Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 7.0 System Planning Manual page 430

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Glossary
Analog Data Station
Analog Multiline
Telephone
Analog
Transmission
ANI
Application
ARS
ASCAP
Ascend Pipeline
25PX/75PX
ASN
Asynchronous Data
Transmission
AT&T Attendant
AT&T Switched
Network
AUDIX Voice Power
Modem Data Station
See
Also known as the MERLIN multiline telephone, this
telephone transmits and receives analog signals and has a
number of line buttons.
Mode of transmission in which information is represented in
continuously variable physical quantities, such as
amplitude, frequency, phase, or resistance. See also
Transmission .
Automatic Number Identification . Process of automatically
identifying a caller's billing number and transmitting that
number from the caller's local central office to another point
on or off the public network.
Software and/or hardware that adds functional capabilities
to the system. For example, MERLIN Identifier is an
application that provides caller identification information
(if available in the local area or jurisdiction).
Automatic Route Selection . System feature that routes calls
on outside facilities according to the number dialed and
line/trunk availability. To initiate ARS, the user dials a dial-
out code , also called an "ARS access code."
American Society of Composers, Artists, and Producers .
ISDN-BRI bridge/router that enables high-speed Internet
access over a digital facility. It makes outgoing calls only.
AT&T Switched Network . AT&T telecommunications
services provided through an Integrated Digital Services
Network Primary Rate Interface (ISDN-PRI) trunk,
ACCUNET switched digital service, MEGACOM ,
MEGACOM 800 , Software Defined Network ( SDN ),
Multiquest, and Shared Access for Switch Services
(SASS).
Method of transmitting a short bitstream of digital data,
such as printable characters represented by a 7- or 8- bit
ASCII code. Each string of data bits is preceded by a start
bit and followed by a stop bit, thus permitting data to be
transmitted at irregular intervals. See also
Data Transmission
.
Application with equipment that connects to one or more
tip/ring extension jacks and automatically answers
incoming calls with a recorded announcement; directs calls
in response to touch tones.
ASN
See .
Voice-processing application, part of IS II/III , that provides
Automated Attendant, Call Answer, Information Service,
Message Drop, Voice Mail, and, optionally, Fax Attendant
System for use with the system.
.
Synchronous
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