This part of the information discusses
the hardware and software required to use Blueworx Voice Response and the
preinstallation planning you should do.
The structure of this part of the information is as follows:
Telephone network describes how the telephony
environment interfaces with the voice processing system.
Workstation and voice processing lists the hardware and
software requirements for Blueworx Voice Response, and
discusses planning considerations.
Scalability with Blueworx Voice Response describes how the scalability
of Blueworx Voice Response can
be used to create a single system image (SSI) across a network of
systems.
Data communications network describes how to connect Blueworx Voice Response to an
SNA network to access data.
Telephone network Before you can decide what hardware and software you need for Blueworx Voice Response, you must consider the telephony environment with which the voice processing system will interface.
Workstation and voice processing This section lists the minimum hardware and software requirements for Blueworx Voice Response. It also provides more detail about these requirements, and about the optional items that you might need for using Blueworx Voice Response in specific ways. The section also discusses location planning for the hardware, and the factors you should take into consideration when you are planning how much memory and storage you need to order. To install the hardware and software that Blueworx Voice Response needs, follow the instructions provided in Blueworx Voice Response for AIX: Installation.This section also introduces the factors you should think about when you plan to connect some Blueworx Voice Response systems together in a single system image (SSI).
Scalability with Blueworx Voice Response Blueworx Voice Response provides a highly scalable system, whichever programming environment you use. You can increase scalability adding extra client nodes as installation traffic grows.
Data communications network This section discusses the requirements for connecting Blueworx Voice Response to an SNA network, and also gives examples of how to attach the pSeries computer to a host computer so that information can be accessed using 3270 terminal emulation. Connection is supported over both SNA and TCP/IP–based networks.
Summary This section summarizes background and planning information about Blueworx Voice Response and includes a planning checklist.