DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8.2
Upgrades and Additions for R8r
555-233-115 Issue 1
April 2000
Glossary and Abbreviations

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baud
A unit of transmission rate equal to the number of signal events per second. See also bit rate and
bits per second (bps).
BCC
See Bearer capability class (BCC).
BCMS
Basic Call Management System
BCT
See business c ommunications terminal (BCT).
Bearer capability class (BCC)
Code that identifies the type of a call (for example, voice and different types of data).
Determination of BCC is based on the caller’s characteristics for non-ISDN endpoints and on the
Bearer Capability and Low-Layer Compatibility Information Elements of an ISDN endpoint. Current
BCCs are 0 (voice-grade data and voice), 1 (DMI mode 1, 56 kbps d ata transmission), 2 (DMI
mode 2, synchronous/asynchronous data transmission up to 19.2 kbps) 3 (DMI mode 3, 64 kbps
circuit/packet data transmission), 4 (DMI mode 0, 64 kbps synchronous data), 5 (temporary
signaling connection, and 6 (wideband call, 128–1984 kbps synchronous data).
BER
Bit error rate
BHCC
Busy-hour call completions
bit (binary digit)
One unit of information in binary notation, having two possible values: 0 or 1.
bits per second (bps)
The number of binary units of information that are transmitted or received per second. See also
baud and bit rate.
bit rate
The speed at which bits are transmitted, usually expressed in bits per second. Also called d ata
rate. See also baud and bits per second (b ps).
BLF
Busy Lamp Field
BNBilling number
BOS
Bit-oriented signaling
BPN
Billed-party number
bpsSee bits per second (bps).
bridge (bridging)
The appearance of a voice terminal’s extension at one or more other voice terminals.
BRIThe ISDN Basic Rate Interface specification.