Glossary
Issue 2 December 1996
GL-7
Login
A unique code used to gain approved access to a subscriber’s voice mailbox or to a display ter-
minal.
M
Mailbox
A portion of disk memory given to each subscriber for creating and storing outgoing and incom-
ing messages.
Message-Waiting Lamp
An LED on a telephone that alerts subscribers to new messages.
Modem
A modulator/demodulator used for transmitting analog signals across phone lines.
Multifunction Board (MFB)
The hardware platform (TN566B, 386 version and TN567, 486 version) which holds the central
processing unit, controllers, memory devices, and signal processors that make a DEFINITY
AUDIX System operational.
Multilingual System
A DEFINITY AUDIX System containing primary and secondary language announcement sets. A
large (40 hour) system can hold up to nine different language sets. The Telecommunications
Device for the Deaf (TDD)-based announcement set is treated as a multilingual option.
N
Native Mode
The ability of the switch to recognize the DEFINITY AUDIX Multifunction board (MFB) as a TN566B
(AUDIX) circuit pack. With native mode support, the switch reserves five slots for the DEFINITY
AUDIX assembly, and the switch is able to correctly identify the DEFINITY AUDIX board in alarms
sent to the services organization.
Nonnative Mode
Without native mode, the MFB slot is provisioned as a TN754, TN2181 or TN746B, the five slots
occupied by the DEFINITY AUDIX assembly are not reserved, and MFB alarms are reported as
alarms for a TN754, TN2181, or TN746B.
Nonvolatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM)
A battery-backed RAM on the Multifunction board that retains data through loss of power.
Null Modem Cable
A cable which transposes transmit and receive leads on an RS-232 connection.
Summary of Contents for Definity Audix System
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