Ethernet Switching Reference Guide

Meridian 1 Option 11c Mini
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Customer Profile
• Technology savvy enterprises that communicate
globally with multiple remote locations
• Remote sites that need powerful voice features,
data connections, LAN communications, CTI and
information services
• Branch offices supporting fewer than 80 lines
• Companies wanting a clear growth path for
the future
Typical Applications
• Extending advanced services to remote sites
located next door or in another country;
LAN and WAN VoIP
• Meridian Mail, CallPilot, Symposium Call Centre,
Symposium desktop applications,
Meridian Integrated Call Bridge (MICB), Meridian
Integrated Recorded Announcer (MIRAN) and
Meridian mobility solutions, plus a host of IP
applications
• Efficient distribution of incoming calls through
Meridian Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)
Key Points
Affordability
• Automatic route selection reduces costs
by restricting access to the least expensive
class of service
• Call accounting helps allocate expenses to
appropriate departments and companies
Scalability
• Easily expands from 70 to 800 ports
• Open architecture accommodates hundreds
of software features and services
• Can be IP-enabled to take advantage of voice/data
network integration
Flexibility
• Interacts with other servers to allow multimedia
communications including voice messaging, call
centres, database lookup,
and CTI applications
• Software programmable to support a variety
of central office trunks
• Can interface with the signalling and protocols of
public carrier networks
Simplicity
• Simplified administration and maintenance
• Built in diagnostics reduce costs and simplify
maintenance
• Visual displays and single button access
to features
Meridian 1 Option 11C Mini
Overview
Specially designed for small branch offices and remote sites, this small powerhouse of a PBX can function as a
standalone unit or as an end node in a Meridian 1 network. The Meridian 1 Option 11C Mini is a version of the
Meridian 1 Option 11C specifically positioned for the 30 to 80 line enterprise branch office site. The Mini is a
customer premises communications system, packaged to provide Meridian 1 features and functionality for
enterprise small branch offices and economic growth up to the full capacity of the Option 11C. The Meridian 1
Option 11C Mini represents the newest member of the Meridian portfolio based on the Option 11C platform. It
has been designed with Nortel Networks Evergreen strategy in mind, ensuring a smooth upgrade path as the
needs of a business evolve.