Obtaining User Information - Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 6.0 System Planning Manual

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.0
System Planning 555-660-112
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Obtaining User Information

Information the local telephone company will be able to provide includes:
Detailed T1 parameters
Detailed NI-1 BRI parameters
The number of digits sent on DID trunks
Which lines/trunks, if any, require a toll-call prefix
The telephone number for each incoming line/trunk
The type(s) of incoming lines/trunks (loop-start, ground-start, and so on)
Which lines/trunks, if any, are rotary-dial lines/trunks
Obtaining User Information
The features and calling privileges you assign to each employees telephone
ensure that employees get the most benefit from the system. If you were not
involved in the planning and equipment-ordering for the system, you should
discuss the design with the customer representative who took part.
To determine calling privileges, answer the following questions:
Does management want to allow both local and toll calls to be made from
every telephone?
If any telephones are restricted, are there any numbers the users should be
allowed to call?
Are there any specific numbers (such as 900) that you want to restrict
users from calling?
Who, if anyone, will be given personal lines?
Will access to central office lines/trunks (outside lines) be restricted to
certain employees?
Do any departments receive frequent special calls (such as sales and
service) that should come to them directly, bypassing a system operator?
Do any departments or extensions need to screen incoming calls?
You may want to use the Employee Communication Survey form to determine
each employees telecommunications needs. A copy of this form is in Appendix B
and is included in the forms package. Since a survey form should be completed
for each user, make as many copies of the form as you need.
If it is not feasible to have each employee fill out a form, get the information you
need from a knowledgeable person in each department, section, or work group.
This person should have sufficient information and authority to make decisions
about calling features and coverage assignments for others in the department.
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Issue 1
February 1998
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