AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 3.0 System Programming And Maintenance Manual page 92

Glossary
application
ARS
ASCAP
ASN
asynchronous data
transmission
AT&T Attendant
AT&T Switched
Network
GL-2 System Programming and Maintenance (SPM)
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 trunks according to
the number dialed and trunk availability.
(American Society of Composers, Artists, and
Producers)
(AT&T Switched Network) AT&T
telecommunications services provided through
an Integrated Services Digital 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).
A 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
synchronous 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.
See ASN.