Lucent Technologies 6.1 manual Bri, Btmi, Cas, Cat

MERLIN LEGENDCommunications System Release 6.1		Issue 1
System Planning 555-661-112		August 1998
Glossary
		Page GL-5
board	A module, for example, 100D or 408 MLX GS/LS, that
	allows you to connect lines/trunks and extensions to the
	communications system.
board assignment	System Programming and Maintenance (SPM) procedure
	for assigning line/trunk and extension modules to slots on
	the control unit.
board	System programming procedure for renumbering boards
renumbering	that have already been assigned to specific slots on the
	control unit.
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.