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iPECS UCP
Feature Description and Operation Manual Issue 1.3
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(idle or busy) indication for the assigned station. When only two systems are networked, BLF
status is provided directly between the two systems with each serving as the others BLF
Manager for the other. When more than two systems are in a network, the Ericsson-LG
Enterprise BLF Manager application provides the BLF status across the network. BLF
Manager is a Windows® application that communicates with systems on the network as the
BLF Gatekeeper. Networked systems send regular updates of station status to the BLF
Manager. Periodically, the BLF Manager sends updated BLF messages to all systems on the
network. The BLF Manager PC can reside in any location that has IP access to all systems in
the network to receive and send both UDP and TCP packets.
Operation
Conditions
Operation of the BLF Manager is automatic when configured.
1. The BLF Manager Gatekeeper is installed as a central function of all systems in a
network and must be able to communicate using UDP and TCP over an IP
network with the other networked systems.
2. The system can provide Net DSS BLF status for all stations.
3. The BLF Manager provides BLF for stations only, status for Lines is not provided
over the network; CO BLF is not supported.
4. The LED of a {Net DSS} button indicates BLF status, busy (LED On), idle (LED
Off), or DND (LED flashing). Ring signals at a station, including recalls, are not
registered across the network and will display as idle.
5. Each system updates the station status to the BLF Manager at intervals of the BLF
status duration.
6. If the BLF Manager is not available on the network, BLF services can be activated
between only two Systems. In this case, employ the Network Numbering Plan to
configure the IP address of the networked system as the Destination System IP
address. Do not assign an address for the BLF Manager in the Networking
Supplementary Attributes.
Programming
NETWORKING DATA Net Basic AttributesCNIP Enable, CONP Enable
Net Supplementary AttributesTCP/UDP Port for BLF,BLF
Manager IP Address, Duration of BLF State
Net CO Line Attributes
Net Numbering PlanDest System IP Address, Dest System
Port Number
Related Features
 Direct Station Selection/Busy Lamp Field (DSS/BLF)
Hardware
 Windows PC running the BLF Manager application