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tones. The end offices route calls to DAIS II on dedicated (direct) trunks. |
These direct trunks can carry ANI traffic or ONI traffic, but not both. |
If trunk concentrators are used, the concentrator trunks to DAIS II |
may carry ANI calls, ONI calls, or both, depending on the types of trunks |
coming into the concentrators from the end offices. The call is identified as |
ANI or ONI through MF tones transmitted by the concentrators. |
If an operator must be involved (due to ONI or further assistance), |
DAIS II routes the call to the telco's ACD (Automatic Call Distributor), which |
is a switching device that routes calls to any available operator. |
The intercept data base resides on disk in the ARS (Audio Response |
System). ARS processors known as Audio Response Controllers (ARCs) search the |
intercept database. If a call requires an operator's services, the Marker |
Decoder Unit (MDU) provides ACD routing information to the ARC. |
The DAIS II Automatic Intercept Communications Controllers (AICCs) |
route messages between the ARCs and the DAIS II subsystems. An intercept |
subsystem that is housed at the same location as the database is called a |
Colocated Automated Intercept System (CAIS). A subsystem located at a |
distance from the database is known as a Local Automated Intercept System |
(LAIS). Each subsystem can provide automated announcements without using |
expensive trunking to route ANI calls to a centralized intercept office. Only |
calls that require operator assistance are routed on trunks to the ARS site. |
Because those trunks are only held white the operator identifies the number |
and are released before the announcement begins, trunk requirements are |
reduced. The automated announcement is always given by the intercept |
subsystem. |
Each CAIS or LAIS site contains a Trunk Time Switch (TTS) and DAIS II |
Audio Response Units (DARUs). Intercept trunks from the concentrators and the |
Class 5 End Offices terminate at the TTS. When an ONI call comes in on one of |
these trunks, the TTS routes it to the ACD. When an ANI call comes in, the |
TTS routes the called number to the ARC. After the ARC retrieves the |
appropriate message from the database, it sends that information back to the |
TTS, which connects a DARU port to the trunk on which the call came in. Then, |
the DARU produces an automated announcement of the message and delivers it to |
the caller. ARS hardware generates only DA announcements whereas DAIS II |
hardware generates only intercept announcements. |
Automatic Intercept Communications Controller (AICC) |
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The AICC routes messages between the ARC and the TTS. Two units are |
required to enhance system reliability. Each pair of AICCs can communicate |
with up to 4 CAIS or LAIS subsystems. |
The AICCs are similar to the Audio Communications Controllers (ACCs) |
in the ARS system, but AICCs use a Bisynchronous Communications Module (BSCM) |
instead of a LACIM. |
An AICC can be equipped with up to 8 BSCMs, each of which handles one |
synchronous communication line to the TTS. The BSCM models selected depend on |
the location of the AICC with respect to the CAIS/LAIS sites. Standard SLIMs |
(Subscriber Line Interface Modules) are required for communication with the |
ARC. |
Trunk Time Switch (TTS) |
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The TTS has two types of components: the Peripheral Modules (PMs) and |
the Common Controls (CCs). |
The PM contains the printed circuit boards that provide the link |
between the end office's ANI trunks and the ARC and between the ONI trunks and |
the ACD. The activity of the PM is under direction of the CC |
A PM rack contains five types of circuit boards: Multi-frequency |
Receivers (MFRs), Analog Line Front Ends (ALFEs), T1 Front Ends (T1FEs), |
Peripheral Module Access Controllers (PMACs), and Multi-purpose Peripheral |
Devices (MPPDs). |
The MFRs translate the intercepted number from multi-frequency tones |
to ASCII digits for ANI calls; for ONI calls that come through a trunk |
concentrator, the MFRs translate the tones sent by the concentrator to |
indicate an ONI call. Based on the tones, the MFR determines the type of |
call: regular, trouble, etc. |
ALFEs convert incoming analog data to digital form so that it can be |
switched on the digital network. They also convert outgoing digital data back |
to analog. Incoming ALFEs provide the link between the TTS and the analog |
trunks from the Class 5 End Offices. Outgoing ALFEs provide the link between |
the TTS and the analog trunks to the ACD. |
ALFE is subdivided into two types for both incoming and outgoing: |
ALFE-A (contains the control logic, PCM bus termination, and ports for 8 |
trunks) and ALFE-B (contains ports for 16 trunks, but must be paired with an |
ALFE-A in order to use the control logic and PCM bus on the backplane). |
ALFE-As can be used without ALFE-Bs, but not vice versa. |
Incoming ALFEs support E&M 2-wire, E&M 4-wire, reverse battery, and |
3-way signalling trunks. Outgoing ALFEs support E&M 2-wire, reverse battery, |
and high-low trunking. |
T1FEs provide the links between the TTS and the D3-type T1 spans from |
the end offices. They also link the DARU VOCAL board ports and the TTS. Each |
board has 24 ports in order to handle a single T1 span which carries 24 voice |
channels. |
PMAC is based on a Motorola 68000 microprocessor that directs and |
coordinates data flow within the PM. |
MPPD boards provide bus termination and the system clocks for the |
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