Lucent Technologies 555-661-150 User Manual

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MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
Network Reference  
555-661-150  
Issue 1
August 1998
About This Book 
Page xxviii
How to Use This Book 
How to Use This Book
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This guide includes five chapters:
Chapter 1, Introduction. This chapter provides a grounding in the basic 
terminology and concepts that you must understand in order to manage a 
networked system.
Chapter 2, Call-Handling Scenarios. Studies several sample network 
configurations, demonstrating how the systems are set up for networking, 
how calls are made and received, and the advantages and disadvantages 
of each configuration.
Chapter 3, Feature Interactions. Describes the ways that system features 
work in networks.
Chapter 4, Security. Discusses security issues and considerations.
Chapter 5, Network Management. Summarizes programming procedures 
for setting up and modifying network operations.
Chapter 6, Troubleshooting. Describes common problems that you may 
encounter, their possible causes, and their solutions.
This guide is intended as a companion to the Release 6.1 
Feature Reference, 
System Programming, and System Manager’s Guide, which explain many system 
features and procedures in greater detail. Because private networks leverage 
existing communications system features as well as introducing new ones, this 
guide focuses not on a thorough discussion of system management and system 
features but rather on how they apply to private networks
on page xxx
 provides a complete list of system documentation together with 
ordering information.
In the USA only, Lucent Technologies provides a toll-free customer Helpline 
24 hours a day. Call the Helpline at 1 800 628-2888 (consultation charges may 
apply), or call your Lucent Technologies representative, if you need assistance 
when installing, programming, or using your system.
Terms and Conventions Used
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The terms described here are used in preference to other, equally acceptable 
terms for describing communications systems.
Lines, Trunks, and Facilities
Facility is a general term that designates a communications path between a 
telephone system and the telephone company central office. Technically, a 
trunk 
connects a switch to a switch, for example, the MERLIN LEGEND 
Communications System to the central office. Technically, a 
line is a loop-start 
facility or a communications path that does not connect switches, for example, an 
intercom line or a Centrex line. However, in actual usage, the terms 
line and trunk 
are often applied interchangeably. In this guide, we use 
lines/trunks and line/trunk