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Nortel Notes
Q:
Dear Readers,
even medium-sized companies appear to balk at
My new co-worker has more Nortel
I had a conversation recently that focused properly maintaining the QoS so necessary for a
experience than I do, and he likes to
around this question: “Is the marketing hype that good VoIP system.
everyone is moving to VoIP (especially Cisco) I admit that I don’t really know where or RUFFIN
use the move command to do changes instead
really true?”
how this will end, but I’m not giving up on of moving the wires but I have read that you
It does appear that the various sales people are conventional voice systems yet. Are you?
shouldn’t use it. Is there a good reason I can give
convinced of the eventual transition. To them, If you have an opinion either way on this, please Phil Rufin
her to stop it?
the users (that’s most of you) don’t have any say send me a message here. I’d like to know. Tell me A:
in the matter. It is inevitable that you will move your story, and maybe I’ll print it. ■
Q:I’ve known techs on both sides of the
to a fully-IP-based system, and probably sooner I know that Nortel as a telecom issue. ere is certainly a history of
than you expect.
company no longer exists, and that problems moving phones using so ware, but
I’m not so convinced. Yes, I know that large Avaya now supports the systems. Will there
most of that has (I’m told) been resolved. Yes,
companies have transitioned, and that Cisco be any new so ware versions coming out? I’m at one time you would always cause corruption THE LATEST
and other VoIP companies are growing, but I’m interested in seeing what new features Avaya when using the MOV command on an analog TECH BLOGS
not convinced that this wave is going to ring the comes up with for the Nortel line.
phone. I’ve personally experienced getting
death knell of the conventional PBX as quickly corruption moving an old model 2317 set. ose A:
as they think. In fact, I’m not sure it will happen are no longer problems.
I’m afraid you may be disappointed with
DON
at all.
As far as I know, the only remaining issue with what crumbs Avaya decides to throw
Part of the push-back has been, and will the MOV command is to keep it away from ACD away to the remaining Nortel users. Other than WITT
continue to be, hospitals and college dorms. sets of any variety. It’s possible that’s xed, but I new SIP phones, I doubt you’ll see anything new
ey have huge numbers of analog phone lines, don’t feel con dent enough to try it. I regularly supported in the Nortel line. As I understand
and upgrading to an IP-based system is very use the MOV command and Automatic Set the 2009 agreement, Avaya will support, but not
expensive with no o setting bene t. Other Relocation.
develop the Nortel product for 10 years. A er
bastions of non-IP systems are small o ces e only trouble I have experienced in
that, all bets are o (3 years to go!).
who cannot a ord, and indeed, cannot see the the last decade is with certain repaired or Avaya is pushing the new Aura front end for
need for network managers to keep their small remanufactured phones and one particular programming. I haven’t tried it personally, but
networks functioning at an appropriate level to digital card. In all other cases they have worked maybe it’s something you’d like to talk to your rep
have reliable IP-based voice. As a matter of fact,
as I expected.
about.

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