9.1 Field Trials and New Features

[v2win]

9.1 Field Trials are underway here are some new features

3300 ICP Release 9.1 Features (subject to change)

Embedded twinning
Personal ring groups
External hotdesking
Group presence (login/logout)
Call center enhancements
ACD hot desk and normal hot desk login with password
Global call ID enhancements
Agent skill groups increased form 8 -16
Management enhancements
Opsless resiliency
SDS admin groups
Distribution of Teldir and RDN data
Embedded multimode managament
Embedded multimode managament
Network time protocol client and daylight savings support
SIP resiliency
SIP DPNSS
Chinese language support for 5312/5324


I wish you could share the DID/CPN substitution table.

It looks like there is some neat stuff coming out I am interested in the opsmangerless resiliency. I hate that product sometimes its so slow when you are building phones and making them resilient.

[ralph]

There is also a new RAM requirement.   This software will not work on all existing systems.   Depending on the system you have, you may have to upgrade your controller hardware in order to keep your software up to date.   

Some nice new features but it may be painful for some to get it.

9.0 introducted T.38.   This will allow you to fax over IP.   I've been able to make it work without T.38 but not always.  You'll need to upgrade your DSP to a DSPIII module.

Ralph

[Chakara]

Yeah, some good good stuff and some I don't yet understand.  Comments below:

Embedded twinning - THANK YOU - it was way to expensive to do before
Network time protocol client and daylight savings support -  Wow, couldn't have done this sooner?  <BEST OF THEM ALL TO ME!!>

As I haven't done an Ops man install yet I'm not sure of some of the advantages of the other features.  For small installs (couple of sites) the Opsless resilience looks nice. 

I do have to say touching all your phone systems twice a year for time changes has been painful and I LOVE the NTP client. 

The RAM requirement is something to watch closely - all old style MX and some LX controllers will require you to replace the controller so that kinda blows, but the feature set looks worth it.

-Chak

[MitelMania]

Does anyone know if 9.1 will bring an NTP server to the mix? would be nice for all my SIP endpoints to receive their time from the local 3300 as opposed to having them go to the internet or havng to maintain an NTP server on site for them... esp in a hospitality environment this would be a nice thing to have.
-Christopher

[v2win]

It is listed as one of the featues but I dont know about the SIP part.

Network time protocol client and daylight savings support

[MitelMania]

see i saw that about the NTP client support.. want sure if that meant the 3300 would go out for NTP info or if it would serve NTP data to clients... we are getting more and more customers that want to place SIP endpoints in Guest Rooms of Hotels that have displays on them. with non-display phones it was a non-issue. I am doing such an Install this week, typically these are single systems that the customer doesnt want / nor pay for OPS...  fortunately thus far the High speed internet provider has been running a Linux based Gateway server that we can grab from....
I need to talk to our mitel rep about getting the field trial of 9.1, esp since we have another 5 of these installs upcoming in then ext couple months..
-Christopher

[Mattmayn]

Be careful what you wish for.