MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1 | Issue 1 | |||
Network Reference | August 1998 | |||
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SAA | (Supplemental Alert Adapter) Device that permits alerting |
| equipment to be connected to an analog multiline |
| telephone jack so that people working in noisy or remote |
| areas of a building can be alerted to incoming calls. |
SA buttons | Telephone buttons that provide access to both inside and |
| outside calls. |
satellite system | In a private network, a communications system that is |
| directly connected to and located within 200 miles of the |
| local system. |
screen pop | Refers to a |
| takes caller information (for example, provided by Caller ID |
| service), queries a database, and displays a screen with |
| information about the caller onto a user’s PC screen. |
| Screen pop requires that an identifying number or code be |
| available to identify the calling party. See also CTI link. |
SDN | (Software Defined Network) AT&T private networking |
| service created by specialized software within the public |
| network. |
series | A private network arrangement where either two or four or |
configuration | more communications systems are connected in a line, |
| with no particular system acting as the hub system. See |
| also star configuration. |
SID | [station (extension) identification] |
signaling | Sending of information between devices to set up, |
| maintain, or cease a connection such as a telephone call. |
simplex signaling | Transmission of signals in one direction only across a |
| telecommunications channel. |
telephone | handles one call at a time and is connected to the system |
| via an extension jack on a 012, 016, or 008 OPT module. |
slot | Position in a carrier for a module; numbered from 0. |
SMDR | (Station Message Detail Recording) Feature that captures |
| usage information on incoming and outgoing calls. |
SMDR printer | Printer used to produce SMDR reports. Connected to the |
| system via an |
Software Defined | See SDN. |
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special character | Pause, Stop, or |
| dialing sequence such as a speed dial number. |
SPM | (System Programming and Maintenance) DOS- or UNIX |
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square key | Configuration in Key mode operation in which all outside |
| lines appear on all telephones. |