AT&T AUDIX Networking 585-300-903 User Manual

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AUDIX Network Testing

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Step 2C: Testing the 56/64 Kbps Network Connection

This tests the connection between the local AUDIX system and a 56 Kbps or 64 Kbps serving office (SO),
as shown in Figure 14-18, 56/64 Kbps Network Loop-Around Test.

While a channel is in loopback mode, it will be unavailable to send information to remote systems or
receive information from remote systems. Also, if you put a channel in loopback mode, any active calls
will be dropped. It is therefore recommended that before you perform this test you check the status of the
channel. It is also not a good idea to perform this test during peak traffic times.

1. Go to the

maintenance : network

form. Set select test to

for to test a 56 Kbps network

connection or to

to test a 64 Kbps network connection. Press

TAB

to get to the channel field and

the specify the channel (1-6) you want to test. Press

CHANGE or RUN

and wait for the result.

NOTE

To test channel 5 or 6 (RS-232 channels) you need an MPDM/M1* between the
AUDIX system and the PBX.

2. Have the serving office place a call to the telephone number assigned to the channel you specified on

the

maintenance : network

form. If the test is successful, any data the serving office sends

over the AUDIX channel will be echoed back.

3. Go to the

maintenance : network

form. Set select test to

to take the channel out of

loopback mode. Press

TAB

to get to the channel field and the specify the channel (1-6) you want to

take out of loopback mode. Press

CHANGE or RUN

and wait for the result.