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- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 13:18:58 GMT
- From: vixen!jadams@uunet.UU.NET (26070-adams)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: What CLASS Features Are Available?
- Message-ID: <telecom12.653.11@eecs.nwu.edu>
- Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
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- In article <telecom12.639.9@eecs.nwu.edu>, hps@sdf.lonestar.org (Holt
- Sorenson) writes:
-
- > Hi. The switches that are digital in my NPA are #1 ESS, #5 ESS, and
- ^^ 1A perhaps?
-
- > DMS-100. I was wondering what CLASS features are available for these
- > switches. I've heard of the SS7 switch. How does it fit in with the
- > above and what are it's capabilities? Thanks in advance.
-
- Assuming you mean 1A, then all of the above are CLASS (trademark of
- Bellcore) compliant. SS7 is not a switch but a high speed packet
- switching network which routes call control signals between network
- elements (for the most part, switches). You need switches like the
- ones you've mentioned plus you need the SS7 connectivity between them.
-
- A more important issue however, is the tariffing of any or all of
- these services. The best answer on this is to contact your local
- telecommunications local exchange carrier and ask. Very often, some
- CLASS services get mired in public policy and legal debate (witness
- the state of Pennsylvania and Caller-ID) and thus may never be
- offered.
-
-
- Jack (John) Adams | Bellcore RRC 4B-259
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