Lucent Technologies 555-661-150 Benutzerhandbuch
MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
Network Reference
Network Reference
555-661-150
Issue 1
August 1998
About This Book
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How to Use This Book
How to Use This Book
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This guide includes five chapters:
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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.
terminology and concepts that you must understand in order to manage a
networked system.
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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.
configurations, demonstrating how the systems are set up for networking,
how calls are made and received, and the advantages and disadvantages
of each configuration.
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Chapter 3, Feature Interactions. Describes the ways that system features
work in networks.
work in networks.
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Chapter 4, Security. Discusses security issues and considerations.
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Chapter 5, Network Management. Summarizes programming procedures
for setting up and modifying network operations.
for setting up and modifying network operations.
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Chapter 6, Troubleshooting. Describes common problems that you may
encounter, their possible causes, and their solutions.
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.
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
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ordering information.
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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.
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
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
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
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