>ld 57

REQ chg
TYPE ffc
CUST 0
FFCT yes
CODE CPP
CPP *67

With this configuration, assume that Nortel user 45001 dials *6724001. The Nortel Meridian
marks both the calling name and calling number for restricted presentation. By default, Avaya
Communication Manager will honor the request to restrict calling name presentation (i.e., not
present the name on the display). However, to honor the request to restrict the calling party
number, the Replace Restricted Numbers field on the trunk group form must be set to y.

change trunk-group 30 Page 3 of 21
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assi gnment ? n Measur ed: none Wi deband Suppor t ? n
I nt er nal Al er t ? y Mai nt enance Test s? y
Dat a Rest r i ct i on? n NCA- TSC Tr unk Member :
Send Name: y Send Cal l i ng Number : y
Used f or DCS? n Hop Dgt ? n Send EMU Vi si t or CPN? n
Suppr ess # Out pul si ng? n For mat : publ i c
Out goi ng Channel I D Encodi ng: pr ef er r ed UUI I E Tr eat ment : ser vi ce- pr ovi der

Replace Restricted Numbers? y
Repl ace Unavai l abl e Number s? n

When the trunk group is configured to replace restricted numbers and a number is marked for
presentation restriction, Avaya Communication Manager will display the text string configured
on the system-parameters features form instead of the restricted number, as shown in the
screen below. In the example, the display will read CALL FROM AV-restricted when the
Nortel user dials the CPP code followed by the Avaya extension. Although not tested, it can be
extrapolated that other mechanisms available in the Nortel Meridian to achieve this restriction
(e.g., Calling Line Identification Restriction CLIR, class of service DDGD) would yield this
same result.

change system-parameters features Page 9 of 17
FEATURE- RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS

CPN/ ANI / I CLI D PARAMETERS
CPN/ANI/ICLID Replacement for Restricted Calls: AV-restricted
CPN/ ANI / I CLI D Repl acement f or Unavai l abl e Cal l s: AV- unavai l abl e

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7. Detailed Status and Tracing Tools
If the information in Sections 5 and 6 are insufficient for troubleshooting, Avaya Communication
Manager and Nortel Meridian provide tracing mechanisms. While detailed protocol traces are
beyond the scope of these Application Notes, this section describes methods that can be used to
obtain trace information.
7.1. Trace Information From Avaya Communication Manager
Avaya Communication Manager includes extensive logs and tracing capabilities, accessible from
the maintenance web pages of the server. Click Diagnostics System Logs from the
maintenance web pages to view the available logs (not shown).

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To obtain detailed message sequence trace output for the ISDN-PRI messages to and from the
Nortel Meridian, the mst capability can be enabled in Avaya Communication Manager as
shown in the screens below. First, disable mst so that the data may be changed, then change
mst.

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MESSAGE SEQUENCE TRACE
Run Ti me Li mi t : 99 days Di sabl e On Buf f er Ful l ? n Gener i c Fi l t er s? n
St or e Ti mest amp? y St ar t Tr i gger ? n Log Mst? y
Message St or age: ent i r e St op Tr i gger ? n Trace Analyzer? y
St op Count :
Ret r i gger ? n

X. 25? n GATEWAY? n EWT? n DEBUG BUTTON? n HWERROR LOG? n
ISDN-PRI? y CCMS? n SI P Tr unks? n PRECs? n PROC ERRORS? y
I SDN- BRI ? n PACKET? n CALL TRACE? n BSR? n I P? n
ASAI ? n VECTORS? n CDR? n DENI AL EVENTS? y BASM? n
CMS? n VECTOR EVENTS? n PMS? n FWERROR LOG? n
I P St at i ons/ LSPs/ ESSs? n

Navigate to page 3, and enter the desired D-Channel to trace, and any other desired filtering.

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MESSAGE SEQUENCE TRACE
I SDN- PRI Fi l t er Dat a:
Port Type: d-channel Port: 1v424
Call Control? y I ncomi ng Cal l i ng Number :
Mai nt enance? n I ncomi ng Cal l ed Number :
Unr ecogni zed? y Out goi ng Cal l i ng Number :
Level 2 Pr i mi t i ves? n Out goi ng Cal l ed Number :

Once the mst configuration is changed, enter clear mst and enable mst. Make the desired
calls to trace. Low-level data may be viewed from the SAT interface with commands such as
list mst continuous. However, this is raw data without interpretation.

For interpreted data, return to the maintenance web pages, and click Diagnostics System
Logs. Check Communication Managers interpreted Message Tracer (MTA), and enter date
or event filters (e.g., Today). It may be helpful to check Newest First (not shown).

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The following is an example screen, showing a portion of the output for the beginning of a call
from Avaya station 24001 to a Nortel station. In the sample below, Avaya is sending a 10 digit
calling party number constructed using public unknown numbering. The calling party name
Victor Yee in the FACILITY IE in the SETUP message can be observed. This type of
interpreted trace information facilitates problem identification and resolution.

7.2. Trace Information From Nortel Meridian
Consult reference [QSIG] for instructions and examples of trace information available from
Nortel Meridian. In summary, in ld 96, detailed protocol traces can be obtained. The screen
below shows the commands to enable incoming and outgoing traces for D-Channel 17.

.enl msgi 17
.enl msgo 17
8. Conclusion
As illustrated in these Application Notes, Avaya Communication Manager 5.1.1 can interoperate
with Nortel Meridian Release 25.40b using ISDN-PRI. Avaya users may dial Nortel users by
extension dialing (using Avaya UDP), and Nortel users may dial Avaya users by extension
dialing (using Nortel CDP). Calling Party Name and Number displays can be provided (or
restricted) as described in Section 6.

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9. Additional References
This section references the documentation relevant to these Application Notes. Additional
Avaya product documentation is available at http://support.avaya.com.

[QSIG] Sample Configuration of Avaya Communication Manager Networked with Nortel
Meridian Using ISDN-PRI and QSIG, Issue 1.0, 11/2008
http://www.avaya.com/master-usa/en-us/resource/assets/applicationnotes/FE-Meridian.pdf

The next (older) reference describes an alternate configuration where ISDN-PRI is used, but
QSIG is not.

[IPE] IP Enabling Nortel Meridian 1 with Avaya MultiVantage Solutions, Issue 1.0, 10/7/2002
http://www.avaya.com/master-usa/en-us/resource/assets/applicationnotes/s8300g700.pdf

[CM1] Administrator Guide for Avaya Communication Manager, J anuary 2008, Document
Number 03-300509.
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/comm_mgr/r5.0/03-300509_4.pdf

The following reference also documents an NI-2 configuration of the Nortel Meridian.

[IPO] Configuring an ISDN Primary Rate Interface between an Avaya IP Office Server and a
Nortel Meridian, Issue 1.0, 10/31/2003

[CM2] Feature Description and Implementation for Avaya Communication Manager, J anuary
2008, Document Number 555-245-205
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/comm_mgr/r5.0/245205_6.pdf

[IA770] Avaya IA770 INTUITY AUDIX Messaging Application Release 5.1 Administering
Communication Manager Servers to Work with IA770, J une 2008
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/IA770/R5_1/Admin_Switch.pdf

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