Lucent Technologies Audix Administration And Data Acquisition Guide

AUDIX Administration and Data Acquisition Package  585-302-502  Issue 14
May 1999
Glossary 
GL-3  
GL
autodelete
An I
NTUITY AUDIX feature that allows sub sc ribers to ind ic ate that faxes are automatic ally d eleted  
from their mailb ox after b eing  p rinted .
automated attendant
A feature that allows a user of a Lucent I
NTUITY system to set up  a main extension number with a 
menu of op tions that routes c allers to an ap p rop riate d ep artment at the touc h of a b utton.
automatic call...

AUDIX Administration and Data Acquisition Package  585-302-502  Issue 14
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Glossary 
GL-4  
GL
binary digit (bit)
Two-numb er notation that uses the dig its 0 and  1.  Low-ord er bits are on the rig ht (for examp le, 
0001= 1, 0010= 2, and so forth).  Four b its make a nyb b le; eig ht b its make a b yte.
binary synchronous communications (BSC)
A charac ter-oriented  sync hronous link p rotoc ol.
BIOS
See  
basic  inp ut/outp ut system.
bit
See  
binary digit.
body
The part of sub sc riber voice...

AUDIX Administration and Data Acquisition Package  585-302-502  Issue 14
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GL-5  
GL
byte
A unit of storag e in the c omp uter.  On many systems, a byte is eig ht b its (binary d ig its), the 
eq uivalent of one c haracter of text.
C
call-answer
An I
NTUITY AUDIX feature that allows the system to answer a c all and  rec ord  a messag e when the 
sub sc rib er is unavailab le.  Callers may b e red irec ted  to the system throug h the c all coverag e or 
call forward ing  switc h features....

AUDIX Administration and Data Acquisition Package  585-302-502  Issue 14
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GL-6  
GL
cartridge tape drive
A hig h-c ap acity d ata storag e/retrieval d evic e that can be used to transfer larg e amounts of 
information onto hig h-density mag netic  cartrid ge tap e b ased  on a p red etermined format.  This 
tap e is to be removed  from the system and  stored  as a b ac kup .
CED tone
See  
called  tone.
central office (CO)
An office or location in which larg e telec ommunic ation mac...

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GL-7  
GL
compound message
A messag e that c omb ines both a voice messag e and  a fax messag e into one unit, whic h is then 
handled b y I
NTUITY AUDIX as a sing le message.
configuration
The p artic ular c omb ination of hard ware and  software comp onents selected for a system, inc lud ing  
external c onnections, internal op tions, and  p erip heral equipment.
controller circuit card
A circ uit c ard  used...

AUDIX Administration and Data Acquisition Package  585-302-502  Issue 14
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GL-8  
GL
data link
A term used  to d esc rib e the c ommunic ations link used for d ata transmission from a sourc e to a 
d estination.  For example, a p hone line for data transmission.
data service unit (DSU)
A d evice used  to ac cess d ig ital d ata c hannels.  DATAPHONE II 2500 DSUs are sync hronous data 
communications equipment (DCE) d evic es used  for extend ed-local Lucent I
NTUITY system 
connec tions....

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GL-9  
GL
dial-ahead/dial-through
The ac t of interrup ting  or p reced ing  I
NTUITY AUDIX system announc ements b y typing (b uffering ) 
touc h-tone command s in the ord er the system would  normally p rompt for them.
digital
Disc rete d ata or sig nals suc h as 0 and  1.
digital communications protocol (DCP)
A 64 Kbps digital data transmission code with a 160 Kbps bipolar bit stream divided into two...

AUDIX Administration and Data Acquisition Package  585-302-502  Issue 14
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GL-10  
GL
E
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Disc harg e of a static  charg e on a surfac e or bod y throug h a c ond uc tive p ath to g round.  An ESD 
can be d amag ing  to integ rated c irc uits.
enabled/disabled
The state of a hard ware d evic e that ind ic ates whether the Luc ent I
NTUITY system c an use it.  
Devices must b e eq uip p ed  b efore they c an b e enab led  (made active).  See also 
eq uip ped /...

AUDIX Administration and Data Acquisition Package  585-302-502  Issue 14
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GL-11  
GL
F
fax endpoint
Any devic e c apab le of rec eiving  fax c alls.  Fax endp oints inc lud e fax mac hines, ind ivid ual PC fax 
mod ems, fax p orts on LAN fax servers, and  ports on fax-enab led  messag ing  systems.
field
An area on a screen, menu, or rep ort where information c an b e typed  or d isp layed . 
file
A collection of d ata treated  as a b asic unit of storag e.
filename
Alp hanumeric...

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GL-12  
GL
guaranteed fax
A feature of I
NTUITY FAX Messag ing  that temporarily stores faxes sent to a fax mac hine.  In c ases 
where the fax mac hine is b usy or d oes not answer a c all, the c all is sent to an I
NTUITY AUDIX 
mailb ox.  
guest password
A feature that allows users who are not I
NTUITY AUDIX sub scrib ers to leave messag es on the 
system b y d ialing  a sub sc rib er’s extension and  entering...