Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Issue
1.9
Date
November 3, 2014
Table of Contents
I. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
II. Offer Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 4
A.
B.
Wholesale .................................................................................................................................................... 6
B.
Co-Delivery .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Base Offer Remote Technical Support for Hardware and Software ........................................................ 7
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
B.
C.
B.
C.
Renewals ................................................................................................................................................... 16
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Co-Termination .......................................................................................................................................... 18
H.
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I.
Termination................................................................................................................................................ 19
J.
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I. Introduction
The Avaya IP Office Support Services (IPOSS) offer provides manufacturer support to maintain and
support Customers IP Office systems and applications. The offer is available for purchase on systems
with the most-current IP Office Release.
This portfolio of services is tailored to meet a wide range of customer needs, by providing a solutioncentric approach and delivering increased value in a flexible and modular support model. IPOSS offers
have a simplified quoting and pricing methodology, based on node/server
The Offer is available globally through Avaya Single Tier purchasing and the Avaya Two Tier
Distribution process.
Please reference the IPOSS page on the Avaya Partner Portal for training and whats new updates:
https://sales.avaya.com/en/pss/ip-office-support-services
Unless otherwise noted, the above Remote Technical Support coverage options are available in the
following delivery models:
Wholesale or Co-Delivery
Business Day Support (8x5x5) or Any Time, Any Day Support (24x7x365)
Offer Attach Until November 3, 2014, IP Office Support Services is optional, with the exception of IP
Office Contact Center solutions (IPOCC and IPO ACCS), where IPOSS is required.
Effective November 3, 2014, IPOSS coverage will remain optional for IP Office systems with only a
stand-alone IP500v2, but all other IP Office systems will require IPOSS coverage. IP Office systems
with a Centralized Branch configuration will require Support Advantage coverage (rather than IPOSS).
If IPOSS coverage is purchased for an IP Office Server Edition solution, IPOSS coverage is required for all
nodes/servers in the solution.
The IPOSS coverage is Day 2 coverage, and does not include implementation support; however,
implementation services can be purchased separately as part of the Avaya RICS offer.
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B. Value Proposition
IP Office Support Services Complements Partners Services Offerings
Avaya is breaking new ground with IP Office Support Services, a portfolio of support offers that enable
partners to establish true competitive advantage by wrapping them within their own service offerings
Flexibility & Simplicity
Flexible Wholesale or Co-Delivery options in either one, three or five year (total pre-pay) terms.
Single offer that scales from SME through midmarket systems.
Competitively priced menu of service offers aligned with customer needs.
Simple quoting, pricing and invoicing fixed price per node/server makes it easy to quote, order
and track.
Bundled material code structure, means only one material code to order in most configurations.
Access to web resources and remote technical support.
Lower cost of delivery through enhanced remote connectivity.
Award winning service directly from Avaya.
For additional information and collateral, please reference IPOSS webpage on Avaya Partner Portal site
here.
Customers system must be on the IP Office most-current release to purchase the IPOSS service offer.
Customers on prior releases must first purchase an IP Office transactional upgrade to the most-current
IP Office release before purchasing the IPOSS service offer.
IP Office SW Upgrade licenses are a core value in IP Office Support Services, and customers with the
offer will be entitled to free major software upgrade license/s (installation is not included).
New Remote Connectivity (SSL/VPN), which will reduce the need for site visits and enable Avaya to
provide the highest quality of remote technical support.
A streamlined IPOSS ordering process that includes the ability to request procurement and BP linkage
of a new Customer Sold-To/End User FL directly on the IPOSS order form. IPOSS ordering can also be
done real-time, via the new IPOSS Gift Card Token process; which enables all of the above ease-ofuse features for IPOSS, and a new ability to stock service.
System registration is required via the enhanced Global Registration Tool (GRT) to activate the IPOSS
entitlement. The enhanced GRT now has the ability to retrieve the customers IP Office configuration
directly from the product for easy registration.
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A. Wholesale
In a Wholesale delivery model, Avaya would conduct initial Tier 1 and Tier 2 support for Day 2 maintenance,
as well as any escalation support required.
Partner Responsibility
Avaya Responsibility
B. Co-Delivery
Only Channel Partners who meet the Co-Delivery certification requirements may purchase the Co-Delivery
model.
Effective Oct 1, 2013, IPOSS Co-Delivery certification requirements are changing: Channel Partners will
require at least 1 person certified in either ACSS or SME Expert, to purchase the Co-Delivery model.
Avaya may verify the Partners ongoing eligibility for the Co-Delivery support model; including validating that
the Partner is conducting case filtration, and properly handling Tier 1 and Tier 2 support before escalating
tickets for Avaya support.
Partner Responsibility
Avaya Responsibility
All installed equipment must be registered to activate the IPOSS entitlement. Note that Avaya will
invoice IPOSS orders regardless if the registration has been completed, however, to receive support or
upgrade licenses, registration must be completed in the Avaya GRT tool. Registration is completed via
the Avaya Global Registration Tool (GRT). GRT process and information is available on
support.avaya.com/registration.
Note; Avaya Per Incident services, are available only to those that have IPOSS coverage, to
supplement the scope of the purchased coverage. Examples: on site dispatch, move/add/change,
implementation, etc.
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Business Hour Support (8x5x5, Monday through Friday, customer time zone)
Any Time Any Day Support (24x7x365)
Severe Business
Impact*
15 minutes for web
tickets
1 Hour for telephone
requests
Business Impact*
4 Business Hours
Non-Service Impact*
by the close of the Next
Business Day
Standard Business Hours: Monday through Friday (or any other local period of five (5) consecutive working
days according to local custom) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the time zone where the
Supported Products are located, excluding Avaya observed holidays (a list is available upon request).
Any support requested outside of those hours is billable under the then current per incident rates.
*Severity levels are defined in Appendix C.
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Severe Business
Impact*
15 minutes for web
tickets
1 Hour for telephone
requests
Business Impact*
4 Business Hours
Non-Service Impact*
by the close of the
Next Business Day
Parts Next Business Day (NBD): Replacement of parts on a next business day basis. Additional
delivery options for parts available.
Parts 4 Hours: Replacement of critical* parts within 4-Hours, in line with the partners service day
(8x5 or 24x7).
Parts Onsite (Available in the US only to partners in the Wholesale model): Provides onsite
parts replacement for critical parts.
o Parts Onsite Support 8x5 Onsite technician support is provided during Standard
Business Hours.
o Parts Onsite Support 24x7 Onsite technician support is provided twenty-four (24) hours
per day, seven (7) days per week for Severity 1 and Severity 2 failures and during Standard
Business Hours for all other onsite support.
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If Avaya determines a fault cannot be resolved remotely and onsite intervention is required,
Avaya will dispatch Avayas field technical resources or designated resource to return the
Supported Product to operational condition, including replacement parts as necessary.
Installation of technician-installable Updates (defined in Appendix B).
Avaya will use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange shipment of an advance replacement part
according to the following charts. NOTE: the part will be sent to the location specified when placing the
request. (It can be shipped directly to the Customer or Partner).
Parts Next Business
Day
Critical
Component
Parts 8x5x4*
Parts 24x7x4*
If the request is received before 5:00 p.m. local site time during Standard Business
Hours**, the replacement part is shipped to arrive the following business day.
Non-Critical
Component
If the request is received after 5:00 p.m. local site time during Standard Business
Hours**, the replacement part is shipped to arrive in two (2) business days or later if a
different delivery date is requested.
*Critical Components are shipped to arrive within four (4) hours when submitted as an Outage or Severe
Business Impact Service Request. See Critical Components Parts Reference on IPOSS page here.
** As defined in Appendix A, Monday through Friday (or any other local period of five (5) consecutive
working days according to local custom) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the time zone
where the Supported Products are located, excluding Avaya observed holidays (a list is available upon
request).
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For IP Office configurations with Contact Center components, IPOSS Service Support is required attach
across the full solution:
IPOSS Per-Server component for all Avaya-provided servers/nodes in the contact center solution.
o If all servers/nodes are Customer-provided or Virtualized, at least one IPOSS per-server
coverage is required for the base coverage (see IPOSS Additional Coverage Scenarios
document).
IPOSS Per-Agent component for all contact center licenses in the solution; this is incremental to
the IPOSS per-server pricing. Please reference the Avaya price list for complete IPOSS pricing.
IPOSS Per-Server component for all Contact Center Hardware Appliances and Base System
Software + License Bundle. Every IPO ACCS system requires the purchase of Qty 1 of the Base
System Software + License Bundle, and a choice of either the ACCS 6.4 DVD, ACCS OVA or
ACCS Hardware Appliance Server.
The IPOSS coverage for contact center licenses must match the IPOSS per-server coverage
level: Delivery Model, Coverage Hours and Contract Term.
When Contact Center coverage is added to an existing Avaya service contract, its contract end
date will be Co-Terminus with the existing coverage, as with any incremental IPOSS service that
is added for an existing IPOSS customer.
IPOSS coverage begins after the implementation is successfully completed, and becomes active
on the contract start date for registered equipment.
Please reference the Contact Center pricing bundles shown in section 5 of this Offer Definition
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I.
Description - IP Office Support Services Customers/Partners receive access to Avaya web services such
as:
Service Requests Creation create a web request for support and received enhanced
response.
Parts Replacement Parts can be ordered via a web request, when coverage includes Parts.
Service Requests Status Alerts Register for proactive email or text message alerts on the
status of an Avaya service request.
Avaya E-Notifications Register and receive proactive notifications via email any time new and
modified product documentation and downloads are posted on the support website. These
announcements include Product Correction Notices, Security Advisories, End of Sale Notices,
Services Support Notices and User Guides.
Avaya Support Forums View, post and reply to web-based conversation threads to discuss
Supported Products.
Avaya Knowledge Base Access Avayas on-line knowledge base and use advanced search
engines to find: documentation organized by Supported Product including all available user
guides for product administration and programming, installation, configuration, upgrades and
migrations, and general support; software and firmware download instructions; alarm code
definitions with instructions on how to clear the associated alarms; problem descriptions with
instructions for prescribed resolution; and answers for frequently- and previously-asked
questions.
Interactive Documentation and Online Training Access on-demand flash tutorials with how
to instructions.
My Reports View and create reports for service requests and entitlements across all of the
Customers Sold To numbers.
Benefits Customers can access a wide variety of web-based services to get answers to
questions about product & troubleshooting, features/functions, and general usability. Customers
can get access to information when they need it, so they can diagnose, isolate, troubleshoot and
resolve issues.
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Authorized
25%
Silver
29%
Gold
31%
Platinum
35%
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The Global Transmittal Form which enables auto-procurement and linkage for the new End
Customer Sold-To/FLs.
Or via Avaya One Source
Note: Contact Center services are not currently supported via Avayas new Token Ordering
Process.
IPOSS coverage is required for the entire contact center solution: per-server coverage for each
node/server and per-agent coverage for each contact center license.
C. Renewals
Avaya is working on an automated Renewals solution targeted late 2014.
A Pre-automation Renewals process is in place via Distributors
Avaya provides Distributors with their Renewal Quotes 90 days prior to contract expiration
Quotes are based on the existing IPOSS contract: coverage, term, covered servers
Requests to change IPOSS coverage, covered servers or contract term can be highlighted on the
distributor PO to Avaya, and preferably, please communicate changes to your Distributor in
advance of the renewal quote
Like for like policy applies to renewal
Renewal quotes will reflect current IPOSS pricing
Distributors will forward the Renewal POs to the designated Avaya renewals mailboxes
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VII. Policies
A. Avaya Sales Engagement Principles and Like-for-Like Policy
If IPOSS is being sold to a customer that has an existing maintenance service contract with Avaya,
Distributors and Business Partners must follow Avaya Sales Engagement Principles and the Like-for-Like
Policy to transition service coverage to IPOSS, and to avoid continued billing of old coverage.
Reference Links:
Sales Engagement Principles link here
Avaya Like-for-Like Policy link here
IPOSS Service Transition Guide link here
Customers migrating to IPOSS from other SME service offers to IPOSS will not incur a Termination Fee
(regardless if contract value has decreased), as long as:
Coverage is not downgraded (for example::full support to remote support; or 24X7 to 8x5)
New IPOSS term must be closest to remaining length of existing contract
An existing Retail service agreement must be recast to IPOSS Wholesale with an Onsite Parts
option
Additional reviews will apply if existing contract is direct and exceeds 750 users/endpoints
Coverage that is not available in IPOSS, such as Terminal Replacement Coverage, is currently
waived from the like for like assessment; this is subject to change.
D. Equipment Certification
Certification helps ensure that Avaya or Avaya-supported products are in good operating condition by meeting
environmental, technical and cosmetic requirements and verifying that the products meet minimum release standards
(for serviceability reasons). The act of certification helps safeguard that such products have not reached the end-user
customer by a route that included the breach of any purchase agreement.
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The intent of certification is to support customer reuse of previous in-service equipment. Used equipment is defined as
any equipment that is not new provided by Avaya or an authorized Business Partner. Equipment that is in anyway
suspect of being acquired by means of gray market activity will not be certified.
Avaya Connect Platinum and Gold Partners can complete the certification questions in the IPOSS order form
to determine they can self-certify.
For IP Office systems that have been out of warranty or maintenance for more than 90 days, please refer to
the Avaya Global Certification Policy for details here.
G. Co-Termination
Co-Termination will apply at the application level, within a system. We will co-terminate support for add-ons
to the existing contracts. In this scenario, the end date of the adds and will co-terminate on the same
contract expiration date of the original contract.
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I.
Termination
There is no refund provision for IPOSS, with the exception noted below.
The Partner may cancel an IPOSS contract with written notice within 30 days of Avaya contract acceptance
and receive a refund for the pre-paid IPOSS service, provided that:
J.
The following exclusions apply to the Avaya IP Office Support Services offer.
Support does not include any customization of, or labor to install, software application on the
Hardware.
Major and Minor Software Upgrades, covers only the actual software application when upgrading
from one release to a subsequent full release. It does not include:
o Installation, professional services or other service charges.
o Any provisioning of the software.
o Any and all equipment costs
o Upgrading of components located in a customer crash kit or maintenance spared
equipment
o Hardware changes required to comply with minimum vintage requirements.
o Project Management costs.
o Upgrades to any and all adjunct software applications.
o New feature functionality or capacity requirements associated with additional software
licensing.
o Migrating the software application to a new or different hardware platform.
Customers are not required by Avaya to upgrade their systems it is their choice. However, for
those who choose not to upgrade their software during the term of the support agreement, they
will not be refunded any portion of their contract.
Media or Hardware replacement for damages or malfunctions caused by: (1) actions of nonAvaya personnel or the attachment of products not supported by Avaya; (2) failure to follow
manufacturers installation, operation, or maintenance instructions; (3) failure of products not
serviced under this offer; (4) abuse, misuse, or negligent acts of non-Avaya personnel; (5) repair
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to products if Customer or Customer authorized party modified the product in any manner, shall
not be covered.
Advance Parts Replacement includes replacement parts required for products used under normal
operating conditions. For purposes of this offer, these services do not include the provision or
installation of hardware upgrades or reprogramming to add additional capabilities or functionality
to the Products.
On-Site Technical Support is not provided as part of the Business Hour Support (8x5x5) or Any
Time-Any Day Support (24x7x365) offers. If Customers requirements necessitate an on-site
technician, Avaya will dispatch a field technician to Customers site, and bill the Customer the
applicable current Time and Materials rates, where available and applicable. Customers can also
contact their Channel Partners for any on-site support.
Furnishing of accessories or the replacement of consumable parts, such as, but not limited to:
cables/cable assemblies, cords, brackets, fan/fan assemblies, some circuit packs, software
licensing, firmware, bezels, rack mounting and other hardware kits, fuses, batteries, handles,
filters, transformers, face plates, adapters, some modules, blank panels, labels, other
accessories, technical documentation or other media are not covered.
Service includes replacement parts required for products used under normal operating conditions.
For purposes of this offer, these services do not include the provision or installation of hardware
upgrades or reprogramming to add additional capabilities or functionality to the Products.
Extended Services Support is provided only to the Avaya Customer purchasing support services (i.e., Avaya
IP Office Support Services) for the affected Supported Products. Customers who have not purchased
support services for the affected Supported Product are not eligible for Maintenance Per Incident (a.k.a.
T&M) services when Extended Services Support becomes effective on such Supported Product.
A list of products that are currently supported is available from Avaya at http://support.avaya.com
(Maintenance Services Index by Product).
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Patch means an update to the Licensed Software typically providing error corrections provided between
Major Releases, Minor Releases and Service Packs to address Critical Problems that cannot be resolved
through application of the latest Service Pack or latest Major or Minor Release of the Licensed Software.
Service Pack means an update to the Licensed Software typically containing fixes for Non-Critical
Problems and Critical Problems and which typically include cumulative fixes from prior Patches and Service
Packs. Service Packs generally follow a predictable delivery schedule.
Update means a minor change to the Licensed Software that typically introduces maintenance corrections
only. An Update is typically designated as a change in the digit(s) to the right of the second decimal point
(e.g. n.y.[z]) representing a re-release of the corrected Licensed Software version, or an issue(s)-specific
correction provided in the form of a Patch, Service Pack or other maintenance release.
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MATERIAL
CODE
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CODE
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MATERIAL
CODE
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MATERIAL
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MATERIAL
CODE
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MATERIAL
CODE
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Description
Contract
Term
(in months)
Quantity
MPG
Product
Category
Ordered
on
Distributor
PO
12
12
1
1
Z1
Z1
283277
12
Z1
283289
12
Z1
283292
12
Z1
283295
12
Z1
283272
36
Z1
283275
36
Z1
283278
36
Z1
283290
36
Z1
283293
36
Z1
283296
36
Z1
283273
60
Z1
283276
60
Z1
283279
60
Z1
283291
60
Z1
283294
60
Z1
283297
60
Z1
12
Z1
283283
12
Z1
283286
12
Z1
283298
283301
12
12
Z1
Z1
1
1
283304
12
Z1
283281
36
Z1
283284
36
Z1
283287
36
Z1
283299
36
Z1
283302
36
Z1
283305
36
Z1
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283282
60
Z1
283285
60
Z1
283288
60
Z1
283300
60
Z1
283303
60
Z1
283306
60
Z1
Description
Contract
Term
(in months)
Quantity
MPG
Product
Category
Z1
Z1
Ordered
on
Distributor
PO
12
12
1
1
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12
Z1
284079
12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
284103
12
Z1
284148
12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
284152
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284084
36
Z1
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36
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36
Z1
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36
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36
Z1
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284133
36
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
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36
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
284156
36
Z1
284157
36
Z1
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
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60
Z1
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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12
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12
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12
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12
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284130
12
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12
Z1
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12
Z1
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
Z1
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36
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36
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36
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36
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
284114
36
Z1
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
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36
Z1
284163
36
Z1
284096
60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
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60
Z1
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60
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60
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60
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60
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