9.4.4  

Trunks | Parameter/MSI flags 
 


Settings | Lines/networking | Trunks | Parameter | MSI flags
 
MSI flags can be used to define options for the individual analog trunks listed under Trunks.
To access the dialog box, double-click the Param column on the Trunks tab and select the MSI flags tab.
If the trunk you have selected is not an analog trunk, only the Trunk field is displayed.

9.4.4.1  

Area: Trunk, previous trunk, next trunk 
This box shows the trunk code, card, slot number, and physical port of the selected trunk. The individual slots/ports can be selected using the Next trunk and Previous trunk buttons.

9.4.4.2  

Area: Dialing method 
This is the CO signaling method.
In order to make a pre-configuration possible, the MSI parameters can be modified independently of the trunk type. If analog trunk boards are used, the signaling method is selected automatically, provided a signaling method has not been explicitly configured. Dial pulsing (DP) and dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) are signaling methods that are manually configurable.
MFC-R2 and DTMF cannot be operated in parallel on a board.  

Automatic  
The dialing method is automatically detected by the communication system each time the line is used. This is the default for analog lines.

DTMF  
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency is used.

DP  
Dial pulsing is used.

MFC-R2 with CLIP  
If this flag is activated, the calling party's number is identified and displayed at the called party's terminal. This only applies to CO lines with MFC-R2 functionality (SMFC in Indonesia). CLIP is a feature for incoming calls and stands for "Calling Line Identification Presentation" (not available in Singapore).

MFC-R2 without CLIP  
If this flag is activated, the calling party's number is not identified.

9.4.4.3  

Area: CO call identific., single ring, double ring 
The CO call identific. option determines whether a PBX MSI line has a single ring or a double ring for CO calls (does not apply to HiPath H3800 hardware).

9.4.4.4  

Area: Flash, long, short 
This entry signals the CO that special instructions for features such as conference or call forwarding are to follow. Long is 270 ms, short is 90 ms. To program the flash time, select the Template Editor tab.

9.4.4.5  

Area: Line Length, long, short 
This option can correct loss of voice transmission. If there is a consistent loss of volume during transmission, you can switch the setting to long (not for Europe).
The line length indicates the actual distance between the station and the communication system. The line length short is entered as default, but must be set to long where necessary (in the case of high attenuation = long line).
Refer to the Operating modes field in Station view: Flags for relative levels and impedances.

9.4.4.6  

Area: Station flags 
On the right side of the mask is a series of flags that can either be activated or deactivated. These flags are described below.
The Trunk supervision flag can be activated for certain boards, such as TMANI/TLANI. TMANI/TLANI boards are reset when certain MSI flags change.

DTMF DID flag  
This flag allows the communication system to receive the call and provide a DTMF receiver for suffix dialing to a station number. If the flag is not set, the call is redirected to the allocated group.
This flag must be turned on if an analog DID card (TMDID) is used. This flag switches a DTMF receiver to the trunk to detect the DTMF signals if analog DID is implemented for the trunk. This flag can also be used for analog Ground/Loop start Lines. In that case the DTMF information transmitted by the calling party will be detected and a switching function can be realized. To activate an announcement, an announcement device can be configured via Announcement (Announcement prior to answer).

Trunk supervision flag  
With this flag set and if there is no dial tone after trunk seizure for a particular analog line, the communication system makes that line inactive.
If Trunk supervision is activated, this trunk is taken out of operation if there is no dial tone after seizure. Thereafter, the communication system checks at cyclical intervals to see whether a dial tone is once again present. When it is, the line is put back into operation.

Ringback protection flag (for Brazil only)  
Lets the central office know that ringback calls should not be supported.
There are two corresponding timers for this feature, Time for activation/deactivation of NSI rel. for ringback prot. (BRAS) (see Time parameters).

Silent-Reversal flag (not in the USA)  
Silent reversal on MSI trunk at call start and end via the central office for precise call detail recording. Is required only in the following countries: AUS, CHN, IND, MAL, PHI, THA, SIN, IDS, IM (Vietnam, Hong Kong, Myanmar).
For IM countries with silent reversal, the silent reversal debounce timer in the MSI port templates is not set as the default and must be set to 200 ms.

Charge module plugged in/Activated flag (not in USA)  
This flag is used to notify the communication system that a charge module is plugged in. The charge module is integrated on the TM2LP board (in the HiPath 3800). In order to be able to receive charges via MSI, the flag Charge module activated must be set in this case.
As a result, other input impedances and second ringer impedances are set for the corresponding port.
For the TML8W, the settings short/long trunk and with/without charge data module should always be made for at least four ports. Otherwise, they are not applied, even when these ports are not connected or are disabled in the system.
Activating the Charge module activated flag for the first trunk on the TMANI/TLANI boards allows call charge recording to be performed on all trunks on the boards.

With Release Monitoring flag  
Normally, Groundstart COs offer release monitoring. For exceptional COs, where this is not the case, this flag should be deleted. Transit connections are then monitored on a time basis and cannot "hang" (same function as with Loopstart COs).
This flag is not used for non-groundstart COs. The display is arbitrary and should not be interpreted.

9.4.4.7  

Area: Maintype 
Here you select one of two CO signals to initiate a trunk seizure. You must select the appropriate setting for the central office or the remote switch. The two signals are ground start, which is the most common type of CO signal, and loop start, which is an older CO signal used primarily with key systems.

Setting for TMANI/TLANI:  
Ground start or loop start.  
Setting for TMGL:  
Ground start or loop start.  
Setting for TIEL:  
E/M tie line with winkstart/delayed or E/M tie line with immediate dial.  
Setting for TMDID:  
Direct inward dialing with winkstart/delayed or direct inward dialing with immediate dial.  
Setting for
T1 analog:  
Ground start, loop start, E/M tie line with winkstart/delayed, E/M tie line with immediate dial, Direct inward dialing with winkstart/delayed or direct inward dialing with immediate dial.  
Setting for TML8W:  
Default  
For Austria protocol ÜFS  
For IM with silent reversal  


See also:  
   -   Section 7.2.1 "Station view: Flags"
   -   Section 9.4.1 "Trunks"
   -   Section 9.4.3 "Trunks | Parameter/ISDN flags"
   -   Section 9.4.5 "Trunks | Parameter/General Flags"
   -   Section 9.4.7 "Trunks | Parameter/Template Editor"
   -   Section 9.8.10 "Time parameters"
   -   Section 9.9.3 "Announcement"