User's Manual

CHAPTER 2 ND-70185 (E)

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GENERAL

Node

4. Node

A Fusion network consists of the following types of nodes:

• Network Control Node

Network Control Node, which must be assigned on a Fusion network, manages other nodes on the network.

This node has the Centralized-MAT to collect fault information from other nodes on the network. Multiple

nodes cannot be assigned as a Network Control Node.

• Local Node

All nodes other than Network Control Node are called Local Node. Fault information generated at a Local

Node is sent to the Network Control Node via a Fusion Link, allowing the Network Control Node to collect

the fault information. A Fusion network can have a maximum of 16 nodes on the network.

(See Figure 2-6.)

Note:

The actual number of nodes varies with system configurations.

• Center Node (for Centralized Billing - Fusion)

This node collects the billing information from other nodes as well as the self-node. For this reason, the

node is called Center Node for Centralized Billing - Fusion. Multiple Center Nodes can be assigned on the

network by specifying the polling destinations, which can be set by the ASYDL command - SYS 1 Indexes

608 through 639. At the Center Node, the user can select “polling destinations” by setting 1 to the FPC of

the corresponding nodes. For more information, see the NEAX2400 IMX Office Data Specification.

Figure 2-6 Maximum System Configuration

N10

N11

N12

N13

N14

N15

N16

N: Node

Fusion network

A Fusion network can have a maximum of 16 nodes.