Alcatel Unleashed

Hello Guys

This will be the toughest part for me:

We are already using an Nortel Meridian legacy PBX in the production network.
The idea is to connect the Alcatel OmniPCX to Nortel such as it will provide:

1. Outgoing calls generated from the OmniPCX SIP or IP Phones be routed thru the Nortel PBX and then off to to the outside world (national, intl') or to the current extensions that are hosted in the Nortel PBX.

Note: Current allocated extensions in Nortel are in this range 2xx.
SIP and IP extesions are in the 9xx range.

2. We also want to route calls coming from the external world i.e. France, Italy to our SIP and IP Phones via the Nortel PBX.
In addition calls generated from 2xx extensions to 9xx extension or vice versa should be transparently routed.

My problem is that I have very basic skills with PBX, D-Channels, SS#7 and this is a hard part for me to understand the sequence of changes that I need to made in order for getting this done.

So far I have connected the PRA-T1 card in Alcatel to the Nortel PBX. The second major phase, I guess, will be routing, access codes and optimization but honeslty I don't exactly know what to look for.

Can someone help with a summary of what needs to be done and then I can dig thru the docs and find out more?

Thanks to all of you for contributing to this great forum that deals with a decent technology.

Have a great Labor Day!

-Niko

Well, basically you must create a prefix to route the calls to the other PBX, basic concept is: dial trunk prefix, hear dialtone, dial Nortel extension.

Now in the alcatel you can create two kind of prefixes, route or open routing. The main difference is that one sets the digits to a fixed number, the other as says is open and a timeout is the one that rules.

To go outside you should dial: Alcatel prefix to take trunk, nortel prefix to take public trunk, and then outside number, your nortel should then discrinate where to launch that call.

for incoming calls from nortel will be pretty much the same. However don't know anything about nortel config except it seems very ugly :p

Hope this helps in something and hope not to be wrong.

cavagnaro wrote:Well, basically you must create a prefix to route the calls to the other PBX, basic concept is: dial trunk prefix, hear dialtone, dial Nortel extension.

Now in the alcatel you can create two kind of prefixes, route or open routing. The main difference is that one sets the digits to a fixed number, the other as says is open and a timeout is the one that rules.

To go outside you should dial: Alcatel prefix to take trunk, nortel prefix to take public trunk, and then outside number, your nortel should then discrinate where to launch that call.

for incoming calls from nortel will be pretty much the same. However don't know anything about nortel config except it seems very ugly :p

Hope this helps in something and hope not to be wrong.

Thanks Cavagnaro. Any idea is helpful. Niko

Niko, there is a company in MA which exceed in Alcatel stuff.
Why don t you call them if it's a big project ? You could learn from them !

frank wrote:Niko, there is a company in MA which exceed in Alcatel stuff.
Why don t you call them if it's a big project ? You could learn from them !

Frank

Is this forum dedicated only to experts?? We may ask sometime silly or dump questions but the good thing of a forum is that no one is obligated to provide an answer.

Since am getting an indirect ??? from the site owner, I have no problem NOT to visit the forum anymore although I have been pleased with the help that I have got so far.

Thanks Niko

Lol, take it easy Niko. This kind of integration is a little complex and have to plan it with care. Numbering plans, categories, etc. So it's just not connect and go. I believe Frank ment this, as you can see we all are here to help, specially Frank who gives this forum free for nothing. So please just take the good side of his comments

Any help we can give you will be given with kindly.

regards

Cavagnaro

I was not upset with any of comments. Frank is right - but sometime circumstances are such as they make it impossible for a company to pay a consultant...

I'm a TCP/IP guy and know nothing from legacy telecom infrastructure i.e. SS#7 or other areas.
Still, part of my job is to educate myself and get this project done. I have been happy to have found an excellent forum like this one and of course both you and Frank have helped a lot by sharing your expertise.

Please bare with members like me.

Thanks Niko

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Hi,

I just wrote this because your problem is more complex than most of the one that show up here. This forum is for everyone.. Newbies to experts, and there is NO dumb question. It's just that when I read your issue, I was "Holy crap, he needs a project manager and someone on site!" lol..

If you are in no rush, we migh be able to help you ...

I was just advising. Please continue to enjoy this forum, and pass it on !

frank wrote:Hi,

I just wrote this because your problem is more complex than most of the one that show up here. This forum is for everyone.. Newbies to experts, and there is NO dumb question. It's just that when I read your issue, I was "Holy crap, he needs a project manager and someone on site!" lol..

If you are in no rush, we migh be able to help you ...

I was just advising. Please continue to enjoy this forum, and pass it on !

Frank,

I apologize for the misunderstanding.

Thanks Niko