Instruction manual

INTUITY Messaging Solutions Release 4
MAP/5P Maintenance 585-310-186
Issue 3
October 1997
Glossary
Page GL-4
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 spec-
ified print destination.
autoscan
See automatic message scan .
AWG
See
American wire gauge.
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 com-
munication 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 (cor-
rupted) 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 .
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 .
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.