Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 6.1 Feature Reference page 958

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
Feature Reference 555-661-110
Glossary
board
board assignment
board
renumbering
BRI
broadband
BTMI
bus
button
byte
C
Call Accounting
System
Call Accounting
Terminal
Caller ID
Calling group
Call Management
System
CAS
CAT
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."
See CAS .
See CAT .
A service provided by some local telephone companies (if
local regulations allow) that supplies the calling party
telephone number. In Release 3.0 and later, an 800
GS/LS-ID module on the system can capture this
information and display it on the screens of MLX
telephones. See also ANI .
Team of individuals who answer the same types of calls.
See CMS .
(Call Accounting System) DOS- or UNIX System-based
application that monitors and manages telecommunications
costs.
(Call Accounting Terminal) Standalone unit with a built-in
microprocessor and data buffer that provides simple call
accounting at a low cost.
Issue 1
August 1998
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