Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 6.1 Installation Manual page 23

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
Installation 555-661-140
New Features and Enhancements
Release 6.1 Enhancements (August 1998)
Centralized Voice Messaging
One or more MERLIN LEGEND systems (Release 6.1 or later) can share the
voice messaging system (VMS) of another MERLIN LEGEND system, provided
the systems are directly connected to the system with the VMS. In this
configuration, the system containing the VMS is known as the hub. This sharing
of the VMS is called "Centralized Voice Messaging." Centralized Voice
Messaging includes the functions of voice mail, Automated Attendant, and fax
messaging. See the Network Reference for detailed information about
Centralized Voice Messaging.
Centralized Voice Messaging offers the following benefits:
Private-networked MERLIN LEGEND systems do not need a local VMS.
Having systems use a centralized VMS instead of separate VMSs is
more economical.
Users that travel between sites can dial the same digits anywhere in the
private network to access the voice messaging system. For example, a
salesperson headquartered in Cincinnati can dial the same four digits at
the company's Los Angeles office to retrieve voice messages.
Productivity is enhanced because messages can be forwarded and
broadcasted to all personnel within the private network.
Calling groups on networked systems can send overflow coverage to a
shared VMS, so that an incoming caller can leave a message instead of
waiting in a queue.
The VMS can light the Message Waiting lights on multiple MERLIN
LEGEND systems in a private network. This greater efficiency saves time
because a user only has to look at his or her telephone to determine if he
or she has a message.
Group Calling Enhancements
A calling group can have a single non-local member that is defined by the
Uniform Dial Plan and exists on another MERLIN LEGEND Communications
System connected by a tandem trunk to the local system. If a calling group
contains a non-local member, the non-local member must be the only member
in the calling group. See the Network Reference for details.
Issue 1
August 1998
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