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Primary Rate Interface
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Primary Rate Interface - (PRI) A type of ISDN connection. In North America and Japan, this consists of 24 channels, usually divided into 23 B channels and 1 D channel, and runs over the same physical interface as T1. Elsewhere the PRI has 31 user channels, usually divided into 30 B channels and 1 D channel and is based on the E1 interface.

PRI is typically used for connections such as one between a PBX (private branch exchange, a telephone exchange operated by the customer of a telephone company) and a CO (central office, of the telephone company) or IXC (inter exchange carrier, a long distance telephone company).


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They are also known as Basic Rate Access and Primary Rate Access.
For a larger location, where services could also include PBX-CO circuits, voice-grade private lines and higher-speed data, the primary rate access will prove economical for as few as five to 10 lines, depending on the mix of services, the distance to the office and the type of transmission.
Cologne Chip, founded in 1994, develops and manufactures ISDN controller ICs for basic rate and primary rate access.
 
 
 
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