MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.0
System Programming
555-660-111 Issue 1
February 1998
Glossary
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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 computer-telephony software application that
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
configuration A

private network

arrangement where either two or four or
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.
single-line
telephone Industry-standard touch-tone or rotary-dial telephone that
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 RS-232 jack on the

processor

module

.
Software Defined
Network See

SDN

.
special character Pause, Stop, or End-of-Dialing signal in a programmed
dialing sequence such as a speed dial number.
SPM (System Programming and Maintenance)

DOS

- or UNIX
System-based application for programming the system.
square key Configuration in

Key mode

operation in which all outside
lines appear on all telephones.