ICB description 19The ICB communicates with the system software by emulating a digitalline card (XDLC), which allows existing software to control the operation ofthe ICB. Configure each ICB port as an Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)M2616 digital telephone set.System overviewThe ICB comes as a single card, or a pair of cards if additional ports arerequired to support a dual-card meeting. Each card stands alone, even inthe dual-card configuration. For dual-card meetings, the primary card usesports on the secondary card. The following rules apply:• Each card (that is, the primary and secondary) has its own set of users.There is no "common list" for both cards.• To schedule a conference, the user logs into the card in which theiraccount is defined. If the user has two accounts, one on each card,they must try each card separately to find available resources for theconference. There is no automatic pooling between cards.• A user, super-user, or executive-user can have accounts on many cardsat a company (that is, a customer can have one person who administersmultiple bridges for their company).• Dual-card conferences can only be scheduled by users on the primarycard.ICB conference feature summaryThe ICB:• Allows volume control by conference participants.• Offers customized conference-specific greetings.• Enables users to acquire and release chairperson control while in aconference.• Delivers pre-meeting and post-meeting participants notifications.• Allows one chairperson per conference.• Offers optional chairperson control on the secondary card of a dual-cardconference.• Provides for one or more permanent bridge configurations.• Supports multiple conferences simultaneously.• Provides chairperson commands during an active conference.• Provides conferee commands during an active conference.• Allows conference extension beyond the scheduled time.• Issues a 10-minute warning, before the conference termination. Alsoissues a second warning, two minutes before conference termination.Nortel Communication Server 1000/Communication Server 2100 Solution/Meridian SL-100Nortel Integrated Conference Bridge: Service Implementation FundamentalsNN43001-558/555-4001-135 01.02 StandardICB Release 4 20 June 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks.
