Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Enterprise Communication Server Release 8.2 Upgrades And Additions Manual

DEFINITY ECS Release 8.2
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April 2000
Glossary and Abbreviations 
GL-15  
CSM
Centralized System Management
CSS
See 
c enter-stag e switc h (CSS).
CSSO
Customer Services Support Organization
CSU
Channel service unit
CTS
Clear to Send
CWC
See 
call work code.
D
DAC
1. Dial access code or Direct Agent Calling
2. See 
d ig ital-to-analog  c onverter (DAC).
data channel
A communications path between two points used to transmit digital signals....

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Glossary and Abbreviations 
GL-16  
data terminal equipment (DTE)
Equipment consisting of the endpoints in a connection over a data circuit. In a connection between 
a data terminal and host, the terminal, the host, and their associated modems or data modules 
make up the DTE. 
dB
Decibel
dBA
Decibels in reference to amperes.
dBrnC
Decibels above reference noise with C filter.
DC
Direct current
DCE...

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Glossary and Abbreviations 
GL-17  
dial-repeating tie trunk
A tie trunk that transmits called-party addressing information between two communications 
systems.
DID
Direct Inward Dialing
digit conversion
A process used to convert specific dialed numbers into other dialed numbers.
digital
The representation of information by discrete steps. See also 
analog.
digital communications protocol (DCP)
A proprietary...

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Glossary and Abbreviations 
GL-18  
direct agent
A feature, accessed only via ASAI, that allows a call to be placed in a split queue but routed only to 
a specific agent in that split. The call receives normal ACD call treatment (for example, 
announcements) and is measured as an ACD call while ensuring that a particular agent answers.
Direct Extension Selection (DXS)
A feature on an attendant console that allows...

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Glossary and Abbreviations 
GL-19  
domain-controlled station
A station for which a 
Third_Party_Domain_Control request has been accepted. A domain-controlled 
station provides event reports for calls that are alerting, connected, or held at the station.
domain-controlled station on a call
A station that is active on a call, and which provides event reports over one or two domain-control 
associations.
DOSS...

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Glossary and Abbreviations 
GL-20  
duplication option
A system option that duplicates the following: control carrier containing the SPE, EI circuit packs in 
carriers, fiber-optic cabling between port networks, and center-stage switch in a CSS-connected 
system.
DWBS
DEFINITY Wireless Business System
DXS
Direct extension selection
E
E1
A digital transmission standard that carries traffic at 2.048 Mbps. The E1...

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Glossary and Abbreviations 
GL-21  
electronic tandem network (ETN)
A tandem tie-trunk network that has automatic call-routing capabilities based on the number dialed 
and the most preferred route available. Each switch in the network is assigned a unique private 
network office code (RNX), and each voice terminal is assigned a unique extension.
Electronics Industries Association (EIA)
A trade association of the...

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GL-22  
expansion archangel (EAA)
A network-control microprocessor located on an expansion interface (EI) port circuit pack in an 
expansion port network. The EA provides an interface between the EPN and its controlling 
switch-processing element.
expansion-archangel link (EAL)
A link-access function on the D-channel (LAPD) logical link that exists between a switch-processing 
element...

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Glossary and Abbreviations 
GL-23  
facility-associated signaling (FAS)
Signaling for which a D-channel carries signaling only for those channels on the same physical 
interface.
FA S
Facility-associated signaling
FAT
Facility access trunk
FA X
Facsimile
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FEAC
Forced Entry of Account Codes
feature
A specifically defined function or service provided by the system.
feature...

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FRL
Facilities Restriction Level
FX
Foreign exchange
G
G3-MA
Generic 3 Management Applications
G3-MT
Generic 3 Management Terminal
G3r
Generic 3, RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)
generalized route selection (GRS)
An enhancement to Automatic Alternate Routing/Automatic Route Selection (AAR/ARS) that 
performs routing based on call attributes, such as Bearer Capability...