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Just to preface where I'm coming from, 18 years in telephony, the last four working with Tadiran IPX.

I've got my character spacing down to 150, 100 can be a bit flakey. I'm not trying to transfer large files, I'm normaly just metakeying the additional keystrokes so I don't have to type 12 returns to get down to the next "dial num". The current switch I'm programming is for an answering service with 2800 public libs. They're upgrading from 11.10 to 15.68, from a Coral II to an IPX500 with a 800 exp cab. The system is 1000 miles away in Las Vegas. I could have them binary it, but I don't have a Coral II to load then ASCII. (and can you ASCII a Coral II/11.10 then upload to a IPX/15.68?) I don't have the SAU seeing they're using it right now. I did figure out I could program out my bench system then copy the database to their new flash card. Otherwise the "SAU fault, call a tech" message is driving me crazy, (I know I had 2 weeks before it set in heavy, but things are pretty busy out here, and I've had 4 more weeks). That's the programming question I asked sorta, I know the switch to momentarily bypass the SAU fault, it got me wondering about the other switches. Tadiran sent me some info on that.

The D-Channel question is more curiousity and learning. I know the messaging is in hex, and the above mention TB give the table for hex to meaning on layer 2, I'm looking for the table for layer 3.

A lot of this is just academic, but I was brought up the only dumb question, is the one not asked.

You know you can pay Tadiran to actually do an ascii for you, right? 2800 libraries is a huge task, esp if you aren't using scripts.

That's why I get the big bucks.


Right!

Ya, but if you don't have the equipment to do it easilly and time effectively you are shooting yourself in the ass.

Can you upload an ASCII for 11.10 into 15.68?

That is the point of doing an ascii. SO you can upgrade AND resize; unless they have changed something that I am unaware of in 15.68. 2800 libraries..no brainer ASCII.

I was worried about the differences between 11.10 and 15.68. Seeing ASCII is just a script, it will be missing entries, IE:
USER_CANNED_MESSAGE#
PRIORITY_PREEMPTION_CALL
RSRVD_TO_BOSS_GROUP

If ASCII just grabs the lines as it comes, it'll bomb every library. At least that's the way it's treated me in the past and why I don't trust it.

Quite honestly, I simply give it to Tadiran because my time is valuable, esp with the larger systems we service. Never had an issue yet from them.

I guess the boss figures my time ain't that valuable, or that's what he pays me for. I know my couple of forays into ASCII left me figuring it's easier and quicker (after hand checking everything) to just key it in.