Lucent Technologies 8.2 User Manual

Issue 1

April 2000

Glossary and abbreviations 

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An ISDN information transfer rate for 1920-kbps data defined by CCITT and ANSI standards.

A format used to initiate a data connection between two data module devices.

A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.

A system having the following: two control carriers, duplicate expansion interface (EI) circuit packs in the 
PPN (in G3r with CSS), and duplicate switch node clock circuit packs in the switch node (SN) carriers. See 
also 

duplicated common control

, 

duplication

, 

duplication option

, and 

critical-reliability system

.

See 

home numbering-plan area code (HNPA)

.

The total length of time in minutes and seconds that a facility is used during a call.

The local area code. The area code does not have to be dialed to call numbers within the local geographical 
area.

Nondirect communication between two switch communications interfaces (SCI) where the SCI message 
passes automatically without intermediate processing through one or more intermediate SCIs.

A computer, connected to a network, that processes data from data-entry devices.

A group of extensions that are assigned the Station Hunting feature so that a call to a busy extension reroutes 
to an idle extension in the group. See also 

ACD work mode

.

See 

hertz (Hz)

.

The first information channel of DCP.

The second information channel of DCP.

A proprietary interface used for the DEFINITY Wireless Business System for the radio-controller circuit 
packs. Each interface provides communication between the radio-controller circuit pack and up to two wire-
less fixed bases. 

A proprietary interface used for the DEFINITY Wireless Business System for the cell antenna units. Each 
wireless fixed base can communicate to up to four cell antenna units.