5ESS switch

GPTKB entity

Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf telephone exchange system
gptkbp:capacity up to 100,000 lines
gptkbp:component gptkb:Communications_Module_(CM)
gptkb:Switching_Module_(SM)
Administrative Module (AM)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 5ESS switch
gptkbp:introduced 1982
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
various international locations
gptkbp:maintenanceInterface RC/V (Recent Change/Verify)
craft shell
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:AT&T
gptkb:Alcatel-Lucent
gptkb:Lucent_Technologies
gptkb:Western_Electric
gptkbp:notableDeployment gptkb:AT&T_network
gptkb:Verizon
gptkb:Bell_Canada
gptkb:Bell_System
gptkb:SBC_Communications
gptkbp:notableFeature modular design
high reliability
support for call forwarding
support for call waiting
support for disaster recovery
remote switching modules
support for 911 emergency services
support for Centrex services
support for PRI/BRI ISDN
support for T1/E1 interfaces
support for advanced billing
support for analog trunks
support for business and residential services
support for caller ID
support for custom calling features
support for data services
support for digital and analog lines
support for digital trunks
support for international standards
support for network interconnection
support for network management
support for number portability
support for operator services
support for redundancy
support for remote diagnostics
support for signaling conversion
support for software upgrades
support for toll-free services
support for trunking
support for voice services
support for voicemail integration
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:5E-XC
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:1ESS_switch
gptkb:4ESS_switch
gptkbp:replacedBy softswitches
gptkbp:status still in use (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alcatel-Lucent_5ESS-2000
gptkbp:supportsProtocol gptkb:ISDN
gptkb:SS7
gptkb:POTS
gptkbp:technology digital switching
gptkbp:type gptkb:Class_4_switch
Class 5 switch
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:public_switched_telephone_network
ISDN services
digital telephony
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._1A_ESS_switch
gptkb:No._4D_toll_switching_system
gptkb:No._4ESS_switch
gptkb:No._4E_toll_switching_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6