Instruction manual
INTUITY Messaging Solutions Release 4
MAP/5P Maintenance
585-310-186
Issue 3
October 1997
Glossary
Page GL-28
switch
An automatic telephone exchange that allows the transmission of calls to and from the public tele-
phone network. See also
private branch exchange (PBX)
.
switched access
A connection made from one endpoint to another through switch port cards. This allows the end-
point (such as a terminal) to be used for several applications.
switch hook
The device at the top of most telephones which is depressed when the handset is resting in the
cradle (that is, when the telephone is
on hook
). This device is raised when the handset is picked
up (that is, when the telephone is
off hook
).
switch-hook flash
A signaling technique in which the signal is originated by momentarily depressing the switch hook.
switch integration
Sharing of information between a messaging system and a switch to provide a seamless interface
to callers and system users. A fully integrated I
NTUITY AUDIX system, for example, answers each
incoming telephone call with information taken directly from the switch. Such information includes
the number being called and the circumstances under which the call was sent to it, for example,
covered from a busy or unanswered extension.
switch integration device (SID)
A combination of hardware and software that passes information from the switch to the Lucent
I
NTUITY system thus allowing it to share information with non-Lucent switches. The operation of a
SID is unique to the particular switch with which it interfaces.
switch network
Two or more interconnected switching systems.
synchronized mailbox
A mailbox that is paired with a corresponding mailbox in another domain and linked via software
that keeps track of changes to either mailbox. When the contents of one mailbox change, the soft-
ware replicates that change in the other mailbox.
synchronizer
The name given to the trusted server by the e-mail vendor, Lotus Notes.
synchronous communication
A method of data transmission in which bits or characters are sent at regular time intervals, rather
than being spaced by start and stop bits. See also
asynchronous communication
.
synchronous transmission
A type of data transmission where the data characters and bits are exchanged at a fixed rate with
the transmitter and receiver synchronized. This allows greater efficiency and supports more pow-
erful protocols.
System 75
An advanced digital switch manufactured by Lucent Technologies that supports up to 800 lines for
voice and data communications.
System 75
An advanced digital switch manufactured by Lucent Technologies that supports up to 3000 lines
for voice and data communications.
system configuration
See
configuration
.