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553-2901-301 Standard 9.00 January 2002
The ISL interface is structured as a collection of analogue and/or digital
trunks, and can operate under two basic modes of operation: shared and
dedicated. Shared mode requires a PRI (either 30B+D, or nB+D) between
originating and terminating switches. The ISDN D-channel is used to provide
out-of-band signaling for both the ISDN and non-ISDN trunks. Dedicated
mode is appropriate when no PRI exists between originating and terminating
switches or when it is not desirable to share an ISDN D-channel as described
above. In this mode of operation, a dedicated D-channel is established
between originating and terminating switches. The signaling information for
the selected, non-ISDN trunks is transported through this link.
The signaling connection is a data circuit which can be established over a
leased line, multiplexed facilities, or an existing trunk circuit using standard
data communications equipment such as modems, multiplexers, or
Meridian 1 and Succession CSE 1000 data adapters.
In the case of a failure on this link, signaling operation reverts to conventional
inband signaling. This is a major advantage of the ISL interface.
Reverting to conventional trunk signaling
This feature handles ISL trunk calls by reverting to conventional trunk
signaling when the primary and backup D-channels become inactive.
When a primary and backup D-channel go down:
• established ISL calls remain established, regardless of the signaling
method used
• transient ISL calls that are set up using conventional trunk signaling are
not disturbed
• transient ISL calls that are set up by D-channel signalling are dropped.
The user must re-initiate the call. Then, conventional trunk signaling is
used if the D-channel remains inactive.
• ISL channels are not marked “maintenance busy”
There are two scenarios that can occur when a D-channel is re-established,
one with backup D-channel and one without.