Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 5.0 Installation Manual page 325

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
Installation 555-650-140
Glossary
CO
coaxial cable
codec
common channel
signaling
communications
system
control unit
console
CONVERSANT
(central office) Location of telephone switching
equipment that provides local telephone service and
access to toll facilities for long-distance calling.
Cable consisting of one conductor, usually a small
copper tube or wire within and insulated from
another conductor of larger diameter, usually copper
tubing or copper braid.
(coder-decoder) Device used to convert analog
signals, such as speech, music, or television, to digi-
tal form for transmission over a digital medium and
back to the original analog form.
See CCS.
Software-controlled processor complex that inter-
prets dialing pulses, tones, and/or keyboard charac-
ters and makes the proper interconnections both
inside and outside. Consists of a computer, software,
a storage device, and carriers with special hardware
to perform the actual connections. Provides voice
and/or data communications services, including
access to public and private networks, for tele-
phones and other equipment. Also referred to in this
guide as "system," short for MERLIN LEGEND Com-
munications System.
Processor module , power supply modules , line/trunk
and extension modules , carriers , and housing of the
system.
Refers to telephone and adjuncts (if any) at an oper-
ator or system programmer extension.
Voice response application that automatically
answers and routes calls and executes telephone
transactions.
Issue 1
June 1997
Page GL-10