Octel Aspen Branch Voice Mail System PBX 115V CCTel CPU Line Cards For Parts

Octel Aspen Branch Voice Mail System PBX 115V CCTel CPU Line Cards For Parts

The Octel Aspen Branch is a standalone voice mail and automated attendant system designed for branch office PBX environments. Manufactured by Octel Communications Corporation, the Aspen Branch integrates directly with analog PBX telephone systems to provide voice messaging, intelligent tone detection, and automated call processing. This unit is a floor-standing tower cabinet housing a full backplane of CCTel interface cards and an internal CPU board, rated at 115VAC, 60Hz, 4.5 Amps.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: Octel Communications Corporation
• Model: Aspen Branch (Branch Voice Message System with Intelligent Tone Detection)
• Power: 115VAC, 60Hz, 4.5 Amps
• Load No.: 36
• UL Listed; CSA certified
• Dimensions: 20" W x 18" D x 38" H (floor-standing tower cabinet)
• CCTel Line Card V5 (qty 4) – P/N 044-1134-204
• CCTel Card – P/N 044-1065-203, Rev H7
• CCTel Card – P/N 044-1067-203, Rev E5
• Octel Corp. CPU V4SX (with Motorola 9450 K memory ICs)
• CCTel Scanner V4 – P/N 044-1128-202, S/N 672.1
• CCTel USL V2 (qty 4) – P/N 044-1144-000
• Octel USL – P/N 044-1035-003, Rev B
• Dual rear cooling fans; enclosed tower cabinet with front access door
• Patent No. 4,521,647

Applications

The Octel Aspen Branch was a branch-site voice mail platform from Octel Communications Corporation, a leading voice messaging company of the late 1980s and 1990s (later acquired by Lucent Technologies and eventually folded into Avaya). Systems like the Aspen Branch were deployed in corporate branch offices where a full central-site Octel system was cost-prohibitive, providing localized voice mail, automated attendant, and call routing capabilities that tied into the branch PBX. The CCTel line cards handled analog telephone line interface duties, while the CPU and scanner boards managed message storage, call flow logic, and tone detection. These systems were commonly installed alongside PBX platforms from Nortel, Mitel, NEC, and similar vendors common in that era. Today, the primary demand for this type of unit is from technicians and parts sourcing specialists maintaining legacy Octel installations, or collectors of vintage telecom equipment. Individual boards — particularly the CCTel line cards and CPU module — are the most commonly sought replacement components.