Nortel Networks Circuit Card User Manual

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 NT8D14 Universal Trunk card
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Figure 118
Ground start call connection sequence – incoming call from CO/FX/WATS
A
State
Idle
Idle
Trunk seizure
Call presented to
console loop key
Console answers
B goes on hook
Idle
A goes on hook
Remarks
Signal/direction
Near end
Meridian
1
B
Far end
CO
Tip open/
battery on ring
Ringing
Tip open/
battery on ring
Tip open/
battery on ring
High-
resistance
loop
Ground on tip
CO grounds tip. Near end detects the ground 
and makes the trunk busy to all outgoing calls.
Ringing is superimposed on battery by the 
CO.
When console answers, near end places a 
low-resistance loop across the tip and ring.
If far end disconnects first, CO removes 
ground from tip. If battery and ground were 
reversed when call was established, battery 
is removed from tip and restored to ring.
Near end detects drop in loop current and 
opens loop.
2-way voice
connection
Ground on tip/
battery on ring
Low-resistance loop
High-resistance loop
High-resistance loop
When CO detects change to low-resistance 
loop, it removes ringing. Some COs may 
reverse battery and ground on tip and ring.
If near end disconnects first, it opens the 
loop, waits 50 ms, and then reconnects the 
ground detector.
CO detects drop in loop current and 
removes ground from tip. If battery and 
ground were reversed when call was 
established, battery is removed from tip and 
restored to ring.
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