Solution Overview

Nortel Networks

Meridian SL-100
Boosting the communications power
and productivity of large enterprises

Innovative tools to help

grow your business
In a world in which the workplace is being redefined on
a daily basis, the ability to
share information in realtime is critical. Every day
more people are communicating across constantly
growing enterprise networks.
To keep pace with this
change, the last thing you
need is to be held back by
your communications system.
Nortel Networks Meridian
SL-100 offers scalable, flexible,
and reliable performance to
keep your business moving.
Rich and powerful features
are at the core of the
Meridian SL-100 toolbox.
This exciting set of tools lays
the foundation for improved
employee productivity,
whether they are in the same
building or spread across
your campus. At Nortel
Networks, we realize that

High performance
and capacity
Whether you select the Meridian*
SL*-100 SuperNode SE system, or the
larger SuperNode system with its 100,000
port capacity, you get proven and powerful performance for your communications. The Meridian SL-100 has true,
built-in redundancy from top to bottom.
This is why you will find the Meridian
SL-100 in the switch rooms of Fortune
100 companies across the United States
environments where reliability and service
cannot be compromised.
Meridian SL-100 systems combine the
best of both worlds: Nortel Networks
carrier-grade DMS* platform and the
world-leading Meridian 1 PBX. With this
combination, the applications toolset is
rich and deep. This foundation offers you
the ability to take advantage of the latest
innovations in technology.
Tailor a solution to meet your unique
requirements. The Meridian SL-100s
architectural design, which includes processing, switching, access, and call control
layers, enables your business to invest in
new technologies such as Voice over IP
(VoIP) and to do so incrementally
without impacting the investments
youve made in the rest of your Meridian
SL-100 system.

there are different tools for

every job. Talk to us and we
can help define the mix of
communications tools to
meet your growing needs.

Feature-rich toolset
The Meridian SL-100 can run a common
set of enterprise-wide applications to help
you reduce costs and boost performance.
Access to people and information is
essential to business operations. You can

use the Meridian SL-100 for high-speed

voice, data, video, and multimedia communication between multiple sites. The
system provides access to all kinds of
external communications networks,
including packet networks and ATM
WAN backbones.
But most important are the tools that
your employees can use to increase
productivity. Open the toolbox and
you will find applications such as:
Advanced and unified messaging
using CallPilot*
Revenue-generating call center
capabilities using Symposium* Call
Center Server
Enhanced mobility with 802.11
Creative teleworker and remote office
capabilities, including emergency
standalone
Proven support for the entire line
of Nortel Networks telephones
Innovative IP-enabled solutions that
can deliver real cost savings
Exciting conferencing capabilities with
the Nortel Networks Integrated
Conference Bridge (MICB 3)
Industry-leading business (CLASS)
and residential features
Time-saving voice mail and computer
telephony integration
Productivity-improving network
management with Optivity* Telephony
Manager for the Meridian SL-100
Military unique features including
multi-level precedence and preemption

A proven history
The Meridian SL-100 currently serves a
substantial number of major universities
and Fortune 500 companies. Customers
span virtually every market segment from
education, financial services, and health
care to hospitality, manufacturing, state
and local government, and the utility
industry. In fact, the Meridian SL-100
forms the cornerstone of the United
States Government's communications
network.
When the Department of Defense began
building its worldwide telecommunications network, it chose the Meridian SL100 from Nortel Networks. The Meridian
SL-100 combines carrier-grade reliability
with advanced networking capabilities to
form the backbone of the customdesigned Defense Switched Network that
serves military installations around the
globe.
The Meridian SL-100 is the first switching system to complete the Defense
Switched Network Certification through
the Joint Interoperability Test Command
(JITC). All software loads go through
the test criteria set up by the U.S.
Government to ensure compliance
with the Generic Switching Center
Requirements (GSCR).
In addition, other U.S. Government
agencies are using the Meridian SL-100
to provide advanced features and services
to their employees.
As for reliable and secure operation,
these government agencies have more
than ordinary needs. At Nortel Networks,
we have worked with these organizations
to meet their stringent requirements.

Thats why the Meridian SL-100 has

been repeatedly selected for these
mission-critical operations.

Freedom of choice:
Bridging the world
to IP telephony
Lost in the hype surrounding the move
to packet-based telephony? Want to know
what you can do today? Weve listened to
you and heard you say that you want to
leverage your investment in existing
equipment, while keeping pace with IP
technology and the operational advantages it has to offer.
At times, it may seem like we are giving
you too many choices. But we recognize
that each enterprise has different needs
depending on the nature of your business.
Nortel Networks has over 100 years of
experience planning networks based on
what our customers have been telling us.
We can help you to select the right
communications applications to put in
your toolbox. Phased integration to IP
provides a fail-proof means of reaping
immediate cost savings. Today, you can
IP-enable your Meridian SL-100 with the
IP Client Manager or multimedia-enable
it with the Multimedia Communication
Server 5100 (MCS 5100). These options
allow you to deploy IP telephony and
services at your pace to align with your

business objectives. IP telephony produces

savings by eliminating administrative
costs for terminal moves, as well as providing more efficient use of your current
bandwidth. The MCS 5100 provides key
productivity enhancements, all through
one simple-to-use interface, instead of
multiple applications.
On top of todays existing VoIP capabilities,
we have a detailed plan for the migration
to the Nortel Networks next-generation
switching platformNortel Networks
Communication Server 2100 (CS 2100).
Extensive development is currently under
way to provide a path to move your
Meridian SL-100 to either the CS 2100
pure IP or TDM hybrid solution.

Solution, not revolution

With the Meridian SL-100 you can
count on optimum performance, reliability, and flexibility. Nortel Networks has
demonstrated leadership and commitment to our enterprise partners. From
education, finance, and health care to
government, utilities, manufacturing,
and service industrieslarge enterprises
of all types are using the advanced
capabilities of the Meridian SL-100
communications system to accelerate
their profitability and success.

Feature summary
Telephone
compatibility

Meridian Digital Telephones: M3900 Series: M3901, M3902, M3903, M3904, M3905; M2000 Series: M2006, M2008, M2008HF
M2616, M2216ACD; M2016S; Analog Telephones: M8000/M9000 Series 500/2500

Internet Telephone
compatibility

i2002 and i2004 Internet Telephones (10/100 Base-T Auto Sensing; RJ-45 Connection); DHCP Compatible; Supports G.711,
G.729A-Annex B Codecs. Internet Telephone Switch Module: IEEE 802.3,802.3u, 802.3x standards supported. 10/100 Base-T Auto
sensing, 48v DC Power Supply. i2050 and m6350 Softclients Supported on Microsoft Windows (c) 98, Windows 2000.
IP Adapter for M2000 and M3900 series phones.

802.11 Wireless

802.11 Wireless IP Gateway for Meridian SL-100 - 24 ports; supports H.323 standard with Nortel Networks Extensions (+) for
advanced telephony features; G.711 and G.729 Codecs. Online help.

Conferencing

Nortel Networks Integrated Conference Bridge 3 (MICB 3): Up to 10 simultaneous conference calls per card and 20 simultaneous
user sessions on the Browser User Interface (BUI). 12 to 32 ports (single card); up to 62 ports (dual-card). Ten languages supported.

IP Client Manager

DSMX protocol to the Meridian SL-100; H248 Protocol to Succession CSE 2000. Codecs supported include G.711 and G.729.
Supports the i2004 and m6350 Softclient. Provides 300+ enterprise services.

Optivity Telephony
Manager

Provides fault, configuration, and performance management. Uses SNMP messaging. Java client/server based. Windows NT
servers; Windows NT/95/98 clients. GUI; Event Log Browser; Equipment Inventory Display; TELNET MAP access; on-line help.

Unified Messaging

CallPilot Tower and Rack: Supports up to 1,000 hours and 96 channels for mailboxes with voice, fax, and desktop.

Periphonics IVR

VPS/is: Configurable to four T1/E1 spans (96/120 ports) on a single system. With clustering, max. capacity of VPS/is systems is
15,000 ports. Actual VPS/is capacity realized is configuration dependent. Each IVR port equates to a trunk port.

Meridian Mail GP

Voice Forms; Call Center Integration; Advanced Networking.

Symposium Call
Center Server

Configurable up to 3,000 agents with up to 1,000 actively logged on (subject to capacity analysis). Busy-hour capacity:
16,500 calls per hour (configuration dependent).

Remote Solutions

Remote Office 9150: Supports up to 32 ports per Remote Office Unit. Remote Office Unit includes: 10 Base-T Ethernet Port,
RS-232 Serial Port, Analog Port for Fax, Up to four U or S/T ISDN BRI Interface Trunk Modules; Reach Line Card required; available in 16/32 port configurations. M3902, M3903, M3904, M3905, M2008, M2616, M2216, M2616CT Digital Sets supported.
Codecs supported include G.711, G.726, G.729A; Group 3 and T.38 fax supported.
Remote Office 9110/9115: Codecs supported include G.711 and G.729A. xDSL and Cable Modem broadband residential services
supported. 9110 supports M2008 with display, M2008 hands free with display, M2616 with display, M2216 with display. 9115
supports the above plus M3902, M3903, M3904, and M3905 sets.
Meridian Home Office II: Supported by integrated 16-port Home Office II Line Card.; T1/E1 or PRI at Corporate Office. Requires
remote access switch running IP and IPX protocols. ISDN BRI supported at residential site (two 64 kbps B-channels can be
aggregated for 128K or 512K with compression). M2616 and M2216ACD sets, M3900 RLS 1 and M3903/M3904 Release 2 sets
supported with HMO II RLS 2.1.
Broadband Teleworker: IP solution for teleworkers. i2004 and i2050 Internet Telephones supported. Connect to enterprise
network from home through T1, ISDN, single or dual analog modem, using Contivity 100 for voice and data communications.

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