Voice Channel Functions
Tone detectors and Circuit Switched Voice Functions
The AM2 Niagara product line consists of different
models providing physical interfaces for Analog
P-Phone, T1/E1 CAS, ISDN PRI/BRI and SS7.
Call Programs
Voice Path Confirmation
Digit Generators
Dialed digit strings are of unlimited length
Printouts and Reports - Call Statistics
Data is internally stored
General Characteristics
Voice Replay Option
This option provides up to 64 two second recorded
messages for AM2 Niagara Models AM2-A, AM2-B,
AM2-D, AM2-De and AM2-P
Line and channel path • 10 user selectable single tone signals to send
verification -- unique channel ID tones
Circuit Switched Voice • Encoding Scheme:
for Digital AM2 0: 1025 Hz 1: 1150 Hz 2 : 1275 Hz 3: 1400 Hz
Models): 4: 1525 Hz 5 : 1650 Hz 6: 1775 Hz 7: 1900 Hz
8: 2025 Hz 9 : 2150 Hz
• 64 user selectable single tone signals
Circuit Switched Data: • 511 and 2047 BERT pattern test for 56 kBps or
(Digital AM2 Models 64 kBps channels
only): • 511-bits pattern conforms to CCITT 0.153
• 2047-bits pattern conforms to CCITT 0.152
Packet Switched Data: • Up to 5 user selectable X.25 packets for
(AM2-DX/DXe and confirmation
AM2-B only)
Voice Over Packet Option
General Specifications: The general specifications
define the features and capabilities that are common to
all AM2 Niagara Models.
Call Program Sets: 4 per unit, stored in non-volatile memory
Call Programs: 480 per unit, memory resident (640 for
AM2-B)
Features: • FeatureCall Graphical User Interface
• Commonly used scripts supplied with unit
• Custom scripts created and downloaded from
FeatureCall
System Start Modes: • Synchronous
• Random
• Manual
Trouble Encounter Response: • Continue
• Call stop
• Unit stop on trouble
Detectors: • Tone detectors are based on Digital Signal
Processors (DSPs) 1 per channel/line
Call Progress Detectors: • One detector per line or B-channel
• Detects: dial tone, busy, reorder, ring,
ringback, supervision, wink
Path Confirmation • One receiver per line or B-channel
Receiver: • Frequency range: 10 to 2500 Hz
• Accuracy: 1%, ± 10 Hz
• Sensitivity: 0 dBm to -24 dBm
• Response Time: 12.5 ms
Signaling Tone • One receiver per channel
Decoders: • Detects signaling tones for SOCOTEL
(AM2-D/De Only) and ITU-T (CCITT) #5 signaling schemes
MF Receiver: • Decodes received MF digits DTMF, MFR1 MFR2
• Response time: under 40 ms
• Dynamic range: 35 dBm
Dial Pulse Generator: • Programmable dial speed: 1 pps to 999 pps
• Dial break: 1 to 99%
• Inter-digit time: 1 to 999 ms
Multitone • One digit generator per line
Digit Generators: • Dialing codes: MF R1, MF R2, DTMF
• Default level: -9 dBm
• Default frequencies: Nominal ± 0.005%
• Programmability: Each line individually
programmable for level 0 dBm to
-50 dBm in 1 dB steps for each frequency
component
• Programmable frequency range:
Up to 12.5% above or below nominal in
0.1% steps for each frequency component
Controls
Manual Reports: • Call statistics for each line or channel
• Totals for all lines and channels
Automatic Reports • Prints automatically on the hour or every
half or quarter hour
• Report categories are user selectable
Call Statistics for • Call attempt count
each originate line • Call completion count
or channel: • Delayed dial tone (AM2-A only)
• No dial tone count (AM2-B only)
• Delayed start signal count (Except AM2-A)
• No start signal count (Except AM2-A)
• No alert signal count
• No voice path or B-channel confirmation count
• Busy signal encountered count
• No answer signal count
• Ring time-out count (Except AM2-B,
AM2-DX/DXe)
• Average dial tone delay
• Average post dial delay
• Custom code report count (programmable
in test script)
Call Statistics for each • Attempted calls count
terminate line or • Completed calls count
channel: • Custom code report count (programmable
in test script)
For each packet • Call Attempts
switched originate • Completed Calls
channel • Average connect acknowledge delay
(ISDN-BRI and • Slow connect acknowledge delay
ISDN-PRI only): • No connect acknowledge
• Number of packets sent
• Number of packets re-sent
• Average packet delay
• Custom code report count (programmable
in test script)
For each packet • Attempted calls count
switched terminate • Completed calls count
channel • Custom code report count (programmable
(ISDN-BRI and in test script)
ISDN-PRI only):
Audio Monitor • Two volume controls adjust the stereo level of
Interface: the internal loudspeaker
User Interface: • FeatureCall Graphical User Interface
• Command line control via RS232C or Telnet,
(TCP/IP Ethernet)
RS232/V.24 Ports: • Two Serial Ports: Main / Auxiliary. Full duplex
on 3 wires. Provide GUI access, printer output,
remote control and chaining operations.
Ethernet: • 10 Base-T interface
• Telnet
• TCP/IP
• Configurable addressing via RS232 port: IP,
Subnet Mask, Gateway and Transmission Frame
Type
• IEEE 802.3 or Ethernet II packet format
• Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) limit
1492 for IEEE 802.3, or 1500 for Ethernet II
• 48 bit Ethernet address
• Class 1 Logical Link Control (LLC)
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
• User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
PC Requirements • MS-DOS operating system 3.3 or
FeatureCall higher
(Customer provided): • Microsoft Windows operating system
version 3.x and/or Windows ‘95
• 486DX or higher microprocessor
• 4 MB of memory, 8 MB recommended
• Hard Disk space required for installation:
5 MB minimum
• One 3.5” high density disk drive
• SVGA or higher resolution monitor
• Windows compatible mouse
• RS232 19,200 Baud com:port
• Ethernet TCP/IP Packet Driver (optional)
Dimensions: • 16.8" Wide (730mm) x 7.2" High (185mm) x
11.5" Deep (295mm)
Power: • 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 65 Hertz, 65 Watts
Weight: • 16.5 Pounds (7.5 Kilograms)
AM2 Niagara Unit Specifications
Voice Replay Option:
Adds VoP measurement capabilities to all models
except AM2-B, AM2-P
Voice Over Packet Option:
Real Time Error • Displayed or printed as they occur
Reports: • Details of the last 100 errors are stored
• Error reports include: type, the line(s) or
channel(s), time
• Error types recognized and reported:
• Slow dial tone (AM2-A only)
• No dial tone (AM2-A only)
• Slow start (Except AM2-A)
• No start (Except AM2-A)
• No alert tone
• Path or B-channel confirmation failed
• No answer signal
• Ring time-out (Except AM2-B and
AM2-DX/DXe)
• Busy
• Protocol cause values (ISDN-BRI,
ISDN-PRI & SS7 only)
• Custom code report count
(programmable in test script)
Display: • Flat panel high resolution electroluminescent
screen with bit-mapped graphics capability
characters 8 x 16 pixels
Display Format: • 40 characters by 16 lines
User Init: • Menu Driven
Keypad: • 29 keys including 4 soft, curser keys, function
keys, numeric keys, and unit start and
finish keys
Voice Path Confirmation: • Golden Voice™ signal designed to pass
through vocoder
Packet Drop Out Count: • Count lost packets for frame sizes of
5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 and 100ms
Measure Delays Through • Round Trip Delay
Systems: • One Way Delays
Measure Clipping of Voice: • Peak and average clipping of standard reference
with ± 10ms accuracy
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Number of channels per option: • 64
Length of each phrase: • 2 seconds, repeated until a new phrase or quiet
is selected
Number of phrases: • 64 per option
(Voice Messages)
Phrase selection: • SENDVOX command in script
Voice output: • Selected voice signal is output on the channel
assigned in the Call Program
Output level: • Determined at the time of recording
Recording: • Created in a PC with a sound card and Ameritec
software
Required recording hardware: • Creative Labs Sound Blaster™ or equivalent,
16- bit audio card
• EPROM Programmer
• PC running DOS 3.x or higher
All Models Available in
CE Compatible Versions