308 Glossary
Peripheral
A switch, such as an ACD, PBX, or VRU, that receives calls that have
been routed by the ICR.
Peripheral Gateway (PG)
The computer and process within the ICR system that communicates
directly with the ACD, PBX, or VRU at the call center. The Peripheral
Gateway reads status information from the peripheral and sends it to the
Central Controller. In a private network configuration, the Peripheral
Gateway sends routing requests to the Central Controller and receives
routing information in return.
Peripheral Interface Manager (PIM)
The GEOTEL proprietary interface between a peripheral and the
Peripheral Gateway (PG).
Peripheral service
A service that is tied to a specific peripheral (ACD, PBX, or VRU) in
the call center enterprise. Peripheral services typically identify a type of
processing that the caller requires. For example, a peripheral might have
services defined for Sales, Technical Support, or New Accounts. See
also Service.
Peripheral skill group
A skill group that is associated with a specific peripheral (ACD, PBX, or
VRU) in the call center enterprise. For example, a single peripheral
might have skill groups defined for agents who can handle technical
questions or who can speak Spanish. See also Skill group.
Peripheral target
A combination of a trunk group and a DNIS value. A peripheral target is
associated with a service, skill group, or agent at a peripheral. Each
peripheral target is also associated with a route that can be returned by a
routing script.
Note that peripheral target refers to a trunk group and DNIS value.
Skill target refers to the entity at the peripheral to which the call is
dispatched.
PG. See Peripheral Gateway.
Physical interface controlle r
A single Network Interface Controller (NIC) or Peripheral Gateway
(PG). A logical interface controller represents either a single physical
interface controller or a pair of duplexed physical interface controllers.