1. SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS
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AVAILABILITY - EIGHTEEN MAJOR CENTRES (DPSA'S) ARE BEING SERVED BY
OUTDIAL. THEY ARE: VANCOUVER, CALGARY, EDMONTON, REGINA,
SASKATOON, WINNIPEG, TORONTO, CLARKSON, LONDON, WINDSOR,
KITCHENER, HAMILTON, OTTAWA, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, HALIFAX,
SAINT JOHN (N.B.) AND ST. JOHN'S (NFLD).
SPEED - OUTDIAL IS AVAILABLE AT 300 OR 1200 BPS.
RESTRICTIONS - OUTIAL SERVICE WILL ONLY ACCEPT SENT PAID CALLS. THE
ORIGINATING END MUST USE A DEDICATED ACCESS OR USE
A NETWORK USER IDENTIFIER (NUI).
- CALLING AT THE TERMINATING END IS RESTRICTED TO THE
LOCAL CALLING AREA FOR THE DPSA REACHED.
CONFIGURATION- THE OUTDIAL PORT USES PROFILE 6, EXCEPT THAT THE USER OF
THE OUTDIAL PORT IS ALLOWED TO ESCAPE TO COMMAND MODE BY USING
"CONTROL P".
- THE DESTINATION TERMINAL MUST BE SET AT EVEN PARITY
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE OUTDIAL CALL.
- ONCE CONNECTED, DATAPAC 3000 USERS CAN SET AND READ
THE REMOTE ITI PARAMETERS BY SENDING LEVEL 1
PACKETS (X.29).
2. OUTDIAL PROCEDURES
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1) ESTABLISH A CALL TO DATAPAC VIA A DEDICATED OR DIAL-IN ACCESS.
NOTE: IF USING A DIAL-IN ACCESS, A NETWORK USER IDENTIFIER
(NUI) MUST BE ACTIVATED BEFORE ESTABLISHING THE CALL.
2) ENTER THE ADDRESS OF THE OUTDIAL PORT.
3) DATAPAC WILL RESPOND WITH:
DATAPAC: CALL CONNECTED
ENTER DESTINATION TELEPHONE NUMBER/ENTRER LE
NUMERO DE TELEPHONE DU DESTINAIRE
4) ENTER THE 7-DIGIT TELEPHONE NUMBER (LOCAL) OF THE DESTINATION
TERMINAL.
5) DATAPAC WILL RESPOND WITH:
DIALING/COMPOSITION DU NUMERO (XXX-XXXX)
PRINTING THE DESTINATION TELEPHONE NUMBER AS IT IS DIALED.
6) DATAPAC WILL THEN INDICATE:
RINGING/SONNERIE
AS THE MODEM DETECTS RINGBACK TONE.
7) WHEN THE DESTINATION MODEM ANSWERS THE CALL, DATAPAC WILL SEND
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO THE ORIGINATING END:
CALL CONNECTED/COMMUNICATION ETABLIE
8) THEN PROCEED WITH YOUR CALL.
9) TO CLEAR A CALL UPON COMPLETION, ENTER THE CLEAR COMMAND: