AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 3.1 System Planning Manual page 353

Glossary
bus
button
byte
C
Call Accounting
System
Call Accounting
Terminal
Caller ID
Calling group
Call Management
System
campus cable
CAS
CAT
CCITT
Multiconductor electrical path used to transfer information
over a common connection from any of several sources to
any of several destinations.
Key on the face of a telephone that is used to access a
line, activate a feature, or enter a code on a
communications system.
Sequence of bit s (usually eight) processed together. Also
called "octet."
See CAS .
See CAT .
A service provided by some local telephone companies (if
local regulations allow) that supplies the calling party
telephone number. In Release 3.0 and later, an 800
GS/LS-ID module on the system can capture this
information and display it on the screens of MLX
telephones. See also ANI .
Team of individuals who answer the same types of calls.
See CMS .
Cable that runs between buildings connected to the same
communications system.
(Call Accounting System) DOS- or UNIX System-based
application that monitors and manages
telecommunications costs.
(Call Accounting Terminal) Stand-alone unit with a built-in
microprocessor and data buffer that provides simple call
accounting at a low cost.
(International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative
Committee)
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System Planning