DEFINITY® Enterprise Communications Server Release 7 | Issue 4 |
Console Operations | June 1999 |
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The communications system itself consists of a digital computer, software, storage device, and carriers with special hardware to perform the connections. A communications system provides voice and data communications services, including access to public and private networks, for telephones and data terminals on a customer’s premises. See also switch.
confirmation tone
A tone confirming that feature activation, deactivation, or cancellation has been accepted.
console
See attendant console.
COR
See Class of Restriction (COR).
COS
See Class of Service (COS).
coverage call
A call that is automatically redirected from the called party’s extension to an alternate answering position when certain coverage criteria are met.
D
Direct Extension Selection (DXS)
A feature on an attendant console that allows an attendant direct access to phones by pressing a
E
external call
A connection between a communications system user and a party on the public network or on another communications system in a private network.
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FAC
Feature Access Code
facility
A telecommunications transmission pathway and associated equipment.
feature
A specifically defined function or service provided by the system.
feature button
A labeled button on a telephone or attendant console used to access a specific feature.
