Instruction manual

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
System Planning
555-650-112
Issue 1
June 1997
Glossary
Page GL--2
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AUDIX Voice
Power
A voice-processing application, part of IS II/III , that provides
Automated Attendant, Call Answer, Information Service,
Message Drop, Voice Mail, and, optionally,
Fax Attendant
System
for use with the system.
Automated
Attendant
IS II/III , MERLIN 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 Line
Selection
See ALS .
Automatic Number
Identification
See ANI .
Automatic Route
Selection
See ARS .
auxiliary power
unit
Device that provides additional power to the system.
backup Procedure for saving a copy of system programming onto a
floppy disk or
memory card . See also restore.
barrier code Password used to limit access to the Remote Access
feature of the system.
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 .
B-channel (Bearer-channel) 64- or 56-kbps channel that carries a
variety of digital information streams, such as voice at
64 kbps, data at up to 64 kbps, wideband voice encoded at
64 kbps, and voice at less than 64 kbps, alone or
combined
.
Basic Rate
Interface
See BRI .
Bearer-channel See B-channel .
Behind Switch
mode
One of three modes of system operation, in which the
control unit is connected to (behind) another telephone
switching system, such as
Centrex or DEFINITY, which
provides features and services to telephone users. See
also
Hybrid/PBX mode and Key mode .
BIS (Built-In Speakerphone) Part of the model name of some
analog multiline telephones.