77Meridian SL-100 remote unitsThis chapter contains the following section:• "Remote Switching Center (RSC)" (page 77)Remote Switching Center (RSC)At greater and greater distances from the host switch, demand is growingfor high-bandwidth services, ranging from teleconferencing to multimediacommunications. Network migration to support services in remote locationscomes in stages presenting a major challenge for the an organization withdistributed campuses, which must deploy various access vehicles to providedistributed services.The Meridian SL-100 Remote Access family offers cost-effective solutionsfor this changing environment. Copper and fiber-based interfaces extendthe range of Meridian SL-100 features and services including voice, data,Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) and ISDN to subscribers in remotelocations.Remote Switching Center familyThe Remote Switching Center (RSC) family of products delivers a fullrange of host Meridian SL-100 services to remotely-located subscribers orcustomers currently served by analog switches. This substantially increasesan organization’s communication options by extending deeper into thenetwork the delivery of CLASS, voice, data, ISDN, ACD and other advanceddigital services. In addition, the RSC minimizes outside-plant expendituresand conserves host resources by providing the following:• Centralized Operations, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning(OAMP) at the host Meridian SL-100 Maintenance and AdministrationPosition (MAP).• Reduced expenses for training and spares inventories throughcommonality with the host and with other Meridian SL-100 remoteaccess vehicles.• Reduced operating expenses through intraswitching, which allows callsoriginating and terminating on the RSC to be switched without usinghost links or host resources during a call, after call set up.Communication Server 2100Meridian SL-100 Product Guide555-4001-103 20.01 StandardSE09 20 October 2006Copyright © 2006, Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential.
