Lucent Technologies Definity Audix System Administration Guide

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Abbreviations 
ABB-7  
PEC
p ric e element c ode
PGATE
Processor Gateway
PI
Processor Interfac e
POST
p ower-on self test
ppm
p arts per million
psi
pounds per square inch
R
RAM
rand om-ac c ess memory 
REN
ring er eq uivalence number
ROM
read-only memory 
RSC
Luc ent’s Remote Servic es Center
RT S
req uest to send
RT U
rig ht to use
S
SCC 
Sing le-Carrier Cab inet
SCSI
small c omp uter systems interfac e 
SID
switch integration d evic...

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Abbreviations 
ABB-8  
SMSI
simp lified  messag e servic e interfac e
SW
switch integration (Lucent I
NTUITY software c omponent)
T
TDD
telec ommunic ations d evic e for the deaf
TDM
time d ivision multip lex
T/R
tip /ring
TRIP
tip/ring input process
TSC
Luc ent’s Technic al Servic es Center
TTY
teletyp ewriter
U
UCD
uniform call d istrib ution
UPS
uninterruptible power supply 
V
VM
I
NTUITY AUDIX Voic e Messag ing
VP
voic e platform (I...

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GL-1
Glossary 
 
GL
Glossary
NUMERIC
10BaseT
A network baseband medium using twisted pair wire, operating at 10 Mbits per second.
A
Activity Menu
The list of main op tions voic ed to subsc rib ers when they acc ess the DEFINITY AUDIX System.
Administration
The p roc ess of setting up a system (such as a switc h or a voice mail system) so that it will func tion 
as desired . Op tions and  defaults are normally set up  (translated ) b y...

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Glossary 
GL-2  
Audio Messaging Interchange Specification (AMIS)
An analog  networking  feature that allows sub scrib ers of d ifferent voice mail systems to send  voic e 
mail messag es to one another.
Audit
A software p rog ram that resolves filesystem incomp atib ilities and  up dates restored  filesystems to a 
workable level of servic e. Audits are done automatic ally on a p eriod ic  b asis, or c an b e p erformed  
on d emand ....

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Glossary 
GL-3  
Busyout Service
When a tec hnic ian or ad ministrator b loc ks servic e to keep  c ustomers from using  faulty eq uip ment 
until it c an b e rep aired or tested . For instanc e, when p orts (or a link) are busied out, sub sc ribers 
who try to ac c ess their mailb oxes hear a 
fast b usy reord er tone. Peop le who would  normally reac h 
DEFINITY AUDIX throug h Call Answering  are not forward ed ; they hear ring ing...

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Glossary 
GL-4  
D
Delivery Operations Support System (DOSS) Configurator
Luc ent Technolog ies’ algorithmic  system for config uring  p rod ucts for customers’ sp ecific  need s.
Digital Communications Protocol (DCP)
An Luc ent Tec hnolog ies p rop rietary p rotocol for networking  remote c ommunic ation systems.
DCP Mode 1
A Lucent Tec hnolog ies proprietary Dig ital Communic ations Protocol (DCP) c onnec tion using  a 
d ata rate of...

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Glossary 
GL-5  
E
Errors
Prob lems d etec ted  b y the system d uring automatic  self-tests and record ed  in an error log . Errors 
can produc e an alarm (fault) if they exceed  a threshold.
Events
Oc currences suc h as inline errors, maintenance p roced ure failures, alarms, errors, or transitions 
into or out of the 
AUDIX or OA&M states whic h are rec ord ed  in an events log .
F
Faceplate and Alarm Controller (FAC)
For release 3.2...

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Glossary 
GL-6  
H
Hard Disk Drive
The d isk d rive the DEFINITY AUDIX system uses to actively save voice messag es, personal g reet-
ing s, sub sc rib er profiles, automated attend ants, and  other d ata. The hard  d isk d rive also stores 
the system’s AUDIX software.
Header
Information that the system c reates to id entify a messag e. A messag e head er inc lud es the orig ina-
tor or recip ient, typ e of messag e, c reation time, and...

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Glossary 
GL-7  
Local Area Network (LAN)
A short d istanc e d ata c ommunic ations network used  to link c omputers and  peripheral d evic es 
und er some form of stand ard  c ontrol
Local Maintenance Terminal (LMT)
A disp lay terminal loc ated  near the DEFINITY AUDIX System and  the switc h. It is temporarily 
attached to the DEFINITY AUDIX d uring  an on-site servic e visit.
Login
A unique cod e used  to gain ap p roved  ac c ess to...

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Glossary 
GL-8  
N
Native Mode
The ab ility of the switch to recog nize the DEFINITY AUDIX as a DEFINITY AUDIX c irc uit p ac k. With 
native mod e sup p ort, the switch reserves five slots for the DEFINITY AUDIX 3.2 assemb ly, and  two 
slots for the DEFINITY AUDIX 4.0. Add itionally the switch is ab le to c orrec tly id entify the DEFINITY 
AUDIX b oard  in alarms sent to the servic es org anization.
Nonnative Mode
Without native mod...