Lucent Technologies Release 8.2 manual Branch-generated call-identification tones

Distributed Communications System		B Private Networking
	Branch-generated call-identification tones
	The branch in a CAS network generates call-identification tones and transmits them
	to the CAS attendant by way of the RLT. These tones indicate the type of call coming
	from the branch or the status of a call extended to or held at the branch. The attendant
	hears these tones in the console handset before being connected to the caller. The
	tones may vary by country. See DEFINITY ECS Console Operations for information
	on these tones.
	CAS Outgoing Call Routing
	The centralized attendant at the main has access, through RLTs, to all outgoing trunk
	facilities at the branches in a CAS network. The attendant can extend an incoming
	LDN call to an outgoing trunk at a branch by dialing the access code and allowing the
	caller to dial the rest of the number or by dialing the complete outgoing number.
	CAS Incoming Call Routing
	Calls extended to busy single-line voice terminals at the branch wait automatically. If
	there is a call in queue, the user hears a busy signal. When station hunting and send all
	calls is administered, the call routes along the administered path. Not answering any
	waiting extended call within an administered interval causes the branch switch to
	return the call to the attendant. Call Waiting does not apply to multiappearance
	terminals; if no appearances are available, busy tone is sent to the attendant, who tells
	the caller that the line is busy.
	Calls from voice terminals at the branch to an attendant also route over RLTs seized
	by the branch switch. A branch caller reaches the attendant by dialing the
	attendant-group access code. The access code is administrable; the default is 0. The
	conversation between the branch caller and the attendant ties up the seized RLT, but
	calls of this type are usually short.
	If an extended call returns to the main attendant unanswered, the called party at the
	branch does not drop but continues to be alerted until the caller releases. This allows
	the attendant to talk to the caller, then extend the call again, if the caller wishes,
	without redialing the number.
Considerations	Branch Attendants
	• A branch can have an attendant. Access to the branch attendant must be by way of
	an individual attendant extension. Incoming trunk calls in a CAS network can

bypass branch attendants but can be routed back to them by the centralized attendant.

• Branch calls terminate on the CAS main switch based on the incoming RLT trunk-group day-destination or night-service destination. An attendant console is not always answering or extending incoming CAS calls. If someone other than an attendant answers a CAS call, that person can extend the call back to the branch by pressing the FLASH button on a multiappearance voice terminal or flashing the switchhook on a single-line voice terminal. The branch reaction to Flash Signals and the branch application of tones is the same whether an attendant or someone other than an attendant answers or extends the call.

		Administration for Network Connectivity
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