Tie Trunk

A telecommunications channel that directly connects two private switching systems.

Time Division Multiplex Bus

A special bus that is time shared by preallocating short time slots to each transmitter on a regular basis. In a PBX, all port circuits are connected to the time division multiplex bus permitting any port to send a signal to any other port.

Tone Ringer

A device with a speaker, used in electronic voice terminals to alert the user.

Translations

Specific information assigned to a terminal or to the system and customized for the user.

Trunk

A telecommunications channel between two switching systems.

Trunk Group

Telecommunications channels assigned as a group for certain functions.

Trunk Port

The hardware providing the access point to the system switching network for each circuit associated with a trunk.

Voice Terminal

A single-line or multiline voice instrument (e.g., telephone)

Voice Terminal Adjuncts

. 500A/502A Headset Adapter

.

S101A/S102A Speakerphone

.

Acoustic

Coupler

 

(Refer to

Section 4–Hardware Description for a complete list and description

 

of Voice

Terminal Adjuncts. )

Wide Area Telecommunications Service (WATS)

A service that allows calls to a certain area or areas for a flat-rate charge based on expected usage.

Wink-Start Tie Trunk

After establishing a connection with a distant switching system for an outgoing call, the system waits for a momentary signal (wink) before sending the digits of the called number. Similarly, on an incoming call, the system sends the wink signal when ready to receive digits.

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