Instruction manual

GLOSSARY
Attendant
The operator of the console.
Applications Processor
A minicomputer used to support several user-controlled applications such as traffic
analysis and electronic documentation.
Attendant Console
An electronic call-handling position with pushbutton control. Used by attendants to
answer and place calls and to manage and monitor some of the system operations.
Audio Information Exchange (AUDIX)
A unit that provides voice mail service to users.
Automatic Trunk
A trunk that does not require the sending or receiving of digits. The destination is
predetermined. A request for service on the trunk (called a seizure) is sufficient to route
the call. The normal destination of an automatic trunk is the system attendant group.
Automatic Restoration
A service that restores disrupted connections between access endpoints (non-signaling
trunks) and data endpoints (devices that connect the switch to data
terminal/communications equipment). This restoration is achieved within seconds of a
service disruption so that critical data applications can remain operational.
B
Barrier Code
A security code used with the Remote Access feature to prevent unauthorized access to
the system.
Bit (Binary Digit)
One unit of information in binary notation (having two possible states or values, zero
or one).
Bridge (Bridging)
The appearance of a voice terminal’s extension at one or more other voice terminals.
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