ATT DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Planning And Configuration Instructions Manual

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TTY Teletypewriter
UAP Usage Allocation Plan
UCD Uniform Call Distribution
UCL Unrestricted Call List
UDP Uniform Dial Plan
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
VDN Vector Directory Number
VM Voltmeter
WATS Wide Area Telecommunications Service
WGS WorkGroup System
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Access Code
A 1-, 2-, or 3-digit dial code used to activate or cancel a feature or access an outgoing
trunk. The star (*) and pound (#) can be used as the first digit of an access code.
Access Endpoint
Either a non-signaling channel on a DS1 interface or a non-signaling port on an Analog
Tie Trunk circuit pack that is assigned a unique extension.
Access Tie Trunks
Tie trunks...

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Attendant
The operator of the console.
Applications Processor
A minicomputer used to support several user-controlled applications such as traffic
analysis and electronic documentation.
Attendant Console
An electronic call-handling position with pushbutton control.  Used by attendants to
answer and place calls and to manage and monitor some of the system operations.
Audio Information Exchange (AUDIX)
A unit that provides voice mail...

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Bridged Appearance
A call appearance on a voice terminal that matches a call appearance on another voice
terminal for the duration of a call.
Buffer
A circuit or component that  isolates one electrical circuit from  another.  Typically, a buffer
holds data from one circuit or process until another circuit or process is ready to accept
the data.
Bus
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Call Management System (CMS)
An adjunct processor that collects data from an ACD and generates reports to be stored
or displayed concerning status of agents, splits, and trunks.
Callback Call
A call that is automatically returned to a voice terminal user who activated the Automatic
Callback or Ringback Queuing feature.
Call Vector
A set of up to 15 vector commands to be performed for an incoming or internal call.
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Class of Service (COS)
A number (0 through 15) that specifies if voice terminal users can activate the Automatic
Callback, Call ForwardingÐAll Calls, Data Privacy, or Priority Calling features.
Common Control Switching Arrangement (CCSA)
A private telecommunications network using dedicated trunks and a shared switching
center for interconnecting company locations.
Confirmation Tone
Three short bursts of tone followed by...

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Data Communications Equipment (DCE)
The equipment on the network side of a communication link that provides all the func-
tions required to make the binary serial data from the source or transmitter compatible
with the communications channel.
Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)
Equipment comprising the source or link of data, or both, that also provides communica-
tion control functions (protocol).  DTE is any piece of equipment at which a...

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Digital Multiplexed Interface (DMI)
Specifies the remote interface requirements for multiplexed data communications
between a host computer and a private switching system.
Digital Terminal Data Module (DTDM)
An adjunct to Model 7403D or 7405D voice terminals.  Provides the required interface
between the system and a data terminal such as a 513 BCT.
Digital Trunk
A circuit in a telecommunications channel designed to handle...

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Enhanced Private Switched Communications Service (EPSCS)
A private telecommunications network that provides advanced voice and data telecom-
munications services to companies with many locations.
Extension Number
A 1- to 5-digit number assigned to each voice terminal, certain system groups, data
modules, 510D Personal Terminals, or 515 BCTs within the system.  A 1- or 5-digit
extension number is available for Version 2 and Version...

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Ground-Start Trunk
On outgoing calls, the system transmits a request for services to the distant switching
system  by grounding the trunk ring lead.  When the distant system is ready to receive the
digits of the called number, that system grounds the trunk tip lead.  When the system
detects this ground, the digits are sent.  (Tip and ring are common nomenclature to dif-
ferentiate...