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MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
Network Reference
555-661-150
Issue 1
August 1998
Glossary
Page GL-5
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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
bit
s (usually eight) processed together. Also
called “octet.”
Call Accounting
System
See
CAS
.
Call Accounting
Terminal
See
CAT
.
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
System
See
CMS
.
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.
CCITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative
Committee)
CCS (common-channel signaling) Signaling in which one
channel of a group of channels carries signaling
information for each of the remaining channels, permitting
each of the remaining channels to be used to nearly full
capacity. In the system’s 100D module, channel 24 can be
designated as the signaling channel for channels 1–23.
Central Voice Mail A voice mail system that can service two or more directly
connected MERLIN Legend Communications systems in a
network.