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Glossary
call. Termination call detail describes how a call was handled at a
peripheral. See also Route Details and Termination Call Details.
Call type
A category of incoming calls. Calls are categorized based on dialed
number (DN), caller-entered digits (CED), and calling line ID (CLID).
Each call type has a schedule that determines which routing script or
scripts are active for that call type at any time. Optionally, you can
define a default call type for each routing client.
Caller-Entered Digits (CED)
Digits entered by a caller on a touch-tone phone in response to prompts.
Either a peripheral (ACD, PBX, or VRU) or the carrier network can
prompt for CEDs.
Calling Line ID (CLID)
Information about the billing telephone number from which a call
originated. The CLID value might be the entire phone number, the area
code, or the area code plus local exchange.
CallRouter
The main part of the ICR system. The CallRouter receives call routing
requests and determines the best destination for each call. It also collects
information about the entire system.
Carrier
A company that provides telecommunications circuits. Carriers include
the local telephone company and companies like AT&T, MCI, and
Sprint.
CCSS7
Common Channel Signaling System 7. The protocol used by the AT&T
signaling network. The ICR’s NIC receives routing requests from the
CCSS7 network and returns a routing label to the CCSS7 network.
CED. See Caller-Entered Digits.
Central Controller
The computer or computers running the CallRouter and the ICR
Database Manager. In addition to routing calls, the Central Controller
maintains a database of data collected by the Peripheral Gateways (PGs)
and data that the Central Controller has accumulated about the calls it
has routed.
Central database
The relational database stored on the ICR Central Controller, which
stores historical five-minute and half-hour data, call detail records, ICR
configuration data, and call routing scripts.