158 OAMP for Meridian SL-100 networkscan only access the menus of commands associated with that user’sparticular function and can only use those terminals associated with thatuser’s user class.System configurationAlthough Meridian SL-100s in an enterprise’s network can be managedfrom MAPs collocated with each switch, organizations with multiple MeridianSL-100s at distributed campuses can coordinate OAMP activities from acentral location. MAP pass through allows an administrator at a remote MAPterminal to log on to one, or more, Meridian SL-100 switch simultaneously,and be presented with the standard MAP CI interface for access to switchcapabilities in the same way as a directly-connected MAP terminal.For the Meridian SL-100, terminal access is usually further enhanced byusing GUI applications as a front end to the MPA CI interface, making iteasier to use the capabilities of underlying menus. Once logged on, atechnician or administrator can use the MAP CI to communicate with theCore.Testing can also be initiated by a remote user. The special circuit cards usedin Meridian SL-100 line and trunk testing are installed in the ISM to provide acommon pool of test equipment. A given circuit is selected through the MAPCI when required, and is connected to the line or trunk to be tested. Whenthe test is complete, the circuit is released and returned to the common pool.For the Communication Server 2100, the equivalent of the MAP CIcapabilities are provided by GUIs. Access to equipment for testing trunksand lines is not relevant to the Communication Server 2100 configuration,because the Communication Server 2100 does not directly handle anybearer channels. In a hybrid Communication Server 2100 configuration,however, Meridian SL-100 test circuits can be connected to the packetnetwork bearer paths by means of loop around trunks.Figure 72 "MAP interfaces and their use" (page 159) illustrates the MAPinterfaces and their use.Communication Server 2100Meridian SL-100 Product Guide555-4001-103 20.01 StandardSE09 20 October 2006Copyright © 2006, Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential.
