Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 6.0 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual page 448

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.0
Maintenance and Troubleshooting 555-660-140
Glossary
BIS
bit
bit rate
blocking
BMI
board
board assignment
board renumbering
BRI
broadband
BTMI
bus
button
byte
(Built-In Speakerphone) Part of the model name of some
analog multiline telephones.
(binary digit) One unit of information in binary notation; it
can have one of two values, zero or one.
Speed at which bits are transmitted, usually expressed in
bps . Also called "data rate."
Condition in which end-to-end connections cannot be
made on calls because of a full load on all possible
services and facilities. See also glare.
(Broadcast Music Incorporated)
A module, for example, 100D or 408 MLX GS/LS, that
allows you to connect lines/trunks and extensions to the
communications system.
System Programming and Maintenance (SPM) procedure
for assigning line/trunk and extension modules to slots on
the control unit.
System programming procedure for renumbering boards
that have already been assigned to specific slots on the
control unit.
(Basic Rate Interface) A standard protocol for accessing
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) services.
Transmission path having a bandwidth greater than a
voice-grade channel.
(basic telephone modem interface)
Multiconductor electrical path used to transfer information
over a common connection from any of several sources to
any of several destinations.
Key on the face of a telephone that is used to access a
line, activate a feature, or enter a code on a
communications system.
Sequence of bit s (usually eight) processed together. Also
called "octet."
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