Lucent Technologies 6.1 manual Ami, Ani, Ars, Ascap, Asn

MERLIN LEGENDCommunications System Release 6.1		Issue 1
System Planning 555-661-112	August 1998
Glossary
	Page GL-2
AMI	(alternate mark inversion) Line coding format in which a
	binary one is represented by a positive or negative pulse, a
	binary zero is represented by no line signal, and
	subsequent binary ones must alternate in polarity;
	otherwise, a bipolar violation occurs. AMI is used in the
	DS1 interface.
Analog data	See modem data station.
station
analog multiline	Also known as the MERLIN multiline telephone. A
telephone	telephone that transmits and receives analog signals and
	has a number of line buttons.
analog	Mode of transmission in which information is represented in
transmission	continuously variable physical quantities, such as
	amplitude, frequency, phase, or resistance. See also
	digital transmission.
ANI	(Automatic Number Identification) Process of automatically
	identifying a caller’s billing number and transmitting that
	number from the caller’s local central office to another point
	on or off the public network.
application	Software and/or hardware that adds functional capabilities
	to the system. For example, MERLIN Identifier is an
	application that provides caller identification information (if
	available in the local area or jurisdiction).
ARS	(Automatic Route Selection) System feature that routes
	calls on outside facilities according to the number dialed
	and line/trunk availability. To initiate ARS, the user dials a
	dial-out code, also called an “ARS access code.”
ASCAP	(American Society of Composers, Artists, and Producers)
Ascend Pipeline	An ISDN-BRI bridge/router that enables high-speed
25PX/75PX	Internet access over a digital facility. It makes outgoing
	calls only.
ASN	(AT&T Switched Network) AT&T telecommunications
	services provided through an Integrated Digital Services
	Network Primary Rate Interface (ISDN-PRI) trunk, Accunet
	switched digital service, Megacom, Megacom 800,
	Software Defined Network (SDN), Multiquest, and Shared
	Access for Switch Services (SASS).
asynchronous	A method of transmitting a short bitstream of digital data,
data transmission	such as printable characters represented by a 7- or 8-bit
	ASCII code. Each string of data bits is preceded by a start
	bit and followed by a stop bit, thus permitting data to be
	transmitted at irregular intervals. See also synchronous
	data transmission.
AT&T Attendant	Application with equipment that connects to one or more
	tip/ring extension jacks and automatically answers
	incoming calls with a recorded announcement; directs calls
	in response to touch tones.