Dimensions

19"W (482mm) x 12"D (305mm) x 24.5"H (622mm) (14U)

 Weight

120 lbs (55kg)

 Racking

Installation in 19" or 23" racks, 3 chassis per 7' rack

 Operating  temperatures

41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C)
23°F to 122°F (-5°C to 50°C) short-term up to 96 hours

 Operating  humidity

5% to 85%

 Maximum  operating altitude

9800' (3000m)

 DC Voltage

Dual feed -48VDC nominal (-42VDC to -56VDC)

 Power

1400W fused, 550W actual

 TDM cards

TD2100: DS3 TDM Adaptor
TD1100: 16xE1 TDM Adaptor
AM1100: 4xT1 MF Audio/Mixing Adaptor
AM1200: 16xT1 MF/GR-303 Audio/Mixing Adaptor

 Packet Voice  cards

PB2000: OC3/STM-1 VoATM Interface Adaptor
PB3000: 16xT1/E1 VoIP Gateway Adaptor
PB4000: DS3 VoIP Gateway Adaptor *
PB5000: OC3/STM-1 VoIP Gateway Adaptor *
PB6000: OC3/STM-1 VoIP + VoATM Gateway Adaptor *
(Note: all VoIP systems provide Ethernet interfaces to the packet network)

 Miscellaneous  cards

SG1100: 8xT1/E1 SS7 Signaling Adaptor + Stratum 3E clock

 VoATM

ATM Forum Broadband Loop Emulation Service (BLES)

 VoIP

MGCP 1.0 bis, H.248 * and SIP * for IADs and IP phones, SIP-T * for IP backbone, IUA * for PRI over IP

 VoCable

PacketCable 1.0 Network-based Call Signaling (NCS) for MTAs

 Legacy POTS

GR-303 for Digital Local Loop Carriers (DLCs)
VoIP/VoATM for Next Generation Broadband Loop Carriers (BLCs)

 Line types

Ground Start, Loop Start, E&M Immediate/Wink Start
Individual Subscriber lines, T1 CAS trunk, PBX DID

 ISDN PRI *

National ISDN-2, Euro ISDN over TDM or IP

 PSTN (SS7)

ANSI (Bellcore GR-317, GR-394) SS7 (ISUP, TCAP, SCCP and MTP) and UK (PNO-ISC variant) over T1/E1, T3/DS3; Up to 128 A-links and F-links per chassis

 PSTN (MF)

MF signaling over dedicated PSAP/OSS T1 trunks (EAOSS and pre-EAOSS line types)

 Media Gateway Control

Distributed Call Agent / Media Gateway architecture based on H.248 *

 Transport

AAL2, RTP (broadband voice); DS1, DS3 (TDM)

 Codecs

G.711 (PCM), G.726 (32kbps ADPCM), G.729AB (8kbps CS-ACELP), G.729E

 Voice quality

Mean Opinion Score (MOS) > 4.0

 Quality of Service

VoATM: ATM traffic management
VoIP: DiffServ with 802.1p prioritized weighted fair queuing

 Echo cancellation

G.165, G.168 (up to 128ms)

 Fax/modem

Automatic detection/switching for fax/modem

 Signal processing

Idle channel suppression, silence suppression

 Tone handling

DTMF detection/generation

 Subscriber  services

Calling Number Delivery
Call Waiting
Call Waiting Ringback
Call Transfer
Three-way Calling Ringback
Call Forwarding Unconditional
Selective Call Forwarding
Screening List Editing
Direct Dial Out
Direct Inward Dialing
CLID Presentation Restriction Direct
Speed Calling (1 digit)
Speed Calling (2 digit)
Reminder Call
Distinctive Ringing
Outgoing Call Blocking
Selective Call Rejection
Toll Restriction
Code Restriction
Message Waiting Indication
Visual Message Waiting Indication
Automatic Callback on Busy
Automatic Recall on Busy
Mandatory Account Codes
Simring *
Do-not-call Compliance *

Calling Number Delivery Blocking
Call Waiting with Calling Number Delivery
Cancel Call Waiting
Three-way Calling
Message Center
Busy Call Forwarding
Delay Call Forwarding
Line Hunting
Customer Originated Trace
Anonymous Call Rejection
Last Caller ID UK
Presentation Number UK
Facility/Service Marks UK
Reminder Call Cancel
Distinctive Ringing on Call Waiting
Automatic Recall (AR)
PIN change
Last Caller ID Return UK
Calling Name Delivery
Automatic Callback (AC)
Calling Name Delivery Blocking
Remote Access to Call Forwarding
Optional and Validated Account Codes *
Account Code Recording in CDR
Multiple Directory Numbers *

 Web self-care

Subscriber self-provisioning and management of services, Easy-select call forwarding, Click-to-call *

 Centrex services

Feature phone or POTS phone ("star code") interface to Centrex Features
Web self-provisioning of business group lines, dial plan, and following services:

Account Codes
Basic Business Group (BBG) Line
BBG Dialing Plan
Critical Interdigit Timing
Intercom Dialing
Special Intercept Announcements
BBG Direct Inward Dialing
DDB Direct Outward Dialing
Single-Digit Dialing
BBG Auto. Identified Outward Dialing
PBX Line
PBX Line - Features
Distinctive Ringing Intra/Extra BBG
Intra/Extra BBG Caller ID
Do Not Disturb *
Multiline Hunt Groups DN *

Uniform Call Distribution *
Customer Dialed Account Recording *
Call Park Retrieve *
Music on Hold *
Directed Call Pick-Up *
Reset Line *
Preferential Multiline Hunting *
Make Set Busy *
Call Park *
Timed Recall *
Call Pick-Up *
Directed Call Pick-Up Without Barge In *
Trunk Answer Any Station *
MADN - Single Call Appearance *
MADN - Multiple Call Appearance *

 Local announcements

Multi-lingual, selectable per-subscriber (US or UK English supplied)

 LNP and 1-800

TCAP/SS7 signaling to an SCP for ported local number and 1-800 number look-ups

 Operator and *11  services

ISUP/SS7 signaling or MF signaling (including redundant trunks to E911/OSS tandem switches) supporting the following services:

Presentation of ANI (MF only)
Reverse make busy (MF only)
Operator override
Call Hold
Release controlling party determined by number analysis

Busy Line verification (MF only)
Ringback
Operator Recall
Called party hold

 Local area codes

Multiple local areas (NPAs) supported from single switch

 Routing and  congestion control

Hierarchical routing tables giving highly flexible load balancing, cost control and congestion management by combining: Automatic Alternative Routing (AAR), Automatic Re-Routing (ARR), Dynamic Automatic Routing (DAR), Proportional Traffic Distribution, Trunk Reservation, Call Gapping, Automatic Congestion Control (ACC)

 Lawful intercept /  CALEA

On-board interception of call details and content compliant with TIA J-STD-025A

 Service creation  environment

For Service providers, via SIP-connected Feature Servers or MetaSwitch Service Creation API *

 Architecture

Tiered EMS aggregating management of multiple MetaSwitch Network Elements

 EMS Server

Sun Solaris workstation or server

 EMS Client

Flexible system explorer and task-oriented views, runs on Windows or Solaris

 Interfaces

SNMP V2/V3, CORBA

 Security

Secure user authentication, multiple user security levels, authorization and auditing

 Flow-through  management

BLES EOC for VoATM IADs, GR-303 EOC for RDTs

 Call Detail  Records (CDRs)

Bellcore AMA (GR-1100) format Call Detail Records (CDRs)

 Retrieval

Polled via ftp, automatic alarms if billing files not retrieved

 Hardware

NEBS Level 3 (Bellcore SR-3580, GR-63-CORE, GR-1089-CORE)

 Safety

UL 1950, CSA C22.2 950, EN 60950, IEC 60950

 Electro-magnetic  compatibility

FCC Part 15 Class A, ICES-003 Class A, EN 55022 Class A, EN55024

 Network

FCC Part 68

 ILECs

SBC TP 76200MP, Verizon RNSA-NEB-95-003, Qwest/US West TP 77351 section 11, BellSouth CG-COLH-001 section 5.1.2
SS7 approval for connection to Verizon, VeriSign, SBC, Qwest, BellSouth and BT networks

 MSForum

Release 1 Architecture

 Calls

From 384 to 18,000 * concurrent calls per chassis dependent on configuration

 BHCA

Up to 80,000 (rising to 1M * in distributed systems)

 Subscribers

16,000 (144,000 * ) subscriber lines per chassis

 Racking

Multiple racked chassis managed as single virtual switch, sharing SS7 links

 System reliability

Bellcore GR-512-CORE

 Software

Fault-tolerant software architecture with calls preserved across CPU failover

 Hardware  redundancy

1:1 redundant processors, 1:1 and N+1 redundant line cards, redundant power supplies, fans and disks; all hot-swappable

 Install

Most systems installed in < 1 day

 Support

Mature, financially stable company (founded 1981) with extensive experience in providing carrier-class support. Hardware and software helpdesk and maintenance tailored to specific customer requirements, including 24x7 and spares stocks. Secure Web access to customer issues database.

 Remote  assistance

Built-in VPN support for remote upgrades, helpdesk assistance and problem diagnosis.