Data Communications Support - AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 2.0 Equipment And Operations Manual

Data Communications Support

Using its circuit-switched connections, the communications system can
establish a dedicated communications path between two data endpoints for the
transfer of data. This connectivity enables the communication system to be
used to share resources as well as to establish and manage connections
between computers and other data input and output devices. In addition, the
communications system can support advanced network services that integrate
voice and data, such as Video Conferencing. The communications system's
features used for voice service, such as Automatic Route Selection (ARS), Call
Restriction, Idle Line Preference and others, can be used to enhance the usage
of data facilities.
This chapter describes the system's data communications capabilities, the
configurations and features that support those capabilities, and typical data
communications applications. For instructions on making and answering data
calls, see the Data User's Guide.
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