MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.0
System Manager’s Guide
555-660-118
Issue 1
February 1998
Glossary
Page GL-3
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Automated
Attendant
IS II/III, MERLIN LEGEND MAIL, and Lucent Technologies
Attendant application that automatically answers incoming
calls with a recorded announcement and directs callers to a
department, an extension, or the system operator.
Automated
Document Delivery
System
See
ADDS.
automatic
immediate cycling
Process that occurs in private network when all available
routes for a call specify systems with matching
switch
identifiers. The call is routed from the originating system to
the destination system and back to the originating system
in a continuous loop.
Switch identifiers labelling systems
must be unique across a network.
Automatic Line
Selection
See
ALS.
Automatic Number
Identification
See
ANI.
automatic
ringdown tie-trunk
See
automatic-start tie trunk.
Automatic Route
Selection
See
ARS.
automatic-start tie
trunk
Tie trunk on which incoming calls are routed to an operator
or other designated destination without a start signal, as
soon as the trunk is seized; the destination is specified
during programming. Also called “automatic ringdown” or
“auto-in” tie trunk.
auxiliary power
unit
Device that provides additional power to the system.
B8ZS
(bipolar 8 zero substitution) Line-coding format that
encodes a string of eight zeros in a unique binary sequence
to detect bipolar violations.
backup
Procedure for saving a copy of system programming onto a
floppy disk or
memory card. See also restore.
bandwidth
Difference, expressed in hertz, between the highest and
lowest frequencies in a range that determines channel
capacity.
barrier code
Password used to limit access to the
Remote Access
feature of the system. In a
private network, it is especially
important that barrier codes be required for all types of
remote access.
basic carrier
Hardware that holds and connects the
processor module,
power supply module, and up to five other modules in the
system. See also
expansion carrier.
