Glossary - Toshiba Strata DK14 General Description Manual

Glossary

Term
Auto Attendant (built-in or external) – acts as an automatic operator that directs incoming
AA
callers to stations by offering a menu of dialing prompts.
Automatic Busy Redial – enables a station user to automatically redial a busy outside
ABR
number up to 15 times at pre-programmed intervals.
Automatic Callback – enables the station user, using a flexible button or dialing a special
ACB code, to call back a station that was previously busy or in DND mode. When the called
station is free, the system rings the caller with a special tone.
Automatic Call Distribution – enables incoming calls to be distributed to a group of ACD
ACD agents. The ACD Supervisor's LCD telephone displays ACD Agent and Group
information which allows the Supervisor to monitor calls and assist agents.
ADM Add-on Module – See DADM.
AMI Alternate Mark Inversion.
Automatic Number Identification – sends the phone number of the calling party to the
ANI Strata DK system over incoming DID or tie lines. This feature is provided by some long
distance telephone service companies.
Bearer Channel – ISDN data or voice channel which transmits at 64kpbs. It refers to the
B Channel frequency range of transmissions on a copper pair and is a logical, rather than a physical
channel. Also see BRI and PRI.
B8ZS Bipolar 8 Zero Substitution.
Background Music – enables customer-supplied music to be sent to telephone speakers
BGM
and external speakers.
BLF Busy Lamp Field.
Bits Per Second – unit of measure that refers to the transmission speed (baud rate) of
BPS
electronic signals. It describes the Data Interface Unit (DIU) and modem operation.
Basic Rate Interface – ISDN line with 2B + 1D channel. BRI lines can have a U-interface
BRI with RJ-11 jacks and single twisted pair wiring, or RJ-45 four pair S/T interface wiring. BRI
is the a smaller ISDN interface than PRI.
BSIA Base Station Interface Adapter – Strata AirLink Wireless Controller.
Caller's Emergency Service Identification – phone number for specific station or station
CESID
location which is sent to the CAMA trunk.
Call Forward-All Calls – forwards all calls when a station is idle or busy. The station does
CFAC
not ring.
CFB Call Forward-Busy – forwards all calls when a station is busy.
Call Forward-No Answer – forwards all calls when a station does not answer. The "No
CFNA
Answer" time is flexible, 8 to 60 seconds.
Call Forward-Busy/No Answer – forwards all calls when a station is busy or doesn't
CFBNA
answer. Calls ring for 8 to 60 seconds and then forward.
Custom Local Area Signaling Services – defines a number of features offered by local
CLASS
telephone companies.
Calling Line Identification or Calling Number Delivery – phone number or name of the
CLID or CND calling party sent to the Strata DK system over incoming ground or loop start CO lines.
This feature is one of the "CLASS" features offered by some local telephone companies.
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