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Glossary
ASCAP
ASN
asynchronous data
transmission
Lucent
Technologies
Attendant
AT&T Switched
Network
AUDIX Voice Power
Automated
Attendant
(American Society of Composers, Artists, and
Producers)
(AT&T Switched Network) AT&T telecommunica-
tions services provided through an Integrated Digital
Services 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,
permitting data to be transmitted at irregular
intervals. See also
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.
A voice-processing application, part of IS II/III, that
provides Automated Attendant, Call Answer,
Information Service, Message Drop, Voice Mail, and,
optionally, Fax Attendant System for use with the
system.
IS II/III, MERLIN MAIL, and Lucent Technologies
Attendant application that automatically answers
incoming calls with a recorded announcement and
directs callers to a department, an extension, or the
system operator.
synchronous data
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June 1997
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transmission.