AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Installation & Maintenance Manual page 708

Glossary
V
voice-band channel
A transmission channel,
generally the 300-3400-Hz
frequency band.
voice-only
A station that is set up for
making and receiving voice
calls but not data calls.
voice signal pair
A pair of leads on an analog
multiline telephone station
used for the Voice Announce
to Busy feature.
W
WATS (wide area
telecommunications service)
A service that allows calls to
certain areas for a flat-rate
charge based on expected
usage.
wink-start tie trunk
A tie trunk on which the
originating end transmits an
off-hook signal and waits for
the remote end to send back
a signal (a wink) that it is
ready for transmission.
Z
zero code suppression (ZCS)
A binary coding scheme that
ensures a data stream
contains at least a minimum
number of information bits
(ones) for receiver
synchronization.
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