In the last part of the exercise.

you will evaluate the threshold voltage at which the

analog telephone sets in the Telephony Training System ring.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
Refer to Appendix A of this manual to obtain the list of equipment required to
perform this exercise.

PROCEDURE
Setting Up the Central Office

1. Make sure that the Reconfigurable Training Module, Model 9431, is

connected to the TTS Power Supply, Model 9408.

Make sure that there is a network connection between the Reconfigurable

Training Module and the host computer.

Install the Dual Analog Line Interface, Model 9475, into one of the
analog/digital (A/D) slots of the Reconfigurable Training Module.

Connect Mao analog telephone sets to the Dual Analog Line Interface. Make
sure that the tone dialing mode is selected on the analog telephone sets.

CAUTION!

High voltages are present on the standard telephone

connectors of the Dual Analog Line Interface. Do not
connect or disconnect the analog telephone sets when the
Reconfigurable Training Module is turned on.

Connect the AC/DC power converter supplied with each analog telephone set to
one of the AC power outlets on the TTS Power Supply. Connect the DC power
output jack of each AC/DC power converter to the DC power input connector on
either one of the analog telephone sets.

Note: The analog telephone set requires an auxiliary DC power

source for the digital display to be operative.

2. Turn on the host computer.

Turn on the TTS Power Supply then the Reconfigurable Training Module.
 3. On the host computer, start the Telephony Training System software, then
download the CO program to the Reconfigurable Training Module. The CO
program configures the Reconfigurable Training Module so that it operates
as a central office.

Note: If the host computer is unable to download the CO program

to the Reconfigurable Training Module, it may not be using the proper
IP address. Have your instructor or the LAN administrator check if the
host computer uses the proper IP address to communicate with the
Reconfigurable Training Module.

AC Ringing Voltage and Telephone Ringing

4. On the host computer. zoom in on ANALOG LINE INTERFACE A, connect

Oscilloscope Probe 1 to TP2 (AC ringing voltage), and start the
Oscilloscope.

Note: Probe 1 is associated with channel 1 of the Oscilloscope.

5. Make the following settings on the Oscilloscope:

Channel 1
Mode ………………………………………….Normal
Sensitivity………………………………….… 50 V/div
Input Coupling …………………………….....AC
Time Base ……………………………….…. 10 ms/div
Trigger
Source………………………………….…… Ch 1
Level ………………………………………… 0 V
Slope ………………………………….…….. Positive (+)
Display Refresh ……………………………. Manual

6. Refresh the Oscilloscope display. The AC ringing voltage waveform should

be displayed on the Oscilloscope screen.

What is the waveform of the AC ringing voltage?

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7. Record the RMS value and frequency of the AC ringing voltage that are
indicated on the Oscilloscope.

AC Ringing Voltage RMS Value: __________ V

AC Ringing Voltage Frequency: __________ Hz
8. On the host computer, connect Oscilloscope Probe 2 to TPI (voltage
across the telephone line connected to ANALOG LINE INTERFACE A).

Note: Probe 2 is associated with channel 2 of the Oscilloscope.

9. Make the following settings on the Oscilloscope:

Channel 2
Mode……………………………………….…Normal
Sensitivity …..……………………..……….. 50 Vidiv
Input Coupling…………………..…………. AC
Time Base ……………………………………... 5 ms/div
Display Refresh ………………………….……. Continuous

Note: If the UK ringing cadence is selected and/or the

AC ringing voltage frequency is set to 50 Hz. set the time
base to 2 ms/div.

10. Lift off the handset of the telephone set connected to ANALOG LINE
INTERFACE B and dial the number of the telephone set connected to
ANALOG LINE INTERFACE A. This will make the telephone set connected
to ANALOG LINE INTERFACE A ring. Let it ring a few times while
observing the signal at TPI on the Oscilloscope screen, and hang up.

Note: In the rest of this manual, the telephone sets connected

to ANALOG LINE INTERFACEs A and B will be referred to as
telephone sets A and B, respectively.

Note: The rate at which the Oscilloscope display is refreshed

depends on the speed of the host computer running the
Telephony Training System software. Closing other applications
that are running on the host computer releases system
resources, and thereby, should improve the Oscilloscope display
refresh rate.

Describe what happens when a telephone set rings.

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11. Repeat the previous step, but this time answer the call while the telephone
set is ringing, then hang up both telephone sets.

Describe what happens when you answer a telephone call.

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Ringing Threshold Voltage of a Telephone Set.

12. Make the following settings on the Oscilloscope.

Display Refresh………………………………………….. Manual

13. On the host computer, set the output voltage of the RING GENERATOR
(AC ringing voltage) to 45 V.

Note: The RING GENERATOR is located in the Signaling Circuit

of the central office.
14. Make the following settings on the Oscilloscope:

Channel-2 Sensitivity ……………………………………. 20 V/div

Display Refresh …………………………………………...Continuous

Observe that he value Of the AC ringing voltage has decreased.

Lift off the handset of telephone set B and dial the number of telephone
set A. This will make this telephone set ring. Do not answer me call.

On the host computer. increase the resistance of the telephone line

connected to ANALOG LINE INTERFACE A by steps until telephone set A
stops ringing. While doing this, observe the signal at TPI (voltage across
the telephone line connected to ANALOG WNE INTERFACE A).

Note that LINE MONITOR 1. which measures the voltage across the
telephone line, is connected to the telephone side of the telephone line as
shown in Figure 1-8. Thus, the signal observed at TPI is the voltage across
the Tip and Ring terminals of telephone set Resistors are used in
ANALOG LINE INTERFACE A to simulate a telephone line of a certain
length. The resistance of these resistors is variable to allow different line
lengths to be simulated.

Briefly explain why telephone set A stops ringing when the telephone line
resistance is increased to a certain value.

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Figure 1-8. Line monitor 1 in ANALOG LINE INTERFACE A is connected to the telephone
of the telephone line.

15. Measure the amplitude of the AC ringing voltage (signal at TPI ) displayed
on the Oscilloscope. This value is approximately equal to the ringing
threshold voltage of telephone set A.

Ringing Threshold Voltage: ________ V

Replace the handset of telephone set B on the cradle.

On the host computer, set the Oscilloscope display refresh to Manual.

16. On the host computer, close the Telephony Training System software.

Turn off the TTS Power Supply as well as the host computer (if it is no
longer required).

Disconnect the ACIDC power converters from the TTS Power Supply and
the analog telephone sets.

Disconnect the analog telephone sets from the Dual Analog Line Interface.

Remove the Dual Analog Line Interface from the Reconfigurable Training
Module.
REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. How does a central office make an analog telephone set ring?

2. What are the frequency and RMS voltage values of the AC ringing voltage in
North America?

3. What is the ringing cadence in North America and many other countries?

4. Why do electronic ringer circuits measure the amplitude of the AC ringing voltage
and compare it to a fixed threshold voltage?

5. What is the threshold voltage of the electronic ringer circuit in the analog
telephone sets of the Telephony Training System?