Nortel Networks 1000S - Manual (Page 14)

Page 14 of 44 Description and features
553-3031-010 Standard 3.00 August 2005
The Circuit Switching Manager evolved from Meridian 1 software. This
migration strategy enables Telephony Feature Processing for future releases
of CS 1000S to control existing Meridian 1 hardware components. In this
way, the investment in existing equipment is preserved while new capabilities
are added at a managed pace.
Features
Key features of the CS 1000S system are as follows:
• capacity
• flexibility and redundancy
• software applications
• enhanced system management
• terminal equipment
• interworking/interoperability
Capacity
The CS 1000S Call Server can support up to four Media Gateway 1000S
(MG 1000S) systems, and each MG 1000S can support a Media
Gateway 1000S Expander (MG 1000S Expander).
The MG 1000S has a Small System Controller (SSC) card and has four
available slots for flexible configurations of line and trunk cards.
The Call Server can support up to 1000 IP Phones.
Flexibility and redundancy
The CS 1000S can be deployed in many flexible configurations in a LAN or
WAN environment. The system can be deployed in a single location, multiple
buildings in a campus setting, or a network of multiple locations with
distributed Call Servers or branch offices.