System information

Glossary
GL-4 Issue 1 October 1997
automatic message scan
An I
NTUITY AUDIX feature that allows users to scan all message headers and messages at the
touch of two buttons. With Lucent I
NTUITY FAX Messaging, this feature allows all new faxes to be
bundled and transmitted over a single fax call delivery call. Also called
autoscan .
autoprint
An I
NTUITY AUDIX feature that allows users to designate that faxes be automatically sent to a
specified print destination.
autoscan
See automatic message scan.
AWG
See American wire gauge (AWG)
.
B
background testing
Testing that runs continuously when the system is not busy doing other tasks.
backplane
A centrally located device within a computer to which individual circuit cards are plugged for
communication across an internal bus.
backup
A duplicate copy of files and directories saved on a removable medium such as floppy diskette or
tape. The back-up filesystem can be copied back (restored) if the active version is damaged
(corrupted) or lost.
basic input/output system (BIOS)
A system that contains the buffers for sending information from a program to the actual hardware
device for which the information is intended.
basic call transfer
The switch-hook flash method used to send the I
NTUITY AUDIX transfer command over analog
voice ports.
basic rate access
See basic rate interface (BRI).
basic rate interface (BRI)
International standard protocol for connecting a station terminal to an integrated systems digital
network (ISDN) switch. ISDN BRI supports two 64-Kbps information-bearer channels (B1 and
B2), and one 16-Kbps call status and control (D) channel (a 2B + D format). Also called b
asic
rate access
.
binary synchronous communications (BSC)
A character-oriented synchronous link protocol.
BIOS
See basic input/output system (BIOS).
body
The part of a Lucent I
NTUITY voice mail that contains the actual spoken message. For a leave word
calling (LWC) message, it is a standard system announcement.