| ISDN Global Paramter task include the following · Select the switch that matches the ISDN provider's switch at the CO · Set destination details. This involves indicating static routes from the router to other ISDN destinations and establishing the criteria for interesting packets in the router that initiate an ISDN call to the appropriate destination. Interface Paramters include the following · Select interface specifications. Specify the interface type BRI and the number for this ISDN BRI port. The interface uses an IP address and subnet mask. · Configure ISDN addressing with DDR dialer information and any ID supplied by the ISDN service provider. Indicate that the interface is part of the dialer group, using the interesting packets set globally. Additional commands place the ISDN call to the appropriate destination. · Following interface configuration, you can define optional features, including time to wait for the ISDN carrier to respond to the call and seconds of idle time before the router times out and drops the call. · Next, BRI configuration involves configuration of ISDN, switch type, and ISDN SPIDs. ISDN Capabilities and Benefits · Often overlooked in the excitement of faster, more accurate data transmissions is the fact that ISDN represents the next generation of voice telephone service. It offers absolutely quiet, clear worldwide conversations every time, plus a host of powerful call-management and call-handling capabilities. · In most cases, the same copper wires used today for what is typically called plain old telephone service can be used successfully for ISDN. This means most homes and offices are ISDN-ready today. · Voice and data, complex images, full-color video and stereo-quality sound are all transmitted with digital speed and accuracy through what is now a totally digital network. ISDN replaces today's slow modem technology with speeds of up to 128 Kbps (kilobits per second) before compression. With compression, users in many applications today can achieve throughput speeds of 230 Kbps. · ISDN lines can be connected to virtually every other voice, data and packet network in the world - from a voice call across the street to a private terminal in a remote corner of the world. In short, ISDN provides a faster, better, more economical way to communicate. |