
Cisco 2621 Gateway-PBX Interoperability:
Lucent/Avaya Definity G3si with E1 PRI NET5
Signaling
This document describes the interoperability and configuration of a Cisco 2621 voice gateway with a
Lucent/Avaya Definity G3si PBX using E1 PRI NET5 signaling. It includes the following sections:
• System Components
• Configuration Tasks
• Caveats
System Components
PBX Model
PBX Release
Telephony Signaling
Voice Gateway
Gateway Release
Call Manager Release
VoX Protocol
Configuration Tasks
See the following sections for configuration tasks for this feature:
• Set Up command.
• Lucent/Avaya PBX Configuration
• Call Manager Configuration
Lucent/Avaya Definity G3si
7.0
E1 PRI
Cisco 2621 with 2MFT E1 Port
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(3.5)T
3.1
H.323
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Set Up
PBX1: Lucent/Avaya
Definity G3si (Rel. 7)
Cisco 2621 Gateway-PBX Interoperability: Lucent/Avaya Definity G3si with E1 PRI NET5 Signaling
This section includes the following information:
• Connectivity Diagrams
• Set Up Notes
Connectivity Diagrams
Figure 1: Test Configuration
Basic Call Setup End-to-End Configuration
ISDN Type:
Cisco Call Manager
Release 3.1
2621_B
E1-PRI
Cat 6K
Ethernet
Switch
Phone A
x2001
Phone B
x2002
PBX #1
VoIP
Phone E
x N/A
Cisco 7960 IP phones
Phone C
x4001
Figure 1 represents the configuration used for testing: an Lucent/Avaya Definity G3si PBX connected to a
Cisco 2621 voice gateway via an E1 PRI connection.
Set Up Notes
The Cisco 2621 Gateway with ISDN protocol type setting of primary-net5 supports both protocol sides by
using the isdn protocol-emulate network/user command.
The Lucent/Avaya Definity G3si PBX supports both “USER” and “NETWORK” protocol sides by using
change ds1 a12 command.
Phone D
x4002
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Lucent/Avaya PBX Configuration
Lucent/Avaya PBX Version Information
• Software: Version 7.0
• Hardware: TN464F, DS1 INTFC 24/32
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Lucent/Avaya PBX Sample Configuration
DS1 CIRCUIT PACK
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Signaling Group
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Trunk Group
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