Re: (PM) M23

Christer Olsson (cox@clavicula.mednet.gu.se)
Fri, 20 Feb 1998 13:27:44 +0100 (MET)

On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Josh Richards wrote:

> On 19 Feb 1998, Dan Klopfer wrote:
>
> > How is it possible for someone to connect M23 when I only have 23 lines.
> > 0-22 have been used but never M23.
>
> Remember - the modems are not allocated in the same order as your lines
> necessarily.. Even if you do not have as many channels as modems,
> eventually the other modems will get used (if you let it run long enough).
> When a modem is in a reset state after a call, the PM allocates from the
> next available modem it finds which was M23 in your case.

I've seen that several times. If all lines is busy and someone drop his
line, the modem goes in TEST-state for about one second, but the PRI may
immediately get the next call and therefore grabs one of the other free
modems.

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