New capabilities are always readily available in the switch, ready to be deployed.
Whenever features need to be activated, network providers contact Nortel Networks for licensing and activation information. Since the software is loaded on the switch already, no software reloading is required. Standardized loads offer the benefits of rapid feature activation, streamlined switch maintenance and administration, and flexible marketing capabilities for the network provider. Since the software needed to activate features is already loaded on the switch, no software reloading is required to begin using an available software feature. Nortel Networks offers the largest menu of telephony and data services with industry-leading reliability.