Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager Overview

System management

Firmware download

The firmware download feature allows you to download an image from a remote or local source into the system running Communication Manager, and use that image to reprogram the application code of a port circuit pack. This feature makes updating firmware more cost effective. This feature also reduces the expense of servicing the system port circuit packs because it eliminates the need for a technician to be involved when a board is updated.

Firmware download is achieved using the TN799C CLAN interface.

Note:

Note:

Circuit packs that can be updated with the firmware download feature have a “P” at the end of their TN number.

Five EPN maximum in MCC1 Media Gateways

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Note:

This feature is for MCC1 Media Gateways when used with an S87XX Server or

DEFINITY

Server R configurations only.

This optional software feature allows customers that require high calling traffic capacities to have from two to five expansion port networks (EPN) in a single MCC1 Media Gateway. Only two port networks (PN) are generally available unless a specialized cable was purchased from

Avaya and work-arounds were performed in software administration to make additional carriers function as EPNs.

When this feature is activated, Communication Manager enables administration of up to five carriers as EPNs and no custom cables are necessary. This means that the full bandwidth of the

TDM bus is available to each carrier while still enabling the customer to have the footprint of an

MCC1 Media Gateway. This is especially appealing to call centers without IPSI/PNC duplication, where systems can be quite large and heavily utilized.

The hardware limitation of the MCC1 Media Gateway is five port carriers. All five can be expansion port carriers, although traffic considerations may dictate some number less than that which is optimum. For example, a customer may choose to have three EPN carriers and two standard port carriers.

There is only one maintenance board, which is placed in carrier A. This is the only maintenance board in the cabinet.

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Communication Manager Overview