Common Network Interface Ring
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The Common Network Interface (CNI) Ring provides Common Channel Signaling
(CCS) functionality on several Alcatel-Lucent
SS7 products. It was introduced by Western Electric
in the early 1980s but is still used today in all 1AESS and 4ESS, offices, and most of the wireline 5ESS offices.
It was designed and manufactured at the combined Bell Labs
WECo
location in Columbus Ohio.
Common Channel Signaling
In telephony, Common Channel Signaling , in the US also Common Channel Interoffice Signaling , is the transmission of signaling information on a separate channel from the data, and, more specifically, where that signaling channel controls multiple data channels.For example, in the public switched...
(CCS) functionality on several Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent is a global telecommunications corporation, headquartered in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It provides telecommunications solutions to service providers, enterprises, and governments around the world, enabling these customers to deliver voice, data, and video services...
SS7 products. It was introduced by Western Electric
Western Electric
Western Electric Company was an American electrical engineering company, the manufacturing arm of AT&T from 1881 to 1995. It was the scene of a number of technological innovations and also some seminal developments in industrial management...
in the early 1980s but is still used today in all 1AESS and 4ESS, offices, and most of the wireline 5ESS offices.
It was designed and manufactured at the combined Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
WECo
WECO
WECO may refer to:* Western Electric Company* Winnipeg Electric Company* WECO , a radio station licensed to Wartburg, Tennessee, United States* WECO-FM, a radio station licensed to Wartburg, Tennessee, United States* WECO Lab...
location in Columbus Ohio.