Home > ATT > Communications System > ATT DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Instructions Manual

ATT DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Instructions Manual

    Download as PDF Print this page Share this page

    Have a look at the manual ATT DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Instructions Manual online for free. It’s possible to download the document as PDF or print. UserManuals.tech offer 164 ATT manuals and user’s guides for free. Share the user manual or guide on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.

    Page
    of 1584
    							DCS Call Coverage
    Issue  3   March 1996
    3-617
    3. The call is redirected to the first coverage point, which is on the remote 
    system. Also, at this time the DCS distinctive ringing message is sent to 
    the coverage point along with two messages conveying the caller’s name 
    and the principal’s name.
    4. The coverage point rings with internal ringing if the caller is on a DCS 
    node, or with external ringing otherwise.
    5. The covering user answers and receives the calling party’s name and 
    principal’s name on the display if equipped.
    Several other sc enarios can occur deviating from this normal situation, as 
    follows:
    n A call to the principal redirects to the remote coverage point, which is 
    unavailable. The coverage p oint is considered unavailable in the following 
    cases:
    —  The coverage point is not a valid extension, QDN, or VDN.
    —  The coverage point is busy with no hunting, forwarded, or has 
    send all calls activate d, or activates send all calls after ringing.
    —  The  coverage  point has no staffed agents or an invalid vector.
    In the case of an unavailable coverage point, the local system learns of 
    the availability status either through a time-out or from a message from the 
    remote system. When the local system d etermines that the coverage point 
    is unavailable, it tries the next coverage point. If the last coverage point is 
    unavailable, the previous coverage point rings until answered or until the 
    caller hangs up. If only one coverage point exists in the p ath and it is 
    unavailable, the principal’s station rings until answered or until the caller 
    hangs up.
    n A call to the principal is forwarded and the forwarded-to extension is not 
    available. In this case, the first coverage point in the principal’s path will 
    be tried. Note that the coverage does not follow the forwarded-to 
    extension’s coverage path.
    n A call to the principal redirects to the remote coverage point, which 
    answers. Subsequently, the principal goes off hook. In this case, the local 
    system bridges the principal onto the call between the calling party and 
    coverage point creating a conference among the three. The  principle 
    receives the call on the same call appearance as the original call.
    n A call to the principal redirects to the remote coverage point. While the 
    remote coverage point is ringing, the principal answers the call. In this 
    case the call is not cut through to the coverage point. Instead, ringing and 
    ringback is removed from the coverage point and the call is c ut through to 
    the principal. 
    						
    							Feature Descriptions
    3-618Issue  3   March 1996 
    Operation Under Error Conditions. The following table describes the operation 
    of DCS Call Coverage under error conditions
    In a ddition, call consult operates as follows when the DCS link is down: If user A 
    calls user B but the call covers to user C, then if user C consults b ack to user B, 
    user B receives the consult call on the next call appearance.
    User Interface
    The user interface for DCS Call Coverage consists of station alerting and terminal 
    displays, including hospitality displays
    Station Alerting. Station alerting operates the same as in Call Coverage, as 
    follows:
    nIf the call to the principal originated from a station within the DCS network, 
    the coverage point receives internal ringing.
    nIf the call to the p rincipal originated from a trunk, which means from a 
    phone on  a switch outside the DCS network, the coverage point receives 
    external ringing.
    nIf the call to the p rincipal originated from an attendant within the DCS 
    network, the coverage point receives external ringing.
    Table 3-52. Error Conditions
    Error Condition Action
    DCS link not up .
    or
    DCS trunk is not available.
    or
    DCS Call Coverage feature is not 
    activated on the remote system.The call is routed to the remote 
    coverage point. If the call is 
    answered, it is treated as Call 
    Coverage Off Premises (also called 
    Remote Call Coverage.) If the call is 
    redirected at the remote coverage 
    p oint b efore the DCS SRI expires, 
    the remote point’s path will b e 
    followed. If the call is not answered 
    within the DCS SRI time-out p eriod, 
    the next coverage point is tried with 
    DCS Call Coverage from the local 
    system.
    All trunks to the remote system, DCS 
    or otherwise, are busyThe next coverage point is tried with 
    DCS Call Coverage from the local 
    system. 
    						
    							DCS Call Coverage
    Issue  3   March 1996
    3-619
    Displays. Displays at the coverage point work the same as for Call Coverage 
    with the exceptions caused by DCS. In general, the disp lay at the coverage point 
    takes the form
    a=   
    For call coverage, this format is always true because the system has all the 
    information it needs from the calling party, principal, and coverage point. Under 
    most circumstances, DCS also has all the information it needs, providing it in 
    messages. In some DCS circumstances, however, some information can be 
    lacking or substituted with other information. Following are the formats for 
    displays on the coverage point’s terminal under these special conditions
    .
    Figure 3-8. Display — DCS Trunks End-to-End
    In the Figure 3-8, a call is made from the station on system A to the principal on 
    system B and  covered by the station on system C. The tie trunks between A and 
    S75, G1,
    G3, S85,
    or G2G3V4
    System A System BP rinc ipa l
    G3V4
    C overage Poin t
    System C DC S link DCS link
    ISDN or non-
    ISDN Tie trunk ISDN or non-
    ISDN Tie trunk
    Calling Party
    Coverage Points Display
    a=    
    						
    							Feature Descriptions
    3-620Issue  3   March 1996 
    B and B and C are DCS trunks transported over any kind of facility (ISDN or 
    non-ISDN).
    .
    Figure 3-9. Display —  Non-DCS, Non-ISDN Trunk to DCS 
    Trunk over Non-ISDN Trunk
    In Figure 3-9, a call is made from the station on system A to the principal on 
    system B and c overed b y the station on system C. The tie trunk b etween A and B 
    is not a DCS trunk and is not an ISDN PR I trunk. The tie trunk  between B  and C is 
    a non-ISDN PRI DCS trunk.
    S75, G1,
    or G3G3V3
    System A System BPrincipal
    G3V3
    Coverage Point
    System C DCS link non-ISDN trunk
    non-ISDN trunk
    Calling Party
    Coverage Points Display
    a=    
    						
    							DCS Call Coverage
    Issue  3   March 1996
    3-621
    .
    Figure 3-10. Display —  Non-DCS, Non-ISDN Trunk to DCS 
    Trunk over ISDN Trunk
    In Figure 3-10, a call is made from the station on system A to the principal on 
    system B and c overed b y the station on system C. The tie trunk b etween A and B 
    is not a DCS trunk and is not an ISDN PR I trunk. The tie trunk  between B  and C is 
    a DCS ISDN PRI trunk.
    S75, G1,
    G3, S85
    or G 2G3V4
    S ystem A S ystem BPrincipal
    G3V4
    Coverage Point
    System C DCS link N on-ISD N trunk
    IS D N tru nk
    C a llin g P a r ty
    Coverage Points Display
    a= < to>   
    						
    							Feature Descriptions
    3-622Issue  3   March 1996 
    .
    Figure 3-11. Display —  Non-DCS ISDN Trunk to DCS ISDN 
    Trunk
    In Figure 3-11, a call is made from the station on system A to the principal on 
    system B and c overed b y the station on system C. The tie trunk b etween A and B 
    is not a DCS trunk but is an ISDN PRI trunk. The tie trunk between B and C is a 
    DCS ISDN PRI trunk.
    G1, G3,
    S85 or G2G3V4
    System A System BPrincipal
    G3V4
    Coverage Point
    System C DCS link ISDN trunk
    ISDN trunk
    Calling Party
    Coverage Points Display
    a=    
    						
    							DCS Call Coverage
    Issue  3   March 1996
    3-623
    .
    Figure 3-12. Non-DCS ISDN Trunk to Non-ISDN DCS Trunk
    In Figure 3-12, a call is made from the station on system A to the principal on 
    system B and c overed b y the station on system C. The tie trunk b etween A and B 
    is not a DCS trunk but is an ISDN PRI trunk. The tie trunk between B and C is a 
    DCS trunk b ut not an ISDN PRI trunk.
    If the calling p arty is a trunk on system A instead of a station, the displays are the 
    same as above, substituting the calling trunk group’s names database for the 
    station’s names d atabase. The exc eption to this is when system A is a System 85 
    or G2, as follows:
    G1, G3,
    S85 or G2G3V4
    System A System BPrincipal
    G3V4
    Coverage Point
    System C DCS link ISDN trunk
    non-ISDN trunk
    Calling Party
    Coverage Points Display
    a=    
    						
    							Feature Descriptions
    3-624Issue  3   March 1996 
    .
    Figure 3-13. Display — Call Initiated by a Trunk on System 85 
    or G2
    The display in this case depends on the administration on the G2. If the call is 
    routed to trunk group AB via the internal dial plan (PROC 354 word 2), the G2 
    sends a DCS name message for the calling trunk and the first display results. If 
    the call is routed directly to a pattern without going through the internal dial plan, 
    however, a name message is not sent, resulting in the second display. If trunk 
    groups AB and BC are both ISDN PRI trunk g roups, however, the first display will 
    result because the coverage point will display the contents of the ISDN PRI 
    display information element.
    The situations described above assume outgoing trunk group displays are 
    turned off in the “Trunk Group” form, that the “Send Name” field is yes in the” 
    ISDN Trunk Group” form, that the name message and display IEs have contents, 
    which are taken from the station or trunk names databases, and that these 
    messages are sent and received.
    S85 or G2G3V4
    System A System B
    G3V4
    Coverage Point
    System C DCS link DCS link
    non-ISDN trunk
    any trunk
    any trunk
    Coverage Points Display
    a=   
    a=   
    Principal
    Calling Party
    or 
    						
    							DCS Call Coverage
    Issue  3   March 1996
    3-625
    Hospitality Displays. If the hospitality feature is in use, the disp lay rules c an vary 
    from those shown above depending on administration. The disp lays on terminals 
    follow the same rules as above  except for one case  as  described in the following 
    list.
    nThe hospitality feature is enabled on the calling party’s system, the 
    principals’ system, and on the coverage point’s system on page 2 of the 
    “System Parameters Customer Options”  form.
    nThe client room option is set to y on the “Class of Service” form for the 
    calling party’s and the principal’s stations.
    nThe “Display Client Re dir?” field is set to n on the “Coverage Point’s 
    Station” form.
    If the above conditions exist, the coverage point displays the following:
    a=
    In most hospitality a p plications, the extension is administered as the room 
    number. If this is not the case, however, the administered room number can be 
    displayed instead of the extension. This is accomplished by doing the following:
    nSet the “Display Room Information?” field to y in the “Hospitality-Related 
    System Parameters” form.
    nEnter up to five characters in the “Room” field in the “Principal’s Station” 
    form.
    Interactions
    DCS Call Coverage has the same interactions as Call Coverage plus interactions 
    with the following features. For information on the Call Coverage interactions, see 
    the Call Coverage feature description in this manual.
    nCall Coverage Off Premises
    DCS Call Coverage interacts with Call Coverage Off Premises as follows. 
    If the coverage point is a non-UDP number in the remote call coverage 
    table, Call Coverage Off Premises is a p plied to the call rather than DCS 
    Call Coverage, even if a DCS link exists to the remote system.
    nCoverage Answer Groups
    DCS Call Coverage to Coverage Answer Groups on remote systems are 
    not supported by DCS Call Coverage. Coverage answer groups cannot 
    be a dministered on a system other than the principal’s system. 
    						
    							Feature Descriptions
    3-626Issue  3   March 1996 
    nCoverage Call Ba ck
    DCS Call Coverage does not support Coverage Call Back from a remote 
    node. This is because the c overage point’s system has no way of knowing 
    whether the caller can respond to Leave Word Calling. For example, the 
    coverage point’s system does not know whether the c alling party is a trunk 
    or a station.
    nDisplays
    DCS Call Coverage interacts with displays as follows. Displays on the 
    coverage point’s terminal can appear different than they do with Call 
    Coverage in the following situations:
    — When the call from the calling party to the principal or the 
    redirected call to the coverage point travel over ISDN PRI trunk 
    groups.
    — When the calling party is on a System 85 or Generic 2.
    — When the DCS name message is not received by the remote 
    (coverage point’s) system.
    For more d etail see the Displays section of this feature description.
    nGoto Cover
    Goto Cover is not supported over DCS and therefore is not supported with 
    DCS Call Coverage.
    nLeave Word Calling (LWC) Back to Principal
    With DCS Call Coverage a covering user on a different node cannot press 
    their LWC button to leave a message for the principal to call the covering 
    user.
    nQueuing
    DCS Call Coverage interacts with queuing in the following way. If a call is 
    queued to a coverage point, such as a queue to a hunt group or an ACD 
    split, and the q ueue is not full, the call will stay in the queue without 
    subsequent redirection until answered or until the caller hangs up.
    Interworking
    DCS Call Coverage contains considerations associated with interworking with 
    ISDN PRI and with non-G3V4 systems. The interworking issues with ISDN PRI are 
    actually issues related to DCS, not to DCS Call Coverage, but they do have 
    consequences for how disp lays ap pear at the coverage point’s display terminal. 
    						
    All ATT manuals Comments (0)

    Related Manuals for ATT DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Instructions Manual