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Wave Global Administrator Guide
Chapter 27
27. Understanding Wave Trunks
CHAPTER CONTENTS
For configuration procedures related to the concepts in this chapter, see “About creating new
trunk groups” on page 5-2 and “Configuring trunks and channels” on page 5-13.
To better apply the general trunking concepts described in this chapter to your specific situation,
refer to your Service Confirmation Letter and Trunk Provisioning Information Form from your
service provider. For samples of these documents, see Appendix D, “Service Confirmation
Letters and Provisioning Information Forms.”
Trunk and channel terminology
Before reading more about Wave trunks, you should understand how we use the following terms
in the documentation and user interface.
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Channel. A path of communication between two points, typically between the phone
company central office, your service provider, and you, the subscriber. In Wave, a
channel carries one voice call or one data connection.
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Trunk. The transmission media by which the central office or your service provider sends
your phone and data signals, typically over cabling that plugs into various Wave
hardware components.
Trunk and channel terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-1
Analog and digital trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-3
Trunk groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-4
Trunk group hunt types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-7
Release 2.0
September 2010