Lucent Technologies 555-661-150 manual Bri, Btmi, Cas, Cat, Ccitt, Ccs

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1		Issue 1
Network Reference 555-661-150		August 1998
Glossary
		Page GL-5
BRI	(Basic Rate Interface) A standard protocol for accessing
	Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) services.
broadband	Transmission path having a bandwidth greater than a
	voice-grade channel.
BTMI	(basic telephone modem interface)
bus	Multiconductor electrical path used to transfer information
	over a common connection from any of several sources to
	any of several destinations.
button	Key on the face of a telephone that is used to access a line,
	activate a feature, or enter a code on a communications
	system.
byte	Sequence of bits (usually eight) processed together. Also
	called “octet.”

C

Call Accounting	See CAS.
System
Call Accounting	See CAT.
Terminal
Caller ID	A service provided by some local telephone companies (if
	local regulations allow) that supplies the calling party
	telephone number. In Release 3.0 and later, an 800 GS/LS-
	ID module on the system can capture this information and
	display it on the screens of MLX telephones. See also ANI.
Calling group	Team of individuals who answer the same types of calls.
Call Management	See CMS.
System
CAS	(Call Accounting System) DOS- or UNIX System-based
	application that monitors and manages telecommunications
	costs.
CAT	(Call Accounting Terminal) Standalone unit with a built-in
	microprocessor and data buffer that provides simple call
	accounting at a low cost.
CCITT	(International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative
	Committee)
CCS	(common-channel signaling) Signaling in which one
	channel of a group of channels carries signaling
	information for each of the remaining channels, permitting
	each of the remaining channels to be used to nearly full
	capacity. In the system’s 100D module, channel 24 can be
	designated as the signaling channel for channels 1–23.
Central Voice Mail	A voice mail system that can service two or more directly
	connected MERLIN Legend Communications systems in a
	network.