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Glossary
AMI
Analog data
station
analog multiline
telephone
analog
transmission
ANI
application
ARS
ASCAP
Ascend Pipeline
25PX/75
ASN
asynchronous
data transmission
AT&T Attendant
AT&T Switched
Network
(alternate mark inversion) Line coding format in which a
binary one is represented by a positive or negative pulse, a
binary zero is represented by no line signal, and
subsequent binary ones must alternate in polarity;
otherwise, a bipolar violation occurs. AMI is used in the
DS1 interface.
See modem data station.
Also known as the MERLIN multiline telephone. A
telephone that transmits and receives analog signals and
has a number of line buttons.
Mode of transmission in which information is represented in
continuously variable physical quantities, such as
amplitude, frequency, phase, or resistance. See also
digital transmission .
(Automatic Number Identification) Process of automatically
identifying a caller's billing number and transmitting that
number from the caller's local central office to another point
on or off the public network.
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 facilities according to the number dialed
and line/trunk availability. To initiate ARS, the user dials a
dial-out code , also called an "ARS access code."
(American Society of Composers, Artists, and Producers)
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(AT&T Switched Network) AT&T telecommunications
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, 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 .
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