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Contents
Contents iii
■ Maintenance-Related System
Parameters 5-212
■ Mode Code Related System Parameters 5-220
■ Modem Pool Group 5-223
■ Multifrequency-Signaling-Related
System Parameters 5-228
■ Music Sources 5-243
■ Packet Gateway Board 5-246
■ Processor Channel Assignment for
R5r and later Installations 5-248
■ Processor Channel Assignment for
R5si and later Installations 5-252
■ Pickup Group 5-256
■ Remote Access 5-258
■ Remote Call Coverage Table 5-263
■ Second Digit Table 5-264
■ Security-Related System Parameters 5-266
■ System Parameters Country-Options 5-271
■ System Parameters Customer-Options 5-277
■ System Parameters OCM Call
Classification 5-289
■ Telecommuting Access 5-291
■ Tenant 5-292
■ Terminating Extension Group 5-295
■ Time of Day Coverage Table 5-298
■ Toll Analysis 5-299
■ User Defined Adjunct Names 5-303
6 Voice Terminal, PC Interface, and
Data Module Administration 6-1
■ Voice terminals — general 6-4
■ Terminal Parameters form 6-9
■ Voice-terminal feature button descriptions 6-14
■ Station form field descriptions 6-28
■ 10-MET, 20-MET, and 30-MET voice terminals 6-41
■ 500, 2500, K2500, 7101A, 7102A, 7103A,
7104A, 8110, DS1FD, DS1SA, and VRU
voice terminals 6-47
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■ Remove B-8
■ Status B-9
C References C-1
■ Basic DEFINITY ECS Documents C-1
■ Call Center Documents C-5
■ Application-Specific Documents C-6
■ Documents on CD-ROM C-10
GL Glossary and Abbreviations GL-1
IN Index IN-1
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List of Features
A
■ AAR 8-3
■ AAR and ARS Overlap Sending 8-20
■ AAR and ARS Partitioning 8-21
■ Abandoned Call Search 9-3
■ Abbreviated Dialing 4-1
■ Add/Remove Skills 9-5
■ Administered Connections 4-13
■ Administrable Language Displays 4-20
■ Administration without Hardware 4-40
■ Agent Call Handling 9-7
■ Alphanumeric Dialing 4-49
■ Alternate Facility Restriction Levels 8-29
■ Alternate Operations Support System Alarm Number 4-51
■ Answer Detection 4-52
■ ARS 8-3
■ Attendant Auto-Manual Splitting 4-54
■ Attendant Backup Alerting 4-55
■ Attendant Call Waiting 4-57
■ Attendant Calling of Inward Restricted Stations 4-60
■ Attendant Console 4-61
■ Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access 4-62
■ Attendant Crisis Alert 4-66
■ Attendant Direct Extension Selection with Busy Lamp Field 4-68
■ Attendant Direct Trunk Group Selection 4-72
■ Attendant Display 4-74
■ Attendant Intrusion 4-83
■ Attendant Override of Diversion Features 4-84
■ Attendant Priority Queue 4-85
■ Attendant Recall 4-88
■ Attendant Release Loop Operation 4-89
■ Attendant Room Status 10-2
■ Attendant Serial Calling 4-90
■ Audible Message Waiting 4-92
■ Audio Information Exchange (AUDIX) Interface 4-618
■ Authorization Codes 4-93
■ Auto Start and Don’t Split 4-97
■ Auto-Available Split 9-22
■ Automated Attendant 4-98
■ Automatic Call Distribution 9-25
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B
■ Basic Call Management System 9-40
■ Block Collect Call 4-110
■ Bridged Call Appearance 4-112
■ Bulletin Board 4-128
■ Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks 4-130
■ Button View 4-135
C
■ Call Charge Information 4-136
■ Call Coverage 4-146
■ Call Detail Recording 4-167
■ Call Forwarding 4-224
■ Call Management System 9-58
■ Call Park 4-232
■ Call Pickup 4-236
■ Call Prompting 9-60
■ Call Vectoring 9-63
■ Call Waiting Termination 4-244
■ Call-by-Call Service Selection 7-42
■ Calling Party/Billing Number 4-246
■ CallVisor Adjunct Switch Application Interface 4-250
■ Centralized Attendant Service 12-4
■ Class of Restriction 4-264
■ Class of Service 4-277
■ Code Calling Access 4-280
■ Conference — Attendant 4-282
■ Conference — Terminal 4-284
■ Consult 4-286
■ Coverage Callback 4-287
■ Coverage Incoming Call Identification 4-288
■ Customer-Provided-Equipment Alarm 4-289
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D
■ Data Call Setup 4-290
■ Data Hotline 4-298
■ Data Only Off Premises Extensions 4-305
■ Data Privacy 4-301
■ Data Restriction 4-303
■ DCS 12-11
■ DCS Alphanumeric Display for Terminals 12-27
■ DCS Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access 12-28
■ DCS Attendant Direct Trunk Group Selection 12-29
■ DCS Attendant Display 12-31
■ DCS Automatic Callback 12-32
■ DCS Automatic Circuit Assurance 12-34
■ DCS Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks 12-35
■ DCS Call Coverage 12-36
■ DCS Call Forwarding 12-41
■ DCS Call Waiting 12-42
■ DCS Distinctive Ringing 12-43
■ DCS Leave Word Calling 12-44
■ DCS Multiappearance Conference/Transfer 12-46
■ DCS Over ISDN-PRI D-channel 12-47
■ DCS Trunk Group Busy/Warning Indication 12-52
■ Default Dialing 4-307
■ Demand Print 4-309
■ Dial Access to Attendant 4-310
■ Dial Plan 4-311
■ Digital Multiplexed Interface 7-19
■ Distinctive Ringing 4-314
■ Distributed Communications System 12-11
■ Do Not Disturb 10-11
■ DS1 Trunk Service 7-11
■ Dual DCP I-Channels 4-317
E
■ EIA Interface 6-218
■ Emergency Access to the Attendant 4-318
■ Enhanced DCS 12-55
■ Enhanced ICSU 7-21
■ Enhanced Voice Terminal Display 4-322
■ Expert Agent Selection 9-72
■ Extended Trunk Access 12-67
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F
■ Facility and Non-Facility Associated Signaling 7-49
■ Facility Busy Indication 4-341
■ Facility Restriction Levels and Traveling Class Marks 8-24
■ Facility Test Calls 4-343
■ Flexible Billing 4-345
G
■ Generalized Route Selection 8-33
■ Go to Cover 4-348
■ Group Listen 4-349
■ Group Paging 4-352
H
■ Hold 4-358
■ Hold — Automatic 4-361
■ Hospitality Services 10-15
■ Hot Line Service 4-363
■ Hunt Groups 4-365
I
■ Inbound Call Management 9-81
■ Individual Attendant Access 4-376
■ Integrated Directory 4-379
■ Integrated Services Digital Network — Basic Rate Interface 4-382
■ Intercept Treatment 4-390
■ Intercom — Automatic 4-393
■ Intercom — Dial 4-395
■ Internal Automatic Answer 4-397
■ Inter-PBX Attendant Service (IAS) 12-72
■ Intraflow and Interflow 9-95
■ ISDN — General 7-25
L
■ Last Number Dialed 4-403
■ Leave Word Calling 4-405
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■ Manual Message Waiting 4-429
■ Manual Originating Line Service 4-430
■ Manual Signaling 4-432
■ Messaging Server Interface 4-433
■ MF signaling 4-438
■ Misoperation Handling 4-445
■ Modem Pooling 4-449
■ Multiappearance Preselection and Preference 4-452
■ Multimedia Call Handling 11-30
■ Multiple Call Handling 9-104
■ Music-on-Hold Access 4-455
N
■ Night Service 4-457
■ Node Number Routing 12-74
O
■ Off-Premises Station 4-467
P
■ PC Console 4-470
■ PC Interface 6-220
■ PC/PBX Connection 4-471
■ Personal Station Access 4-474
■ Personalized Ringing 4-480
■ Power Failure Transfer 4-482
■ Priority Calling 4-483
■ Privacy — Attendant Lockout 4-486
■ Privacy — Manual Exclusion 4-487
■ Private Network Access 12-75
■ Property Management System Interface 10-21
■ Public Network Call Priority 4-489
■ Pull Transfer 4-496
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Q
■ QSIG 12-77
■ QSIG Name and Number Identification 12-86
■ QSIG Transit Counter (ANF-TC) 12-99
■ Queue Status Indications 9-110
R
■ Reason Codes 9-112
■ Recall Signaling 4-498
■ Recorded Announcement 4-500
■ Recorded Telephone Dictation Access 4-508
■ Redirection on No Answer 9-116
■ Remote Access 4-509
■ Restricted/Unrestricted Call Lists 4-515
■ Restriction — Controlled 4-518
■ Ringback Queuing 4-520
■ Ringer Cutoff 4-523
■ Ringing — Abbreviated and Delayed 4-526
S
■ Security Violation Notification 4-531
■ Send All Calls 4-538
■ Service Observing 4-539
■ Single-Digit Dialing and Mixed Station Numbering 4-553
■ Station Hunting 4-557
■ Station Security Codes 4-563
■ Subnet Trunking 8-48
T
■ Temporary Bridged Appearance 4-566
■ Tenant Partitioning 4-568
■ Terminal Self Administration 4-578
■ Terminal Translation Initialization 4-583
■ Terminating Extension Group 4-591
■ Time of Day Routing 8-50
■ Timed Reminder and Attendant Timers 4-594
■ Transfer 4-597
■ Transfer — Outgoing Trunk to Outgoing Trunk 4-599
■ Trunk Flash 4-603
■ Trunk Group Administration 7-1
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U
■ Uniform Dial Plan 12-103
V
■ VDN in a Coverage Path 9-145
■ VDN of Origin Announcement 9-146
■ Visually Impaired Attendant Service 4-613
■ Voice Message Retrieval 4-615
■ Voice Response Integration 9-152
■ Voice Terminal Alerting Options 4-625
■ Voice Terminal Display 4-626
■ VuStats 9-161
W
■ Wideband Switching 7-56
■ World-Class Tone Detection 4-642
■ World-Class Tone Generation 4-643
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Numerics
■ 7500 Data Module 6-252
A
■ AAR and ARS Digit Analysis Table 8-55
■ AAR and ARS Digit Conversion Table 8-63
■ Abbreviated Dialing List — 7103A Button List 5-14
■ Abbreviated Dialing List — Enhanced List 5-2
■ Abbreviated Dialing List — Group List 5-5
■ Abbreviated Dialing List — Personal List 5-8
■ Abbreviated Dialing List — System List 5-11
■ Access Endpoint 7-72
■ Access trunk group 7-150
■ Administered Connection 5-17
■ Agent LoginID 9-193
■ Alias Station 5-21
■ Alphanumeric Dialing Table 5-23
■ Announcement Data Module 6-233
■ Announcements/Audio Sources 5-26
■ APLT trunk group 7-156
■ ARS Toll Table 8-75
■ ATMS Trunk Test Schedule 7-76
■ Attendant Console 5-35
■ Authorization Code — COR Mapping 5-54
B
■ BCMS/VuStats Login ID 9-200
■ Bulletin Board 5-56
C
■ Cabinet 5-58
■ Call Center System Parameters 9-202
■ Call Vector 9-207
■ CDR System Parameters 5-63
■ Circuit Packs 5-69
■ Class of Restriction 5-72
■ Class of Service 5-81
■ CO trunk group 7-168
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D
■ Data Line Data Module 6-234
■ Dial Plan Record 5-99
■ DID trunk group 7-178
■ Digit Absorption 7-91
■ DIOD trunk group 7-183
■ DMI-BOS trunk group 7-188
■ DS1 Circuit Pack form 7-79
■ Duplication-Related System Parameters 5-104
E
■ ETA Call Screening Table 5-106
■ Extended Trunk Access Call Screening 12-113
■ Extension Number Portability Numbering Plan 12-115
■ Extensions Administered to have an MCT-Control Button 5-108
■ External Device Alarm 5-109
F
■ Feature Access Code (FAC) 5-113
■ Feature-Related System Parameters 5-123
■ Fiber Link Administration 5-146
■ FX trunk group 7-193
H
■ Hop Channel Assignments 12-116
■ Hospitality 10-30
■ Hunt Group 5-158
I
■ Intercom Group 5-175
■ Inter-Exchange Carrier (IXC) Codes 5-177
■ Interface Links 5-179
■ Intra-Switch CDR 5-183
■ ISDN Numbering — Private 7-93
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L
■ Language Translations 5-193
■ Listed Directory Numbers 5-207
■ Loudspeaker Paging 5-209
M
■ Maintenance-Related System Parameters 5-212
■ Modem Pool Group 5-223
■ Multifrequency-Signaling-Related System Parameters 5-228
■ Music Sources 5-243
N
■ Netcon Data Module 6-245
■ Network-Facilities 7-100
■ Node Number Routing 12-119
P
■ Packet Gateway Board 5-246
■ PCOL trunk group 7-246
■ Pickup Group 5-256
■ PRI Endpoint 7-102
■ Processor Channel Assignment for R5r Installations 5-248
■ Processor Channel Assignment for R5si Installations 5-252
■ Processor Interface Data Module 6-246
■ Processor/Trunk Data Module 6-243
R
■ Reason Code Names 9-211
■ Remote Access 5-258
■ Remote Call Coverage Table 5-263
■ RHNPA Table 8-76
■ RLT trunk group 7-252
■ Route Pattern form 8-67
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S
■ Second Digit Table 5-264
■ Security-Related System Parameters 5-266
■ Signaling Group 7-106
■ SIT Treatment for Call Classification 9-212
■ Synchronization Plan 7-112
■ System Parameters Country-Options 5-271
■ System Parameters Customer-Options 5-277
■ System Parameters OCM Call Classification 5-289
■ System Port Data Module 6-248
T
■ Tandem trunk group 7-257
■ Telecommuting Access 5-291
■ Tenant 5-292
■ Terminal Parameters 6-9
■ Terminating Extension Group 5-295
■ Tie trunk group 7-262
■ Time of Day Coverage Table 5-298
■ Time of Day Routing Plan 8-78
■ Toll Analysis 5-299
■ Trunk Groups — General 7-115
U
■ Uniform Dial Plan 12-121
■ User Defined Adjunct Names 5-303
V
■ Vector Directory Number 9-214
■ Vector Routing Table 9-219
■ VuStats Display Format 9-221
W
■ WATS trunk group 7-268
■ World Class BRI Data Module 6-255
X
■ X.25 Data Module 6-249
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Overview Page xxxi
Overview
This document describes the DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server
(ECS) Release 6 and includes all incremental releases up to and including
Release 6.3. For details about changes between Release 6.2 and 6.3, refer to
Appendix A, ‘‘Transition Reference’’ in this manual. You may also want to refer to
DEFINITY ECS Release 6, Issue 3.0, Change Description.
NOTE:
This book contains information previously contained in the DEFINITY ECS
Feature Description and DEFINITY ECS Implementation books.
Purpose
This document explains the features that comprise DEFINITY ECS. It provides an
introduction to each feature and presents required forms for administration,
detailed descriptions, considerations, and interactions between features. This
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This document includes the forms required to implement DEFINITY ECS and
descriptions of the fields along with valid values and ranges for each field.
This document is not procedural. It does not contain information about how to
install, maintain, repair, or troubleshoot the switch. Refer to Appendix C for a list
of related DEFINITY ECS documents.
Audience
This document is intended for the DEFINITY ECS system administrators and
managers, end-users interested in information about specific features, and
Lucent Technologies support personnel responsible for planning, designing,
configuring, selling, and supporting the system.
Organization
This document is organized into chapters by subject. Features are in
alphabetical order within each chapter. Pertinent forms follow the features. Basic
features and forms are presented in a chapter with the same title. The document
includes:
Chapter 2, ‘‘System Basics’’ tells you how to log on, log off, enter commands,
set user permissions, print, and use the management terminal. It provides
instructions for remote administration and system backup.
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Chapter 5, ‘‘Basic Forms’’ contains all of the forms required to administer basic
features, descriptions of the fields on each form, and special notes about usage.
Chapter 9, ‘‘Call Center’’ contains the Call Center features and the forms
required to administer these features.
Chapter 10, ‘‘Hospitality’’ contains the Hospitality features and the form
required to administer these features.
Chapter 11, ‘‘Multimedia’’ contains the Multimedia features and the forms
required to administer these features.
Chapter 12, ‘‘Private Networking’’ contains the Private Networking features and
the forms required to administer these features. Included are DCS, QSIG, and
Uniform Dial Plan.
Feature-related information
The information for each feature is usually presented under five headings:
■ Feature title
Gives the name and a brief overview of the feature. Tells what it does or
how it serves the system.
■ How to administer
Provides a list of the forms that are used to administer a feature. Required
fields on these forms also are identified.
■ Detailed description
Provides more detailed, technical information about a feature. When
appropriate, additional guidelines and examples are provided. In some
cases, expanded technical information is provided on one or several
aspects of the feature.
■ Considerations
Discusses the applications and benefits of a feature and any other factors
to be considered when using the feature.
■ Interactions
Lists and briefly discusses other features that may significantly affect a
feature. Interacting features are those that:
— Depend on each other — if one of the features is provided, the
other also must be provided.
— Cannot coexist — if one of the features is provided, the other
cannot be provided.
— Affect each other — the normal operation of one feature modifies,
or is modified by, the normal operation of the other feature.
— Enhance each other — the features, in combination, provide
improved service to the user.
NOTE:
Draws attention to information that you must heed.
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Overview
This chapter contains guidelines to help you get ready to administer your system.
Before you do this, you should attend the customer training system
administration course. You should have thorough training on the following items
before attempting to administer the system:
■ System and voice terminal features
■ Hardware requirements
■ Port assignments
■ Management terminal operation
Communications survey
Before you begin to administer your DEFINITY ECS, complete the following
communications survey. This task consists of gathering information about the
system, its users, their job functions, and their communications needs. After you
identify this information, you can match it to the available features and hardware
to design a system that fulfills your requirements.
Before you begin the survey, do a quick review of the information provided in the
rest of this book.”About This Document” provides an overview of the contents of
the remaining chapters, and is a good place to start.
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Complete each of the survey steps in the order given. Depending on the offer
definition, some steps are best performed as a cooperative effort between you
and your Lucent Technologies account team.
Become familiar with the features, the forms required, and the data to be entered
on the forms. Some of the steps in this survey ask you to gather information using
duplicates of forms from the system. These forms are available in either
DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Implementation Blank Forms or
DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Administration and Feature
Description. You can use these forms as a guide when you actually administer
the system.
■ Obtain a list of equipment (including number and type) that has been
ordered for the system. Identify the system cabinets ordered.
■ Find out what features and services are to be provided.
You can have a variety of trunk types connected to your system. One or more
trunks of a particular type make up a trunk group. A complete list of all trunk
groups supported by the system appears below. For each trunk type you will
use, review the associated trunk group description in this book. Identify the
associated trunk group forms required and the fields on the forms to be
completed. Complete the appropriate fields on all forms as required.
■ Access
■ Advanced Private Line Termination (APLT)
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■ CAMA - E911
■ Centralized Automatic Message Accounting (CAMA/E911)
■ Central Office (CO)
■ Customer-Provided Equipment (CPE)
■ Digital Multiplexed Interface Bit-Oriented Signaling (DMI-BOS)
■ Direct Inward Dialing (DID)
■ Direct Inward Outward Dialing (DIOD)
■ Foreign Exchange (FX)
■ Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
■ Personal Central Office Line (PCOL)
■ Release Link Trunk (RLT)
■ Tandem
■ Tie
■ Wide Area Telecommunications Service (WATS)
Many features are optional and may or may not be purchased with your system.
To enable optional features, a representative of Lucent Technologies must
complete the System-Parameters Customer-Options form. You can view this form
to determine which optional features are active on your system. Once you know
this, you can assemble the information necessary to administer these features.
For each optional feature you need to administer, review the feature description
in this book. Identify the associated system forms and the fields on the forms to
be completed, and determine the number of forms required. Complete the
appropriate fields on the duplicated forms as required.
NOTE:
You cannot access forms or fields on forms associated with an optional
feature that is not activated.
For each feature you need to administer, review the feature description in this
book. Identify the associated system forms and the fields on the forms to be
completed, and determine the number of forms required. Complete the fields on
the duplicated forms as required.
As you proceed, there will be times when the data for a field on a form has not yet
been identified. For those cases, note the fields requiring completion and then
proceed. Later, complete the form when the applicable data is identified.
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Identify each system user name, terminal type, and extension number to be
assigned.
If required, enter each user name, terminal type, and extension number on a floor
plan, or equivalent drawing. The floor plan will help you visualize various work
groups and make later group assignments such as call-answering groups or
call-pickup groups easier. This drawing, or an equivalent, can then be used by
the installation technicians when installing voice terminals and associated
equipment.
For all terminal types and quantities of each type identified, remove the
applicable blank station forms from DEFINITY ECS Implementation Blank Forms
and duplicate as many times as necessary.
On each duplicated station form, enter the applicable terminal type, user name,
extension number, and port number.
Complete the various fields on the previously obtained station forms. Before
actually assigning features on the forms, review the features that can be
assigned to each terminal type, the recommended button names, and the
abbreviated feature name that must be entered on the form. You also need to
consider the maximum number of buttons that can be assigned to a feature or
function.
Voice terminal figures in this book show each terminal that can be assigned, their
associated button positions, and a suggested standard button arrangement. The
maximum number of buttons that can be assigned features (administrable
buttons) is shown for each terminal type. You must not exceed this number when
assigning feature buttons to the terminal.
A set of preprinted labels comes with each voice terminal. After you make button
assignments, be sure to insert the labels next to the appropriate button.
Step 9 — Review
Review all the features and services that you will use and ensure that you have
completed forms for all features and services to be provided.
Administration sequence
After the system is installed and you have completed the communications survey,
you must enter the data into system memory. Chapter 2, ‘‘System Basics’’,
provides information about how to login and how to use the system
administration terminal (SAT).
Obtain all duplicated forms from the survey and sort them into groups. For
example, separate the forms for all voice terminals, hunt groups and trunk
groups. Have a copy of the port-assignment record available to keep track of the
items as you install them.
Record keeping
The port assignment record provides a record of how a system is initialized and
administered. Ports are the physical location on a circuit pack where terminals,
trunks, or system adjuncts are connected. Once port numbers are assigned,
they become the address of the associated equipment or facility in the system. It
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is necessary that a record be made and kept of port assignments for system
installation/initialization and ongoing administration.
Use a work request form or worksheet to keep track of who has requested
features and the features they desired. Follow your company policy concerning
keeping records.
Entering translations
Translations tell the system how you want things to be in your particular system.
For example, a user’s name, extension, terminal type, class of restriction, and
port number are all translations that are specific to your system. Everything you
do to make the system meet your needs is a translation.
When entering this information into the system, you should periodically save the
translations. This creates a nonvolatile copy of the translations you have already
entered into the system. Then if a power outage or system failure occurs, you will
not need to retype each translation.
You should enter the system translations in an ordered manner. The following is
the recommended order:
1. Login and password (change password, if necessary)
2. Dial Plan
3. Feature Access Codes
4. System Features (Class of Service and Class of Restriction)
5. Console Parameters
6. Attendant Consoles
7. System Parameters
8. Voice Terminals
9. Data Modules
10. Netcon Channels
11. Groups (hunt groups, pickup groups, etc.)
12. Trunk Groups
13. Automatic Route Selection
14. Administered Connections
System Features
System features include the Class of Service (COS) and Class of Restriction
(COR). You cannot add these features, but you can change them.
System Parameters
System parameters allow you to assign values for system-related features such
as Leave Word Calling (LWC), Hospitality Features, and Call Detail Recording
(CDR).
Voice Terminals
Once you have established the Dial Plan and FACs, you can add voice terminals.
The duplicate command can be used to add the same types of voice terminals.
The extension number, location, type, and user name should be entered on the
form.
Data Modules
You can assign data modules after voice terminal administration, or at the same
time, if the voice terminal has a data module.
Netcon Channels/SAPs
Netcon channels provide switched data access for the following:
■ Call Detail Recording (CDR)
■ On-premises administration/maintenance terminal
■ Remote administration/maintenance terminal
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Groups
After you have administered the voice terminals, you can administer the following
items using the add commands:
■ Abbreviated Dialing (System, Group, Enhanced)
■ Hunt Groups
■ Call Coverage Answer Groups
■ Pickup Groups
■ Intercom Groups
■ Terminating Extension Groups
Trunk groups
Your account team should help you determine what information you need to
complete the trunk group forms. See ‘‘Trunk Group Administration’’ on page 7-1
and ‘‘Private Networking’’ on page 12-1 for more information.
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Overview
This chapter provides basic information you need to manage your DEFINITY
Enterprise Communications Server (ECS). This includes how to log in and log off,
how to add and remove logins, how to set permissions for others who use the
administration terminal, and how to back up the information you administer.
Your DEFINTY ECS comes equipped with a system administration terminal (SAT)
that consists of a monitor and a keyboard. You use the SAT to configure your
system, to change system settings, and to monitor system performance.
Maintenance personnel may also use the SAT to perform testing and
maintenance operations.
The system can be equipped with one of several different terminal types,
including the following:
■ 715 Multi-Task (MT) terminal
■ 513 BCT
■ 610 BCT
■ 615 MT terminal
■ 4410 terminal
■ 4425 terminal
■ Personal Computer (PC) using a 513, 4410, or 4425 emulation software
package
■ DEC VT220
Terminal emulation
Some terminals can emulate other terminal types. You need to use terminal
emulation if you use a PC. See the documentation that came with the terminal to
determine how you should set it up.
Programmable keys
Some keyboards are equipped with programmable function keys, often called
user PF keys. You can program a key to automatically type a command on the
command line, such as add station next, or duplicate station. You may then need
to type additional qualifiers, such as an extension. See your terminal
documentation to see if you can do this.
NOTE:
If you accidentally enter the wrong terminal type, it can lock up your
system. Type newterm (correct terminal type) and press ENTER. If
this does not work, turn the power off ON THE TERMINAL ONLY. The
terminal reboots and you can login again.
You should logoff the system any time you are not using the SAT. To log off the
system, at the Command: prompt, type logoff and press RETURN. The system
automatically disconnects you from the system.
Logoff notification
If you attempt to logoff while a facility test call or remote access is active, and
logoff notification is enabled for your login, the logoff notification screen appears.
You need to respond to the Proceed with Logoff prompt on the logoff
screen. The response defaults to n; type y to override the default.
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! SECURITY ALERT:
To logoff with the Facility Test Calls feature access code administered
poses a significant security risk.
To logoff with Remote Access administered poses a significant security risk
if you are using the feature in conjunction with Facility Test Calls.
A notification screen also appears if you attempt to logoff while alarm origination
is disabled. If you do this and the system generates an alarm, Lucent support
services will not receive any notification of the alarm. See DEFINITY Enterprise
Communications Server Release 6 Maintenance for R6r or DEFINITY Enterprise
Communications Server Release 6 Maintenance for R6vs/si or DEFINITY
Enterprise Communications Server Release 6 Maintenance for R6csi.
Help
At any point on the command line, or when your cursor is in a field on a form, you
can press the Help key to see a list of available commands or entries. If the level
requires a particular keyword (that is, the level is an Action or Object level), a list
of the valid keywords at that level is displayed. If the level is the Qualifier level, a
message is displayed describing the format and the type of parameter required
at that level. Brackets ([ ]) around keywords or qualifiers indicate that the
keyword, qualifier, or the part of the qualifier enclosed in the brackets is optional.
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The system only displays those commands and objects that you have permission
to use and that are relevant to your system configuration.
For the command line interface, the display screen is made up of 27 lines of 80
characters each. The screen is partitioned as follows:
Line 1 Line 1 is the command path line and displays the command
you entered to view the current form, the active switch
processing element in duplicated systems, and the page
number.
Lines 2–22 These lines display command output and multiline help
messages.
Line 23 This line is the message line and displays single-line help and
error messages.
Line 24 This line is the command line, where commands appear as you
type.
Lines 26, 27 These lines display the functions of screen-labeled
programmable keys. Normally, these lines are blank.
Some special keys perform certain functions within the system. These keys may
be labeled with a name (CANCEL, HELP) or they may be labeled F1, F2, etc. If your
keys are not labeled, you should have a legend at the bottom of the screen to tell
you what key to use for each function.
■ Cancel — Pressing CANCEL on the command line cancels the command,
and clears the command line. When the cursor is in a form, CANCEL returns
the cursor to the command line, and the system ignores any changes you
made to the form.
■ Character Erase — The BACKSPACE key erases the character to the left of
the cursor and moves the cursor to that position. If the cursor is at the first
position, BACKSPACE causes the terminal bell to ring.
■ Help — Pressing the HELP function key displays a list of valid keywords for
the current level or a message describing the format and the type of
parameter expected at this level.
■ Word Delete — The BACKTAB (shift-tab) key erases the last word typed on
the command line. If there are no words on the command line, word delete
backs up one level along the hierarchical command structure.
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Commands
Commands are grouped into the following four categories:
■ Administration — Used to administer data associated with terminals,
facilities, and system parameters. Appendix C contains a list of
Administration commands and their associated objects. Note that not all
commands are available to all logins.
■ Maintenance — Used to perform maintenance and testing on trunks,
terminals, ports, and system control modules. Also used to obtain displays
of error and alarm logs. See DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server
Maintenance manuals for information associated with maintenance
commands.
■ Measurements — Used to obtain displays of measurement reports for
trunk groups, hunt groups, attendants, etc. See DEFINITY Enterprise
Communications Server System Monitoring and Reporting for information
associated with measurement commands.
■ System — Used to change passwords and administer the command
authorization structure. This chapter discusses these commands.
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You must be logged onto DEFINITY ECS before you can enter commands. The
DEFINITY ECS is case-sensitive. Always enter commands in lowercase, unless a
name, login-ID or password contains uppercase characters.
Command structure
The Action is the first word you enter on the command line and specifies the
operation to be performed (such as, add, change, or delete). The Object is the
second word you enter and specifies the object to be operated on, for example,
a station, trunk group, or hunt group. Finally, the qualifier can be one or more key
words or digits that further identify or complete the object. The qualifier may be
mandatory or optional, depending on the command or system configuration.
You can enter only one command at a time. For example, the command required
to add a station with extension number 1212 is shown below:
add station 1212
In the above example, add is the Action word, station is the Object word, and
1212 is the Qualifier word.
You must separate each Action, Object, and Qualifier word with spaces.
In most cases, you do not need to type every character of a command. You can
type a shortened form of the command, as long as what you type is unique to the
command.
For example, for the command line change station 3600, you could type ch st
3600. If the character string you enter is not unique, an error message appears.
For example, if you type dis for the command display, the system replies with
‘dis’ is an ambiguous entry and a list of all the possible commands that
start with dis. At this point, you only need to add the p to the abbreviation to form
disp, an entry that is not ambiguous.
Login administration
When your DEFINITY ECS is delivered, one customer super-user login and
password combination is already defined. You must administer additional logins
and passwords if needed. If you are the super-user, you have full customer
permissions and can customize any login you create. The maximum number of
customer logins is 11.
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As super-user, you can establish permissions for the other logins in your system.
You can block access to any object that may compromise switch security.
NOTE:
You cannot use a shortened form of the login ID for any of the following
actions.
To add a login
If you are adding a login, enter the new login name as part of the add command.
The name must be 3–6 characters, and can contain the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z.
If you add or remove a login, the “Security Measurement” reports are not
updated until the next hourly poll, or you type the clear measurements
security-violations command.
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LOGIN ADMINISTRATION
LOGOFF NOTIFICATION
Facility Test Call Notification? y Acknowledgment Required? y
Remote Access Notification? y Acknowledgment Required? y
To display a login
To display a specific login:
1. Enter the command display login (login-ID) and press the Enter key.
The system displays the Login Administration form with all information
about the requested login except the password.
To list logins
To list all of the system logins and the status of each login, enter the command
list logins.
The system displays the following information for all current logins:
■ Name
■ Service level
■ Status (active, inactive, disabled, svn-disabled, void)
■ Password aging cycle length
The system displays only those logins with the same, or lower, service level as
the user making the request.
To remove a login
To remove a login from the system, you must use a super-user login:
1. Enter the command remove login (login-ID).
The system displays the Login Administration form with all information
about the requested login except the password.
2. Press ENTER to remove the login, or press CANCEL to cancel the procedure
without removing the login.
Password aging is an option that you can activate while administering logins. The
password for each login can be aged starting with the date the password was
created, or changed, and continuing for a specified number of days (1 to 99).
The user is notified at the login prompt, 7 days before the password expiration
date, that the password is about to expire. When the password expires, the user
must enter a new password into the system before logging in. Once a
non-super-user has changed his or her password, the user must wait 24 hours to
change the password again.
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Login: telmgr
Password:
Your Password has expired, enter a new one.
New Password:
Once you have created a login, you can modify the permissions associated with
the login. The system maintains default permissions for each level of login, but
you may want to further restrict the login, or at least make sure the defaults are
appropriate for the user. The default values for these fields vary based on the
login type.
When set to y, the permissions on this form apply for any object that is not
restricted. The second and third pages of the Command Permission Categories
form allow you to restrict the user from any access to specified objects. To
access this form, use the command change permissions (login-ID).
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COMMAND PERMISSION CATEGORIES
Login Name: Sup3ru
COMMON COMMANDS
Display Admin. and Maint. Data? y
System Measurements? y
ADMINISTRATION COMMANDS
Administer Stations? y Administer Features? y
Administer Trunks? y Administer Permissions? y
Additional Restrictions? n
MAINTENANCE COMMANDS
Maintain Stations? n Maintain Switch Circuit Packs? n
Maintain Trunks? n Maintain Process Circuit Packs? n
Maintain Systems? n Maintain Enhanced DS1? n
■ Login Name — This field displays the login to which these permissions
apply.
■ Display Admin. and Maint. Data — Users with this permission can use
display, list, monitor, status and schedule (reports) commands. They can
also change their own passwords, and schedule reports.
■ System Measurements — Users with this permission can use the list
measurements commands. This field only appears for vs/si systems.
■ Administer Stations — Users with this permission can add, change,
duplicate or remove stations, data modules and associated feature, such
as abbreviated dialing, vectors and routing tables.
■ Administer Features — Users with this permission can administer
feature-related parameters, such as coverage paths, class of service,
class of restriction, system parameters, authorization codes and security.
Use caution when assigning this permission to a user.
■ Administer Trunks — Users with this permission can administer
AAR/ARS, trunk groups, remote access and route patterns. This
permission should only belong to users who are very familiar with these
features.
■ Administer Permissions — Users with this permission can administer
logins and command permissions. This permission only applies to
super-user logins.
■ Additional Restrictions — If this field is y, the second and third pages of
this form appear. You can use these pages to add up to 40 objects that
this user cannot manipulate. If an object appears on the Additional
Restrictions page, users cannot display, add, change, or do anything with
that object.
■ Maintain Stations — You can only enter y in this field if Station and
Trunk MSP is y on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
Allows users to perform station maintenance.
■ Maintain Switch Circuit Packs — You can only enter y in this field if
Station and Trunk MSP is y on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form. Allows users to perform circuit pack
maintenance.
■ Maintain Trunks — You can only enter y in this field if Station and
Trunk MSP is y on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
Allows users to perform trunk maintenance.
■ Maintain Process Circuit Packs — You can only enter y in this field if
Processor and System MSP is y on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form. Allows users to perform processor maintenance.
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■ Maintain Systems — You can only enter y in this field if Processor and
System MSP is y on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
Allows users to perform system maintenance.
■ Maintain Enhanced DS1 — You can only enter y in this field if DS1 MSP is
y on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form. Allows users to
perform enhanced DS1 maintenance.
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Pages 2 and 3 of this form are identical, and allow you to specify certain objects
that this user cannot access. If you want to limit a user’s permissions beyond
those on page one, enter the objects in this list. For example, if you want a user to
be able to add and change stations, but not VDNs, you can enter y in the
Administer Stations field and the Additional Restrictions field. Then
on this page, enter vdn as a restricted object.
Remote administration
Remote administration allows the system to be administered from a remote
terminal. A local administration terminal is one that is located on-premises within
50 (15.25m) feet of the system cabinet. A terminal located more than 50 feet
(15.25m) from the system cabinet is considered remote. A remote administration
terminal can be on-premises or off-premises. The remote terminal can perform
the same functions as the local terminal.
You can connect several terminals to the system at the same time. These
terminals can display information simultaneously, but the system limits the type of
simultaneous changes that users can make from any two (or more) terminals.
These limitations, and the number of terminals you can connect to a system, are
documented in DEFINITY ECS Release 6 System Description Pocket Reference.
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! SECURITY ALERT:
When logging into the system from a remote location using the
asynchronous link, you should not be on the link too long or leave the
terminal unattended while logged in. This link is used by the system to
transmit alarms and errors to a central maintenance site. A long login
session may block reporting of important maintenance information.
! SECURITY ALERT:
Using DID for remote administration presents a major
security risk.
1. Using either the keyboard or voice terminal, dial the UCD group extension
number. This number will be one of the following (see Table 2-1):
a. From off-premises:
■ The DID number, or
■ An LDN (you must use a voice terminal), or
■ The trunk number dedicated to remote administration
b. From on-premises:
■ An extension number
2. If a DID number, dedicated trunk number, or extension was dialed, receive
data tone or visually receive answer confirmation.
If an LDN was dialed, the attendant will answer. Ask to be transferred to
the UCD group extension number. Receive data tone or visually receive
answer confirmation. Transfer the voice call to your data terminal.
3. The Login: prompt appears.
4. Enter your login and password.
5. Perform system administration.
6. Log off and disconnect.
Ensure data terminal speed settings are compatible with the modem pool and
the netcon/data channel. Use the table below to determine the data terminal
speed setting that you need.
If a time of day is not administered, CDR records are not generated. The correct
time and date assure that CDR records are correct for the records being kept.
CDR does not work until the time and date have been entered. To set the system
time and date:
Enter the command set time and press RETURN. The Date and Time form
appears.
TIME
Hour: __ Second: XX
Minute: __
Verify the date and time by entering the command display time.
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The command syntax for saving from a TN750C circuit pack is:
save announcements [‘from’ cabinet(1-X). carrier (A-E), slot (0-20)]
where X for cabinet is the system maximum and where “slot” is the number of the
slot occupied by the circuit pack you want to back up or restore.
where X for cabinet is the system maximum and where “slot” is the number of the
slot occupied by the circuit pack you want to back up or restore.
If there are multiple circuit packs in your system, you must specify the slot
location of the circuit pack. If there is only one circuit pack, the system defaults to
the proper location.
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! WARNING:
WARNING: This restore announcement command will overwrite the
specified circuit packs existing announcements.
Save translation
To backup the DEFINITY Release 5si/vs and later configurations, you use a
memory card. In case of a power failure, the system translations and
announcements can be restored using the memory card.
NOTE:
You should not save translations if memory card alarm conditions occur or if
the system is having problems (such as processor, memory, or netcon
alarms).
NOTE:
Save translations after business hours to prevent dial tone delays. Or, if
your business operates 24 hours, save translations during slow business
hours.
save announcements
SAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Processor Command Completion Status Error Code
SPE_A Success 0
One memory card is provided with the system. If you also have a backup
memory card, replace the existing card with the backup card, and perform the
save translation operation. You can also save announcements to the backup
memory card. The procedure is the same.
Remove the backup memory card and replace the original card when finished.
Label the memory card as a backup, and include the date and time. Store the
backup memory card in a secure place.
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Errors
Memory card-related failures may occur for two reasons: the card is at fault or the
Netcon circuit pack is at fault. When these failures occur, the system responds
with error messages. The following is a list of the error messages in alphabetical
order and recommended responses to each. Check for proper operation after
each response is completed. You should also check the hardware error log for
errors, and then use the maintenance manual or complete repair procedures.
1. Cannot access file storage area
The wrong memory card may be installed.
Response: Check to see which memory card is installed. If the correct one
is installed, test it. If it passes, and the problem still persists, escalate the
problem to the next level of support.
2. Cannot access file; wrong type of Memory Card is
inserted
You have not inserted the correct memory card for the operation you wish
to perform.
Response: Load the appropriate memory card.
3. Cannot access mass storage system now; try again later
Indicates the storage system is in use.
Response: Try again later.
4. Cannot turn on 12 volt power supply
Indicates something may be wrong with the (TN777B) Netcon circuit pack
(where the power supply is).
Response: Test the 12-volt power supply by running the test card-mem
command from the system administration terminal. Executing the
command causes the system to run Test 701 (12 Volt Power Supply Test).
If the power supply test fails, replace the (TN777B) Netcon circuit pack. To
do this, follow the instructions in the Maintenance manual for MO
12v-PWR. Then, repeat whichever command failed.
5. Command has been aborted; please try later
The command has been preempted.
Response: Try again later.
6. Could not write to Memory Card
Indicates something may be wrong with the memory card.
Response: Test the memory card (run test card-mem).
7. File size exceeded
You have run out of file space.
Response: Call your Lucent Technologies representative.
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When MSS devices on both processors in a duplicated system are specified, the
save announcements operation saves announcement data from the
announcement circuit pack to the active and standby MSS devices in parallel.
The status of each save operation is reported to the user separately. If one of the
save operations fail, the save operation to the other device continues. The goal is
to save the new announcement data on some MSS device so that it is not totally
lost; this causes the announcement data to be inconsistent between these MSS
devices.
Command Syntax
restore announcements [disk | tape]
The [disk | tape] options specify the device from which to restore the
announcement circuit pack data. This set of options only applies in a system with
a disk.
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Invoking the restore announcements command with the disk option forces the
system to copy the announcement circuit pack data from the disk to the
announcement circuit pack.
Invoking the restore announcements command with the tape option forces the
system to copy the announcement circuit pack data from the tape to the
announcement circuit pack.
Command Operation
There is only one announcement circuit pack allowed in the system. The
announcement file is always restored from the active processor’s device.
In the case where the system crashes and/or there is a processor interchange,
the restore operation fails. In this case, there is not a valid announcement file on
the announcement circuit pack. The command should be restarted on the newly
active processor to copy the announcements from the active processor’s MSS
device to the announcement circuit pack. Until the announcements are
successfully and completely copied to the announcement circuit pack, calls are
not connected to any announcements on the ANN circuit pack.
When the ANN circuit pack is plugged in or reset, maintenance performs a series
of tests, including a DRAM Checksum test. The test fails due to the power loss to
the circuit pack, resulting in automatic downloading of the announcement file.
Error Conditions
The following is a list of all error messages displayed to the user. If any of these
error conditions can be attributed to hardware failures or disk/tape configuration
problems, they are logged with the maintenance subsystem. Error messages that
are caused by a user entering improper command operations are not logged
with the maintenance subsystem; the user is notified of the error.
For each error message listed, an identifier is provided that indicates where on
the screen the message occurs. If (M) is shown next to the error code, the error
message appears on the message line. If (W) is shown next to the error code, the
error message appears as command output.
A failure can occur on either processor in a duplicated system. When the error is
displayed, it is associated with the processor on which the error was
encountered.
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The save translation command copies translation data from memory to the
MSS. By default, translation data is written to the primary MSS device in a
simplex processor system, or to both primary MSS devices in a duplicated
processor system. In addition, the save translation command can be directed to
write to devices on either of the processors and/or the secondary device(s). The
translation data can be automatically backed up as part of regularly scheduled
maintenance. It is recommended that automatic backup be performed on a daily
basis.
Command syntax
The bracketed options specify to which mass storage system the translation data
is to be saved. This set of options only applies in a duplicated system. The
options, SPE_A and SPE_B, see processors A and B respectively in a
duplicated system.
Invoking the command with the active option instructs the system to write to the
specified device in the active processor.
Invoking the command with the standby option instructs the system to write to
the specified device in the standby processor.
Invoking the command with the either option causes the system to write the
translation data to the specified device on both processors. If the standby
processor is inaccessible, the command still executes on the active processor
and data is copied to the specified device.
Invoking the save translation command with the SPE_A option forces the
system to write the translation data to the specified device in processor A.
SPE_A is the default in a simplex system.
Invoking the save translation command with the SPE_B option forces the
system to write the translation data to the specified device in processor B.
The [disk | tape] option specifies the device on which to save the translation
data. This option set only applies in a system with a disk.
Invoking the save translation command with the disk option forces the system
to write the translation data to the disk. In a system configured with both a disk
and a tape, disk is the default.
Invoking the save translation command with the tape option forces the system
to write the translation data to the tape. In a system configured with only a tape
unit, tape is the default.
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In a duplex system, the capability to save translation to only one of the MSS
devices is provided. This capability should be exercised with extreme caution
since it is likely to lead to translation data inconsistencies between the different
devices on the two processors.
Command operation
The save translation command writes two time-stamped identical copies of
translation data to the selected devices. The time stamp for both copies are the
same (the time of writing to the first copy). Each copy also contains the state of
the copy (either “good” or “bad”).
The save operation writes one complete copy first, then writes the second copy
in a different area of the device. The save operation updates only one copy at a
time. The save operation always overwrites the “least good” copy first. The
following selection criteria should be applied on both the active and standby
devices:
■ If a copy has a bad status, always overwrite that copy first.
■ If both copies have good status, overwrite the one with the older time
stamp. If both time stamps are the same, it does not matter which copy is
overwritten first since the copies are identical.
Each copy of the translation data is marked “bad” prior to a translation save
operation, and it is only marked “good” after the save operation to that file
completes successfully. Any failure during the save operation, including a system
crash, usually affects only one copy of translation data. If this occurs, the
affected copy is marked with a “bad” status indicator and should not be used to
load translation into the system. Thus an intact copy of translation can be used as
a backup. Normally at least one of the two copies is in a good state. If save
translation is performed automatically as part of daily scheduled maintenance,
there is a high degree of probability that identical copies of translation exist on
the tape.
When MSS devices on both processors in a duplicated system are specified, the
save operation saves translation data from the active processor to the active and
standby MSS devices in parallel. The status of each save operation is reported to
the user separately. If one of the save operations fail, the save operation to the
other device continues.
Save Translation
Processor Command Completion Status Error Code
SPE_A* success/specific error message n1
SPE_B* success/specific error message n2
CODE Interpretation
0 The save operation was a complete success;
both copies of translation data were updated.
1 The save operation was a partial success;
only one of the two copies of translation data was updated.
2 The save operation failed completely;
no translation was saved to either copy of translation data.
3. The options entered by the user are validated against the system
configuration and the target devices for the save translation command
are determined (E11, E12).
4. If the user requests that translation be saved to a disk, the disk must be in
service (E13). If the user requests that translation be saved to a tape, the
tape must be in service (E14). If the user requests that translation be
saved to the standby processor, the standby processor must be in
service, shadowing must be enabled, refresh must be completed, and
handshake must be up (E16).
5. If the file system of the target device is a core-dump file system, the
command is denied (E17).
If the target device is a tape, and the file system type of the tape is an
installation file system, and the vintage of the boot image running in the
active processor matches the vintage of the boot image on the tape, then
the system first configures the tape with the same configuration as is
currently running. If the in-memory vintage does not match the vintage on
the tape, the save translation command is denied (E18). In this situation,
the user must manually configure the tape by using the configure
command and then reissue the save translation command.
6. If errors are encountered in the operations described above, the save
operation should not be attempted.
Backup command
When the backup command is executed on demand the defaults remain the
same.
Command syntax
backup disk [active | standby | SPE_A | SPE_B | both | either] [incremental |
full]
Invoking the command with the active option causes the files on the disk on the
active processor to be copied to the tape on that processor.
Invoking the command with the standby option causes the files on the disk on
the standby processor to be copied to the tape on that processor.
Invoking the backup command with the both option causes files on the disks
associated with both of the processors to be backed up to their respective tapes
concurrently. If the standby processor is inaccessible the command fails on both
processors. No files are copied from disk to tape on either processor. The default
value in a duplex system is both.
Invoking the backup disk command with the either option causes the files on the
disks associated with both of the processors to be backed up to their respective
tapes concurrently. If the standby processor is inaccessible, the command still
executes on the active processor and the disk files is copied to tape.
Invoking the command with the incremental option causes a selective backup to
be performed. In this case, all files on the disk that are marked as “good files”
and which have a newer last file update time than the corresponding tape files,
are copied to the tape. Not copying files marked as “bad” ensures that corrupted
files do not overwrite good (but possibly older) files. The default value is
incremental.
If a full disk backup is specified, the entire disk is copied to tape. All files, “good”
and “bad,” regardless of the last file update times, are copied to the tape.
Command operation
When an incremental backup is performed, the following procedure governs
this operation. Before each file is copied from the disk to the tape, the file on the
tape is marked as “bad.” When the file has been completely copied over to the
tape, the file is then marked as “good” on the tape. This process ensures that if
the system were to reboot in the middle of this operation, files in the process of
being copied are not usable (on the tape) because they are still marked as
“bad.”
When a full backup is performed, the following procedures are used. When the
process begins, all files on the tape are marked as “bad.” When the entire disk
has been copied, the files on the tape are marked as “good.” The only exception
to this is that a file which is marked as “bad” on the disk retains this marking on
the tape also.
The success or failure of the backup operation for each processor is displayed
on the screen, as shown on Screen 2-10.
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Backup Disk
Processor Command Completion Status
SPE_A* success/specific error message
SPE_B* success/specific error message
* In a simplex system, only the active (default) SPE status is given. In a duplex system, if a
qualifier is used to select backup disk for only one SPE, only that SPE’s status is given.
Restore command
The restore command allows the user to copy files from a tape (which was used
to backup the disk) to the disk. This operation is used for system installation,
system upgrades/updates, or after a repair of the disk has occurred.
Command syntax
restore disk [active | standby | SPE_A | SPE_B | both | either] [incremental |
full]
The options, [active | standby | SPE_A | SPE_B | either | both], specify which
mass storage system the user wishes to restore.
Invoking the restore command with the SPE_A option causes files from the tape
associated with processor A to be copied to the disk on that same processor.
SPE_A is the default in a simplex system.
Invoking the restore command with the SPE_B option causes files from the tape
associated with processor B to be copied to the disk on that same processor.
Invoking the restore command with the active option causes the files on the tape
on the active processor to be copied to the disk on the same processor.
Invoking the restore command with the standby option causes files from the
tape associated with the standby processor to be copied to the disk on that
same processor.
Invoking the restore command with the both option forces the system to copy
files from the tape-to-disk device on both mass storage systems concurrently. If
the standby processor is inaccessible, the command fails on both processors.
This means that no data is written on either of the specified processors. The
default in a duplex system is both.
Invoking the restore command with the either option forces the system to copy
files from tape to disk device in both mass storage systems concurrently. If the
standby processor is inaccessible, the command still executes on the active
processor and files are copied to the disk.
Invoking the command with the incremental option causes a selective restore
operation to be performed. In this case, all files on the tape that are marked as
“good” and which have a newer last file update time than the corresponding disk
files, are copied to the disk. Not copying files marked as “bad” ensures that
corrupted files do not overwrite good (but possibly older) files. The default value
is full.
If a full disk restore is specified, the entire contents of the tape are copied to the
disk. All files, “good” and “bad,” regardless of the last file update times, are
copied to the disk.
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Command operation
For an incremental restore, the files are copied in the following manner. Before
each file is copied from the tape to the disk, the file on the disk is marked as
“bad.” When the file from the tape has been completely copied over onto the
disk, the file is then marked as “good” on the disk. This process ensures that if
the system were to reboot in the middle of the operation, files in the process of
being copied are not usable because they are still marked as “bad.”
For a full restore operation, the files are copied in the following manner. When the
process begins, all files on the disk are marked as “bad.” When the entire tape
has been copied to disk, the files on the disk are marked as “good.” The only
exception to this is that a file which is marked as “bad” on the tape retains this
marking on the disk also.
The success or failure of the command for each processor is displayed on the
screen, as shown in Screen 2-11.
Restore Disk
Processor Command Completion Status
SPE_A* success/specific error message
SPE_B* success/specific error message
Error conditions
The following is a list of all error messages displayed to the user. If any of these
error conditions can be attributed to hardware failures or disk/tape configuration
problems, they are logged with the maintenance subsystem. Error messages that
are caused by a user entering improper command options are not logged with
the maintenance subsystem; the user is notified of the error.
For each error message listed, an identifier is provided that indicates where on
the screen the message occurs.
A failure can occur on either processor in a duplicated system. When the error
displays, it is associated with the processor on which the error was encountered.
System Security
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Overview
Toll fraud is the theft of long distance service, and can come from both internal
and external sources. When toll fraud occurs, your company is responsible for
usage charges. In addition, unauthorized use may tie up your system, preventing
your customers from reaching you and your employees from doing business.
Lucent Technologies has designed the DEFINITY ECS to help you to limit toll
fraud. However, there are steps that you as the administrator must also take to
keep your system secure from unauthorized use.
The BCS Products Security Handbook contains security information for many
Lucent Technologies products, so you can ensure that all of your
telecommunications equipment is secure. It also contains security checklists for
each of these products. You should go through these with your Lucent
Representative for each piece of equipment you use.
Basic security
The following is a partial list that you can use to help secure your system. It is not
intended as a comprehensive security checklist. The BCS Products Security
Handbook provides more detail about these and other security-related features.
■ When administering logins, enable logoff notification and forced password
aging. You must assign passwords for these logins at setup time.
■ Administer Security Violation Notification to report unsuccessful attempts
to access the system. Security Violation Notification allows you to
automatically disable a valid login ID following a security violation
involving that login ID and disable remote access following a security
violation involving a barrier code or authorization code.
■ Use the list history command to determine if unauthorized changes have
been made to the system. To assist in identifying unauthorized use of the
system, the History report lists each time a user logs in or off the system.
See DEFINITY ECS System Monitoring and Reporting for a detailed
discussion of this report.
■ Ensure that the Remote Administration port is secure. If it is not secure, an
unauthorized user can compromise the system in many ways, such as
viewing Barrier and Authorization codes or viewing Feature Access
Codes. You can restrict this port to certain login IDs using the Login
Administration form. The optional Remote Port Security Device (RPSD) is a
password encryption device that can be attached to the Remote
Administration Port for increased security.
■ If you suspect that unauthorized access has occurred, change the barrier
codes, authorization codes, passwords, and any other sensitive codes.
■ Secure trunks using Automatic Route Selection, Class of Restriction,
Facility Restriction Levels and Alternate FRLs, Authorization Codes,
Automatic Circuit Assurance and Forced Entry of Account Codes (see
CDR).
■ Monitor your system on a regular basis so that you will notice unusual
traffic patterns if they occur. Call Detail Recording, Security Violation
Notification and a number of reports allow you to do this.
■ Activate Enhanced Call Transfer for your voice messaging system, if
available. This limits transfers to valid extensions, but you also need to
restrict transfers to extensions that may offer dial tone to the caller, such as
remote access extensions.
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■ Keep wiring closets and switch rooms secure.
■ Keep any documentation pertaining to switch operation secure.
■ Keep any reports that may reveal trunk access code, remote access
barrier codes, authorization codes, or password information secure.
Consult the BCS Products Security Handbook, for additional steps to secure your
system and to find out how to regularly obtain information concerning security
developments.
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Abbreviated Dialing
Abbreviated Dialing (AD) provides lists of stored numbers for:
■ Placing local, long-distance, and international calls
■ Activating features
■ Accessing remote computer equipment
Voice-terminal and data-terminal users can access stored numbers from all types
of lists: group-number, system-number, enhanced-number, and personal-number
via AD numbers. Attendants can access stored numbers from group-number,
system-number, and enhanced-number lists via AD numbers. AD numbers can
have up to 24 digits. Users can access designated numbers not stored on AD
lists via automatic-dialing buttons. Automatic-dialing buttons can have up to 16
digits.
Each stored number is one list entry. Users choose an appropriate list by dialing
an access code followed by its 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-digit list entry number. The number
is then dialed automatically by the system. Users may reach a frequently-called
number with a single button press by storing the dialing sequence on an AD
button.
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How to administer AD
Required forms
Detailed description
List types
Numbers are stored in four types of lists: personal-number, group-number,
system-number, and enhanced-number. Switch type and version determine
available lists and maximum entries per list.
■ Personal-number lists
Personal-number lists are used by voice-terminal and data-terminal users
who need a set of stored personal numbers. An individual user can have
up to three personal-number lists. You, or the user, program the
personal-number lists. You determine which users are allowed to have a
personal list and the size of each list. Personal-number lists are created
automatically when the capability of accessing a personal list is
administered for the individual station.
■ Group-number lists
Group-number lists are used by members of groups such as purchasing
and personnel departments, who have the need to frequently dial the
same numbers. Voice-terminal users, data-terminal users, and attendants
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You can designate all group-number lists, system-number lists, and
enhanced-number lists as “privileged.” Calls automatically dialed
from a privileged list are completed without class of restriction (COR)
or facility restriction level (FRL) checking. This allows access to
selected numbers that some voice-terminal users might otherwise
be restricted from manually dialing. For example, a voice-terminal
user may be restricted from making long-distance calls. However,
the number of another office location may be long distance. This
number could be entered in a list designated as privileged. The user
could then call the office location using AD, while still being
restricted from making other long-distance calls.
List entries
The following describes the numbering schemes used to select a list entry once
an AD list is accessed.
For personal-number lists administered for more than ten entries, the user dials a
2-digit number to access a list entry. For example, to access entry 6 the user
dials 06, to access entry 100 the user dials 00.
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Enhanced-number lists
The number of digits in enhanced-number list entry numbers can be either three
or four digits, as administered on the System-Parameters Feature form.
Special characters
Digits stored in AD lists include numerical digits and special characters that
instruct the system to take specified actions. Special characters count as two
digits toward the 24-maximum-allowable digit limit. You and multiappearance
voice-terminal users program special characters. Available characters are
shown in the following table.
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Special
Character Description Function
Indefinite Wait This means that an ■ Useful when frequent
(~W) indefinite wait follows the dial-tone delays of longer
indefinite wait character than one minute occur
until dial tone is detected.
Mark (~m) This means end-to-end ■ Useful when doing
signaling digits. touch-tone signaling over
dial-pulse trunks
■ Place mark characters
prior to digits to be
outpulsed with touch-tone
signaling
Pause (~p) This means that ■ Useful when far-end dial
1.5-second delays follow tones from another switch
pause characters when returns within 1.5 seconds
digits are being
■ Used with tandem
outpulsed over a trunk.
switching through private
The interval is
networks or end-to-end
administrable.
signaling
■ May cause aborted calls if
used as the first digit
Suppress (~s) This means that digits ■ Useful when the user does
following suppress not want part of a dialed
characters are not number to be displayed.
displayed through the
■ Affects the display of
voice-terminal display
stored-number digits.
feature. A lowercase s
Digits following suppress
displays for each digit.
characters appear as a
lowercase s.
Special
Character Description Function
Wait (~w) This means that a 5- to ■ Useful when frequent,
25-second delay (or a variable-length dial tone
delay until dial-tone is delays or network blocking
detected) follows wait outside the system is
characters when digits experienced
are being outpulsed over
■ Used with tandem
a trunk. The delay is
switching through private
administrable.
networks or end-to-end
signaling
■ May cause aborted calls if
used with the first digit
AD access options
AD numbers can be accessed by any of the following options:
■ AD codes
Users can access a stored number by dialing the AD feature-access code
(FAC) and a list entry number. Each AD code automatically dials the
number stored in the list the user accessed.
■ AD buttons
Multiappearance voice-terminal users and attendants can access stored
numbers by pressing one or more buttons. Each AD button automatically
dials the number stored in the list and the list entry number administered
to the button.
Access to any list and associated list entry number can be programmed
on an AD button on a multiappearance voice terminal. An AD button on an
attendant console can be programmed to access a group, system, or
enhanced list and associated list entry numbers.
You administer the AD button. If the button is administered to access a
number in the user’s personal-number list, the user can change the
number assigned to the button. If the number assigned to the button
accesses an entry on a group list, you or a designated user can make the
change. If the number assigned to the button accesses an entry on the
system list or the enhanced list, only you can make the change.
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■ Automatic-dialing buttons
Users can directly dial numbers by pressing one or more buttons. Each
automatic-dialing button is administered to automatically dial a number
that is not stored on any of the AD lists. The number can have up to 16
characters. You or the user program the automatic-dialing buttons.
Autodialing is not affected by AD lists.
■ 7103A group-number lists
A separate list, the 7103A group-number list, is used only by 7103A Fixed
Feature voice-terminal users as a group. This list allows button access to
stored numbers and can have eight list entries. Any number can be stored
in the 7103A group-number list; however, it is intended primarily for FACs.
You program the 7103A group-number lists.
■ Programming
Users can program their personal-number lists, any AD buttons that
access a number from their personal-number list, and their
automatic-dialing buttons. Only designated users can program an AD
button that accesses a number from a group-number list. Programming is
done by dial access or by pressing the program button, if assigned.
End-user operations
The method a designated user uses to program a group list depends on the
access codes and buttons administered for the terminal and system. The
designated user can program the group list using the:
■ Program-access code or AD program button in conjunction with an AD
button. In this case, the number to be programmed must be associated
with that AD button.
■ Program-access code or AD program button when an AD button is not
available. In this case, the user can only program lists assigned (as list
1, 2, or 3) to the terminal he or she is using. Other lists for which the user is
the designated user cannot be programmed in this way.
Group lists can only be programmed in this way if the Abbr Dial
Programming By Assigned List field is set to y on the
Feature-Related System-Parameters form.
■ AD group list program FAC. When the AD group list program FAC is used
to program a group list, the user can program any list for which they are
specified as the designated user.
The following instructions describe how designated users program group lists
from their voice terminals. You can program group lists on the switch.
■ Programming the group list with the AD program-access code or AD
program button with an AD button
An AD button can be used by the designated user to program the group
list number associated with that button. The user:
1. Dials the AD program-access code or presses the AD program
button
2. Presses the AD button, dials the number
3. Presses #
Confirmation tone is heard when the number is stored.
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NOTE:
If a user makes a mistake while programming, the only way to correct it is to
press the “#” key to save the entry, and start over.
Users can follow similar steps to program AD numbers for hardkey buttons.
When prompted for the button to program, the user presses the desired hardkey,
enters the number, and presses # to save the number.
Considerations
! SECURITY ALERT:
Privileged group-number, system-number, and enhanced-number
lists provide access to numbers that typically would be restricted.
Interactions
■ Attendant Consoles
Automatic-dialing buttons are not allowed on attendant consoles.
Attendant consoles do not have access to personal lists.
■ AUDIX Interface
When using an AD button to access AUDIX, the user’s login and password
should not be assigned to the button. The system ignores button entries
after the AUDIX number.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
A user, accessing AD while on a bridged call appearance, accesses his
or her own AD lists. The user does not access the AD lists of the primary
extension associated with the bridged call appearance.
A designated user permitted to program a group-number list is not
permitted to program the group list from the bridged call appearance of
the designated extension number.
■ Hotline Destination
The hotline service destination number is stored in an AD list.
■ Last Number Dialed
This feature places a call to the same number as called previously, even if
AD was used on the previous call. However, if any special characters
(indefinite wait, mark, pause, suppress, and wait) are included in the
previous call, they are not used on the last-number-dialed call.
If the previously called number was in an AD privileged list, and if the user
is not normally allowed to dial the number because of his or her class of
restriction, intercept treatment is given when using Last Number Dialed. To
redial the number, the user must again use the AD privileged list.
■ Remote Access
Users can access the group-number, system-number, and
enhanced-number AD lists via the remote-access trunk. Users of remote
access can access the AD lists administered on the Console form.
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Administered Connections
An Administered Connection (AC) is a connection between two access or data
endpoints. DEFINITY ECS automatically establishes the connection based on the
attributes you administer. ACs provides the following capabilities.
■ Support of both permanent and scheduled connections
■ Auto Restoration (preserving the active session) for connections routed
over Software Defined Data Network (SDDN) trunks
■ Administrable retry interval (from 1 to 60 minutes) per AC
■ Administrable alarm strategy per AC
■ Establishment/retry/auto restoration order based on administered priority
Required forms
Detailed description
The SDDN provides virtual private-line connectivity using the AT&T Switched
Network. Access to the service is provided via an ISDN trunk group whose
Service Type field is SDDN. The system uses the Destination field on the
AC form to route calls when AC is active, based on associated authorized
time-of-day fields.
Access endpoints
Access endpoints are non-signaling trunk ports. They neither generate signaling
to the far-end of the trunk nor respond to signaling from the far-end. Designate an
access endpoint as the originating endpoint or destination endpoint in an AC.
Typical AC applications
The following are typical AC applications:
■ A local data endpoint connection to a local or remote-access endpoint.
Examples: an MPDM ACCUNET digital service connecting to SDDN via an
ISDN trunk-group DS1 port; an MPDM ACCUNET digital service
connecting to an ACCUNET Switched 56 Service via a DS1 port.
■ A local-access endpoint connecting to a local or remote-access endpoint.
Examples: a DSO cross-connect and a 4-wire leased-line modem to a
4-wire modem connection via an analog tie trunk.
■ A local data endpoint connecting to a local or remote data endpoint such
as a connection between two 3270 data modules.
NOTE:
The following guidelines do not include AAR and ARS, or GRS
administration information for routing AC calls over trunk groups.
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If the originating endpoint is not in service or is idle, no activity takes place for the
AC until the endpoint transitions to the desired state. The originating switch uses
the destination address to route the call to the desired endpoint. When the switch
establishes two or more ACs at the same time, the switch arranges the
connections in order of priority.
In the event of a failure, an error is entered into the error log, which generates an
alarm, if it is warranted by your alarming strategy. You can display AC failures via
the status-administered connection command.
NOTE:
An AC between access endpoints remains connected even if the
attached access equipment fails to handshake.
If you option AC for auto restoration and the connection was routed over SDDN
trunks, auto restoration is attempted. During restoration, connections are
maintained between the switch and both endpoints. In addition to allowing the
active session to be maintained, AC also provides a high level of security by
prohibiting other connections from intervening in active sessions. Auto
restoration generally completes before the 60-second endpoint holdover interval.
If auto restoration is successful, the call might be maintained (no guarantee). The
restoration is transparent to the user with the exception of a temporary disruption
of service while restoration is in progress. A successful restoration is reflected by
the restored state on the status AC screen. Although the restoration was
successful, the data session may not have been preserved.
If auto restoration is not active or if the AC is not routed over SDDN trunks, the
switch immediately attempts to reestablish the connection (fast retry). The switch
also attempts a retry if the originating endpoint initiated the drop. With fast retry,
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connections are not maintained on both ends. Fast Retry is not attempted for an
AC that was last established via fast retry, unless the AC is active for at least two
minutes.
If auto restoration or fast retry fails to restore or reestablish the connection, the
call drops and the AC goes into retry mode. Retry attempts continue, at the
administered retry interval, as long as the AC is due to be active.
Interactions
■ AAR/ARS/GRS
Use these features when routing an AC.
■ Abbreviated Dialing
Use Abbreviated Dialing entries in the Destination field. Entries must
comply with restrictions.
■ Busy Verification of Stations and Trunks
This feature does not apply to access endpoints because they are used
only for data.
■ Call Detail Recording
For an AC that uses a trunk when CDR is active, the origination extension
is the originator of the call.
CDR is not available for access endpoints.
■ Class of Restriction
Reserve a COR for AC endpoints and SDDN trunks. This restricts
endpoints that are not involved in AC from connecting to SDDN trunks or
endpoints involved in AC.
■ Class of Service/Call Forwarding
Assign to an AC endpoint a COS that blocks Call Forwarding activation at
the endpoint.
■ Data Call Setup
Do not assign a default dialing destination to a data module when it is
used in an AC.
■ Data Hotline
Do not assign a hotline destination to a data module that is used in an AC.
■ Digital Multiplexed Interface (DMI)
Use DMI endpoints as the destination in an AC. DMI endpoints do not
have associated extensions, so do not use them as the originator in
an AC.
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Detailed description
This feature allows you to select a display language for messages that appear on
DCP station sets with 40-character displays and on DCP/ISDN-BRI attendant
sets. You need to administer one of five language options: English (default),
French, Italian, Spanish, or “user-defined.” Note that the meanings of the
messages do not change, only the language.
To create the user-defined language, translate the English display message set
into the desired language via the change display-messages command.
Feature displays
This section shows the English, French, Italian, and Spanish message for each
feature.
NOTE:
When the system displays time, only the English language option uses
AM/PM notation; all other languages use 24-hour time.
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Call-Appearance designation
For each display language option, the display to indicate call appearance
designation appears as:
"a =" (English)
Call-appearance buttons are designated on the display by a lower-case letter (a
through z for the first 26 call-appearances, then A through Z) in position 1,
followed by “=.”
<DATE/TIME> <TIME><b><b><DATE>
<TIME> <HR>:<MIN><b><M>
<HR> 1-12 (hour of day, no leading zeroes)
<MIN> 00-59 (minute of hour)
<M> "am" or "pm"
<DATE> <DOW><b><MONTH><b><DOM>,<b><YEAR>
<DOW> Day of week, upper case, unabbreviated
<MONTH> Month of year, upper case, unabbreviated
<DOM> 1-31 (day of month, no leading zeroes)
<YEAR> Year in 4 digits
<b> Blank
<DATE/TIME> <TIME><b><b><DATE>
<TIME> <HR>:<MIN>
<HR> 0-23 (hour of day, no leading zeroes)
<MIN> 00-59 (minute of hour)
<DATE> <DOW><b><DOM><b><MONTH>,<b><YEAR>
<DOW> Day of week, upper case, unabbreviated
<DOM> 1-31 (day of month, no leading zeroes)
<MONTH> Month of year, upper case, unabbreviated
<YEAR> Year in 4 digits
<b> Blank
Screen 4-2. Date/Time Mode and Formats – French, Italian, Spanish, and User-Defined
Page 1 of 1
Language Translations
English
Use this form to define the “user-defined language” for enhanced abbreviated
dialing. On the Station form, set the Display Language field to user-defined so
your language translations appear on the terminal display.
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<CALLER_ID><b><DATE><b><TIME><M><b><C><b>CALL<EXT_NO>
<CALLER_ID><b><DATE><b><TIME><b><C><b>APPL<b><EXT_NO>
Screen 4-4. Leave Word Calling Formats – French, Italian, Spanish, and User-Defined
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ac AA ao AO
(Attd Assistance Call) (Appel assistance) (Assistenza (Ayuda de
Operatore) operadora)
tc CF fc CE
(Attd Control Of A (Commande (Fascio Controllato) (Control enlaces)
Trunk Group) faisceau)
an TR on ON
(Attd No Answer) (Telephoniste sans (Operatore Non (Operadora no
reponse) Risponde) responde)
pc AP cp LP
(Attd Personal Call) (Appel personnel) (Chiamata Personale) (Llamada personal)
rc RA rc RL
(Attd Recall Call) (Rappel) (Richiamata) (Rellamada)
rt RE rt RT
(Attd Return Call) (Retour) (Ritornata) (Retorno)
co RD cu RS
(Controlled Outward (Restriction de (Controllata Uscente) (Restriccion saliente)
Restriction) depart)
cs RP cd CS
(Controlled Station to (Restriction vers (Controllata Derivati) (Control estacion)
Station Restriction) postes)
ct AR ct RE
(Controlled (Restriction d’arrivee) (Controllata (Restriccion entrante)
Termination Terminante)
Restriction)
db OP po EO
(DID Find Busy (Occupation du (Passante Occupata) (Estacion occupada)
Station With CO poste)
Tones)
da RT pr RD
(DID Recall Go To (Rappel telephoniste) (Richiamata su (Rellamada directa)
Attd) Passante)
qf FP de DE
(Emerg. Queue Full (File d’urgence pleine (Deviata Emergenza) (Desvio de
Redirection) deviation) emergencia)
hc AG at LR
(Held Call Timed (Indicatif d’appel en (Avviso Chiamata in (Recordatorio de
Reminder) garde) tenuta) llamada retenida)
ic IN in IN
(Intercept) (Interception) (Intercettata) (Intercepcion)
ip AI ip EP
(Interposition Call) (Appel interposition) (Interposizione) (Entre posiciones)
ld SD pd LD
(LDN Calls on DID (Selection directe) (Diretta Passante) (Larga distancia)
Trunks)
so ES is SS
(Service Observing) (ecoute du service) (Inclusione (Supervision del
Supervisore) servicio)
na SR pn SR
(Unanswered or (Sans reponse) (Passante Non (Sin respuesta)
Incomplete DID Call) Risposta)
DND NPD nd NM
(Do Not Disturb) (Ne pas deranger) (Non Disturbare) (No molestar)
p P a C
(Call Pickup) (Prise) (Assente) (Captura de llamada)
c s c c
(Cover All Calls) (Suppleance) (Copertura) (Cobertura de toda
llamada
n N n N
(Night Sta. Serv., (Service nuit, entrant (Serv. Notte, Esterna (Servicion noct. ext.
Incoming No Answer) pas reponse) Non Risposta) no responde)
B O O O
(All Calls Busy) (Tous occupes) (Tutte Occupate) (Todas ocupadas)
f R d R
(Call Forwarding) (Renvoi) (Deviata) (Reenvio de llamada)
d n n n
(Cover Don’t Answer) (Suppleance pas de (Copertura per Non (Cobertura sin
reponse) Risposta) respuesta)
s E r E
(Send All Calls) (Envoi tous appels) (Rinvio) (Envio de toda
llamada)
1. If these displays are associated with a DCS call, you can administer the displays and
they will appear translated. If the displays are not associated with a DCS call, the name
that appears is the name administered on the form used to administer the trunk group.
2. You cannot translate this display.
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p P p P
(Pause) (Pause) (Pausa) (Pausa)
s S s S
(Suppress) (Supprimer) (Soppresso) (Suprimir)
w A a E
(Wait) (Attendre) (Attesa) (Espera)
W a A e
(Indefinite Wait) (Attendre) (Attesa) (Espera)
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1. The system does not change numeric and touch-tone characters before it displays
them.
Station Hunting
In the following displays, x and y denote the Route Plan Number (RPN 1-8), yyy is
a 3-letter abbreviation for the day of the week, and zz:zz is the activation time
(24-hour time). Table 4-31 lists the 3-letter abbreviations for the day of the week.
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1. To enter the day of the week, the user dials 1 for Sunday, 2 for Monday, and so on.
Considerations
Interactions
None
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Because AWOH stations do not have physical terminals associated with them,
they cannot generate alarms or errors. In addition, their lamps or alerting tones
cannot be affected by the system or other terminals. Likewise, pressing buttons
on a physical terminal that is not associated with a station has no affect.
AWOH works the same as administration with hardware translation. For example,
when terminals are moved, user-activated features such as Call Forwarding and
Send All Calls remain active. Any action that changes the station’s status or
lamps is reflected once the terminal becomes associated with a terminal.
Interactions
Voice-terminal interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
Abbreviated Dialing calls to AWOH stations behave as normally dialed
station-to-station calls to AWOH extensions. A station with abbreviated
dialing that becomes disassociated retains its list entries.
■ Automatic Call Distribution
An AWOH station cannot be logged into an ACD split. The station cannot
be logged into an ACD split via a bridged appearance, even if it has a
bridged appearance on another station.
■ Automatic Callback
Attempting automatic callback to any AWOH station sends reorder tone to
the caller, indicating that Automatic Callback cannot be activated.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
A normal station (not an AWOH station) that has an appearance of an
AWOH station can originate a call on the bridged call appearance. Calls
can be made to an AWOH station and answered at any of its bridged
appearances on other stations. An AWOH station may contain bridged
call appearances, but calls cannot be placed to them.
■ Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks
An AWOH station appears to be out of service when busy verification of
terminals and trunks is attempted on that station.
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■ Call Coverage
AWOH stations interact with Call Coverage as if all call appearances are
busy. A disassociated station can have Call Coverage active.
■ Call Forward
AWOH stations can have Call Forward active while in a disassociated
state. When the station is associated, Call Forward remains active.
■ Call Park
A call to an AWOH station can be parked only if the primary extension of
that station has a bridged call appearance on a normal station (not an
AWOH station). A call parked from a bridged call appearance is parked
on the primary extension.
■ Call Waiting Termination
Call Waiting Termination can be administered on a single-line AWOH
station, but the caller receives a busy signal if the station is disassociated.
■ Conference
No conferencing of AWOH stations is possible.
■ Customer-Provided Equipment (CPE) Alarm
If a CPE alarm is activated for an AWOH station, no equipment is available
to ring or light.
■ Data Buttons
Data buttons are not lit for AWOH data modules.
■ Display
The display for calls originating or terminating from a bridged call
appearance for AWOH stations, is the same as for normal bridging.
■ Facility Busy Indication
Normal stations can have busy indicator lights for AWOH stations, but the
lights are not lit. This is because Facility Busy Indication indicates if a
station is off-hook or on-hook, even if you have assigned bridged
appearances. A station without hardware translation is always on-hook.
Busy indicator lights can be administered on AWOH stations.When a port
is assigned to the station so it is no longer AWOH, busy indicator lights
function normally.
■ Incoming Destination
If the incoming destination is an AWOH station, the caller hears ringback
tone from the central office. Incoming Destination calls are routed based
on features active for the station, such as Call Forward and Call Coverage.
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Attendant interactions
■ Attendant Group
If all attendants of a group are using AWOH consoles, internal callers
receive ringback tone indefinitely. Attendant AWOH consoles behave the
same as AWOH stations in group interactions.
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Data-terminal interactions
■ Administered Connections
Endpoints for ACs can be AWOH stations.
■ Data Call Setup
— Data Terminal Dialing – A keyboard-dialed call that terminates to a
data-endpoint AWOH station causes a BUSY message on the
screen, indicating that the terminal is in use, out of service, or
AWOH.
— Voice Terminal Dialing – See ‘‘Station-to-Station Call’’ on page 4-43.
■ Hunt-Group (UCD/DDC)
See ‘‘Call Coverage’’ on page 4-42.
■ Incoming Destination
See ‘‘Incoming Destination’’ on page 4-42.
■ Terminal-to-Data Module Call
If a data endpoint is an AWOH station, either BUSY appears on the screen
or a busy signal results, depending on the originating hardware. See
‘‘Station-to-Station Call’’ on page 4-43.
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■ Call Forward
A station can disassociate while Call Forward is active. If a Call Forward
destination disassociates, Call Forwarding to that extension remains
active.
■ Call Park
If a line appearance is available, a station may disassociate while a call to
that station is parked, and retrieve the call from another station.
■ Call Pickup
If a line appearance is available, a member of a Call Pickup group may
disassociate at any time.
If a call is ongoing to any extension in the group, any member of the group
can disassociate or associate. That member does not join the group for
the ongoing call, but is available for subsequent calls.
■ CPE Alarm
If a station that has been administered with a CPE alarm becomes
associated with a port while an alarm is active, the station receives the
alarm once it is associated.
■ Hunt Group UCD/DDC
If any AWOH station endpoint is inserted into translation via TTI or station
administration, that station cannot join calls to the hunt group. The station
can join subsequent calls.
■ Hold
A station user may place a call on hold, disassociate, associate and
retrieve the held call.
■ Intercom Group — Auto/Dial
See ‘‘Station-to-Station Call’’ on page 4-46.
■ Message Light
Messages need not be deleted before disassociation. If a station receives
messages while it is disassociated, when the station receives hardware
translation, the message light updates.
■ Send All Calls
Send All Calls remains active when a station disassociates.
■ Station-to-Station Call
Disassociation is disallowed while a call is in progress.
■ Terminating Extension Group
If any AWOH station is inserted into translation via TTI or station
administration, that station cannot join current calls to the terminating
extension group. The station can join subsequent calls.
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■ Transfer
After a connection has been made from first to third party, the second
party who performed the transfer can disassociate. Parties one and three
are treated as a station-to-station call.
■ Trunk Group Night Service
If the night service destination is a station, disassociation operates the
same as disassociation for stations. See ‘‘Station-to-Station Call’’ on page
4-46. If the night service destination is an attendant, disassociation
operates the same as disassociation for attendants. See ‘‘Attendant’’ on
page 4-45.
Data modules
Data modules can be associated/disassociated by:
■ Data-terminal dialing
■ Voice-terminal dialing
■ Other devices including using a default set type to associate, and then
removing the default set type and replacing it with the proper data
endpoint
Because DTDMs reside on some station types, the port is automatically inherited
from the host station. The DTDM receives its port identification when the station
associates/disassociates.
■ Administered Connections
If a connection is administered without hardware translation, the system
attempts to establish a connection only when both endpoints are
associated with hardware translation.
Administered connections can disassociate by changing the port for the
data module to an X, either by administration or via TTI.
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Alphanumeric Dialing
Alphanumeric Dialing enhances data-terminal dialing by allowing users to place
data calls by entering an alphanumeric name rather than a long string of
numbers.
Required forms
Detailed description
Alphanumeric Dialing allows a user to place a data call using Data Call Setup
and an alphanumeric string or alpha-name for the call-destination address. For
example, a user could type 9+1-800-telefon instead of 9+1-800-835-3366 to
make a call. Users need to remember only the alpha-name of the far-end
terminating point.
When a user enters an alphanumeric name, the system converts the name to a
sequence of digits according to an alphanumeric-dialing table. If the entered
name is not found in the table, the system denies the call attempt and the user
receives either an Invalid Address message (DCP) or a Wrong Address
message (ISDN-BRI).
Because data terminals access the switch via DCP or ISDN-BRI data modules,
dialing procedures vary:
■ For DCP, at the DIAL: prompt users type the alphanumeric name and
press Return.
■ For ISDN-BRI, at the CMD: prompt users type d, a space, and the
alphanumeric name, and press Return.
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Considerations
Interactions
None
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This feature interacts with external trouble tracking and maintenance systems
such as:
■ INADS
■ OneVision™ Network Management Solutions
■ PSI (Expert System)
■ Trouble Tracker
■ Other tools that parse the alarm log entries
Required Forms
Considerations
■ When the switch processor element (SPE) is down, DEFINITY ECS sends
notification and restart history to the first OSS number only. The second
OSSA number does not affect attendant console and maintenance board
lamp status.
■ You can administer the system to have the switch call both numbers in the
event of an alarm. If the first number acknowledges the alarm so that the
alarm is no longer active, the alarm never reaches the second number.
Interactions
None
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Answer Detection
For purposes of call-detail recording, it is important to know when the called
party answers a call. DEFINITY ECS provides three ways to determine whether
the far end has answered an outgoing call.
■ Call Classification — A call-classifier board detects tones and
voice-frequency signals on the line and determines whether a call has
been answered. This method is fairly accurate. Special Information Tones
(SIT) are not detected as answer by the call classifier.
■ Network Answer Supervision — The central office (CO) sends back a
signal to indicate that the far end has answered. If a call has traveled over
a private network before reaching the CO, the signal is transmitted back
over the private network to the originating system. This method is
extremely accurate, but is not available over most loop-start trunks (for
example, CO, FX and WATS trunks in the US).
■ Answer Supervision by Timeout — You set a timer for each trunk group. If
the caller is off-hook when the timer expires, the system assumes that the
call has been answered. This is the least accurate method. Calls that are
shorter than the timer duration do not generate call records, and calls that
ring for a long time produce call records whether they are answered or
not. True answer supervision does not override answer supervision by
timeout.
Considerations
■ Call Classification does not always detect all types of tones accurately. For
a normal answered call, the call is usually correctly classified as answer.
However, some calls may be incorrectly classified as fast busy when they
are actually answer.
■ Miscellaneous tones, such as confirmation tones, may be classified as
answer. In addition, loud background noise may activate Answer
Detection, causing a call to be classified as answer even if the call is not
connected.
■ If Call Classification incorrectly classifies a call as answered, the system
still generates a call record. If Call Classification incorrectly classifies a
call as answered, and the call is subsequently answered, the call duration
reported by CDR includes the time between the incorrect call
classification and the actual far-end answer, and the remaining duration of
the call.
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
This feature activates automatically when the attendant, active on a call, presses
any of the following:
■ The START button
■ A Hundreds Select button
■ And a Direct Extension Selection button (if provided)
■ A Trunk Group Select button
Interactions
None
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Required Forms
Detailed description
This feature provides both audible and visual alerting to backup stations when
the attendant queue reaches its queue warning level. When the queue drops
below the queue warning level, alerting stops.
Audible alerting also occurs when the attendant console is in night mode,
regardless of the attendant queue size.
Considerations
state), the number of calls in the attendant queue exceeds the queue
warning. The backup-station user also hears an alerting signal every 10
seconds.
■ When the attendant console is in daymode and the Attendant Backup
Alerting feature is disabled, visual alerting is as described above.
However, no audible alerting signal applies to the backup stations and
station users cannot answer attendant calls by dialing the TAAS FAC.
Interactions
■ Ringer Cutoff
Activating the Ringer Cutoff feature disables the audible alerting signal. If
a backup station has Ringer Cutoff activated, the system audibly alerts the
station only when the attendant queue exceeds the queue warning level.
If Ringer Cutoff is not activated, the system audibly alerts the backup
station every 10 seconds until the attendant queue falls below the queue
warning level.
■ TAAS
If the system is in night mode and a TAAS port is not assigned, the
attendant can answer queued calls exceeding the queue warning level
only by dialing the TAAS FAC.
■ Tenant Partitioning
You cannot use Attendant Backup Alerting if Tenant Partitioning is
enabled on the System Parameters Customer-Options form.
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Required Forms
Detailed description
The attendant activates Attendant Call Waiting for a single-line station whenever
he or she originates or extends a call to a busy single-line voice terminal. The
attendant hears a ringback tone; the busy voice-terminal user hears a single-call
waiting tone. The calling voice-terminal user does not hear the tone. You can
administer the number of bursts (1, 2, or 3) in the Attendant Originated
Calls field on the Feature-Related System Parameters form. The default is 2.
When Attendant Call Waiting is activated, the attendant can cancel the call,
release the call, or hold the call on the console. However, releasing an
attendant-originated call results in dropping the call completely.
If the attendant activates Attendant Call Waiting, and the administered Return
Call Time-Out or Timed Reminder on Hold interval expires without the call being
answered, the call returns to the console. You administer these intervals on the
Console Parameters form.
The attendant can place a call in progress at the voice terminal on hold. After
answering the held call, the attendant uses the Hold feature to return to the held
call or toggle back and forth between the two calls.
As an example of how to use Attendant Call Waiting, assume that extension 123,
a single-line voice terminal, is busy. An attendant extends a call to extension 123
and hears the call waiting ringback tone indicating that Attendant Call Waiting is
activated. The attendant can announce the call-waiting condition to the calling
party. Alternatively, the attendant can cancel the call and ask the calling party to
call again later. Finally, the attendant can release the call or place the call on hold
at the console. The user at extension 123 hears a tone and knows a call is
waiting. The user can then terminate the call in progress, or place the call in
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progress on hold and answer the waiting call. If the waiting call is not answered
before a preassigned time interval (Return Call Timeout or Timed Reminder on
Hold), the call returns to the attendant.
Attendant Call Waiting, as covered above, also applies to satellite PBX stations
via TGU/TGE trunks.
Considerations
■ Attendant Call Waiting applies only for calls to single-line voice terminals
within the system. Only one call per voice terminal can wait at a time.
Interactions
■ Automatic Callback
Activating Automatic Callback at the called voice terminal denies
Attendant Call Waiting.
■ Call Coverage
Attendant Call Waiting calls redirect to coverage if the called voice
terminal has Data Privacy or Data Restriction activated. If one of these
conditions exists, and you assign call coverage to a voice terminal, and
you activate Send All Calls or coverage criteria are met, the call redirects
to coverage. The operation is as follows:
— The Coverage Don’t Answer interval specifies how long a call
remains directed to the called voice terminal before redirecting to
coverage. This interval applies to both the Busy and Don’t Answer
criteria. Attendant Call Waiting if applicable on the call, is active for
the duration of the Don’t Answer interval only. At the end of this
interval, the call redirects to coverage.
— If the Return Call Timeout (Timed Reminder) interval expires before
the Don’t Answer interval expires, the call does not go to coverage,
but returns to an attendant console. If the Don’t Answer interval
expires first, the call redirects to coverage, but can still return to the
console if a coverage point does not answer the call before the
Return Call Timeout.
— If the Station Hunting field is assigned and the called station is
busy, the call redirects to the Hunt To Station Assignment.
— If Send All Calls is active or if the redirection criterion is Cover All
Calls, the call immediately redirects to coverage instead of waiting.
— An attendant can release from an extended call at any point during
the call without affecting the preceding operations.
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■ Data Privacy
Activating Data Privacy at the called voice terminal denies Attendant Call
Waiting.
■ Data Restriction
Activating Data Restriction at the called voice terminal denies Attendant
Call Waiting.
■ DDC and UCD
Calls to a DDC or UCD group do not wait. However, they can enter the
group queue, if provided.
■ Loudspeaker Paging Access
Activating Loudspeaker Paging Access at the called voice terminal denies
Attendant Call Waiting.
■ Music-on-Hold Access
The calling party hears music if the call is a trunk-transferred call
administered to receive Music-on-Hold. Otherwise, the calling party hears
ringing.
■ Recorded Telephone Dictation Access
Activating Recorded Telephone Dictation Access at the called voice
terminal denies Attendant Call Waiting.
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The Attendant Calling of Inward Restricted Stations feature allows you to override
this restriction.
Required forms
Interactions
None
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Attendant Console
The attendant console is a digital call-handling station with push-button control
used not only to answer incoming calls and place outgoing calls, but also to
manage and monitor some system operations.
Required forms
Interactions
None
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Required forms
Detailed description
All Trunk Hundreds Select buttons (including any administered on the console’s
feature buttons) have a busy lamp that lights when all trunks in the associated
trunk group are busy. If you administer one of the 2-lamp feature buttons on a
basic console as a Trunk Hundreds Select button, use the bottom lamp as the
busy lamp. Six of the designated buttons (basic console) or all 12 designated
buttons (enhanced console) have two additional lamps used for Attendant
Control of Trunk Group Access. The two additional lamps are:
■ Warn (warning) lamp
Lights when a pre-set number of trunks are busy in the associated trunk
group
■ Cont (control) lamp
Lights when the attendant activates Attendant Control of Trunk Group
Access for the associated trunk group
Activation of Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access does not affect calls
already in the queue for that trunk group. For example, if an attendant activates
Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access for a specific trunk group while a user
is waiting in queue for an outside trunk in that trunk group, the call is not affected.
The call remains in queue until an idle trunk becomes available, at which time the
call connects to that idle trunk.
After an attendant presses a CONT ACT or CONT DEACT button, the attendant can
perform other operations before pressing the desired Trunk Hundreds Select
button. This has no effect on the activation or deactivation of the feature. For
example, if the attendant presses the CONT ACT button and then has to answer
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another call, the attendant presses the desired Trunk Hundreds Select button
after answering the call, then activates, Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access
for the associated trunk group.
Considerations
Interactions
Required Forms
Note that you can set up any access code for crisis alert. If this feature is
installed and administered, a record is also printed on the journal/schedule
printer.
Detailed description
Attendant Crisis Alert indicates from where an emergency call is made. This
information allows the attendant to direct emergency-service response to the
caller.
Report
The Emergency Access Calls Report is used to track emergency calls by
extension, event, type of call, and time of day. This log prints in the system
journal printer with name, time and event code (attendant crisis alert).
Considerations
Interactions
■ Tenant Partitioning
If tenant partitioning is active, only attendants within each partition can
receive emergency notification from callers within the partition.
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Required forms
Detailed description
NOTE:
An associated DXS lamp for a vector directory number (VDN) is always dark. The DXS
button may be used to place a call to a VDN.
In either case, you can use a Group Select button and dial the first two or three
digits of the station and then use the DXS button to access the station. See the
Enhanced DXS Tracking subsection below.
In both cases (using a Hundreds Select button or the Group Select button), when
the system tracks a group of extensions, the attendant can place or extend
subsequent calls to extensions in that group by pressing the DXS button, without
having to reselect the group. Both of these capabilities eliminate the need to dial
extensions.
Whichever method you use to access and track DXS extensions, view the group
of extensions currently being tracked using a Group Display feature button. This
button on the console indicates the range of extensions tracked by the selector
console.
The 100 DXS buttons are labeled 00 to 99, and each button represents the last
two digits of an extension. Each DXS button, combined with a Hundreds Select
button, represents a unique extension. To place a call to an extension, the
attendant presses the appropriate Hundreds Select button followed by the
appropriate DXS button. For example, to call extension 4321, the attendant
presses Hundreds Select button 4300 followed by DXS button 21.
A lamp associated with each Hundreds Select button indicates the selected
hundreds group. A selected hundreds group remains selected until you press
another Hundreds Select button. The associated lamp lights and remains lighted
until you press another Hundreds Select button. Each DXS button also has an
adjacent lamp, used to determine the idle/busy active status of the facility
associated with the button. When a facility is busy/active, the lamp at the
associated DXS button lights. When the associated facility is idle, the lamp is
dark. For multifunction voice terminals with a speakerphone or the CallMaster
voice terminal, the facility is busy when a user is active on a call appearance
(talking or originating a call) and idle when all call appearances are idle, ringing,
or held. For other voice terminals, the facility is busy when the station is off-hook
and idle when the station is on-hook.
Although the Group Select and DXS buttons may be used to dial any extension,
the Busy Lamp field reflects the status of on-switch resources.
After the attendant presses the Hundreds Select button, if the lamp adjacent to
the desired DXS button is lighted to indicate busy status, the attendant can
sometimes still place or extend the call or can activate Attendant Call Waiting for
a single-line voice terminal. A multiappearance voice terminal user receives the
call on an idle appearance. If no idle appearance becomes available, the call
routes to coverage, or receives busy tone when coverage in not available.
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To do this, you must have a Group Select feature button. This button allows you to
track and extend calls to stations that do not have Hundreds Select buttons
administered. This button is useful if the attendant prefers to use the dial pad to
access a group of stations rather than press a Hundreds Select button.
The Group Select feature button works for extensions of 3-, 4-, or 5-digits
(extensions 100 through 99999).
NOTE:
Enhanced DXS Tracking supports only stations that reside on the same
PBX as the attendant console. The attendant can extend calls to another
DCS switch via Enhanced DXS Tracking, but the DXS console does not
show busy or idle status of stations on the other switch.
To view extension status or extend calls using the Group Select button, press the
Group Select button, dial the 2- or 3-digit prefix of the extension you want, and
press the # button. The lamps on the selector console light for all extensions in
that group that are busy. For example, to view the status of extension 84463,
press the Group Select button, dial 844, and press the pound # button. The
lamps on the selector console indicate busy extensions for the group
84400-84499. You can now handle the call as normal. If you want to extend the
call to a station in the group, press the DXS button for that station.
If you press any Hundreds Select button on the DXS module and the console
currently is in the Group Select mode, the console reverts to normal mode.
NOTE:
Administer the Group Display button for either the feature area or the
display area of the console.
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If you select this button, the system identifies the digits associated with a
Hundreds Select button — unless it finds no Hundreds Select button is lit, in
which case it identifies the digits last entered with the Group Select button. The
system continues to track the selected group of extensions until you either press
a Hundreds Select button, or press the Group Select feature button and dial the
prefix for the new extension group and the # button. In either case, the system
tracks the new group of stations.
Considerations
■ With the Attendant Direct Extension Selection with Busy Lamp Field, the
attendant can place calls to 800 extensions using the basic selector
console, 2000 extensions using the enhanced selector console or up to
99999 extensions using the Group Select feature button (extension
numbers from 100 to 99999). If the desired hundreds group is being
tracked with either a Hundreds Select button or the Group Select feature
button, the attendant presses the desired DXS button to access a station.
■ This feature provides the attendant with a visual indication of the
idle/active status of the extension numbers assigned to the selected
hundreds group. Up to 100 extensions can be monitored for idle or active
status at a time.
■ Enhanced DXS Tracking does not support extensions with fewer than
three digits.
■ Station tracking is possible only for the PBX on which the attendant
resides.
Interactions
■ Attendant Display
When the attendant uses the Attendant Direct Extension Selection with
Busy Lamp Field, the alphanumeric display identifies the call through the
Attendant Display.
■ Call Coverage
If Send All Calls is activated, or if the Call Coverage redirection criteria are
met, then an extended call redirects to the coverage path.
■ Centralized Attendant Service
When the attendant uses a DXS button to make a CAS call, it takes a few
seconds before the attendant hears ringback tone.
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Required forms
— local-tgs
Detailed description
While an attendant is talking on a call, that call can be split away and a new call
placed to the outgoing trunk specified by the trunk group select button. The
attendant can then press Release to connect the split-away parties to the trunk’s
dial tone, or the attendant can dial the destination and press Release to connect
the split-away party to the called party.
All Trunk Hundreds Select buttons (including any administered on the feature
buttons) have a Busy lamp that lights when all trunks in the associated trunk
group are busy. If you administer one of the 2-lamp feature buttons on a basic
console as a Trunk Hundreds Select button, use the bottom lamp as the Busy
lamp. Six of the designated buttons (basic console) or all 12 designated buttons
(enhanced console) also have a Warn (warning) lamp and a CONT (control) lamp.
The Warn lamp lights when a preset number of trunks in the associated trunk
group are busy. The Cont lamp lights when the attendant activates Attendant
Control of Trunk Group Access for the associated trunk group.
You can assign Loudspeaker Paging zones rather than trunk groups to Trunk
Hundreds Select buttons. The Busy lamp then indicates the idle/busy status of
the associated Loudspeaker Paging zone.
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Considerations
■ Attendant Direct Trunk Group Selection eliminates the need for the
attendant to memorize, or look up, and dial the trunk-access codes
associated with frequently used trunk groups. A label associated with
each Trunk Hundreds Select button identifies its destination or use — for
example, Chicago, FX, or WATS. Pressing the button selects an idle trunk
in the desired group.
Interactions
Attendant Display
The Attendant Display feature shows call-related information on the
alphanumeric display that helps the attendant operate the console more
efficiently. It also shows personal-service and message information.
Required forms
Detailed description
The system allows the attendant to select either American English (default),
French, Italian, Spanish, or user-defined language displays. See ‘‘Administrable
Language Displays’’ for more information.
Assign the following display modes to the eight buttons in the display area of the
console, or to any programmable feature button on the console. The system also
provides Normal and Test modes; the other modes are optional.
■ Normal
■ Inspect
Turns off the touch-tone signals and allows use of the touch-tone buttons
to key in the name of a system user. After a name is keyed in, the display
shows that name and associated extension.
■ Coverage Message Retrieval
Retrieves and displays Leave Word Calling and Call Coverage messages
for system users. Messages can be retrieved at any time. The attendant
can be active on a call and still retrieve messages.
Assign three additional buttons to the console when assigning the Coverage
Message Retrieval mode or the Integrated Directory model:
■ Next Message
Deletes the currently displayed message. Assign the Delete button when
assigning the Retrieval mode button. This button is not used with
Integrated Directory.
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You can administer a Call Type button for the attendant console. When the
attendant presses the Call Type button, the system displays the call type of the
active call. The call type appears for one second and then the display returns to
normal mode. The following are the three possible call types:
■ Call Type 1: an outgoing public network call that receives answer
supervision when the Answer Supervision Timer of the trunk group
expires, even if the trunk is actually still ringing. An incoming call classifies
as Type 1 when it is answered.
■ Call Type 2: an incoming external public network call before it receives
answer supervision or before the Answer Supervision Timer of the trunk
group expires.
■ Call Type 3: all other calls — all internal calls, conference calls, and tie
trunk calls of any type.
Call-Related Information
When a call comes from an ISDN trunk group, additional information may be
provided.
On outgoing calls, the display shows the digits as dialed or the name and trunk
access code assigned to the trunk group being used. You can suppress the
name of any trunk group.
When a call comes from an ISDN trunk group, additional information may be
provided.
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The system presents Call Progress Feedback including ringing, busy, and
call waiting.
Call Purpose
This refers to calls directed, redirected, or returning to the console. The English
language call-purpose identifiers are:
Identifier Purpose
an – Attendant No Answer Indicates that a redirected call went to another
attendant because the attendant no answer and
attendant alerting interval timers expired.
co – Controlled Outward Indicates a redirected call from an internal user
Restriction Call to the attendant. The voice terminal is
administered for Controlled Outward Restriction
and tried to make an outgoing call.
ct – Controlled Termination Indicates a redirected call to the attendant. The
Restriction Call voice terminal is administered for Controlled
Termination Restriction and the calling party
tried to call the terminal.
Identifier Purpose
cs – Controlled Indicates a redirected call from an internal user
Station-to-Station to the attendant. The voice terminal has
Restriction Call Controlled Station-to-Station Restriction and
tried to make a station-to-station call.
da – DID Recall Indicates that the central office operation
activated the DID recall feature when the switch
disconnected first from an incoming DID call
placed by the operator. The resulting call routes
to the attendant group. DID Recall is used only
in some countries.
hc – Held Call Indicates that a call held by the attendant is left
on hold longer than the held call timeout value
ic – Intercept Call Indicates a redirected incoming call to the
attendant as a result of Intercept Treatment
(defined attendant as default on System
Parameter Features form).
ip – Inter-Position Call Indicates an incoming call to the attendant’s
individual extension by another attendant. ip
does not display at the terminating attendant
console if permissions for the associated COS
field are set to n.
NOTE:
“ip” does not display at the terminating
attendant console if Console
Permissions fields on the associated
Class of Service are n.
ld – DID LDN Call Indicates that an incoming call is a listed-
directory-number (LDN) call on a DID trunk
n – night service Indicates call routing to the attendant due to
night service on a trunk group or hunt group
na – no answer Indicates an unanswered incoming DID call for
longer than the no answer timeout value
p – Call Pickup Indicates that the attendant answered a call via
the Call Pickup feature
pc – Personal Call Indicates an incoming call to the attendant’s
individual extension, and not to the attendant
group
Identifier Purpose
rt – Returned Call Indicates an unanswered attendant-extended
call within the administered interval. The call
returned to the console.
qf – Queue Full Indicates redirection of a call to the attendant (or
switch) because the emergency queue is full
rc – Recall Call Indicates that an internal user, active on a call
held on the console, requests attendant
assistance
sc – Serial Call Indicates a serial call
tc – Trunk Control Indicates that an internal user tried to access an
attendant-controlled trunk. The call was
redirected to the console.
f – Call Forwarding Indicates that an internal user has calls
forwarded automatically to the attendant
Call Coverage
When the Call Coverage feature is active and the attendant is a covering user,
the following call-purpose identifiers display:
Table 4-34.
Identifier Purpose
s – Send All Calls Indicates the called party is temporarily sending all
calls to coverage.
d – Don’t Answer or Indicates a called party sent a call to coverage, or
Cover party is not available. It also indicates that the called
party has a temporary bridged appearance of the
call.
b – Busy Indicates the called party is active on a call, and the
party has a temporary bridged appearance of the
call.
Identifier Purpose
B – Busy Indicates the called party is active on a call, and the
party does not have a temporary bridged appearance
of the call. All calls to single-line voice terminals that
go to coverage display B.
c – Cover All Indicates the called party has all calls redirected to
coverage.
sc – Serial Call Indicates an incoming call is a serial call.
Sample displays
The attendant console has a 1-line 40-character alphanumeric display. Some
typical displays follow:
a=3602
then
or
b=87843541
then
b= OUTSIDE CALL 8
or
b= WATS 101
b= CONFERENCE 4
or
Where s indicates that Send All Calls activates by the called party.
then
dial extension
MESSAGES FOR BETTY R. SIMS
then
JOE JONES 10/16 11:40a 2 CALL 3124
This display shows that Joe Jones called Betty R. Sims on October 16. The
system stored the message at 11:40 a.m. Joe wants Betty to call his
extension, 3124.
This display shows the name and extension administered in the system. The 3
indicates that three buttons were pressed to reach this particular display.
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Considerations
Interactions
■ Hospitality
With Hospitality Services administered, incoming trunk calls that return to
the attendant unanswered after being extended by the attendant to a
client room do not have the standard return call display. Rather, they show
the client name and room number along with the rt Indicator. Client-room
calls to the attendant that return to the attendant after being extended to a
second client room display the client name and room number with a ex
Reason Indicator. The ex Reason Indicator does not appear for any other
type of call.
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Attendant Intrusion
Attendant Intrusion (Call Offer) allows an attendant to intrude on an existing call
to offer a new call or message to the intruded party.
Required forms
Detailed description
■ Upon the attendant’s release from the intruded call, the source party
shows as Call Waiting at the intruded party’s analog voice terminal or is
sent to an available line appearance on a digital voice terminal.
NOTE:
If there is already a call waiting call on the intruded party’s terminal,
the source party (split from the attendant) cannot wait at the intruded
party’s terminal because only one call can be call waiting at a time.
Interactions
Required forms
End-user procedures
To invoke this feature, press the OVERRIDE button. The OVERRIDE lamp lights.
The system allows activation or deactivation of the override feature while dialing.
Considerations
■ Use this feature together with the Attendant Intrusion (Call Offer) feature to
get an emergency or urgent call through to a station user.
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
Attendant Priority Queue handles incoming calls to an attendant when the call
cannot be immediately terminated to an attendant. These calls are placed in the
Attendant Priority Queue in order of priority queue level and timestamp within that
level. The calling party hears ringback until an attendant answers the call.
■ Attendant Group Call over a Tie Trunk — As above except for a tie trunk
(dial-repeating or direct types)
■ Redirected DID or Redirected ACD Call — A DID or ACD call that times
out due to ring/no-answer, busy condition (if applicable), or Number
Unobtainable and reroutes to the attendant group
■ Redirected Call — A call assigned to one attendant, but redirected to the
attendant group because the attendant is now busy
■ Attendant Return Call — A call returned to the attendant after it times out.
If the attendant is now busy, the call redirects to the attendant group.
■ Serial Call — A call from the Attendant Serial Call feature when an outside
trunk call (designated as a serial call by an attendant) is extended to and
completed at a station, and then the station user goes on-hook. If the
attendant who extended the call is busy, the call redirects to the attendant
group.
■ Individual Attendant Access Call — A call from a station user, incoming
trunk call, or a system feature to the Individual Attendant Access (IAA)
extension of a specific attendant. If the attendant is busy, the call queues
until the attendant is available.
■ Interposition Call — A call from one attendant to the Individual Attendant
Access (IAA) extension of another attendant
■ Miscellaneous Call — All other calls
You can assign the same priority level to more than one category. Assigning all
categories the same priority level creates a first-in first-out queue.
When at least one call queues in the Attendant Priority Queue, the Calls Waiting
lamp lights steadily on all active attendant consoles. If the number of calls in the
queue reaches the attendant-group calls-waiting threshold, the Queue Warning
lamp lights steadily on all active attendant consoles.
Note that external public-network calls have priority over all other calls including
conference calls. And, answered public-network calls have priority over those
calls not yet answered.
You can assign a Call Type button on the attendant console. Pressing this button
displays the call type of the active call.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Multiparty Calls
The system always treats multiparty calls as Type 3 calls. If a multiparty
call becomes a single-party call while in the queue it remains a Type 3
call.
■ Night Service — Hunt Group
When you use Night Service-Hunt Groups, retrieve calls from the hunt
groups rather than the Attendant Priority Queue. Since call-type
prioritization does not apply to hunt groups, do not retrieve calls in order of
call-type unless you designate the Attendant Priority Queue as the
termination.
■ Off Premises Station
Always identify calls from off-premises stations as Type 3 calls.
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Attendant Recall
Attendant Recall allows voice-terminal users on a 2-party call, or on an attendant
conference call held on the console, to recall the attendant for assistance.
Single-line users press the RECALL button or flash the switch hook to recall the
attendant.
None required
Interactions
None required
Detailed description
Timed Reminder (return-call Time-Out) starts once the call is off the console. If
the called terminal or coverage-point user does not answer before the
administered interval expires, the call returns to the attendant queue. The special
recall tone applies and the alphanumeric display shows the call identification.
Normal recall calls (for example, calls exceeding the Attendant Time Reminders
on Hold setting) have normal ringing. You can administer either secondary
ringing (recall ringing) or primary ringing (incoming call ringing).
Timed Reminders tries to return the call to the attendant who first handled it; if
that attendant is unavailable, the call returns to the queue. The called station is
no longer notified of the call.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Attendant Display
This feature provides call identification.
■ Timed Reminder
This feature provides a timed reminder tone and a return-call Time-Out
interval.
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Required forms
Detailed description
Attendant Serial Calling is useful if trunks are scarce and Direct Inward Dialing
services are unavailable. An outside caller may have to redial often to get
through because trunks are so busy.
The attendant’s display shows if a return call is a serial call. The code displayed
is sc.
Attendant Serial Calling remains activated until either the trunk drops from the
switch or the attendant deactivates the feature manually (by pressing the Serial
Call button). Once the attendant answers the serial call, the lamp associated with
the serial call button lights. If an attendant receives a serial call but has no Serial
Call button, the attendant cannot deactivate the feature until the trunk hangs up
or until an attendant with a Serial Call button takes control of the call.
If no attendants are available, then the call goes to the attendant’s priority queue.
Considerations
Interactions
Messages for a station can be waiting in system memory (to be accessed via
display or voice synthesizer), Property Management System (PMS), Message
Servicing Adjunct (MSA), or AUDIX.
Required forms
Considerations
Interactions
None
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Authorization Codes
Authorization Codes provides the means for extending control of system users’
calling privileges. They extend calling-privilege control and enhance security for
remote-access callers.
Required forms
Detailed description
When an authorization code is dialed, the FRL assigned to the extension number,
attendant console, incoming trunk group, or remote access trunk group being
used for the call is replaced by the FRL assigned to the authorization code. The
new FRL functions the same as the one it replaces; however, the new FRL may
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represent greater or lesser calling privileges than the FRL that it replaces.
Access to any given facility depends on the restrictions associated with the
authorization code FRL.
Example
A supervisor is at a desk of an employee and wants to make a call that is not
normally allowed by the FRL assigned to that employee’s extension. The
supervisor, however, can still make the call by dialing an authorization code that
is assigned an FRL that is not restricted from making that type of call.
For security reasons, authorization codes range from four to seven digits. The
number of digits in the codes must be a fixed length for a particular DEFINITY
ECS.
Normally, DID trunks should not require authorization codes. However, it can be
done and care should be taken when administering DID trunks to require an
authorization code, because different type calls could terminate at different
endpoints, and requiring an authorization code could be confusing to the caller.
! CAUTION:
Do not program passwords or authorization codes onto auto dial buttons.
Display telephones display the programmed buttons, providing internal
abusers access to the auto dial buttons to originate unauthorized calls. If
passwords or authorization codes must be programmed onto auto dial
buttons, use the ~s (suppress) character to prevent displaying the codes.
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An AAR or ARS call originated by a system user or routed over an incoming tie
trunk may require a dialed authorization code to continue routing.
When an authorization code is required on some, but not all, trunk groups, the
system prompts for an authorization code when the originating FRL is not
adequate to access the next available trunk group in the routing pattern.
Considerations
Interactions
■ AAR/ARS Partitioning
Partitioned group numbers (PGN) are assigned by COR and Authorization
Codes can change CORs. Therefore, PGNs can be changed on incoming
remote access calls by authorization codes. For originating calls, user
CORs determine PGNs.
■ Cancellation of Authorization Code Request (CACR)
If Then
CACR =1 ■ Authorization ≠ 1
Network = DEFG1, DEFG3 or DEF ■ CACR can be #
ECSR5
Network - S85s, DIM PBX ■ CACR = 1 (default)
Required forms
Detailed description
Auto Start reduces the number of buttons that attendants must press to handle
calls. If the attendant is on a call and presses any key on the keypad, the system
splits the call and dials the next call. The Start button is disabled and end-to-end
signaling is not allowed.
To deactivate Auto Start, press the Don’t Split button. To reactivate Auto Start,
and allow end-to-end signaling, press the Don’t Split button again, press Cancel,
or let the current call terminate. When Don’t Split is active, keys pressed on the
keypad are heard by the parties on the call. Use Don’t Split to send touch-tones
to the far end to pick up answering-machine messages.
To extend a call to another extension in Auto Start mode, dial the extension. The
call is automatically put on hold. Once the called party answers, press Release.
Considerations
■ If an attendant enables Auto Start and dials an AAR number where the min
and max in the AAR analysis table are not equal, the attendant must dial a
# after the digit string or the call does not process.
Interactions
Automated Attendant
Automated Attendant uses vector commands to allow a caller to enter the
extension of the party that he or she would like to reach. The call is routed by the
vector to that extension.
Required forms
Considerations
Automated Attendant competes with several features for ports on the call
classifier — detector circuit pack or equivalent.
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Interactions
■ AUDIX
Automated Attendant gives the caller the option of leaving a message or
waiting in queue for an attendant. See “Message Collection” in Chapter 5
of the DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Call Vectoring/EAS
Guide.
■ Authorization Codes
If authorization codes are enabled, and a route-to command in a
prompting vector accesses AAR or ARS, if the VDN’s FRL does not have
the permission to use the chosen routing preference, then the system
does not prompt for an authorization code and the route-to command fails.
■ CallVisor ASAI
ASAI-provided digits can be collected by the Call Vectoring feature via the
collect vector command as dial-ahead digits. CINFO is passed to
CallVisor ASAI.
■ Hold
If a call is put on hold during the processing of a collect command, the
command restarts, beginning with the announcement prompt, when the
call is taken off hold. All dialed-ahead digits are lost. Similarly, if a call to a
vector is put on hold, vector processing is suspended when a collect
command is encountered. When the call becomes active, the collect
command resumes.
■ Inbound Call Management (ICM)
You can use Automated Attendant to collect information that may later be
used by an adjunct to handle a call.
■ Transfer
If a call to a VDN is transferred during a collect command, the collect
command restarts when the transfer is complete, and all dialed-ahead
digits are lost. Similarly, if a call to a vector is transferred, vector
processing is suspended when a collect command is encountered. When
the transfer is complete, the collect command resumes. Attendant
extended calls do suspend vector processing in the same way as
transferred calls.
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Automatic Callback
Automatic Callback (ACB) allows internal users who placed a call to a busy or
unanswered internal voice terminal to be called back automatically when the
called voice terminal becomes available.
When a user activates ACB, the system monitors the called voice terminal. When
the called voice terminal becomes available to receive a call, the system
originates the ACB call. The originating party receives priority ringing. The calling
party then lifts the handset and the called party receives the same ringing
provided on the original call.
Required forms
Detailed description
A single-line voice terminal user activates this feature by pressing the Recall
button or flashing the switchhook and then dialing the ACB access code. A
single-line user can activate ACB for only one call at a time.
A multi-appearance voice terminal user can activate ACB for the number of ACB
buttons assigned to the terminal. After placing a call to a voice terminal that is
busy or that is not answered, the caller simply presses an idle ACB button and
hangs up.
If the calling voice terminal user answers an ACB call, and for some reason the
called extension cannot accept a new call, the calling user hears confirmation
tone and then silence. The call is still queued.
Considerations
■ The system cancels an ACB request for any of the following reasons:
— The called party is not available within 30 minutes.
— The calling party does not answer the callback call within the
administered interval (2–9 ringing cycles).
— The calling party decides not to wait and presses the same ACB
button a second time (multi-appearance voice terminal) or dials the
ACB cancellation code (single-line voice terminal).
■ ACB is administered to individual voice terminals by their COS and cannot
be assigned to the attendant(s). Multi-appearance voice terminals must
have an ACB button to activate the feature.
■ ACB works differently depending on if the called party was busy or did not
answer the call. For a busy call, ACB takes place as soon as the called
party hangs up. If the called party did not answer, the voice terminal must
be used for another call and then hung up before ACB is activated.
NOTE:
If the ACB originator has all line appearances occupied when the
ACB call comes in, the user will hear priority ringing once, and the
ACB lamp will blink. However, if the user presses the ACB button to
answer the ACB call, one of the other calls will drop.
Interactions
■ Busy Verification
If a voice terminal has activated ACB, you cannot perform Busy
Verification of that terminal.
■ Call Coverage
ACB calls do not redirect to coverage.
■ Call Forwarding
If the called voice terminal has Call Forwarding activated, the calling party
cannot activate ACB. However, if ACB was activated before the called
voice terminal user activated Call Forwarding, the system redirects the
callback call attempt toward the forwarded-to party.
■ Call Pickup
A group member cannot answer a callback call for another group
member.
■ Class of Restriction
Voice terminals with origination restriction cannot activate ACB.
■ Conference and Transfer
A single-line voice-terminal user cannot activate conference or transfer if
ACB is active.
■ DCS
ACB operates over a DCS network as if it were on a local switch.
■ Hold
A single-line voice terminal cannot receive ACB calls if the user has
placed a call on hold.
■ Hot Line Service
Voice terminals administered for Hot Line Service cannot activate ACB.
■ Intercom - Automatic and Dial
Intercom calls are not eligible for ACB.
■ Internal Automatic Answer (IAA)
IAA does not automatically answer ACB calls.
■ Manual Originating Line Service
Voice terminals with Manual Originating Line Service cannot activate ACB.
■ Ringback Queuing
Users can press an ACB button to activate Ringback Queuing.
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The system records holding time from when a trunk is accessed to when it is
released. You set short-holding-time and long-holding-time limits for each trunk
group. The system then compares the recorded holding times against these
limits.
Required forms
Detailed description
You enable ACA for the entire system, and administer thresholds for individual
trunk groups. You can have all trunks or only certain trunks measured.
DEFINITY ECS deals with long-holding and short-holding calls differently. For
every call that is shorter than the administered short-holding time, the system
increases the short-holding counter by 1. For calls over the same trunk that are
within the normal range, it decreases the short-holding counter by 1. Thus, trunks
that handle a normal variety of call lengths are not singled out as faulty. If the
counter reaches the administered short-holding threshold, the system places a
referral call.
If one long call exceeds the long-holding time, the system makes a referral call.
Once the referral call is answered, this information is displayed and remains
displayed until the call is released. If the call is not answered within three
minutes, the call stops. The system places the call again after one hour, and
continues to place the call hourly until someone answers.
The attendant or voice-terminal user who receives the referral call can stop
further calls by pressing the aca-halt button, if one is provided. This is a toggle
button, and turns off the feature until the user presses the button again.
The audit trail contains up to 64 records. New records overwrite older ones when
the buffer is full. DEFINITY ECS System Monitoring and Reporting contains more
information on the ACA Measurements Report.
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Considerations
Interactions
You do not need to administer this feature. However, if you want the displays to
be in a language other than English, (the system default language), you need to
administer the language you want to use. See ‘‘Administrable Language
Displays’’ on page 4-20 for information on administering non-English displays.
Detailed description
The system replaces any display information with the identity of the incoming
call. It displays the information for 30 seconds unless:
■ The called party receives another call.
In this case, the system overwrites the current display with information
about the incoming call. This is true for each new incoming call.
■ The called party hangs up.
In this case the system clears the display.
■ The calling party hangs up.
In this case the system returns to the previous display information.
The display returns to the current call information after 30 seconds unless the
information is displayed on a CALLMASTER terminal. In that case, the display
goes blank after 30 seconds.
If the called party is in the process of placing a call, the system does not replace
the display information with incoming call information.
Considerations
■ The system displays call information only if the call terminates at the called
party’s voice terminal. For example, the system does not display
information when it forwards a call to another extension.
■ The called party’s voice-terminal display must be on and in the normal
mode to display call information.
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Interactions
Required forms
■ Set Country to 23 and the Flash Length to 2000 on each trunk group
form.
Detailed description
Block Collect Call is administered by trunk group for CO, DID, and DIOD trunks.
If these two fields (Country and Flash Length) on a trunk group are set to the
above values, on all incoming calls by this trunk group, the switch sends a
double answer. This is a short answer followed by a flash for 2 seconds.
If a call is collect, it is blocked. The central office (CO) either returns a busy tone
on analog CO trunks or signals a disconnect on analog DID or digital trunks.
If a call is not collect, a 2-way talk path is re-established after double answer.
Interactions
■ Busy-Tone Detection
An OEM/CPE Busy-Tone Detection adjunct for analog trunks is highly
recommended for use with this feature. It prevents connecting abandoned
calls to the answering agent, and locking up trunk-to-trunk connections
and repetitive announcements.
■ Call Coverage
Block Collect Call does not apply to calls that cover off-net.
■ Call Forward
Block Collect Call does not apply to calls that forward off-net.
■ Call Vectoring
The double-answer interval applies before any vector steps are
processed.
■ Distributed Communications System
Block Collect Call is available only on trunks that come into a switch and
are answered by a station on the same switch.
■ Electronic Tandem Network
Block Collect Call is not provided over ETN trunks.
■ Remote Access
Do not use Block Collect Call on remote-access trunks. They require a
barrier code and are not directed toward a station.
■ Voice Terminal
During the double-answer interval, the called party hears clicking or
silence. The voice terminal displays the same caller information with Block
Collect Call as it does without it.
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Detailed description
An incoming call rings the primary extension number’s voice terminal and all
voice terminals that have a bridged call appearance of the voice terminal’s
primary extension number. Each voice terminal is visually alerted for all bridged
appearances on the voice terminal, but has the option of audible ringing.
A bridged call appearance can be used just like a regular call appearance for
most features. For example, Conference, Transfer, Hold, Drop, and Priority
Calling can be used from a bridged appearance, just as they are used from a
regular call appearance.
You can administer a voice terminal with zero call appearances of its primary
extension. In this way, a voice terminal can be administered to have only bridged
appearances.
all primary and bridged appearances of the extension from the bridged
appearance terminal, and the bridged appearance terminal shows the
call forwarding status of the specified extension.
■ You can administer the send all calls button to activate Send All Calls for
any administered extension. The lamp associated with Send All Calls
tracks the status of the administered extension. In this way, a bridged user
can activate Send All Calls for the primary extension user.
Sample applications
■ A secretary making or answering calls on an executive’s primary extension
These calls can be placed on hold for later retrieval by the executive, or
the executive can simply bridge onto the call. In all cases, the executive
handles the call as if he or she had placed or answered the call. It is never
necessary to transfer the call to the executive.
■ A secretary taking care of details for an executive who is already active on
a call
A secretary can bridge onto an active call and take down information such
as an address or telephone number.
■ Visitor telephones
An executive may have another voice terminal in their office that is to be
used by visitors. It may be desirable that the visitor be able to bridge onto
a call that is active on the executive’s primary extension number. A
bridged call appearance makes this possible.
■ Service environments
It may be necessary that several people be able to handle calls to a
particular extension number. For example, several users may be required
to answer calls to a hot line number in addition to their normal functions.
Each user may also be required to bridge onto existing hot line calls. A
bridged call appearance provides this capability.
■ A user frequently using voice terminals in different locations
A user may not spend all of their time in the same place. For this type of
user, it is convenient to have their extension number bridged at several
different voice terminals.
■ Executive suite environments (multiappearance voice terminals only)
You can administer terminals with zero call appearances of their primary
extension number. When this feature is combined with extension
administrable buttons and lamps, it is possible to administer several
nearly identical phones for one office suite. You can then operate their
voice terminal the same way regardless of which voice terminal is being
used.
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Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
A user, accessing Abbreviated Dialing while on a bridged call
appearance, accesses their own Abbreviated Dialing lists. The user does
not access the Abbreviated Dialing lists of the primary extension
associated with the bridged call appearance.
A user cannot use an abbreviated dialing FAC after using a priority calling
FAC.
■ Adjunct Switch Applications Interface (ASAI)
If you are using ASAI, do not administer more than 16 bridged
appearances.
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If the primary user and the bridged user are both on the call when
one user transfers the call, the user performing the transfer
becomes the controlling user for the participation of both users on
the conference. To disassociate the appearance from the call, the
controlling user must be the latter of the two users to hang up from
the call. If the controlling user hangs up first, the appearance goes
on soft hold when the noncontrolling party hangs up. In this case,
one of two things must occur to disassociate the appearance from
the call: all other parties on the call hang up, or the controlling user
rejoins the call and hangs up again.
The display shows the number of other active parties in a call,
including active bridged appearances.
■ Consult (multiappearance voice terminals only)
Bridged call appearances of the primary extension do not ring on a
consult call to the primary extension.
■ Coverage Answer Group
— Single-line voice terminals
The primary (analog) terminal is not a member of a call coverage
answer group, because calls to the primary terminal as a member
of the group are not bridged.
If the primary terminal is made a member of a coverage group,
coverage criteria is based entirely on the criteria of the primary
terminal. This means that a call to the primary terminal that requires
call coverage treatment follows the path of the primary terminal and
not the path of any of the terminals with bridged appearances of
the primary terminals. In this case, it is desirable to have the
bridging user in the coverage path of the primary terminal. Then,
when a call to the primary terminal requires coverage treatment, it
follows the coverage path to the bridging user’s terminal, call
appearances of the call are dropped, and the call terminates at the
bridging user’s terminal as a coverage call.
— Multiappearance voice terminals
Bridged call appearances of a primary extension do not ring when
there is a CAG call to the primary extension. Bridged call
appearances cannot bridge onto the call.
■ Data Privacy, Data Restriction
When Data Privacy is activated or Data Restriction is assigned to a station
involved in a bridged call and the primary terminal and/or bridging user
attempts to bridge onto the call, Data Privacy and Data Restriction are
automatically overridden (or deactivated in the case of Data Privacy).
■ Facility Busy Indication (multiappearance voice terminals only)
The call is placed to the resource from the first available bridged call
appearance for zero primary call appearance voice terminals.
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■ Hold — Automatic
— Single-line voice terminals
A call cannot be put on hold if more than one user is active on that
call.
The primary terminal user, when no other bridges are active on the
call, can put the call on hold, using normal single-line hold
procedures. If the primary terminal user successfully soft holds the
call, the status lamp at all of the bridged appearances shows the
hold indication; and then the call can be put on hard hold by dialing
the hard hold FAC. The hard held call is no longer accessible to the
bridging users until it is taken off hold by the primary terminal user.
After the call is put on hard hold, any new call to the primary
terminal is tracked by the bridged appearances.
A bridging user can place an active call on hold (if the primary
terminal or any other bridges are not active on the call) by using
normal multiappearance hold procedures. Any attempt to enter the
held call returns it to the status of an active call that can then be
accessed using bridging procedures.
If hold is not allowed because of the preceding reasons, the user
can just go on-hook and then reenter the call as required, because
the call remains accessible as long as the primary terminal or any
bridging user is active on it.
— Multiappearance voice terminals
Any user (primary or bridged appearance) can place an active call
on hold. If only one user is active on a call and places that call on
hold, the indicator lamp at both the principal’s appearance button
and the bridged party’s appearance button shows that the call is on
hold. If more than one user is bridged onto the active call, and one
of the users activates Hold, the activator receives “hold” indication
for the call and status lamp of all other bridged users remains
active.
■ Hotline Service (single-line voice terminals)
If a single-line voice terminal is administered for Hotline Service, bridged
appearances of that voice terminal’s extension also places a hot line call
automatically when a user goes off-hook on that bridged appearance.
■ Hunt Group (DDC or UCD)
Bridged call appearances cannot be used in conjunction with DDC or
UCD hunt groups.
Although you can assign a bridged extension to a hunt group, such
assignment is not recommended because DDC/UCD calls do not
terminate at any bridged appearances of that extension on other stations.
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■ Priority Calling
The primary terminal user or the bridging user can make a priority call. If a
priority call is made to an idle terminal, the primary terminal and all
bridging users are alerted by priority alerting.
A user cannot use an abbreviated dialing FAC after using a priority calling
FAC.
■ Privacy-Manual Exclusion
Exclusion prevents any other user from bridging onto the call. Activation of
exclusion by any user (primary or bridged appearance) before placing a
call, prevents any other user from bridging onto the call. Activation of
exclusion by any user active on a call, while the primary user and/or any
other bridging users are active on the call, drops all other users from the
call (including the primary user), leaving only the activator and the
calling/called party on the call.
■ Redirection Notification (multiappearance voice terminals only)
Redirection Notification is not provided at stations with a bridged
appearance of a primary extension number unless Ringing —
Abbreviated and Delayed is administered to give notification.
■ Ringback Queuing
Ringback Queuing is not provided on calls originated from a bridged call
appearance. However, after the principal user of the bridged extension
has activated Ringback Queueing, the resulting callback call alerts at
bridged appearances as well as at the principal user’s station. The call
can be answered from the primary user’s station or from any bridged
appearance.
■ Ringer Cutoff (multiappearance voice terminals only)
Ringer Cutoff prevents any nonpriority (or nonintercom) incoming call from
ringing at that station. This is independent of whether the call is to the
station’s primary extension or to any of the bridged appearance’s’
extensions.
■ Ringing — Abbreviated and Delayed
See Ringing — Abbreviated and Delayed, for other bridged appearance
alerting options.
■ Service Observing
The terminal user or bridging user can bridge onto a service observed call
at any time. If the terminal is being service observed and an incoming call
is answered by the bridging user, the call is not observed unless or until
the terminal user bridges onto the call. Conversely, if the bridging user is
being service observed and an incoming call is answered by the terminal
user, the call is not observed unless or until the bridging user bridges onto
the call.
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Bulletin Board
The bulletin board is a place on the switch where you can post information and
receive messages from other switch administrators, including Lucent
Technologies personnel. Anyone with appropriate permissions can use the
bulletin board for everyday messages. In addition, Lucent Technologies
personnel can leave high-priority messages, which are displayed on the first 10
lines of the bulletin board.
This feature is not intended as a substitute for existing escalation procedures, but
rather as an aid to your existing procedures.
Required forms
Detailed description
Whenever you log in to the system, the system alerts you to any messages on the
bulletin board and the date of the last-entered message. In addition, if a Lucent
Technologies employee enters a high-priority message while you are logged in,
you receive notification the next time you enter a command. This message
disappears after you enter any command, and recurs at login until the
high-priority messages are taken out.
The bulletin board provides three pages of message space. You can write on any
available line other than the high-priority lines.
Considerations
■ Only users with init or inads logins can add or edit high-priority messages.
■ Only one user can change a message at a time.
■ The bulletin board does not lose information during a system reset at level
1 or level 2. If you save translations, the information can be restored if a
system reset occurs at levels 3, 4, or 5.
Interactions
None
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Required forms
Detailed description
NOTE:
For Release 5vssi/csi and later, the member number is a 2-digit number; for
Release 5r and later, the member number is a 3-digit number.
When you use Verify to check a valid voice-terminal extension (one that is in the
dial plan and assigned to a station), the system initiates a priority call to that
extension. Table 4-35 describes the process.
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When you use Verify to check a valid ACD split, UCD group, or DDC group, the
system initiates a priority call to that group. (Valid in this case means the split or
group is translated and at lease one member is logged in.) Table 4-36 describes
the process.
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Split or Group
Member Status System Response Result
Available for an ■ Generates priority ringing ■ Verification is complete.
incoming call at the member’s voice
■ Anyone can place a call to
terminal
the member’s voice
■ Processes the call as a terminal.
normal
attendant-originated call
All activated Make ■ Generates reorder tone ■ Verification is denied.
Busy
Not available for ■ The system does not queue ■ Verification is denied.
incoming calls the call even if a queue is
available.
■ Generates reorder tone
When you use Verify to check a valid trunk, the system checks the status of that
trunk. (Valid in this case means the trunk is translated with members and is not in
an out-of-service state.) Table 4-37 describes the process.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Automatic Callback
Once the called party in an Automatic Callback call hangs up, neither
extension can be busy-verified until both the calling and called parties are
connected or the callback attempt is canceled (by the activating party or
by time-out of the callback interval).
■ Call Coverage
Since the busy-verification call to an extension is originated as a priority
call, the call does not go to coverage.
■ Call Forwarding
Busy verification made to an extension with call forwarding activated,
does not busy verify the forwarded-to extension. Only the called extension
is busy verified.
■ Call Waiting Termination
You cannot verify an extension that called an active station and is
receiving call-waiting ringback tone unless the extension has an idle call
appearance.
■ Conference — Attendant and Terminal
The system denies busy verification of any extension involved in a
conference call of more than five people.
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parties that does not have an available call appearance. However, the
system does allow a busy verification of any extension involved in a
conference call of 5 or fewer parties. The system also denies busy
verification of a trunk on a 6-party call.
■ Data Privacy
Busy verification is denied if it would cause a bridging attempt on a voice
terminal that has activated Data Privacy.
■ Data Restriction
The system denies Verify if Data Restriction is active on a call, and a busy
verification bridging attempt is made on that call.
■ Hold
Busy verification of a multiappearance voice terminal is denied if all call
appearances have calls on hold.
■ Individual Attendant Access
An attendant cannot make a busy verification of another individual
attendant console or of the attendant group.
■ Loudspeaker Paging Access
The system denies busy verification if the voice terminal or trunk to be
verified is connected to paging equipment.
■ Transfer
Once the originator of busy verification has bridged onto a call, any
attempt to transfer the call is denied until the originator drops from the call.
■ Voice Terminal Origination Restriction
A voice terminal that is origination restricted can be assigned a Busy
Verify button. However, the button cannot be used.
■ Voice Terminal Termination Restriction
The system denies busy verification of voice terminals that are termination
restricted.
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Button View
Button View allows users to view, on the terminal’s display, the contents of any
feature button. After the user presses the btn-view feature button or the BtnVu
softkey, and a specific feature button, they see the feature name and any
auxiliary data. These displays are helpful for users who want to see what is on
their administered feature buttons. The terminal stays in the Button View mode to
allow the user to view multiple features until:
■ The user presses the Exit button.
■ Five seconds expires since the last feature button was pressed.
This feature works on any 6400-, 7400-, or 8400-series voice terminal that has at
least a 24-character display. Button View is an enhancement to the existing
“View” softkey or “stored-num” feature button functionality, which only works on
abbreviated dialing and autodial buttons and does not display feature names.
For new terminals and stations, use the add command to ad the station and to
administer a btn-view feature button for this feature. For systems upgrading, the
Button View functionality is a default softkey for 6400-series display sets.
There can only be one Button View button assigned to each terminal; however,
there is no limit on the number of Button View buttons per system, allowing for
memory constraints.
Interactions
None
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DEFINITY ECS provides two ways to know the approximate charge for calls
made on outgoing trunks:
■ Advice of Charge — for ISDN trunks
Advice of Charge (AOC) collects charge information from the public
network for each outgoing call. Charge advice is a number representing
the cost of a call; it is recorded as either a charging or currency unit.
■ Periodic Pulse Metering — for non-ISDN trunks
Periodic Pulse Metering (PPM) accumulates pulses transmitted from the
public network at periodic intervals during an outgoing trunk call. At the
end of the call, the number of pulses collected is the basis for determining
charges.
Call-charge information helps you to account for the cost of outgoing calls
without waiting for the next bill from your network provider. This is especially
important in countries where telephone bills are not itemized. You can also use
this information to let employees know the cost of their phone calls, and so
encourage them to help manage the company’s telecommunications expenses.
Note, however, that you cannot necessarily use this information to dispute
telephone bills with the network provider.
You need to request either AOC or PPM service from your network provider. In
some areas, your choice may be limited. Your Lucent Technologies
representative can help you determine the type of service you need.
NOTE:
This feature is not offered by the public network in some countries,
including the US.
From a voice-terminal display, you can see the cost of an outgoing call, both
while the call is in progress and at the end of the call. If you want end users to
control when they view this information, you can assign a display button that they
can press to see the current call charges. If you want call charges to display
automatically whenever a user places an outgoing call, you can set Automatic
Charge Display to y on the user’s Class of Restriction (COR) form.
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■ The Charge Advice field must contain one of the following values.
— Automatic — Use this only if your public network sends AOC
information automatically.
— End-on-request — Use this if DEFINITY ECS must request charge
information with each call, and you want to receive only the final call
charge.
— During-on-request — Use this if DEFINITY ECS must request
charge information with each call, and you want charges to display
during and at the end of a call.
■ In the Service Type field, enter public-ntwrk.
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Required forms
Required forms
Instructions
Station form
■ In an available Display Button or Feature Button field, enter
disp-chrg to give this user the ability to control the charge display. You
must administer a disp-charge button for attendant consoles to display
charges.
Detailed description
The availability of AOC and PPM varies from one country to the next.
■ In some countries, the public network sends call-charge information only
at the end of a call. In others, the public network sends information during
a call as well.
■ In some countries, AOC information is received automatically for each call.
In others, the system must request AOC information for each call.
CDR Output
The ISDN Call Charge or PPM field contains the last cumulative charge
received from the network. If Call Splitting or Attendant Call Recording is
enabled, and a call has been transferred for the first time, the ISDN Call
Charge field contains the cumulative charge most recently received from the
network.
For all subsequent transfers, the ISDN Call Charge field contains the
difference between the cumulative charge most recently received and the value
generated in the previous CDR record for the same call.
A zero appears in the Call Charge field when: no AOC information is received;
a value of zero is the last charge information received; or the outgoing trunk
group is not administered for AOC or PPM.
Considerations
Attendant consoles
Automatic Charge Display Mode does not apply to attendant consoles. The
attendant must always press a button to enter display mode.
Performance impact
Call Charge Information can impact system performance in several ways. The
information coming in over ISDN trunks takes up bandwidth, and reduces the
maximum amount of traffic the ISDN D-channel can handle. This is especially
true in countries such as Germany and France, where the network sends
charging information updates as often as every 3 to 10 seconds for each active
international call.
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The number of sets that display charge information and the frequency of updates
also affect performance. Normally, the update frequency should match the
average rate at which call charge updates are received from the public network.
! CAUTION:
Updating displays too frequently can cause unnecessary system
performance degradation. If performance slows to an unacceptable rate,
you may need to lengthen the amount of time between updates.
Button operations
If you administer a button for charge display, the display-set user can press the
disp-chrg button at any time during the call to see the current charges. If your
public network sends charge information only at the end of a call, display-set
users must have this button and press it just before they hang up. After the call
drops, the charge will appear.
Interactions
■ Attendant Features
Attendant consoles cannot have automatic charge display. If you want the
attendant to see call charges, you must assign a disp-chrg button to the
attendant console. If the attendant moves to transfer an outgoing call, the
display returns to normal mode. If the transfer does not complete, or the
call remains at the attendant station for whatever reason, the attendant
must press the disp-chrg button again to view call charges.
■ Automatic Incoming Call Display
When a call alerts on another line appearance, the display returns to
normal mode for a short time to show the identity of the caller. The user
must press disp-chrg again to view call charges, or if automatic charge
display is enabled, must wait for the Charge Update Frequency Timer to
expire.
■ Bridged Appearance
If a user makes a call using a bridged appearance, the call charges
display on the voice terminal from which the call is made. If that voice
terminal has Automatic Charge Display as part of its COR, the charges will
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appear automatically. The actual charge for the call appears on the CDR
report as if the call had been made from the principal’s extension, not the
bridged appearance.
■ Call Coverage or Forwarding — Off Net
Call charges for a call to a station whose calls are redirected over a
public-network trunk are charged to the called station, not the calling
station. However, if the call is placed from an internal station that has
charge display capability, the caller will see the charges for the redirected
call.
■ Call Park
When a user parks a call, the display mode returns to Normal. If a user
retrieves a parked, outgoing call from another display station, the display
on that set shows the current call charges if the user presses a disp-chrg
button, or if the user’s COR allows Automatic Charge Display. If call
splitting is enabled, the display shows the charges accumulated since the
user unparked the call.
■ Call Transfer
For Advice of Charge, if a transferred call is routed over a public-network
ISDN-PRI trunk group, AOC administration for the outgoing trunk group
controls whether AOC information is requested or recorded for the call. If
two or more outgoing trunks are connected together via trunk-to-trunk
transfer, the DEFINITY ECS may receive AOC information from the network
for each outgoing trunk involved in the call.
■ CDR Adjuncts
DEFINITY ECS does not tandem AOC information through a private
network to other switches. Therefore, the CDR adjunct that records AOC
information must receive its input from DEFINITY ECS directly connected
to the public network.
■ CDR Call Splitting
If you use CDR Call Splitting for outgoing trunks, each time a call is
transferred, the system generates a separate record. Attendant Call
Recording, a form of Call Splitting, generates a CDR record when an
attendant drops from a call. Incoming Trunk Call Splitting has no effect on
charge information.
If you rely on Call Splitting or Attendant Call Recording, you should
request call charge information during the call. However, for AOC, this
increases message activity on the signaling channel and reduces Busy
Hour Call Capacity of the DEFINITY System.
In some countries, or with specific protocols, AOC information during a
call is not available. In this case, you can use the Elapsed Time in the CDR
records to allocate the charges among the parties on the call.
You must use CDR Call Splitting if you want the charge display to restart
at 0 when a call is transferred.
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If you perform a warm reset while calls are active with charge display, the
charge display will freeze. To resume call charge updates, users must
press the Normal button.
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Call Coverage
Call Coverage provides automatic redirection of calls to alternate answering
positions in a Call Coverage path. Call Coverage allows you to:
■ Establish coverage paths with up to 6 alternate answering positions
■ Establish redirection criteria that govern when a call redirects
■ Redirect calls to a local switch location
■ Redirect calls to a location on another switch in a DCS network (see
‘‘Distributed Communications System’’ on page 12-11 for more
information)
■ Redirect calls to a remote location
■ Redirect calls based on time-of-day
■ Allow users to change back and forth between two coverage choices
(either specific lead coverage paths or time-of-day tables). Users may
make these changes either an on- or off-site location
Required forms
Detailed description
When a call meets the redirection criteria of the principal, the call attempts to
route to one of up to 6 points in the coverage path. If no coverage points are
available, the call may revert to the called principal or group. If any point in the
path is available, the call either rings the individual voice terminal or member of a
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group specified for that point or queues on the group. Once a call is ringing or
queued at any point in a coverage path, the call never reverts to the called
principal or group, or to the previous point. A call remains at a coverage point for
the Coverage Subsequent Redirection interval. At the end of this interval, the call
attempts to route to any remaining points in the coverage path. If no other point is
available to accept the call, the call remains queued or continues ringing the
current coverage point.
Coverage Path
A Call Coverage path is a list of up to six alternate answering positions (covering
users/points) that are accessed, in sequence, when the called party or group is
not available to answer the call.
You can assign any of the following entities a coverage path so they are eligible
to have calls redirected to coverage:
■ ACD split
■ Agent LoginID
■ PCOL group
■ TEG
■ Hunt group
■ Voice terminal (on-net or off-net)
You establish the coverage paths and set the redirection criteria. If a coverage
path is not assigned to a particular facility, calls are not redirected from that
facility, unless another feature is assigned. A coverage path can include any of
the following:
■ Announcement
■ Attendant group
■ AUDIX
■ Coverage answer group
■ Hunt group
■ Public network number (off-net)
■ VDN
■ Voice terminal (on-net or off-net)
DEFINITY ECS allows for multiple coverage paths. However, for any particular
call only one coverage path is used. The “lead” coverage path is the first
coverage path in a chain that is considered when a call redirects to coverage.
The chain is defined in the Next Path Name field on the Coverage Path form.
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When a call redirects to coverage, the lead coverage path at that time is checked
to determine whether its coverage redirection criteria match the call status. If
there is a match the lead coverage path is used. If the lead path does not match,
the system moves down the path chain until it finds a coverage path with
redirection criteria that matches the call status. If the chain is exhausted before
the system finds a match, the call does not redirect to coverage. Once a
coverage path is selected, it is used exclusively through the duration of the call.
You can assign lead coverage paths directly in the Coverage Path 1 or
Coverage Path 2 fields on the appropriate forms. For example, to assign a
lead path for a TEG, set the Coverage Path fields on the Terminating Extension
Group form. You can also assign the lead paths indirectly by assigning a
Time-of-Day Coverage Table to the Coverage Path 1 and Coverage Path 2
fields. Then, the system selects the lead path according to the time of day.
■ Don’t Answer
Redirects calls to coverage if unanswered during the assigned Don’t
Answer Interval. A call rings for the Don’t Answer Interval and then
redirects to coverage.
■ Cover All Calls
Redirects all incoming calls to coverage. This criterion has precedence
over any other criterion previously assigned.
■ Send All Calls/Go to Cover
Allows users to activate Send All Calls or Go to Cover as an overriding
coverage criteria. This redirection criteria must be assigned before a user
can activate Send All Calls or Go to Cover (discussed later).
■ No Coverage
Occurs when none of the above criteria are assigned. Calls redirect to
coverage only when the principal has activated Send All Calls or the caller
has activated Go to Cover. Both of these overriding criteria are discussed
later.
Redirection criteria are assigned separately for internal and external calls. By
linking the coverage paths, Busy/Don’t Answer can be assigned for internal calls
and Active can be assigned for external calls. Similarly, Busy/Don’t Answer can
apply for external calls and No Coverage can apply for internal calls. In the latter
case, internal calls remain directed to the called terminal or group.
Covering-user options
For specific Call Coverage needs, the following options are available to
voice-terminal users:
■ Consult
Allows the covering user, by first pressing the Transfer button and then the
Consult button, to call the principal (called party) for private consultation.
These two actions place the caller on hold and establish a connection
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between the principal and the covering user. If the principal wishes, the
covering user can complete the conference and add the calling party to
the conversation. Similarly, the call can be transferred to the principal.
Consult calls use the Temporary Bridged Appearance maintained on the
call, if there is one. If not, the Consult call seizes any idle call appearance.
If there is no idle call appearance, the Consult call is denied.
■ Coverage Callback
Allows a covering user, by pressing the Cover Callback button, to leave a
message for the principal to call the calling party. Coverage Callback uses
Implied Principal Addressing to infer both extensions so that the covering
user does not have to dial either the principal’s or the caller’s number. The
caller must be an internal caller. The principal receives no indication that
the covering user handled the call.
Alternatively, if the covering user presses the Leave Word Calling button, a
“call me” message is left for the principal. The principal calls the covering
user to get the message. This method is used when an external call is
received or when an internal caller wants to leave a message but is not
available for a return call.
■ Coverage Answer Group
A Coverage Answer Group can have up to eight members. When a call is
redirected to a Coverage Answer Group, all voice terminals in the group
ring simultaneously. Anyone in the group can answer the call. A Coverage
Answer Group member already handling a group call is rung when
another call is redirected to that Coverage Answer Group. If a Coverage
Answer Group member is also a member of another Coverage Answer
Group, he or she can also receive calls for the other group. A second call
directed to a Coverage Answer Group lights a Coverage Incoming Call
Identification (ICI) lamp.
■ Coverage Incoming Call Identification
A Coverage ICI button can be assigned to multiappearance
voice-terminal users without a display in a Coverage Answer Group.
The Coverage ICI status lamp identifies a call incoming to that Coverage
Answer Group. If a Coverage Answer Group is assigned to more than one
Call Coverage path, the path number cannot be identified. Likewise, if a
given path is assigned to more than one principal, the individual principals
cannot be identified. To provide unique path and principal identification,
you must establish a unique path for each principal and a unique
Coverage Answer Group to be included in the path. A second coverage
call takes control of the Coverage ICI lamp and does not return control to
the previous call when the second call is released.
Time-of-Day Coverage
The Time-of-Day Coverage Table allows you to redirect calls to different
lead-coverage paths at different times of the day and on different days of the
week.
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Time is represented in 24-hour format and activation times are ascending from
the earliest to the latest. There are no gaps in the activation times; the entire day
is covered. If you do not assign a lead-coverage path to a specific time interval,
there is no coverage from that time until the next activation time with an assigned
lead-coverage path.
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When a call arrives at a principal, the system queries for the lead coverage path
in effect at that time and uses that information to determine call redirection. If call
coverage is changed via administration while the call is in progress, the
administration changes do not affect that call.
■ DEFINITY ECS has no control over any redirection of the call that may take
place at an off-net destination. However, further coverage treatment will be
provided if the Coverage Subsequent Redirection/CFWD No Answer
Interval expires before the call is answered off-net.
For example, you can program the vector assigned to the VDN in the coverage
path to queue a redirected call to a messaging split for call answer operation and
to allow the caller to leave a message for the called principal. The same VDN can
also be used to retrieve messages. The vector program may also be varied by
time of day or split status to provide different types of coverage.
When covered or direct calls are connected to AUDIX or a messaging split via
call vectoring, the original reason for redirection and the called principal must be
passed to the adjunct over the Switch Communication Interface (SCI) link. Also
the VDN number must be entered (rather than the split extension) in the Group
Extension field on the Hunt Group form.
For each report, a selection form lists the specific coverage paths or principal
extensions to be measured. For more detailed information on these reports and
their associated commands, see DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server
Release 5 System Monitoring and Reporting.
Considerations
If the secretary is unavailable to answer the coverage call for the principal,
the call redirects to a backup answering position. Personalized answering
should also be provided at the backup position.
■ Middle Manager Coverage
Provides a group of principals with call redirection to one or more covering
users (such as a secretary). The secretary should have some knowledge
of the principal’s daily schedule. A backup answering position should be
provided in case the secretary is unavailable.
■ General User Coverage
Provides less-personal coverage for a broader spectrum of users.
Covering users typically consist of a group or pooled answering
arrangement. Coverage calls may be distributed among the members of
the answering group.
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Interactions
■ Conference
The switch blocks users from conferencing another party onto a call which
has routed off-net while that call is undergoing call classification. If any
party on the call is on hold, the call routes off-net, but without undergoing
call classification, even when the Coverage of Calls Redirected
Off-Net is enabled.
■ Direct Department Calling, Uniform Call Distribution, and Automatic Call
Distribution
If a user has an Auxiliary Work button, and activates or deactivates Send
All Calls, the Auxiliary Work function associated with DDC or UCD is
activated or deactivated simultaneously.
If a user has no Auxiliary Work button, activating or deactivating Send All
Calls still makes the user available or unavailable for DDC and UCD calls,
but Auxiliary Work is not activated or deactivated. The Auxiliary Work
activate or deactivate code and the DDC, UCD, and ACD extension must
be dialed to activate the Auxiliary Work function.
Activating or deactivating the Auxiliary Work function does not activate or
deactivate Send All Calls.
■ Hold
If a covering user puts a call on hold, and the principal picks up on the
call, the coverage appearance may or may not be dropped, depending
on administration.
If any party is on hold when a coverage call routes off-net, that call does
not undergo call classification, even when Coverage of Calls
Redirected Off-Net is enabled.
■ Internal Automatic Answer
If an internal call is redirected to another voice terminal by a Call
Coverage redirection criteria, then that call is eligible for IAA at that voice
terminal.
IAA does not apply to calls to the original called extension when:
— The called voice terminal has activated Do Not Disturb, Send All
Calls, or Cover All Calls
— The calling voice terminal has selected Go To Cover before placing
the call
Calls directed to a Coverage Answering Group are not eligible for IAA.
■ Leave Word Calling
Call Coverage can be used with or without LWC. However, the two
features complement each other. When a covering user activates LWC
during a coverage call, a message is left for the principal to call the
covering user. When a covering user activates Coverage Callback during
a coverage call, a message is left for the principal to call the internal caller.
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■ Night Service
Calls routed to the night station via Night Service follow the coverage path
of the night extension under all coverage criteria except Send All Calls.
■ Privacy — Manual Exclusion
When the primary or principal user bridges onto a call that went to
coverage and has been answered at the coverage point, the user is not
dropped when Privacy — Manual Exclusion is activated.
■ Temporary Bridged Appearance
Calls redirected to coverage maintain an appearance on the called voice
terminal if a call appearance is available to handle the call. The called
party can bridge onto the call at any time. The system can be
administered to allow a temporary bridged appearance of the call to either
remain at or be removed from the covering voice terminal after the
principal bridges onto the call.
A Temporary Bridged Appearance is maintained for calls covered by an
off-net coverage point if the Coverage of Calls Redirected
Off-Net feature is enabled. A Temporary Bridged Appearance cannot be
maintained for calls if the coverage point is linked to AUDIX.
Consult calls use the temporary bridged appearance maintained on the
call. At the conclusion of a consult call, the bridged appearance is no
longer maintained. If the principal chooses not to talk with the calling
party, the principal cannot bridge onto the call later.
If a call that has, or has had, a temporary bridged appearance is
conferenced or transferred, and redirects to coverage again, a temporary
bridged appearance is not maintained at the conferenced-to or
transferred-to extension.
■ Tenant Partitioning
The caller and called party must be able to access a coverage point. The
caller is considered to be the covering user and the called party is
considered to be the covered user. Both parties must be able to access
the coverage point.
■ Transfer
The switch blocks a user from transferring a call which has routed off-net
to another party while that call is undergoing call classification. If any party
on a call that has routed off-net is on hold, the call does route off-net
without undergoing call classification, even when Coverage of Calls
Redirected Off-Net is enabled.
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NOTE:
The coverage criteria for transferred DID calls depends upon the
External Treatment For Transferred Incoming Calls
field on the Feature-Related System Parameters form.
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You can use this information to compute call costs, allocate charges, analyze
calling patterns, detect unauthorized calls, and keep track of unnecessary calls.
For additional information on CDR, see Call Detail Acquisition and Processing
Reference.
Required forms
■ Assign a netcon channel using the Data Module form and enter
data-channel or netcon channel for the type.
■ Assign a system port using the Data Module form and enter system port
for the type.
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■ A Data Line circuit pack can also be used in conjunction with an ADU to
connect to an output device. If the CDR output device is connected to a
Data Line circuit pack via an ADU, administer a Data Line Type Data
Module.
For more information about how to connect a CDR output device, see DEFINITY
Enterprise Communications Server Release 6 Installation for Adjuncts and
Peripherals.
Required forms
Forced Entry of Account Codes is a subset of account code dialing. You must
administer account code dialing in addition to the fields described below.
Required forms
Required forms
Required forms
Required forms
Required forms
Detailed description
You can also ask the system to report on ineffective call attempts. This may
greatly increase the number of calls recorded, but may also help you to increase
security, since the system records call attempts that are blocked because of
insufficient calling privileges. This can also let you know if your users are not able
to make calls because all trunks are busy.
Some call accounting systems do not support all of the information offered by
CDR. See your Lucent Technologies representative for details.
To associate an account code with a particular call, a user first dials the CDR
account code access code that you have established, then dials the desired
account code. Next, the user dials the desired trunk access code, or ARS
access code, followed by the phone number.
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The call record contains the account code, TAC or ARS access code, and the
phone number. It does not contain the account code FAC.
! SECURITY ALERT:
DEFINITY ECS does not verify account codes. As long as the user enters a
digit string of the appropriate length, the system allows the call. You must
use Authorization Codes if you want the system to determine if the user is
authorized to make the call.
If an account code is required for a call and the user does not enter one, the
system responds with intercept tone.
Call Splitting
Call splitting keeps track of calls where more than two parties are involved. These
can be calls that are transferred, conferenced, or where an attendant becomes
involved. If you have call splitting activated and any of these situations arise,
CDR produces a separate record for each new party on the call.
You can administer call splitting for both incoming and outgoing trunks, and both
can have attendant calls recorded separately.
For incoming trunk calls that are conferenced, CDR creates a new record
whenever a new party comes on the call. The duration field in these records
shows how long each party participated on the call. Conference calls produce
records with duration fields that overlap. The duration of a transferred call begins
when the transferring party presses the TRANSFER button for the second time, so
there is no overlap.
ITCS examples
The following scenarios depict calls made with ITSC active. The tables that follow
do not show all fields, only those that may change due to call splitting. Call
durations are approximate.
Caller A (TAC 123) makes an incoming trunk call to switch party B (5657890).
They talk for 2 minutes. B then conferences in C (ext. 54321), and D (ext. 59876).
The entire group talks for another 8 minutes, at which point B drops off the call.
This produces a record for segment A–B.
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A, C and D continue to talk for another 5 minutes. All remaining parties drop,
producing two more records; A–C and A–C. Note that each record shows the
incoming trunk ID as the calling number.
A (TAC 123) calls Station B (57890). They talk for 1 minute, then B transfers the
call to C (54321). CDR generates a record for segment A–B. A and C talk for 5
minutes. CDR generates a record for segment A–C.
A (TAC 123) calls switch party B (5657890), they talk for one minute. B transfers
the call to public-network party C (5665555), they talk for 4 minutes. Note that the
duration of the original incoming trunk call includes the time after the call was
transferred to an outgoing trunk, until all trunk parties drop.
OTCS examples
In the next example, switch party A (57890) calls B(7771234), talks for 5 minutes,
then conferences in C (7775678). They all talk for another 5 minutes, at which
point all parties drop.
Switch party A (51234) calls public-network party B (5659999). They talk for 5
minutes. A then transfers the call to switch party C (54444).
If either incoming or outgoing trunk call splitting is enabled, the attendant portion
of a conference call always produces a separate record.
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The attendant (Attd) dials switch party A (59999), then transfers the call to
public-network party B (4445678).
Intraswitch CDR
Intraswitch CDR generates call records for calls to and from users on the local
switch. For the system to generate an intraswitch CDR record, one of the
extensions involved in a call must have intraswitch CDR assigned.
If a station is optioned for Intraswitch CDR, and ITCS is also enabled, ITCS
overrides Intraswitch CDR. That is, incoming trunk calls involving the station
produce trunk call records, not Intraswitch CDR records.
The output for intraswitch CDR follows the same format you have established for
other call records. Certain fields do not appear on intraswitch call records,
because they do not pertain to internal calls. For example, an intraswitch record
does not contain trunk access codes or circuit IDs, since these do not apply.
Some calls may seem to be intraswitch CDR calls, but actually result in trunk
calls. For example, a station-to-station call to an extension that is forwarded to an
outgoing trunk produces only a trunk CDR record, regardless of whether or not
either station has intraswitch CDR assigned.
NOTE:
If an extension with intraswitch CDR is neither the originator of the call nor
the dialed number of the call, the system does not produce a call record,
even though the extension might be a party on the call (via Call Pickup, Call
Forwarding, etc.).
Privacy
CDR Privacy allows you to administer the system to blank a given number of
dialed digits from a CDR report. This is useful when it is necessary to know
details of a person’s calls for accounting purposes, but it is not necessary or
desirable to know the exact number called.
You can administer the number of digits to hide, up to 7. The value in Privacy
Digits to Hide determines how many digits do not appear on the call record. This
parameter is system-wide. Whether or not an individual’s calls receive Privacy
treatment is determined by the CDR Privacy field on the Station form.
When an adjunct-originated call is made on behalf of a hunt group and the CDR
system parameter Calls to Hunt Group - Record option is set to
group-ext, then CDR privacy does not apply. If this field is set to member-ext,
privacy does apply.
NOTE:
Certain countries have requirements that a certain number of digits must be
blanked from every call. Also, certain report processors do not support this
option.
CDR output
If your system uses two CDR output formats, one is administered as the primary
CDR output format; the other is administered as the secondary CDR output
format. The secondary output format is typically used for a local storage format
(CDRU) to provide CDR data to NCOSS for assessing network performance or
helping to find network problems.
The primary and secondary ports work independently. Each port will work even if
the link to the other port is down. If a link is down for more than a minute, some
data may be lost. However, the most recent 500 (Release 5vs/si/csi and later), or
1,900 (Release 5r and later) records are stored for the primary port even when a
loss of records occurs. When the link comes back up, these records are output
on a first-in, first-out basis.
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If the CDR buffer is full, you can select a call record handling option to determine
which of the following occurs:
■ Calls are blocked with a reorder tone
■ Calls overwrite records
■ Calls are routed to an attendant as non-CDR calls
Overwrite old CDR records with new ones if the buffer is full.
The following information applies to the port used for the secondary CDR output
device:
■ Data going to the secondary port should be the same as that going to the
primary port. You can use the following record types for secondary output:
LSU, Int-Direct, Int-Process, and Unformatted.
■ If the system experiences problems in sending records to the primary
CDR Output Device, the system discontinues sending records to the
secondary port for 2 minutes. The secondary port should be run at the
highest possible speed in order to prevent loss of information.
■ If the output buffer is full, the system busies out the secondary port for 2
minutes. This makes system resources available to send data to the
primary CDR port before the data is lost. The system continues to busy out
the secondary port for 2-minute intervals until less than 400 records (1800
for Release 5r and later) remain in the buffer.
Two types of formats are sent to the CDR output device, date record and call
detail formats.
Several formats are available for date records: one for CDRUs, one for the printer,
and one for the TELESEER. The records sent to the TELESEER and printer
contain the date only while the records sent to the CDRU contain time. See Table
4-46, Table 4-47, and Table 4-48.
NOTE:
The date can be in month/day or day/month format, as selected on the CDR
System Parameters form. The date/time may also be reversed for
international standards.
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Customized Format
You can use the customized record format to make up your own call record. You
can determine the data elements you want and their positions in the record. This
method may be necessary if you want to include certain data elements that are
not available on the standard formats.
However, whatever device you use to interpret the CDR data needs to be
programmed to accept these formats. Consult your Lucent Technologies
representative before using a custom record format.
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The following list describes the CDR data collected for each call and the number
of digits in each field. All information is right adjusted in the respective field,
unless otherwise indicated. Where the field name for customized records is
different from the standard, the custom field name appears in parentheses.
■ Access Code Dialed (code-dial) — 3 or 4 digits
The access code the user dialed to place an outgoing call. This can be
the ARS access code, AAR access code, or the access code of a specific
trunk group. This field is also used to record the X.25 Feature Access
Code of an outgoing X.25-addressed call.
■ Access Code Used (code-used) — 3 or 4 digits
This field is used only for outgoing calls when the trunk group used is
different from the access code dialed. It is not used when a TAC is dialed.
For example, your system may use a feature access code for ARS. This
field contains the access code of the actual trunk group that the call was
routed over. When the dialed and used access code are the same, this
field will be blank.
If you use ISDN or enhanced formats with TELESEER, LSU, or Printer
record types, this field always shows the access code of the trunk group,
even if it is the same as the access code dialed.
■ Account Code (acct-code) — up to 15 digits
This field may contain a number to associate call information with projects
or account numbers. For some formats, a long account code overwrites
spaces on the record that are assigned to other fields.
■ Attendant Console (attd-console) — 2 digits
This field contains the attendant console number of the attendant that
handled the call in a record that is marked as being attendant handled.
■ Authorization Code (auth-code) — 4–7 digits
This field contains the authorization code used to make the call. For
non-ISDN and ISDN LSU formats, the authorization code is fewer than 6
digits in length. It is 5 for Enhanced LSU. On the 59-character record, the
authorization code is never recorded.
■ Bandwidth — 2 digits
Used to capture the bandwidth of the wideband calls to support H0, H11,
H12, and N x 64 kbps data rates. For Enhanced Expanded, Enhanced
Unformatted and customized record formats, this value is expressed as
the number of DSOs of 64 Kbps channels comprising a call.
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Condition
Codes Description
0 Identifies an intraswitch call (a call that originates and terminates on the
switch).
1 (A) Identifies an attendant-handled call or an attendant-assisted call (except
conference calls).
4 (D) Identifies an extremely long call (10 hours or more) or an extremely high
message count TSC (9999 messages or more). On a call exceeding 10
hours, a call record with this condition code and a duration entry of 9 hours,
59 minutes, and 1–9 tenths of a minute is produced after the first period. A
similar call record with this condition code is produced after each
succeeding 10-hour period. When the call does terminate, a final call record
with a different condition code identifying the call type is produced.
6 (E) Identifies calls that are not recorded because of resource exhaustion. A
record with this condition code is only generated for calls that are routed to
the attendant or calls that require CDR to overwrite records. This record
includes the time and duration of the outage.
7 (G) Identifies calls served by the AAR or ARS Selection feature.
8 (H) Identifies calls which have been served on a delayed basis via the
Ringback Queuing feature.
9 (I) Identifies an incoming or tandem call, or an incoming or tandem NCA-TSC.
A Identifies an outgoing call.
B Identifies an adjunct-placed outgoing call.
C (L) Identifies a conference call. For trunk CDR, a separate call record with this
condition code is produced for each incoming or outgoing trunk serving the
conference connection. The only voice terminal recorded for a conference
call is the conference call originator, provided ITCS and OTCS are disabled.
For intraswitch CDR, if the originator is optioned for intraswitch, each time
the originator dials a non-trunk party a separate call record is produced with
this condition code, provided ITCS is disabled. If the originator is not
optioned for intraswitch CDR, a separate record with this condition code is
produced for each intraswitch party dialed.
Condition
Codes Description
E (N) An ineffective call attempt due to facilities not being available, such as all
trunks are busy and either no queuing exists or the queue is full on an
outgoing call, or the called voice terminal is busy or unassigned for an
incoming call attempt. This also means an ISDN Call By Call Service
Selection call was unsuccessful because of an administered trunk usage
allocation plan. Incoming trunk calls to a busy terminal do not generate a
CDR record.
F Identifies an ineffective call attempt because of either insufficient calling
privileges of the originator (assigned per FRL), ISDN calls rejected by the
switch due to an NSF mismatch, or an authorization mismatch which
prevents the completion of a data call.
G Indicates a call terminating to a ringing station.
H Indicates that a ringing call has been abandoned.
I Indicates a call terminated to a busy station.
J Indicates an incoming trunk call that is a new connection using ANF-PR
(Additional Network Feature–Path Replacement, see QSIG) or DCS with
Rerouting.
K Indicates an outgoing trunk call that is a new connection using ANF-PR
(Additional Network Feature–Path Replacement, see QSIG) or DCS with
Rerouting.
If the trunk-group field CDR Reports is set to ring, CDR records the ring
time to answer or abandon for incoming calls originated by the trunk
group. In addition, CDR indicates if the incoming destination is busy. This
record is separate from the normal call duration record printed for an
answered call. This information is indicated by the condition code.
When an incoming call originated by a trunk group with this option set is
terminated to an internal destination, the call is tracked from the time
ringing feedback is given to the originator. If the call is answered, a CDR
record is printed with the condition code “G” and the duration reflects the
time between the start of ringing and the answer of the call. If the call is
abandoned before being answered, the system prints a record with the
condition code “H” and the duration reflects the time between the start of
ringing and the time the call was abandoned. If the destination is busy, a
CDR record is printed with the condition code “I” and a duration of 0.
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CONDITION CODE
0 1 4 6 7 8 9 A B C E F J K
0 NA 0 4 6 0 NA NA NA B C NA NA NA NA
1 0 NA 4 6 1 NA 9 1 B C E NA J K
4 4 4 NA 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 NA NA J K
6 6 6 6 NA 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 0 1 4 6 NA 7 9 7 B C E F J K
8 NA NA 4 6 7 NA NA 8 B C E NA NA K
9 NA 9 4 6 9 NA NA NA NA C E F NA NA
A NA 1 4 6 7 8 NA NA B C E F NA NA
B B B 4 6 B B NA B NA B E F NA K
C C C 4 6 C C C C B NA NA NA J K
E NA E NA 6 E E E E E NA NA NA E E
F NA NA NA 6 F NA F F F NA NA NA F F
J NA J J 6 J NA NA NA NA J E F NA NA
K NA K K 6 K K NA NA NA K E F NA NA
■ Date
You can include the date in customized records only. The format is based
on the value of CDR Date Format on the CDR System Parameters form.
■ Dialed Number (dialed-num) — up to 18 digits
This field contains the number dialed. If it is an outgoing call, the field
contains the number dialed by a system user. If it is an incoming call, the
field contains the extension that was dialed (or implied, as in Dialed
Number Identification System). If more than 18 digits are dialed, the least
significant digits (starting from the right) are truncated.
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If CDR Privacy is active for the calling number and this is an outgoing call,
the trailing digits of the dialed number are blank in the call record. If more
than 18 digits are dialed, the system truncates the dialed number to 18
digits, then blanks the administered number of digits.
For an outgoing (or originating) NCA-TSC or tandem NCA-TSC, this field
contains the dialed digits used to establish a route to a far-end switch. It
contains the extension of the local extension used as the NCA-TSC
endpoint when it is for a terminating NCA-TSC. For an unsuccessful
NCA-TSC, this field is blank.
The # sign (or E for some formats) may appear in this field in the following
cases for both ARS and TAC calls.
— When the user dials # at the end of digit dialing
— If an outgoing call experiences an interdigit-timeout interaction with
the ARS Analysis table
— When a user dials a TAC for a Look Ahead Interflow (LAI). For
example: A successful LAI to <TAC> 1001 where 1001 is the
remote VDN extension will yield 1001E or 1001# in the Dialed
Number field. The # or E is used by the vector processing software
to indicate the end of dialing.
You can eliminate the # or E as the last digit of the CDR record using the
CDR System Parameters form.
■ Duration (duration or sec-dur) — 4 digits
This is the duration of the call, recorded in hours (0–9), minutes (00–59),
and to tenths of minutes (0–9). Calls are rounded down in 6-second
increments. Therefore, a call of 5-second duration will be indicated as 0
duration. If 9999 appears in this field, this call was in progress when a time
change was made in the switch.
You can use the customized record format to have the duration reported in
hours/minutes/seconds. This field is called sec_dur.
■ Feature Flag (feat-flag) — 1 digit
The feature flag indicates whether a call received network answer
supervision, and if the call was interworked in the network. The call
duration starts at the point of receiving the network answer.
You can administer the feature flag (on the CDR System Parameters form)
to reflect whether an outgoing ISDN call was reported as interworked by
the network.
— A 0 in this field indicates a voice call without network answer
supervision, or NCA-TSC not established.
— A 1 in this field indicates a data call without network answer
supervision.
— A 2 in this field indicates a voice call with network answer
supervision, but interworked.
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Data Meaning
0 Cannot determine who dropped first
1 Switch party dropped first
2 CO dropped first
3 Maintenance seized the trunk
For intraswitch CDR, the following call disconnect data appears in this
field in place of the FRL data:
Data Meaning
0 Cannot determine who dropped first
1 Calling number dropped first
2 Dialed number dropped first
■ INS (3 digits)
This field specifies the ISDN Network Service requested for a call. This
field applies only to ISDN calls. Each Network Specific Facility has a
corresponding INS value, shown in Table 4-69.
This field also appears as ISDN NSV (Network Service Value).
■ ISDN CC
The call charge supplied by the ISDN advice of charge function (see ‘‘Call
Charge Information’’ on page 4-136.
■ ISDN NSV
See INS.
■ IXC Code
— Non-ISDN Formats — 1 digit hexadecimal
Interexchange Carrier (IXC) codes,1–F hexadecimal, indicate the
carrier used on the call. This information is sent to the CDR output
device in ASCII code as a hexadecimal representation (for
example, ASCII “F” equals “15”).
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change this to appear in hundreds, tens, units format (123), use the
Modified Circuit ID Display field on the CDR System Parameters
form.
■ Packet Count (tsc_ct) — 4 digits
For ISDN TSCs, this field contains the number of ISDN-PRI USER INFO
messages sent, received, or (for tandem TSCs) passing through the
switch.
■ PPM
Periodic Pulse Metering (PPM) contains pulse counts transmitted over the
trunk line from the serving CO. These are used to determine call charges.
■ Resource Flag (res_flag) — 1 digit
Indicates whether the call was circuit switched or packet switched,
whether a conversion resource was used, or if the call involved a MASI
terminal or trunk.
— 0 — circuit switched, no conversion device used
— 1 — packet switched, no conversion device used
— 2 — circuit switched, conversion device used
— 3 — packet switched, conversion device used
— 8 — MASI call
■ Sec-dur
For customized records only, this field allows you to set the duration field
to display seconds instead of tenths of minutes.
■ Space — up to 40 characters
The ASCII space character separates other CDR fields or fills unused
record locations.
■ TSC-Count (tsc_ct)
This is the customized name for Packet Count. See Packet Count.
■ TSC Flag (tsc_flag) — 1 digit
This field describes call records that pertain to temporary signalling
connections. When not equal to 0, this field will indicate the status of the
TSC. Table 4-70 presents the TSC Flag encoding.
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Encoding Meaning
0 Circuit-switched call without TSC requests
1–3 Reserved
4 Call Associated TSC requested and accepted in response to SETUP,
no congestion control (applicable to originating node). Call
Associated TSC received and accepted via SETUP, no congestion
control (applicable to terminating node).
5 Call Associated TSC received and accepted via SETUP, congestion
control (applicable to terminating node).
6 Call Associated TSC requested, accepted after SETUP, no congestion
control (applicable to originating node). Call Associated TSC received
and accepted after SETUP, no congestion control (applicable to
terminating node).
7 Call Associated TSC received and accepted after SETUP, congestion
control (applicable to terminating node).
8 Call Associated TSC requested, rejected (rejection came from outside
the local switch).
9 Call Associated TSC requested, rejected (rejection came from the
local switch, that is, lack of resource).
A Non Call Associated TSC received, accepted, no congestion control
(applicable to terminating node). Non Call Associated TSC received,
accepted, no congestion control (applicable to terminating node).
B Non Call Associated TSC requested, accepted, congestion control
(applicable to originating node). Non Call Associated TSC received,
accepted, congestion control (applicable to terminating node).
C Non Call Associated TSC requested, rejected (rejection came from
outside the local switch).
D Non Call Associated TSC requested, rejected (rejection came from the
local switch, that is, lack of resource).
E Reserved for future use.
F Reserved for future use.
■ Time
This fields contains the time that the call ended, or the time that a user
dropped from a multi-party call, if Call Splitting is active.
■ VDN (vdn) — 5 digits
This field is only available on customized records. The call record contains
the VDN extension number. If VDN Return Destination is active, this field
contains the first VDN the caller accessed.
Security
Monitor call detail records daily for unusual calling patterns, long calls,
international calls, calls outside of normal business hours, and other indications
of toll fraud. Call accounting systems are available that automatically monitor
CDR output for fraudulent calling patterns.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
When a user places a call using Abbreviated Dialing or a Facility Busy
Indication button, all outpulsed digits appear on the record.
■ Answer Detection
The DEFINITY ECS provides Answer Detection using a Call Classifier
circuit pack. This feature is assigned as an option per system and requires
8-port circuit packs. The circuit packs must be engineered to handle the
expected outgoing calls from end of outpulsing until either answer is
detected by the circuit pack or actual Answer Supervision is received from
the trunk. The time the answer is detected by the circuit pack is used as
the start of a call to record call duration in the CDR record.
■ Attendant Console
If an attendant-assisted call involves an outgoing trunk, the primary
extension of the voice-terminal user requesting attendant service is
recorded as the calling number, even if the attendant dialed the outside
number. Condition Code 1 indicates the call was assisted by the
attendant.
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■ Automatic Wakeup
No CDR intraswitch records are generated for wakeup calls.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
CDR does not record any information on the party who bridges onto a call.
Instead, the number that was called appears in the Dialed Number field
of the CDR record. The duration of the call is recorded when the last party
drops off the call. This also applies for intraswitch calls.
If the user originates a call over a bridged appearance, the call record
contains the calling number of the bridged appearance extension and not
the extension number of the original, calling station.
■ Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks
An attendant or voice-terminal user is never required to enter an account
code when making a busy verification.
■ Call-by-Call Service Selection
When a successful call is made on a Call-by-Call Service Selection trunk,
the network specific facility used on the call is translated into an INS
number and recorded in the INS field of the call record. If a Call-by-Call
Service Selection call is unsuccessful because of an administered trunk
usage allocation plan, the INS number is recorded in the INS field of the
report with a condition code of “E.”
■ Call Coverage
When an incoming or intraswitch call is answered by a covering voice
terminal, the extension number dialed by the originating party is recorded
as the dialed number. If a call is covered to an off-net location, the dialed
number is the number of the off-net location, the calling number is the
number of the station that is covered to the remote location.
■ Call Forwarding All Calls
When a call is forwarded to another voice terminal, the extension number
dialed by the calling party is recorded as the dialed number. If a call is
forwarded to an off-net location, the dialed number is the number of the
off-net location, the calling number is the number of the station that is
forwarded to the remote location.
CDR generates one record for a forwarded intraswitch call. In this record,
the dialed number is the same as the extension dialed by the originating
party.
For a trunk call to a station that is forwarded to a trunk, CDR generates two
records. The first record shows an incoming trunk call to the station. The
second record shows an outgoing trunk call from the station.
For FEAC, calls cannot be forwarded to a destination where a user is
required to enter an account code.
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■ Call Park
When a voice-terminal user parks an incoming or intraswitch call, that
user’s extension is recorded as the dialed number in the CDR record. Call
duration in CDR reflects the entire time the incoming trunk is busy
(incoming) or until the call ends (intraswitch).
■ Call Pickup
When an incoming or intraswitch call is answered by another
voice-terminal user in the pickup group, the extension number dialed by
the calling party is recorded as the dialed number.
■ Call Vectoring
The CDR System Parameters form can be administered so that the VDN
extension is used in place of the Hunt Group or Member extension. If
administered to do so, this overrides the Calls to Hunt Group -
Record option of CDR for incoming Call Vectoring calls.
Outgoing vector calls generate ordinary outgoing CDR records with the
originating extension as the calling number.
For incoming calls to a VDN, the duration of the call is recorded from the
time answer supervision is returned.
— If answer supervision is returned by the vector (via an
announcement, collect, disconnect, or wait with music command),
and the call never goes to another extension, the VDN extension is
recorded as the called number in the CDR record.
— If the call terminates to a hunt group, the VDN, hunt group, or agent
extension is recorded as the called number as per the
administration discussed above.
— If the call terminates to a trunk, CDR generates the following two
records:
■ An incoming record with the incoming TAC as the dialed
number.
■ An outgoing record with the incoming TAC as the calling
number and the digits dialed through the vector step as the
dialed number.
If “member extensions” is administered on the CDR System Parameters
form and the call successfully completes to a station via the “route-to”
command, the call record shows an incoming call to that station.
Call Vectoring “route to” commands that are unsuccessful do not generate
ineffective call attempt records.
If a vector interacts with an extension or group that has Call Forwarding All
Calls active, normal Call Forwarding/CDR interactions apply.
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Some calls may originally look like intraswitch calls, but result in trunk calls
(for example, a call from a station administered for intraswitch CDR to a
VDN, which ends up an outgoing call on an outgoing trunk). Such calls will
not generate intraswitch CDR records; the CDR record will have a
condition code A - outgoing.
■ Call Waiting Termination
Call duration timing starts when the voice terminal answers an incoming
call.
■ Centralized Attendant Services
If a CAS attendant extends a call for a user, and CDR is not assigned to
the RLT trunk group, the user’s extension is recorded as the originator of
the call. If the RLT trunk group does have CDR administered, the RLT trunk
is recorded. If a CAS attendant answers a call but does not extend the
call, no CDR records are made.
■ CO Trunks
All incoming and outgoing calls on a CO trunk group are recorded, if CDR
is assigned to the trunk group and CDR is administered to record
incoming calls.
■ Conference
For the purpose of CDR, a call is considered a conference call if it
contains at least one trunk that is eligible for CDR plus two or more parties,
or if it contains at least one party optioned for intraswitch CDR. Condition
Code C applies to each CDR record made for a conference call.
For a conference call, a separate CDR record is produced for each
outgoing/incoming trunk serving the conference call. If ITCS or OTCS is
enabled, CDR produces a separate record for each internal party on the
call as well.
For the outgoing portion of a conference call involving multiple voice
terminals, the voice terminal which requested outside dial tone to bring an
outside party into the conference is recorded as the calling party.
For the outgoing/incoming portion of a conference call, the call duration in
CDR reflects the entire time the trunk is on the conference call.
A separate CDR record is produced for each trunk used in a trunk-to-trunk
transfer. If ITCS is active, the incoming trunk record shows the duration of
the entire call.
If the originator of the conference call is optioned for intraswitch CDR,
each time the originator dials a non-trunk party, a new CDR record is
started. For example, Station A is optioned for intraswitch CDR and calls
Station B. Station A conferences in Station C. Station A drops from the call.
Station B or C drops from the call. Two CDR records are output with
Condition Code C: one for the A to B call and one for the A to C call.
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If the originator is not optioned for intraswitch CDR, but one or more
parties brought into the conference are, one record with Condition Code C
is generated for each dialed intraswitch party. For example, Station A calls
Station B, which is optioned for intraswitch CDR. Station A conferences
Station C. Station A drops from the call. Station B or C drops from the call.
One CDR record is output with condition code C for the A to B call.
Intraswitch conference call CDR records are output when both the calling
number (originator) and dialed number (terminator) of the call drop. The
duration of the call will be from the time the terminator answers until both
the originator and terminator drop from the call.
If the attendant originates the conference, only the dialed numbers
corresponding to intraswitch optioned extensions stimulate the creation of
CDR records.
■ DCS
Station information is not passed throughout the DCS network for CDR
purposes.
■ DID trunks
All incoming calls on the DID trunk group will be recorded if administered
to record incoming CDR and if CDR is administered for this trunk group.
■ Emergency Access to the Attendant
CDR does not generate intraswitch records for Emergency Access calls.
■ Expert Agent Selection
A logical extension can be assigned to an agent who can log into a phone
using that extension number. On the CDR System Parameters form, you
can chose to record the logical agent’s extension rather than the
hunt-group extension or hunt-group-member extension.
■ FX Trunks
All calls made on an FX trunk group are recorded if administered to record
CDR and if CDR is administered for this trunk group.
■ Hotline Service
The stored number used on an outgoing or intraswitch Hotline call is
recorded by CDR the same as if it was manually dialed.
■ Hunt Groups
Either the hunt group extension number or individual hunt group member
extension number is recorded as the called number. This is administrable
on the CDR System Parameters form.
■ Intercept Treatment
If an outgoing or tandem call is routed to Intercept Treatment, the number
dialed by the calling party is recorded as the dialed number, and
Condition Code F is recorded.
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■ Intercom Automatic
Intercom calls can generate intraswitch CDR records.
■ Intercom Dial
Intercom calls can generate intraswitch CDR records.
■ Inter-PBX Attendant Calls
If a user calls an Inter-PBX attendant and the trunk group used has CDR
assigned, call records contain the following information:
— Condition Code — A
— Access Code Dialed — Blank
— Access Code Used — Trunk access code of trunk used
— Dialed Digits — Inter-PBX attendant access code
■ ISDN
When true answer supervision is received from the network, an indication
is sent to the CDR device to this effect. If an ISDN call has been
interworked, the call record shows this, and answer supervision may or
may not be accurate. If you use unformatted or expanded record formats,
the SID/ANI appears in the record, if sent.
■ Last Number Dialed
The CDR access code and account code dialed are stored as part of the
Last Number Dialed. However, some digits may be lost due to the limit on
the number of digits stored for this feature.
■ Manual Originating Line Service
If an attendant establishes an outgoing call for a voice terminal,
designated as a Manual Originating Line, the CDR record for the call is the
same as for any attendant-assisted outgoing call. The calling voice
terminal extension number is recorded as the calling number, and
Condition Code 1 applies.
■ Multiple LDNs
If incoming call information is recorded, the called number recorded for
LDN calls is the extension number or trunk group access code to which
the attendant completes the call. If the call terminates at the attendant
console only, the dialed number is the attendant extension. The attendant
extension number is administrable (the default is 0).
LDNs cannot be administered for intraswitch CDR. However, a call from an
intraswitch optioned extension to a LDN produces an intraswitch CDR.
■ Night Service
The extension number assigned to the attendants is recorded as the
dialed number. The attendant extension number is administrable (the
default is 0).
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■ Off-Premises Station
CDR data is recorded if the voice terminal is involved in an
outgoing/incoming trunk call or it (or the other terminal involved in the call)
is optioned for intraswitch CDR.
■ PCOL trunks
An outgoing PCOL call shows the dialed number in the Dialed Number
field of the CDR record rather than a TAC. An outgoing PCOL call is
recorded as a call from the originating extension number via the trunk
group associated with the PCOL. On incoming PCOL calls the answering
voice terminal’s primary extension is recorded as the called number if
incoming calls are recorded.
■ Planned Interchange
When a planned interchange occurs (either demand or scheduled), it is
possible for the CDR records on calls ending within 10–20 seconds after
the interchange to report as “invalid long duration calls” (duration of 9:59:9
and Condition Code other than 4). This is caused by deviations in the
clocks between the two processors and the short duration of the calls.
Consider these records invalid.
■ Private Network Access
Private Network Access calls are recorded if CDR is assigned for
incoming or outgoing tie trunks.
■ Remote Access
Remote Access calls are recorded if Remote Access is provided on a per
trunk group basis, and those trunks are administered for CDR. The call
record gives no indication that this is a remote access call, other than the
remote access extension.
■ Ringback Queuing
Condition Code 8 is recorded for an outgoing call which is queued for a
trunk before completion. The length of time the call is queued is not
recorded.
When an outgoing call is queued for a trunk and is unsuccessful (the
queue times out or the calling party does not answer the callback) a CDR
record is not generated for the call.
■ Security Violation Notification
SVN calls generate intraswitch CDR if the terminating extension is
monitored. You cannot administer the originating extension for intraswitch
monitoring.
■ Service Observing
No CDR records are generated for Service Observing calls.Tandem
Tie-Trunk Switching
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The calling party on an incoming trunk can dial the CDR account code.
The Calling Number field in CDR is the trunk access code for the
incoming trunk group, the called number is the number dialed.
■ Temporary Bridged Appearance
A CDR record is not affected by any second or subsequent voice terminal
bridging a call.
■ Temporary Signaling Connections
Cal-associated TSCs and TSC requests appear in the call record,
provided the switch is administered to use ISDN layouts.
Non-call-associated TSCs and TSC requests generate separate CDR
records if the switch is administered to record them. In either case, the
TSC Flag and Packet Count fields of the call record contain TSC data.
■ Tie Trunk Access
Tie-trunk calls are recorded if CDR is administered to record the trunk
group and to record incoming calls.
■ Transfer
If a user originates a call on an outgoing trunk and then transfers the call
to another voice terminal, the originating voice terminal is recorded as the
calling party.
If a voice-terminal user receives a call on an incoming trunk and then
transfers the call to another extension, the extension that originally
received the call is recorded as the dialed number.
If a voice-terminal user receives an intraswitch call and then transfers it to
another extension, the extension that originally received the call is
recorded as the dialed number.
If call splitting is active, when a user receives or originates a trunk call and
then transfers the call to another voice terminal, two records are
generated.
Intraswitch CDR records are generated for each call to or from an
intraswitch optioned extension. For example, Station A, which is
intraswitch optioned, calls Station B. Station A then transfers the call to
Station C. When either Station B or C drops, two CDR records with
Condition Code 0 are output: one for the A to B call, and the second for
the A to C call.
Intraswitch CDR transfer records are output when both the calling number
(originator) and dialed number (terminator) drop from the call. The
duration of the call is from the time the terminator answers until both the
originator and terminator have dropped from the call.
If ITCS is enabled and an incoming trunk call is transferred to a local
extension that is optioned for Intraswitch CDR, the call produces an
incoming trunk call record. It does not produce an Intraswitch record.
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Call Forwarding
Call Forwarding allows users to redirect calls to designated destinations. The
forwarded-to destination can be an internal extension, external (off-net) number,
an attendant group, or a specific attendant.
Call Forwarding provides five functions:
■ Call Forwarding-All Calls — Allows a user to redirect every incoming call
to the forwarded-to destination.
■ Call Forward Busy/Don’t Answer — Allows a user to redirect incoming
calls to a forwarded-to destination only when the user is busy or when the
call is not answered after an administrable interval. If the extension is busy,
the call forwards immediately. If the extension is not busy, the incoming
call rings the called extension, then forwards only if it remains unanswered
longer than the administered interval.
■ Call Forwarding Off Net— Allows a user to forward calls to an off-net
destination.
■ When Coverage of Calls Redirected Off-Net is activated, calls
can be monitored for call progress tones, and if a call is not answered, it is
returned to the switch for call coverage processing in some
circumstances.
■ Call Forwarding Override — Allows the user at the forwarded-to extension
to override Call Forwarding at the fowarded-from extension on a per-call
basis so the user can initiate a call or transfer a call back to the
forwarded-from extension.
Required forms
Detailed description
You assign Call Forwarding All Calls and Call Forwarding Busy/Don’t Answer to
extensions on a Class of Service basis. You assign Call Forwarding Override and
Call Forwarding Off-Net on a system-wide basis. You can also restrict Call
Forwarding Off-Net with the Class of Service.
Call Forward Busy/Don’t Answer cannot be activated for hunt groups, data
extensions, or terminating extension groups (TEG). Calls to an attendant or EAS
agent cannot be forwarded.
If the principal has Send All Calls active, the system does not attempt Call
Forwarding Off-Net, except for priority calls. Likewise, the system does not
attempt Call Forwarding Off-Net for coverage paths that specify Cover All, except
for priority calls.
NOTE:
Using Call Forwarding Off Net outside the US requires the OCM call
classification form.
End-user procedures
Voice terminal users activate Call Forwarding All Calls and Call Forward
Busy/Don’t Answer either by dialing a feature-access code or pressing a feature
button and then dialing the forwarded-to destination number. They must press
either the Call Forwarding All Calls button or the Call Forward Busy/Don’t Answer
button, as appropriate. They can deactivate the feature by dialing the
appropriate feature-access code or by pressing the feature button again.
Voice-terminal users with console permission and attendants can activate Call
Forwarding All Calls for another user by dialing a feature access code, followed
by the forwarding-from extension and then the forwarded-to extension. They
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deactivate the feature by dialing the appropriate feature access code, followed
by the extension for which the feature is to be canceled.
Security
! SECURITY ALERT:
Users who do not have permission to call out of the building may not do so
with Call Forwarding.
Considerations
Calls can be forwarded only once. Consider the following scenario. Extension A
forwards its calls to extension B. Extension B forwards its calls to extension C.
Calls made to extension A:
■ Ring at A, if possible
■ Ring at B, if possible
■ Redirect to extension A’s coverage path, if available and A’s coverage
criteria are satisfied when applied to B
■ Return busy tone to the calling party
■ Are not forwarded to extension C
There is no maximum number of calls that can be forwarded simultaneously.
The system restricts users from forwarding calls to a number that they are not
allowed to call.
Attendant
The attendant cannot have a Call Forwarding button.
Only the attendant or voice-terminal user with console permission can activate
Call Forwarding All Calls for TEG, UCD groups, and DDC.
Only the attendant, or a station with console permissions, can activate Call
Forwarding All Calls for a data module.
Off net
If call on an incoming trunk is forwarded to an off-net number, any other calls on
and incoming trunk to the same extension within the next 30 seconds receive
busy tone or redirect to coverage if Send All Calls is assigned. This prevents the
first call from forwarding back from a remote device and then being forwarded
again, thus ultimately using all available trunks.
When a call is forwarded off net, the forwarded-to number can have up to 16
digits. When counting the 16-digit limit, count the TAC or ARS feature access
code (usually a “9”). Do not count the “#” used to terminate a forwarded-to
number.
Calls forwarding off net require an available outgoing trunk. Additionally, when
Coverage of Calls Redirected Off-Net is enabled, a call-classifier port
must be available. If there are no call-classifier ports available, the call still routes
off net, but it is not monitored for call progress tones and cannot be returned to
the switch for further call coverage processing.
In some instances more than one call classifier may be monitoring an off net
(coverage/forwarding) call. If the call is answered and for some reason one of the
call classifiers fails to detect the answer, the call may be disconnected and
redirected to further coverage treatment.
The list measurement tone-receiver traffic reports provide port usage for this
feature.
Interactions
■ Answer Detection
This feature shares call-classifier resources with the Coverage of
Calls Redirected Off-Net feature.
■ Attendant Override of Diversion Features
If an attendant uses redirection override to call a user who has Call
Forwarding active, the call does not forward and remains at the user’s
voice terminal.
■ Automatic Callback and Ringback Queuing
Automatic Callback cannot be activated toward a voice terminal that has
Call Forwarding active. If Automatic Callback was activated first, the
callback call attempt is redirected to the forwarded-to party.
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■ Bridging
Calls do not terminate to bridged appearances when Call Forward
Busy/Don’t Answer is active.
The switch blocks users from bridging onto a call that has routed off net
while the call is undergoing call classification.
■ Call Coverage
If the principal’s (forwarding extension) redirection criteria are met at the
designated (forwarded-to) destination, the forwarded call redirects to the
principal’s coverage path; the designated destination gets a temporary
bridged appearance (except when it is off net), which remains active after
the call is answered so that the designated extension can bridge onto the
call if desired. The temporary bridge appearance remains until the caller
hangs up.
If Cover All Calls is part of the coverage redirection criteria and if Call
Forwarding or Call Forwarding Off-Net is active at a voice terminal,
incoming priority calls forward to the designated destination; all other calls
redirect according to the Call Coverage path. Non-priority calls are not
directed off net.
When a covering user has activated Call Forwarding, a coverage
redirected call does not forward to the designated extension number.
Instead, the call is redirected to the next point in the principal’s coverage
path, if available. If no other coverage point is available, the call remains
at the principal’s voice terminal.
■ Call Detail Recording
When a call is forwarded to an off-net number, the call is recorded in CDR
records as a call from the forwarding station. When Coverage of Calls
Redirected Off-Net is enabled, a CDR record is generated only after
the call has actually been answered off net.
If forced entry of account codes is required, calls cannot be forwarded to
off-net destinations.
■ Call Forwarding All Calls and Call Forward Busy/Don’t Answer
Call Forwarding All Calls and Call Forward Busy/Don't Answer cannot be
active for the same terminal at the same time.
■ Call Park
Calls can be parked on a forwarded-from extension even though Call
Forwarding is active for that extension. If a forwarded-to extension user
parks a call that had been forwarded to that extension, the call is normally
parked on the forwarded-to extension, not the forwarded-from extension.
■ Call Pickup/Directed Call Pickup
If the Temporary Bridged Appearance on Call Pickup field is set
to y on the Feature-Related System Parameters form, a Temporary
Bridged Appearance is maintained if the forwarded-to destination is a
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member of the same call pickup group as that of the forwarded from
station. If the Temporary Bridged Appearance on Call Pickup
field is set to n, a Temporary Bridged Appearance is not maintained.
■ Call Prompting
This feature shares call-classifier resources with the Coverage of
Calls Redirected Off-Net feature.
■ Call Visor ASAI
This feature shares call-classifier resources with the Coverage of
Calls Redirected Off-Net feature.
■ Conference
The switch blocks users from conferencing another party onto a call which
has routed off net while the call is undergoing call classification. If any
party on a call that has forwarded off net is on hold (due to the initiation of
a conference), the call routes off net without undergoing call classification.
This occurs even when Coverage of Calls Redirected Off-Net is
enabled.
■ Direct Inward Dialing
If an incoming DID call is forwarded to an external (off-net) number, any
other incoming DID calls to the same DID extension within the next
30 seconds receive busy tone or redirect to coverage, if assigned.
■ Expert Agent Selection
Agents logged in with EAS enabled cannot activate or deactivate Call
Forwarding. The physical extension where the EAS agent is logged in can
be forwarded, but the EAS agent must first log out. Then, the phone can
be forwarded.
■ Hold
If any party is on hold when a forwarded-to call routes off net, that call
does not undergo call classification, even when Coverage of Calls
Redirected Off-Net is enabled.
■ Hot Line Service and Manual Originating Line Service
Voice terminals assigned these features cannot activate Call Forwarding.
However, calls can be forwarded to these terminals. Other users can
activate Call Forwarding for the hotline terminal.
■ Interflow
The Interflow feature allows ACD calls to be redirected from one split to a
split on another switch or to another external location. This is
accomplished by forwarding calls that are directed to the split extension to
an off-notify-net location via the Call Forwarding All Calls feature.
■ Intraflow
Call forwarding can be used to unconditionally redirect ACD calls from a
split to another destination on the same switch.
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Call Park
Call Park allows users to put a call on hold and then retrieve the call from any
other voice terminal within the system.
Required forms
Detailed description
You can set a system-wide expiration interval for parked calls. If a call is not
answered within the interval, the parked call redirects to an attendant or to the
user who activated Call Park (the parking user). Calls redirect to the attendant if
the default “Loudspeaker Paging” option is assigned and to the parking user if
the Deluxe Paging and Call Park Timeout to Originator option is
assigned.
If two parties are connected on a parked call, a third party can also answer the
call before the interval expires, creating a 3-way conference.
The attendant console group can have common, shared extensions used
exclusively for Call Park. These extensions are not assigned to a voice terminal,
but are stored in system translations and used to park a call. The extensions are
particularly useful when one party is paged at the request of another party. The
caller is parked on a common shared extension and the extension is announced.
The status lamp associated with the extension identifies “call parked” or “no call
parked” (instead of active or idle status).
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Call Park allows voice-terminal users to answer a call at one extension, but
complete the call at another extension. Call Park also allows users to answer a
call at any terminal after being paged by a voice-terminal user or an attendant.
End-user procedures
Retrieve parked calls by dialing the Answer Back access code and the extension
where the call was parked. Or press the same Call Park button used to park the
call.
Considerations
■ Only one call per extension can be parked at a time, even if the extension
has multiple call appearances. However, a conference call with five
parties can be parked. The sixth conferee is the retrieving party.
■ Calls cannot be parked on a group extension. If a group member places a
call in Call Park, the call is parked on the member’s extension. Group
members can belong to the following:
— A coverage answer group
— A DDC group
— A terminating extension group
— A UCD group
■ If all appearances on a parked station are busy and no attendant or
night-service extensions are configured when the call park timeout
expires:
— A parked call is dropped if no coverage path is assigned
— A parked call is not dropped if a coverage path is assigned.
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Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
This button allows users to park calls or retrieve parked calls by pressing a
button, instead of using the buttons and access codes separately.
■ Automatic Wakeup
Automatic Wakeup calls cannot be parked.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
If a user, active on a bridged call appearance, activates Call Park, the call
is parked on the primary extension associated with the bridged call
appearance.
■ Call Vectoring
A call cannot be parked on a VDN extension. Also, a call that is
undergoing vector processing cannot be parked.
■ Code Calling Access
When a paging party dials the Code Calling Access code and the paged
user’s extension, the paging party is automatically parked on the paged
party’s extension.
■ Common Shared Extensions
When a call that is parked on a common shared extension times out, the
call returns to the park originator.These timeouts are treated as if the
Deluxe Paging and Call Park Timeout to Originator field of
the Feature-Related System-Parameters form is y.
■ Conference
Conference calls can be parked.
■ Data Privacy and Data Restriction
These features are automatically deactivated when a call is parked.
■ Drop
If a digital-terminal user parks a call and then pushes the drop button, the
call is unparked. If the parked call is from an internal digital-terminal user,
pushing the drop button does not drop the call. The parking user must
hang up to drop the call.
■ Loudspeaker Paging Access
Calls to paging zones cannot be parked.
■ Music-on-Hold
If a parked call involves only one party, the parked user hears
music-on-hold. The parking user also hears music after first parking the
call and hearing confirmation tone.
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■ Remote Access
A Remote Access caller cannot park a call. However, the Code Calling
Access feature, an answering attendant, or a voice-terminal user can park
an incoming Remote Access call.
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Call Pickup
Call Pickup and Directed Call Pickup allow a voice-terminal user to answer calls
that alert at other extension numbers within the user’s specified call pickup
group. Directed Call Pickup allows voice-terminal users to pick up any call on the
DEFINITY ECS system.
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Detailed description
Call Pickup
Establish a call pickup group so that when one member of a group is away, other
members can answer the absent member’s calls. A call pickup group usually
consists of users who are located in the same area or who have similar functions.
To pick up another user’s call, a user goes off-hook and dials the Call Pickup
access code or presses a Call Pickup button.
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If a user’s voice terminal has a Call Pickup button and status lamp, then:
■ The status lamp lights steadily when Call Pickup is used.
■ If Call Pickup Alerting is activated, members’ status lamps flash when a
call comes in to any extension in the call pickup group. Group members
other than the called party, can answer using Call Pickup. The called party
can answer on the ringing call or bridged appearance.
NOTE:
Call Pickup Alerting for a voice terminal takes effect only when the
Call Pickup status lamp is not lit. If Call Pickup is used to answer a
call, the status lamp lights steadily and does not flash if there are
additional calls to the call pickup group.
Both Call Pickup and Call Appearance status buttons flash at the
called party’s terminal.
If calls ring at 2 or more voice terminals in a call pickup group and a group
member presses the Call Pickup button, a distribution algorithm determines
which call is answered. Thus, all call pickup group members are treated equally.
Specifically, when a Call Pickup button is pressed, the system searches the
group extension numbers until reaching an extension with a call eligible for Call
Pickup. The next time a Call Pickup button is pressed, the system searches from
the next extension number.
For example, if extension A has 2 calls ringing and extension B has 1 call ringing,
and one of extension A’s calls is answered with Call Pickup, then extension B’s
call is answered the next time Call Pickup is used. After extension B’s call is
answered, a user can answer the second call to extension A.
When multiple calls ring on a voice terminal and a group member activates Call
Pickup, the call with the lowest call-appearance number is answered. For
example, if calls ring on the second and fourth call-appearance button on a
terminal and a user at another terminal activates Call Pickup, the call on the
second call-appearance button is answered.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
A user can store:
— The Directed Call Pickup FAC plus a terminal address in an
Abbreviated Dial button
— The Directed Call Pickup FAC. (The user then dials each
extension.)
■ Administration without Hardware
Call Pickup and Directed Call Pickup do not recognize an AWOH station
without a bridged call appearance. However, once the call has gone to
coverage, a member of the covering user’s call pickup group can answer
a call to an AWOH station. This is true for both real stations and busied-out
or disconnected stations.
Once a call has gone to coverage, it can also be picked up using Directed
Call Pickup.
■ Attendant
Attendant can use Directed Call Pickup, but other users cannot use the
feature to answer a call alerting at an attendant’s terminal.
■ Automatic Callback and Ringback Queuing
Neither call pickup group members or Directed Call Pickup users can
answer Callback calls.
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■ Consult
If Temporary Bridged Appearance on Call Pickup is not
enabled, the consult call from the covering user appears as an idle-call
appearance.
■ Expert Agent Selection
EAS agents can use Directed Call Pickup to pick up a call or have their
calls picked up. The agent’s COR overrides the COR of the terminal where
the agent is logged in.
If both the terminal’s COR and the logged-in agent’s COR allow Directed
Call Pickup, the user picking up the call can use either the station’s
extension or the agent’s loginID.
■ Hold
If Temporary Bridged Appearance on Call Pickup is not enabled
and a user puts a call answered with Directed Call Pickup on hold,
the called party cannot answer the call because a temporary bridged
appearance is maintained. If Temporary Bridged Appearance on
Call Pickup is enabled, then:
— A call picked up and placed on hold at an extension remains on
that extension, even if the called party answers the call.
— If Call Pickup Alerting is enabled and a call is picked up and
placed on hold, the Call Pickup status lamp flashes if additional
calls are available for Call Pickup.
■ Hot Line Service and Manual Originating Line Service
Voice terminals assigned these features can be members of a call pickup
group and have calls picked up, but they cannot answer calls for other
pickup group members.
■ Intercom Automatic/Dial
If Call Pickup on Intercom Calls is activated, you can use Call Pickup and
Directed Call Pickup to pick up Automatic Intercom calls. If it is not
activated, Automatic Intercom calls cannot be picked up and the calls are
not included in the call-pickup-alerting-count.
■ Internal Automatic Answer
Internal calls to a terminal in a call pickup group are eligible for IAA. If the
called extension in a call pickup group has IAA activated, the call is
answered automatically. An extension that has IAA cannot automatically
answer calls to other voice terminals in its call pickup group.
IAA-eligible calls to an IAA extension cannot be answered with Call Pickup
because they are automatically answered at the called station. Any
non-IAA-eligible calls, such as external calls that ring the IAA-active
station, can be answered by members of that station’s call pickup group.
■ Malicious Call Trace
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You cannot use Directed Call Pickup to pick up an alerting MCT call at the
MCT-Controller terminal.
■ Multimedia Call Handling
Do not use Call Pickup or Directed Call Pickup with a Multimedia data
endpoint. However, calls alerting at the voice-station entity of a multimedia
complex can be picked up with Call Pickup or Directed Call Pickup.
■ Privacy — Manual Exclusion
In the following case, the called party is not dropped when Privacy —
Manual Exclusion is activated.
A call is made to Station A and Station B picks it up using Call Pickup.
Station A bridges onto the call by going off-hook on its call appearance.
Station B activates Privacy — Manual Exclusion.
■ Tenant Partitioning
Directed Call Pickup follows existing Tenant Partitioning. The feature does
not function across tenant partitions unless specifically administered to
do so.
■ Terminating Extension
You cannot use Directed Call Pickup to pick up a call alerting at a TEG
extension number.
■ Transfer
If Call Pickup Alerting is enabled and a call is picked up and
transferred, the Call Pickup status lamp flashes if additional calls are
available for Call Pickup.
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Call Timer
Call Timer allows automatic starting of the local timer of 6400-series voice
terminals on an active originating or receiving call. The timer information is
displayed on the voice terminal display.
Required forms
Detailed description
The timer corresponds to the active call and is implemented using messages
already defined for the 6400-series voice terminal timer.
When activated, the timer starts at the same time that the Call Detail Recording
(CDR) timer starts.
The display stays active for five seconds after a call is ended or dropped.
Interactions
■ Conference
Assume that Call Timer is activated for all stations. If station A dials station
B, when station B answers, the call timer starts on stations A and B. When
station A presses the conference button, the call timer stops on station A
and the system selects the second call appearance. When station A dials
station C and station C answers, the call timer on station A and C starts at
0. The call timer on station B is not affected. When station A presses the
conference button again, the call timer is not affected on any station.
■ Hold
Assume that Call Timer is activated for all stations. Station A puts station B
on hold. The call timer stops on station A, but continues if Station A returns
to the call. The timer continues on station B.
■ Transfer
Assume that Call Timer is activated for all stations. If station A dials station
B, when station B answers, the call timer starts on stations A and B. When
station A presses the transfer button, the call timer stops on station A and
the system selects the second call appearance. When station A dials
station C and station C answers, the call timer on station A and C starts at
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0. The call timer on station B is not affected. When station A presses the
transfer button again, the call on station A terminates and the call timer on
station A stops.
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Required forms
Detailed description
Single-line terminal users can place a call on hold to answer a waiting call. After
answering the waiting call, they can return to the held call or toggle back and
forth between the two calls. A single-line, voice-terminal user can connect to only
one call at a time.
The caller hears special audible ringback tone while the call waits. Other parties
on the call do not hear the tone. If Call Waiting is denied, the caller hears busy
tone.
Generally, the single-line terminal user hears one quick burst of tone when a call
from another voice-terminal user is waiting, 2 quick bursts of tone when an
attendant-handled or an outside call is waiting, and 3 quick bursts of tone when a
Priority Call is waiting.
NOTE:
Special ring tones are not supported over Direct Inward Dialing (DID)
facilities.
An internal caller can activate Leave Word Calling (LWC) or Automatic Callback
after Call Waiting has been initiated by the system.
A priority call can wait for the voice terminal to become idle even if Call Waiting
Termination is not activated. However, an attendant-handled call receives busy
tone unless Attendant Call Waiting Indication is set to y.
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Considerations
Interactions
Call Waiting is denied when the following features are activated at the single-line
voice terminal:
■ Another Call Waiting Call
■ Automatic Callback (to or from the voice terminal)
■ Data Privacy
■ Data Restriction
Required forms
On the Trunk Group (ISDN-PRI) form, assign all fields needed to provide an
ISDN/PRI between the system and the adjunct. Set the Per Call CPN/BN field
to can-only, can-pref, bn-only, or bn-pref as required to ensure that CPN/BN
information is sent with a call-offered event report to the adjunct.
On the Processor Channel Form, assign all fields for one data link. The system
can support only one interface.
All ISDN-PRI- and ACD-related forms must be administered as described in the
‘‘ISDN Numbering — Private’’ on page 7-93 and ‘‘Automatic Call Distribution’’ on
page 9-25 sections in this book.
Interactions
None.
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Stations may be administered on a Per Line CPN Restriction basis to specify how
CPN primary information is delivered for locally originated calls. Also, this feature
provides you with the capability to indicate whether the CPN primary indication is
delivered for locally originated calls on a per call basis.
Required forms
Detailed description
If Per Line CPN Restriction is administered for a station, it overrides any outgoing
ISDN Trunk Group administrated for sending Calling Number.
If Per Call CPN Restriction is activated for an outgoing call, it overrides any Per
Line CPN Restriction administration for the calling station, and overrides any
ISDN Trunk Group administration for sending the Calling Number.
NOTE:
In the case of non-ISDN calls, it is the responsibility of PBX providers
to provision calling number information associated for each line with
the central office (CO).
The Per Line and Per Call features are not supported in the following cases:
■ Local switch station-to-station calls
■ Attendant and data module originated calls
■ DCS calls (for instance, DCS Calling Number information is not affected
by either Per Call or Per Line CPN Restriction features)
■ Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) calls
■ Trunk Access Code (TAC) calls where either the Per Line CPN
Restriction field is y or r, or when the Per Call CPN Restriction FAC is
dialed before the TAC
■ Non-ISDN calls that must be tandemed
■ The Per Call CPN Restriction over the Adjunct Switch Application Interface
(ASAI) and CTI interfaces.
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CallVisor ASAI messages and procedures are based on the ITU-T Q.932
international standard for supplementary services. The Q.932 Facilities
Information Element (FIE) carries the CallVisor ASAI requests and responses
across the interface. An application program can access CallVisor ASAI services
by supporting the ASAI protocol or by using a third-party vendor application
programming interface (API).
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Figure Notes
Required forms
Detailed description
ASAI Capabilities
Table 4-71 shows which capabilities are available automatically when CallVisor
ASAI is enabled.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Answer Detection
CallVisor ASAI switch-classified calls, Answer Detection, and Answering
Machine Detection share the same set of call-classifier ports.
■ Attendant and attendant groups
Individual attendants can be parties on adjunct-monitored calls and are
handled like voice-terminal users. Do not use attendant group 0 in
CallVisor ASAI call control requests. Event reports are not provided for the
attendant group.
Trunks seized for switch-classified calls cannot have Attendant Control
activated.
■ Authorization Codes
These are not supported for switch-classified calls.
■ Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)
ACD agents and terminals can be domain-controlled. Vector-controlled or
adjunct-controlled splits/skills cannot be monitored via Event Notification.
■ Automatic Callback on Busy/Does Not Answer
You cannot activate Automatic Callback on Busy/Does Not Answer over
CallVisor ASAI. A callback call appears as an incoming call to the domain
controllers for a station.
■ Automatic Route Selection (ARS) and Automatic Alternate Routing (AAR)
ASAI adjuncts can access ARS and AAR via Third Party Make Call,
Auto_dial and Route requests.
With ARS/AAR, the system does not inform the adjunct which trunk group
was selected for a given call.
■ Bridging
Direct agent calls (DACs) to an agent do not alert bridged users of the
agent’s extension. Monitored or controlled calls delivered to terminals with
bridged call appearances send an Alerting Event Report for the principal
and for every alerted bridged call appearance. A Connected Event Report
is sent every time the principal or a bridged user connects to the call.
Unless the complete bridge is dropped from the call, no event reports are
provided when the principal or a bridged user disconnects from the call.
The switch provides a Drop Event Report when the complete bridge
disconnects.
Third-Party Make Calls delivered as non-ACD calls can alert bridging
users, with appropriate events sent for each bridging user and principal.
However, Third-Party Selective Hold, Third-Party Merge, Third-Party
Reconnect, and Third-Party Selective Drop are not permitted on parties in
the bridged state.
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■ Call Coverage
— Switch-classified calls to a destination on the system cannot go to
coverage and remain alerting on the principal destination, even if
coverage criteria are met. Switch-classified calls to the call
originator can go to coverage (for the split or the voice terminal) if
the coverage criteria are met.
— Direct agent calls placed through ASAI follow the agent’s, not the
split’s, coverage path, like manually-dialed DACs.
— Calls redirected via ASAI Redirect Call Service continue on the
coverage path if not answered.
■ Call Forwarding
— Switch-classified calls to destinations with Call Forwarding remain
at the destination. Switch-classified calls to originators with Call
Forwarding are forwarded.
— You can activate Call Forwarding through ASAI for a physical
extension or an Expert Agent Selection (EAS) agent.
■ Call Park
When a call parks at a terminal that uses transfer, the system generates a
Call Transferred Event Report. If the call parks using conference, the
system generates a Call Conferenced Event Report.
■ Call Pickup
You must use Call Pickup via the ASAI.
■ Call Prompting
— Up to 24 digits collected from the last collect-digit vector command
passes to the adjunct in the Call Offered to Domain Event Report
and Route capability.
— ASAI switch-classified calls and Call Prompting contend for the
same call-classifier ports.
— You can use a version of call prompting that does not require Call
Vectoring through ASAI.
■ Call Vectoring
— An adjunct can directly monitor vector directory numbers (VDNs),
but not call vectors.
— While a converse step is being processed, you cannot use ASAI
Send DTMF.
■ CDR
Calls that the adjunct originates via Third Party Auto Dial or Third Party
Make Call are marked with condition code B. Calls originated manually
from a domain-controlled station are not marked with condition code B.
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■ Class of Restriction
— Third Party Make Calls use the originator’s voice terminal or split
COR. The COR associated with the adjunct’s link is not used.
— For switch-classified calls, only the destination’s COR is checked.
— With adjunct routing, the COR of the associated VDN is checked for
calling-party restriction.
■ Conference/Transfer
When an agent is logged into an adjunct-controlled split, the agent must
use his or her data terminal to conference and transfer calls because the
voice terminal is locked.
■ Coverage
— Coverage timer. When Redirect Call redirects a call, the coverage
timer for the principal is restarted. Redirect Call can be used while
the coverage point is alerted.
— Don’t Answer Coverage timer. If an agent receiving a Direct Agent
Call has this timer assigned and the call is redirected, the timer is
cancelled.
— Caller Response Interval (CRI). If a call is redirected from the
principal via Redirect Call during the CRI, the CRI timer cancels.
— Redirection Tone. Redirection tone is not given with Redirect Call.
■ Data Call Setup
Data calls may not be set up through ASAI, unless they originate from a
voice terminal.
■ Directed Call Pickup
This feature cannot be activated through ASAI.
■ Display Change Advice Information
This feature can be used through ASAI.
■ Distributed Communication Systems (DCS)
Before using DCS with ASAI, it is recommended that you consult a Lucent
Technologies representative.
■ Do Not Disturb
Direct agent and switch-classified calls placed by ASAI are delivered to
ACD agents even if this feature is activated.
■ Drop Button Operation
You cannot use Drop Button through ASAI.
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■ Ringback Queuing
Calls originated via Third-Party Make Call or Third-Party Auto Dial to a
trunk supporting Ringback Queuing or routing cannot queue.
■ Russian Signaling — Intrusion on Incoming Toll Calls
Do not use this feature with ASAI.
■ Send All Calls
You can activate Send All Calls via ASAI Request.
■ Service Observing
You cannot initiate Service Observing through ASAI.
■ Single-Line Voice Terminals
Through ASAI, you can conference up to 6 parties from a single-line voice
terminal.
■ Supervisor assistance
If an agent’s voice terminal is locked under adjunct control, ASAI must be
used to access supervisor assistance.
■ Temporary bridged call appearances
These are not maintained after Redirect Call redirects a call.
■ Terminating Extension Group (TEG)
A TEG is similar to bridging for purposes of CallVisor ASAI event reporting.
All TEG members can be individually domain-controlled.
■ Timed ACW/Agent Pause Between Calls
You cannot activate this feature through ASAI.
■ Timed reminder
If an attendant makes calls that are monitored and controlled by an
adjunct (including calls originated and routed with CallVisor ASAI), calls
that are not answered are redirected to the attendant when the timed
reminder interval expires.
■ Trunk Groups
CallVisor ASAI event reporting with Personal Central Office Line (PCOL) is
like bridging. Each PCOL member can be individually domain-controlled.
Each member receives events as applicable to the controlled terminal.
■ Voice message retrieval
An adjunct can activate the message-waiting indicator using Set Value.
The voice terminal displays: “You have adjunct messages.”
■ Voice Terminal Display
Twenty-seven-character names are made available to ASAI.
■ Wait-Answer Supervision Timer (WAST)
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Class of Restriction
Class of Restriction (COR) defines many different classes of call origination and
termination privileges. Systems may have only a single COR, a COR with no
restrictions, or as many CORs as necessary to effect the desired restrictions.
Many different types of CORs can be assigned to many types of facility on the
switch. For example, you can use a calling-party COR to prevent callers from
accessing the public network.
Required forms
Detailed description
You must define a unique COR for each combination of Facility Restriction Levels
(FRL), called-party restrictions, calling-party restrictions, miscellaneous
restrictions, and CCSA/EPSCS off-network restrictions.
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Inward restrictions
You can use inward restrictions to permit users at specific voice terminals to
receive only internal calls. Inward restrictions prohibit users at assigned voice
terminals from receiving public-network, attendant-originated, and
attendant-extended calls.
The COR of the originally-called extension is the only one checked unless you
administer 3-way COR check on conference and transfer calls. Denied calls are
routed to intercept tone, a recorded announcement, or the attendant for Direct
Inward Dialing (DID) calls.
Local CO, foreign exchange (FX), and Wide Area Telecommunications Service
(WATS) calls are routed to the attendant. DID calls are routed to an
announcement or the attendant. Voice-terminal calls are routed to intercept
treatment.
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Origination restrictions
You can use origination restrictions to prohibit specific voice-terminal users from
originating calls. These users can still receive calls.
Outward restrictions
You can use outward restrictions to prevent specific voice-terminal users from
placing calls to the public network. These users can still place calls to other
voice-terminal users, to the attendant, and over tie trunks. If necessary, an
attendant or an unrestricted voice-terminal user can extend a call to an outside
number for an outward-restricted voice-terminal user.
Public restrictions
Public restrictions prohibit specific voice-terminal users from receiving
public-network calls. Denied calls are routed to an intercept tone, a recorded
announcement, or the attendant. Public restrictions still allow users to receive
internal calls from other voice terminals or calls that were extended from the
attendant.
Termination restrictions
You can use termination restrictions to prohibit specific voice-terminal users from
receiving any calls. These users can still originate calls. DID or Advanced
Private-Line Termination calls route to a recorded announcement or the
attendant.
There are circumstances where a station with fully restricted service can access
or be accessed by the public network. See ‘‘Interactions’’ on page 4-274 for
specific details.
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Considerations
Method 1
Assign a COR to each facility or group of facilities. For simplicity, give each a
unique COR:
■ COR 40 — Local CO trunks
■ COR 41 — WATS trunks
■ COR 42 — FX trunks
■ COR 43 — Attendant group
■ COR 44 — Data modules
■ COR 45 — Terminating extension groups
■ COR 46 — Loudspeaker Paging access zones
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Method 2
Alternatively, consider the restrictions to be assigned. This method is probably
more difficult to use, but it minimizes the number of CORs established. This
method requires 9 CORs to effect the same restrictions as 13 CORs with the
previous method.
NOTE:
A new Manual Terminating-Line Restriction for voice terminals was
not established. COR 20 can be assigned.
For this example, trunk group 40 is a CO trunk, trunk group 2 is WATS, and
trunk group 32 is a tie trunk to a System 85.
When a caller dials the ARS access code to call out, the FRL of the originating
facility is compared with the FRL of the outgoing trunk group. If the FRL of the
originating facility is less than the FRL of the trunk group, the restricted user is
prompted (via recall dial tone) to enter an authorization code. After the
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authorization code is entered, the call is routed to the CO for completion. If the
FRL is insufficient to seize any trunk group in the route pattern, the user hears
intercept tone.
In an unrestricted environment, each these could have the same COR. However,
suppose the following requirements exist:
■ Attendants cannot make data calls.
■ Remote Access can be used only for data calls.
■ DID cannot be used for data calls except through Remote Access.
(A dedicated Remote Access trunk group is not required, although one or
more could be provided. This example assumes that all Remote Access is
via DID.)
■ There are three classes of voice terminals:
— Those that can call anywhere, any time
— Those that can place local CO and in-house calls only
— Those that can place local CO, FX, and in-house calls only
Assign a COR to each facility or group of facilities. For simplicity, give each a
unique COR:
■ COR 30 — Local CO trunks
■ COR 31 — WATS trunks
■ COR 32 — FX trunks
■ COR 33 — Data modules
■ COR 34 — Attendant group
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Interactions
■ AAR/ARS
Originating FRLs are assigned via a COR. Termination and Miscellaneous
Restrictions do not apply to ARS/AAR calls.
■ AAR/ARS Partitioning
Partition Group Numbers are assigned via a COR.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
The COR assigned to a voice terminal’s primary extension also applies to
calls originated from a bridged call appearance of that extension on
another terminal.
■ Call Coverage
Users who normally are restricted from calls can still receive calls directed
to them via Call Coverage. When a call goes to coverage, the called
party’s (not the covering party’s) restrictions are used.
■ Call Forwarding All Calls
If a call is restricted between the forwarding and forwarded-to extensions,
Call Forwarding is denied. Restrictions are always checked when Call
Forwarding is activated, but not when a call is forwarded.
■ Controlled Restriction
Restrictions assigned via Controlled Restriction override COR restriction.
■ Emergency Access to Attendant
Emergency Access to Attendant calls are not restricted by COR.
■ Forced Entry of Account Code
This feature is assigned via a COR.
■ Loudspeaker Paging
The station number represents a loudspeaker paging zone. Each
Loudspeaker Paging Access zone and each Code Calling Access zone is
assigned a COR.
■ Private Network Access
Access to the public network via a private network is allowed or denied via
a COR (assuming that the private network provides the capability to
access the public network).
■ Night Service
Night Station Service overrides Inward, Manual Terminating Line, and
Public Restrictions.
Night Station — Trunk Answer From Any Station overrides Inward, Manual
Terminating Line and Public Restrictions.
■ Tie-Trunk Access
Incoming dial-repeating tie-trunk calls can be completed directly to an
inward-restricted or public-restricted extension but cannot be extended by
an attendant to an inward-restricted voice terminal.
■ Transfer
Incoming trunk calls cannot be transferred to an inward-restricted
extension when a 3-way COR check is made.
Incoming trunk calls can be transferred from an unrestricted extension to
an inward-restricted or public-restricted extension if the 3-way COR check
on Conference is overridden.
■ Remote Access
If a barrier code is entered during connection to remote access, the
code’s associated COR is used for authorization checks. If remote access
does not require a barrier code, then the default barrier code’s COR is
used. Remote Access can require an authorization code instead of or in
addition to the barrier code. If an authorization code is required, the
authorization code’s associated COR overrides the barrier code’s COR.
Fully restricted service should not be assigned to a station with the following
features or conditions:
■ Abbreviated Dialing
■ Bridged Call Appearance
■ Attendant stations
■ Night Service stations
■ Stations that are Call Coverage or Send All Calls points
■ Stations that are Call Forward destinations
■ Stations that are Call Pickup points
Class of Service
Class of Service (COS) determines whether or not voice-terminal users can
access the following features and functions.
■ Features
— Automatic Callback
— Call Forwarding
— Data Privacy
— Priority Calling
— Restrict Call Forwarding Off-Net
— Call Forward Busy/Don’t Answer
— Personal Station Access
— Extended Forwarding All
— Extended Forwarding Busy/Don’t Answer
— Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer Restriction Override
■ Functions
— Console permission
— Off-hook alert
— Client room
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Detailed description
Console Permission
Console Permission allows multiappearance voice-terminal users to control the
same features that the attendant controls. Console permission is usually
provided to front-desk personnel in a hotel or motel. With console permission,
you can:
■ Activate Automatic Wakeup for another extension
■ Activate and deactivate controlled restrictions for another extension or
group of extensions
■ Activate and deactivate Do Not Disturb for another extension or group of
extensions
■ Activate Call Forwarding for another extension
■ Add and remove agent skills
Off-Hook Alert
You can administer Off-Hook Alert only if Emergency Access to the Attendant is
provided. Off-Hook Alert allows you to administer yes or no to each of the 16
COS parameters.
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Client Room
You can administer Client Room only when Hospitality Services are provided and
you have a Property Management system interface. Client Room allows users to
access Check-In, Check-Out, Room Change/Swap, and Maid status. In addition,
Client Room is required at consoles or terminals that are to receive
message-waiting notification.
Interactions
■ Hunt Groups
Because hunt groups have an implied COS of 1, be cautious when you
assign restrictions to COS 1.
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Required forms
Detailed description
A paging party dials the Code Calling Access code and the extension of the
person to be paged. The paging party is automatically parked (through Call
Park) on the paged party’s extension. The system translates the number to a
chime code and then plays the code over loudspeakers. The paged party,
recognizing the chime code, can answer the call from any system voice terminal
by dialing the Call Park Answer Back access code and his or her own extension.
You can provide up to 9 individual paging zones, such as conference rooms and
warehouses. In addition, one zone can activate all zones simultaneously. Each
paging zone requires a separate Code Calling Access code.
Considerations
■ With Code Calling Access, users do not have to be at their own voice
terminal to answer calls. Users who are frequently away from their voice
terminal or at a location where a ringing voice terminal might be disturbing
can be assigned a chime code. Users can answer parked calls from any
system voice terminal.
■ You can provide as many as 125 3-digit chime codes. Only one extension
can be assigned to a chime code. You can administer chime codes to
play up to 3 times.
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Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
If Abbreviated Dialing is used for Code Calling Access, do not use special
characters. Otherwise, the call is denied.
■ Call Park
This feature is automatically provided with Code Calling Access.
■ Conference — Attendant
A call cannot be conferenced while the attendant is accessing paging
equipment. The attendant can, however, release the call after paging the
called party.
■ Conference — Terminal
A call cannot be conferenced while the attendant is accessing paging
equipment.
■ Controlled Restriction
Controlled Restriction prohibits use of Code Calling Access.
■ Loudspeaker Paging Access (PagePac Paging)
It is not possible to use a PagePac paging system for Code Calling
Access when multizone paging is desired. The PagePac paging systems
expect a 2-digit code to access a particular zone. The system, however,
immediately plays the chime code once a connection is established.
■ Miscellaneous Trunk Restriction
Voice terminals and tie trunks with this restriction cannot use Code Calling
Access.
■ Origination Restriction
This restriction prohibits use of Code Calling Access.
■ Transfer
A call cannot be transferred while the attendant is accessing paging
equipment.
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Conference — Attendant
Conference — Attendant allows the attendant to set up a conference call for as
many as six conferees, including the attendant.
Required forms
Detailed description
Considerations
■ Use this feature whenever an attendant needs to talk with more than one
party at the same time, or to establish a conference call for parties outside
the system.
■ The attendant can set up only one conference call at a time. The attendant
can hold a conference call on the console or release from it.
■ The attendant cannot handle other calls while setting up a conference call.
■ Only the attendant can add another party to the call, once the attendant is
one of the conferees, no matter who established the call.
Interactions
■ Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer
If Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer is disabled and the attendant releases from a
conference call involving only trunk conferees, the trunks disconnect.
When a multifunction station (BRI/Digital/Hybrid) user dials enough digits
to route a call, but could route differently by dialing additional digits, the
station does not recognize the Conference or Transfer buttons. The user
delays dialing for 3-seconds or dials # to indicate the call route based on
the digits already dialed. The Conference or Transfer buttons are then
recognized and the switch completes the operation.
Attendant conferencing may not operate properly if the CO does not
provide answer supervision. In this case, the Answer Supervision
Timeout and Outgoing End of Dial fields are set to the same
nonzero number, and the Receive Answer Supervision field is set to
n.
If the CO does provide answer supervision, you can set Answer
Supervision Timeout to 0 and Receive Answer Supervision to y.
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Conference — Terminal allows multiappearance voice-terminal users to make
6-party conference calls without attendant assistance. This feature also allows
single-line voice-terminal users to make 3-party conference calls without
attendant assistance.
Required forms
Considerations
Interactions
■ Call Vectoring
A call to a VDN can be included as a party in a conference call only after
vector processing terminates for that call (for example, after a successful
route-to command).
■ Class of Restriction
If Restriction Override is set to all, the COR of the party being
added is always checked against the COR of the party controlling the
add-on, but the new party’s COR is not checked against any other
conferee’s CORs.
■ Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer
When a multifunction station (BRI/Digital/Hybrid) dials sufficient digits to
route a call, but could route differently if additional digits were dialed, the
station does not recognize the Conference or Transfer buttons. The user
must delay dialing for 3 seconds or dial # to indicate that the call can be
routed based on the digits already dialed. The Conference or Transfer
buttons are then recognized and the switch completes the call.
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Consult
Consult allows a covering user, after answering a coverage call, to call the
principal (called party) for private consultation.
Activating Consult places the caller on hold and establishes a private connection
between the principal and the covering user. The covering user can then add the
caller to the conversation, transfer the call to the principal, or return to the caller.
Required forms
Considerations
■ Using Consult allows a covering user to confer with the principal, and
determine whether he or she wishes to speak with the called party.
Interactions
Coverage Callback
Coverage Callback allows a covering user to leave a message for the principal
(the called party) that a call has been received from a certain party.
Required forms
Interactions
■ Call Coverage
Coverage Callback is used only in conjunction with Call Coverage.
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The user presses the Incoming Call Identification (in-call-id) button to identify the
hunt or coverage answer group associated with the current, incoming call.
Required forms
Interactions
■ Call Coverage
Coverage ICI is used only in conjunction with Call Coverage.
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Customer-Provided-Equipment Alarm
The Customer-Provided-Equipment (CPE) Alarm is a customer-provided device,
such as a lamp or a bell, that indicates an alarm situation. This device lets you
know that a system alarm has occurred and that the system has attempted to
contact the appropriate service organization about the problem.
DEFINITY ECS activates the CPE Alarm when an event occurs that corresponds
to, or is more severe than, the administered alarm level. You can administer the
CPE Alarm for only one of the following levels.
■ Major Alarm — A vital system hardware component has failed. An alarm of
this level may seriously affect overall service.
■ Minor Alarm — A hardware component that may affect service on a limited
scale has failed.
■ Warning Alarm — A problem may exist with a hardware component, but
the problem does not affect service.
DEFINITY ECS automatically deactivates the CPE Alarm when the problem that
caused the alarm is resolved. If there are multiple problems, the CPE Alarm
remains active until all problems at or above the administered alarm-activation
level are resolved.
Required forms
Interactions
Detailed description
Special characters
Character Use
SPACE, -, (, and) improves legibility. The switch ignores these
characters during dialing.
+ character (wait) interrupts or suspends dialing until the user
receives dial tone
, (pause) inserts a 1.5-second pause
% (mark) indicates digits for end-to-end signaling
(touch-tone). This is required when the trunk is
rotary. It is not required when the trunk is
touch-tone.
UNDERLINE or BACKSPACE corrects previously typed characters on the same
line
@ deletes the entire line and starts over with a new
DIAL: prompt
■ DIAL: 8, 555-2368
■ DIAL: 9+555-2368+%9999+123 (remote access)
Basic-digit dialing is provided through an ADM or 7500B data module. The user
can enter digits from 0 to 9, *, and # from a 7500 series voice-terminal keypad or
an EIA-terminal interface.
After you administer the ADM as one endpoint of a connection, the switch
establishes the connection at the scheduled time and maintains it for the
specified length of time. After the call is accepted, the data set enters into
continuous mode for the specified length of time. If the switch reboots during the
connection, the connection reinitiates. If the connection drops, the switch
reinitiates the connection.
The system handles all presently defined BRI bearer data-call requests. Some
capabilities that are not supported by Lucent terminals are provided by
non-Lucent terminals. If the switch does not support a capability, a proper cause
value returns to the terminal.
BRI terminals receive a cause or reason code that identifies why a call is being
cleared. The BRI data module converts certain cause values to text messages
for display. In a passive-bus multipoint configuration, the system supports two
BRI endpoints per port, thus doubling the capacity of the BRI circuit pack. When
you change the configuration of a BRI from point-to-point to multipoint, the
original endpoint does not need to reinitialize. Only endpoints that support SPID
initialization can be administered in a multipoint configuration.
The following call-progress messages and their meanings are provided for DCP
and ISDN-BRI modules.
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Call-progress messages
Data-terminal dialing
DCP data-terminal dialing allows a user to set up and disconnect data calls
directly from a data terminal as follows.
1. At the DIAL: prompt, the user types the data number. The message
RINGING displays.
2. If the call is queued, the message WAIT, XX IN QUEUE displays. The
queue position XX updates as the call moves up in queue.
3. To originate and disconnect a call, the user presses BREAK. If the terminal
does not generate a 2-second continuous break signal, the user can press
originate/disconnect on the data module.
4. The user can enter digits at the DIAL: prompt.
Voice-terminal dialing
DCP voice-terminal dialing allows voice-terminal users to originate and control
data calls from a voice terminal. Use DCP voice-terminal dialing when a data
terminal is not available.
Users can set up a call using any unrestricted voice terminal and then transfer
the call to a data endpoint.
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The following options, either alone or combined, permit flexibility in making data
calls from a voice terminal.
■ One-Button Transfer to Data
A user can transfer a call to the associated data module by pressing the
data-extension button after the endpoint answers.
■ Return-to-Voice
A user can change the connection from data to voice. The user presses
the data-extension button associated with the busy data module. If the
user hangs up, the call disconnects. Return of a data call to the voice
terminal implies that the same data call is continued in the voice mode, or
transferred to another data endpoint.
■ Data Call Preindication
A user, before dialing a data endpoint, can reserve the associated data
module by pressing the data-extension button. This ensures that a
conversion resource, if needed, and the data module are reserved for the
call. Use of Data Call Preindication before 1-button transfer to data is
recommended for data calls that use toll-network facilities. Data Call
Preindication is in effect until the associated data-extension button is
pressed again for a 1-button transfer; there is no time-out.
Data-terminal dialing
A user can set up and disconnect data calls directly from a data terminal without
using a voice terminal as follows:
1. The user presses Enter a few times. If the CMD: prompt does not appear,
the user presses Break A + T at the same time, and then presses Enter.
2. At the CMD: prompt, the user types and presses Enter.
3. To disconnect, the user enters +++. At the CMD: prompt, the user types
end and presses Enter.
Voice-terminal dialing
ISDN-BRI voice-terminal dialing allows ISDN-BRI voice-terminal users to
originate a data call. The user presses the data button on the terminal, enters the
number on the dial pad, and then presses the data button again.
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The following data functions are not available on ISDN-BRI voice terminals:
■ One-Button Transfer to Data
■ Return-to-Voice
■ Data Call Preindication
■ Voice-Call Transfer to Data and Data-Call Transfer to Voice
Considerations
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
Only 22 of the 24 (maximum) digits in an abbreviated-dialing number are
available for keyboard dialing. The remaining two digits must contain the
wait indicator for tone detection.
■ Call Coverage
A hunt group made up of data endpoints cannot be assigned a coverage
path.
■ Call Detail Recording
CDR records the use of modem pools on trunk calls.
■ Call Forwarding All Calls
Calls received by a data module can be forwarded. Activate Call
Forwarding All Calls with data-terminal (keyboard) dialing. If the
forwarded-to endpoint is an analog endpoint and the caller is a digital
endpoint, modem pooling is activated automatically.
■ Internal Automatic Answer
Data calls are not eligible for IAA.
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■ Modem Pooling
Modem Pooling is available on data calls. The system automatically
inserts a modem if one is needed. Data Call Preindication or Data
Origination can be used to indicate the need for a modem.
■ UCD
UCD can provide a group of data modules or analog modems for
answering calls to connected facilities (for example, computer ports).
■ World-Class Tone Detection
Multiple-line data-terminal dialing is supported if the administered level of
tone detection is precise. You can administer tone-detection options. The
message that Data Call Setup sends to users varies according to the
option.
If the option is not set to precise, and a data call is set up over an analog
trunk, messages describing the status of the called endpoint (for example,
RINGING, BUSY, TRY AGAIN) change according to which tone-detection
option is selected.
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Data Hotline
Data Hotline provides for automatic-nondial placement of a data call
preassigned to an endpoint when the originating switch goes off-hook. Use for
security purposes.
Required forms
Detailed description
Considerations
■ Data Hotline offers fast and accurate call placement to data endpoints.
Users who frequently call the same endpoint can automatically place the
call by going off-hook.
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Interactions
Data Privacy
Data Privacy protects analog data calls from being disturbed by any of the
system’s overriding or ringing features.
Required forms
Detailed description
To activate this feature, the user dials the activation code at the beginning of the
call.
Considerations
Interactions
Data Restriction
Data Restriction protects analog-data calls from being disturbed by any of the
system’s overriding or ringing features.
Required forms
Detailed description
When you administer Data Restriction to an extension or trunk group, the system
cannot gain access to, or superimpose tones onto, the protected call.
Considerations
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
The TDM and DCE or DTE constitute a digital-data endpoint. Place data calls to
this type of data endpoint using Voice Terminal Dialing or Data Terminal
(Keyboard) Dialing. Since there is no voice terminal at the remote site, originate
data calls from the remote data terminal using Keyboard Dialing only. If you use
computer-generated dialing, you must follow Keyboard Dialing protocol.
Considerations
Interactions
Default Dialing
Default Dialing provides data-terminal users who dial a specific number the
majority of the time a very simple method of dialing that number. Normal data
terminal dialing and alphanumeric dialing are unaffected.
Required forms
Detailed description
NOTE:
DU-type hunt groups connecting the system to a terminal server on a host
computer have hunt-group extensions set to no keyboard dialing.
Interactions
Demand Print
Demand Print allows voice-terminal users to print their own undelivered
messages without calling the message center.
Required forms
Interactions
None
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Required forms
Detailed description
Interactions
■ Class of Restriction
If a voice terminal’s COR restricts the user from originating calls, this
prohibits the placement of any calls, including Dial Access to Attendant.
■ Conference
If a voice-terminal user calls the attendant by dial access, the attendant
cannot add that user to an existing conference.
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Dial Plan
This is the system’s guide to digit translation. When the system receives dialed
digits, it must know what to expect next based on the digits received so far. For
example, if a voice-terminal user dials 4, the system must know how many more
digits to expect before the call is processed.
A feature access code (FAC) extension or trunk access code (TAC) cannot be
assigned to a feature if it is not consistent with the dial plan.
Required forms
Detailed description
The dial plan provides information to the switch on what to do with dialed digits.
Tables define the intended use of a code beginning with a specific first digit or
pair of digits. These digits tell the system how many digits to collect before
processing the full digit string.
For example, a digit string beginning with 8 may tell the system to wait for 4 more
digits because this is the first digit of a 5-digit internal extension. The choices of a
first digit are 0–9, *, and #. Permissible codes and the allowable number of digits
are listed below.
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■ Attendant (ATTD)
■ Users can access the attendant group by dialing the single digit 0. Or you
can set the Dial Plan Record form so that some other digit is used to
access the attendant (for example, 9 is common in Italy). Dial-access
numbers to the attendant can range from 0 to 9 with a length of one or
more digits. In addition, the system provides for Individual Attendant
Access by assigning each attendant an individual extension.
■ Dial Access Codes (DAC) — TAC or FAC
TACs or FACs can be from 1 to 4 digits and any number from 1 to 9. For
example, 9 could be used for local trunks, 8 for WATS trunks, and 7 for tie
trunks. The * and # can be used as the first digit for TACs. TACs for DCS
trunk groups and trunk groups controlled by DCS can be a maximum of 3
digits.
■ Extensions (EXT)
Flexible numbering allows 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-digit extensions.
■ Feature Access Codes (FAC) only
You can use 1 to 4 digits for FACs. If you use * or # as part of a FAC, they
must be the first digit. For example, * 2 could be used to activate Call
Forwarding All Calls and # 2 could be used to deactivate Call Forwarding
All Calls. However, you cannot use 2* or 2#.
■ Miscellaneous Code (MISC)
The 1-digit Miscellaneous Code indicates that any dialed digit string
starting with the first digit uses the second digit table for interpretation.
The associated entry on the second digit table can be a FAC, trunk
access code, attendant access code, or extension.
■ Prefixed Extensions (PEXT)
The dial plan does not route on the first digit prefix (0 to 9), but routes on
the rest of the digits.
You can also administer a Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) as part of the dial plan to be
shared among a group of switches. If you establish a UDP, make all extensions
the same length (4 or 5 digits). So that calls route to the desired switch, a UDP
requires the following information:
■ A PBX code, which represents the first 1 to 5 digits of a 4-digit or 5-digit
extension and can range from 0 to 9xxxx with a maximum of 50,000 PBX
codes on R5r and later or 20,000 PBX codes on R5si/csi and later.
■ An RNX, which is associated with the PBX code and is used to select an
AAR pattern for the call. This information is required for each PBX code.
The 3-digit RNX can be an AAR location code or, for ENP calls, an ENP
code.
■ A PBX ID (1 to 63), which represents a specific switch (optional).
■ Whether or not the PBX code is local to this system (optional).
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Interactions
All dial-access features and services provided by the system require the dial
plan.
■ ISDN-BRI
When an ISDN-BRI station dials sufficient digits to route a call, but the call
could route differently if additional digits were dialed, the station does not
recognize the Conference or Transfer buttons. The user must delay dialing
for 3 seconds or dial # to indicate that the call can be routed based on the
digits already dialed. The Conference or Transfer buttons then are
recognized and the switch completes the operation.
■ MF Signaling
Flexible numbering is supported in countries using R2-MFC trunk
signaling without Group II tones. Different-length extensions can exist as
long as the extensions have different first digits.
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Distinctive Ringing
Distinctive Ringing provides several ringing cycles to help voice terminal users
and attendants distinguish between incoming call types.
Required forms
Detailed description
You can administer system-wide distinctive-ringing cycles for the three basic call
types. Most installations use 1-burst for internal calls, 2-burst for external calls,
and 3-burst for priority calls. There are also non-administrable ringing signals for
Automatic and Dial Intercom calls, Manual Signaling, and Redirect Notification.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Personalized Ringing
The called party hears the user-selected ringing pattern for the distinctive
ring cycles.
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Required forms
Detailed description
Each AUDIX has 2 DCP connections and 2 external (EIA 232C) connections that
can be used for networking. Each external connection is capable of running one
communications session. Data support for both I-channels increases the
simultaneous AUDIX networking capacity from 4 ports to 6 ports.
You administer Dual DCP I-Channel data modules as processor data modules
(PDMs) with both the primary and secondary data module having the same port
location but different extensions.
If the primary data module is a TTI port, the secondary data module cannot be
administered because TTI cannot be used on a secondary data module.
Similarly, if you already administered the secondary data module, TTI cannot be
administered on the primary data module.
Interactions
None
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Required forms
Detailed description
An audit record is created for each emergency call. This record includes:
■ Extension where the call originated
■ The attendant or attendant group that answered the call
■ Time of the call
■ The following known call results:
— Call Completed — Call answered at attendant or LDN night
extension.
— Queue Full — Emergency-access queue is full; tries to redirect the
call to an emergency-access redirection extension.
— No Attd — No active attendants are available to receive the call;
tries to redirect the call to an emergency-access redirection
extension.
— Redirected Answered — Call is answered by the
emergency-access redirection extension.
— No Redirection Ext. — Could not redirect the call to the
emergency-access redirection extension because none are
administered.
— Attd Night Service — System is in night service. Will try to redirect
the call to attendant night service.
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— Failed — Caller drops the call before it can be answered. Call was
either waiting in the attendant emergency queue, ringing at an
attendant console, or ringing at the LDN night extension.
— Redirected Abandoned — Caller drops the call before it can be
answered. Call had been redirected to the emergency-access
redirection extension.
Considerations
Interactions
The feature supports two groups of enhanced character display sets. The set
that you use is determined by the terminal type, and not by administration.
■ Group1 (default) contains the Roman alphabet, numerals, and special
characters found on the standard US English keyboard.
■ Group2 contains one of two alternate character sets:
— Group2a contains Katakana characters as well as some European
characters and other symbols.
— Group2b contains characters required to display many European
languages.
Task 1
To administer voice terminal displays in Group 2 characters, A Lucent
Technologies employee must enter y in the following field.
Required forms
Task 2
You can now enter the Roman characters that produce the corresponding
Group2 characters on the terminal display.
The system accepts entries as Roman characters preceded by a tilde (~), and
maps them to corresponding Katakana or European characters. (You can still
enter Roman characters after you have activated this feature, just as you
normally would.)
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Once you have activated the feature, add or update the fields that you want to
display using the Group 2 character set.
1. Retrieve the appropriate form.
2. Move to the display field that you want to add or change.
3. Enter a tilde (~) where you want to start the display in Group2 characters.
See Table 4-75, Table 4-76, and Table 4-77 for Group1 to Group2
character-map information. Use the character map on the following pages
to determine the Roman characters that correspond to the Group2
characters you want.
4. Type the Roman characters in the display field.
5. If you want to end the display of Group2 characters and continue with
Roman characters, type another tilde, then continue using the Roman set.
If you want the entire field to display in Group2 characters, you can omit
the tilde from the end of the field.
6. Submit the form.
When you enter these characters This displays on the voice terminal
~2<@^ ÒÃàÞ
~2<@^~, Max ÒÃàÞ, Max
~N_ îß
Pe~n~a Peña
Fr~a~ulein Fräulein
Characters appear on the display terminal in the order in which you enter them. If
you want the display to read right to left, enter the characters in reverse order on
the form.
Considerations
If you turn the feature off at the system level after Group2 display has been
administered, you must change the display field values back to the appropriate
Group1 characters.
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NOTE:
It is very important to use terminals with the same firmware type across your
entire system. That is, use only Group2a or Group2b terminals. Otherwise,
the displays will not appear as expected. Your Lucent Technologies
representative can ensure that you have the firmware types appropriate for
your system.
Trouble Shooting
Interactions
■ AUDIX
The following AUDIX products operate normally with Enhanced Voice
Terminal Display enabled:
— Basic R1 AUDIX
— Embedded DCIU AUDIX
— Embedded DCP AUDIX (requires R3.2 or greater)
■ AUDIX Voice Power/AUDIX Voice Power Lodging
Not supported
■ DCS
This feature is supported in a DCS environment. All switches in the
network must have the enhanced character set enabled and must have
the same software load installed on each server and terminals with the
same firmware type.
■ ECMA and QSIG Networking
If two DEFINITY servers are administered for enhanced display for
terminals using the same character group, this feature is supported. It is
not supported between a DEFINITY ECS and a non-DEFINITY switch.
■ Look Ahead Interflow
This feature can use the enhanced character set, but terminal firmware
must match the administered display group.
■ Monitor 1 and OneVision
Monitor 1 and OneVision receives ASCII characters as administered.
■ Novell Telephony Services
Not supported
■ Passageway Direct Connect
Not supported
■ VuStats
If this feature is used with unsupported terminals, the enhanced character
set may cause screens to be cleared or may display false information.
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NOTE:
Some of the characters in the following map appear in only upper- or
lower-case — for example, i, Ê, ø, and others. These display the same for
both upper- and lower-case.
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■ Trunk-group
■ VDN
■ VuStats-display-format
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Detailed description
This feature does not change Call Coverage, nor does it change Call Forwarding
All Calls or the Call Forwarding Busy/Don’t Answer. It merely allows users to
select between one of two previously administered coverage paths or to change
their forwarding from any on-site or off-site location.
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Table 4-78. COS and Extended User Administration of Redirected Calls of Call
Forwarding
If the user’s COS are set to these values Then the user’s call forwarding capability is
Users can Users can forward
Call Call Extended Extended forward calls from calls from their
Fwd Fwd Call Fwd Call Fwd their station station or from
All B/DA Activate Activate Busy without a security another location with
COS COS All COS D/A COS code a security code
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No Yes Yes No Yes
Yes Yes No No Yes No
COR
COR controls the use of the change coverage option of Extended User
Administration of Redirected Calls. This means that, if the Can Change
Coverage field on the COR form is set to y, users with that COR can use the
Change Coverage FAC to change their coverage option. If the field is set to n,
the user cannot use the Change Coverage FAC.
End-user procedures
These user procedures describe both on- and off-site use of the feature.
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Table 4-79. How to use Extended User Administration of Redirected Calls to change Call
Coverage or activate Call Forwarding from an on-site location
Table 4-80. How to use Extended User Administration of Redirected Calls to deactivate
Call Forwarding from an on-site location
The system provides dial tone after the user accesses the telecommuting access
extension. At that point the user can enter only one of the four FACs associated
with this feature. The four FACs associated with Extended User Administration of
Redirected Calls are:
■ Extended Call Fwd All Activate
■ Extended Call Fwd Busy D/A Activate
■ Extended Call Fwd Deactivation
■ Change Coverage
When the system provides dial tone, the user can proceed with the steps outlined
for on-site use of the feature in Table 4-335.
Security
! SECURITY ALERT:
Invalid extensions and invalid station security codes are logged as security
violations. The extension or incoming trunk from which the command
sequence was dialed, the FAC, and the dialed command string appear on
the Monitor Security-Violations Station Security Codes screen or report if
Security Violation Notification is enabled.
To track security violations, see ‘‘Security Violation Notification’’ on page 4-531 for
administration information.
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Considerations
Interactions
You can designate the alarm condition for an external device as major, minor, or
warning. External Device Alarming is supported on all analog-line circuit packs
that are supported by DEFINITY ECS.
Required forms
Interactions
None
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The Facility Busy Indication button provides the attendant or user with direct
access to the extension number, trunk group, or paging zone.
You can store extension numbers, trunk group access codes, and Loudspeaker
Paging access codes in a Facility Busy Indication button.
Required forms
Detailed description
An attendant can store extension numbers, trunk group access codes, and
Loudspeaker Paging Access codes in a Facility Busy Indication button.
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The system updates the status of the tracked resource within five seconds of
detecting the change.
The Facility Busy lamp indication for a VDN does not light when the VDN is being
used. The associated button may be used to place a call to a VDN.
Considerations
■ It is possible that an incoming call that causes the lamp to flash may go
unanswered. Here is the situation in which that can occur. If the lamp
represents the status of a trunk group, and all trunks in the trunk group
become busy before the flashing call is answered, the system lights the
lamp steadily to indicate that all trunks are busy. When a trunk in that trunk
group becomes idle, the system turns off the busy indication and the lamp
goes dark. In this situation, the call has not been answered or dropped,
even though the lamp flashed, lit steadily, and went out.
■ A voice terminal user cannot use this feature to monitor the status of the
attendant console.
Interactions
None
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Required forms
Security
for charges incurred by such calls, and will not make any allowance or give any
credit for charges that result from unauthorized access.
To help secure this feature from unauthorized use, take the following steps:
■ Remove the access code when not in use.
■ Change the access code from the factory default.
■ Secure records of the access code.
■ Use COR to restrict which users can use the access code.
You can set Logoff Notification to notify you at logoff if Facility Test Calls is still
enabled. This notification guards against inadvertently leaving Facility Test Calls
active. It can also alert the you to unauthorized feature activation.
Consult the BCS Products Security Handbook for additional steps to secure your
system.
Considerations
You must use a touch-tone phone that resides on the local switch to make test
calls.
Interactions
■ Service Observing
You cannot use Facility Test Calls for Service Observing.
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Flexible Billing
Flexible Billing allows DEFINITY ECS or an adjunct to communicate with the
public network using ISDN PRI messages to change the billing rate for an
incoming 900-type call. Rate-change requests to specify a new billing rate can
be made anytime after a call is answered and before it disconnects.
Flexible Billing is available in the U.S. for use with AT&T MultiQuest® 900
Vari-A-BillTM Service. Flexible billing requires a CallVisor Adjunct-Switch
Application Interface (ASAI) and customer-supplied application software.
Detailed description
All change requests are initiated by an adjunct processor (CPE host or VRU)
connected to the DEFINITY ECS. The customer-provided application on the
adjunct processor tells the adjunct when to request a rate change. The billing
rate can be changed to any of the following:
■ New rate
■ Flat rate (not dependent on length of call)
■ Premium charge (a flat charge in addition to the existing rate)
■ Premium credit (a flat negative charge in addition to the existing rate)
■ Free call
You might want to change the billing rate for a call in progress when you want:
■ A new rate for valuable services such as requests for limited-access
information, conversion of text mail to speech, or technical support.
■ A flat rate for consultant support, warranty registration, maintenance
contracts, or recovery of a fixed-cost service or product.
■ A premium charge for callers who need specialized delivery of information
such as overnight mail or FAX, or to recover the cost of a sample product,
account summary, or transcript.
■ A premium credit applied for promotional discounts, first-time callers,
contest winners, or those who use low-overhead resources such as
electronic media rather than human agents.
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Subsequent change requests can be made for a call that has already had a rate
change. In this case:
■ If the original and subsequent requests were flat charge or new rate, the
previous change is overwritten.
■ If the original request was premium charge or premium credit, the
subsequent request must be either premium charge or premium credit.
In any case, the new rate is effective from the time the original change
took effect.
The system can handle a limited number of change requests. See the DEFINITY
Enterprise Communications Server System Description Pocket Reference for
capacities information.
Considerations
Cellular end offices and some other end offices (NPA-NXX) do not have the
necessary billing software to accept rate changes. If you receive a large
percentage of calls from specific exchanges, geographical areas, or cellular
callers, do a careful analysis before using Flexible Billing.
Before changing the caller rate, you must inform callers of the new rate and get
their agreement.
Interactions
■ Conference
If a call arriving on a trunk that supports Flexible Billing is conferenced
with a call from a trunk that does not support Flexible Billing, the switch
sends billing change requests to the trunk that supports Flexible Billing. If
calls are conferenced from trunks that both support Flexible Billing, only
one trunk is sent billing change requests.
NOTE:
Do not conference calls from two or more incoming Flexible Billing
trunks.
■ Transfer
If a call is answered by a party on the local switch and is transferred to a
second switch, the second switch does not receive an indication that the
call has Flexible Billing. However, Flexible Billing is available when a call is
transferred to another monitored domain on the same switch.
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Go to Cover
Go to Cover allows users who call another internal extension to send the call
directly to coverage.
NOTE:
Go to Cover cannot be activated for calls placed to a Vector Directory
Number extension. Go to Cover can be used to force a call to cover to a
VDN if the called principal has a VDN as a coverage point.
To activate Go to Cover, press the Go to Cover button after the call is ringing.
Intercom — Automatic, Intercom — Dial, and Priority Calling redirect to coverage
when the caller presses the Go to Cover button.
Required forms
Group Listen
Group Listen allows voice terminal users to talk and listen to another party with
the handset or headset while the 2-way speakerphone is in the listen-only mode.
Others in the room can listen, but cannot speak to the other party via the
speakerphone. The person talking on the handset acts as the spokesperson for
the group. Group Listen provides reduced background noise and improves
clarity during a conference call when a group needs to discuss what is being
communicated to another party.
1. On the first page of the 6400 Station form, enter grp listen in the
Speakerphone field.
2. Submit the change.
Detailed description
Group Listen works with 6408+, 6408D+, 6216D+, and 6424D+ voice terminals.
To activate Group Listen, the user picks up the handset, places the call, and
while actively talking/listening, presses the speaker button. Users with a headset
plugged into their terminal (and a handset on-hook) activate Group Listen the
same way. The headset is then in the talk/listen mode and the speakerphone is in
the listen-only mode.
Considerations
! SECURITY ALERT:
To avoid legal issues in some states or countries, Group Listen users should
alert the other party when others are listening to a conversation.
Interactions
■ Conference/ Transfer/Hold
If the user pushes the Conference, Transfer or Hold button while in Group
Listen mode, the group that is listening hears what the handset user is
hearing.
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Group Paging
Group Paging allows a user to make announcements to groups of stations. The
announcements are broadcast and they automatically turn on a station’s
speakerphone. This feature is especially useful when real-time announcements
need to be made to several members of a group. A user dials a paging extension
and the speakerphones of all idle members of a group are activated with a
listen-only capability. The user delivers a message to the group and the group
members hear the message. Group members cannot respond to the user during
a page.
NOTE:
You can administer a group paging button to any DCP terminal. The
Number field represents the extension of the page group, not the
group paging number (1 - 32). You can enter the entire group paging
extension or assign a range of extensions that relate to a group
paging extension. For example, extensions 4001 - 4032 are group
page extensions for groups 1 - 32. You can enter 40 in the Number:
field so that you only need to recall the last two representative digits
of the page group (01, 02, 03, etc.).
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Detailed description
You use a new form, Group Paging Using Speakerphone, to administer a paging
group. You can add a station to multiple paging groups.
An extension in a paging group does not hear the announcement if the paging
group member:
■ Is active on an appearance and using the speakerphone
■ Is active on an appearance and using the handset
■ Has a ringing call appearance
■ Is using Send All Calls
■ Is using Do Not Disturb
■ Is off-hook
NOTE:
When a group member does not hear the announcement for any of these
reasons, the caller is not notified. Therefore, if it is important for everyone to
hear your announcement, you should check with the people in the group to
make sure that they received it. If none of the group members hear the
announcement for any of these reasons, the caller receives a busy signal.
The people being paged can only listen to the page over the speakerphone or
handset and cannot respond to the person making the page. A paging group
member can drop the call by disconnecting.
The ability to initiate a group page is restricted on a per-station basis via the COR
feature. All DEFINITY features that use the COR are subject to this restriction.
This includes, but is not limited to: trunks, digital stations, analog stations, and
BRI stations. Any station that wishes to initiate a page group must have
permission to call the COR of the page group. Otherwise, the ability to page that
group is denied.
Pages can be made to the following phones with speaker capability: 6400-series,
7406D, 7406+, 7407D, 7407+, 7410+, 7444, 8403B, 8405B/B+, 8405D/D+,
8410B, 8410D, 8411B, 8411D,and 8434D.
NOTE:
See 6400-Series Single-Line Telephone User’s Guide (555-230-738) and
6400-Series Multi-Line Telephone User’s Guide (555-230-739) for more
information about user interactions.
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Considerations
Security Considerations
Because of the nature of this feature, use caution when disseminating sensitive
information. The page initiator is responsible for the range of people who could
inadvertently listen to the page on a neighboring phone.
Enter class of restrictions (CORs) on the VDN and Trunk Group forms as needed
for your protection.This enables/disables VDNs and trunk groups from making
page calls.
Interactions
■ Attendant Intrusion
The attendant cannot intrude onto an ongoing group page call. If the
attendant attempts to intrude onto a page group, the attendant receives
intercept tone. If the attendant tries to intrude onto the paging originator,
the intrusion attempt succeeds. However, all group page members are
able to hear both the paging originator and the attendant.
■ Auto Exclusion and Manual Exclusion
Bridged appearances are not allowed on the page. Therefore, the Auto
Exclusion and Manual Exclusion features are disabled. If the manual
exclusion button is pressed, it is ignored. Auto Exclusion does not activate
because there are no bridged appearances alerted when the page
terminates.
■ Auto Hold
Auto Hold does not put a group page call on hold.The group page call is
dropped and the incoming call is answered.
■ Automatic Callback
Automatic Callback is disabled when calling an active page group. Auto
Callback functions normally when calling a single member of the page
group or the page originator. Automatic Callback functions normally when
a page member activates Auto Callback and subsequently receives a
group page call. The origination of a page results in either a successful
page or a busy signal. If the page originator presses the automatic
callback button when calling a busy page group, reorder tone is received.
Automatic Callback functions normally if the target extension is a single
member of the page group or the page originator. If the target extension is
a member of the page group, when the page is disconnected from that
particular station, the callback works normally.
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■ Bridging
Bridging is disabled on this feature. A bridged appearance of a group
member does not receive any indication of a call when the page arrives.
The bridged appearance cannot bridge onto the page. If the bridged
appearance attempts to bridge onto the page, intercept tone is received.
■ Call Coverage
A page call does not follow a coverage path on a paged member. A page
group cannot be a coverage point. The group page does not go to
coverage if the group member is not there. For that group member, the
page either terminates at the station or does not terminate at all.
■ Call Park
Group members who receive a page cannot park the call. If the call park
button is pressed by a page group member while listening to a page, the
button press is ignored and the page continues normally.
■ Call Pickup/Direct Call Pickup
Group pages cannot be picked up by other extensions. Another extension
cannot pick up a group page. The group page either terminates at the
target extension or does not terminate at all. Any other station does not
have the opportunity to perform Call Pickup.
■ Call Forwarding
The group page cannot be call forwarded. A page call does not follow a
page group member’s call forward path. No station including the attendant
can set the group page to be forwarded to another number. If a page call
terminates to a station with call forwarding active, the page does not follow
the call forwarding path. The page terminates at the station as in the
normal page case.
■ Conference
Group members who receive the page and the originator of the page
cannot conference the page to other extensions. Group members are
prevented from putting the page on hold.
■ Distributed Communications System (DCS)
Page groups cannot be administered across DCS switches. DCS is not
supported.
■ Direct Inward Dialing
Direct Inward Dialing works normally, but can be restricted from
originating group pages by changing the COR.
■ Go to Cover
The Go to Cover feature is disabled. Page originators cannot send a page
call to cover. The page call does not have a coverage path to follow. If the
page originator presses the go to cover button, the button press is
ignored.
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■ Hold
Group members cannot put a group page on hold. The originator can put
the group page on hold. If a page group member attempts to put the page
on hold, the button press is ignored and the page continues normally. The
group member pressing the button receives broken flutter on the call
appearance lights.
■ Leave Word Calling
The Leave Word Calling (LWC) feature is disabled. A page group cannot
receive messages. If the LWC calling button is pressed when calling a
busy page group, intercept tone is received.
■ Manual Signaling
The Manual Signaling feature cannot be assigned to a page group.
■ Send All Calls
If a page group member activates Send All Calls (SAC), that member
does not receive pages.
■ Service Observing
A group page member or originator cannot be service observed while
active on a page. If a service observer tries to activate Service Observing
on a party involved on an ongoing page, intercept tone is received.
■ Tenant Partitioning
Tenant Partitioning is unaffected. The page group extension is forced into
tenant partition 1. Regardless of the partition in which the page group
members are located, the COR restrictions always apply.
■ Transfer
Group members cannot transfer the page. A station can transfer another
extension to a group page number. Once a group page originator is active
on a page call, they can’t transfer the page group to another extension.
■ Trunks
Trunks cannot be a page group member. If the user attempts to add a
trunk to a page group, they are denied access with the standard error
message. Trunks may initiate pages if COR permissions allow for this.
Trunk access can be restricted by the COR.
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■ Vectoring
Paging groups cannot be explicitly added to a vector path. If a user
attempts to add a page group to a vector path, they are denied access
and receive the error message “Cannot route to a group page group.”
NOTE:
If a vector has a collect digits step and a route-to digits step, a
person who uses the vector can enter a page group extension.
Ensure that the COR of the vector restricts the vector from calling the
page group if this action is not desired.
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Hold
Hold allows voice-terminal users to disconnect from a call temporarily, use the
voice-terminal for other call purposes, and then return to the original call.
Required Forms
Detailed description
To hold an active call, press the Hold button. The call is held at the call
appearance used for the call. Multiappearance voice-terminal users can hold a
call on each call appearance.
Soft Hold
Soft Hold is used to conference or transfer a call that includes the held call. The
user can hold the current call, consult with another party, activate or deactivate a
feature, and return to the soft-held call.
■ To activate Soft Hold:
1. Press the Recall button or flash the switchhook while on an active
call.
■ To conference a call:
1. Activate Soft Hold.
2. Dial another party.
3. Press the Recall button or flash the switchhook a second time.
The held call is conferenced with the user and the other party.
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■ To transfer a call:
1. Complete a conference call.
2. Hang up.
The held call is conferenced with the other party. The system ignores any
subsequent presses of the Recall button or flashing of the switchhook.
■ To drop the last party added to a conference call:
1. Complete a conference call.
2. Press the Recall button or flash the switchhook.
This function can be performed only by the controller of the conference
call.
Hard Hold
Hard Hold is used to perform operations that do not include the held call. The
user can hold the current call, then call another party, answer a waiting call and
transfer or conference that call, activate or deactivate features, and so on.
■ To activate Hard Hold
1. Press the Recall button or flash the switchhook while on an active
call.
2. Dial the Answer Hold-Unhold access code.
The user can then perform any operation that does not involve the held
call.
■ To return to the hard-held call:
1. Hang up.
The held call rings the voice-terminal and can then be answered.
or
1. Press the Recall button or flash the switchhook.
2. Dial the Answer Hold-Unhold access code.
The active call is held while the hard-held call becomes active.
NOTE:
When a user has a call waiting and activates Hard Hold on a
current call, an incoming call is answered automatically.
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Considerations
■ Use Hold to temporarily disconnect from one call and handle another call.
For example, a user can place one call on hold and either answer another
call or make another call to obtain information for the calling party.
■ To drop a call dialed by a single-line voice-terminal within the first 10
seconds (after dialing is completed), flash the switchhook.
■ A single-line voice-terminal user cannot hold a call involving an attendant.
A multiappearance voice-terminal user can hold a call involving an
attendant, unless the user attempts to conference or transfer the call.
Interactions
■ Automatic Callback
A single-line voice-terminal user cannot receive an Automatic Callback
call while a call is on hold.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
Any user who is active on a bridged call, can place the call on hold. If no
other users with a bridged call appearance of the same extension are
connected to the call, the status lamp at the Bridged Appearance button
indicates that the call is on hold. If the primary extension or another
bridged appearance is connected to the call, the status lamp at all
bridged appearances indicates an active status for the call.
■ Leave Word Calling (LWC)
A held multiappearance voice-terminal user can activate LWC toward the
holding user.
A single-line voice-terminal user cannot activate LWC toward another user
while a call is on Soft Hold.
■ Music-on-Hold
One party on hold can hear music.
■ Personal Central-Office Line (PCOL)
When a user who is active on a PCOL call puts the call on Hold, the lamp
flutters or winks. The status lamp associated with the PCOL button lamp
does not track the busy/idle status of the PCOL.
■ Priority Calling
It is possible to receive priority ringing and have a call on soft hold.
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Hold — Automatic
Automatic Hold allows attendants and multifunction voice-terminal users to
alternate between multiple calls.
Required forms
Detailed description
To put an active call on hold (without pressing the HOLD button), press a second
call-appearance button. The second call appearance becomes active.
Automatic Hold is the equivalent of pressing the HOLD button. A call placed in
Automatic Hold is in Hard Hold.
If Automatic Hold is disabled (the default), the active call appearance drops
when a second call-appearance button is pushed. Default (n) in the Auto Hold
field enables Automatic Drop.
The controlling station can have only one soft auto-held call at a time. A soft hold
is the state of a line after the conference or transfer button has been pressed but
before either process is completed. The controlling station is guaranteed the
ability to reenter any auto-held call later unless the auto-held party or parties
disconnect or the auto-held tone times out.
Considerations
■ Held Call Timed Reminder does not apply to conference calls and is not
initiated when a conference is placed on hold.
■ Automatic Hold operates in conjunction with the START key or Automatic
Start feature of an attendant console. The START key and the Automatic
Start operation have precedence over Automatic Hold and place active
loop call on Soft Hold.
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
The Hot Line Service destination number is stored in an Abbreviated Dialing List.
When the Hot Line Service user lifts the handset, the system automatically routes
the call to the stored number and the call completes as if it had been manually
dialed. If the appropriate feature access code is prefixed to the stored number,
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AAR, ARS, Data Privacy, or Priority Calling can be used on the call. If the Public
or Private Network Access code is the stored number, the voice-terminal user is
connected to an outgoing trunk and can dial the outside number.
Call reception is not affected by Hot Line Service. A Hot Line Service voice
terminal receives calls allowed by its Class of Restriction (COR). The Hot Line
Service destination is not affected by Hot Line Service.
Considerations
■ Use Hot Line Service when very fast service is required and when you use
a voice terminal only for accessing a certain facility.
■ Any number of voice terminals can be assigned Hot Line Service with the
same or different destinations. The limitation is the number of entries that
can be stored in the Abbreviated Dialing lists.
■ A Hot Line Service user cannot activate any feature unless the access
code is the destination number or is part of the destination number.
Interactions
Hunt Groups
A hunt group is a group of extensions that can handle multiple calls
simultaneously to a single phone number. For each call to the phone number, the
system hunts for an available extension in the group and connects the call to that
extension.
A hunt group is especially useful when you expect a high number of calls to a
particular phone number. A hunt group might consist of people trained to
handle calls on specific topics. For example, the group might be:
■ A benefits department within your company
■ A service department for products you sell
■ A travel reservations service
■ A pool of attendants
NOTE:
You may also assign Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) to a hunt
group. In this case, the hunt group is known as an ACD split. See
‘‘Automatic Call Distribution’’ on page 9-25 for more details about
ACD splits.
Required forms
Detailed description
Hunting methods
The system uses one of two types of hunting method to distribute calls:
Uniform The system hunts for the extension that has been available
call for the longest time. The system then rings that extension to
distribution connect the call. This type of hunting provides the most
equitable distribution of calls. Also, this type of hunting is
required for a modem pool, data-line circuit ports, and data
modules.
NOTE:
With Expert Agent Selection, the hunting method is different. See ‘‘Expert
Agent Selection’’ on page 9-72.
If all hunt-group members are unavailable or the queue is full, the system treats
the call as follows:
■ If the call is internal or is carried on a DID, DS1, or tie trunk, the caller
hears busy tone.
■ If the call is on a central office trunk, the caller hears ringing, but gets no
answer.
■ If the hunt group has call coverage, the system sends the call to a
coverage point.
Call coverage
You can set up call coverage for a hunt group. Then, if a hunt-group queue is full,
the system sends new calls to the coverage point.
If a call goes into a hunt group queue, it stays in queue for the Coverage Don’t
Answer interval, then redirects to the coverage point. A call coverage point can
be another hunt group.
Announcements
You can record and assign one delay announcement to each hunt-group queue.
An announcement can be shared among hunt groups. Normally, the
announcement should tell the caller to wait and say that the call will be answered
in the order in which it was received.
Delay announcement interval. You also define for each hunt group a delay
announcement interval. When a call enters the queue, the interval starts. This
interval (0 to 99 seconds) indicates how long a call remains in queue before the
call connects to a recorded announcement. If Call Coverage is provided, the
Don’t Answer interval (one to 99 ringing cycles) may also begin when the call
enters the queue. After these intervals begin, one of the following occurs:
■ If the Don’t Answer interval expires before the delay announcement
interval expires, the call redirects to coverage.
■ If no coverage point is available to handle the call, the call remains in
queue and may connect to the delay announcement.
■ If the delay announcement interval expires before the Don’t Answer
interval, the call connects to a delay announcement. If the announcement
is already in use, the delay announcement interval is reset.
This process continues until the call is answered, goes to coverage, connects to
an announcement, or ends because the caller hangs up.
If a call redirects to another hunt group via Call Coverage, the caller does not
hear either hunt group’s forced first announcement. However, the caller may hear
the first or second announcement of the covering hunt group.
Example
Assume that a hunt group has the following parameters.
■ Queue length is 10 calls.
■ Queue warning level is 5 calls.
■ Recorded announcement delay is 20 seconds.
All hunt-group members are busy. A call enters the queue as the fifth call, which
causes the queue warning level lamp to light. Hunt-group members see the lamp
and try to quickly complete their present calls. Meanwhile, the call waits in the
queue for 20 seconds and hears the recorded announcement. When a
hunt-group member becomes available, the first call in queue connects to that
group member. The queue warning-level lamp turns off because the number of
calls in queue fell to four.
NOTE:
If a member is also an ACD agent, pressing the AUX work button
also makes the member unavailable. On the other hand, if an agent
presses the ACW (after call work) button, the system considers the
agent be available and will still queue calls.
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If the last available member of a hunt group tries to activate the Hunt Group Busy
option, the following occurs:
■ New calls to the hunt group receive busy tone or go to coverage.
■ Calls already in the queue continue to route to the last available extension.
■ When the queue is empty, Hunt Group Busy is activated. At the last
available extension, the status lamp associated with the Auxiliary Work
button, if provided, flashes until the queue is empty. When no more calls
remain in the queue, Hunt Group Busy is activated and the status lamp, if
provided, lights steadily.
NOTE:
If an extension is an ACD split agent as well as a hunt-group
member, the split agent normally has an AUX-work button that also
activates/deactivates Hunt Group Busy. If an agent is the last
available member and he/she pushes AUX-work, the button’s light
flashes until the queue is empty. This means that the agent is still
available. When the queue finally empties, the button lights steadily
and Hunt Group Busy takes effect.
NOTE:
If an extension is an ACD split agent as well as a hunt-group member, the
split agent normally has an AUX-work button that also activates/deactivates
Hunt Group Busy. If an agent presses the Send All Calls button, the agent
becomes unavailable for hunt-group calls. The agent can then become
available for calls again by pressing the Send All Calls button again.
Considerations
example, a DS1 trunk group with immediate signaling), a caller can also
call the hunt group by dialing a 7-digit phone number that consists of a
specified prefix and the hunt group’s extension.
If a trunk group cannot pass digits from the CO to the switch, incoming
calls on that trunk group can connect to a hunt group only if the trunk
group has the hunt-group extension as its primary destination. This
includes trunk groups for incoming LDN calls, international exchange
calls, 800 service calls, and automatic tie-trunk calls. The hunt group’s
phone number can be completely different from the hunt group’s
extension.
■ Answer supervision
The switch sends answer supervision to the central office when a call
connects to an extension in the hunt group or an announcement. Charging
for the call, if applicable, then begins.
Interactions
Incoming Call Line Identification (ICLID) provides you with the calling party name
and number received from the central office (CO). This occurs on a CO loop-start
trunk in the U.S. and on a CO loop-start, DID, or DIOD trunk in Japan.
Required forms
Hardware requirement
Detailed description
In the US, the CO sends both calling party name and number, if they are
available; in Japan, the CO sends only the calling party number.
Display of calling party information works with all DEFINITY ECS digital voice
terminals (DCP and BRI) equipped with a 40-character or 32-character
alphanumeric display. The analog voice terminals supported are the 7315H and
7317H series (System 25/MERLIN sets supported by DEFINITY).
For the ICLID on analog trunks, DEFINITY ECS stores and displays 15 characters
of name and number information. If a name/number is longer than 15 characters,
the name/number truncates to 15 characters.
Interactions
■ Call Pickup
Called Party Station Display — shows the calling party’s identity.
Answering Party Station Display — If Call Pick-Up answers an ICLID call,
the display shows both the calling party and the called principal’s
identities.
■ Call Coverage
Called Principal’s Display — The called principal’s display shows the
calling party’s identity until the coverage party answers the call. If the
coverage party answers the call, the principal’s station display becomes
blank. If the called principal temporarily bridges in after the coverage
party answers the call, then the coverage party and the called principal’s
displays change to indicate a conference call.
Coverage User Station Display — The coverage user’s station display
shows the same display as the connected party station display.
■ Call Vector Routing
When an ICLID call coming from analog trunks transfers to a Vector
Directory Number (VDN), the incoming calling number is directed to VDN
so call vector routing can be based on the ICLID information.
The ANI received for the incoming call (via inband or ISDN) forwards with
a route-to step over a trunk that supports ANI delivery (inband or ISDN).
■ DCS Feature Interaction
If the DEFINITY ECS has both DCS and ISDN display features, the ICLID
information displays in DCS formats.
■ Hold
When activated, the display becomes blank. The party activating the Hold
reads the newly connected party’s identity. The held station’s display
remains unchanged. When the party unholds, the display refreshes to
indicate the call’s current state.
■ Malicious Call Trace
When activated for a particular call, MCT displays incoming calling
numbers to controller stations.
■ Tandem Operations
The calling party name/number passes to the terminating switch over
ISDN trunks with DCS+.
■ Transfer
When an ICLID call transfers, the display of the transferred-from station
becomes blank. The transferred-to station displays the identity of the
transferred-from party if the transfer is not yet completed. Once the
transfer completes, the transferred-to station displays the identity of the
calling party.
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Required forms
Detailed description
An individual attendant, when called, can extend the call to another trunk or
extension.
Whenever a call is in an attendant’s queue, the top lamp of the Forced Release
button (basic console) or the Personal lamp (enhanced console) light. Console
Call Waiting tones are provided only on calls to the attendant group, not on calls
to individual attendants.
An attendant can be a part of a hunt group. The hunt group can be a DDC group
or a UCD group. Calls to individual attendants and calls to the attendant group
have priority over hunt-group calls to individual attendants.
Any call made from an attendant console that is assigned an individual extension
is considered to be made from the individual attendant, not the attendant group.
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Considerations
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
Individual attendant extensions can be in Abbreviated Dialing lists.
Individual attendants, however, cannot have their own Abbreviated Dialing
lists.
■ Attendant Display
For calls to or from individual attendants, attendant names (when
specified) display instead of their extensions.
■ Attendant Priority Queue
Calls queue according to the priority assigned in Attendant Priority
Queuing.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
Do not assign individual attendant extensions to a bridged call
appearance.
■ Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks
An individual attendant extension cannot be busy-verified.
■ Call Coverage
Individual attendant extensions can be points in a coverage path but
cannot be members of a coverage answer group.
■ Call Park
Individual attendants can park calls on their own extensions or other
individual attendant extensions.
■ Call Pickup
Individual attendant extensions cannot be in Call Pickup groups.
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Integrated Directory
Integrated Directory allows users with display-equipped terminals to access the
system directory, use the touch-tone buttons to key in a name, and retrieve an
extension from the directory. The directory contains the names and extensions
assigned to all voice terminals administered in the system.
The use of Vector Directory Number names and extensions is not supported for
this feature.
Required forms
Detailed description
Administer the names in the directory on the Individual Voice Terminal forms.
Names cannot exceed 27 characters (including spaces and commas). Enter
names in one of the following formats:
■ Last name, comma, first name, space, middle name or initial (if desired).
For example:
— Jones, Betty Ann
— Smith, A E
— Thomas, John J
— Abbott, Lynn
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■ First name, space, second name or initial, space, and last name. For
example:
— Betty Ann Jones
— A E Smith
— John J Thomas
— Lynn Abbott
■ A single entry is also acceptable. For example:
— Cafeteria
— 1J409
— 2F816
— Purchasing
Use touch-tone buttons to key in the numbers and letters labeled on them. The
following exceptions apply:
■ 7 (PRS) is also used for a Q.
■ 9 (WXY) is also used for a Z.
■ * is used for a space or comma.
■ # is not used.
To activate the directory, the user presses the Integrated Directory button. This
puts the voice terminal in Integrated Directory mode and turns off the tones that
are normally generated when touch-tone buttons are pressed. The touch-tone
buttons now are used exclusively for keying in names and not for dialing.
After the Integrated Directory button is pressed, the alphanumeric display shows
DIRECTORY — PLEASE ENTER NAME. Names are always keyed in the following
order: last name, comma, first name or initial. If a character outside the allowed
set is entered as the name of a station or data module, the directory search for
that name fails.
When a button is pressed, the display shows the first name that matches the first
letter on the button. The user can continue to enter letters to narrow the search.
When the desired name and extension are displayed, the user can automatically
place a call to that person by pressing the Call Display button.
If the user enters a name that cannot be found in the directory, the display shows
NO MATCH — TRY AGAIN.
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To exit Integrated Directory mode, the user presses another mode button, such
as the Normal mode button.
Considerations
Interactions
DEFINITY ECS supports the two major interfaces specified in the ISDN
standards: Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and Basic Rate Interface (BRI).
■ ISDN-PRI connects premises equipment such as switches to the network,
and acts as a powerful interface between intelligent equipment such as
switches and computers.
■ ISDN-BRI connects telephones, personal computers, and other desktop
devices to higher-order equipment, such as a switch. It can also connect
ISDN-BRI trunks. (See ‘‘ISDN-BRI trunk group’’ on page 7-198.)
Both PRI and BRI are based on the same common building blocks — the use of
a common interface to a transmission path that is divided into channels. Both PRI
and BRI use 2 types of channels for communication:
■ Bearer channels (B-channels) are the communications links in ISDN. They
provide 64-Kpbs digital communications service for voice, data, video,
and other information transmission.
■ Data channels (D-channels) are the signaling links in ISDN. They carry
call-control and call-related information, such as caller ID, between ISDN
endpoints. An endpoint may be a BRI voice terminal, BRI data module, or
integrated BRI voice and data terminal.
ISDN-BRI is a 192-Kpbs interface that carries two 64-Kpbs B-channels and one
16-Kpbs D-channel. Although ISDN-BRI supports data transmission on the
D-channel, DEFINITY ECS does not support this capability, and provides only
signaling on this channel. ISDN-BRI provides much of the same functionality
provided with the Digital Communications Protocol (DCP).
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Required forms
Detailed description
Multipoint configuration
In this configuration, the system supports two ISDN-BRI endpoints per port.
Endpoints can be:
■ Both voice-only
■ Both data-only
■ One voice-only and one data-only
Both endpoints on a port connect to the switch by the same wire. One endpoint
uses the B1-channel and the other uses the B2-channel. Each endpoint has its
own ISDN-BRI and its own extension. The system distinguishes between the 2
endpoints by means of each endpoint’s unique Service Order Profile Identifier
(SPID).
If two endpoints can each support only one call, then you can administer both
endpoints on the same BRI port so as to provide a multipoint configuration. In this
case, 2 calls potentially can use the two B-channels simultaneously.
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Point-to-point configurations
In the this configuration, the system supports one ISDN-BRI endpoint per port.
The endpoint can be:
■ Voice-only
■ Data-only
■ Integrated voice and data
When one endpoint can support two simultaneous B-channel calls, you must
configure the endpoint as point-to-point. This is because the two services
potentially can use both B-channels simultaneously.
Even though an integrated voice and data endpoint supports both voice and
data calls, the integrated endpoint does not use a multipoint configuration
because it uses only one endpoint.
You first must administer the SPID on the Station or Data Module forms. Then you
can program the SPID in the BRI endpoint using the procedure in the endpoint’s
user manual. During initialization, the endpoint sends the SPID to the switch. The
SPID you administered on the Station or Data Module forms must match the SPID
programmed into the endpoint. Otherwise, the system restricts service to that
endpoint.
A fixed TEI endpoint supports one fixed TEI value (0 to 63), which is encoded into
the terminal equipment and the fixed TEI initialization procedure. When you
administer a fixed TEI endpoint, you must assign the endpoint’s fixed TEI value to
the Station form or Data Module form for that endpoint. If the endpoint’s fixed TEI
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value differs from the TEI that is assigned to the Station form or Data Module form
for that endpoint, communication is not established between the switch and the
endpoint. As a result, the endpoint is incapable of providing services. Normally,
the manufacturer specifies the fixed TEI value that is encoded into the terminal or
provides procedures for modifying the fixed TEI value.
The Asynchronous Data Module (ADM) may be used with asynchronous DTE as
a data stand for 7500-series ISDN-BRI voice terminals. The ADM consists of a
board located inside the ISDN-BRI voice terminal. It allows the transmission of
integrated voice and data through one voice terminal. (Separate extensions are
used for the voice and data calls.) The ADM supports the Hayes command set
for compatibility with PC communications packages.
The PC/ISDN Platform provides both voice and data transmission and is part of
the AT&T PC Interface package, Group 3. You can use the PC/ISDN Platform in a
stand-alone (no associated voice terminal) configuration. When used in a
stand-alone configuration or with a handset or headset, rather than with one of
the 7500 series voice terminals, PC/ISDN Platform does not support
Management Information Messages (MIMs). Therefore, these stations do not
perform an initialization procedure with the switch. They also do not require a
SPID and do not initiate or respond to MIMs. Even when the platform is used with
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a 7500 series voice terminal, you should still administer the endpoint (combined
PC and phone) as a noninitializing terminal that does not support MIMs.
NOTE:
When more than one PC/ISDN interface card is used on the same PC, each
card provides a separate interface and is translated on the switch with its
own Equipment Line Location (ELL) as a separate station.
Endpoint initialization
To be fully operative, BRI endpoints must successfully complete endpoint
initialization. Initialization usually occurs at installation time or as part of
reconfiguration.
Default Dialing
Default Dialing is an enhancement to Data Call Setup. If you administer Default
Dialing and users either type d or press the data button twice, the switch
terminates the call to the default address. If you do not administer Default
Dialing, the call disconnects. Default Dialing and Data Hotline are mutually
exclusive.
Data Hotline
Data Hotline is a security feature that allows a user to enter a Dial command,
with no address specified. The switch terminates the call to a pre-administered
hotline destination. If a user enters an address, either intentionally or
unintentionally, the system routes the call as if the user had entered the hotline
destination address. This service does not impose any restriction on incoming
calls received at the endpoint. Data Hotline and Default Dialing are mutually
exclusive.
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Administered Connections
Administered Connection (AC) causes the system to establish an end-to-end
connection between two access endpoints or data endpoints automatically when
the system is restarted or AC is administered and active. You define the attributes
of these connections on the Administered Connection form via the G3-MT.
Once you have administered the ADM as one endpoint of an AC, the system
waits for the scheduled time to initiate the connection. At the scheduled time, the
system establishes the connection and maintains it for the specified length of
time. Once the call is accepted, the set enters into the continuous mode for the
specified length of time. If the switch is rebooted during the continuous
connection, the connection re-initiates call setup. If the connection drops, the
switch re-initiates call setup.
Call request
DEFINITY ECS handles all currently defined BRI bearer data-call requests.
Capabilities that Lucent terminals do not support may be supported by
non-Lucent terminals. For those capabilities the switch does not support, a
proper cause value is returned to the terminal.
Cause values identify why a call is cleared. The BRI data modules convert
certain cause values to text messages for display.
Considerations
■ Separate extensions numbers are used for voice and data calls to the
same endpoint.
■ Two simultaneous data calls to a single endpoint use the same extension
number.
Interactions
Intercept Treatment
Intercept Treatment provides an intercept tone or a recorded announcement or
routes the call to an attendant for assistance when calls cannot be completed or
when use of a feature is denied.
Required forms
Detailed description
Users hear the tone when they lift the handset and do not dial within 10 seconds,
pause longer than 10 seconds between digits during the dialing process, or
remain connected to Loudspeaker Paging Access for longer than an
administered interval.
If a voice terminal is assigned a Class of Service (COS) with Off-hook Alert, and
the user of that voice terminal receives a tone for a specified period of time and
does not hang up, an emergency call is placed to the attendant.
On DOD calls using MFC signaling, if the PBX receives MFC intercept tone from
the CO indicating that the dialed number called is not valid, the PBX sends an
intercept signal to the calling station.
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Toll charges do not apply to DID and Private Network Access calls routed to
Intercept Treatment — Recorded Announcement.
The calling party receives no indication that the call is receiving Intercept
Treatment.
Considerations
Interactions
■ MF Signaling
For DID MF signaling calls, whether the corresponding B.x signal or the
intercept tone should be sent to the CO is administrable. The default is to
send the standard DID/TIE/ISDN Intercept Treatment described in this
section. If the option to send the B.x signal is set, then:
— For Group II calls, the B.x signal for the intercept is sent to the CO.
— For non-Group II calls, if the CO dials an invalid number, the trunk is
locked (regardless of this option). If the CO dials a number that is
valid but not assigned, intercept tone is sent to the CO.
■ Recorded Announcement
Attendant Intercept and Recorded Announcement Intercept (both
optional) cannot be used together. DID calls and private-network calls
cannot be assigned Intercept Treatment — Tone.
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Intercom — Automatic
Intercom Automatic provides a talking path between two voice-terminal users.
Calling users press the Automatic Intercom button and lift the handset, or vice
versa. Called users receive a unique intercom alerting signal, and the status
lamp associated with the Automatic Intercom button, if provided, flashes.
Required forms
Considerations
■ Users who frequently call each other can do so by pressing one button
instead of dialing an extension number.
■ Single-line voice-terminal users can receive Automatic Intercom calls, but
cannot originate them.
■ A combination of Intercom — Automatic and Intercom — Dial can be used
between terminals so that Intercom—Automatic applies in one direction
and Intercom — Dial applies in the other.
■ Two terminals with Intercom — Automatic to and from each other, or
terminals with combined Intercom — Automatic and Intercom — Dial to
each other, must be in the same Intercom group.
Interactions
■ Call Appearance
A station with Intercom — Automatic must have at least one Call
Appearance translated. Intercom calls terminate to this call appearance
and cause the appropriate feature button (auto-icom) to flash. Intercom
calls cannot terminate to a bridged appearance.
■ Call Coverage
Intercom calls are redirected only if the caller activates Go to Cover.
■ Call Pickup/Directed Call Pickup
If on the Feature-Related System Parameters form, Call Pickup on
Intercom Calls is set to y, Call Pickup and Directed Call Pickup can be
used to answer an Automatic Intercom call. If the field is set to n,
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Intercom — Dial
Intercom Dial allows multiappearance voice-terminal users to gain rapid
access to other voice-terminal users within an administered group. Calling
voice-terminal users lift the handset, press the Dial Intercom button, and dial the
1-digit or 2-digit code assigned to the desired party. The called user receives
alerting tone, and the status lamp associated with the Intercom button, if
provided, flashes.
Required forms
Considerations
Interactions
■ Call Appearance
A station with Intercom — Dial must have at least one Call Appearance
translated. Intercom calls terminate to this call appearance and cause the
appropriate feature button (dial-icom) to flash. Intercom calls cannot
terminate to a bridged appearance.
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■ Call Coverage
Intercom calls are redirected to Call Coverage only if the caller activates
Go to Cover.
■ Call Pickup and Directed Call Pickup
If on the Feature-Related System Parameters form, Call Pickup on
Intercom Calls is set to y, Call Pickup and Directed Call Pickup can be
used to answer an Automatic Intercom call. If the field is set to n,
Automatic Intercom calls cannot be picked up using Call Pickup or
Directed Call Pickup The calls are not included in the call-pickup alerting
count.
■ Data Privacy and Data Restriction
An extension with Data Privacy or Data Restriction activated cannot
originate an intercom call. Intercept tone is received when the ICOM
button is pressed under this condition.
■ Intercom Automatic
Users who are assigned this feature must be a member of a Dial Intercom
group.
■ Single-Digit Dialing and Mixed Station Numbering
Prefixed extensions longer than five digits (including prefix) cannot be
assigned to intercom lists.
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Required forms
Detailed description
An eligible call can be answered automatically via IAA if the user activates IAA at
the answering voice terminal and the terminal is not active (on-hook and able to
accept an incoming call). A voice terminal is active if it is off-hook, is in the
process of dialing digits, or has a call on hold.
The calling voice terminal receives a tone when its call is answered automatically
by a voice terminal with IAA. The called voice terminal receives a tone (a ring
ping) and then goes off-hook when automatically answering an IAA-eligible call.
The answering voice-terminal’s speaker and microphone are both turned on.
If a voice-terminal user has IAA active and is currently busy on a call or is in the
process of dialing digits, subsequent incoming calls are treated as if IAA were
not activated.
Considerations
■ Voice-terminal users should always deactivate IAA when leaving the work
area. Otherwise, incoming calls are unintentionally answered by the
unattended station, and do not go to coverage.
■ A 602A terminal is off-hook when the headset or speakerphone is
connected. Therefore IAA answers a call if all other call appearances are
idle.
Interactions
■ Attendant Console
IAA is not available with Attendant Console.
■ Automatic Answer
You cannot administer both IAA and Automatic Answer simultaneously on
the same voice terminal.
■ Automatic Call Distribution
IAA applies internal calls as an ACD agent extension in call.
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■ Automatic Callback
Callback calls via Automatic Callback are not answered automatically
by IAA.
■ Automatic Circuit Assurance
Calls generated by ACA are not eligible for IAA.
■ Bridged Call Appearance — Multiappearance Voice Terminal
Calls terminating on a bridged call appearance are not eligible for IAA at
the bridged station, even if the bridged station has IAA active. (IAA can be
used by the principal station to answer the call.)
■ Bridged Call Appearance — Single-Line Voice Terminal
Calls terminating to a bridged call appearance are not eligible for IAA at
the bridged station, even if the bridged station has IAA active.
■ Call Coverage
If an internal call is redirected to another voice terminal by Call Coverage
redirection criteria, then that call is eligible for IAA at the redirected voice
terminal.
IAA does not apply to calls to the original called extension when:
— The called voice terminal has activated Send All Calls
— The calling voice terminal has selected Go to Cover before placing
the call
Calls directed to a coverage answering group are not eligible for IAA.
NOTE:
If you set the coverage path for a station to All Calls and that station
activates IAA, the first coverage point hears a ring, the principal
station automatically answers, and the coverage-simulated bridge is
dropped. The coverage station rings, but is not able to answer the
call because the coverage-simulated bridge has been dropped.
■ Call Forwarding
Calls to a station with IAA and Call Forwarding active are forwarded and
are not answered by the station dialed.
NOTE:
If the forwarded-to station is internal and has IAA active, it
automatically answers the redirected call.
■ Call Park
If you are using Deluxe Paging and Call Park times out, the call returns to
the originating station that parked the call and is eligible for IAA.
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■ Call Pickup
Internal calls to a voice terminal in a Call Pickup group are eligible for IAA.
If the called extension in a Call Pickup group has IAA-active, the call is
automatically answered. A voice terminal with IAA active is not able to
automatically answer calls to other voice terminals in its Call Pickup group.
■ Conference
Internal conference calls can be answered automatically via IAA. If more
than one party has joined a conference call through automatic answer, the
parties remain connected until they disconnect or the controlling party
drops the call.
■ Data Call Setup
Data calls are not eligible for IAA.
■ Direct Department Calling and Uniform Call Distribution
Internal calls to a DDC or UCD group member are eligible for IAA.
■ Distributed Communications System
If a call is from an internal voice terminal on another switch in a DCS
configuration, then that call is considered internal and is eligible for
automatic answer.
■ Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb preempts IAA at the called voice terminal.
■ Go to Cover
IAA does not apply to calls to the original called extension when the
calling voice terminal has selected Go to Cover before placing a call.
■ ISDN-BRI
IAA is not available with ISDN-BRI terminals.
■ Loudspeaker Paging — Deluxe Paging
When you are using Deluxe Paging and Call Park times out, the call
returns to the originating station that parked the call and is eligible for IAA.
■ Ringback Queuing
Automatic calls generated by Ringback Queuing are not eligible for IAA.
■ Send All Calls
IAA does not apply to calls to extensions with Send All Calls is active.
■ Terminating Extension Group
Calls to a Terminating Extension Group extension are not eligible for IAA.
However, calls placed to an individual extension are eligible.
■ Transfer
Transferred calls are eligible to be automatically answered via IAA.
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1. On the third page of the station form, add mf-op-intl or mf-da-intl to the
Feature Button Assignments field.
These are shown when you press the help button to view the administrable
feature button choices.
2. Submit the change.
NOTE:
On the ARS Digit Analysis form, the pressing of one of these feature
buttons is counted as one digit and the Mn and Mx fields should
reflect this pressing of the feature button.
Required forms
Detailed description
Considerations
No more digits can be dialed after pressing the mf-op-intl or mf-da-intl feature
buttons.
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
The mf-op-intl and mf-da-intl feature buttons cannot be programmed and
embedded in abbreviated dialing strings.
■ Authorization Code
The Authorization Code feature can be used with this feature.
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The system saves the first 24 digits of the last number dialed, whether the call
was dialed manually or with Abbreviated Dialing. When users press the Last
Number Dialed button or dial the Last Number Dialed feature-access code, the
system places the call again.
Required forms
Considerations
■ Any special characters (Pause, Wait, Mark, or Suppress) that are stored in
an Abbreviated Dialing button are outpulsed when the number is redialed.
■ Any delays in manual dialing are not reflected when the number is
redialed.
■ The system does not save Last Number Dialed information to disk, tape,
or flash card. The system never saves manually-dialed end-to-end,
signaling digits.
■ A user can enter a partial number, hang up, and use Last Number Dialed,
and manually enter the remaining digits. If the user calls from a display
terminal, the manually-entered digits do not display during the dialing
sequence, but the system successfully completes the call.
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
If the previously-called number was in an Abbreviated Dialing privileged
list and the user’s COR normally prevents the user from dialing the
number, the system uses Intercept Treatment when the user presses Last
Number Dialed. To redial the number, the user must again use the
Abbreviated Dialing privileged list.
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■ Automatic Callback
Users can use Automatic Callback after they use Last Number Dialed on a
call to an internal voice terminal.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
Last Number Dialed causes the last number dialed from the voice terminal
to be redialed, regardless of which extension number is used (primary or
bridged call appearance).
■ Centralized Attendant Service
Last Number Dialed does not work with CAS. Therefore, if a CAS attendant
attempts to extend a call via Last Number Dialed, the call does not
complete.
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DEFINITY ECS also provides voice synthesis (either English or Italian) for LWC,
depending on which voice-synthesis circuit pack is installed in the system.
Required forms
Detailed description
When the system receives identical messages, only the date, time, and number
of messages are updated. If nine or more identical messages accumulate, the
count remains at nine, and only the date and time are updated.
Messages can be stored by calling users, called users, and covering users as
follows:
■ Calling user
— Before dialing the desired extension number, press the LWC button
or dial the LWC access code. Then dial the desired number.
— Before the call is answered, if you are a multiappearance
voice-terminal user, press LWC. If you are a single-line
voice-terminal user, press Recall and dial the access code.
— After the call is answered, press LWC or Recall and dial the access
code.
■ Called user
— After answering the call, the called user presses LWC to leave a
message for the calling user to return their call. (A called user can
store an LWC message by dialing the LWC access code only if the
called user has an analog voice terminal.)
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■ Covering user
— A covering user can be through Call Coverage, Call Pickup, or Call
Forwarding All Calls.
— After answering the call, the covering user presses Coverage
Callback to store a message for the called user that tells them to
return a call the calling user.
— After answering the call, the covering user presses LWC to leave a
call-me message for the originally called user.
In addition, a user that was placed on hold can activate LWC and leave a
message for the holding user to place a return call.
A caller who leaves an LWC message can cancel that message, if it has not
already been retrieved. To cancel the message, the calling user lifts the handset,
presses LWC Cancel or dials the access code, and then dials the extension of
the called party.
The system can indicate that one voice terminal received a LWC message on a
second voice terminal. The system lights a remote Automatic Message Waiting
lamp at the remote voice terminal and the Automatic Message Waiting lamp
lights at the called voice terminal. The Remote Automatic Message Waiting lamp
is a status lamp associated with a button assigned for this purpose. Thus, an
assistant’s voice terminal could light when an executive receives a LWC
message. If the executive calls to retrieve messages, the assistant knows at a
glance if any messages have been left.
Users without Voice Terminal Display can have their messages retrieved by a
system-wide message retriever or by covering users in their Call Coverage path.
They can also use Voice Message Retrieval.
Considerations
■ You can administer up to 10 terminals (or nine terminals and the attendant
console group) as system-wide message retrievers.
■ If the stored-message level reaches 95 percent of capacity, the status
lamps associated with all Coverage Message Retrieval buttons in the
system flash. These lamps continue to flash until the stored-message level
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Interactions
■ AUDIX Interface
LWC Cancel cannot be used to cancel an AUDIX message.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
A LWC message left by a user on a bridged call appearance leaves a
message for the called party to call the primary extension for the bridged
call appearance. When a user calls a primary extension and activates
LWC, the message is left for the primary extension, even if the call was
answered at a bridged call appearance.
■ Call Coverage
You can use LWC with or without Call Coverage. However, the two features
complement each other. The Coverage Callback option of Call Coverage
is provided by LWC. Also, a caller can activate LWC for the called party
even if the call has been answered by a covering user.
■ Centralized Attendant Service
LWC Message Retrieval does not work with CAS.
■ Conference
A member of a conference call cannot activate LWC because the user
cannot be uniquely identified. After LWC has been activated for a party on
a conference or transfer, the conference or transfer originator cannot
press Conference/Transfer a second time to return to the original call. The
originator must select the call appearance button to return to the
previously-held call.
■ Expert Agent Selection
With EAS, the Message lamp defaults to tracking the status of messages
waiting for the logged-in EAS agent rather than for the physical terminal.
You can assign the Message lamp to track the status of messages waiting
for the physical terminal.
■ MERLIN/System 25 Voice Terminal — 731xH Series Support
MERLIN/System 25 7309H, 7313H, 7314H, 7315H, 7316H, and 7317H
voice terminals support LWC but do not support Message Retrieval via the
display.
■ Vector Directory Number
LWC messages cannot be stored, cancelled, or retrieved through VDN.
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Line Lockout
Line Lockout removes single-line voice-terminal extensions from service when
users do not hang up after receiving dial tone for 10 seconds or intercept tone for
30 seconds (default).
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Detailed description
The out-of-service condition remains in effect until the user hangs up.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Intercept Treatment
Call intercept is provided by Intercept Treatment.
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Detailed description
The system routes both incoming DID calls and incoming FX and CO calls to an
attendant group, depending on how you administer the trunks.
If you decide to terminate the call at the attendant group, the system treats the
call as an LDN call.
Considerations
The number of listed directory numbers that you can assign depends on your
system’s configuration. See DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server System
Description Pocket Reference for capacity information.
Interactions
■ Night Service
If you activate night-service capability and a night console is not assigned
or is not operational, incoming LDN calls route as follows:
— DID LDN calls route to a designated DID LDN night extension. If no
DID LDN night extension is designated, DID LDN calls route to the
attendant.
— Incoming CO or FX trunk calls route to the night destination
specified for the trunk group. If no night destination is specified for
the trunk group, the calls route to the normal incoming destination
for that trunk group.
— Internal calls and coverage calls to the attendant route to the DID
LDN night extension during night service.
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Required forms
Detailed description
Loudspeaker Paging Access is particularly useful when used with Call Park.
When one user is away from their desk and receives a call, another user can
answer the call, park it, and page the called party to tell them that extension to
call to retrieve the call. The called party dials the Answer-Back access code and
the extension to retrieve the parked call. Note that without Deluxe Paging, paging
and parking are two separate operations.
Required forms
If you want users to access the PagePac system through a CO or analog station,
do not administer the paging system on the Loudspeaker Paging Access form.
The system accesses the line as a standard trunk (trunk access code of a CO) or
a standard extension (dialed extension that connects to PagePac).
A user simply dials the trunk-access code for the PagePac system to connect to
the PagePac equipment. If there is only one paging zone, the user then pages
from their handset. If there are multiple zones, the user waits for a steady tone,
dials a 1-digit or 2-digit code to access the desired zone, then pages.
How users activate Deluxe Paging varies depending on the type of voice
terminal they have and whether they are attendants. The following sections
explain how users activate Deluxe Paging in various environments.
Considerations
Interactions
If the Call Park Time-out interval expires during Deluxe Paging, the call
normally returns to the paging user. However, with Remote Access and Tie
Trunk Access, the call returns to the attendant. If unanswered, the call
follows the coverage path of the paging user.
■ Call Pickup
If a Call Pickup call is parked by Deluxe Paging, the Temporary Bridged
Appearance at the principal extension is maintained as long as the
answering pickup-group member remains off-hook or places the call on
hold.
■ Call Waiting Termination
Normally, a user who is busy on a single-line voice terminal hears
call-waiting tone when a new call arrives. If that user is in the process of
paging, call-waiting tone is not heard.
■ Code Calling Access
You cannot use a PagePac paging system for Code Calling Access with
multizone paging. PagePac systems expect a 2-digit code to access a
particular zone. The system, however, immediately plays the chime code
once a connection is established.
■ Conference — Attendant
The maximum number of conferees on a parked Deluxe Paging call is five.
The sixth conferee position is reserved for the answer-back call.
A Deluxe paging call cannot be conferenced unless a party was placed
on hold and parked with the call. This is because paging equipment
cannot be placed on hold.
■ Conference — Terminal
Multiappearance voice terminals can have up to 5 conferees on a parked
Deluxe Paging call. The sixth conferee position is reserved for the
answer-back call.
Single-line voice terminals can have up to 2 conferees on a parked Deluxe
Paging call.
A Deluxe paging call cannot be conferenced unless a party was placed
on hold and parked with the call. This is because paging equipment
cannot be placed on hold.
■ Data Call Setup
If the Data button has been pressed for modem pooling, access to Deluxe
paging is denied.
■ Data Privacy
If a call, with Data Privacy activated, is parked by Deluxe Paging, Data
Privacy for that call is automatically deactivated.
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■ Hold
Deluxe Paging facilities cannot be placed on hold.
■ Hunt Groups
If a hunt-group member parks a call using Deluxe Paging, the call is
parked on the member’s own extension, not the hunt-group extension.
■ Leave Word Calling
If a user parks a call for his or her extension with the Conference button,
any parking or parked parties cannot activate LWC because that party
cannot be uniquely identified.
■ Manual Originating Line Service
Users assigned Manual Originating Line Service cannot access Deluxe
Paging.
■ Music-on-Hold Access
Music-on-Hold, if provided, is connected to the parked party when only
one conferee is left on the parked call. Music-on-Hold is not connected to
a parked call with more than one conferee.
■ Multiple LDNs
An LDN call cannot be connected to a Deluxe Paging facility.
■ Night Service
If a night-station user parks a Night Service call with Deluxe Paging, the
call is parked on the night station’s primary extension.
■ Personal Central Office Line
If a PCOL call is parked by Deluxe Paging, the Temporary Bridged
Appearance of the call is maintained at the PCOL extension until the call is
disconnected.
■ Remote Access
Remote Access users can access Deluxe Paging unless they are
restricted by COR from doing so.
■ Ringback Queuing
Ringback Queuing is not provided for Deluxe Paging.
■ Terminating Extension Group
If a TEG member parks a call using Deluxe Paging, the call is parked on
the member’s own individual extension not the TEG extension. You cannot
park calls on a TEG extension by dialing the extension as a call-park
destination.
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■ Transfer
A Deluxe paging call cannot be transferred unless a party was placed on
hold and parked with the call. The reason for this is that paging equipment
cannot be placed on hold.
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Malicious Call Trace (MCT) allows you to trace malicious calls. MCT allows you to
define a group of terminal users who can notify others in the group when they
receive a malicious call. These users then can retrieve information related to the
call. Using this information, you can identify the malicious call source or provide
information to personnel at an adjacent switch to complete the trace. MCT also
allows you to record the malicious call.
You allow users in the group to activate MCT and/or to control malicious call
trace. The controlling terminal user, or controller, receives the information that
MCT collects on the call.
Required forms
Detailed description
Activating MCT
To activate MCT while on an active malicious call, perform one of the following:
■ Push an MCT-Activate feature button
■ Place the call on hold, get a second call appearance, and dial an
MCT-Activate Feature Access Code (FAC). After the dial tone, the user
then dials their own extension, presses #, or waits for a 10-second timeout.
■ Signal another user in the defined group to activate MCT. The co-worker
activates MCT, waits for the dial tone, and dials the call recipient’s
extension.
■ Inform a controller, who can request that another switch continue tracing
the call.
The switches must be tandemed. The controller on the first switch
supplies the trunk member port id to be traced. The controller on the
second switch activates MCT and presses *, followed by the trunk port id.
The letters A through E of a port id are entered as 1 through 5 on the
station keypad. For example, trunk port id 01C0401 would be entered as
0130401.
Once MCT is activated, information on the call is collected and alerts users in the
group. The alert is not a call, so it is not affected by queues at the user’s terminal.
If an MCT Voice Recorder is connected, it begins recording the conversation.
NOTE:
Any Bridging, Conference, or Intrusion tone connected to parties on the
connection are temporarily removed while the MCT Voice Recorder
connects.
Controlling MCT
The first controlling terminal to respond to an MCT alert becomes the controller
for the call. Alerting on any other controlling terminals stops.
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During alerting, the controller’s display shows the message “MALICIOUS CALL
TRACE REQUEST.” While this message displays, no information on incoming
calls displays.
When the controller pushes the MCT-Control button, information displays identifying
the called party. When the controller pushes the button again the remaining MCT
information displays, as the following example shows:
Page 1 “MALICIOUS CALL TRACE REQUEST”
Page 5 “party2: 01C1505 <PORT ID>” or “party2: 01C1505 <ISDN PORT ID>”
For all calls, the system displays the called number, the activating number,
whether the call is active, and identification of any other parties on the call.
Deactivating MCT
The controller deactivates MCT by dialing the MCT-Deactivate FAC. Deactivation
frees resources involved in the trace that were blocked. When all parties hang
up, the MCT Voice Recorder disconnects.
Considerations
■ Do not use FACs to activate MCT because the process takes users too
long.
■ Visually Impaired Attendant Service (VIAS) voices-out display information
for MCT activation, but not for MCT control.
■ MCT information on an active malicious call is lost during a switch failure.
■ When directing a trace to an adjacent switch, consider the following:
— The malicious caller may hear a warning tone as a result of the
intrusion.
— You may lose continuity on the trace because the person activating
MCT on the second switch may not be the MCT controller.
■ If a malicious call comes in on a non-ISDN trunk, the controller needs the
telephone number for the connecting switch and a cross-reference of
system-trunk port numbers (including DS1 channel number, if
appropriate) not the trunk equipment locations at the connecting switch.
Be sure that they have this information.
■ The following are the system initiated operations for MCT:
— Conversation Recording — After the user activates MCT, the
system attaches a MCT Voice Recorder, if available, to record the
conversation, if available.
— Historical Recording — After the user activates MCT, the system
records the MCT-information that you can subsequently retrieve via
the MCT History Administration form.
Interactions
■ Call Waiting
A call cannot wait on the line of a malicious call recipient when MCT is
activated. Instead, the MCT recipient’s line appears busy.
■ Conference
A user can use conferencing to place a malicious caller on hold. The user
can initiate conferencing and enter the MCT-Activate FAC, then stop
conferencing and return to the malicious caller’s appearance.
MCT-Activate can be generated for a member of a conference and is not
affected by the number of parties on the conference.
■ Centralized Attendant Service
MCT-Activate, MCT-Control, and MCT-Deactivate must be performed by
terminals within the same PBX.
■ DCS
If a voice terminal in a DCS network is involved in a malicious call, the
extension is recorded and displayed with the MCT information. MCT
notification passes over ISDN-PRI DCS trunks but MCT-Activate,
MCT-Control, and MCT-Deactivate must be performed by terminals within
the same DCS node.
■ Emergency Access to the Attendant
Ordinarily, during MCT-Control no other feature can access the controlling
terminal’s display. However, MCT gives up control of the display until the
Emergency Access call has completed.
■ Individual Attendant Access
An attendant can receive an MCT alert to their individual attendant access
extension, if the console is not busy. However, information is not
displayed.
■ ISDN
ISDN notification of an MCT activation takes place if either the originator of
the call is an ISDN trunk group with Country Protocol 2 or any trunk on the
call is an ISDN private network trunk with Country Protocol 1 and Protocol
Version “a” or Peer Protocol q-sig. When the ISDN trunk group is Country
Protocol 2, notification is sent only to the public network.
■ Make-Busy/Position-Busy/Send All Calls
The switch attempts to activate Make-Busy or Position-Busy for stations or
consoles that activate MCT-Control. If a user has a Send All Calls (SAC)
button administered, then SAC activates when the user activates
MCT-Control. When MCT is deactivated, the station resets to its original
state.
■ Music-On-Hold
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If an agent places a malicious call on hold that is being recorded and the
call goes to music-on-hold, the music-on-hold port and the MCT Voice
Recorder port can lock. In this case, the MCT Voice Recorder continues to
record the music-on-hold and is unavailable for recording subsequent
malicious calls. You must perform a busy-out/release on the MCT Voice
Recorder port to drop the connection.
■ Priority Calling
A priority call to an MCT recipient is denied.
■ QSIG Global Networking
MCT notification passes over the following ISDN QSIG trunk groups:
tandem, tie, access, and DMI-BOS. QSIG supplementary services name
and number ID provide a malicious caller’s name and telephone number.
■ R2 Multi-Frequency Code
MCT does not use R2 Multi-Frequency Code (MFC) signaling.
■ Transfer
If a user transfers a malicious call, the MCT information displayed on the
controlling terminal identifies the transferring party as the MCT recipient.
A user transfers a malicious caller to hold. The user initiates a Transfer,
receives the second dial tone, enters the MCT-Activate FAC, then halts the
remainder of the Transfer operation and returns to the malicious caller’s
appearance.
■ Trunk Access Code
To activate MCT for a Trunk Access Code (TAC), a user must have an
MCT-Control button administered. The user hears a dial tone and enters
the trunk-member number for the trunk group that the TAC identified. The
user then becomes the MCT controller for a call involving the identified
trunk member. This TAC operation is useful when users need to trace a
call that has tandemed through their switch to terminate on another switch.
■ Trunk Groups
If a Personal Central Office Line (PCOL) is involved in an MCT, then the
switch may hold up the trunk until the MCT deactivates.
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Required Forms
Detailed description
Press the Manual Message Waiting button to light the lamp on both the
originating and receiving voice-terminals. Either terminal user can cause the
lamp to go dark by pressing the button.
Considerations
Interactions
None.
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Required Forms
Detailed description
When a voice-terminal user lifts the handset, the system automatically routes the
call to the attendant using Hot Line Service. The attendant code is stored in an
Abbreviated Dialing List.
Considerations
■ Use Manual Originating Line Service when all call originations are
screened by the attendant. The user lifts the handset and is connected to
the attendant.
■ Call reception is not affected. A user can receive calls allowed by the
assigned Class of Restriction (COR).
■ Assign Manual Originating Line Service to any number of single-line voice
terminals.
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Interactions
■ Hotline Service
A Manual Originating Line Service call is a hotline service call to the
attendant. A voice-terminal user cannot activate features that require
dialing.
■ Night Service
When Night Service is activated, the Manual Originating Line Service call
is redirected.
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Manual Signaling
Manual Signaling allows voice-terminal users to signal other voice-terminal users.
When a voice-terminal user presses the Manual Signaling button:
■ The status lamp at the originating voice terminal lights for 2 seconds.
■ The receiving voice-terminal user hears a 2-second burst of tone.
Manual Signaling is denied if the receiving voice terminal is already being alerted
with an incoming call. The Manual Signaling button lamp at the originating voice
terminal flutters briefly to indicate the denial.
NOTE:
A Manual Signaling button cannot point to a Vector Directory Number.
Required forms
Considerations
■ The sender and the receiver should agree on the meaning of the signal.
Interactions
■ Data Modules
If you administer a Manual Signaling button with a data module’s
extension, attempts to activate the button result in denial.
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The MS interface consists of a control link between the DEFINITY and the MS and
includes a hunt group of MS agents that takes messages. The control link
transmits extra information relevant to each MS agent-handled call for the
following services:
■ Message Center Service — When agents receive (or drop) calls to leave
or retrieve messages.
■ Leave Word Calling — When users leave simple messages to call back or
retrieves these call-back messages without MS agent intervention.
■ Automatic Message Waiting lamp — When users manipulate message
waiting lamps on stations.
■ Clock Synchronization — Used to ensure that the MS clock is
synchronized with the DEFINITYECS clock.
How you administer the MS interface depends on which type of DEFINITY you
have.
Detailed description
Figure 4-4 shows an MS interface to the system. You can provide SCI link
connectivity (control path) via either an MPDM (distance between the system and
Messaging Server less than 5000 feet or 1500 meters) or LADs and an
associated MTDM (distance greater than 5000 feet or 1500 meters). The EIA
connectivity (data path) can be implemented via one of the three options shown.
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SWITCH
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Considerations
■ You must set a coverage point on the Coverage Path form to include the
hunt group number of the MS agent hunt group.
Interactions
None.
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Multifrequency Signaling
Multifrequency (MF) signaling is a form of address signaling used between
switches and the central office (CO). It is similar to dual-tone multifrequency
(DTMF) signaling in that tones convey the dialed number.
Required forms
Detailed description
DEFINITY ECS provides MF signaling that complies with CCITT regulations and
national regulations for specific countries. It provides these types of MF
signaling: Multifrequency Espana (MFE), MF Shuttle, and multifrequency
compelled (R2-MFC). These protocols signal the called number, the calling
party’s number (automatic number identification (ANI)), and information about
the type of call or type of caller (category).
DEFINITY ECS allows prefix digits for ANI sent on outgoing calls to be defined
per PBX or per the originator’s class of restriction.
If a call is a tandem call and the incoming and outgoing trunk use different
protocols, the switch makes no attempt to convert between the various protocol’s
meanings for category. Instead,
■ the PBX uses the incoming trunk’s COR assigned category if the outgoing
trunk is Russian or R2-MFC, and
■ the PBX uses ARS call types if the outgoing trunk is MFE.
DEFINITY ECS provides the incoming ANI to all features on the switch that need
to identify the calling party.
MFE
MFE, for Country code 11 (Spain), uses R1 frequency and compelled signaling. It
is available on CO and DID trunk groups. There are four kinds of MFE signaling:
■ Public 2/5
■ Public 2/6
■ Ibercom 2/5
■ Ibercom 2/6
MF Shuttle
MF shuttle signaling, for country code 15 (Russia), uses R1 frequency and
noncompelled signaling. With MF shuttle signaling, it is possible to change to
decadic rotary pulse in the middle of address signal exchange. MF shuttle
signaling is available on CO, DID, and DIOD trunk groups.
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Also, automatic number identification (ANI) transmission, for Country code 15,
uses a gapless R1 MF signal and is completed within 800ms. This is available on
an outgoing CO trunk group.
R2-MFC
R2-MFC, with DEFINITY ECS, permits each country to define the meanings of the
R2 frequency combinations. Specific frequency combinations for different
countries are described in the DEFINITY ECS Application Notes for Type
Approval.
R2-MFC Considerations
To administer MF signaling, first you identify the origination switch and the
destination switch. (The switch making the call is the origination switch; the
switch answering the call is the destination switch.)
■ The origination switch creates forward signals, classified as group I and
group II signals.
■ The destination switch creates backward signals, classified as group A
and group B signals.
Group I and group A signals comprise the basic signaling for the dialed number.
More elaborate signaling requires Group II and group B signals. Signal meanings
and timer values can be administered.
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The sequence below shows a typical interaction between the origination (forward
group I and group II signals) and destination switch (backward group A and
group B signals).
Forward Backward
Group I digit -->
<-- A.1 Group A
digit -->
<-- A.1
digit -->
<-- A.1
digit -->
<-- A.1
digit -->
<-- A.3 End of dial
Group II II.2 -->
<-- B.x Group B
Second, you assign the correlation between signal codes and their meanings.
1. Assign a code to every message. The code consists of a group category,
like group II or A, and a number.
■ For example, you might assign code A.1 to the message
“next-digit.”
2. Assign a signal to each identifying code.
■ In every country, the frequencies (levels may differ by country)
assigned to the identifying codes are the same. However, the
messages assigned to the identifying codes may be different.
For example, in Switzerland the B.6 code and its associated signal
convey the free message, while in Thailand, free is conveyed by the
B.1 code and its associated signal. But in both Switzerland and
Thailand, the frequency associated with the B.1 code is the same.
As another example, you might assign the signal “busy” to the B.1
code.
Interactions
■ ASAI
ANI collected from incoming R2-MFC signaling can be used with ASAI.
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■ Abbreviated Dialing
Although calls dialed automatically from an abbreviated dialing privileged
list complete without class of restriction (COR) checking, ANI prefix and
ANI truncation still apply.
■ Attendant Console
If the attendant assists or extends a call for a station via Straightforward
Outward Completion and Through Dialing, and if the attendant has not yet
released the call when the request for ANI comes in from the far end, the
attendant’s COR is used to select the ANI for the call. If the attendant has
already released the call when the request for ANI comes in from the far
end, the attendant’s COR is used to select the ANI for the call.
■ Authorization Codes
The COR of the authorization code as administered on the
authorization-code form is not used for ANI prefix determination, even if
the originating endpoint enters an authorization code before call
processing for an outgoing call seizes an outgoing trunk. If the originating
endpoint is an extension, the extension’s ANI is used. If the originating
endpoint is an incoming trunk, the ANI for PBX is used.
■ Bridging
The ANI of a voice terminal’s primary extension also applies to calls
originated from a bridged call appearance of that extension on another
terminal. ANI prefix and ANI truncation will still apply to the primary
extension number of bridged call appearances.
■ Call Detail Recording
CDR records ANI collected from incoming MF signaling.
For India MFC, on incoming calls, ANI digits may be appended with
zeroes if the actual ANI digits are less than the administered ANI-length; in
those cases, the zero-digits appear on CDR.
■ Call Redirection
A call is redirected if any of the following are active: Call Forwarding, Call
Coverage, Send All Calls, or Night Service.
■ Call Vectoring
Call Vectoring can now use ANI collected from incoming MFC signaling.
The ANI of a call vector is not used when a call vectoring route-to
command routes a call over an outgoing trunk. Instead, the ANI of the
originating party is sent.
■ DID No Answer Timer
DID No Answer Timer is applied to MF signaling DID calls.
■ Distributed Communications System (DCS)
In a DCS arrangement, as shown below,
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Misoperation Handling
Misoperation Handling, used only in France and Italy, defines how calls are
handled when a misoperation occurs. A misoperation can occur either:
■ When a user with a call on hold goes on-hook before an operation
completes. In some cases, going on-hook completes the operation, as in
call transfer.
■ When the system enters Night Service while attendant consoles have calls
on hold.
You can alter standard Misoperation Handling to ensure that callers are not left
on hold indefinitely with no way to reach someone for assistance or that callers
are not dropped by the system.
Required forms
Detailed description
Standard operation
Standard misoperation handling is in effect when you set the Intercept
Treatment on Failed Trunk Transfers field to y and set Misoperation
Alerting to n.
The type of voice terminal that is in use when the misoperation occurs (analog
single-line or digital multiappearance) affects standard misoperation handling.
The following scenario describes a typical misoperation on an analog terminal.
1. While connected to an incoming external call, an analog-terminal user
flashes with the intent of transferring the call to another terminal.
2. The user hears dial tone, dials an invalid extension, and hangs up.
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Enhanced operation
Once you enable Misoperation Alerting, calls are handled depending upon the
type of call placed on hold and the type of voice terminal (digital
multiappearance, analog single-line, or attendant console) in use when the
misoperation occurs. The following list describes the 3 call types that determine
misoperation handling.
■ Call Type 1 — An outgoing public-network call is classified as Type 1
when answer supervision is received or when the trunk group’s Answer
Supervision Timer expires, even if the trunk is still ringing. An incoming call
is classified as Type 1 when it is answered.
■ Call Type 2 — An incoming external-public-network call is classified as
Type 2 before it is answered. A misoperation cannot occur with a Type 2
call because an unanswered incoming call cannot be placed on hold
without first being answered.
■ Call Type 3 — All internal calls, conference calls, and tie-trunk calls are
classified as Type 3.
Scenario 1.
1. While connected to an incoming external call (Type 1), an analog-terminal
user flashes to transfer the call to another terminal.
2. The user hears dial tone, dials an invalid extension, then hears intercept
tone.
3. When the user hangs up, the call re-alerts the user for 15 seconds and
eventually routes to the attendant.
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Scenario 2.
1. While connected to an incoming external call (Type 1), an analog station
user flashes to place the call on hold while calling another extension.
2. The user hears dial tone and dials the CAS Remote Hold/Answer
Hold/unhold access code.
3. The user dials an extension and talks with the user at the extension and
hangs up.
4. A misoperation occurs because the first call is still left on hold.
5. The terminal is alerted for 15 seconds and the call routes to an attendant.
6. If the first call is not answered before the timer expires, the call drops.
Interactions
■ Attendant Lockout
Attendant Lockout is temporarily disabled on calls that re-alert the
attendant console following a misoperation. This allows an attendant to
answer the calls.
■ Bridged Appearances
Misoperation Alerting calls do not re-alert on bridged call appearances.
■ Voice Response Integration
Do not use Misoperations Handling with this feature if you are using
analog boards with Conversant.
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Modem Pooling
Modem Pooling allows switched connections between digital-data endpoints
(data modules) and analog-data endpoints via pods of acoustic-coupled
modems. The analog-data endpoint is either a trunk or a line circuit.
Detailed description
When the system needs a modem, it queries the digital-data module associated
with the call to determine if the module’s options are compatible with those
supported by the modem pools. If the options are not compatible, the originating
user receives intercept treatment. If the options are compatible, the system
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obtains a modem from the appropriate pool. If a modem is not available, the user
receives reorder treatment.
The system can detect the needs for a modem. Data calls from an analog-data
endpoint require that the user indicate the need for a modem, because the
system considers such calls to be voice calls. Users indicate this need by dialing
the data-origination access code before dialing the digital-data endpoint.
The system provides a Hold Time parameter to specify the maximum time any
modem can be held but not used (while a data call is in queue).
Considerations
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
■ Preselection
Before lifting the handset to place or answer a call, the user can press a
call appearance button or a feature button to select an appearance when
the in-use lamp is dark. Preselection reenters a held call or activates a
feature or the speakerphone if the voice terminal is so equipped.
Preselection overrides both Preference options. If the user does not lift the
handset within 5 seconds after using Preselection, the selected
appearance returns to idle.
You can assign a preselection feature button. For example, if a user
presses an Abbreviated Dialing button, a call appearance is automatically
selected. If the user lifts the handset within 5 seconds, the system
automatically places the call.
Preference dictates whether a user connects to the ringing call
appearance or to an idle call appearance. If there is no call, users
automatically connect to an idle call appearance when they lift the
handset, regardless of which Preference option is assigned.
Considerations
Interactions
Music-on-Hold Access
Music-on-Hold Access automatically provides music, silence, or tone to a caller.
Providing music lets the caller know that the connection is still active. The
following table shows what happens when you administer one of the options.
NOTE:
If you use equipment that rebroadcasts music or other copyrighted
materials, you may be required to obtain a copyright license from or pay
fees to a third party such as the American Society of Composers, Artists,
and Producers (ASCAP) or Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI).
Required forms
Consideration
Interactions
Night Service
DEFINITY ECS provides the following Night Service features:
■ Hunt Group Night Service
■ Night Console Service
■ Night Station Service
■ Trunk Answer from Any Station
■ Trunk Group Night Service
Required forms
Night Console Service directs all calls for primary and daytime attendant
consoles to a night console. When a user activates Night Console Service, the
Night Service button for each attendant lights and all attendant-seeking calls
(and calls waiting) in the queue are directed to the night console.
To activate and deactivate this feature, the attendant typically presses the Night
button on the principal attendant console or designated console.
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Night Station Service directs incoming calls for the attendant to designated
extensions. Attendants can activate Night Station Service by pressing the Night
button on the principle console if there is not an active night console. If the night
station is busy, calls (including emergency attendant calls) receive busy tone.
They do not queue for the attendant.
When Night Station Service is active, incoming calls to the attendant route as
follows:
■ DID Listed Directory Number (LDN) calls route to a designated DID-LDN
night extension.
■ Internal calls route to the DID-LDN night extension (unless you administer
the system so only DID-LDN calls can route to the LDN night extension).
■ Non-DID calls route to the night destination that you specify for the trunk
group or for the individual trunk. If you do not specify a night destination,
the calls route to the DID-LDN night extension.
You can assign a unique extension as the night destination for each incoming
central-office, foreign-exchange, or 800-Service trunk group. Both the extension
assigned as a trunk group’s night destination and the DID-LDN night extension
can be voice terminals or answering groups (such as DDC group, UCD group, or
TEG).
Required forms
Trunk Answer from Any Station (TAAS) allows voice-terminal users to answer all
incoming calls to the attendant when the attendant is not on duty and when other
voice terminals have not been designated to answer the calls. The incoming call
activates a gong, bell, or chime and a voice-terminal user dials an access code
to answer the call.
Required forms
In addition, a user can assign all the trunk groups to the night service mode at
the same time. Then all the trunk groups are in the System Night Service mode.
Any incoming calls made on the trunk groups are redirected to their designated
NSE. To assign all the trunk groups to System Night Service, the user presses the
System Night Service button on the principal attendant console or the Night
Service button on a designated voice terminal. You can assign a Night Service
button to only one voice terminal.
You can activate Night Service for specific trunk groups (Trunk Group Night
Service) by pressing the individual Trunk Night Service buttons on the attendant
console or on a voice terminal. You can assign Trunk Night Service buttons on
more than one voice terminal.
Required forms
Considerations
Interactions
Off-Premises Station
Off-Premises Station allows a voice terminal located outside the building where
the switch is located to be connected to the system. If central office (CO) trunk
circuits are used, the voice terminal must be analog and must be FCC-registered
or, outside the US, registered by the appropriate governmental agency. See
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types.
Required forms
Detailed description
NOTE:
The use of a message waiting indicator lamp on an off-premises station is
not supported.
Considerations
Interactions
On-Hook Dialing
On-Hook Dialing allows 6400- and 8400-series voice terminal users to use
keypad dialing without first going off-hook.
Required forms
Detailed description
Considerations
When you first activate On-Hook Dialing, to make sure that the phone is in the
S-channel signaling mode, you must go on-hook and then off-hook.
Interactions
None.
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PC Console
PC Console is a telephone application that provides all of the functionality of the
attendant console on any Windows-based PC. It is used as a call-handling
station to answer incoming calls and place outgoing calls, and to manage and
monitor some system operations.
Required forms
Interactions
None.
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PC/PBX Connection
PC/PBX Connection provides an integrated-voice and data-workstation interface
from DEFINITY ECS to a 6300 or other compatible personal computer (PC). The
connection provides access to a variety of host computers, allowing the PC to
act as a terminal for the host.
Required forms
Detailed description
Lucent Technologies provides the hardware for this connection. The hardware
consists of a PC expansion card and a 7-foot 4-pair modular cord. The software
includes a variety of packages available from different vendors. Contact your
Lucent Technologies representative for more information.
Security measures
There are two areas where unauthorized use may develop with this feature. The
first involves unauthorized users with a PC attempting to make calls from it. The
software in the PC has a security setting. A user can place the PC in security
mode when it is left unattended. Automatic security is an option on the
administration program. With Automatic security enabled, executing the software
brings up the program in security mode. This mode is password-protected on the
PC. Change the password often, and secure records of it.
The second area involves remote access to the PC over its data extension.
Deleted or copied files store in the PC with this feature. This can be
password-protected. Change the password frequently and secure. Consult the
BCS Product Security Handbook, for additional steps to secure your system and
to find out about obtaining information regularly about security developments.
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Considerations
■ PC users with PC/PBX Connection are linked for easy access to other PCs,
modem pooling, and on- and off-site computers.
Interactions
■ Call Log
When a station is optioned for PC/PBX Connection on the station form, and
if using a display set, the call display is slightly altered. Omit the
appearance identifier (a=, b=, c=, d=). If enabling the Call Log feature in
the PC/PBX Connection software, the display information is captured to
disk. You can search the log. Search criteria begins at the left of the
displayed information. By omitting the appearance designator, a user can
enter a search string without contending with the appearance identifiers in
the displayed information.
Software requirements
Required forms
Detailed description
PSA makes it convenient for different users to use the same bank of phones at
different times. For example, several telecommuting employees can use the
same office on different days of the week. The employees use PSA to “associate”
with the office voice terminal — that is, make the terminal “theirs” for the day.
Calls that an employee originates from the station are recognized and displayed
as the employee’s calls, and the calls routed to the employee’s extension route to
the voice terminal “associated” with that extension.
Many types of DCP terminals exist, and these terminals have different types and
numbers of buttons. If you attempt to associate DCP stations with DCP terminals
that have incompatible buttons, button mapping is unpredictable. This is also
true of hybrid terminals. If you want a user to be able to use the terminal buttons
and to have consistent displays, associate stations with terminals of the same
type.
When the employee no longer needs to use the office, he or she “dissociates”
from the terminal.
A telecommuting employee can also use PSA when working at home. For
example, the employee installs a DCP terminal and a DEFINITY Extender at
home, calls into the system, and uses PSA to associate the remote voice terminal
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with their extension. The system associates the home terminal — that is,
recognizes the home terminal as having the employee’s preferences and
permission. When someone calls the employee’s extension, the call rings at the
employee’s home.
The dissociate function within PSA allows a user to restrict the features available
to a voice terminal. When a terminal has been dissociated using PSA, it can be
used only to call an attendant or to accept a TTI or PSA request.
NOTE:
Once a station has been associated with a terminal, anyone using the
terminal has the capabilities of the associated station. Be sure to execute a
dissociate request if the terminal can be accessed by unauthorized users.
This is particularly important if you use PSA and DCP extenders to permit
remote DCP access.
End-user procedures
The user executes the following steps to make a station his or hers. If a user
enters more than 15 digits before entering the second #, the system generates
intercept tone.
Considerations
■ PSA functions only on analog, hybrid, and DCP terminals. In addition, the
terminal at which the PSA request is made must be compatible with the
terminal to which it is to be associated. The following table provides a list
of permissible associations.
■ The system does not limit the number of stations that can use PSA.
However, heavy use of the associate and dissociate functions may
temporarily impact system performance.
■ PSA allows a dissociate request from a bridged appearance. However,
when a user executes a dissociate command from Terminal B, even if the
user is on a bridged appearance of an extension belonging to Terminal A,
the user dissociates the station belonging to Terminal B.
■ Stations and ports on different switches cannot be PSA associated. This
includes stations on different switches (or nodes) within DCS
environments.
■ PSA commands cannot be successfully executed during a save
translations.
■ When a reset 3 or greater (reset 4, reset 5, and so on) occurs on the
system, all associations revert to their state as of the last save translations.
Interactions
■ Call Management
PSA dissociate automatically logs out an ACD agent.
■ Coverage
PSA does not change coverage path operations. If a station is
dissociated, its calls still go to coverage unless they are forwarded.
■ Property Management System
A station that is assigned to a room, rather than to a person who needs to
work in multiple locations should not use PSA. Such a station should not
have PSA in its COS.
■ Security Violation Notification
PSA security violations are tracked and reported by SVN, if it is active.
■ Tenant Partitioning
If a terminal is already associated, a user attempting a PSA associate
request at that terminal must specify a station in the same partition as the
station already associated with the terminal.
However, anyone, in any partition, can execute a PSA dissociate request
at the terminal (if the associated station has PSA in its COS) and then
execute a PSA associate request for a station in any tenant partition.
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Personalized Ringing
Personalized Ringing allows users of some voice terminals to have one of 8
ringing patterns for incoming calls. Users working closely in the same area can
each specify a different ringing pattern. This enables the users to distinguish
their own ringing voice terminal from other voice terminals in the same area.
Required forms
You can administer Personalized Ringing for each voice terminal. Either you or
the end-user can administer Personalized Ringing for a 7404D, 7406D, 7406D+,
7407D, or 7407D+programmable voice terminal.
Detailed description
End-user procedures
The 7404D user can select the desired ringing pattern via the voice-terminal’s
menu options. The 7406D or 7407D user can select the desired ringing pattern
by pressing the Shift key and the Select Ring button. The 7103A programmable
voice-terminal user can select one of four ringing patterns via a slide switch on
the voice terminal.
Power failures
The user-specified ringing pattern for a 7404D, 7406D, 7407D, or CALLMASTER
digital voice terminal is lost when the power fails. The user-specified ringing
pattern is retained for ISDN-BRI voice terminals when the power fails.
Interactions
■ Distinctive Ringing
With Distinctive Ringing, you can administer the relationship between the
number of ring bursts and the call type. The Personal Ringing Pattern
selected is the same ringing pattern used in the Distinctive Ringing
cycles.
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Power Failure Transfer is also call Emergency Transfer; the terms are
synonymous.
None required
Detailed description
Power Failure Transfer allows specific types of voice terminals to access the local
CO and to answer incoming calls during a power failure.
Each DEFINITY ECS cabinet supports Power Failure Transfer panels via the AUX
connectors on the rear panel. The Power Failure feature activates when:
■ A transfer panel or associated cabinet loses power
■ Manually activating the Emergency Transfer switch on the associated
cabinet maintenance circuit pack
■ Under software control when it is determined that service for that cabinet
is severely impaired
You cannot activate any other system features during a complete system power
failure.
Interactions
■ Night Service
If a power failure occurs when the system is in night service, the system
automatically returns to night service when power returns.
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Priority Calling
Priority Calling provides a special form of call alerting between internal
voice-terminal users, including the attendant. The called party receives a
distinctive ring when the calling party uses Priority Calling.
Required forms
Detailed description
The system generates the call waiting ringback tone that a single-line
voice-terminal user hears even if the user is active on a call. In contrast, the
system does not generate the pattern for a multiappearance voice-terminal if
there are no idle call appearances. In this case the caller hears busy tone.
However, the system does generate the pattern if the terminal has an idle call
appearance, including the one reserved for call origination.
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Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
If a priority call is to be made to a number in an abbreviated dial list, an
Abbreviated Dial button must be used. If a user attempts to use
Abbreviated Dialing (either by button or FAC) after dialing the Priority
Access Code, the system denies the call.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
A Bridged Call Appearance receives ringing on a priority call if its
Bridged Call Alerting field on the Station form is y.
■ Call Coverage
Priority Calling calls do not redirect to coverage unless the caller activates
Go to Cover. If the call redirects, it remains a priority call, and the covering
user receives a distinctive (default is three-burst) ringing signal.
■ Call Forwarding All Calls
Priority Calling calls (except callback calls) are forwarded, and the
forwarded call remains a priority call.
■ Call Vectoring
The system generates intercept tone when someone attempts to activate
Priority Calling toward a Vector Directory Number (VDN).
■ Call Waiting Termination
A Priority Calling call waits on an active single-line voice terminal even if
Call Waiting Termination is not assigned to the voice terminal. The active,
single-line voice-terminal user receiving the call hears a distinctive
(default is three-burst) priority Call Waiting tone.
■ Consult
A Consult call acts as a priority call and waits at a single-line voice
terminal, even if the terminal does not have Call Waiting Indication
assigned.
■ Dial Access to Attendant
A Priority Calling call to an attendant alerts the attendant as a non-priority
call. The attendant can originate Priority Calling calls.
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Considerations
Interactions
■ Attendant Recall
Use Attendant Recall to recall the attendant to a call that is originally
conferenced or held by the attendant.
■ Individual Attendant Access
Privacy — Attendant Lockout applies only to attendant-group calls. It does
not affect individual attendant calls.
■ Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer
Privacy — Attendant Lockout does not function when a call using
Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer is held on the console.
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Detailed description
To activate Privacy — Manual Exclusion for a call, press the Exclusion button.
If you press the Exclusion button while other users are bridged onto the call, the
other users are dropped from the call.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Call Pickup
The called party is not dropped in the following scenario when Privacy —
Manual Exclusion is activated: a call is made to a Station A and is picked
up, using Call Pickup, by Station B. Station A then bridges onto the call by
going off-hook on its call appearance. Station B activates Privacy —
Manual Exclusion.
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Forced Disconnect
Forced Disconnect allows a network operator to disconnect a called party from a
local call and connect the called party to an incoming toll call. Parties on the
local call hear a warning tone before disconnect. Forced Disconnect is allowed
only for callers on local single-station calls. It is ignored by DEFINITY ECS on
conference, transferred, and forwarded calls. It is also ignored for calls to group
users and tandem calls.
Mode-of-Release Control
Mode-of -Release Control inhibits release of a trunk circuit when a caller goes
on-hook, based on call type and direction. Instead of releasing the trunk circuit,
DEFINITY ECS keeps the circuit active and reconnects the call if the caller goes
back off-hook. Call types for which this applies are toll, local, or service. Direction
is incoming or outgoing. There are three types of control.
Calling-Party Control
When Calling-Party Control is active, the trunk is not released until the caller goes
on-hook. Several situations may occur.
■ If the caller goes on-hook, the trunk is released immediately. The called
party receives busy tone.
■ If the called party goes on-hook, the trunk is not released until the caller
goes on-hook or the re-answer timer for outgoing calls expires. The called
party can re-answer the call and talk to the calling party. See ‘‘Rering’’ on
page 4-491.
■ If the re-answer timer is activated and expired, the trunk is released on
outgoing calls with Calling-Party Control.
Called-Party Control
When Called-Party Control is active, the trunk is not released until the called
party goes on-hook. Several situations may occur.
■ If the called party goes on-hook, the trunk is released immediately. The
caller receives busy tone.
■ If the caller goes on-hook, the trunk is not released until the called party
goes on-hook. The caller can go off-hook again to reconnect. There is no
timer involved with Called-Party Control.
First-Party Control
When First-Party Control is active, the trunk is released immediately regardless of
whether the caller or called party goes on-hook first. The party that is still
connected receives busy tone. The default or normal Mode-of-Release Control
for DEFINITY ECS is First-Party Control.
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Rering
Rering occurs for incoming calls to DEFINITY ECS with Calling-Party Control.
Basically, when the called party goes on-hook, the trunk is not released and
Rering allows the CO operator to rering the called party and reconnect the call.
Intrusion
Intrusion allows a network operator to break into a local call and announce an
incoming toll call. Intrusion is allowed on local, single- and multiple-line station
calls. It is ignored by DEFINITY ECS on conference calls, calls on hold, and other
toll calls.
Rering
Rering occurs when a call is interrupted by an operator-assisted incoming call
and kept on hold so that it can be reconnected to a voice terminal. When the
called party goes on-hook, the network toll operator can rering the called party
and reconnect the call.
Call Retention
When a caller makes an emergency call and then hangs up, the call is not
disconnected, but put on hold. When the caller goes back off-hook, the caller’s
voice terminal reconnects to the emergency call. This feature works on both
analog and digital voice terminals.
Rering
Rering occurs when a call is interrupted by an operator-assisted incoming call
and kept on hold so that it can be reconnected to a voice terminal. When the
called party goes on-hook, the network toll operator can rering the called party
and reconnect the call.
Interactions
■ Call Forwarding
For calls forwarded on-premises, on-net, or off-net, the Forced Disconnect
signal is not forwarded.
■ Group Users
If a network toll call terminates to a group user, the Forced Disconnect
signal is not sent by the network.
■ Non-Station Users
If a network toll call terminates to a non-station user, the Forced
Disconnect signal is not sent by the network.
■ Tandem Trunks
DEFINITY ECS does not tandem a Forced Disconnect signal.
■ Transfer
If a network toll call is transferred, the Forced Disconnect signal is not sent
by the network.
■ Pull Transfer
Intrusion is not permitted while Pull Transfer is used.
■ Restriction
Intrusion is permitted regardless of COR.
■ Ringback Queuing
Intrusion is permitted with Ringback Queuing.
■ Station Hunting
Intrusion is permitted while Station Hunting is used.
■ Tandem Trunks
Intrusion is not permitted over trunk groups used as tandem trunks.
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Pull Transfer
Pull Transfer allows either the transferring or transferred-to party to press the
TRANSFER button to complete the transfer operation.
Considerations
When attendants control calls, called parties cannot use Pull Transfer. Attendants
who are called parties cannot use Pull Transfer. When attendants have parties on
hold they are transferred with the standard transfer process.
To use Pull Transfer, calling parties and called parties must be on the same
switch, or called parties must be reached via Italian TGU/TGE tie trunks.
Called parties using analog telephones flash the switchhook or press the flash
key or recall button to transfer calls. Called parties using digital phones press the
transfer key to complete transfers.
Interactions
Recall Signaling
Recall Signaling allows the user of an analog station to place a call on hold, use
the voice terminal for other call purposes, and then return to the original call.
Required forms
Detailed description
Recall Signaling allows the user of an analog station to place a call on hold and
consult with another party or activate a feature. The user can then:
■ Conference the third party with the original party by another recall signal
■ Return to the original party by pressing the Recall button twice or by
flashing the switchhook twice
Use Hold and Conference buttons on digital stations to perform these functions.
Considerations
Interactions
None.
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Recorded Announcement
The Recorded Announcement feature provides an announcement to callers
under a variety of circumstances. For example, announcements let callers know
that their call cannot be completed as dialed, that their call is in queue, or that all
the lines are busy.
Required forms
6-233
Circuit Packs1 ■ All 5-69
2
Feature-Related System Parameters ■ DID/Tie/ISDN Intercept Treatment 5-123
■ Controlled Outward Restriction
Intercept Treatment
■ Controlled Termination
Restriction (DoNot Disturb)
■ Controlled Station-to-Station
Restriction
Hospitality2 ■ Announcement Type 10-30
■ Length of Time to Remain
Connected to Announcement
Trunk Groups (All)2 ■ Incoming Destination 7-115
1. You only need to complete the Circuit Pack form if you administer the Board Location on the
Announcements/Audio Sources form or Data Module form and do not have the circuit pack
plugged in.
2. You only need to complete this form if you plan to use Recorded Announcements with the form’s
associated feature. (For example, if you want to use announcements with the Hospitality features,
you need to complete the Hospitality form.)
Detailed description
Analog line
Requires an external announcement machine connected by way of an analog
line port.
■ Analog — Provides an analog voice-terminal interface via an analog line
port for use with an announcement/audio sources devices that emulate
analog voice terminals. DEFINITY ECS starts playback by applying
ringing; the device indicates playback has stopped by going on-hook
(opening the loop). DEFINITY ECS does not indicate to the device to stop
playback. Use the analog type for announcements that play for a specific
period and then go on-hook at the end. When the device goes on-hook to
indicate that the playback ended, the caller listening to the announcement
hears a click. (See ds1, aux-trk or integrated types for alternative types).
■ Analog-m — Like the analog type, analog-m provides an analog line
interface. However, ringing is not applied to start playback. Use this type
for continuous playing music or audio sources. The device stays in an
off-hook state when active and goes on-hook when the device is not
playing, is turned off, or is disconnected.
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DS1
The DS1 types provide analog-like interfaces via DS1 line ports — called Line
Side DS1 or Line Side T1. Each of these types indicate to the announcement,
music, or audio-source device to start playback via the Line Side T1 equivalent of
ringing. The DS1 types also expect off-hook from the device to indicate that the
playback is active and on-hook to indicate that the playback is not active.
The ds1-fd and ds1-sa types provide a forward disconnect via transitions of the
“A” signaling bit to the device which indicates when playback should be
stopped. Callers listening to announcements do not hear clicks when the device
disconnects (goes on-hook).
■ ds1-fd — Provides an EIA/TIA foreign-exchange (FX) type DS1 interface.
The forward disconnect signal is a toggle of the “A” bit from 0 to 1 and
then back to 0 after 600 msecs. This type is used for CONVERSANT Line
Side T1 ports when used as an analog-like announcement device and is
the recommended method for interfacing.
■ ds1-sa — Provides an EIA/TIA special-access type DS1 interface. The
forward disconnect signal is a toggle of the “A” bit from 1 to 0 and then
back to 1 after 600 msecs.
■ ds1-ops — Provides an EIA/TIA off-premises-station type DS1 interface
used where the device does not support forward disconnect.
Auxiliary trunk
Requires an external announcement machine connected via a 4-wire auxiliary
trunk interface, such as a 15A announcement system. DEFINITY ECS indicates to
the device to start or stop the playback on the S lead; the device indicates that
the playback is active on the S1 lead.
Integrated
Is stored internally on the switch on an Integrated Announcement circuit pack
(TN750). Each circuit pack has 16 ports available for playing announcements.
This is the recommended source for VDN of Origin Announcements as well as
other general announcement needs.
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About barge-in
Normally, the system connects multiple callers to the beginning of an
announcement, regardless of announcement type. However, you can also
administer auxiliary trunk announcements, DS1 announcements, and integrated
announcements to allow callers to begin listening to an announcement after the
system has begun playing its message. This capability is called “barge-in.”
port becomes available, the switch connects the calls waiting in the queue to the
beginning of the announcement. The system first connects the call that has been
waiting in queue the longest and then connects as many calls as it can.
Each Integrated Announcement circuit pack has 16 ports, and can play up to 16
simultaneous announcements. The system can connect multiple users to each of
these announcements.
Any announcement stored on a circuit pack can play through any port on the
circuit pack. Any announcement (not administered for “barge-in”) can play
simultaneously through multiple ports. All 16 ports could play the same
announcement at the same time.
You must set the Q field to y (on the Announcements/Audio Sources form) for
each extension that you want to queue for integrated announcements. Calls to
hear integrated announcements at extensions that have queue assigned only
queue when all 16 ports (on the circuit pack that contains the announcement) are
busy. The same queuing pool is used over all boards. The system controls the
announcement queue length for integrated announcements, but you must set the
queue length for analog or aux-trunk announcements.
In both situations, the system loses any announcements stored on the circuit
pack. Therefore, you need to backup announcements stored on the TN750 or
TN750B circuit packs to the Mass Storage System (MSS). When someone inserts
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or resets a circuit pack, or when someone powers up the system, the system
checks the circuit pack for announcements. If the system determines that there
are no announcements on the circuit pack, it automatically restores the
announcements from the MSS.
! CAUTION:
The announcements from MSS that are automatically restored are the last
announcement saved to MSS. If multiple circuit packs are used, MSS might
not contain the announcement for the B or A circuit pack.
The system retains announcements on the TN750C circuit packs, even when
someone removes the circuit pack or when the system loses power. Therefore,
the TN750C does not require the save and restore procedure. However, you can
still use the save and restore procedure to copy the contents of a TN750C to
another circuit pack.
! CAUTION:
Do not copy announcements from a TN750C to a TN750 or TN750B. This
action may corrupt the announcement data.
Compression rates
The system stores integrated announcements on a TN750A at a compression
rate of 32 Kbps. The system can store integrated announcements at one of three
compression rates on the TN750B and TN750C circuit packs.You administer the
compression rate separately for each announcement extension. In this way, the
system can store announcements with different compression rates on the same
circuit pack. During playback, the switch sets the port to the correct compression
rate for the announcement that it is playing.
■ A 64-Kbps compression rate allows for 128 seconds of recorded
announcement per circuit pack.
■ A 32-Kbps compression rate allows for 256 seconds of recorded
announcement per circuit pack. This is the default compression rate.
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End-user procedures
End users record, play back, or delete integrated announcements by initiating an
announcement session. However, these end users must have console
permissions assigned to their Class of Service (COS) for the internal station or
Remote Access barrier code in order to initiate an announcement session.
If port 0 is in use, the user hears reorder tone followed by silence. This indicates
that the port will be reserved for an announcement session. The user should
redial the FAC and extension every 45 seconds to gain access to the port.
Once an end user accesses an announcement session, the user can dial “1” to
record an announcement, “2” to play an announcement, or “3” to delete an
announcement. If the circuit pack memory is more than 90% full, the system
gives stutter dial tone when the user gains access to an announcement session.
Even if the user hears stutter tone, the user should begin speaking to record the
announcement.
After you have completed a recording and hung up, do not immediately dial the
extension. The announcement just recorded remains busy for approximately 15
seconds. The announcement just recorded can be played back by dialing the
announcement feature access code, then the announcement extension, then “2”
before the 15 second timer expires.
If the user wants to listen to the announcement before it is available to others, the
user dials the FAC, the extension, and “2.” The system plays the announcement
and then generates dial tone. The user can then perform another operation, such
as record a message.
Interactions
Required forms
Interactions
Remote Access
Remote Access permits authorized callers from remote locations to access the
system via the public network and then use its features and services.
! SECURITY ALERT:
Lucent Technologies has designed the Remote Access feature
incorporated in this product that, when properly administered by the
customer, enables the customer to minimize the ability of unauthorized
persons to gain access to the network. It is the customer’s responsibility to
take the appropriate steps to properly implement the features, evaluate and
administer the various restriction levels, protect access codes, and
distribute them only to individuals who have been advised of the sensitive
nature of the access information. Each authorized user should be instructed
on the proper use and handling of access codes.
Required forms
Detailed description
Remote Access provides a caller with access to the system and its features from
the public network. This allows an employee to make business calls from home
or use Recorded Telephone Dictation Access to dictate a letter. Authorized users
can also access system features from any on-site extension.
You can administer up to 10 barrier codes, each with a different COR and COS.
Barrier codes can be from 4 to 7 digits, but all codes must be the same length.
Barrier codes provide your system security and define calling privileges through
the administered COR. You can also require that users enter an authorization
code to use this feature. Both barrier codes and authorization codes are
described under Security on 4-510.
Remote Access users can dial into the system using DID, CO, FX, or 800 Service
trunks. When a call comes in on a trunk group dedicated to Remote Access, the
system routes the call to the Remote Access extension that you have assigned. If
DID is provided and the Remote Access extension is within the range of numbers
that can be accessed by DID, Remote Access is accessed through DID.
Upon access to the feature, the user hears system dial tone. If you have
administered your system to require a barrier code or authorization code, the
system requires the user to enter it now. If the user enters the required codes, the
system generates dial tone. The user can now place local or long-distance calls
as allowed.
You can administer your system to provide attendant-assisted calling during the
day but Remote Access after normal business hours. You do this by setting the
trunk group Incoming Destination field to attd (the attendant), and
specifying the Remote Access extension as the Night Service extension.
Security
The system provides the ability to check the status of the remote access feature
and barrier codes. The status remote-access command displays information
that can help in determining why and when use of Remote Access or a particular
barrier code was denied. The display indicates if Remote Access is:
■ Not administered
■ Enabled
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■ Disabled
■ Disabled following detection of a security violation
It also gives the date and time that Remote Access was last modified.
Barrier Codes
Remote Access has inherent risks; it can lead to large-scale unauthorized
long-distance use. To increase your system’s security, use a 7-digit barrier code
with Remote Access Barrier Code Aging. You can administer the Remote Access
Barrier Code Aging feature to:
■ Limit the length of time an access code remains valid
■ Limit the number of times an access code can be used
■ Both of the above
A barrier code automatically expires if an expiration date or number of accesses
has exceeded the limits you set. If both a time interval and access limits are
administered for a barrier code, the barrier code expires when one of the
conditions is satisfied.
You must administer expiration dates and access limits for each of the possible
10 barrier codes. If your system has more than 10 Remote Access users, they
must share codes.
When you no longer need a barrier code, remove it from the system. Barrier
codes should be safeguarded both by you and their users.
Use the status remote-access command to view the status of a Remote Access
barrier code.
NOTE:
Barrier codes are not tracked by Call Detail Recording (CDR). Barrier
codes are incoming access codes, whereas, authorization codes are
primarily outgoing access codes.
Authorization Codes
You can also administer authorization codes to manage access to your system.
You can then use CDR to track code use. Use these guidelines to manage your
system’s authorization codes.
■ Assigning codes — Create random codes; do not allow them to follow a
predictable pattern. Use the maximum code length allowed and assign a
unique code to each person responsible for protecting the code.
■ Changing codes — Change codes often.
■ Deleting codes — Delete codes when they are no longer needed.
■ Monitoring use — Use CDR reports to analyze code use.
Class of Restriction
The COR of an authorization code supersedes that of a barrier code.
■ Time of Day Routing — Controlled by the time-of-day entries in COR or by
the partition.
■ Toll Restriction and Analysis — Controlled by COR.
■ Trunk Access Code — Interacts with toll restriction. You can translate your
switch so that users can make toll calls via Alternate Route Selection
(ARS) without using a trunk access code.
■ Trunk Administration — Remote Access trunks can be restricted.
See the BCS Products Security Handbook for additional steps to secure your
system and to find out about obtaining security information on a regular basis.
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Logoff Notification
Use Logoff Notification when Remote Access is enabled, but not actively used.
Logoff Notification notifies you at logoff that Remote Access is enabled. It guards
against inadvertently leaving Remote Access active and can also alert you to
unauthorized feature activation. Logoff Notification is administered by login ID.
End-user procedures
Users can access the system, group, and enhanced Abbreviated Dialing lists via
the remote-access trunk. To set up an Abbreviated Dialing list on a
remote-access trunk, complete the following steps:
1. Set up the Abbreviated Dialing list on the Console form.
2. Administer the Abbreviated Dialing list entries.
3. Dial into the system over the remote-access trunk.
4. If a barrier code and authorization code are administered, dial them.
5. Dial the feature access code followed by the dial code of the list entry.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Authorization Codes
When a Remote Access caller dials the assigned Remote Access
extension and connects to the system, the system may request the caller
to dial an authorization code in addition to a barrier code. Dial Tone
between the barrier code and authorization code is optional. Calling
privileges associated with the COR assigned to the authorization code
supersede those assigned to the barrier code.
■ Class of Restriction
COR restrictions do not block access to the Remote Access feature.
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Required forms
Detailed description
DEFINITY ECS uses call lists to complete or deny outgoing calls. There can be
one restricted call list (RCL) and up to 10 unrestricted call lists (UCL). The Class
of Restriction (COR) is assigned to the calling facility. It is checked against the
RCL and UCLs.
The call completes if the COR is associated with a UCL whose dialed string
matches the dialed number and the COR is not associated with the RCL.
The call is denied if the COR is associated with the RCL and the dialed string
matches a RCL dialed string. The caller receives intercept treatment. The RCL
takes precedence over the UCL.
In summary, calls from facilities are processed based on the COR assigned the
facility, the COR’s association with the System’s RCL, UCL, and Toll List, and the
specific digits dialed.
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DIALED NUMBER
IS
IS DENY
YES RCL ON YES
# ON THE
USERS
RCL CALL
COR
NO NO
IS
ALLOW USER
NO
THE TOLL
CALL RESTR
YES
IS
NO # ON
TOLL
LIST
YES
IS
YES # ON NO
USERS
UCL
Interactions
None
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Restriction — Controlled
Controlled Restrictions allow a voice-terminal user with console permission to
activate or deactivate specific restrictions.
Required forms
Detailed description
Considerations
■ All voice terminals with the same COR are affected by a group restriction.
When a call is placed, both individual and group restrictions are checked.
Interactions
■ Call Coverage
Controlled Restrictions are not checked for covering users.
■ Call Forwarding
Controlled Restrictions for the forwarded-to extension are checked when
Call Forwarding All Calls is active.
■ Class of Restriction
COR is checked when a call is authorized.
■ Priority Call
If a a station user or a Station-to-Station Restricted user activates priority
calling before they dial another station, they receive intercept tone. They
receive this tone whether you set Controlled Station to Station
Restriction on the Feature-Related System Parameters form to y or to
n.
■ Uniform Call Distribution
Calls dialed through the UDP are not restricted by Outward Restriction.
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Ringback Queuing
Ringback Queuing places outgoing calls in an ordered queue (first-in, first-out)
when all trunks are busy. The voice-terminal user is automatically called back
when a trunk becomes available.
Required forms
NOTE:
Automatic Callback and Ringback Queuing share the same intervals,
codes, and buttons.
Detailed description
The callback call is automatically placed to the terminal when a trunk becomes
available. When the user answers the callback call (designated by a 3-burst
alerting signal), the original call automatically continues. Redialing is not
required.
Queuing can be specified for any non-DCS outgoing-only trunk group, or for the
outward direction of a non-DCS 2-way trunk group.
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Considerations
Interactions
■ Automatic Callback
If you provide Ringback Queuing, you must also provide Automatic
Callback.
■ Automatic Route Selection
If a multiappearance voice-terminal user has an Automatic Callback
button, makes an ARS call, and all trunks are busy, Ringback Queuing is
activated automatically.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
Ringback Queuing is not provided on calls placed from a bridged call
appearance.
■ Call Coverage
Callback calls do not redirect, even if Send All Calls is active.
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Ringer Cutoff
Ringer Cutoff allows multiappearance voice-terminal users to turn audible ringing
signals on and off. This feature does not affect visual alerting.
When this feature is enabled, only Priority ring (by default 3-burst), Redirect
Notification, Intercom ring, and manual signaling ring at the voice terminal.
Internal and external calls do not ring.
Required forms
Detailed description
The following table summarizes which calls are affected by Ringer Cutoff.
Redirect notification is
Call Type Inactive Active
Voice terminal to voice terminal no ring ping
Attendant to voice terminal no ring ping
Internal tie to voice terminal no ring ping
APLT trunk to voice terminal no ring ping
Trunk to voice terminal no ring ping
Priority call to voice terminal yes yes
Intercom call to voice terminal yes yes
Manual signaling yes yes
NOTE:
If Call Coverage is set to Cover All and Ringer Cutoff and Redirect
Notification are both active, then Redirect Notification is received. If
Redirect Notification is not active, no audible alerting is received.
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A user may not wish to be disturbed by the arrival of incoming calls, yet not want
calls to be redirected immediately to coverage. For example, an executive may
want a secretary to answer calls before they redirect to coverage. The bridging
user (the secretary) is not affected by the executive’s activation of Ringer Cutoff.
To deactivate Ringer Cutoff, the user presses the Ringer-Cutoff button again.
Ringing returns to audible. If the selected call is active, other incoming calls do
not start ringing. If the selected call is in the ringing state, the ringer becomes
audible.
Considerations
■ A multiappearance voice terminal may have just one Ringer Cutoff button.
■ If a primary extension and all other users with bridged appearances of the
primary extension activate Ringer Cutoff, an incoming call silently alerts all
of the terminals and then redirects to coverage.
Interactions
■ Automatic Callback
If Ringer Cutoff is active, an Automatic Callback call returns to the user’s
voice terminal with the normal 3-burst ring.
■ Bridging
A bridging user is not affected by a primary extension’s activation of
Ringer Cutoff. Nor is the primary extension affected by the bridging user’s
activation of Ringer Cutoff.
■ Call Forwarding All Calls
If Ringer Cutoff and Call Forwarding All Calls are active, the user receives
redirect notification, if you set Redirection Notification to y for the
extension.
■ Distinctive Ringing
Ringer Cutoff turns off only the distinctive ringing of internal and external
calls. Intercom ringing, priority ringing, redirect notification, and manual
signaling are not turned off.
■ Intercom (Automatic and Dial)
If Ringer Cutoff is active, intercom calls still ring the user’s voice terminal.
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■ Manual Signaling
If Ringer Cutoff is active, Manual Signaling still rings the user’s voice
terminal.
■ Ringback Queuing
If Ringer Cutoff is active, the return call for Ringback Queuing still rings the
user’s voice terminal with a 3-burst alerting signal.
■ Priority Calling
If Ringer Cutoff is active, priority calls still ring at the user’s voice terminal.
■ Send All Calls
When Ringer Cutoff and Send All Calls are both active, the user receives
redirect notification, when Redirection Notification is set to y for
that extension.
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Required forms
Detailed description
For a station with call appearances that have either abbreviated or delayed
ringing, an abbreviated-ring button associated with that station’s extension can
be assigned on a different station. When one of those call appearances is being
alerted, pressing the button forces immediate transition of the alerting — that is,
from ringing to silence or from silence to ringing.
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This feature is most useful in bridging situations in which some users want to be:
■ Audibly alerted to a call immediately upon its arrival
■ Audibly notified if the call has not been answered within a specified
number of rings or if they have indicated.
■ Able to stop the audible alerting if the call is not being answered by the
principal and the user is not able to answer the call.
For Ringing — Abbreviated and Delayed, each call appearance must be:
■ Assigned a ring type
■ Administered to transition when the:
— Abbreviated/delayed transition interval is reached or when the
voice-terminal user presses the abbreviated ring button
— Voice-terminal user presses the abbreviated ring button, regardless
of the abbreviated/delayed transition interval
Ring options
You assign one of the following ring types to each line button.
■ Abbreviated Ring
A call rings the terminal until the automatic or manual abbreviated/delayed
transition occurs. Then the call silently alerts the terminal.
■ Delayed Ring
A call silently alerts the terminal until the automatic or manual
abbreviated/delayed transition occurs. Then the call rings the terminal.
■ No Ring
A call silently alerts the terminal and does not transition.
■ Ring
A call rings the terminal and does not transition.
Considerations
Interactions
When one of the following features attempts to alert a station, the ringing
presented to the user is influenced by the ring-type translations specified for
Ringing — Abbreviated and Delayed. Undesirable feature operation may result if
these translations are set inappropriately. For example, a ring type of no ringing
results in the station not being alerted audibly.
■ Automatic Callback
■ Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)/Hunting
■ Automatic Circuit Assurance (ACA)
■ Busy Verification of Terminals
■ Consult
■ Night Service (Unattended Console Service)
■ Personal Central Office Line (PCOL)
■ Priority Calling
■ Ringback Queuing
■ Security Violation Notification (SVN)
■ Terminating Extension Group (TEG)
■ Active Station Ringing
This feature determines when a station is audibly alerted. Active Station
Ringing determines if the ring is to be permitted, shortened to a single ring
cycle, or suppressed. Single ring timing begins when the call rings at
each station that has access to the appearance. In this way, even though
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When a security violation occurs, SVN notifies a designated referral point. This
can be an attendant console, a display-equipped voice terminal, or a voice
terminal without display for SVN referral calls with announcements.
The system monitors and reports on the following types of security violations:
■ Login violations
■ Remote access barrier code violations
■ Authorization code violations
■ Station security code violations
DEFINITY ECS provides the option to log a major alarm if a security violation
occurs involving a Lucent Technologies services login ID. Lucent Technologies is
responsible for retiring the alarm.
Detailed description
To effectively monitor the security of your system, you need to know how often
both valid and invalid attempts at system entry are normally made. Then you will
know if the number of invalid attempts is unusually high. A significant increase in
such attempts can mean the system is being compromised.
NOTE:
It is recommended that you print and clear the security-violation
measurement reports at least once a month. In a busy system, once a week
is not too frequent.
With this information, you may decide to declare that a security violation occurs
during any hour in which 8 invalid barrier codes are submitted. If you know that
during an 8-hour period, about 30 invalid codes are submitted, you might set the
threshold to count a security violation when 40 invalid codes are submitted within
eight hours.
You can administer SVN to place a referral call to the location of your choice
whenever the established thresholds are reached.
Sequence of events
The following is the sequence of events that occur when a SVN is enabled and a
security violation is detected:
1. SVN parameters are exceeded (the number of invalid attempts permitted
in a specified time interval is exceeded).
2. A SVN referral call (with announcements, if assigned) is placed to a
designated point, and SVN provides an audit trail containing information
about each attempt to access the switch.
3. SVN disables a login ID or Remote Access following the security violation.
4. The login ID or Remote Access remains disabled until re-enabled by an
authorized login ID, with the correct permissions.
Reporting
The system reports information about security violations in the following ways:
■ In real time — you can use the monitor security-violations command to
monitor security violations as they may be occurring. Enter this command,
followed by the type of security violation you want to monitor (logins,
remote-access, authorization-codes, or station-security-codes).
■ On an immediate basis — when a security violation occurs, the system
sends a priority call to a designated referral point (attendant console or
voice terminal). Thus, there is some chance of apprehending the violator
during the attempted violation.
Upon notification, you can request the Security Violations Status Reports,
which show details of the last sixteen security violations of each type. The
Barrier Code and Authorization Code reports also include the calling party
number from which the attempt was made, where available.
■ On a historical basis — the number of security violations of each type, as
well as other security measurements, are collected and displayed in the
Security Violations Summary and Detail reports. These reports show
summary information since the counters were reset by the clear
measurements security-violations command or since system
initialization. They do not show all aspects of the individual security
violations.
To find out what svn-halt buttons exist in the system, enter the command:
display svn-button-location
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
SVN BUTTON LOCATIONS
Name: Administrator______________
Extension: 81234____
Name: Administrator______________
Extension: 81234____
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Use of other means to route SVN referral calls to alternate destinations are not
supported at this time. An attempt to use an alternate method to route SVN
referral calls may result in a failure to receive the call or to hear the
announcement.
When a security violation has occurred, there are steps that you can take to
ensure that this same attempt is not successful in the future.
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Enable/disable a login ID
The Login Administration form Disable Following a Security
Violation field is used to set the SVN parameters for a single login. When set
to y, SVN disables the specified login ID if it is involved in a security violation. The
Disable a Login ID Following a Security Violation field is
dynamic and only appears when the login component of SVN is enabled.
You see a display indicating the status of the specified login ID. A login ID status
can be listed as:
■ Disabled — The login ID was disabled manually using the disable login
command.
■ Svn-disabled — A security violation was detected for that login ID and the
login was disabled by the SVN feature.
■ Active — The login ID is currently logged in.
■ Inactive — The login ID is not logged in.
To enable remote access that has been disabled following a security violation, or
disabled manually with the command disable remote access:
1. Log in to the switch using a login ID with the correct permissions.
2. Enter the command enable remote-access.
Considerations
■ You may only administer one referral destination per system for each type
of violation.
■ Exercise caution when administering bridged appearances for stations
that are used as SVN referral destinations. SVN referral calls terminating to
bridged appearances must be accompanied by an announcement
message or must route to bridge appearances equipped with a display
module. SVN referral calls that do not have an announcement and
terminate to a bridged appearance not having a display will not provide an
indication of the nature of the call.
■ An authorization code violation with remote access generates two SVNs --
one displaying “authorization code violation” and one displaying “barrier
code violation,” even though the correct barrier code was input. These two
displays help you determine that the violation took place in the context of a
remote access attempt, not an attempt to place an outgoing call to an ARS
trunk.
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Interactions
Required forms
Interactions
Service Observing
Service Observing allows a specified user, such as a supervisor, to observe or
monitor another user’s calls. In this section, “observer” refers to the supervisor
who is observing calls. “Agent” refers to the terminal, attendant, or logical agent
being observed. A vector directory number (VDN) call can also be observed.
Observers can observe in listen-only or listen-and-talk mode.
Note that you set up Service Observing to observe a particular extension, not all
calls to all extensions at a terminal.
NOTE:
Service Observing may be subject to federal, state, or local laws, rules, or
regulations or require the consent of one or both of the call parties.
Familiarize yourself and comply with all applicable laws, rules, and
regulations before using this feature.
Required forms
Detailed description
To begin observing, the observer presses the Service Observing button plus the
agent’s extension number. Initially, the observer is in listen-only mode. The
observer presses the Service Observing button to toggle between listen-only and
listen/talk mode. The lamp indicates which mode the observer is in.
To deactivate Service Observing, the observer hangs up, selects another call
appearance, or presses the disconnect or release button.
An observer can observe an agent who is not active on a call. The observer is in
the wait state until the agent receives a call, then the observer is bridged onto the
call.
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You can administer a warning tone on each system to let agents and callers know
when someone is observing a call. Before connection, the conference tone may
add 2-3 seconds delay if enabled. The parties hear a 2-second, 440-Hz warning
tone before an observer connects to a call, followed by a half-second burst of
this tone every 12 seconds during observation.
Only one observer can observe a physical terminal at one time. An observer
cannot observe a logical agent ID extension at a physical terminal that is already
being observed. Likewise, an observer cannot observe a physical extension that
is being observed as a logical-agent ID extension.
Observing VDNs
To observe a VDN, the observer enters a specific VDN extension and bridges
onto calls (one call at a time) that have started vector processing for that VDN.
The observer hears all tones, call prompting, caller dialing, announcements,
music, and speech that the agent and caller hear. If an observer is in a COR
administered to hear VDN of Origin announcements and has a VOA Repeat
button, he or she can hear and replay VDN of Origin announcements.
The observer sees the name of the VDN, agent, or trunk as each is accessed in
sequence by the VDN. For example, during vector processing the VDN name is
displayed, but when the call connects to an agent, the agent name is displayed.
When the observer connects to a call in vector processing, the system maintains
the connection until the call is disconnected or the observer hangs up, even if the
call is routed or transferred externally. If the observer does not disconnect after
one observed call is disconnected, the observer is connected to another call on
the same VDN. Observing is listen-only as long as the call is in vector
processing. Once the call is out of vector processing, an observer with listen/talk
capability can talk as well as listen.
You can combine Call Prompting and Call Vectoring to provide security and to
limit observation. See DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Call
Vectoring/EAS Guide for information about creating a Service Observing vector.
Table 4-85 shows general Service Observing indicators that observers receive.
Table 4-86 through Table 4-88 show the indicators that observers receive when
they activate and use Service Observing. In these tables:
■ Wait state means that the observer has activated Service Observing but
there are no calls or a call cannot be observed. A call appearance is not
reserved. The observer must have an idle call appearance available to be
used by Service Observing when an observable call comes in.
■ Ineligible tone is heard when an observed call becomes ineligible for
observation. See ‘‘Considerations’’ on page 4-547 for conditions that make
a call ineligible. This tone is the “hold confirmation tone”— a rapid series
of 5 short 440-Hz beeps. The observer does not hear this tone if the agent
receiving the ineligible call hears zip tone.
1. Extension COR cannot be observed or COR for observer calling permission does not
allow observing the COR of extension to be observed.
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While observing, the observer should press only the following buttons:
■ Call Appearance
■ Service Observing
■ Position Busy
■ Auto-ckt Assure
■ Release (ACD)
(This will end Service Observing)
■ Bridged Appearance
■ Auxiliary Work
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! SECURITY ALERT:
General security
Use the following COR restrictions to prevent unauthorized observing.
■ For the observer, set Can Be An Observer on the COR form to y.
■ For the agent to be observed, set Can Be Observed on the COR form to
y.
■ For the observer, grant permissions to all CORs to be observed on the
Service Observing Permissions COR table.
VDN-call security
Use the following COR restrictions for VDN-call observing.
■ For the VDN extension to be observed, set Can Be Observed on the
COR form to y.
■ For the VDN destination, set Can Be Observed on the COR form to y.
■ Enter the VDN extensions to be observed in the observer’s Service
Observing Permissions COR table.
Vector-initiated security
Use the following guidelines for vector-initiated observing.
■ Use Call prompting commands in Service Observing vectors to provide
passcode protection and limit access to specific destinations or
vector-verified, caller-entered digits.
■ Use Time of Day/Day of Week checks in Service Observing vectors.
■ Create a vector used exclusively for Service Observing.
■ If you use route-to commands to observe a VDN extension, ensure the
extension has an observable COR.
■ If the observer is observing locally, grant calling permission to the
observer on the VDN’s COR.
regardless of the VDN or caller COR. When a call routes through multiple VDNs,
the COR of the last VDN is used for calling/observing permissions regardless of
VDN Override settings.
If you have administered the optional warning tone, the caller and the observer
hear the tone only when the system connects the call to the answering or
routed-to destination after vector processing is finished. The periodic tone is
heard during the call even if the call is transferred off-switch. Use a warning
announcement at the beginning of vector processing to inform the caller of
observation since the system cannot give a warning tone until the call is out of
vector processing.
Remote-access security
Use the following guidelines for remote observing.
■ Use Barrier Codes and Authorization Codes to limit the use of Remote
Access to authorized users. See ‘‘Remote Access’’ on page 4-509 for
information about these codes and other Remote Access security
measures.
■ Use different Authorization Codes for different Service Observing
permissions.
■ Use Facility Restriction Levels (FRLs) and restrictions such as the
Authorization Code COR to restrict Remote Access service observer
access to other destinations (for example, stations or trunks).
■ Use Call Prompting to create additional access security.
Assign the VDN, Barrier Code, and Authorization Code calling and Service
Observing permissions and set Can Be Observer to yes on the associated COR
form. The last COR encountered is used to determine observer permissions.
Considerations
Observability
Although an agent can be a member of multiple splits or skills, an agent can be
observed by only one observer at a time. If two agents with different supervisors
are observed and one agent calls the other, the originator’s supervisor observes
the call, and the other supervisor is placed in the wait state.
Ineligibility
A call to an agent extension or VDN is ineligible for observing when the call:
■ Is already being observed
■ Is being busy-verified
■ Has Data Privacy active
■ Has Data Restriction active, is conferenced with an extension that has
Data Restriction active, or is a VDN call that reached an extension that has
Data Restriction active
■ Has Privacy — Manual Exclusion active, is conferenced with an extension
that has Privacy — Manual Exclusion active, or is a VDN call that reached
an extension that has Privacy — Manual Exclusion active
■ Is in a conference where adding the observer results in more than 6
parties (see ‘‘Conferenced calls’’ on page 4-548 for more detail on
conferences)
■ Is a VDN-observed call that reaches an unobservable extension or VDN.
(Note that the COR of the hunt group, split, or skill used to distribute the
call to the station/agent is not checked. The CORs of stations/agents
conferenced with the call are not checked.)
Trunk calls
If an agent being observed makes an trunk-call, observation starts after the
agent finishes dialing. For central office (CO) trunks, dialing is considered
complete when answer supervision is returned or when answer supervision
timeout occurs.
Multiple observers
Multiple observers can observe a single VDN simultaneously, but only one
observer is observing a given call to the VDN. There is no limit to the number of
observers observing a single VDN as long as the total number of observers
actively observing VDNs does not exceed 50.
Conferenced calls
An observer cannot initiate a conference while observing.
A call to an observed VDN cannot be monitored if the observer, caller, and other
parties bridged onto the call constitutes more than 6 parties.
If a VDN call being observed is conferenced to an agent call being observed, the
VDN observer continues to observe and the agent observer goes into wait state.
If two observers (of either VDN or agent calls) are conferenced to a call, the first
observer conferenced-in continues to observe and the second observer goes
into the wait state. VDN or agent call observers hear the ineligible tone before
going into wait state.
The same rules apply when multiple observers monitor transferred calls.
Transferred calls
Observers cannot initiate a transfer while observing.
If an agent being observed transfers a call, the observer is placed in wait state.
The observer is bridged on after the transfer is complete.
Interactions
■ ASAI
A call to an observed VDN continues to be observed after it routes to an
adjunct. A call can be routed to a Service Observing FAC by the adjunct
routing command in the same way that it can be with the route-to
command.
■ Assist
A VDN observer continues to observe a call during an assist operation.
The observer observes the caller on hold and the conference, when the
agent conferences the assist call with the VDN call.
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■ BCMS
BCMS does not report on Service Observing. BCMS reports show normal
measured-call and agent activity related to Service Observing calls. When
a physical agent (non-EAS) is observed, the BCMS Report By Login ID
shows the physical extension along with the login ID.
■ Bridged appearances
If an observer observes agent extension 3082, the observer is bridged
onto calls only to 3082. If the agent with extension 3082 has a bridged
appearance for extension 3282, calls to extension 3282 are not observed.
Although extensions 3082 and 3282 have a call appearance on the same
terminal, the observer cannot observe both extensions at the same time.
■ Busy-verification
An observer cannot observe an agent call that is bridged onto by
busy-verification. Also, an agent’s call that is being bridged onto by an
observer cannot be busy-verified.
■ Call Coverage/Call Pickup
An observer cannot observe a call answered by a covering agent or
member of a pickup group until the called agent bridges onto the call. The
observer continues observing a call to an observed VDN call if the call is
routed to a destination that forwards the call (via Call Coverage, Call
Forwarding, or Call Pickup).
■ Call Park
An observer cannot park a call while observing the call. An observer
observing a VDN continues observing after a call is parked.
■ Call Waiting
A call cannot wait on a single-line voice terminal that is being observed.
■ Call Work Codes/Integrated Directory
The observer does not hear agent dialing with these features because the
digits are passed to the switch in S-channel messages.
■ CMS
When an observer is bridged onto a VDN call, CMS is notified.
■ Converse command
Converse-split extension ports can be observed as physical extensions. A
call to an observed VDN continues to be observed if the call is answered
by a VRU through the converse command.
■ DCS
To observe stations on another node (a DCS station extension), you must
set up remote-access service observing. A DCS station can only observe
another node using remote service observing. Service observing displays
are not supported across DCS.
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Required forms
Detailed description
You must create a dial plan for hotel/motel services and room numbers. Some
suggestions follow.
■ Assign a single-digit extension to internal hotel/motel services such as
room service. Assign single-digit extensions to individual-voice terminals
or to a group of voice terminals (for example, to service the front desk).
■ Assign a prefixed extension to guest rooms.
A prefixed extension is made up of a prefix and an extension up to five
digits. The prefix identifies the call type. The switch collects dialed digits,
removes the prefix digit, and uses the extension for further processing.
■ Mixed station numbering extensions can have from one to five digits and
can begin with any digit from 0 to 9.
The first digit, in combination with the number of digits dialed, defines the
call type. To differentiate between two numbers with the same leading digit
but different lengths, the system monitors the interval after a digit is dialed
and before the next digit is dialed. If the interval extends past the
administered interdigit timeout, the system assumes that dialing is
complete and calculates the number of digits dialed up to that point.
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Examples
Length
First Digit 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 DAC
2 EXT
3 EXT
4 EXT
5 EXT
6 PEXT
7 PEXT
8 DAC
9 DAC
0 ATTD
* FAC
# FAC
Length
First Digit 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 EXT EXT EXT
2 EXT EXT EXT
3 EXT EXT EXT
4 EXT EXT EXT
5 EXT EXT EXT
6 EXT EXT EXT
7 EXT EXT EXT
8 DAC
9 DAC
0 ATTD
* FAC
# FAC
Cancel timeout intervals if the user dials # after dialing all required digits.
Considerations
■ A trunk access code (TAC) and an extension can share a first digit only if
the extension is shorter than the TAC.
■ Although extensions with the same first digit can have different lengths,
data-channel extensions must have the maximum number of digits to
avoid timeout problems for data calls that the switch automatically sets up,
for example, via the Call Detail Recording (CDR) link.
■ An extension and a FAC can share the same first digit only if the extension
is longer as long as they are not used for Automatic Alternate
Routing/Automatic Route Selection (AAR/ARS) faxes. These extensions
work only within the switch; they do not work as remote uniform dialing
plan (UDP) extensions.
Interactions
Station Hunting
Station Hunting routes calls made to a busy station down a chain of stations until
one is found that is not active.
Required forms
Detailed description
To use Station Hunting, you create a station hunting chain that governs the order
in which a call routes from one station to the next when the called station is busy.
Each station in the chain links to only one subsequent station. However, any
number of stations may link to one station.
The system updates the calling party’s display with “h” when the system begins
checking the station-hunting chain. Likewise, the system updates the display of
the station that is hunted-to (the station that takes the call) with an “h.”
Condition Response
Encounters an idle extension Rings extension
Encounters an active extension Routes to next
extension in chain
Encounters an extension with a blank hunt-to station Returns busy tone if no
field station was idle
Encounters any station a second time Returns busy tone
Has checked 30 stations in the chain, without Returns busy tone
finding an idle one
Administration commands
When you remove a station, the system attempts to maintain a station-hunting
chain. Consider the following examples:
■ Station 1 links to 2 and 2 links to 3. If you remove station 2, the system
links 1 to 3.
■ Station 1 links to 2. Station 2 does not link to another extension. If you
remove station 2, 1 no longer links to another extension.
When you duplicate a station, the extension in the hunt-to station field is not
copied into the duplicated station.
When you execute “list usage extension xxxxx,” the system displays all stations
that contain the station’s extension as their hunt-to station.
Interactions
Remember that the system checks the station-hunting chain only for idle and
available extensions.
■ Adjunct Switch Applications Interface
The system attempts Station Hunting when ASAI routes to an extension
with a hunt-to station.
■ Administration without Hardware
You can assign a hunt-to station to a station administered without
hardware. It is treated as unavailable and skipped.
■ Automatic Call Distribution
An agent extension can be part of a station-hunting chain. The system
hunts the agent’s chain only when the call is made directly to the agent’s
extension. Calls distributed through hunt groups to an ACD agent do not
hunt the agent’s station-hunting chain. Calls made to an extension for
logical agents do not hunt the agent’s station-hunting chain.
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■ Automatic Callback
The system does not hunt the chain of the called extension when the call is
a callback-return call.
■ Bridged Appearance
The system hunts the extension’s station-hunting chain if the principal
station has no call appearance at which the call can terminate, even
though it may have available bridged appearances on other stations.
■ Busy Verification
The system does not attempt Station Hunting for busy-verify calls.
■ Call Coverage
Call Coverage has precedence over Station Hunting.
Station Hunting is applied to the final coverage point when the following
conditions occur:
— The Call Coverage form’s Hunt After Coverage field is y.
— The last coverage point is unavailable (busy or no answer).
— The last coverage point is an station with an assigned hunt-to
station.
— No one in the coverage path answered the call.
Coverage — Don’t Answer will cover the call after hunt if the call can
terminate, but no one answers.
■ Call Detail Recording
CDR records the called extension, not the answering extension.
■ Call Forwarding
Call Forwarding has precedence over Station Hunting.
If an idle station has Call Forwarding active, the system forwards the call. If
a busy station has Call Forwarding active, a call to the station forwards. If
the forwarded-to station is busy, the call follows that forwarded-to station’s
hunting chain.
If the system finds Call Forwarding active at one of the stations in a
station-hunting chain, it considers the station busy and bypasses it. The
call goes to the next station in the chain.
■ Call Park
The system does not attempt Station Hunting on callpark-return calls.
■ Call Pickup
Call Pickup functions the same for calls terminating at a point in a
station-hunting chain as it does for a regular calls.
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■ Call Vectoring
You cannot assign a Vector Directory Number as a hunt-to station.
If coverage is set to yes, calls to a vector with a route-to step that routes to
a busy station follow the hunt-to chain of the busy station. If coverage is
set to no, vector processing continues.
■ Call Waiting/Attendant Call Waiting
Station Hunting has precedence over Call Waiting.
If a called extension has Call Waiting active, and the extension is already
busy on a call, the system hunts the station-hunting chain. If the system
cannot terminate the call to a member of the chain, then the call waits at
the called extension.
If the system finds Call Waiting active at an extension in a station-hunting
chain, it considers the extension busy and bypasses it.
■ Class of Restriction
The system checks the COR of the called extension; it does not check the
COR of the hunt-to stations in the chain.
■ Distributed Communications System
Station Hunting is not a DCS feature. All members of a station-hunting
chain must be on the same switch.
■ Extension Number Portability
You cannot assign a remote ENP extension as a hunt-to station.
■ Hunting/Hunting Group
You cannot assign a direct departmental calling or Uniform Call
Distribution extension as a hunt-to station.
■ Intercom Call
The system denies Station Hunting for intercom calls to a busy extension.
■ Leave Word Calling
If a caller initiates Leave Word Calling (LWC), the LWC message is left at
the called extension even if the system uses Station Hunting in an attempt
to complete the call.
■ Multimedia
Calls to multimedia endpoints must convert to voice before station
hunting.
■ Night Service
The system denies Station Hunting when a night service call is made to a
busy night-console extension.
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You must create a system-wide SSC change feature access code (FAC) before
users can change their SSC. You must also provide users with their individual
SSCs. A user cannot change a blank SSC.
Required forms
End-user procedures
If the user stops the change sequence by hanging up or pressing the disconnect
or recall button before hearing intercept tone in step 3, the system does not log
an invalid attempt.
If a user wishes to interrupt the change sequence after the FAC has been entered
and before the final #, the user can enter * to begin again. The system responds
with dial tone.
If the user enters * before the second # in step 3, the user must begin the change
sequence at the point of entering the user’s extension in step 2. (The user should
not enter the FAC again.)
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If the user enters * in steps 4 or 5, the user must begin the change sequence at
the point of entering the new SSC in step 4.
If the user hears intercept tone in any step, the command sequence has been
invalidated for some reason and they must restart the process at step 1.
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
The called party can answer the call at any time, even if it is already answered by
a covering user. If the called party does not bridge onto the call, the covering
user can use the Consult function of Call Coverage to determine if the called
party wants to accept the call. The Consult function uses the temporary bridged
appearance maintained on the call. When the consult call is finished, the
temporary bridged appearance is removed.
Stations that normally have a temporary bridged appearance with their coverage
point do not have a temporary bridged appearance if the coverage point is
AUDIX.
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Considerations
Interactions
■ Call Coverage
Calls redirected to Call Coverage maintain a temporary bridged
appearance on the called voice terminal if a call appearance is available
to handle the call. The called party can bridge onto the call at any time.
The system can be administered to allow a temporary bridged
appearance of the call to either remain at or be removed from the covering
voice terminal after the principal bridges onto the call. If two parties are
bridged together on an active call with a third party, and the bridging tone
is administered to yes, all three parties hear the bridging tone.
■ Consult
Consult calls use the temporary bridged appearance maintained on the
call. At the conclusion of a consult call, the bridged appearance is no
longer maintained. If the principal chooses not to talk with the calling
party, the principal cannot bridge onto the call later.
■ Conference and Transfer
If a call has, or has had, a temporary bridged appearance; is conferenced
or transferred; and redirects to coverage again; a temporary bridged
appearance is not maintained at the conferenced-to or transferred-to
extension.
■ Privacy — Manual Exclusion
When Privacy — Manual Exclusion is activated, other users are prevented
from bridging onto a call. A user who attempts to bridge onto a call when
this feature is active is dropped.
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Tenant Partitioning
Tenant Partitioning provides telecommunications services to multiple
independent groups of users through a single DEFINITY ECS. Most commonly,
Tenant Partitioning provides these services from a single provider to multiple
tenants of an office complex. This eliminates the need for each tenant to
purchase services separately, while still giving each tenant the appearance of a
dedicated DEFINITY ECS. You can also use this feature to provide group
services, such as departmental attendants, on a single-customer DEFINITY ECS.
Tenant Partitioning also allows you to assign a unique music source for each
tenant partition for callers who are put on hold.
NOTE:
If you use equipment that rebroadcasts music or other copyrighted
materials, you may be required to obtain a copyright license from, or pay
fees to, a third party such as the American Society of Composers, Artists,
and Producers (ASCAP) or Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). You can
purchase a Magic-on-Hold® system from AT&T, which does not require
such a license.
Required forms
Required forms
Tenants are defined and assigned by you, the system administrator. You must
have the same authorization as that required for COR administration.
Because some features are not partitioned, you must take care to administer
these features to prevent inter-tenant access. See ‘‘Interactions’’ on page 4-574
for a list of these features.
You must assign a tenant partition number to each object (endpoint, virtual
endpoint, or other entity) that has an assigned COR. The exceptions are
authorization codes and fixed-assignment virtual endpoints.
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You administer Tenant Partitioning via the Tenant Partitioning form; you need to
administer one form for each tenant partition. Begin the initial administration of
the Tenant Partitioning feature by completing the tenant partitioning form. Keep in
mind that you must specify an attendant group for each tenant that you define,
even if there are no consoles assigned to the attendant group. You must also
assign an attendant console to a tenant partition and you must assign a group
number to the Attendant Console form.
With proper administration, tenant resources, including trunking facilities, and all
other switch endpoints can be protected from access by other tenants.
Partitioning tenants
The default for Tenant Partitioning is one universal tenant for the system. This
tenant, partition 1, is usually reserved for the service provider. By default it has
access to all facilities and any other tenant can access it.
NOTE:
If a tenant has permission to call another tenant, it has access to
every endpoint belonging to that tenant. For example, if tenant 6 has
permission to call tenant 9, tenant 6 can also use any trunking
facilities present in tenant partition 9.
■ Even if two extensions are blocked from calling each other by Tenant
Partitioning restrictions, either extension can still reach the other by dialing
the extension’s Direct Inward Dialing (DID) number via the public network.
■ If any facilities are to be shared among tenants who do not want complete
access to each other’s facilities, you must group the shared facilities in a
separate partition. For example, if two tenants share a trunk, but do not
have direct access to each other’s voice terminals, that trunk will need to
be placed in its own partition so that both tenants can access it.
Access control
Features such as call coverage are limited by tenant-to-tenant access
restrictions. For example, suppose tenant 1 includes a voice terminal from tenant
2 in its coverage path. If tenant 3 has permission to call tenant 1 but not tenant 2,
a call from tenant 3 to tenant 1 skips the tenant 2 coverage point.
You may also want to set up tenants with special access privileges. For example,
you might give a restaurant in an office complex permission to be called by any
other tenant. Likewise, permission to call or be called by other tenants is helpful
for building security or DEFINITY ECS administration or troubleshooting.
You can also assign all CO trunks to one tenant partition that can then be
accessed by all other tenants.
Attendant services
Tenant Partitioning allows you to provide personalized attendant services to each
tenant.
The system provides one principal and one night or day/night attendant per
attendant group. You assign each tenant an attendant group for service. Each
attendant group has a separate queue. Queue warning lamps remain dark when
Tenant Partitioning is active. However, information displayed when someone
presses a queue-status button reflects the status of the attendant-group queue.
The total number of calls queued for all tenants cannot exceed the system limit.
Attendant groups may serve more than one tenant. In this case, the attendant
group cannot extend a call from one tenant via facilities belonging to another
tenant, unless the former tenant has permission to access the other’s facilities.
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Each tenant may have a designated night-service station. The system directs
calls to an attendant group in night service to the night-service station of the
appropriate tenant (when a night attendant is not available). When someone
places an attendant group into night service, all trunk groups and hunt groups
that belong to tenants served by that attendant group go into night service. In this
case, the system routes incoming calls to the night-service destination of the
appropriate tenant. Each tenant can have its own listed directory number (LDN)
night destination, trunk answer on any station (TAAS) port, or night attendant.
An attendant can specify that access to a trunk group is under attendant control
if the trunk group is assigned to a tenant served by that attendant’s group. The
system directs any valid user attempt to access the trunk group to the attendant
group serving the tenant.
You assign tenant partition 1, the universal tenant, as the service provider. All
other tenants can call and be called by the service provider.
You assign tenant partitions 2–15 to individual businesses in the complex. You
maintain the system-default restrictions for these tenants. That is, tenants cannot
access voice terminals, trunking facilities, or other switch endpoints belonging to
other tenants.
You assign tenant partition 16 to the restaurant in the building complex. You give
all tenants permission to call this tenant. However, to prevent the restaurant from
accessing trunks and other facilities belonging to tenants, you do not permit the
restaurant to call any other tenants.
You assign tenant partition 17 to all CO trunk groups. You give all tenants
permission to call this tenant.
You assign tenant partition 18 to a trunk group that tenants 3 and 7 want to share.
You give Tenants 3 and 7 access to this partition; you deny all other tenants
access. To prevent toll fraud, you do not allow tenant 18 to call itself.
The ARS route pattern can be the same for all tenants. In this example, the trunk
for tenant partition 18 (the private trunk shared by tenants 3 and 7) is first in the
route pattern. Tenant partition 17 is second. Tenants 3 and 7 route first to partition
18 and then as a second choice to partition 17. You deny all other tenants access
to partition 18 and so the system routes them directly to partition 17.
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All facilities that are not shared, including trunk groups, VDNs, voice terminals,
attendant consoles, and other endpoints, are assigned to the tenant partition that
they serve.
Table 4-96 summarizes the calling permissions for the different partitions. Yes
indicates that the partitions have permission to call and be called by each other;
no indicates that partitions cannot call or be called by each other.
18 yes no yes no no no
Tenant Partitioning allows you to assign each tenant a music source, unique to
each tenant partition, to be heard when a call is placed on hold. This capability
allows you to tailor the music or messages for the business needs of each tenant
partition. However, keep in mind that the caller on hold hears the music source
assigned to the partition at which the call initially terminates. For example, if calls
coming into the DEFINITY ECS route first to an INTUITY automated attendant that
then routes the call to the appropriate tenant partition, the caller on hold hears
the music source of the INTUITY automated attendant, not the tenant partition to
which it is routed. Likewise, if a caller in tenant partition 2 makes an out-going call
using tenant partition 1’s trunk groups, the caller will hear the music source
assigned to tenant partition 1.
The maximum number of music sources allowed is the same as the maximum
number of tenant partitions allowed; each music source can be used by one or
more tenant partitions.
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You can assign one of the following music-on-hold types to each tenant partition.
Interactions
■ Music-on-Hold Access
When Tenant Partitioning is enabled, you can assign a unique
source for music to each tenant. If Tenant Partitioning on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form is set to y, you must use the
Music Sources form to administer music-on-hold.
■ Night Service
Each tenant can have its own Listed Directory Number (LDN) night
destination, Trunk Answer on Any Station (TAAS) port, or night attendant.
■ PC Interfaces
You must assign each PC interface to a tenant partition.
■ PC/PBX Connections
You must assign each PC/PBX Connection to a tenant partition.
■ PC/ISDN
You must assign each PC/ISDN to a tenant partition.
■ Remote Access
You must assign each Remote Access barrier code to a tenant.
■ Traffic Studies
Traffic studies do not report the tenant partition number of the extension or
trunk group used. You must infer the tenant partition number must be
inferred from the extension or trunk-group number.
■ Uniform Dial Plan
If a Uniform Dial Plan is in place between switches, tenant partition
identification is not passed between the switches, and so tenant-partition
restrictions are not enforced between the switches without special
administration.
NOTE:
Tenant Partitioning restrictions do not override COR restrictions.
COR restrictions are independent of tenant partitions.
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NOTE:
If you type y in this field, assign the user a security code on the first
page of the 6400 Station form.
Detailed description
Before a user can enter the TSA Admin mode, their terminal must be completely
idle. If the terminal is not idle, the user receives a beep tone and the button press
is ignored.
After a user presses the Admin button and enters a security code (if necessary),
they are prompted, via the terminal’s display, to choose features to administer to
buttons on their voice terminal. The user can add, replace, or delete any of the
following feature-button types from their voice terminal. Also, the user can
change some, but not all, auxiliary data associated with these buttons.
■ CDR Account Code
■ Automatic Dial
■ Blank
■ Call Forwarding
■ Call Park
■ Call Pickup
■ Directed Call Pickup
■ Group Page
■ Send All Calls
■ Activate Whisper Page
■ Answerback for Whisper Page
■ Whisper Page Off
End-user button changes are recorded in the system history log and security
code attempts and successes are recorded in the Security Violations Notification
(SVN) log so that remote services can know what translations are changed.
Considerations
Security
To prevent people from either accidently or maliciously changing other people’s
phone administration, TSA provides a system-wide option of requiring a security
code before the user can enter the Admin mode to administer their buttons. The
security code used by this feature is the same as the Personal Station Access
(PSA) code, which is also used by the telecommuting feature, Call Coverage —
Off-Net.
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If this administrable option is turned on, after pressing the Admin button on 6400
terminals, the user is prompted for their PSA security code. They must enter it,
followed by either pressing the pound sign (#) button or the Done softkey. If the
user enters the wrong security code, they see an appropriate error message on
the display. All of the security violation thresholds, reports, and measurements
that currently apply to the entry of PSA security codes during PSA feature
activation also apply to the entry of PSA security codes during TSA.
To prevent voice terminals from accidentally being left in the Admin mode, the
switch returns a voice terminal from the Admin mode to the Normal mode five
minutes after the voice terminal enters the Admin mode or successfully programs
a button, whichever is later.
Interactions
NOTE:
When a terminal is in the Admin mode, the terminal cannot accept any calls
— the terminal is treated as if it were busy. Also, a user cannot make calls
while in the Admin mode.
Any button state a voice terminal is in when the voice terminal enters the Admin
mode stays active while the voice terminal is in the Admin mode.
■ ACD Agents
ACD agents who wish access to the Admin mode of TSA must be logged
off before pressing the Admin button. If they are not logged off when they
attempt to enter the Admin mode, they receive a denial (single-beep)
tone.
■ Administered Connections
A voice terminal that is an endpoint of an administered connection is
always active on a call, therefore TSA cannot be used.
■ Attendant Direct Extension Selection with Busy Lamp
The attendant console’s voice terminal status module shows voice
terminals in the Admin mode as busy.
■ Attendant Intrusion
Attendant intrusion is not possible on a voice terminal that is in the Admin
mode.
■ Automatic Callback
Automatic Callback stays active if a switch-generated automatic callback
call comes in while a voice terminal is in the Admin mode. The call-back
call is redirected to coverage.
■ Automatic Wakeup
Automatic Wakeup treats a voice terminal in the Admin mode as busy.
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■ Busy Verification
Busy Verification shows a voice terminal in the Admin mode as busy.
■ Call Coverage
A Call Coverage path is followed when the terminal is in the Admin mode
because the switch treats the phone as being busy.
■ Call Forwarding
Call Forwarding can be active and works correctly in the Admin mode. An
active Call Forwarding button cannot be removed when the terminal is in
the Admin mode.
■ Call Forwarding — Busy/Don’t Answer
A Call Forwarding — Busy/Don’t Answer can be active and works
correctly in the Admin mode.
■ Call Park
Call Park can be active and works correctly in the Admin mode.
If a parked call times out while the parking extension is in the Admin
mode, the call is treated the same as if all appearances on the parking set
had been busy. The call routes to the attendant, a night service extension,
or the coverage path; or is dropped.
■ CAS Backup
CAS Backup can be active and works correctly in the Admin mode.
■ Class of Service
All classes of service can access this feature.
■ Facility Busy Indication
A facility busy indication button for a voice terminal in the Admin mode
appears as busy.
■ Headset
Since the terminal must be on-hook to go into the Admin mode, the
Headset On/Off button must be in the OFF position.
■ Intrusion and Rering
This feature blocks Russian and Chinese intrusion. A voice terminal
cannot enter the Admin mode while it has a call appearance on hold
awaiting Russian or Spanish rering because it is not considered
completely idle.
■ Personal Station Access (PSA)
A voice terminal that is in the Admin mode of TSA cannot be remotely
unmerged by the PSA feature.
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Detailed description
If TTI is active, and you want to disassociate a station, set Port to X (Station,
Attendant, and Data Module forms). If TTI is not active, then a port that is
separated from its station or data module becomes an unadministered port.
When TTI is enabled for voice, all voice ports (except BRI ports) become TTI
ports or ports from which a TTI merge sequence can occur.
TTI can be used for implementing station and data module moves from office to
office. That is, the user separates the station from its port with TTI, unplugs the
station from the jack, plugs the station in a jack in a different office, and merges
the station to its new port with TTI. To activate a station, dial the FAC, TTI Security
Code, and the extension at the new location.
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! CAUTION:
You can destroy your hardware if you attempt to connect an analog station
to a digital port.
To merge a station and a terminal with TTI, complete the following steps from the
terminal to which the station is to be merged:
1. Dial the TTI merge FAC.
— If the code is correct, you receive dial tone.
— If the code is not correct, you receive intercept tone.
2. Dial the TTI security code from the terminal to which the station is to be
merged.
— If the code is correct, you receive dial tone.
— If the code is not correct, you receive intercept tone.
3. Dial the extension of the station to be merged.
— If the extension is valid, you receive confirmation tone, which may
be followed by dial tone. (It is possible to receive intercept tone
immediately following the confirmation tone. If this happens, you
need to attempt the merge again.)
— If the extension is valid, but the extension is being administered,
you receive reorder tone. Try the merge again later.
— If the extension is invalid, you receive intercept tone.
— If the system is busy and cannot complete the merge, you receive
reorder tone. Try the merge again later.
— If the station has a download status of pending, you receive reorder
tone. You need to change the download status to complete to
successfully complete the TTI merge.
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Attendants
In order for attendants to use TTI, you must assign an extension to the attendant
console. TTI port translations are the same for digital voice terminals and
attendant consoles. To merge a digital TTI voice port and an attendant, you must
first administer the attendant as AWOH. Then a digital voice station must be
plugged into the jack assigned to the attendant console, and the TTI merge digit
sequence must be entered on the digital voice station. Once the TTI merge has
been completed for the attendant console, the digital station must be unplugged
and the attendant plugged into the jack.
An attendant console can be separated from its port only through administration.
A TTI separate request from an attendant console gives the user intercept
treatment.
Data modules
Data modules have different tones and digit sequences.
In the merge and separate control flow, different tones are given to the voice
terminal user to give the current status of the TTI operation. Instead of audible
tones, status messages are displayed on a terminal connected to a data module
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when activating the TTI sequence through keyboard dialing. If TTI State is set
to data, you see the data display messages. If TTI State is set to voice, you
hear the tones.
For a stand alone data module, the TTI merge/separate digit sequence is entered
in one line at a dial prompt:
■ DIAL: <TTI feature access code><TTI security code><AWOH ext>
Separate prompts are not given for the TTI security code and extension.
Voice/data terminals
A station with a data terminal (DTDM) is treated as a voice terminal in the TTI
merge and separation sequence. The DTDM is merged with and separated from
its hardware translation at the same time the station is merged or separated. The
TTI merge and separate sequence can only be initiated through the voice station
for DTDMs; it cannot be initiated through the data port.
You can dial the TTI merge sequence for BRI sets only if a user separates a BRI
extension from its set and then wants to undo the process by reassociating the
set to the same extension. Note that you cannot use the SAT to put an X in the
port field of a BRI set that is still connected to the switch. You must use the TTI
separation sequence from the set.
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Security measures
! SECURITY ALERT:
If you do not manage this feature carefully, its unauthorized use may cause
you security problems. For example, someone who knows the TTI security
code could disrupt normal business functions by separating voice or data
terminals. You can help protect against this action by frequently changing
the TTI security code. You can further enhance system security by removing
the FAC from the system when it does not need to be used (for example,
there are no moves going on at present). Consult the BCS Systems Security
Handbook for additional steps to secure your system and find out about
obtaining information regularly about security developments.
Considerations
■ The TTI Ports field on the System Capacity form shows the number of
TTI ports used in a switch. This field shows only the number of TTI ports
being administered. This is a required field. If a TTI exceeds the maximum
number of ports, the port is not administered and cannot be added. In that
case, a station cannot be added.
BRI endpoints are only counted as one TTI port. For example, for every
two BRI endpoints, one TTI port is counted. As such, you can have two
stations assigned to one port. If either endpoint is administered, the TTI
port count is decremented by 1. You can verify this by using the list
configuration station command.
■ The total number of translated voice terminals and Voice TTI ports in a
system is limited to the maximum number of administered stations
supported in the system. The total number of translated data terminals
and Data TTI ports in a system is limited to the maximum number of
administered data modules allowed in the system.
■ Set TTI State to voice and then set TTI State to data. When you use
this order, voice and then data, you reduce the chance of a user trying to
use TTI on a data-only terminal that does not have TTI port translation.
This can happen when the number of voice terminals allowed by the
system is twice the number of data terminals. For example, if the system
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limit for voice terminals is 15,000 and 7,500 for data, then when TTI was
turned on for data first, only the first 7,500 unadministered ports would get
TTI port translations.
■ When TTI is activated for the system, the following actions take place:
— If TTI State was previously activated but in a different state (such
as, a voice to data state), the old TTI translations are removed and
the new ones added on a board by board basis.
— If TTI State is set to voice, then default TTI translations are
generated for every unadministered port on all digital, hybrid, and
analog boards.
— If TTI State is set to data, then default TTI translations are
generated for every unadministered port on all digital and data line
boards in the system.
— Whenever a new digital board is inserted when the system is in TTI
Data mode, or when a digital, hybrid, or analog board is inserted
when the system is in TTI Voice mode, the unadministered ports on
the board become TTI ports.
— When TTI is deactivated, all translation for the TTI ports are
removed in the system; the ports return to an unadministered state.
■ When a set is successfully merged or separated through the use of TTI,
the transaction appears in the system transaction log.
Interactions
■ Attendant
Because the attendant is a central focus for incoming calls, you should
have the attendant in Position Busy mode. This routes incoming calls away
from an attendant attempting to separate. It is possible to have the
attendant in Position Available Mode and still separate. Any calls queued,
held, or seen as active for the attendant prevent separation.
■ Attendant Night Service
The night service station cannot be separated while in night service.
■ Attendant Release Loop Operation
All calls held with the release loop operation by the attendant are
reclassified as attendant group calls if the attendant separates before the
attendant-timed reminder-interval expires.
■ Automatic Callback
If a station has Automatic Callback active for another station, executing
TTI separate for either station breaks the automatic callback sequence.
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■ Message Light
Messages need not be deleted prior to separation. If a station receives
messages while it is in the untranslated state, the message lamp is
updated when the terminal receives hardware translation.
■ Personal Station Access
TTI must be enabled for the system to use PSA to allow an individual user
to have TTI-like capabilities for a single station.
■ Save translations
All port translations made using TTI are saved when you save translations.
■ Send All Calls
Send All Calls remains active when a station becomes separated.
■ Terminating Extension Group
If any member of the TEG previously AWOH as a result of TTI, PSA or
station administration is merged, that member is excluded from all
transactions already taking place in the TEG when that member is
merged. This means that a member that merges does not have access to
a call already active in the TEG. The member is able to join in all
subsequent calls to the group.
■ Transfer
After a connection has been established from the first to the third party, the
second party, the one who performed the transfer, can be separated.
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Detailed description
You can administer any voice terminal as a TEG member; however, only a
multiappearance voice terminal can be assigned a TEG button with
merged-status lamp. The TEG button allows the user to select a TEG call
appearance for answering or bridging onto an existing call but not for call
origination.
Considerations
■ A voice-terminal user can be a member of more than one TEG, but can
have only one TEG button for each group.
■ A TEG can handle only one TEG call at a time. Additional calls do not
reach the TEG. If a coverage path is assigned to the TEG, the additional
calls route accordingly.
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Interactions
■ Automatic Callback
This feature cannot be active for a TEG.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
Calls to a TEG cannot be bridged, except via a Temporary Bridged
Appearance.
■ Call Coverage
A TEG can have a Call Coverage path assigned, but cannot be a point in
a Call Coverage path.
A Send Term button for the TEG can be assigned to group members who
have multiappearance voice terminals. When a user presses Send Term,
calls to the TEG redirect to coverage. The merged status lamp lights on all
voice terminals with a Send Term button. Any member with a Send Term
button can deactivate Send Term by pressing the button. Incoming calls
are again directed to the group.
■ Call Park
A TEG call cannot be parked on the group extension. However, a group
member answering a call can park a TEG call on their own extension.
■ Direct Department Calling and Uniform Call Distribution
A TEG cannot be a member of a DDC or UCD group.
■ Internal Automatic Answer
TEG calls are not eligible for IAA; however, calls placed to an individual
extension are eligible.
■ Leave Word Calling
LWC messages can be stored for a TEG and can be retrieved by a
member of the group, a covering user of the group, or a system-wide
message retriever. Voice Terminal Display and proper authorization can be
assigned to the message retriever. Also, a remote Automatic Message
Waiting lamp can be assigned to a group member to provide a visual
indication that a message has been stored for the group. One indicator is
allowed per TEG.
■ Privacy — Manual Exclusion
Privacy — Manual Exclusion can be assigned to any of the voice terminals
in a TEG to prohibit bridging by other group members. A TEG member
who attempts to bridge onto a call with Privacy — Manual Exclusion active
is dropped.
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■ Attendant Timed Reminder of Held Call Timer — Specifies how long a call
is held. When the timer expires, the held call alerts the attendant. The
message hc appears on the attendant display. You can administer either a
high-pitched ring or a primary alert.
Attendant No-Answer Timer — Specifies how long a call that terminates at
an attendant console can ring with primary alerting. When the call reaches
this interval setting, it rings with a secondary, higher-pitch ring. A disabled
Attendant No Answer Timer’s ringing pattern does not change over from
the primary to the secondary pattern. If the call remains unanswered
during this interval, it routes to the attendant group and console where the
call was placed in a Position Busy state. This feature does not apply to
calls placed to the attendant’s personal number or to calls originated by
the attendant.
■ Attendant Alerting Interval (Timed Reminder) — Specifies how long a call
that terminates at an attendant console can ring with secondary alerting.
When the call reaches this interval, the attendant console is placed into
position busy mode and the call forwards to the attendant group. If the
console where the alerting interval is reached is the last active day
console, then the system goes into night service if night service is
enabled. This feature does not apply to calls placed to the attendant’s
personal number or to calls originated by the attendant.
You can disable the alerting interval. In this case, a call continues to ring at
the original attendant’s extension until the caller hangs up or another
feature disconnects the call (for example, reaching the timeout limit for
unanswered DID calls during night service.)
■ Line Intercept Tone Timer — Specifies how long line intercept can be. For
example: LITT:10 seconds means that line intercept stops after 10
seconds.
The attendant no answer and alerting timers do not apply to calls placed to the
attendant’s extension. And they do not apply to calls originated by the attendant.
Considerations
Interactions
Transfer
Transfer allows voice-terminal users to transfer trunk or internal calls to other
voice terminals or trunks without attendant assistance.
Required forms
Considerations
Interactions
■ Attendant Conference
This may not operate properly if the CO does not provide answer
supervision. In that case, Answer Supervision Timeout and
Outgoing End of Dial (on the CO Trunk Group form) must be set to
the same non-zero number. Receive Answer Supervision must be
set to n.
If the CO does provide answer supervision, Answer Supervision
Timeout and Outgoing End of Dial must be set to 0 and Receive
Answer Supervision must be set to y.
■ Integrated Services Digital Network Basic Rate Interface (ISDN-BRI)
When an ISDN-BRI station, assigned with Select Last Used
Appearance set to y, completes a transfer while off-hook using the
handset, the user is left listening to dial tone on the last-used appearance.
■ Internal Automatic Answer
Transferred calls can be answered automatically via IAA.
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■ QSIG Networking
If calls over an ISDN-PRI trunk are administered for Supplementary QSIG,
then additional call information may display.
■ Station
When a multifunction station (BRI/digital/hybrid) dials enough digits to
route a call, but the call could route differently if additional digits were
dialed, the station does not recognize the Conference or Transfer buttons. The
user must delay dialing for 3 seconds or dial # to indicate that the call can
be routed based on the digits already dialed. The Conference or Transfer
buttons then are recognized and the switch completes the operation.
Station users cannot transfer the attendant.
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NOTE:
This is an optional enhancement to Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer and requires
careful administration and use. Distributed Communication System (DCS)
Trunk Turnaround may be an acceptable and safer alternative to this
feature.
OTTOTT allows calls to be established in which the only parties involved are
external to the switch and are on outgoing trunks. This type of call can result in
locked-up trunks, such as trunks that cannot be disconnected except by
busying-out and releasing the affected trunk circuit. To clear the lockup, a service
technician must reseat the trunk board, or busy-out and release the affected
trunk.
Required forms
Detailed Description
You must administer at least one outgoing trunk to support OTTOTT and the
network must provide network-answer supervision. The answer supervision test
increases the probability, but does not guarantee, that a disconnect signal is
received from the remote end of the trunk. To mitigate problems associated with
its accidental use, this feature is administrable only on trunk groups on the Trunk
Group form. It is not a system option.
DCS networks provide a similar but more restrictive version of this feature, called
DCS Trunk Turn Around, which permits two outgoing trunks to be connected
when the switch at the remote end of one of the trunks agrees to turn around the
logical direction of the trunk. DCS trunk turnaround is permitted, when some
other party involved in the call (at the remote switch) can provide disconnect
supervision.
Considerations
■ OTTOTT is not intended for use in DCS networks, since DCS Trunk
Turnaround provides comparable capabilities much more safely. However,
use of OTTOTT with DCS is not prohibited, and may be useful when one or
more of the trunks goes off the DCS network.
Security Measures
! SECURITY ALERT:
You are cautioned that this feature can be used to transfer an outside party
to a trunk over which toll calls might be made. Since trunks have to be
specifically administered for OTTOTT, you should examine the Class of
Restriction (COR) and Facility Restriction Level (FRL) of that trunk group to
determine if they are appropriate.
! SECURITY ALERT:
OTTOTT is not a system-wide parameter. It is administered on a trunk-group
basis. You must enable Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer on the Feature-Related
System Parameters form for this feature to work. If you deem that the feature
is not relevant to your business practices, do not enable it. Alternately, if a
temporary need presents itself, you can temporarily enable this feature and
then turn it off.
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Interactions
Trunk Flash
Trunk Flash allows a feature or function button on a multifunction voice terminal or
attendant console to be assigned as a Flash button. Pressing this button while
connected to a trunk (which must have been administered to allow trunk flash)
causes the System to send a flash signal out over the connected trunk.
NOTE:
Some analog Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) telephone sets
used in Italy and the United Kingdom are equipped with a FLASH
button that, when pressed, generates a rotary digit 1. When an
analog station which is administered as a DTMF station (for example,
as a 2500 or 71nn-type station) transmits a rotary digit 1, the system
treats the signal as a recall signal from the station set to the
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Detailed description
Trunk Flash is not available on Personal Central Office Line (PCOL) groups.
The system supports the Trunk Flash signal for incoming, outgoing, or 2-way call
directions on selected 2-wire analog (ground-start or loop-start) or digital (DS1)
trunks or Tie trunks on DS1.
If the trunk group is a DS1 trunk in Italy, the Trunk Flash feature applies only to
outgoing calls.
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This feature may also be activated by dialing the Trunk Flash FAC as
administered on the Feature Access Codes form.
When a system user presses the Trunk Flash (Flash) button, the call can involve
only one trunk line. This trunk must have been administered with Trunk Flash.
If the trunk is not directly connected to the far end or CO providing the
customized services, use of the Trunk Flash signal may cause the call to be
disconnected by the far end or CO.
Calls made after the Flash are not recorded in Call Detail Recording (CDR)
records.
Considerations
NOTE:
The Trunk Flash feature allows the station user to receive central office dial tone, and
place a call that is not monitored by the DEFINITY system, and is not subject to
restrictions (toll, FRL, COR, etc.). Therefore you should enable this feature with
caution.
■ In a call involving more than one station, one of the stations may press the
Flash button, and another station may dial the phone number. The station
that dials the phone number is not required to have a Flash button.
■ If the far-end/CO does not support custom services, the call may be
dropped by the far-end/CO on sending the flash signal or the signal may
be ignored and a click-click sound is heard.
Interactions
None.
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Detailed description
The feature also provides a visual indication when all trunks in a group are busy.
■ Busy Lamp
Located at each of the 12 Fixed Trunk Hundreds Select buttons and on
each feature button administered as a Trunk Hundreds Select button. The
lamp lights when all trunks in the associated trunk group are busy.
■ The indicators are particularly useful when you are providing Attendant
Control of Trunk Group Access.
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
Use this feature when a user is on one of the following established trunk calls:
■ An incoming trunk call
■ An outgoing trunk call
■ A transferred or conferenced call involving a trunk
■ A trunk-to-trunk call
Use the Trunk ID button during an established call, while seizing a trunk, while
outpulsing digits on a trunk, or during intervals between digit outpulsing.
When you connect a user to a trunk, and press the Trunk ID button, the trunk
displays. The trunk ID consists of the 1–4 digit trunk-access code for that trunk
group and the 3-digit trunk-group member number.
The trunk ID that is displayed depends on the type of call in process. If the call is
incoming, the incoming trunk ID displays. If the call is outgoing, the outgoing
trunk ID displays. If the call is trunk-to-trunk, the last trunk added to the call
displays.
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Considerations
Interactions
Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer
Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer allows the attendant or voice-terminal user to connect an
incoming trunk call to an outgoing trunk.
! SECURITY ALERT:
Trunk-to-trunk transfer poses a significant security risk. Use this feature only
with extreme caution.
Required forms
The system provides three levels of administration for this feature: system-wide,
COR-to-COR, and COS.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Attendant Lockout
Attendant Lockout does not function on Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer.
■ Call Vectoring
Station control of Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer does not affect routing of
incoming trunks to a VDN that ultimately routes to a destination off-net.
A route to a number off the switch does not require you to enable
trunk-to-trunk transfer.
■ Tenant Partitioning
Station control of Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer is prohibited between trunks in
different tenant partitions if those partitions are restricted.
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Detailed description
The attendant presses the Inspect mode to locate each button and then presses
a feature button to determine the feature assigned to the button without actually
executing the feature. To end Inspect mode, the attendant presses the Normal
button.
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Considerations
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
Voice Message Retrieval is used only for the retrieval of messages. It can be
used to retrieve a user’s own messages or messages for another user. However,
a different user’s messages can be retrieved only by a user at a voice terminal or
attendant console in the coverage path, by an administered system-wide
message retriever, or by a remote-access user when the extension and
associated security code are known.
The system restricts unauthorized users from retrieving messages. The Lock
function restricts a voice terminal and the Unlock function releases the restriction.
Users activate Lock by dialing a system-wide access code. They cancel Lock by
dialing a system-wide access code and then an Unlock security code unique to
the voice terminal. These functions apply only to the voice terminal where the
function is active. The system-wide access codes and security code used for the
Lock and Unlock functions are the same as those used for LWC message
retrieval by display. You can assign a status lamp to show the lock status of the
voice terminal.
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End-user procedures
Considerations
Interactions
■ AUDIX Interface
Retrieval of LWC messages via Voice Message Retrieval is separate and
distinct from retrieval of messages via INTUITY. LWC messages left for a
principal on AUDIX may not be accessed via Voice Message Retrieval;
however, the caller of Voice Message Retrieval is told if there are any new
messages for the principal on AUDIX:
— Voice Message Retrieval voices that there are AUDIX messages.
— The Display Message Retrieval displays “Message Center AUDIX
Call.”
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NOTE:
If your system is a DEFINITY ECS R6csi (compact
modular cabinet) or later, you must use the mode
code integration with Intuity AUDIX.
Other non-Lucent messaging systems may also use mode codes to work with
DEFINITY ECS.
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A service technician typically completes the initial installation and set up of your
messaging system. However, the procedures on how to administer the switch for
voice messaging are fully described in one of the following documents:
Related Forms
Related forms
Security Measures
! SECURITY ALERT:
Fraudulent long-distance calls can be placed through INTUITY AUDIX,
DEFINITY AUDIX, and AUDIX R1 if proper security precautions are not
implemented.
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The following actions help secure your system from unauthorized use.
■ For INTUITY AUDIX, DEFINITY AUDIX, and AUDIX R1
— To help prevent exchange of information through unassigned Voice
Mail, remove any unused or unassigned mail.
— Secure system lines that serve AUDIX and control where calls can
be placed. Pay special attention to assigning restrictive COR, COS,
and FRL to the station lines and trunks serving AUDIX. Use switch
CDR reports to determine if the lines are being used for calls that
are normally not within your sphere of business.
— Change default passwords on voice mailboxes immediately after
installation and use random numbers for passwords.
— Require passwords with at least 5 digits.
— Change system administration passwords to alphanumeric codes.
— INTUITY AUDIX, AUDIX R1, and DEFINITY AUDIX provide a
maintenance/administration port. A remote port security device
provides an added layer of security to prevent unauthorized access
to this port.
■ For INTUITY AUDIX and DEFINITY AUDIX
— Determine whether to allow transfers only to other AUDIX
subscribers or to any extension of the correct length. The most
secure approach is to allow transfers only to other AUDIX
subscribers. If you decide to allow transfers to any extension,
administer the COR on the AUDIX ports to prevent calls outside the
PBX or immediate DCS site network.
■ For AUDIX only
— To help prevent having billable calls placed from unauthorized
transfers outside of the system, activate Enhanced Call Transfer
(ECT). ECT performs call transfer over the data link between AUDIX
and the DEFINITY ECS. (The destination extensions must be
administered on the switch dial plan.)
Considerations
Interactions
■ Attendant Conference
An attendant who has split a call can conference the call with AUDIX by
dialing the Transfer Into AUDIX access code. The attendant presses
Release to drop out of the conference call.
■ Automatic Call Distribution (external AUDIX only)
You can administer a hunt group as an AUDIX ACD split. You can then
obtain AUDIX traffic measurements with the ACD Call Management
System. Login occurs when AUDIX signals the switch to make a voice port
available for AUDIX service. Logout occurs when AUDIX signals the
switch to disable the port.
AUDIX and ACD CMS must be connected to the same switch. If AUDIX in
the DCS feature is active, a CMS located on a switch other than the host
switch (AUDIX location) does not provide measurements for the AUDIX
ports.
Because AUDIX frequently takes voice ports in and out of service for
maintenance testing, high login activity may be seen for the AUDIX split in
the measurement reports.
On CMS reports that display an agent’s login ID, AUDIX voice ports
always show a login ID that is the same as the extension, even if you have
not administered login IDs on the switch.
■ Call Coverage
When a coverage call successfully completes to AUDIX or routes from a
remote switch to the host switch because of coverage, the principal is
dropped from the call (no temporary bridge appearance is maintained).
Coverage calls from a remote switch that fail to reach AUDIX as a
coverage point cannot be returned to the original coverage path on the
remote switch.
■ Call Forwarding
An AUDIX user can forward calls to a remote AUDIX hunt group or to the
host AUDIX hunt group. You must correctly administer the AUDIX
destination for the remote AUDIX hunt group.
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■ Call Monitoring
Call Monitoring allows users to pick up the handset after the call goes to
AUDIX to listen to the message being left by the caller. This allows the user
to determine whether they want to talk to the caller or let them complete
their message.
■ Call Transfer
A call transfer out of AUDIX can be to a UDP extension. If the UDP
extension is on a remote switch, the call is treated as a direct call.
Additional trunks are used for calls transferred between DCS nodes.
Calls may be transferred into AUDIX by users handling redirected calls for
principals who are AUDIX subscribers.
■ Class of Restriction
A high FRL assigned in the COR allows callers to transfer to long-distance
numbers.
To prevent toll fraud, assign a low FRL to the AUDIX system ports.
■ DCS — Leave Word Calling (external only)
In a DCS network, the called party may be on a different switch than the
calling party. If the DCS link is down, attempts to store Leave Word Cancel
messages are denied and intercept tone is returned. LWC requests are
always denied for principals with AUDIX LWC; in some instances, the
request to cancel LWC may appear to be active when it actually is not (see
‘‘Leave Word Calling’’ on page 4-405).
When the local switch communicates with INTUITY AUDIX via mode codes,
INTUITY AUDIX cannot support remote DCS switches.
■ Facility Test Call
Unauthorized calls can be placed using the facility test-call access code.
To prevent toll fraud, remove the facility test call access code.
■ Leave Word Calling
You can have a principal’s LWC messages kept by AUDIX. The principal
can retrieve a message by calling AUDIX. The principal cannot retrieve
the message using other retrieval methods, but is notified of its existence
by AUDIX.
For other messaging services, you can have AUDIX report the existence
of waiting LWC messages for the principal, but not the message content.
The principal can retrieve the message using other retrieval methods, but
is still notified of the existence of AUDIX messages.
If the data link between the system and AUDIX is down, attempts to
activate LWC for an AUDIX-covered principal are denied and reorder tone
is returned.
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Required forms
Considerations
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
You can assign several modes to buttons. Users access these modes by
pressing the assigned button on the display module or voice terminal. All buttons
are administrable.
■ Normal mode
Displays call-related information for the active call appearance. This
display includes information identifying the call appearance, calling- or
called-party name, and calling or called number, depending on the type of
call.
Elapsed Time is a display feature that can be invoked anytime the display
is in Normal mode. It displays elapsed time in hours, minutes, and
seconds. Timing starts or stops when the button is pressed.
■ Inspect mode
Displays call-related information for an incoming call when the user is
active on a different call appearance.
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■ Call Purpose
This identifies the reason for an incoming call or a redirected call. (A
normal incoming call is not identified by a call purpose.) The following
identifiers may be displayed:
— b — Busy — The called voice-terminal user is active on a call, and
has a temporary bridged appearance of the call.
— B — Busy — The called voice-terminal user is active on a call, and
does not have a temporary bridged appearance of the call.
— c — Cover All — The called user has Cover All criteria assigned.
— callback — The call is an Automatic Callback call from the system.
— d — Coverage on Don’t Answer — The call was redirected because
the called voice terminal was not answered. Also indicates that the
called voice-terminal user has a temporary bridged appearance of
the call.
— f — Call Forwarding — Another user has forwarded calls to this
voice terminal.
— h — Station hunt — The called voice-terminal user is active on a
call and station hunt was used to route the call.
— ICOM — The call is an Intercom call.
— p — Pickup — The user answered a Call Pickup group member’s
call.
— park — The user parked a call.
— priority — The call has priority status.
— s — Send All Calls — The called user is temporarily sending all
calls to coverage and the call has been redirected to this voice
terminal.
Considerations
■ Certain voice terminals and the attendant group can be designated for
systemwide message retrieval. Users of these voice terminals or consoles
can retrieve Leave Word Calling (LWC) and Call Coverage messages for
other voice-terminal users, including Direct Department Calling (DDC)
groups, Uniform Call Distribution (UCD) groups, and Terminating
Extension Groups (TEG). You can assign systemwide retrieving voice
terminals or consoles on the Feature-Related System Parameters form.
■ If the following conditions are met, messages for a voice-terminal user can
be retrieved at selected terminals or any attendant console:
— The retriever is in the user’s Call Coverage path.
— Permission to retrieve messages is assigned for the user’s voice
terminal.
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■ When all messages have been displayed and deleted for an extension,
the Message lamp on the voice terminal and any associated Remote
Message Waiting indicator, if assigned, go dark.
■ Due to space limitations, some name displays are truncated to 15
characters. These include displays for transferred or covered calls,
non-DCS ISDN-PRI call displays, VDN service observing displays, and
when accessing Leave Word Calling messages or checking the queue
status of an agent.
a=3602
then
b=87843541
Where 8 is the trunk access code and 784-3541 is the number dialed
then
b=OUTSIDE CALL 8
or
b=WATS 101
Where 102 is the trunk access code of the incoming trunk group
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■ Conference call
b= CONFERENCE 4
or
Where s indicates that Send All Calls is active for the called user
■ Message Retrieval
IN PROGRESS
then
then
Joe Jones called Betty Sims at 11:40 a.m. on October 16. Joe wants Betty
to call his extension, 3124.
■ Integrated Directory mode
This display shows the name and extension. The 3 indicates that three
buttons were pressed to reach this display.
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Interactions
Whisper Page
Whisper Page allows station users to make and receive barge-in announcements
to and from other station users without anyone else on the calls being aware of
the announcements. The TN2182, TN768, or TN780 circuit pack must be
administered. These station users must have an administered class of restriction
(COR) that provides for intraswitch calling.
On the Station form, assign a COR that provides for intraswitch calling.
NOTE:
You can only use a barge-in tone that is different from the default tone if you
have the TN2182 or TN780 circuit pack administered. If you have the
TN768 circuit pack administered, you must use the default tone. If you have
a mixture of different tone/clock circuit packs in your system, you should not
administer a barge-in tone that is different from the default tone.
To administer buttons
On the Station form, administer the new buttons.
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Detailed description
The station forms for all the supported multifunction terminals need to include the
new button types that are administrable on station buttons.
Any station user who anticipates receiving Whisper Pages may wish to be
administered with a whisp-anbk button. Attendant consoles are only permitted to
have the whisp-act feature button administered on the console, because they
can never be recipients of Whisper Page.
A new tone type, Whisper Page Announce, allows customers to customize the
tones to whatever they desire. This tone plays during the activation of the
Whisper Page feature. It plays to all parties on the call, including the originator, to
indicate that a page is occurring. The default tone is 440-Hz for a duration of 600
msec. There is a new keyword for the set of keywords for the Tone Name field.
This keyword is “whisper-page.”
Any station user who wishes to answer Whisper Pages can have an answerback
feature button administered on their terminal. By pressing this button on the
terminal, the paged party places the original caller on hold on the active call
appearance, and automatically establishes a 2-way communication path with the
paging party on another call appearance. The paged party can treat the paging
party and the original call as two separate calls through standard call
processing.
A station user can turn the Whisper Page feature off by pressing a Whisper Page
Off button before call setup or during the call duration. You cannot administer this
feature button on a softkey, and you program it on a feature button associated
with a lamp. The lamp with this feature button indicates to the user when they are
and are not available for “Whisper Pages” from other users.
The 6400-, 7400-, 8400-, and 9400-series DCP terminals support the use of the
Whisper Page feature.
Interactions
■ Attendant Intrusion
If this feature is active against a specified station, any Whisper Page
activation toward that station is denied. Also, when a Whisper Page is
active on a station, Attendant Intrusion activation against that extension is
denied. The attendant receives reorder tone and a lamp flutter when the
feature is activated from a feature button.
■ Attendant Override of Diversion Features
Whisper Page provides override capability for the following system-level
diversion features:
— Call Forward All Calls
— Call Forward Busy
— Call Forward Don’t Answer
— Send All Calls
— Go To Cover
— Call Coverage
In cases in which these features are active and the station user is not busy,
the station rings with priority ringing. This is done to alert the primary
extension owner to an important call.
In the case in which these features are active and the user is busy,
Whisper Page operates normally.
■ Automatic Incoming Call Display
The automatic incoming call display shows “Whisper to” and the name
and extension of the station that the attendant is paging.
The following items indicate the required interactions with the incoming
display when other display affecting features are enabled on the paged
party’s terminal:
— Bridged Call Appearance
Only the terminal designated as the principal extension owner is
given the “Whisper from…” message.
— Conference Call
Only the member of the conference call that is paged receives the
update to the display with the “Whisper from…” message. All other
members of the conference call do not experience a screen
update.
— Date/Time Display
For terminals that support 1- x40-character and 2- x24-character
displays, the incoming string displays for a short period of time and
then is rewritten with the date/time information. For terminals
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Required forms
NOTE:
The Route Pattern form used with AAR and ARS allows entry of special
characters + and! to indicate when to wait for a dial tone. The Abbreviated
Dialing form allows entry of ~w and ~W for the same purpose. Configure
World-Class Tone Detection to match the characteristics of the dial tone
that is to be detected.
Interactions
■ Data Modules
Multiline Data Terminal Dialing is disabled if the Multiple-line Level of
Tone Detection is medium or broadband. It is enabled if the Level
of Tone Detection is precise.
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NOTE:
Brief call-waiting tones are optimal because, while a tone is sounding,
speech cannot be heard.
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NOTE:
The Abbreviated Dialing Enhanced List field must be enabled on
the System-Parameters Customer-Options form before an Enhanced List
can be administered.
Form 0 assigns dial code list entries 000 to 099, form 1–100 to 199, form 2–200
to 299, form 3–300 to 399, form 4–400 to 499, form 5–500 to 599, form 6–600 to
699, form 7–700 to 799, form 8–800 to 899, and form 9–900 to 999 (the form
number indicates the first digit of the dial code).
Only one Enhanced Abbreviated Dialing List can be assigned in the system. The
list is controlled by the System Administrator.
For attendants with abbreviated dialing, the Console-Parameters form must also
be administered.
Administration commands
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form.
The example screen form shows only form 0.
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ABBREVIATED DIALING LIST
Enhanced List
Size (multiple of 5): 5 Privileged? n
DIAL CODE
100: ________________________
101: ________________________
102: ________________________
103: ________________________
104: ________________________
105: ________________________
■ Size (multiple of 5) — Enter the number of dial code list entries that will
be entered on the form. Up to 100 entries per form are allowed. The size
must be entered in multiples of 5 up to 100. Default is 5.
■ Privileged — Enter y or n (default). If y is entered, the originating party’s
class of restriction (COR) is never checked and any number in the list will
be dialed. If n is entered, the COR is checked to determine if the number
can be dialed.
Implementation notes
The default value for the Size field is 5. Therefore, only DIAL CODEs 100
through 104 will display initially.
NOTE:
A Vector Directory Number extension may also be assigned.
NOTE:
If W is used, the switch waits indefinitely for dial tone. This
should be used only where network response time is more
than 30 seconds.
NOTE:
While the system is waiting, a call progress tone receiver is
tied up, and, since there are a limited number of receivers in
the system, outgoing calling capability may be impaired.
See ‘‘Abbreviated Dialing’’ on page 4-1 for a detailed description of the special
characters.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Abbreviated Dialing Group List
form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
Form instructions
Make assignments, as required, for the following fields on each page of the form.
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ABBREVIATED DIALING LIST
Group List: ____
Size (multiple of 5): 5 Program Ext: _____ Privileged? n
DIAL CODE
01: ________________
02: ________________
03: ________________
04: ________________
05: ________________
■ Group List — Enter a group number when completing a paper form. This
is a display-only field when the form is accessed using an administration
command such as add or change.
■ Size (multiple of 5) — Enter the number of abbreviated dialing codes you
want to assign. The number must be entered in multiples of five. Default
is 5.
■ Program Ext — Enter the extension that has permission to program the
Group List.
■ Privileged — Enter y or n (default). If y is entered, the calling voice
terminal’s class of restriction (COR) is never checked and any number in
the group list will be dialed. If n is entered, the calling voice terminal’s
COR is checked to determine if the number can be dialed.
Implementation notes
The default value for the Size field is 5. Therefore, only DIAL CODEs 01 through
05 will be displayed initially. This form becomes two pages for Size field entries
of 31 through 60, three pages for entries of 61 through 90, and four pages for
entries 91 through 00.
NOTE:
A Vector Directory Number extension may also be assigned.
NOTE:
If ~W is used, the switch waits indefinitely for dial tone. This
should be used only where network response time is more
than 30 seconds.
NOTE:
While the system is waiting, a call progress tone receiver is
tied up, and, since there are a limited number receivers in the
system, outgoing calling capability may be impaired.
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Administration commands
1. Brackets [] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
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ABBREVIATED DIALING LIST
NOTE:
A Vector Directory Number extension may also be assigned.
NOTE:
If ~W is used, the switch waits indefinitely for dial tone. This
should be used only where network response time is more
than 30 seconds.
NOTE:
While the system is waiting, a call progress tone receiver is
tied up, and, since there are a limited number of receivers in
the system, outgoing calling capability may be impaired.
Implementation note
The default value for Size is 5. Therefore, only DIAL CODEs 1 through 5 will be
displayed initially. DIAL CODEs 6 through 0 will also be displayed if the Size field
is “10”. DEFINITY ECS allows up to 100 DIAL CODEs.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Abbreviated Dialing System List
form.
Form instructions
Make assignments, as required, for the following fields on each page of the form.
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ABBREVIATED DIALING LIST
System List
Size (multiple of 5): 5 Privileged? n
DIAL CODE
01: ________________
02: ________________
03: ________________
04: ________________
05: ________________
06: ________________
07: ________________
08: ________________
09: ________________
10: ________________
11: ________________
12: ________________
13: ________________
14: ________________
15: ________________
NOTE:
A Vector Directory Number extension may also be assigned.
NOTE:
If ~W is used, the switch waits indefinitely for dial tone. This
should be used only where network response time is more
than 30 seconds.
NOTE:
While the system is waiting, a call progress tone receiver is
tied up, and, since there are a limited number of receivers in
the system, outgoing calling capability may be impaired.
Implementation notes
The default value for the Size field is 5. Therefore, only DIAL CODEs 01 through
05 will be displayed initially. This form becomes two pages for Size field entries of
31 through 60, three pages for entries of 61 through 90, and four pages for
entries 91 through 00.
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Administration commands
Form instructions
Make assignments, as required, for the following fields on each page of the form.
(In the following, the dial code numbers 1 through 8 as shown on the form relate
to the buttons on the 7103A voice terminal.)
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ABBREVIATED DIALING LIST
7103A Button List
■ DIAL CODE FOR THE 7103a STATION BUTTONS — Enter the number
you want to assign to each dial code (button). Any additions or changes
apply to all 7103A fixed feature voice terminals.
NOTE:
A Vector Directory Number extension may also be assigned.
NOTE:
If ˜W is used, the switch waits indefinitely for dial tone. This
should be used only where network response time is more
than 30 seconds.
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While the system is waiting, a call progress tone receiver is tied up, and, since
there are only two receivers per tone decoder, outgoing calling capability may be
impaired.
Implementation
The default value for the Size field is 5. Therefore, only DIAL CODEs 01 through
05 will be displayed initially. This form becomes two pages for Size field entries of
31 through 60, three pages for entries of 61 through 90, and four pages for
entries 91 through 00.
Administered Connection
This form assigns an end-to-end Administered Connection (AC) between two
access endpoints or data endpoints. The AC is established automatically by the
system whenever the system restarts or the AC is due to be active. See
‘‘Administered Connections’’ on page 4-13 and ‘‘Access Endpoint’’ on page 7-72
in this book for additional information.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
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ADMINISTERED CONNECTION
Connection Number: 1 Enable? y
Originator: ______
Destination: ________________________________________
Name: __________________
AUTHORIZED TIME OF DAY
Continuous? n
Sun? n Mon? n Tue? n Wed? n Thu? n Fri? n Sat? n
Start Time: 00:00
Duration: 000:00
MISENTRYANEOUS PARAMETERS
Alarm Type: warning Alarm Threshold: 5
Retry Interval: 2 Auto Restoration? y
Priority: 5
NOTE:
If ~W is used, the switch waits indefinitely for dial tone. This should
be used only where network response time is more than 30 seconds.
While the system waits, a call progress tone receiver is tied up, and,
since there are only two receivers per tone decoder, outgoing calling
capability may be impaired.
NOTE:
These fields indicate only the days on which an attempt will be made
to establish the AC and not necessarily the days on which the AC is
active. A scheduled AC may be active over a number of days, and,
in this situation, these fields should be used only to specify the days
on which the AC starts and not other days on which the AC may be
active.
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■ Start Time — Only displays if the Continuous field is n. Enter the time of
the day when an attempt should begin to establish a scheduled AC. The
time is specified in two fields separated by a colon. Valid entries are in the
range 00:00 through 23:59 Default is 00:00.
■ Duration — Only displays if the Continuous field is n. Enter the period of
time that the scheduled AC should remain active. This period is specified
in two fields separated by a colon. The maximum duration is 167 hours
and 59 minutes (that is, 1 minute less than 1 week). Valid entries are 000
through 167 for the hour field and 00 through 59 for the minute field.
Default is 000:00.
■ Alarm Type — Enter the type of alarm to be generated if the AC cannot
be initially established, or fails and cannot be reestablished, and the
number of consecutive failures equals the alarm threshold. The alarm
notification may be disabled for this AC by entering none in this field. Valid
entries are major, minor, warning (default), or none.
NOTE:
All AC alarms and the errors that caused the alarms are recorded in
the system’s alarm and error log. In addition, a status lamp
associated with an attendant console or voice terminal feature
button (ac-alarm) may be used to indicate the AC alarm.
Alias Station
This form administers new voice terminal types not supported by system
software. This form allows the mapping of new terminal types to the supported
terminal types. This mapping does not guarantee compatibility, but allows
nonsupported terminals to be administered and tracked by their own names.
NOTE:
Data Communication Protocol (DCP) terminal types must be mapped
(aliased) to DCP terminal types, hybrid types to hybrid types, and analog to
analog types.
See ‘‘Enhanced Voice Terminal Display’’ on page 4-322 in this book for additional
information.
Administration commands
Form instructions
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ALIAS STATION
Alias Set Type Supported Set Type
______ ______
______ ______
______ ______
______ ______
______ ______
______ ______
______ ______
______ ______
______ ______
______ ______
’#’ indicates previously aliased set type is now native
NOTE:
A duplicate nonsupported type entry is not allowed on the form (that
is, SET20 and Set20 are considered as duplicates).
Implementation notes
When a system containing an alias set type is upgraded to a new release that
supports the previously aliased set type as a native set type, the last character of
the aliased set type appends a "#.” This indicates that it is no longer necessary to
alias the set type to another supported type. If the set type takes up all six
characters, the “#” replaces the last character.
It is recommended (though not required) that stations using the alias set type be
changed to use the newly supported set type, and the alias set type be removed
from the Alias Station form.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Alphanumeric Dialing Table form.
Form instructions
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ALPHANUMERIC DIALING TABLE
XXX of XXX administered
Alpha-name Mapped String | Alpha-name Mapped String
|
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
____________ ______________________ | _____________ ______________________
NOTE:
A Mapped String may not contain an Alpha-Name whose Mapped
String also contains an Alpha-Name.
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Announcements/Audio Sources
This form assigns analog, DS1, auxiliary trunk, or integrated announcements,
audio/music sources, or any desired combination of announcements and audio
sources. Integrated announcements are assigned and recorded on all TN750A,
B, and C announcement circuit packs.
The analog announcements are assigned to analog line circuit packs, such as
TN746 or TN2183, that are connected to external recording or playback
equipment. External announcement equipment can also be connected via an
auxiliary trunk (TN763). DS1 announcements are assigned to DS1 ports on circuit
packs, such as TN767 or TN464.
! CAUTION:
Do not copy, save, or restore announcements from a TN750C to a TN750 or
TN750B, as it may corrupt the announcement data.
Copy Announcements
Copy announcements is used to copy MSS announcement files from disk to tape
or tape to disk.
The TN750C circuit pack contains FLASH memory which provides internal
backup of announcements on the circuit packs. Thus, the TN750C circuit pack
does not need the Save and Restore processes still available for the TN750 and
TN750B circuit packs. However, you can use the save and restore processes to
copy announcements between TN750B/C circuit packs. See Appendix B,
‘‘Administration Commands’’ for information on the save announcement and
restore announcement commands.
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Save Announcements
Restore Announcements
Erase Announcements
You can erase the existing announcements stored on a TN750C circuit pack’s
FLASH and DRAM memory by executing the erase announcements command.
You must supply the circuit pack location of the circuit pack as part of the
command argument. When you execute a valid erase announcements
command, you will see a warning message:
! WARNING:
This erase announcement command will erase the specified circuit packs
flash and DRAM memory.
If you respond by pressing the enter key, the announcement circuit pack is
erased. If you respond by pressing the cancel key, the announcement circuit
pack is not erased. The erase command outputs the status (busy, success, etc.)
of the flash memory after executing the erase command.
Remove Announcement
Administration commands
Form instructions
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ANNOUNCEMENTS/AUDIO SOURCES
Ext. Type COR TN Name Q QLen Pro Rate Port
1: 1701_ analog____ 1_ 1_ busy y 1000 N/A N/A 1B0404
2: 1702_ analog____ 1_ 1_ out of service N/A N/A N/A 1B1701
3: 1703_ integrated 1_ 1_ please dial n N/A n 32 1B18
4: 1704_ aux-trunk_ 1_ 1_ call-back y 20 N/A N/A 2C0902
5: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
6: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
7: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
8: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
9: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
10: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
11: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
12: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
13: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
14: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
15: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
16: _____ _________ 1_ 1_ ________________________ n
Implementation notes
Announcements 1 and 3 show the fields that are assigned to the analog and
integrated announcement, respectively.
The QLen field only displays when the Type field is analog, ds1, or aux-trunk
and the Queue field is y.
The Prot field only displays when the Type field is integrated.
Only one TN750 or TN750B circuit pack is allowed per system. You can use
TN750C circuit packs exclusively or use one TN750B with multiple TN750C
circuit packs.
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1: 01B04 B 30 25
2: 01B05 C 256 0 0000
3: 02C09 C 65 15 0015
4: 02C11 C 95 45 00A8
5:
6:
7:
8:
9:
10:
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INTEGRATED ANNOUNCEMENTS
Change all board location translations from board: _____ to: _____
Attendant Console
This form assigns an Attendant Console to the system.
Administration commands
Form instructions
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ATTENDANT CONSOLE 1
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
NOTE:
When using the Administration Without Hardware feature, place an X in this
field to indicate that there is no hardware associated with this port
assignment. An individual attendant extension must be assigned in the
Extension field.
Each attendant console requires a port on a digital line circuit pack. For reliability,
the attendant consoles should not be assigned to ports on the same digital line
circuit pack. For example, if three attendant consoles are to be provided, assign
each console to a port on three different digital line circuit pack, if possible.
However, if required, all attendant consoles can be assigned to ports on the
same digital line circuit pack.
■ Name — Enter the name of this console (up to 27 alphanumeric
characters). Any entry is accepted, default is blank.
■ Group — Enter the Attendant Group number. Default is 1.
■ TN — Enter the Tenant Partition number. Default is 1.
■ COS — Enter the class of service (COS) for this attendant console (0
through 15). Default is 1.
■ COR — Enter the class of restriction (0 through 95) that reflects the
desired restriction. Default is 1.
■ Auto Answer — Entering all in this field indicates an incoming call to an
idle attendant will be answered automatically without any action (no button
presses required) by the attendant. Entering acd for indicates only ACD
split/skill calls and direct agent calls can auto answer. Non-ACD calls
terminated to an attendant console with Auto Answer set to acd ring
audibly. Entering none causes all calls terminated to this attendant
console to receive some sort of audible ringing treatment. Default is none.
■ Data Module — Enter y if the console is to be connected to a data
terminal via 7400B or 8400 Data Module. If y is entered, complete the
Data Module form (page 4). Default is n.
■ Disp Client Redir — This field is administrable only if the Hospitality
feature has been enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options
form. This field affects the station’s display on calls originated from a
station with Client Room Class of Service. When the field is n (default),
then for all calls originating from a Client Room (even redirected calls) that
terminate to this station, this station’s display will not show the redirection
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information. Only the client name and extension (or room, depending on
what is administered on the Hospitality form) displays. When the field is y,
the redirection information for a call originating from a Client Room and
terminating to this station displays.
NOTE:
For stations with an “audix” station type, AUDIX Voice Power ports,
or ports for any other type of messaging that needs display
information, this field must be y.
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STATION
DATA MODULE
Data Extension: ____ BCC: 2 ITC: restricted
Name: _______________ COR: 1_ COS: 1_
TN: 1_
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
SPECIAL DIALING OPTION: default
DEFAULT DIALING
Abbreviated Dialing Dial Code (From above list): _
ASSIGNED MEMBER ( Station with a data extension button for this data module )
Ext Name
1:
This page displays if the Data Module field on Page 1 is y. Complete the Data
Module form as follows:
■ Data Extension — Enter the extension number assigned to the data
module. A data extension can be a 1- to 5-digit number and must agree
with the system’s Dial Plan.
■ BCC — Display-only field. Only displays when the ISDN-PRI or
ISDN-BRI Trunks field is enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form.
NOTE:
The BCC value is used to determine compatibility when non-ISDN
facilities are connected to ISDN facilities (ISDN Interworking feature).
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ATTENDANT CONSOLE
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: split_____ 13: __________
2: __________ 14: __________
3: __________ 15: __________
4: __________ 16: __________
5: __________ 17: __________
6: hold _____ * 18: __________
7: __________ 19: forced-rel
8: aux-work RC: Grp: 20: __________
9: __________ 21: __________
10: __________ 22: __________
11: __________ 23: night-serv *
12: __________ 24: pos-busy__ *
attendant console. See the Button Assignment Tables in this section and
to the ‘‘Voice-terminal feature button descriptions’’ on page 6-14 for a
description of the feature buttons.
— Audible Tones On/Off
■ cw-ringoff — Call waiting ringer off; turns on/off the audible
tone for call waiting on attendant console (1 per console).
■ in-ringoff — Incoming call ringer off; turns on/off the audible
tone for incoming call ringer (1 per console).
■ re-ringoff — Timed reminder ringer off; turns on/off the
audible tone for timer reminder ringer (1 per console).
— Alternate FRL (alt-frl) — Alternate facility restriction level; allows
the attendant to activate or deactivate the AFRL feature. When
activated, this allows the originating device (lines or trunks) to use
an alternate set of the facility restriction levels to originate a call (1
per console).
— Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access
■ act-tr-grp — Activate trunk group access; allows the
attendant to control a trunk group. All calls going to the
trunks are routed to the attendant (1 per console).
■ deact-tr-g — Deactivate trunk group access; allows the
attendant to release control of a trunk group (1 per console).
— Display Class of Restriction (class-rstr) — Used to display the
COR associated with a call (1 per console).
— Emergency Access to the Attendant (em-acc-att) — The
associated status lamp is flashed when there is one or more calls
on the emergency attendant queue (1 per console).
— Hold (hold) — When the Hold button is pressed while the attendant
is active on a loop, the party on the loop is put on hold and the "call
type" button associated with the loop is lit (1 per console).
— Position Busy (pos-busy) — When this button is pushed, the
attendant is put into position busy mode, the "Pos Avail" light is
turned off, and the light associated with the pos-busy button is lit.
Pushing the pos-busy button a second time takes the console out of
"position busy" mode, turns on the "Pos Avail" light and turns off the
light associated with the pos-busy button.
If the pos-busy button is administered on a 2-LED button, the top
LED flashes when the last attendant goes into "Position Busy"
mode. Otherwise, if the button has only one LED, the single LED
associated with the pos-busy button flashes (1 per console).
— Serial Call (serial-cal) — This button allows the
attendant-extended calls to return to the same attendant if the trunk
remains off-hook (1 per console).
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NOTE:
If no fixed HGS buttons are administered, 19
"hundrd-sel" feature buttons are available. This is
because 5 of the 24 feature buttons must be used for
required feature buttons (hold, pos-busy, night-serv,
forced-rel, and split).
Implementation note
* These buttons are shown here in their system default locations. However, you
can administer these buttons in other locations on the form.
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ATTENDANT CONSOLE
DISPLAY MODULE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: normal____ 5: delete-msg
2: inspect___ 6: call-disp_
3: cov-msg-rt 7: date-time_
4: next______ 8: timer_____
Implementation note
Default feature buttons shown above. Other display feature buttons as noted on
Basic Console Feature Button Assignment table can be administered here, as
required.
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Figure Notes
1. Call processing area 8. Volume control buttons
2. Handset 9. Display buttons
3. Handset cradle 10. Console display panel
4. Warning lamps and call waiting lamps 11. Display buttons
5. Call appearance buttons 12. Trunk group select buttons
6. Feature area 13. Lamp Test Switch
7. Trunk group select buttons
Figure Notes
1. Call processing area 7. Trunk group select buttons
2. Handset 8. Volume control buttons
3. Handset cradle 9. Display buttons
4. Warning lamps and call waiting lamps 10. Console display panel
5. Call appearance buttons 11. Display buttons
6. Feature area 12. Trunk group select buttons
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69
50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
TWENTY ADMINISTRABLE
HUNDREDS GROUP
SELECT BUTTONS
(NUMBERS 1-20 ARE
FOR IDENTIFICATION
ONLY)
Distribution (ACD)
Assist assist (Grp. No:__) 1 per split 2
group
Auto In auto-in (Grp. No.__) 1 per split 2
group
2
Auxiliary Work aux-work (Grp. No.__) 1 per split
group
Manual-In manual-in (Grp. No.__) 1 per split 2
group
Release release 1
Work Code work-code 1
Stroke (0-9) stroke-cnt (Code:_) 1 3
group
Announcement
Repeat
VuStats VuStats vu-display 1 13
N = any number of buttons on the voice terminal can be assigned to this feature. Feature
button descriptions are provided in ‘‘Voice-terminal feature button descriptions’’ on page
6-14.
NOTE:
The use of authorization codes when accessing a Vector Directory Number
extension will be denied.
Administration commands
Form instructions
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Authorization Code - COR Mapping
Note: XX codes administered. Use “list” to display all codes.
AC COR AC COR AC COR AC COR AC COR AC COR
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
_______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __ _______ __
NOTE:
To enhance system security, choose Authorization Codes of seven
random digits.
Bulletin Board
The Bulletin Board form allows you to change and display the information in the
bulletin board.
Administration commands
Form instructions
General Information
Tabs are not allowed. If you use a tab, it will move the cursor to the next field.
Any of the following characters are valid for all pages and all lines of the form:
■ A through Z
■ a through z
■ Blank
■ 0 through 9
■ !@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|\’˜;:’,”<.>/?
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Lines 1 through 10 — Lines 1 through 10 of the bulletin board are reserved for
high priority messages. These lines are noted with an asterisk (*) in the first
column on the left. If you have an init or inads login you can enter high-priority
information to trigger the high-priority message at login time.
Cabinet
NOTE:
This form is applicable only to R5r and later configurations.
This form describes cabinets and to define mapping between external and
internal circuit pack addresses so that circuit packs and ports can be identified
in a uniform way.
Administration commands
Form instructions
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CABINET
CABINET DESCRIPTION
Cabinet: __
Cabinet Layout: ____________________
Cabinet Type: ______________________
Number of Portnetworks: _
Survivable Remote EPN: _ Survivable Remote Processor ID: _____
Room: __________
Floor: __________
Building: __________
CARRIER DESCRIPTION
Carrier Carrier Type Number Duplicate
C _________________ __ __ ___
B _________________ __ __ ___
A Processor
X Fan
D _________________ __ __ ___
E _________________ __ __ ___
Implementation notes
This form is for a 5-carrier cabinet layout. The Carrier Description fields
vary for a single-carrier stack and for different configurations of switch nodes and
port networks.
When adding or removing cabinets you can leave gaps in their numbering. For
example, if you are adding a cabinet and want to leave some cabinet numbers
available in the middle of the cabinet range for future expansion, then port
network numbers are assigned by the system which will always use the lowest
available PN.
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This form provides the CESID format by extension number or number blocks.
This allows for multiple CESID formats to be sent over multiple CAMA trunk
groups allowing for mixed station numbering plans and some limited conversion
from non-DID to DID numbers typically required by the Private Switch/Automatic
Location Interface (PS/ALI) database.
The default CESID defines the CESID for all extension which are not defined in
the Ext Code field.
There are 86 CESID entries over three pages. The first page contains the Default
CESID and 26 extensions to CESID entries. The second and third pages each
contain 30 extensions to CESID entries.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the CAMA Numbering Format form.
Form instructions
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CAMA NUMBERING - E911 FORMAT
Field descriptions
■ System CESID Default — The default CESID is the CESID sent over the
cama trunk if the Ext Code field is not defined on the cama numbering
form. Enter 1 to 16 digit number or leave blank (default).
■ Ext Len — The number of digits in the extension. Valid entries are from 1
to 5 or leave blank (default).
■ Ext Code — Contains the leading digits or all the digits in the extension
for the specified CESID. If the extension length is greater than the number
of digits in the extension code, the extension code will be interpreted as a
block of digits. For example, if the extension length is 4 and the extension
code is 11, the CESID will serve extensions 1100 through 1199. The Ext
Code [11] is for a DID block. Ext Code [126] may point a non-DID block to
a nearby DID extension 5241666. Valid entries can be up to 5 digits, or
leave blank (default).
■ CESID — The number used to identify the calling terminal within an
emergency service system. This field may represent a prefix to an
extension or the entire CESID. Enter 1 to 16 digits, or leave blank
(default).
■ Total Length — The total number of digits to send. Valid entries are from
1 to 16 or leave blank (default).
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the CDR System Parameters form.
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
■ Node Number (Local PBX ID) — The DCS switch node number in a
network of switches. This field is display only.
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NOTE:
The first digit of the CDR extension number and the length of that
number must agree with the first digit table of the dial plan.
! CAUTION:
This option should only be used by qualified (Lucent Technologies)
service personnel. This option may cause loss of data when the
buffer contains large amounts of data.
NOTE:
The first digit of the CDR extension number and the length of that
number must agree with the first digit table of the dial plan.
■ Use ISDN Layouts — Enter y to use ISDN record layouts. This field
applies to both the primary and secondary formats if applicable. The "lsu"
and "printer" output formats will be affected, as well as any format with
ISDN layouts, such as “teleseer.” Default is n. This field and Use
Enhanced Formats cannot both be y.
■ EIA Device Bit Rate — Applies to R5vs/si and later configurations only.
Displays if either Primary or Secondary Output Format is eia. Enter
the bit rate of the CDR device connected to the EIA port. Valid entries are
300, 1200, 2400, and 9600.
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NOTE:
This field changes the Facility Restriction Level (FRL)
field of the CDR record to record the reason for disconnect of a call
rather than the FRL. It is used for isolating problems between the
Generic 3r and the telephone network.
■ Outg Attd Call Record — Only appears if Outg Trk Call Splitting
is "y.” Enter "y" to enable separate recording of attendant portions of
outgoing calls that are transferred or conferenced.
■ Interworking Feat-flag — Enter n (default) if you want feat-flag operation
to treat interworking as no answer supervision. Enter y if you want feat-flag
operation to show interworked calls with a separate feat-flag value than
timed answer and network answer calls.
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■ Force Entry of Acct Code for Calls Marked on Toll Analysis Form —
Specifies whether an account code will be required when making a toll
call. This will not necessarily be all chargeable calls and it may even
include some non-chargeable calls. Entering y denies all toll calls without
an account code. Default is n.
■ Calls to Hunt Group — Record — Enter member-ext (default) to record
the extension of the voice/data terminal where the call terminated; enter
group-ext to record the extension that was dialed. The extension of the
voice/data terminal in the hunt group that answered the call is the
extension assigned to the hunt group.
■ Record Called Vector Directory Number Instead of Group or Member
— Enter y to include the Vector Directory Number (VDN) in the Dialed
Number Field of a CDR record. This field and the Record Called
Agent Login ID Instead of Group or Member field cannot both
be y. Default is n.
NOTE:
A VDN overrides group or member information that is otherwise
stored in the Dialed Number Field of the CDR record. If a call is
directed through more than one VDN, the first VDN used for the call
is stored.
NOTE:
Changing this field from the default warning may cause ACD &
vector calls that are measured by CDR to be redirected.
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■ Length — Enter the length of each data item, if different from the default.
■ Record Length — A display-only field that shows the length of the
customized record. This field is updated each time the data item length
field is changed.
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Circuit Packs
This form administers circuit packs to carrier slots before the circuit packs are
actually installed in the carrier or cabinet. This allows the system to be configured
(administered) when the circuit packs have not yet been physically inserted in
their appropriate slots. Before any voice terminals, attendant consoles, or trunks
can be administered in the system, the correct type of circuit pack must be
installed in the appropriate slot, or using the Circuit Pack form, a circuit pack
must be assigned to the slot.
The Circuit Pack Administration forms do not have to be completed if the system
cabinet is equipped with the circuit packs at the time of administration. However,
for switch node carriers, these forms must be administered.
! WARNING:
For initial installation procedures, circuit packs should only be assigned
slots per the hardware Configuration Layout record (obtained from the
factory or Customer Services Support Organization). Arbitrarily assigning
circuit packs to slots should not be attempted because this eventually
requires (at the time of installation and test) realignment of the circuit packs
and reworking associated wiring to agree with the software translations or
new software translations to agree with the shipped hardware configuration.
Administration commands
NOTE:
If no cabinet number is specified, this command defaults to 1.
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Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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CIRCUIT PACKS
Cabinet: __ Carrier: _
Cabinet Layout: ____________________ Carrier Type: _________________
Slot Code Sfx Name Slot Code Sfx Name
00: ______ _ _ __________________ 11: ______ _ _ __________________
01: ______ _ _ __________________ 12: ______ _ _ __________________
02: ______ _ _ __________________ 13: ______ _ _ __________________
03: ______ _ _ __________________ 14: ______ _ _ __________________
04: ______ _ _ __________________ 15: ______ _ _ __________________
05: ______ _ _ __________________ 16: ______ _ _ __________________
06: ______ _ _ __________________ 17: ______ _ _ __________________
07: ______ _ _ __________________ 18: ______ _ _ __________________
08: ______ _ _ __________________ 19: ______ _ _ __________________
09: ______ _ _ __________________ 20: ______ _ _ __________________
10: ______ _ _ __________________ 21: ______ _ _ __________________
’#’ indicates circuit pack conflict.
NOTE:
Each page of the form represents one carrier within the cabinet specified
on the command line. For R5si and later configurations, all carriers and
slots appear even if they are not included in the actual hardware. This
supports reconfiguration.
NOTE:
For R5r and later configurations, if the Carrier Type (as administered
through the Cabinet Administration form) does not match the
physical hardware, the Code fields may display question marks.
■ Slot — Display-only field. The slot equates to the physical slot of the given
carrier; the number of slots displayed depends on the system being
configured.
— For R5r and later configurations, the number of slots represent all
administrable slots available for the given carrier type.
— For R5si and later configurations, all slots that could possibly be
administered are displayed, even if they do not apply to the current
configuration of the system. This is to accommodate the situation
when a system is being reconfigured.
NOTE:
When the circuit pack physically inserted in the slot differs from what
has been administered on this form, a "#" will display between the
Sfx and Name fields.
Implementation notes
Screen 5-23 shows all fields that may display. The fields that appear on a
particular screen will vary depending upon the system configuration (Cabinet
Layout and Carrier Type) being administered.
The number of Slot fields displayed will vary depending on the system being
configured. For R5r and later configurations, the number of Slot fields displayed
will represent all administrable slots available for the given Carrier Type. For R5si
and later configurations, all possible Slots will display.
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Class of Restriction
This form implements classes of restriction (COR). Use a COR to control call
origination and termination. A system may have only one COR or as many as
necessary to control calling privileges. Up to 96 different CORs (0 through 95)
can be assigned. CORs can be assigned to any of the following facilities:
■ Attendant Console
■ Authorization Codes
■ Console Parameters
■ Data Module
■ Hunt Groups
■ Loudspeaker Paging/Code Calling Access
■ Remote Access
■ Station
■ Terminating Extension Group
■ Trunk Groups
NOTE:
When a call is to a vector directory number (VDN) extension, the
COR of the caller and the VDN are compared to determine if the
associated Call Vector can be accessed. After the vector is
accessed, the COR of the VDN is used for further call permission
checking.
Administration commands
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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CLASS OF RESTRICTION
COR Number: 10
COR Description: supervisor
FRL: 0 APLT? y
Can Be Service Observed? n Calling Party Restriction: outward
Can Be A Service Observer? n Called Party Restriction: none
Time of Day Chart: 1 Forced Entry of Account Codes? n
Priority Queuing? n Direct Agent Calling? n
Restriction Override: none Facility Access Trunk Test? n
Restricted Call List? n Can Change Coverage? n
Unrestricted Call List? __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Access to MCT? y Fully Restricted Service? n
Category For MFC ANI: 7 Hear VDN of Origin Annc.? n
Send ANI for MFE? n_ Add/Remove Agent Skills? n
MF ANI Prefix: ______ Automatic Charge Display? n
Hear System Music on Hold? y PASTE (Display PBX Data on Phone)? n
Can Be Picked Up By Directed Call Pickup? n
Can Use Directed Call Pickup? n
NOTE:
To enhance system security, assign the lowest possible FRL.
NOTE:
If fully restricted service is enabled, set this field to n.
NOTE:
You cannot enter y in the previous two fields unless Service
Observing (Basic) is enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form.
! CAUTION:
The use of Service Observing features may be subject to federal,
state, or local laws, rules, or regulations; or require the consent of
one or both of the parties to the conversation. Customers should
familiarize themselves with and comply with all applicable laws,
rules, and regulations before using these features.
NOTE:
To enhance system security, limit calling permissions as much
as possible.
NOTE:
To enhance system security, set this field to y.
NOTE:
If a COR requiring entry of account codes is assigned a VDN, the
route to commands executed by the associated vector will not be
successful.
NOTE:
If the ACD Option field is not enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form, this field must be n.
■ Restricted Call List — Enter y to specify that this COR will have access
to the system’s Restricted Call List (see Toll Analysis on page 5-299). This
list can be used whether the COR is toll restricted. The Restricted Call List
(RCL) has priority over the Toll Analysis Unrestricted Call List (UCL). A call
attempt from a facility assigned a COR (with RCL field set to y), whose
dialed digit string is on the Toll Analysis form and is marked as being
associated with the RCL, will be denied. Default is n.
■ Can Change Coverage — Enter y to allow station users with this COR to
select one of two previously administered coverage paths or to activate,
change, or deactivate call forward all calls or call forward busy/don’t
answer from any on-site or off-site location.
■ Unrestricted Call List — Displays when Calling Party
Restriction is all-toll or tac-toll. This field allows a user to complete a
toll call with “restricted” dialed digits. This field is associated with the
Dialed String field on the Toll Analysis form. An Unrestricted Call List
number is denoted on that form.
Any entries on the Toll Analysis form with an “X” in the Toll List column is
“restricted.” You cannot complete a restricted call. However, this field
overrides that restriction.
For example, if the Toll Analysis form shows a Dialed String column entry
of 538 and there is an “X” in the Toll List column, the 538 number is
restricted. To override this restriction, in the Toll Analysis form, enter X in
the “5” column under the Unrestricted Call List heading. In the Class of
Restriction form, in this field, enter 5 to complete the restriction override.
■ Access to MCT? — This field refers to Malicious Call Trace. Enter y
(default) to allow permissions to activate a request to trace a malicious
call. Entering n does not prevent a station from making entries to the MCT
History report.
■ Fully Restricted Service — When y entered for a given COR, stations
assigned that COR will not have access to the public network for either
incoming or outgoing calls.
NOTE:
If this field is enabled, the APLT field must be n.
■ Category For MFC ANI — The Calling Party Category digit administered
in this field is included as part of the ANI information sent to the Central
Office on request using R2-MFC signaling. Valid entries are 1 through 10.
Default is 7 (used in other than U.S.).
■ Hear VDN of Origin Announcement — Enter y if users with this COR can
receive VDN of Origin messages. Enter n to deny the ability to receive
VDN of Origin messages.
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■ Send ANI for MFE — Only applicable for Spain. Enter y to enable
Automatic Number Identification (ANI). When the value is y, the PBX sends
the calling party’s number to the public or IBERCOM network for line
charging; n indicates block charging. Valid for 2/6 signaling, but not 2/5
signaling.
NOTE:
The following field appears only if Expert Agent Selection
(EAS) is enabled on the Feature-Related System-Parameters form.
■ Add/Remove Agent Skills — Enter y to allow users with this COR to add
and remove skills. Enter n to prevent use of this feature.
■ MF ANI Prefix — This field defines the prefix to apply to an extension
number when ANI is sent to the CO. This overrides any ANI prefix
administered on the Multifrequency Signaling form. This does not apply
when ANI is tandemed through the PBX on tandem calls or when ANI for
PBX is sent. Valid entry is 1 to 7 digits. Default is blank.
■ Automatic Charge Display — Enter y if you use Advice of Charge or
Periodic Pulse Metering and you want call charges to display
automatically on users’ display sets. Default is n (used in other than U.S.).
■ Hear System Music on Hold — Enter y (default) to allow the Music on
Hold feature to be activated by a terminal. Enter n to prevent use of the
feature.
■ PASTE (Display PBX Data on Phone) — Enter y to download all lists.
Enter n (default) to disallow the PASTE feature.
■ Can Be Picked Up By Directed Call Pickup — Enter y to allow this
Station’s or EAS agent’s calls to be picked up by using the Directed Call
Pickup Up feature. Enter n (default) to prevent the use of the feature. Set
Directed Call Pickup on the Feature-Related System Parameters
form to y to set this field to y.
■ Can Use Directed Call Pickup — Enter y to allow the station, attendant,
or EAS agent to pick up calls using the Directed Call Pickup feature. Enter
n (default) to prevent them from using the feature. Set Directed Call
Pickup on the Feature-Related System Parameters form to y to set this
field to y.
Implementation note
The Category for MFC ANI field always controls categories for Russian
signaling trunks. It also may control categories for R2-MFC signaling trunks,
depending on what value is in the Use COR for Calling Party Category
field on the system-parameters multi-frequency form.
The Unrestricted Call List field displays only when the Calling Party
Restriction field is All-toll or Tac-toll. Valid entries are 1 through 10 or blank
(default).
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CLASS OF RESTRICTION
CALLING PERMISSION (Enter y to grant permission to call specified COR)
0? n 12? n 24? n 36? n 48? n 60? n 72? n 84? n
1? n 13? n 25? n 37? n 49? n 61? n 73? n 85? n
2? n 14? n 26? n 38? n 50? n 62? n 74? n 86? n
3? n 15? n 27? n 39? n 51? n 63? n 75? n 87? n
4? n 16? n 28? n 40? n 52? n 64? n 76? n 88? n
5? n 17? n 29? n 41? n 53? n 65? n 77? n 89? n
6? n 18? n 30? n 42? n 54? n 66? n 78? n 90? n
7? n 19? n 31? n 43? n 55? n 67? n 79? n 91? n
8? n 20? n 32? n 44? n 56? n 68? n 80? n 92? n
9? n 21? n 33? n 45? n 57? n 69? n 81? n 93? n
10? n 22? n 34? n 46? n 58? n 70? n 82? n 94? n
11? n 23? n 35? n 47? n 59? n 71? n 83? n 95? n
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CLASS OF RESTRICTION
SERVICE OBSERVING PERMISSIONS
(Enter y to grant permission to service observe specified COR)
0? n 12? n 24? n 36? n 48? n 60? n 72? n 84? n
1? n 13? n 25? n 37? n 49? n 61? n 73? n 85? n
2? n 14? n 26? n 38? n 50? n 62? n 74? n 86? n
3? n 15? n 27? n 39? n 51? n 63? n 75? n 87? n
4? n 16? n 28? n 40? n 52? n 64? n 76? n 88? n
5? n 17? n 29? n 41? n 53? n 65? n 77? n 89? n
6? n 18? n 30? n 42? n 54? n 66? n 78? n 90? n
7? n 19? n 31? n 43? n 55? n 67? n 79? n 91? n
8? n 20? n 32? n 44? n 56? n 68? n 80? n 92? n
9? n 21? n 33? n 45? n 57? n 69? n 81? n 93? n
10? n 22? n 34? n 46? n 58? n 70? n 82? n 94? n
11? n 23? n 35? n 47? n 59? n 71? n 83? n 95? n
This form displays information about a COR or a range of CORs. To access this
form, enter the command list cor 10 to display information for a single COR or
enter list cor cor 10 to-cor 20 to display a range of COR numbers. The print and
schedule options support this list cor command. If the list cor command
executes without arguments, all assigned CORs display.
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Class of Service
This form administers access permissions for call processing features that
require dial code and/or feature button access permission.
NOTE:
Class of Service (COS) does not apply to trunk groups except for the
Remote Access feature.
A COS assignment defines whether or not a voice terminal user may access or
use the following features and functions. Up to 16 different COS numbers may be
administered (0 through 15).
Administration commands
Form instructions
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CLASS OF SERVICE
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Auto Callback n y y n y n y n y n y n y n y n
Call Fwd-All Calls n y n y y n n y y n n y y n n y
Data Privacy n y n n n y y y y n n n n y y y
Priority Calling n y n n n n n n n y y y y y y y
Console Permissions n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Off-hook Alert n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Client Room n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Restrict Call Fwd-Off Net n y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y
Call Forward Busy/DA n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Personal Station Access n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Extended Forwarding All n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Extended Forwarding B/DA n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
Trk-to-Trk Restriction Override n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
QSIG Call Offer Originations n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
The form lists the default values for each COS/feature combination. For a
particular combination, y allows access to the feature and n denies access.
Assign entries on the form for each COS to be implemented. Default values are
shown on the form.
NOTE:
To enhance system security, limit calling permissions as much as possible.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Code Calling IDs form.
Form instructions
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CODE CALLING IDs
ID ASSIGNMENTS
Id Ext Id Ext Id Ext Id Ext Id Ext
111: ____ 141: ____ 221: ____ 251: ____ 331: ____
112: ____ 142: ____ 222: ____ 252: ____ 332: ____
113: ____ 143: ____ 223: ____ 253: ____ 333: ____
114: ____ 144: ____ 224: ____ 254: ____ 334: ____
115: ____ 145: ____ 225: ____ 255: ____ 335: ____
121: ____ 151: ____ 231: ____ 311: ____ 341: ____
122: ____ 152: ____ 232: ____ 312: ____ 342: ____
123: ____ 153: ____ 233: ____ 313: ____ 343: ____
124: ____ 154: ____ 234: ____ 314: ____ 344: ____
125: ____ 155: ____ 235: ____ 315: ____ 345: ____
131: ____ 211: ____ 241: ____ 321: ____ 351: ____
132: ____ 212: ____ 242: ____ 322: ____ 352: ____
133: ____ 213: ____ 243: ____ 323: ____ 353: ____
134: ____ 214: ____ 244: ____ 324: ____ 354: ____
135: ____ 215: ____ 245: ____ 325: ____ 355: ____
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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Console-Parameters
This form administers attendant console group parameters. This includes basic
parameters for Centralized Attendant Service (CAS) and Inter-PBX Attendant
Service (IAS). A list of the administered attendant consoles also displays on this
form.
Administration commands
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
NOTE:
When using the Administration Without Hardware feature, place an
"X" in this field to indicate that there is no hardware associated with
this port assignment.
NOTE:
If an X is used here, you must also fill in the Ext Alert (TAAS)
Extension field.
Once a port is assigned (either via TTI or by changing the Ext Alert
Port field from the G3-MA or other manager terminal) the extension is
automatically removed and treated as unassigned.
■ CAS — Enter main, branch, or none (default).
NOTE:
The CAS Main or Branch features must be enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form for either of these
features to be functional here.
NOTE:
CAS and IAS cannot both be active at the same time.
■ IAS Tie Trunk Group No. — Enter the number of the tie trunk group to the
main for the IAS (Branch). This entry is required when IAS Branch is y.
■ IAS Att. Access Code — Enter the extension number of the attendant
group at the main PBX. This entry is required when IAS Branch is y.
■ Alternate FRL Station — Displays the extension of the alternate FRL
activation station.
■ Backup Alerting — Enter y to activate this feature. This means that
system users can pick up alerting calls if the attendant queue has reached
its warning state. An n (default) indicates that the feature is not active.
■ DID-LDN Only to LDN Night Ext. — Enter y to allow only listed directory
number (LDN) calls to go to the listed directory night service number
extension; otherwise, enter n (all attendant seeking calls will be routed
there). Default is n.
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■ Timed Reminder on Hold (sec) — Enter the time in seconds (10 through
1024) that a call remains on hold at the console before the attendant is
alerted. In a CAS arrangement, the main and the branch consoles (when
administered) should be administered the same. Default is 10.
■ Return Call Timeout (sec) — Enter the time in seconds (10 through
1024) before a split away call (call extended and ringing a station or
otherwise split away from the console) returns to the console, or leave
blank. Default is 10.
■ Time In Queue Warning (sec) — Enter the number of seconds a call can
remain in the attendant queue before activating an alert. Valid entries are 0
through 999 or blank.
■ No Answer Timeout (sec) — Enter the number of seconds (10 through
1024) a call to the attendant can remain unanswered without invoking a
more insistent sounding tone, or leave blank.
■ Alerting (sec) — Enter the number of seconds (10 through 1024) after
which a held or unanswered call is disconnected from an attendant loop
and routed to another attendant or night service.
■ List1, List2, List3 — Enter system, group, or enhanced for each List #
as required. If group is entered, a subfield for the group number displays.
The subfield’s default is 1. Abbreviated Dialing Personal Lists cannot be
assigned.
■ Secondary Alert on Held Reminder Calls? — Enter y to begin attendant
alerting for Held Reminder Calls with secondary alerting. Enter n to have
held reminder calls alert the attendant the same as normal calls. Normal
calls start with primary alerting and switch to secondary alerting when the
No Answer Timeout expires.
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CONSOLE PARAMETERS
QUEUE PRIORITIES
Emergency Access:1_
Assistance Call:2_
CO Call:2_
DID to Attendant:2_
Tie Call:2_
Redirected DID Call:2_
Redirected Call:2_
Return Call:2_
Serial Call:2_
Individual Attendant Access:2_
Interpositional:2_
Miscellaneous Call:2_
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CONSOLE PARAMETERS
Implementation note
The number of fields will vary based on the maximum number of attendant
consoles allowed for your system configuration.
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An answer group contains up to eight members who act as a coverage point for
another user. For example, if several secretaries are responsible for answering a
department’s redirected calls, all the secretaries could be assigned to an answer
group. The answer group is assigned a group number, and that group number
appears in the department’s coverage path. All terminals in an answer group ring
(alert) simultaneously. Any member of the group can answer the call.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Coverage Answer Group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may be
entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
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Form instructions
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COVERAGE ANSWER GROUP
NOTE:
Performance Tip — Enter the extension numbers that are group
members. This allows a list coverage answer group command to be
used to list the voice terminals that will be alerted. The list command
can be used in conjunction with the list station, list coverage path,
and list hunt group commands to determine stations involved in call
coverage. This makes it possible to follow call coverage for any
extension, allowing the administrator to easily track call coverage
paths.
Coverage Path
This form implements Call Coverage Paths. The form includes the don’t answer
time interval (number of rings), the call coverage criteria, and the points in the
coverage path used to redirect calls.
Call coverage provides internal system users with automatic redirection of calls
to answering positions. Both internal and outside calls may be redirected to
coverage.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
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Form instructions
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COVERAGE PATH
COVERAGE CRITERIA
Station/Group Status Inside Call Outside Call
Active? n n
Busy? y y
Don’t Answer? y y Number of Rings: 2
All? n n
DND/SAC/Goto Cover? y y
COVERAGE POINTS
NOTE:
A Vector Directory Number may be translated as the last
administered point in a coverage path.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Dial Plan Record form.
Form instructions
■ North American Area Code — Required only in North America. Enter the
area code number where the System is located. Valid entries are any area
code in the form NXX where N is any digit 2 through 9 and X is any digit 0
through 9. Entry must be all digits. Leave blank if not in North America.
■ Local Node Number — Enter a number from 1 through 63 to uniquely
identify a node in a PBX network. The Node Number is used by the
automatic restoration capability of Administered Connections. This entry
must match the Distributed Communications System (DCS) switch node
number and the CDR node number if they are specified. The field may be
left blank if automatic restoration, DCS, and CDR are not used.
■ ETA Node Number — Enter the number of the destination switch for ETA
calls.
■ ETA Routing Pattern — Enter the number of the routing pattern to reach
the destination switch.
■ ARS Prefix 1 Required — Only displays if North American Area
Code is not blank. Enter y (default) if dialing a "1" is required to call an area
code. Enter y if the office codes in the HNPA are interchangeable with
NPAs. Requiring a "1" Prefix typically is used within those area codes
where local central office codes resemble area codes (that is, middle digit
is a "0" or a "1"). For example, 201 in New Jersey, or 212 in New York.
■ Uniform Dialing Plan — Enter 4-digit or 5-digit to signify the use of a 4-
or 5-digit Dial Plan, or none (default) if no Uniform Dialing Plan (UDP) is to
be administered.
NOTE:
The Uniform Dialing Plan field must be enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Option form before any entry other
than none can be entered in this field.
! CAUTION:
If the entry in the Uniform Dialing Plan field is changed from its
previously administered value, all UDP extension codes will be lost.
The UDP provides a common 4- or 5-digit dial plan that can be shared
among a group of switches. Interswitch dialing and intraswitch dialing
both require 4- or 5-digit dialing. The UDP is used with Electronic Tandem
Network (ETN), Main/Satellite/Tributary, and DCS configurations.
Additionally, UDP can be used alone to provide uniform 4- or 5-digit
dialing between two or more private switching systems without ETN, DCS,
or Main/Satellite/Tributary configurations.
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NOTE:
Local extensions of fewer digits can still be administered, but cannot
be reached from other switches.
NOTE:
If the Uniform Dialing Plan is enabled, it is recommended that
no extensions be administered that begin with 0. In the United
States of America, 0 is usually the attendant.
the list entry number, you must wait for the inter-digit time-out to
expire after dialing the list access code and before dialing the list
entry number. Otherwise, the call will go to intercept or to an
extension number.
The system requires that FACs for AAR and ARS have the longest
length for a first digit in the First Digit Table.
— dac (dial access code) — Can have a first digit of 0 through 9 (plus
the * and # symbols) and be from one to four digits in length.
The system requires that a DAC have the longest length for a first
digit in the First Digit Table.
You can use the dial access code (DAC) to activate or deactivate a
switch feature or to seize a trunk from a trunk group, or both. In the
first case, the DAC functions as a feature access code, in the
second as a trunk access code.
You can use 4-digit DACs for ordinary trunk access, but they do not
work for attendant control of trunk groups, trunk-ID buttons, or DCS,
and only the last 3 digits of the codes can be recorded in CDR
records. A DAC must be the last item entered in a row when mixed
station numbering is used.
— attd — The attendant group number can be administered for
dialed length of 1, and can have a first digit of 0 through 9, or the
two-digit attendant group number whose first digit is defined as
"misc" and whose second digit (0 through 9) is defined on the
Second Digit Table form.
— "misc" — Can have a dialed length of 1, and can have a first digit
of 0 through 9. This call type specifies that the call types for this
digit are actually determined in the Second Digit Table.
— "pextension" — Is made up of a prefix (first digit) that can be a
0 through 9 (* and # not allowed) and an extension number of up to
five digits in length. The maximum length of a prefix and extension
combination is six digits. When a prefixed extension is entered in
the dial plan, a TAC cannot be entered before the prefixed
extension on the same row in the table. If a first digit is already
assigned as a TAC, a prefixed digit cannot be entered after the tac
on the same row in the table. The purpose of the prefix is to identify
the dial type as an extension. After digit collection, the prefix digit is
removed from the string of dialed digits. The remaining digits
(extension number) are then processed. A prefixed extension
allows the use of extensions numbers with any first digit (the
extension length must be specified on the table). The "prefixed
extension" cannot have the same first digit as the ARS or AAR
facility access code (FAC).
NOTE:
When a dial plan has mixed station numbering, extensions of
various lengths (all with the same first digit) are mapped on
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! WARNING:
Changing from 4 digit to 5 digit (and vice versa) Uniform Dialing Plan will
cause all UDP extension codes to be removed.
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Duplication-Related System
Parameters
NOTE:
This form only applies to R5r and later configurations.
All nonduplicated switch node interfaces (SNI) to SNI fiber links are automatically
duplicated.
NOTE:
The PNC Duplication field must be enabled with the system-parameters
customer-options command before any duplication administration can be
performed.
Administration commands
Form instructions
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DUPLICATION-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
Enable Operation of SPE Duplication? y
Enable Operation of PNC Duplication? y
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the ETA Call Screening form.
Form instructions
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ETA CALL SCREENING TABLE
Entry
No. Call Screening Entry
0: ______
1: ______
2: ______
3: ______
4: ______
5: ______
6: ______
7: ______
8: ______
9: ______
Extensions Administered
to have an MCT-Control Button
This form assigns the Malicious Call Trace (MCT) feature to specific extensions.
Administration commands
Form instructions
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Extensions Administered to have an MCT-Control Button:
1: _____ 16: _____ 31: _____ 46: _____ 61: _____ 76: _____ 91: _____
2: _____ 17: _____ 32: _____ 47: _____ 62: _____ 77: _____ 92: _____
3: _____ 18: _____ 33: _____ 48: _____ 63: _____ 78: _____ 93: _____
4: _____ 19: _____ 34: _____ 49: _____ 64: _____ 79: _____ 94: _____
5: _____ 20: _____ 35: _____ 50: _____ 65: _____ 80: _____ 95: _____
6: _____ 21: _____ 36: _____ 51: _____ 66: _____ 81: _____ 96: _____
7: _____ 22: _____ 37: _____ 52: _____ 67: _____ 82: _____ 97: _____
8: _____ 23: _____ 38: _____ 53: _____ 68: _____ 83: _____ 98: _____
9: _____ 24: _____ 39: _____ 54: _____ 69: _____ 84: _____ 99: _____
10: _____ 25: _____ 40: _____ 55: _____ 70: _____ 85: _____ 100: _____
11: _____ 26: _____ 41: _____ 56: _____ 71: _____ 86: _____
12: _____ 27: _____ 42: _____ 57: _____ 72: _____ 87: _____
13: _____ 28: _____ 43: _____ 58: _____ 73: _____ 88: _____
14: _____ 29: _____ 44: _____ 59: _____ 74: _____ 89: _____
15: _____ 30: _____ 45: _____ 60: _____ 75: _____ 90: _____
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the External Device Alarm form.
NOTE:
Port number is the qualifier for add, change, display, and remove
commands. The port number is the “port” location used for the alarm
connection. Since the ‘maintenance circuit pack’ alarm connections
connect to control carrier circuit packs that are in unnumbered slots, the
standard port format cannot be used to designate these alarm
connections. The special locations UUmajor and UUminor are used to
designate the name of the major or minor maintenance circuit pack alarm
connection for cabinet UU. This cabinet number is also assumed for
cabinet 01.
NOTE:
The major/minor designation specifies the pair of wires, on the auxiliary
connector of the Port Network, not the alarm level associated with the
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Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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Port: 03minor
Alarm Type: major
Alt Name: Audix 2
Description: Audix 2 remote equipment room
Project Identifier: 8123456791
Building: TSC Building 3 Room 25
Address: 8300 E Maplewood Ave Englewood CO 80111
Screen 5-40. Example List Eda — External Device Alarm Ports form
■ Port — Display only. You entered the port number on the command line.
■ Alarm Type — Assign the alarm level for this external device alarm port.
Entries are major, minor (default), or warning.
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■ Alt Name — Enter up to a 7 character adjunct short name for this external
device alarm. Entries are a through z, A through Z, 0 through 9, or a space
to create the name. The name will appear in the Alt Name field of several
related List, Display, and Test forms. Default is blank.
■ Description — Enter up to a 40 character adjunct description for the
external device alarm. Entries are a through z, A through Z, 0 through 9, or
a space to create the name. Default is blank.
■ Product Identifier — Enter the 10 digit product identifier of the external
device alarm. Leading zeroes are significant and retained. If you leave the
field blank, alarms associated with the connected adjunct will use the
switch product identifier administered on the Change System-Parameters
Maintenance screen. Default is blank.
■ Building — Enter up to a 40 character description of the external device
alarm’s building location. Entries are a through z, A through Z, 0 through 9,
or a space to create the description. Default is blank.
■ Address — Enter up to a 40 character building address. Entries are a
through z, A through Z, 0 through 9, or a space to create the address.
Default is blank.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Feature Access Codes form.
Form instructions
Enter the digits required to access or activate each feature. Feature access
codes must conform to your dial plan.
NOTE:
Analog rotary dial sets cannot use the "*" and "#" symbols.
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FEATURE ACCESS CODE (FAC)
Abbreviated Dialing List1 Access Code: ____
Abbreviated Dialing List2 Access Code: ____
Abbreviated Dialing List3 Access Code: ____
Abbreviated Dial - Prgm Group List Access Code: ____
Announcement Access Code: ____
Answer Back Access Code: ____
Auto Alternate Routing (AAR) Access Code: ____
Auto Route Selection (ARS) Access Code1: ____ Access Code 2: ____
Automatic Callback Activation: ____ Deactivation: ____
Call Forwarding Activation Busy/DA: ____ All: ____ Deactivation: ____
Call Park Access Code: ____
Call Pickup Access Code: ____
CAS Remote Hold/Answer Hold-Unhold Access Code: ____
CDR Account Code Access Code: ____
Change Coverage: ____
Data Origination Access Code: ____
Data Privacy Access Code: ____
Directed Call Pickup Access Code: ____
Emergency Access To Attendant Access Code: ____
Extended Call Fwd Activate Busy D/A: ____ All: ____ Deactivation: ____
NOTE:
Users with blank Station Security Codes cannot use the following
FACs:
Implementation notes
Call Park Access Code — Do not administer to have the same first digit as
another feature access code that is longer in length.
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FEATURE ACCESS CODE (FAC)
Facility Test Calls Access Code:
Flash Access Code:
Group Control Restrict Activation: Deactivation:
Hunt Group Busy Activation: Deactivation:
ISDN Access Code:
Last Number Dialed Access Code:
Leave Word Callsing Message Retrieval Lock:
Leave Word Calling Message Retrieval Unlock:
Leave Word Calling Send A Message:
Leave Word Calling Cancel A Message:
Malicious Call Trace Activation: Deactivation:
PASTE (Display PBX data on Phone) Access Code:
Per Call CPN Blocking Code Access Code: ____
Per Call CPN Unblocking Code Access Code: ____
Personal Station Access (PSA) Associate Code: Dissociate Code:
Print Messages Access Code:
Priority Calling Access Code:
Program Access Code:
Refresh Terminal Parameters Access Code:
Send All Calls Activation: Deactivation:
■ Facility Test Calls Access Code — Used to place activate a facility test
call. 1–4 digit number; * and # may be used as first digit.
NOTE:
To ensure the security of your system, leave Facility Test
Calls Access Code blank except when actually testing trunks.
■ Flash Access Code — Used to generate trunk flash. 1-4 digit number; *
and # may be used as first digit.
■ Group Control Restrict Activation —
■ Group Control Restrict Deactivation —
■ Hunt Group Busy Activation/Deactivation —
■ ISDN Access Code — Used to place an ISDN call without using ARS,
AAR, or UDP. Enter a 1- to 4-digit number; * and # may be used as the first
digit.
■ Last Number Dialed Access Code — Used to redial the last number
dialed from this station.
■ Leave Word Calling Message Retrieval Lock — Enter the unique code
to be dialed to lock the display module on voice terminals. Valid entries
are a 1- to 4-character string consisting of the characters 0 through 9; *
and # may be used as the first character. (The lock function activates at a
voice terminal by dialing this system-wide lock access code. This
prevents unauthorized users from displaying, canceling, or deleting
messages associated with the voice terminal.) The Lock Messages field
on the Station form also must be enabled.
■ Leave Word Calling Message Retrieval Unlock — Enter the unique
code to be dialed to unlock a voice terminal’s display module. Valid entries
are a 1- to 4-character string consisting of the characters 0 through 9; *
and # may be used as the first character. The lock function is canceled at
the voice terminal by dialing this unlock FAC followed by the SCC.
■ Leave Word Calling Send A Message — Enter the unique code to be
dialed to send a message. Valid entries are a 1- to 4-character string
consisting of the characters 0 through 9; * and # may be used as the first
character.
■ Leave Word Calling Cancel A Message — Enter the unique code to be
dialed to cancel a message. Valid entries are a 1- to 4-character string
consisting of the characters 0 through 9; * and # may be used as the first
character.
■ Malicious Call Trace Activation — Used to activate a trace on a
malicious call.
■ PASTE (Display PBX data on Phone) Access Code —
■ Per Call CPN Blocking Code Access Code— Enter 1 to 4 digit number
and * and # may be used as the first digit. Default is blank.
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FEATURE ACCESS CODE (FAC)
Station Security Code Change Access Code: ____
Terminal Dial-up Test Access Code: ____
Terminal Translation Initialization Merge Code: ____ Separation Code: ____
Transfer to AUDIX Access Code: ____
Trunk Answer Any Station Access Code: ____
User Control Restrict Activation: ____ Deactivation: ____
Voice Coverage Message Retrieval Access Code: ____
Voice Principal Message Retrieval Access Code: ____
■ Station Security Code Change Access Code — Enter the code the user
must dial to change their Station Security Code. Valid entries are a 1- to
4-character string consisting of the digits 0 through 9; * and # may be
used as the first character. The SCC must be administered before the user
can change it using this FAC. That is, a user cannot change a blank SCC.
■ Terminal Dial-Up Test Access Code —
■ Terminal Translation Initialization Merge Code — Enter the digits that
must be dialed to install (merge) a station without losing any of its previous
feature settings. The Terminal Translation Initialization Separation Code
must have been used, or the station made AWOH, when the voice terminal
was removed from its former location in order for the Terminal Translation
Initialization Merge Code to be effective.
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Implementation note
Transfer into AUDIX Access Code — Do not administer to have the same first
digit as another feature access code that is longer in length.
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The next eleven fields are only available for administration if the ACD field
(Automatic Call Distribution) has been enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form.
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NOTE:
These fields will also display if Vectoring (Basic) and Vectoring
(Prompting) have been enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form; however, they will only be administrable if ACD has
been enabled.
■ After Call Work Access Code — Enter the code the agent must dial
when the agent will be performing work-related ACD activities.
■ Assist Access Code — Enter the digit the agent must dial to request
assistance from the split supervisor.
■ Auto-In Access Code — Enter the code the agent must dial to become
automatically available to receive another ACD call each time a call is
released.
■ Aux Work Access Code — Enter the code the agent must dial when the
agent will be performing non-ACD activities.
■ Login Access Code — Enter the code the agent must dial to gain access
to the ACD functions. This is a system-wide code for all ACD agents.
■ Logout Access Code — Enter the logout code the agent must enter to
exit ACD. This is a system-wide logout code for all ACD agents.
■ Manual-In Access Code — Enter the code the agent must dial to receive
a single, new ACD call upon the completion of an ACD call.
The following two fields appear only if Expert Agent Selection (EAS)
Enabled is optioned on the Feature-Related System-Parameters form.
■ Add Agent Skill Access Code — Enter the digits an agent must dial to
be able to add a skill to their current skill set.
■ Remove Agent Skill Access Code — Enter the digits an agent must dial
to be able to remove a skill from their current skill set.
Implementation notes
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Hospitality Features
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Multimedia Features
Administration commands
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer? none
Coverage Subsequent Redirection/CFWD No Answer Interval: 3_
Coverage - Caller Response Interval (seconds): 4_
Keep Held SBA at Coverage Point? y_
Automatic Callback - No Answer Timeout Interval (rings): 4_
Call Park Timeout Interval (minutes): 10
Off-Premises Tone Detect Timeout Interval (seconds): 20_
AAR/ARS Dial Tone Required? y
Music/Tone On Hold: music Port: _______
Music (or Silence) On Transferred Trunk Calls: all
DID/Tie/ISDN Intercept Treatment: attd
Messaging Service Adjunct (MSA) Connected? y
Internal Automatic Answer for Attendant Extended Calls? y
Automatic Circuit Assurance (ACA) Enabled? y
ACA Referral Calls: local
ACA Referral Destination: ________
ACA Short Holding Time Originating Extension: ______
ACA Long Holding Time Originating Extension: ______
NOTE:
Regulations in some countries control the settings for this field. See
your Lucent Technologies representative for assistance.
NOTE:
If you use equipment that rebroadcasts music or other copyrighted
materials, you may be required to obtain a copyright license from, or
pay fees to, a third party such as the American Society of
Composers, Artists, and Producers (ASCAP) or Broadcast Music
Incorporated (BMI). You can purchase a Magic OnHold® system,
which does not require such a license, from Lucent Technologies.
■ Music (or Silence) On Transferred Trunk Calls — Enter all to allow all
transferred trunk calls to receive music until the call is answered if the
Music-on-Hold feature is available. Enter n (default) if trunk callers are to
hear music (or silence if Music-on-Hold is not administered) while waiting
to be transferred, and then ringback as soon as the transfer is completed
till the call is answered. Enter call-wait if trunk calls transferred to stations
that require the call to wait hear music (if administered); all other
transferred trunk calls receive ringback tone.
■ DID/Tie/ISDN Intercept Treatment — Enter a recorded announcement
extension number or attd (default) for the attendant to be used for
intercept of invalid Direct Inward Dialing and/or tie trunk calls.
NOTE:
For system security, Lucent recommends entering "attd" in this field.
This routes intercept calls to the attendant and, if the attendant
receives several of these, they will know a problem exists.
■ ACA Referral Destination — Enter the extension on the local switch that
is to receive the ACA referral call or enter attd for attendant. The specified
extension should be equipped with a display module. This field only
displays if ACA Referral Calls is local or primary.
■ ACA Short Holding Time Originating Extension and ACA Long
Holding Time Originating Extension — Enter an unassigned extension
number in each field. Do not use the same extension number for both
fields. The specified extensions are assigned automatically by the system
when the form is submitted. These fields only display if ACA Referral
Calls is local or primary.
■ ACA Remote PBX Identification — Enter a number from 1 through 63 to
identify the switch in a DCS network that makes the referral call. This field
only displays if ACA Referral Calls is remote. Do not define the
remote PBX identified in this field as local on the system’s Dial Plan form.
■ Auto Abbreviated/Delayed Interval (rings) — Enter the number of rings
(1-16) before an automatic abbreviated delayed transition is triggered for
a call.
■ Abbreviated Dial Programming by Assigned Lists — Enter y to allow
programming by station’s assigned list. Enter n (default) if using Program
Access code to indicate which personal list to be programmed.
Implementation notes
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LEAVE WORD CALLING PARAMETERS
Maximum Number of Messages Per Station (when MSA not in service): 10_
Stations with System-wide Retrieval Permission (enter extension)
1: 34430 3: attd_ 5: _____ 7: _____ 9: _____
2: 34412 4: _____ 6: _____ 8: _____ 10: _____
WARNING! SEE USER DOCUMENTATION BEFORE CHANGING TTI STATE
Terminal Translation Initialization (TTI) Enabled? y
TTI State: voice TTI Security Code: _______
Record PSA/TTI Transactions in History Log? _
! CAUTION:
Changing the TTI Enable field from n to y or from y to n triggers a
background maintenance task that either generates (when changed
to y) or removes (when changed to n) TTI port translation for
unadministered ports in the system.
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■ TTI State — Enter data, resume, suspend, or voice (default). The value
of this field determines what type of TTI default port translation is
generated for unadministered digital ports. Entering suspend allows any
current generation or removal of TTI port translations to be halted and
access to TTI will also be denied. Entering resume allows the TTI state to
return to what it was before TTI was manually suspended. Enter voice for
the Personal Station Access feature. This field displays only when
Terminal Translation Initialization (TTI) Enabled is y.
■ TTI Security Code — The TTI security code is a 1- to 7-digit code that TTI
users must enter when accessing TTI from their terminals. (It is also known
as the TTI authorization code but is not the same as system authorization
codes.) This field displays only when Terminal Translation
Initialization (TTI) Enabled is y.
■ Record PSA/TTI Transactions in History Log — If y (default), TTI and
PSA transactions record in the history log. You access these transactions
via the List History command. This field appears only if Terminal
Translation Initialization (TTI) Enabled is y.
■ Prohibit Bridging Onto Calls with Data Privacy — Enter y to protect
calls from bridge-on by any party, including Service Observing, Intrusion,
Verify, and Bridging. Default is n.
■ Enhanced Abbreviated Dial Length (3 or 4) — A value of 3 (default)
makes 1000 Enhanced List entries available to the administrator; a value
of 4 makes 10,000 entries available. The administrator may not be able to
use all entry slots because of system capacity constraints.
■ Call Forward Override — This field controls Call Forward Override with
the Call Forwarding — All Calls feature. Set to y to allow the user of the
forwarded-to station to override Call Forward — All Calls. This allows the
user to initiate or transfer a call to the forwarded-from station.
■ External Coverage Treatment for Transferred Incoming Calls — If set
to y, then transferred calls have 2 rings (external) when they go to
coverage. If set to n, the calls have 1 ring (internal) when they go to
coverage.
■ Coverage of Calls Redirected Off-Net Enabled — Set to y to allow
further processing of calls redirected off-net by call forwarding or call
coverage features. Set Coverage of Calls Redirected Off-Net on
the System Parameters Customer-Options form to y to administer this
field. Default is n.
■ Default Multimedia Outgoing Trunk Parameter Selection — Sets
default parameter for bandwidth and bearer for all video calls. Valid
entries are 1x56, 2x56, 1x64, and 2x64 (default).
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NOTE:
To maintain system security, Lucent recommends that Authorization
Codes be used.
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NOTE:
You enhance your system’s security by using the maximum length for
your authorization code.
NOTE:
To enhance your system’s security, Display Authorization
Code should be set to n.
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FEATURE-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
SYSTEM-WIDE PARAMETERS
Switch Name: ________________
UNIVERSAL CALL ID
Create Universal Call ID (UCID)? n UCID Network Node ID: ___
NOTE:
The eia option is not available for R5r and later configurations.
■ Lines Per Page — Enter the number of lines per page required for the
report. Valid entries are 24 through 132. Default is 60.
■ EIA Device Bit Rate — This field is not displayed for R5r and later
configurations. Enter 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 (default) per the required
printer speed setting.
System-Wide Parameters:
■ Switch Name — Enter the name of the switch.
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NOTE:
Bridging and Conference Tones are not supported by all countries. If
these tones are enabled for countries other than Italy, Belgium,
United Kingdom, or Australia, the tones will be equivalent to no tone
(silence) unless the tone is independently administered or
customized on the System-Parameters Country Options form.
The next four fields control the Distinctive Audible Alerting feature. This feature
provides an administrable ringing pattern (1-, 2-, or 3-bursts) for internal,
external, and priority calls. An internal call is a station to station call, or a call over
a tie trunk administered as "internal." An external call is from a trunk other than a
tie trunk administered as "internal." A priority call is one so designated by the
calling party. Only sets with correct permissions can make priority calls.
■ Internal — Enter a number (1 through 3) to specify the ringing pattern for
internal calls. Default is 1.
■ External — Enter a number (1 through 3) to specify the ringing pattern for
external calls. Default is 2.
■ Priority — Enter a number (1 through 3) to specify the ringing pattern for
priority calls. Default is 3.
■ Attendant Originating Calls — Enter internal, external (default), or
priority to indicate which type of ringing (defined above) to apply to
attendant originated calls.
■ DTMF Tone Feedback Signal to VRU - Connection — Enter the type of
DTMF tone feedback signals to be provided to the VRU. Valid entries are
the numbers 0 through 9, the characters *, #, A, B, C, D, or blank. Blank
means that no tone is to be sent to the VRU. This field appears only if
DTMF Feedback Signals for VRU on the Customer-Options System
Parameters form is y.
■ DTMF Tone Feedback Signal to VRU - Disconnection — Enter the type
of DTMF tone feedback signals to be provided to the VRU. Valid entries
are the numbers 0 through 9, the characters *, #, A, B, C, D, or blank.
Blank means that no tone is to be sent to the VRU. This field appears only
if DTMF Feedback Signals for VRU on the Customer-Options System
Parameters form is y.
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The next four fields control station-to-switch recall signal timing. If a flashhook
interval (recall window) is required, the upper and lower bounds of the interval
can be administered. An on-hook that lasts for a period of time greater than or
equal to the lower bound and less than or equal to the upper bound will be
treated as a recall flash. If an interval is not required, the Disconnect Timing value
must be administered. An on-hook that lasts for a period of time less than this
value will be ignored; greater than or equal to this value will be regarded as a
disconnect. Regardless, an on-hook lasting 50 to 150 ms coming from a
2500-type set will always be treated as a digit pulse unless Ignore Rotary
Digits is y for that station.
■ Flashhook Interval — Enter y to indicate that a flashhook interval (recall
window) is required. If a y (default) is entered, Upper Bound and Lower
Bound appear; if n is entered, Disconnect Timing appears.
■ Upper Bound (msec) — Appears when Flashhook Interval is y.
Specifies the upper bound of the station-to-switch recall signal timing
interval in milliseconds. Enter 150 through 1250 (in increments of 10) to
specify the upper bound of the flashhook interval. Default is 1000.
■ Lower Bound (msec) — Appears when Flashhook Interval is y.
Specifies the lower bound of the station-to-switch recall signal timing
interval in milliseconds. Enter 150 through 1250 (in increments of 10) to
specify the lower bound of the flashhook interval. Default is 200.
■ Forward Disconnect Timer (msec) — Specify the duration of a
momentary disconnect sent by the PBX to an analog station user when
that user is the last party still off-hook on a call.
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FEATURE-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
ISDN PARAMETERS
NOTE:
This version of page 6 displays only if G3 Version is v5 or greater
on the System Parameters Customer Options form.
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CALL CENTER SYSTEM PARAMETERS
EAS
Expert Agent Selection (EAS) Enabled? n
Minimum Agent-LoginID Password Length:
Direct Agent Announcement Extension: _____ Delay: ___
Message Waiting Lamp Indicates Status For: station
VECTORING
Converse First Data Delay: 0 Second Data Delay: 2
Converse Signaling Tone (msec): 100 Pause (msec): 70_
Prompting Timeout (secs): 10
Interflow-qpos EWT Threshold: 2
SERVICE OBSERVING
Service Observing Warning Tone? n
ASAI
Call Classification After Answer Supervision? n Send UCID to ASAI? n
NOTE:
The use of Service Observing features may be subject to federal,
state, or local laws, rules or regulations or require the consent of one
or both of the parties to the conversation. Customers should
familiarize themselves and comply with all applicable laws, rules,
and regulations before using these features.
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REASON CODES
Aux Work Reason Code Type: none
Logout Reason Code Type: none
■ Logout Reason Code Type — Enter none if you do not want an agent to
enter a Reason Code when logging out. Enter requested if you want an
agent to enter a Reason Code when logging out but do not want to force
the agent to do so. Enter forced to force an agent to enter a Reason Code
when logging out. Enter forced to force an agent to enter a Reason Code
when entering AUX mode. To enter requested or forced, the Reason
Codes and EAS on the System-Parameters Customer-Option form must be
y.
Call Management System Parameters:
■ Adjunct CMS Release — Specifies the release of the CMS adjunct used
with the system. For CMS, this field cannot be blank. Default is blank.
■ ACD Login Identification Length — Enter the number of digits (0
through 9) for an ACD Agent Login ID if Expert Agent Selection
(EAS) on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form is n. Default is
0. If BCMS/VuStats Login IDs is y, the ACD Login ID length must be
greater than 0. This field identifies an ACD agent to CMS. The number you
enter in this field must equal the number of characters in the agent’s login
ID. For CMS, this field cannot be 0.
■ BCMS/VuStats Measurement Interval — You can enter half-hour or
hour (default) for polling and reporting measurement data if the BCMS
(Basic) and/or the VuStats on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form is y. If neither of these features is optioned, and if
you enter a value in the BCMS Measurement Interval field, the system
displays the following error message:
<value> cannot be used; assign either BCMS or VuStats first
If you receive this message, see your Lucent Technologies representative
to turn on BCMS (Basic) and/or VuStats on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form.
There are a maximum of 25 time slots available for measurement intervals.
If hour is specified, an entire day of traffic information will be available for
history reports; otherwise, only half a day will be available. This does not
affect daily summaries as they always reflect traffic information for the
entire day. The interval may be changed at any time, but will not go into
effect until the current interval completes.
■ BCMS/VuStats Abandon Call Timer (seconds) — Enter none or 1–10 to
specify the number of seconds for calls to be considered abandoned.
Calls with talk time that is less than this number (and that are not held) are
tracked by BCMS and displayed by VuStats as ABAND calls.
■ Validate BCMS/VuStats Login IDs — Enter n to allow entry of any ACD
login of the proper length. Enter y to allow entry only of login-IDs that have
been entered on the BCMS Login-ID form.
■ Clear VuStats Shift Data — Enter on-login to clear shift data for an agent
when the agent logs in. Enter at-midnight to clear shift data for all agents
at midnight.
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NOTE:
Fiber link administration only applies to R5r and later configurations.
Port networks (PNs) are connected via direct fiber link connections or through a
center stage switch (CSS) to provide the interconnection of port networks
required for voice/data information transfer. The CSS is composed of "switch
nodes" that can be interconnected in one or two levels to provide Port Network
Connectivity (PNC). The CSS provides circuit-switched connectivity for voice and
data communications as well as packet-switched connectivity. Fiber link
administration permits an administration of translation data associated with a
switch connection (such as optical fiber, metallic cable, or DS1CONV circuit
packs and DS1 facility links between two endpoints). The two fiber endpoints can
be:
■ An expansion interface (EI) circuit pack
■ A switch node interface (SNI) circuit pack
NOTE:
Only one administrative terminal can administer fiber links at a time;
others can display fiber link information.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Fiber Link Administration form.
PNCs have three different reliability configurations (one for each system reliability
configuration) as follows:
Simplex PNC
For Simplex PNC, PNC Duplication is disabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form and Operation of Duplication is disabled on the
Duplication-Related System-Parameters form.
Form instructions
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FIBER LINK ADMINISTRATION
Fiber Link #: 1
Fiber Link #: 1
Is one endpoint remoted via DS1 Converter Complex? yes
ENDPOINT-1 ENDPOINT-2
(A-PNC) (A-PNC)
Board Location: 01E01 Board Location: 02A01
Board Type: ei Board Type: ei
DS1CONV Board Location: 01B01 DS1CONV Board Location: 02B01
DS1CONV Board Type: TN574 DS1CONV Board Type: TN574
ENDPOINT-1 ENDPOINT-2
(B-PNC) (B-PNC)
Board Location: 01D01 Board Location: 02A02
Board Type: ei Board Type: ei
DS1CONV Board Location: 01C01 DS1CONV Board Location: 02C01
DS1CONV Board Type: TN574 DS1CONV Board Type: TN574
A B C D
Facility Installed? yes no no no
Passes Far-end Clock? yes yes yes yes
Digital Data Compatible? yes yes yes yes
Line Coding: ami-zcs ami-zcs ami-zcs ami-zcs
Framing Mode: esf esf esf esf
DS1CONV-1 Line Compensation: 1 1 1 1
DS1CONV-2 Line Compensation: 1 1 1 1
Screen 5-58. Fiber Link Administration form for TN574 Circuit Pack (DS1 Converter
Complex Administration) (page 2 of 3)
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The following DS1 Converter Complex fields appear on Page 2 when the Is one
endpoint remoted via a DS1 Converter Complex field is y.
NOTE:
When you administer DS1 Converter TN1654 circuit packs, different fields
display.
■ DS1CONV Board Location — Enter the cabinet, carrier, and slot that
identifies the physical location of the converter circuit pack connected to
the first endpoint of the fiber link. This is entered on Page 1 and displays
on Page 2.
■ DS1CONV Board Type — Display-only field showing the type of DS1
Converter circuit pack for the first endpoint.
■ DS1CONV Board Location — Enter the cabinet, carrier, and slot that
identifies the physical location of the converter circuit pack connected to
the second endpoint of the fiber link.
■ DS1CONV Board Type — Display-only field showing the type of DS1
Converter circuit pack for the second endpoint. This field is updated via
the Change Circuit-packs command.
■ Facility Installed — Enter yes in the B, C, and D columns under the DS1
Converter Facilities heading to indicate that this DS1 facility is physically
installed. At least facility A must be installed within the converter complex.
Default is yes for Facility A.
■ Passes Far-end Clock — Enter "yes" in the B, C, and D columns under
the DS1 Converter Facilities heading to indicate that this DS1 facility is
suitable to be used as a clock source. If the DS1 signal does not come
directly from the far end converter circuit pack or the network (such as
when the signal is converted from digital to analog and then back to
digital), enter "no.” Default is yes for Facility A.
This field determines whether the DS1 converter circuit pack can use
receive DS1 signal timing to time the transmit fiber signal. This is
necessary for passing timing from a master PN to a slave PN across a
Converter Complex.
■ Digital Data Compatible — Enter yes (default) in the B, C, and D
columns under the DS1 Converter Facilities heading to indicate that this
DS1 facility is suitable for transmission of digital data. At least Facility A
must be suitable for transmission of digital data. If Customer Premises
Equipment that alters digital data exists on this facility (such as with a
channel expansion multiplexer), enter no.
■ Line Coding — Enter the line coding format, ami-zcs (default), or
ami-basic, b8zs, or hdb3 in the A, B, C, and D columns under the DS1
Converter Facilities heading for each DS1 facility.
When ami-zcs line coding is used, all-zero bytes are prevented from being
transmitted on the DS1 facility because a 1 is arbitrarily written into the
second position of each byte. Thus, if no measures are taken to prevent it,
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ami-zcs line coding results in data corruption. The DS1CONV circuit pack
protects the packet facility (one of up to four facilities dynamically
allocated by the DS1CONV circuit pack) from corruption through a special
escape mechanism.
When b8zs line coding is used, it maintains DS1 facility’s ones-density
requirements by encoding a zero data byte into a specific unique pattern
of bipolar violations on the DS1 line. The opposite end recognizes this
pattern and replaces it with a zero data byte when the data is recovered at
the receiving end.
NOTE:
Note that although the esf framing mode and b8zs line coding are
the preferable modes of operation, you should confirm that the DS1
facilities support them before selecting this line coding.
■ Framing Mode — Enter the framing format, esf (default) or d4, in the A,
B, C, and D columns under the DS1 Converter Facilities heading for each
DS1 facility.
NOTE:
The D4 format is supported by the Converter circuit packs, but
because of problems inherent with this format (specifically, inability
to frame on a bit stream that contains data that emulates the D4
framing pattern), its use is discouraged.
Equalizer
Setting 22 AWG ABAM & 24 AWG PDS 26 AWG PDS
1 1 to 133 0 to 90
2 133 to 266 90 to 180
Equalizer
Setting 22 AWG ABAM & 24 AWG PDS 26 AWG PDS
3 266 to 399 180 to 270
4 399 to 533 270 to 360
5 533 to 655 360 to 450
NOTE:
The line equalization setting defaults to 2 and remains in effect until
changed by administration. Because incorrect equalizer settings
cause a potentially higher error rate on the DS1 facility, it is
necessary to provide the correct settings based on the distance to
the Network interface.
A B C D
Facility Installed? yes no no no
Passes Far-end Clock? yes yes yes yes
Digital Data Compatible? yes yes yes yes
Line Coding: ami-zcs ami-zcs ami-zcs ami-zcs
Framing Mode: esf esf esf esf
DS1CONV-1 Line Compensation: 1 1 1 1
DS1CONV-2 Line Compensation: 1 1 1 1
Screen 5-59. Fiber Link Administration form for TN574 Circuit Pack (Duplicated DS1
Converter Complex Administration) (page 3 of 3)
Page 3 appears when the Is one endpoint remoted via a DS1 Converter Complex
field is "yes" and duplication is enabled.
NOTE:
When you administer DS1 Converter TN1654 circuit packs, different fields
display.
For field definitions of the fields displayed on page 3 of the Fiber Link
Administration form, refer back to the previous section.
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A B C D
Facility Installed? yes yes no no
Bit Rate: 1.544
Facility Startup Idle Code: 11101000
Line Coding: ami-zcs ami-zcs ami-zcs ami-zcs
Framing Mode:
DS1CONV-1 Line Compensation: 1 1 1 1
DS1CONV-2 Line Compensation: 1 1 1 1
Screen 5-60. Fiber Link Administration form for T1 TN1654 Circuit Pack (DS1 Converter
Complex Administration) (page 2 of 3)
NOTE:
Since one bit rate applies for all facilities within the same DS1
Converter complex, the Bit Rate field displays only under
Facility A.
■ Facility Startup Idle Code— Displays when the DS1 Converter circuit
pack is TN1654. Enter 8 digits, each digit must be 0 or 1. The second digit
must be 1. Default is 11101000. You can administer this field on a per
circuit pack basis. This is the idle code used when a TN1654 first
establishes a link on a T1/E1 facility. The initial idle code used by the
TN1654 is overwritten by the center stage switch to an “all ones” pattern
once framing is established on that T1/E1 facility.
■ Framing Mode — For TN1654 with 1.544 Mbps Bit Rate, this is a
display-only field.
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A B C D
Facility Installed? yes yes yes no
Bit Rate: 2.048
Facility Startup Idle Code: 11101000
Line Coding: hdb3 hdb3 hdb3 hdb3
CRC? yes
Line Termination:
Screen 5-61. Fiber Link Administration form for E1 TN1654 Circuit Pack (DS1 Converter
Complex Administration) (page 2 of 3)
The following unique fields display when administering a TN1654 DS1 Converter.
■ Bit Rate — A display-only field for TN1654 entered on page 3 of the form.
See previous section. 1.544 indicates domestic T1 operation and 2.048
indicates international E1 operation.
NOTE:
Since one bit rate applies for all facilities within the same DS1
Converter complex, Bit Rate displays only under Facility A. To
activate the desired Bit Rate, the toggle switch on the circuit pack
must be set and it must correspond to the Bit Rate.
■ Idle Code MSB(1) ... LSB(8) — Displays when the DS1 Converter circuit
pack is TN1654. Enter 8 digits, each digit must be 0 or 1. The second digit
must be 1. Default is 11101000. You can administer this field on a per
circuit pack basis.
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■ CRC — Displays when the DS1 Converter circuit pack is TN1654 and the
Bit Rate is 2.048 Mbps. Enter yes to receive a “yellow 2” alarm for E1
operation. Default is no. You can administer this field on a per circuit pack
basis.
■ Line Termination — A display-only field for DS1 Converter circuit packs
that are TN1654 and have a Bit Rate of 2.048 Mbps. It identifies facility
connections as CEPT 75 ohm coaxial or 120 ohm CEPT twisted pair.
A B C D
Facility Installed? yes yes yes no
Bit Rate: 2.048
Facility Startup Idle Code: 11101000
Line Coding: hdb3 hdb3 hdb3 hdb3
CRC? yes
Line Termination:
Screen 5-62. Fiber Line Administration form for B-PNC DS1 Converter
(DS1CONV) Attributes
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Hunt Group
Allows calls to be answered by users (agents) at a predefined group of terminals
or devices.
This form creates a hunt group that is identified by a hunt group number. Users
assigned to a hunt group are identified by their extension number.
NOTE:
If Hospitality Parameter Reduction is enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form, only five hunt groups can be
assigned.
This form can be used to implement a hunt group and its associated features
such as Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) and Hunt Group Queuing. Look at the
various hunt group forms and choose the forms that can be used to implement
your hunt group requirements.
The total number of pages vary depending on your System configuration. See
the DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 6 System Description
Pocket Reference for the maximum number of hunt groups supported by each
configuration.
The System checks for the busy or idle status of extension numbers in the hunt
group when answering calls. A Uniform Call Distribution (UCD) type hunt group
selects the “most idle” extension in the group when answering a new call. A
Direct Department Calling (DDC) type hunt group selects the first available
extension (in the administered sequence) when answering a new call. Expert
Agent Distribution (EAD), used only with Expert Agent Selection (EAS), selects
the “most idle” agent or the “least occupied”1 agent with the highest skill level for
the call’s skill.
NOTE:
Vector controlled splits/skills can be called directly via the split/skill
extension (instead of calling a VDN mapped to a vector that will terminate
the call to a vector controlled split/skill); however, the calls will not receive
any announcements, be forwarded, redirect to coverage, or
intraflow/interflow to another hunt group.
1. CentreVu® Advocate software is required to select agents on the basis of occupancy. For
more information about CentreVu® Advocate, contact your Account Executive.
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Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word can
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form.
Screen 5-63 shows page 1 of the Hunt Group form with all fields displayed.
The two Extension fields display only when Calls Warning Port and Time
Warning Port fields are X.
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Implementation notes
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Implementation notes
The two Extension fields display only when Calls Warning Port and Time
Warning Port fields are X.
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HUNT GROUP
Implementation notes
The two Extension fields display only when Calls Warning Port and Time
Warning Port fields are X.
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HUNT GROUP
2. Least occupied agent (LOA), is a new agent selection method available on DEFINITY ECS
R3V6 and later switches when you purchase CentreVu® Advocate software. For more
information about CentreVu® Advocate, contact your Lucent Account Executive.
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■ ACD — Enter y if the hunt group will function as an ACD split/skill. AUDIX
and MSA hunt groups can function as ACD splits/skills. This field cannot
be set to y if the ACD option is not enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form. Enter n (default) if this feature is not desired, even
if ACD is enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
When the hunt group is assigned as an ACD split/skill, the hunt group
members serve as ACD agents. The agents in this split/skill must log in to
receive ACD split/skill calls. If this hunt group is on a remote switch using
the AUDIX in a DCS feature, enter n.
■ Queue — Enter y if the hunt group will be served by a queue. Default is n.
■ Vector — Enter y to indicate that this hunt group will be vector controlled.
Vectoring-Basic must be enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Option form before y can be entered in the field. Default is n.
(See example screen forms for fields that are displayed when this field is
set to y.)
■ Coverage Path — Not displayed if Vector is y. Enter a coverage path
number. This assigns a coverage path for the hunt group. The coverage
path is assigned using the Coverage Path form. Valid entries vary
depending on the system configuration, or leave blank.
■ Night Service Destination — Not displayed if Vector is y. Enter the
destination where calls to this split will redirect when the split is in the night
service mode. Valid entries are an assigned extension number (can be a
VDN extension), the attendant group code, or leave blank.
■ MM Early Answer — This field applies for systems using Multimedia Call
Handling only. If y, the system begins to answer an H.320 call and
establish an audio channel before offering the conversion call to the hunt
group.
NOTE:
This port is assigned to an Analog Line circuit pack or given an "X"
designation if an extension is used.
NOTE:
This port is assigned to an Analog Line circuit pack or given an "X"
designation if an extension is used.
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Page 2 of the Hunt group form is only displayed when ACD? on page 1 is set to y.
If ACD? is set to n, page 3 becomes page 2 and all subsequent page numbers
are decreased by one.
Screen 5-67 shows page 2 of the form with all fields displayed.
Page 2 of X
HUNT GROUP
Skill? _ Acceptable Service Level (sec): ___
AAS? _ Expected Call Handling Time (sec): ___
Measured: ______ VuStats Objective: ____
Supervisor Extension: ____ Timed ACW Interval (sec): ___
Priority on Intraflow? _ Service Level Supervisor? _
Inflow Threshold (sec): ____ Level 1 Threshold (sec): ___
Controlling Adjunct: ____ Level 2 Threshold (sec): ___
Adjunct Link Extension: ____
Multiple Call Handling: ___________ Redirect on No Answer (rings): ___
Redirect to VDN: _____
Forced Entry of Stroke Counts or Call Work Codes? _
Implementation notes
Timed ACW Interval displays only if the Timed ACW option is enabled on
page 3 of the System Parameters Customer-Option form.
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HUNT GROUP
Skill? _ Acceptable Service Level (sec): ___
AAS? _ Expected Call Handling Time (sec): ___
Measured: ____
Supervisor Extension: ____ Timed ACW Interval (sec): ___
Priority on Intraflow? _
Controlling Adjunct: ____
Multiple Call Handling: ___________ Redirect on No Answer (rings): ___
Redirect to VDN: _____
Forced Entry of Stroke Counts or Call Work Codes? _
Implementation notes
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Skill? Acceptable Service Level (sec): ___
AAS? _ Expected Call Handling Time (sec): ___
Measured: ______
Supervisor Extension: ____
Priority on Intraflow? _
Inflow Threshold (sec): ____
Controlling Adjunct: ____
Implementation notes
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Skill? Acceptable Service Level (sec): ___
AAS? _ Expected Call Handling Time (sec): ___
Measured: internal VuStats Objective: ____
Supervisor Extension: ____
Service Level Supervisor?
Level 1 Threshold (sec):
Controlling Adjunct: ____ Level 2 Threshold (sec):
The Vu Stats Objective field does not appear unless VuStats is enabled on
the System-Parameters Customer-Options form and either internal or both is in
the Measured field on this form.
Service Level Supervisor is displayed because the ACD and Skill fields
are set to y and the CentreVu Advocate field on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form is set to y. The fields Level 1 Threshold (sec) and
Level 2 Threshold (sec) are only displayed when Service Level
Supervisor is set to y.
■ Skill — Only appears if Expert Agent Selection is enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form. Enter y if this hunt group is an
EAS skill.
NOTE:
If this field is y, then Group Type must be ucd or ead.
■ AAS — Displays when the ACD field for this hunt group is y. Enter y when
this hunt group will serve as an Auto-Available Split.
■ Measured — Enter internal to have measurement data for the ACD
split/skill collected (internal to the switch) for VuStats or BCMS. This
measurement data is collected for VuStats and BCMS only if they are
optioned on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form. If you enter
internal in the measured field and neither VuStats nor BCMS is optioned
on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form, the system displays
the following message:
<value> cannot be used; assign either BCMS or VuStats first
Contact a Lucent Technologies representative to assist with any changes
you want to make on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
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9999 to establish the number of seconds for expected call handling. This
value is used to initialize Expected Wait Time and is also used by the
CentreVu® Advocate Percent Allocation feature.
■ VuStats Objective — Enter a numerical user-defined objective. An
objective is a split or skill goal for the call. This could be an agent
objective such as a specific number of calls handled or an average talk
time. The objective could also be a percent within the service level. The
objective appears on the VuStats display and allows agents and
supervisors to compare the current performance against the value of the
objective for the split or skill.
You can use this value in a customized VuStats display format if the value
in the Object Type field on the VuStats display format form is either
agent, agent-extension, or split.
This field appears only if VuStats is enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form and either internal or both is entered in the
Measured field on this form.
■ Timed ACW Interval — When a value is entered in this field, an agent in
auto-in work mode who receives an ACD call from this hunt group is
placed automatically into After Call Work (ACW) when the call drops. Enter
the number of seconds the agent should remain in ACW following the call.
When the administered time is over, the agent automatically becomes
available. Timed ACW cannot be administered if the hunt group is adjunct
controlled, is an AUDIX Message Center, or is an auto-available split.
Timed ACW Interval displays only if the Timed ACW option is enabled
on page 3 of the System Parameters Customer-Option form.
■ Service Level Supervisor — This feature is part of CentreVu® Advocate,
an integrated software package for optimizing call center performance,
and only appears if CentreVu Advocate is set to y on the System
Parameters Customer-Options form and Skill is set to y on the Hunt
Group form. For more information on CentreVu® Advocate, contact your
Account Executive.
■ Level 1 Threshold (sec) — This field is used with Service Level
Supervisor and only appears if Service Level Supervisor is enabled.
■ Level 2 Threshold (sec) — This field is used with Service Level
Supervisor and only appears if Service Level Supervisor is enabled.
■ Redirect on No Answer (rings) — Enter the maximum number of rings
(1 to 20, or blank) before a call will redirect back to the split/skill, or to the
administered VDN. Blank deactivates RONA.
■ Redirect to VDN — To redirect a RONA call to a VDN instead of to the
split/skill, enter the extension number of the VDN. The administered VDN
must be on-premises and must be administered on the system. The VDN
can specify a vector that will in turn route to an off-premises VDN. You
cannot enter an extension in this field if Redirection on No Answer
(rings) is blank. Direct Agent calls go to the agent’s coverage path if it
is administered. If not, the calls go to a VDN.
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■ Message Center — Enter the type of messaging adjunct for the hunt
group. Valid entries are msa (Messaging Server Adjunct), rem-audix
(DCS feature allowing AUDIX to be located on another switch), or audix
(for AUDIX located on this switch). Entering none (default) indicates the
hunt group does not serve as a message hunt group. Only one hunt group
in the System can be administered as msa, one as audix, and one as
rem-audix.
■ AUDIX Extension — Displays when Message Center is rem-audix.
Enter a valid 4- to 5-digit Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) extension that identifies
the AUDIX hunt group on the host switch used as the Message Center for
this hunt group (supports the AUDIX In DCS arrangement).
■ Message Center MSA Name — Only appears on R5r and later
configurations for hunt groups with Message Center set to msa. Enter
the name of the Message Center MSA. (This field is not shown above.
When displayed, it replaces Message Center AUDIX Name.)
■ Message Center AUDIX Name — Only appears on R5r and later
configurations for hunt groups with Message Center set to audix or
rem-audix. Enter the name of the Message Center AUDIX.
■ Primary — Only appears on R5r and later configurations for hunt groups
with Message Center set to audix, rem-audix, or msa. Enter y to
indicate that the specified AUDIX or Messaging Server is the primary
adjunct.
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The following fields display only when ACD and Queue both are y and Vector is
n:
■ Second Announcement Extension — Enter the extension number
assigned to a recorded announcement or leave blank. Leaving the field
blank indicates there is no second announcement.
■ Second Announcement Delay (sec) — Enter the time in seconds
(1 through 99) before the call in the queue receives a second recorded
announcement or that the second announcement is repeated. It is
recommended that, if this split/skill or hunt group is a coverage point for
another split/skill, this delay should not be more than 15 seconds. Leave
blank if there is no second announcement.
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NOTE:
Only Pages 1, 2, and 3 display if the hunt group is skilled.
HUNT GROUPS
Grp Grp Grp
No. Name/ Grp ACD/ Que No. Cov Notif/ Dom Message
Ext. Typ MEAS Vec MCH Siz Mem Psth Ctg Adj Ctrl Center
1 hu 1 meas vec
3001 ucd-mia y/R y many 5 4 n n
2 hu 2 meas vec
3002 ucd-mia n/- y none 5 11 n n
33 hu 33 non acd
3003 ucd-mia n/- n none S 5 1 n n
Intercom Group
The Automatic and Dial Intercom features are available to users whose voice
terminals have intercom feature button assignments. Members of an intercom
group may have Dial Intercom, Automatic Intercom, both, or neither with respect
to placing an Intercom call. Single-line voice terminals, if a member of the group,
can receive an Intercom call, but cannot place an Intercom call.
This form specifies the group members, not the type of Intercom. (The intercom
type and associated feature buttons are assigned to multi-appearance voice
terminals using the multi-appearance voice terminal forms.)
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the number available in your system configuration.
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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NOTE:
If "2" was entered in Length of Dial Code, a 2-digit code must
always be dialed. For example, to access member number 8 with a
2-digit dial code specified, "08" must be dialed.
Administration commands
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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INTER-EXCHANGE CARRIER CODES
IXC Codes Assignments (Enter up to 15)
CDR IXC CDR IXC
IXC Access IXC Access
Code Number IXC Name Code Number IXC Name
1: _______ _______________ 9: _______ _______________
2: _______ _______________ 10: _______ _______________
3: _______ _______________ 11: _______ _______________
4: _______ _______________ 12: _______ _______________
5: _______ _______________ 13: _______ _______________
6: _______ _______________ 14: _______ _______________
7: _______ _______________ 15: _______ _______________
8: _______ _______________
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IXC Prefix IXC Code Format
1. ___ ____
2. ___ ____
3. ___ ____
4. ___ ____
5. ___ ____
Interface Links
This form identifies, describes, and enables Interface Links. There is one
Interface Link form per System. Interface Links provide a physical interface
between the system and the other nodes in a DCS, ISDN, a Message Server
Adjunct, a CMS, an ISDN Gateway adjunct (supports CPN/BN), or AUDIX.
Administration commands
Form instructions
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INTERFACE LINKS
Est PI Destination DTE/
Link Enable Conn Ext Port Digits Brd DCE Identification
1: _ _ _____ ____ __________ _____ ___ _______________
2: _ _ _____ ____ __________ _____ ___ _______________
3: _ _ _____ ____ __________ _____ ___ _______________
4: _ _ _____ ____ __________ _____ ___ _______________
5: _ _ _____ ____ __________ _____ ___ _______________
6: _ _ _____ ____ __________ _____ ___ _______________
7: _ _ _____ ____ __________ _____ ___ _______________
8: _ _ _____ ____ __________ _____ ___ _______________
Link 1 [eia] - Connected to : ___ Clocking : ________
Screen 5-77. Interface Links form (R5si and later configurations) — Example Only
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X.25 Destination Establish Connected
Link Enabled Extension Number Connection Data Module Identification
1: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
2: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
3: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
4: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
5: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
6: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
7: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
8: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
9: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
10: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
11: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
12: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
13: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
14: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
15: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
16: _ _____ __________ _ _____ _______________
Screen 5-78. Interface Links form (R5r and later configurations) — Example Only
NOTE:
If a value other than external is used, the associated X.25 data
module must have a baud rate of switched.
This field can be left blank assuming the other side will call it; however, it is
equivalent and preferable to put in the actual digits of the other side and
set Establish Connection to n. This allows you to identify which X.25
data module on the remote switch is expected to call this data module.
■ Prot — Displays for R5si and later configurations only. Enter the protocol
type that is to be established on the link. Valid entries are bx.25 (default),
and isdn.
■ Establish Connection — Displays for R5r and later configurations only.
This field displays when a string of digits is entered in Destination
Number. Enter y if the System is responsible for any part of the call setup
required for the link between the System and the far-end data module.
■ Destination — Displays for R5si and later configurations only. Leave
blank if the System is not involved in establishing any part of the
connection (may not be a VDN extension).
For BX.25 links [allowable entries are extension number, TAC (for DS1
data link), or eia (link 1 only)]:
NOTE:
An eia entry is valid only for Simplex systems.
— Enter the extension number in the Digits field that is used to set up
a connection or part of a connection between the local and far-end
data modules for the link.
— If the BX.25 link is through a pair of PDMs or TDMs, then use the
extension of the PDM/TDM as the destination address.
— If the BX.25 link is through a DS1 interface and the local switch is
establishing the connection, enter the TAC if the far-end trunk group
is administered with an incoming destination (for example, the
far-end data module extension). Otherwise, enter the TAC followed
by the far-end data module extension.
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Intra-Switch CDR
This form administers extensions for which Intra-Switch CDR is to be enabled.
NOTE:
Attendants are not allowed to be optioned for the Intra-Switch CDR feature.
Administration commands
If your system can record more than 100 stations (see ‘‘Capacities’’ below), the
system only displays two pages of extensions (112 per page) at one time. When
you enter the add command to add extensions, the system automatically begins
after the last administered extensions. If you enter the change command, the
system display begins with the first extension. If you enter the change command
with an extension number, the system begins the display with that extension.
When you enter the command list intra-switch-cdr <extension> count x, the
system lists "x" switch extensions administered for Intra-Switch CDR beginning
with the extension specified by <extension>. For example, if you enter "list
intra-switch-cdr 81000 count 500," the system displays extension 81000 (if it is
administered for Intra-Switch CDR) and the next 500 extensions that are
administered for Intra-Switch CDR. The display command functions similarly to
the change command.
Capacities
The Intra-Switch CDR extension capacities vary from switch to switch. See the
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Pocket Reference.
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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INTRA-SWITCH CDR
Assigned Members: 2 of 100 administered
1: 72447 17: _____ 33: _____ 49: _____ 65: _____ 81: _____ 97: _____
2: 72448 18: _____ 34: _____ 50: _____ 66: _____ 82: _____ 98: _____
3: _____ 19: _____ 35: _____ 51: _____ 67: _____ 83: _____ 99: _____
4: _____ 20: _____ 36: _____ 52: _____ 68: _____ 84: _____ 100: _____
5: _____ 21: _____ 37: _____ 53: _____ 69: _____ 85: _____
6: _____ 22: _____ 38: _____ 54: _____ 70: _____ 86: _____
7: _____ 23: _____ 39: _____ 55: _____ 71: _____ 87: _____
8: _____ 24: _____ 40: _____ 56: _____ 72: _____ 88: _____
9: _____ 25: _____ 41: _____ 57: _____ 73: _____ 89: _____
10: _____ 26: _____ 42: _____ 58: _____ 74: _____ 90: _____
11: _____ 27: _____ 43: _____ 59: _____ 75: _____ 91: _____
12: _____ 28: _____ 44: _____ 60: _____ 76: _____ 92: _____
13: _____ 29: _____ 45: _____ 61: _____ 77: _____ 93: _____
14: _____ 30: _____ 46: _____ 62: _____ 78: _____ 94: _____
15: _____ 31: _____ 47: _____ 63: _____ 79: _____ 95: _____
16: _____ 32: _____ 48: _____ 64: _____ 80: _____ 96: _____
Screen 5-79. Intra-Switch CDR form for R5vs and later and R5si and later
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INTRA-SWITCH CDR
Assigned Members: 2 of 1000 administered
1: 72447 17: _____ 33: _____ 49: _____ 65: _____ 81: _____ 97: _____
2: 72448 18: _____ 34: _____ 50: _____ 66: _____ 82: _____ 98: _____
3: _____ 19: _____ 35: _____ 51: _____ 67: _____ 83: _____ 99: _____
4: _____ 20: _____ 36: _____ 52: _____ 68: _____ 84: _____ 100: _____
5: _____ 21: _____ 37: _____ 53: _____ 69: _____ 85: _____ 101: _____
6: _____ 22: _____ 38: _____ 54: _____ 70: _____ 86: _____ 102: _____
7: _____ 23: _____ 39: _____ 55: _____ 71: _____ 87: _____ 103: _____
8: _____ 24: _____ 40: _____ 56: _____ 72: _____ 88: _____ 104: _____
9: _____ 25: _____ 41: _____ 57: _____ 73: _____ 89: _____ 105: _____
10: _____ 26: _____ 42: _____ 58: _____ 74: _____ 90: _____ 106: _____
11: _____ 27: _____ 43: _____ 59: _____ 75: _____ 91: _____ 107: _____
12: _____ 28: _____ 44: _____ 60: _____ 76: _____ 92: _____ 108: _____
13: _____ 29: _____ 45: _____ 61: _____ 77: _____ 93: _____ 109: _____
14: _____ 30: _____ 46: _____ 62: _____ 78: _____ 94: _____ 110: _____
15: _____ 31: _____ 47: _____ 63: _____ 79: _____ 95: _____ 111: _____
16: _____ 32: _____ 48: _____ 64: _____ 80: _____ 96: _____ 112: _____
Implementation notes
If your configuration allows more than 112 trackable extensions, this will be a
multipage form.
INTRA-SWITCH CDR
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the BRI Trunk Circuit Pack form.
Form instructions
Make assignments, as required, for the following fields on each page of the form.
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ISDN-BRI TRUNK CIRCUIT PACK
Port Interface Side Cntry/Peer TEI Time Invert Synch Layer 1 Detect
Protocol Fill Bits? Source? Stable? Slips?
1: user_______ 12__ 0__ flags n n n n
2: network____ etsi 0__ ones_ y y y y
3: user_______ 2___ auto flags y n y n
4: peer-slave_ b QSIG 0__ flags n y y n
5: peer-master a QSIG auto ones_ n n n n
6: ___________ ____ 0__ ones_ n n y n
7. ___________ ____ 0__ ones_ n n y n
8: ___________ ____ 0__ ones_ n n y n
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ISDN-BRI TRUNK CIRCUIT PACK
Screen 5-83. BRI Trunk form (with a TN556B or TN2198 circuit pack)
The following fields do not display with a TN556B or TN2198 circuit pack:
■ T3 Timer Length (sec)
■ Synch Source
■ Layer 1 Stable
■ Detect Slips
The following field descriptions are unique to the ISDN-BRI Circuit Pack form with
a TN556B or TN2198 circuit pack:
■ Interface — Tells call processing software whether a particular port is
connected to a user/network or a peer interface. Valid entries for TN556B
are network, peer-master (can enter only if the QSIG Basic Call Setup
feature is enabled), or blank (default).
■ Side — Determines how glare conditions are handled when Interface field
is peer-slave. Valid entries are a (default) and b. Blank is not a valid entry.
This field is not administrable when Interface is network.
■ Cntry/Peer Protocol — Tells call processing software which ISDN
protocol standard is applied. Valid entries are 1 through 23, etsi, QSIG, or
blank (default - however, you cannot leave this field blank if the
Interface field is set to a valid, non-blank value). When the Interface
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field is peer-master, this field must be QSIG. When this field is 10, 12, 13,
or etsi, the Protocol Version field is equivalent to b on the DS1 circuit
pack form.
NOTE:
If administering a TN2185 circuit pack, 8 ports appear; otherwise, 12
ports appear.
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ISDN-BRI TRUNK CIRCUIT PACK
Screen 5-84. BRI Trunk Form - Page 2 (using a TN2185 circuit pack)
NOTE:
You cannot change the Endpt Init and SPID port parameters unless
that port is busied out or unadministered. It is possible to change all
other fields on this page even if the corresponding port is active.
NOTE:
If Interface on page 1 contains a valid value when the form is
submitted, the contents of the fields on page 2 for that port are
validated. If Interface is blank when the form is submitted, the
fields on this page for that port reset to their default values.
Administer BRI trunk members using the following scheme to address the
individual B-channels:
■ B-channel 1 uses the port address of the BRI Trunk Port.
■ B-channel 2 uses the port address of B-channel 1 incremented by 16.
When adding a BRI trunk to an isdn trunk-group, DEFINITY ECS blocks you from
administering a Signaling Group for that trunk member.
DEFINITY ECS blocks you from administering a BRI trunk member if the port has
not yet been administered on the BRI Trunk form.
For example, administer the B-channels on a TN2185 circuit pack inserted in slot
01A10 as follows:
5 01A1005 01A1021
6 01A1006 01A1022
7 01A1007 01A1023
8 01A1008 01A1024
Interactions
Language Translations
These forms administer a "user-defined" language for display messages. This
allows a user-customized language to be added to the four languages (English,
French, Italian, and Spanish) provided with the System.
Only Roman letters, punctuation, and digits are accepted (blanks are also
acceptable). Diacritical marks are not supported.
NOTE:
If "user-defined" is selected for the display language and no translations
have been made on these forms, all display messages will appear as a
string of asterisks.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word can
be entered.
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Form instructions
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LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS
6. English: Time:
Translation: *****:
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7. English: NO MESSAGES
Translation: ****************************************
8. English: IN PROGRESS
Translation: ****************************************
9. English: DELETED
Translation: ****************************************
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English Meaning of English term Translated
Term Term
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48. English: Station Security Code Violation
Translation: ***************************************
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15. English: Occupied Rooms
Translation: ****************************************
16. English: Enter Room Status
Translation: ****************************************
17. English: Invalid Maid State
Translation: ****************************************
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18. English: WAKEUP MESSAGE:
Translation: ****************************************
19. English: INVALID NUMBER - TRY AGAIN
Translation: ****************************************
NOTE:
In order to provide unique labeling for AD button types as shown in
Screen 5-108, the switch will replace the last two characters with
digits for the 12-key 8400 and 15-key 8434D voice terminals.
The digits following the “AD” are derived from the button position. If the first
button is an AD button, then it is AD1 and the fifteenth button is AD15. All the AD
buttons between 1 and 15 have the position number appended to “AD.”
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Listed Directory Numbers form.
Form instructions
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LISTED DIRECTORY NUMBERS
Ext Name TN
1: 51001 27 character station 51001 1
2: 1
3: 1
4: 1
5: 1
6: 1
7: 1
8: 1
9: 1
10: 1
Ext Name TN
11: 51003 27 character station 51003 1
12: 1
13: 1
14: 1
15: 1
16: 1
17: 1
18: 1
19: 1
20: 1
Implementation note:
The number of Listed Directory Numbers that can be assigned varies depending
on System configuration. See the DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server
Release 6 System Description Pocket Reference for maximum values.
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Loudspeaker Paging
The Loudspeaker Paging form contains the fields required to assign zone
(speaker location) information for Loudspeaker Paging, Loudspeaker Paging —
Deluxe, and Code Calling Access.
Administration commands
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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CDR? y
Voice Paging Timeout (sec):
Code Calling Playing Cycles:
■ CDR — Enter y (default) to indicate if you want CDR data collection on the
paging ports.
■ Voice Paging Timeout (sec) — Enter from 10 to 600 seconds. This is the
length of time the user can be connected to the paging equipment. After
the time has elapsed, the call is disconnected. Analyze the typical
messages you expect to broadcast; time them; then add another 4 to 5
seconds.
■ Code Calling Playing Cycles — Enter a number from 1 to 3 to indicate
the number of times the code calling identification will play. Analyze who
your code calling users are and whether they are likely to hear the code
chime the first time.
■ Port — Enter seven characters.
The entry breaks down as follows:
NOTE:
When using Administration Without Hardware, place an "X" in this
field to indicate that there is no hardware associated with this port
assignment.
Maintenance-Related System
Parameters
This form establishes parameters associated with system maintenance.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer this form. In some cases, just the
most commonly used commands are shown. See Appendix B, ‘‘Administration
Commands’’, for a complete listing of all administration commands, the
command structure, and the use of abbreviated command words when entering
a command.
Form instructions
Use this form to specify and display scheduled maintenance operations and
maintenance support functions. This form can also be used to activate and
deactivate INADS alarm origination when performing repairs.
The following pages describe the fields on this form. For more information on any
of the maintenance parameters, see the Maintenance manual for your DEFINITY
ECS.
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MAINTENANCE-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
Start Time: 22: 00 Stop Time: 04: 00
Daily Maintenance: daily Save Translation: daily
Control Channel Interchange: no System Clocks Interchange: no
SPE Interchange: no
NOTE:
The CPE alarm is always activated when the switch goes into
Emergency Transfer, regardless of the CPE Alarm Activation
Level setting.
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■ Packet Bus Activated — This field appears only for R5vs/si and later
configurations. This field must be y for ISDN over PACCON to work.
■ Customer Access to INADS Port — Provides the capability to prohibit
access to system administration and maintenance interface, via the
INADS port when using customer login ID’s. This field can only be
activated by Lucent Technologies services through system-parameters
maintenance administration. Default is n.
Scheduled Maintenance
A series of maintenance tests and operations runs automatically every day
according to the schedule and settings specified in the following fields:
■ Start Time — The hour and minute in 24-hour notation at which daily
scheduled maintenance will begin running. Default is 22:00.
■ Stop Time — The hour and minute when scheduled daily maintenance
will stop running. If any daily maintenance operations are not completed
by this time, the system will note where in the sequence it stopped and
perform those operations during the next scheduled daily maintenance.
■ Daily Maintenance — This display-only field simply represents the series
of tests that are always run by maintenance software as part of daily
maintenance.
■ Save Translation — Indicates on which days translation data in memory
will be saved automatically to the Mass Storage System disk and/or tape
devices during scheduled maintenance. The save operation is first made
to disk, followed by a disk backup to tape. On systems with duplicated
SPEs, translation data is saved on both SPEs. Valid entries are daily
(default), days of the week, or n. N specifies that no automatic saves are
to be executed.
■ Control Channel Interchange — Each port network has a pair of TDM
busses called A and B, each of which has a set of time slots dedicated to
use by the control channel. At any one time, the control channel in each
PN is carried on only one of the two busses. This field indicates which
days the control channel in each port network will be switched from one of
the paired TDM busses to the other. Valid entries are daily, days of the
week, or n (default). N specifies that no interchange be executed.
■ System Clocks Interchange — On High and Critical Reliability systems,
this option causes a Tone-Clock interchange in each port network with
duplicated Tone-Clock circuit packs. Each port network interchanges into
the standby Tone-Clock for 20 seconds and then back to the Tone-Clock
that was originally active. This field indicates on which days the
interchanges are to take place. Valid entries are daily, days of the week, or
n (default). N specifies that interchanges be executed.
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ISDN MAINTENANCE
ISDN-PRI TEST CALL Extension: _____ ISDN BRI Service SPID: _____
DS1 MAINTENANCE
DSO Loop-Around Test Call Extension: _____
■ TTRs — When the number of touch tone receivers (TTRs) in service falls
below this number (4 to 200), a WARNING alarm is raised against
TTR-LEV. These are also known as dual-tone multifrequency receivers
(DTMRs). There are 4 TTRs on each TN748 Tone Detector circuit pack,
and up to 50 TN748s in a system. To alarm the first occurrence of a TTR
being taken out of service, set to 4 times the number of TN748s. If this
number is set to more than three less than the total number of TTRs, a port
network with only one TN748 could lose all of its TTRs before this alarm is
raised.
■ CPTRs — When the number of call progress tone receivers in service falls
below this number (2 to 100), a WARNING alarm is raised against
TTR-LEV. These are also known as general purpose tone detectors
(GPTDs). There are 2 CPTRs on each TN748 Tone Detector circuit pack,
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■ Loss Plan — Use only when extra loss is required to maintain quality of
transmission on conference calls. Leave this field blank if no extra loss is
required. If extra loss is required, enter digits as shown below.
No. Of Parties To
Be Conferenced Enter Digit
3 2
4 3
5 4
6 5
7 6
■ SPE Optional Boards — These fields indicate whether a Disk circuit pack
is present in the system, and which Packet Interface slots are
administered. If a Packet Interface circuit pack is physically present, the
corresponding Packet Interface field is set to y when the system
boots, and no change to that field is allowed. If the system is equipped
with duplicated SPEs, a Packet Interface field is set to y when either
SPE carrier contains a Packet Interface circuit pack in the corresponding
position. If a Packet Interface circuit pack is not present, then the value for
the Packet Interface field is read from translation data stored on disk
or tape. If the field is n, a Packet Interface circuit pack may be
administered by changing the corresponding Packet Interface field
to y.
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external none
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Mode Code Related System
Parameters form. In some cases, just the most commonly used commands are
shown. See Appendix B, ‘‘Administration Commands’’ for a complete listing of all
administration commands, the command structure, and the use of abbreviated
command words when entering a command.
Form instructions
Use the Mode Code Related System Parameters form to specify and display
mode codes and administer the duration and interval of touch tones sent from
the switch to the voice mail system (VMS). Mode codes are the touch tones that
the switch sends to the VMS to indicate the type of call (for example, internal
caller, external caller, call coming from coverage) that is accessing the voice mail
system.
The following pages describe the fields on the Mode Code Related System
Parameters form.
NOTE:
You should first check Mode Code Interface on the System Parameters
Customer Options form. This field must be set to y.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Modem Pool Group form.
Form instructions
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MODEM POOL GROUP
Group Number: 1 Group Type: integrated
Receiver Responds to Remote Loop? n Hold Time (min): 5
Send Space Disconnect? y Receive Space Disconnect? y
CF-CB Common? y Loss of Carrier Disconnect? y
Speed: LOW/300/1200 Duplex: full Synchronization: a/sync
CIRCUIT PACK ASSIGNMENTS
Circuit Pack Circuit Pack
Location Location
1: ___ 9: ___
2: ___ 10: ___
3: ___ 11: ___
4: ___ 12: ___
5: ___ 13: ___
6: ___ 14: ___
7: ___ 15: ___
8: ___ 16: ___
Implementation note
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MODEM POOL GROUP
Group Number: _ Group Type: combined
Modem Name: ______ Hold Time (min): 5_
Time Delay: 0_____ Direction: two-way
Speed: LOW/300/1200___ Duplex: full Synchronization: async
PORT PAIR ASSIGNMENTS
Analog Digital Analog Digital Analog Digital Analog Digital
1: _____ _____ 9: _____ _____ 17: _____ ______ 25: _____ _____
2: _____ _____ 10: _____ _____ 18: _____ ______ 26: _____ _____
3: _____ _____ 11: _____ _____ 19: _____ ______ 27: _____ _____
4: _____ _____ 12: _____ _____ 20: _____ ______ 28: _____ _____
5: _____ _____ 13: _____ _____ 21: _____ ______ 29: _____ _____
6: _____ _____ 14: _____ _____ 22: _____ ______ 30: _____ _____
7: _____ _____ 15: _____ _____ 23: _____ ______ 31: _____ _____
8: _____ _____ 16: _____ _____ 24: _____ ______ 32: _____ _____
Implementation note
NOTE:
Two port entries are required.
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Multifrequency-Signaling-Related
System Parameters
This form sets the system parameters associated with multifrequency signaling.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered.
Form instructions
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MULTIFREQUENCY-SIGNALING-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
Implementation notes
Screen 5-120 appears when both Incoming Call Type and Outgoing Call
Type are group-ii-mfc.
The ANI Prefix, ANI for PBX, and Collect All Digits Before
Seizure fields appear only when the value of the Outgoing Call Type field
is group-ii-mfc or mfe.
If the value of this field is group-ii-mfc, the second page of the form will
display entries for all group-I, group-II, group-A, and group-B signal types
with a set of default values (see page 2 of form). If the value is
non-group-ii-mfc, the second page displays only group-I and group-A
signal types.
■ Outgoing Call Type — Enter group-ii-mfc, none (default), or mfe
(multi-frequency Espanol, used only in Spain). This field defines the signal
type that the PBX uses to place an outgoing call into a CO.
If the content of this field is group-ii-mfc, the system displays the third
page of the form. The third page displays entries for all group-I, group-II
group-A, and group-B signal types with a set of default values. If the
content of this field is none, the system does not display the third page. In
addition, Outgoing Forward Signal Present Timer, Outgoing
Forward Signal Absent Timer, ANI Prefix, ANI for PBX, Next
ANI Digits, and Collect All Digits Before Seizure will not
display on page 1 of the form.
■ MFE Type — Enter 2/5 (default) or 2/6 to determine which public
signaling the switch will use. The field only appears when Incoming
Call Type is mfe and the Outgoing Call Type is mfe or none.
■ Maintenance Call Type — Enter 1, 2, or none (default) to indicate which
maintenance test is indicated when the CO sends an MFC maintenance
tone. Currently, 1 indicates the Belgium maintenance sequence, and 2
indicates the Saudi Arabian sequence.
■ Test Call Extension — Enter an unassigned extension to specify the
destination of a call between the CO and the PBX that tests R2-MFC
signaling. A test call extension is used when the call type is 1. Default is
blank.
■ Interdigit Timer (sec) — Enter a number between 1 and 255 to specify
the maximum number of seconds the switch will wait for the first forward
signal (digit) to arrive, and for subsequent expected digits to arrive.
Intercept returns to the calling party if this timer expires. Default is 10.
NOTE:
Make sure the number of seconds entered in this field is less than
the number of seconds entered in the short interdigit timer.
the PBX begins sending a forward signal, and stops timing when the PBX
receives the corresponding backward signal. This field displays only when
the value of Outgoing Call Type is group-ii-mfc. Default is 15.
■ Outgoing Forward Signal Absent Timer (sec) — Enter a number
between 11 and 255 to indicate the maximum number of seconds to
elapse between forward signals on outgoing calls. The timer starts (and
restarts) when a forward tone is taken off the link and it stops when the
next forward tone is applied to the link. This field displays only when the
content of Outgoing Call Type is group-ii-mfc. Default is 30.
■ Multifrequency Signaling Incoming Intercept Treatment — Enter y
(default) or n to indicate whether a group B "intercept" message is sent to
the CO. If the value of this field is n, then the normal DID/TIE/ISDN
intercept treatment is applied. If the value is y, then the group B signal for
the intercept is sent to the CO, and the intercept tone plays on the trunk.
■ Overlap Sending on Link-to-Link Tandem Calls — Enter y or n (default)
to enable overlap sending on link-to-link tandem calls. If y, DEFINITY ECS
sends and receives digits one digit at a time instead of enbloc. (With
enbloc, digits are not sent until the entire group of digits is received).
NOTE:
A DEFINITY ECS with this field set to y when tandeming calls
between switches will send ANI for PBX to the terminating switch if
that switch requests ANI before the DEFINITY ECS receives it from
the originating switch. The terminating switch may request ANI
before the receipt of the last address digit if it is not a DEFINITY ECS
or it is a DEFINITY ECS with the Request Call Category at
Start of Call field set to y.
■ Received Signal Gain (-Loss) (dB) — Enter a number between -15 and
3 to specify the loss/gain when the MFC port listens to the trunk port.
Default is 0. Currently listens with a range of -5 to -35; this value moves the
range (for example, a value of -5 provides a range of -10 to -40).
■ Transmitted Signal Gain (-Loss) (dB) — Enter a number between -15
and 3 to specify the loss/gain when the trunk port listens to the MFC port.
Default is -3. The MFC port currently generates at -5 for MFC and -8 for
MFE; this field adds gain or loss to the starting value of -5.
■ ANI Prefix — Enter between one and six digits to define the prefix to
apply to an extension number when ANI is sent to the CO. This field
appears only when Outgoing Call Type is group-ii-mfc or mfe.
Default is blank.
■ ANI for PBX — Enter a number from 2 to 15 to define the PBX
identification number that is sent to the CO when ANI is requested (by the
CO) on a particular call but is not available, such as tandem tie trunk calls.
This field appears only when Outgoing Call Type is group-ii-mfc.
Default is blank.
■ Next ANI Digit — This field appears when Outgoing Call Type is
group-ii-mfc. Valid input is next-digit, next_ani_digit, and send-ani
(default). This field determines whether the Next ANI Digit signal will be
the same as the "send-ani" signal or the "next-digit" signal or another signal
defines as “next_ani_digit.”
■ Collect All Digits Before Seizure — Enter y or n (default) to determine
whether the system collects all the digits before seizing the trunk. This
field appears only when Outgoing Call Type is group-ii-mfc or mfe.
NOTE:
If the following field is y, the ANI Req field on the AAR and ARS Digit
Conversion Table does not apply. To control ANI collection via the
ARS forms, set to n.
NOTE:
The following three fields appear only if Incoming Call Type is
mfe and Outgoing Call Type is mfe or none.
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Implementation notes
Either ANI for PBX for ANI-Not-Available signal must be set. If the ANI for PBX
field is blank (used for the tandeming cases), then the ANI-Not-Available signal
field must be set. If one of these conditions is not set, the following error message
generates:
■ Error: ANI for PBX or outgoing ANI Not Available signal must be defined.
The values for ANI available and ANI-Not-Available must be different or the user
receives the following message:
The fields shown on Page 2 define call category and ANI information.
■ Request Call Category at Start of Call— Enter y or n (default) to
indicate that the Send-ANI backward signal requesting for the
caller-category information will be sequenced differently in the MFC
signaling flow.
The Caller-category Request backward signal is disjointed from the ANI
request. If this field is y, the Send-ANI backward signal corresponds
exclusively to the caller-category request. In response to this signal,
DEFINITY ECS sends a forward signal containing the caller-category
information on outgoing calls. On incoming calls, DEFINITY ECS sends
the Send-ANI backward signal upon receipt of the first address signal.
■ Restart ANI from Caller Category? — Enter y (default) or n to enable
DEFINITY ECS to send the caller-category signal later again when the
signals for Caller-Category and ANI requests are the same and this signal
is received after the Next-Digit forward signals have been received.
■ Number of Incoming ANI Digits — Enter a number from 0 to 15 to
administer the number of ANI digits for incoming MFC calls. Default is 0.
■ Number of Outgoing ANI Digits — Enter a number from 0 to 15 to
administer the number of ANI digits for outgoing MFC calls. Default is 0.
DEFINITY ECS appends ANI-Not-Available digits to ANI digits if the actual
ANI length is less than the value administered in this field.
Truncate station number in ANI — This field defines the side of the
extension number to truncate from when station ANI is sent to the CO. The
ANI prefix (either MFC or COR) is not truncated. There is no effect if ANI
for PBX is sent. Valid entries are beginning, ending, and no (default).
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NOTE:
On incoming calls, when the ANI-Not-Available forward signal is
received, DEFINITY ECS responds with the End-of-Dial backward
signal. If the ANI-Available forward signal is received, the
subsequent backward signal to collect the remaining ANI digits is
Next ANI.
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Implementation note
Screen 5-122 shows the defaults when the Incoming Call Type field is
group-ii-mfc. A variation of the above appears if Incoming Call Type is
equal to non-group-ii-mfc. In addition, when Incoming Call Type is
non-group-ii-mfc, group II and group B columns are not displayed.
The fields shown on Page 3 define the meaning of MFC tones for calls originated
at the CO. See ‘‘Definitions of Group I, II, A, and B signals’’ on page 5-237.
When the form initially appears, either of two sets of default values is possible.
One set is for the group II call type; the other set is for non-group II call type. In
each set, the default value for each field is set to the most common value.
■ Tones from CO on Incoming Forward Calls — Group I — Message
codes 11 to 15 display. (Numbers 1 through 10 are assigned to the digits
of the destination telephone number.) Assign a meaning to each code. If
Incoming Call Type is group-ii-mfc, acceptable meanings are drop,
ani-avail, end-of-ani, end-of-dial, ignored, maint-call, ani-not-avail,
and send-congest. If the Incoming Call Type is non-group-ii-mfc,
acceptable meanings are drop and ignored.
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This page only appears if Outgoing Call Type is group-ii-mfc or mfe. The
fields shown on this page define the meaning of MFC tones for calls originated at
the PBX. See “Definitions of Group I, II, A, and B signals” on page 237.
■ Tones to CO on Outgoing Forward Calls — Group I — Enter numbers
between 11 and 15 to identify the message codes. (Numbers 1 through 10
are assigned to the digits of the destination telephone number.) Then
assign a meaning to each code. Acceptable meanings are end-of-digits,
ani-avail, end-of-ani, and ani-not-avail.
■ Tones to CO on Outgoing Forward Calls — Group II — Enter numbers
between 1 and 15 to identify the message codes. Then assign a meaning
to each code. Acceptable meanings are attendant, data-call, toll-auto,
and normal. Each or these can only appear once in the group II column.
■ Tones from CO on Outgoing Backward Calls — Group A — Message
codes between 1 and 15 display. Assign a meaning to each code.
Acceptable meanings are send-ani, congestion, drop, end-of-dial,
last-2-digits, last-3-digits, last-digit, next-digit, restart, intercept,
resend-digit, and setup-sppath.
■ Tones from CO on Outgoing Backward Calls — Group B — Message
codes between 1 and 15 display. Then assign a meaning to each code.
Acceptable meanings are busy, congestion, free, tie-free, and
intercept.
Group I signals
Group I signals are a basic set of forward signals generated by the originating
switch, as follows:
ani-avail
If this signal is defined and ANI is requested on outgoing R2-MFC calls, ANI is
sent to the CO before ANI caller digits are sent. Note that this signal is sent after
the ANI caller category signal. It is used in Hungary.
ani-not-avail
This signal is sent to the CO when the caller’s number is not available in response
to the ANI request. It is used on DOD calls in Brazil and Columbia.
digits 1 to 10
The signals from group I.1 to I.10 are reserved for address digits 0 to 9.
drop
If this signal is received from the CO, the disconnect sequence is initiated by
switch and the call drops.
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end-of-ani
If ANI digits are sent to the CO, a signal is sent to indicate the end-of-ANI digits.
When incoming ANI is received, this signal indicates the end-of-ani digits. This
signal is used on both DOD and DID calls.
end-of-dial
The CO sends this signal to indicate the end-of-dial digits. The switch responds
with a request for a group II signal. This signal is used when open numbering is
used on DID calls.
end-of-digits
This signal is sent by the origination switch when making outgoing calls, sending
digits, and receiving a next-digit group A signal from the destination switch when
there are no more digits to be sent.
This signal also may be sent when the switch does not have end-of-ani assigned,
is making an outgoing call, is sending ANI, and is receiving a call-info-ani group
A signal from the destination switch when there are no more ANI digits to be sent.
If both end-of-digits and end-of-ani are assigned, the switch uses end-of-an after
sending the last ANI digit and end-of-digits after sending the last called-number
digit.
ignored
If this signal is received from the CO, it is acknowledged by a corresponding
signal (that is, A.1, and so on) from the switch but no action is taken in the
response and it is not counted as a digit. When this signal is received in countries
other than Belgium, it is acknowledged. In Belgium, it is not acknowledged.
maint-call
The CO sends a signal to indicate that a call is a maintenance call. This signal
may be used on DID calls in Saudi Arabia. If the switch receives this tone, it
prepares the special maintenance call sequences for the CO depending on the
type of maintenance call.
send-congestion
If the switch receives this signal from the CO on a DID call, it returns a congestion
signal (group A) to the CO. The congestion signal is sent in compel mode rather
than in pulse mode.
Group II signals
Group II signals are a more elaborate set of forward signals generated by the
originating switch, as follows:
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attendant
If the switch receives this signal on DID calls, the call terminates at an attendant
regardless of the extension dialed. On DOD calls, this signal is sent to the CO if
the CO requests calling-category information and the originating extension is an
attendant. This signal is used on both DID and DOD calls.
busy-rt-attd
If the switch receives this signal on DID calls, the call terminates at an attendant if
the called extension is busy or at the called extension if it is not busy. This signal
is used on DID calls.
data-call
If the switch receives this signal on DID calls and the terminating extension is not
a data extension, intercept treatment is given. On DOD calls, this signal is sent to
the CO if the CO requests calling-category information and the originating
extension is a data extension. This signal is used on both DID and DOD calls.
drop
If this signal is received from the CO, the disconnect sequence is initiated by
switch and the call drops.
maint-call
If the CO sends this signal to the switch on a DID call, the call is a maintenance
call. When the switch receives this signal, it prepares a special maintenance
sequence for the call. The sequence depends upon the type of maintenance call
expected.
normal
This signal is used to indicate that the caller is a normal subscriber. If it is
received on a DID call, the call is terminated at the called extension. For an
outgoing MF signaling call that uses group II signaling, this signal is sent to the
CO when the CO requests calling-category information and the originating
extension is a station. This signal is used in both DID and DOD calls.
send-intercept
If the switch receives this signal from the CO on a DID call, it returns group B
intercept signal to the CO.
toll-auto
This signal indicates that a call is an automatic toll call. When the call terminates
at a busy station and a special busy signal is defined, the busy signal is sent to
the CO. You can define the special busy signal by choosing the option toll-busy
on the incoming group B signals. This signal is used in China.
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toll-operator
This signal, used in China, is treated as a normal subscriber signal. See the
normal definition.
Group A signals
Group A signals are basic backward signals generated by the destination switch,
as follows:
send-ani
The CO sends this signal to request calling-party category and sends additional
signals to request ANI digits. This signal is sent to the CO when DEFINITY ECS
requests ANI digits on DID calls. This signal is used on both DOD and DID calls.
congestion
The CO sends this signal to indicate that it is experiencing network congestion.
When the switch receives this signal on DOD calls, the switch drops the trunk
and plays reorder tone to the calling party. This signal is used on DOD calls.
drop
When this signal is sent, the receiving switch initiates disconnect sequence.
end-of-dial
This signal is sent to indicate the end of the address digit string. For MF group II
calls, this signal requests a group II signal and switches the sender over to the
group B signaling mode. This signal is used on both DID and DOD calls.
resend-digit
The switch sends this signal to adjust the outpulsing pointer so that the last digit
can be resent again. This signal is used on DOD calls.
last-digit
The switch sends this signal to adjust the outpulsing pointer so that the last 2
digits can be resent. This signal is used on DOD calls.
last-2-digits
The switch sends this signal to adjust the outpulsing pointer so that the last 3
digits can be resent. This signal is used on DOD calls.
last-3-digits
The switch sends this signal to adjust the outpulsing pointer so that the last 4
digits can be resent. This signal is used on DOD calls.
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next-digit
The switch sends this signal to request the next digit. This signal is used on both
DID and DOD calls.
next-ani-digit
The switch sends this signal to request the next ANI digit. This signal is used on
DID and DOD calls.
restart
The switch sends this signal to request the whole digit string again. This signal is
used on DOD calls.
setup-sppath
The CO sends this signal to the switch to set up a speech path. This signal is
used on DOD calls and on DID calls in Belgium.
Group B signals
Group B signals enhance group A signals for backward signaling from the
destination switch by providing the status of the called party. In addition, if the
originating switch uses group II signals, the destination switch answers with
group B signals. Group B signals are as follows:
busy
This signal is sent to indicate that the called party is busy. On DID calls, the
signal is sent to the CO if there is no coverage point to terminate the call. If the
switch receives this signal on DOD calls, it plays busy tone to the calling party
and drops the trunk.
congestion
This signal is sent to indicate that the system is congested and the call cannot be
terminated successfully. On DID calls, the signal is sent to the CO to indicate that
a resource is not available. On DOD calls, if the switch receives this signal,
reorder tone is played to the calling party and the trunk is dropped.
free
This signal is sent to indicate that the called party is idle. On DID calls, the signal
is sent to the CO to indicate that the called party is idle and the call is terminated
successfully. If the switch receives this signal on DOD calls, it connects the trunk
to the calling party.
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intercept
This signal is sent to indicate that the called party number is not in service or is
not correct. On DID calls, if intercept treatment is set to provide a tone, tone is
sent to the CO to indicate that the called number is not valid. If the switch
receives the signal on DOD calls, the switch plays intercept tone to the calling
party and drops the trunk.
toll-busy
This signal, used in China, is sent to indicate that the called party is busy if the
call is an automatic toll call.
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Music Sources
This form defines music sources for Tenant Partitions. Each music source defined
on the form can be used by one or more Tenant Partitions. However, a partition
may have only one music source.
NOTE:
If you use equipment that rebroadcasts music or other copyrighted
materials, you may be required to obtain a copyright license from, or pay
fees to, a third party such as the American Society of Composers, Artists,
and Producers (ASCAP) or Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). You can
purchase a Magic Hold® system, which does not require such a license,
from Lucent Technologies.
Administration commands
You can use the change and display commands to administer the Tenant
Partitions. The syntax for executing these commands is provided below.
NOTE:
The maximum number of music sources is 20 for GAZ and 100 for MIPS.
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Form instructions
NOTE:
When Tenant Partitioning is enabled, Music/Tone on Hold on the
Feature-Related System Parameters form disappears. However, the
value in that field (tone, music, or none) will appear as the first entry
on the Music Sources form. If the value was music, the port number
will also appear on the Music Sources form. When Tenant
partitioning is disabled, Music/Tone on Hold reappears on the
Feature-Related System Parameters form, along with and the values
from the Music Sources form.
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Implementation notes
Page 2, for R5vs/si and later configurations, and pages 2 through 4, for G3r,
contain the same information as Page 1, and do not display here to conserve
space. Remember that the maximum number of music sources for R5vs/si and
later configurations is 20 and the maximum for G3r is 100.
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NOTE:
The PGATE form only displays for R5r and later configurations.
Administration commands
Form instructions
■ Board Location — Enter five characters. The first two represent the
cabinet (01 to 22). The third represents the carrier (A through E). The
fourth and fifth are the slot numbers within the carrier (01 to 20 for medium
cabinets, 01 to 18 for XE cabinets).
■ Name — Enter up to 15 alphanumeric characters as the name of the
adjunct with which the PGATE circuit pack communicates.
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Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may be
entered.
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
Screen 5-126. Processor Channel Assignment — R5r and later form (page 1 of 8)
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NOTE:
Once a Link/Channel Pair is assigned on the Processor Channel
Assignments form, the pair cannot be assigned on the Hop Channel
Assignments form (for more information, see ‘‘Hop Channel
Assignments Form’’ on page 12-116).
■ Local Port — The port (1 to 64) on which this PBX expects the connection
to be established.
■ Remote Port — The port (1 to 64) on which the far end expects the
connection to be established.
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For a far end, this Remote Port entry should match the far end’s Local Port
entry. Generally, the local and remote port values are administrable on
both ends of the connection, and it is required that the local port
(administered on one end) match the remote port (administered on the
other). The terms "local port" and "remote port" are called different things
on different switches and adjuncts, so care must be taken to make sure
the correct numbers match. In addition, the "logical channel" (sometimes
called the "interface channel") must be the same at both ends of the
connection.
For each application, the following table shows the expected "Application
Field" value, and what values on the far end must be matched with the
values on the local machine for remote port, local port, and logical
channel. The specifications in the table are those used on the far end
adjunct or switch. For example:
— On other switches and the AUDIX adjunct the logical channel and
local and remote port values are administrable, so whatever values
are administered on the far-end must be matched appropriately
(see table) on the local switch.
— For CMS and the ISDN Gateway (CPN/BN) adjuncts, the logical
channel is administrable through the X.25 package administration.
The local port and remote port can be administered via the
application (for example, CMS or ISDN Gateway) package.
— On the 3B2 messaging server adjunct (MSA) five processor
channels (for each of the five different "msa" application types)
must be administered. The logical channel and remote port are
dictated by the application field. Only the message server number
is administrable (to indicate which of the 7 possible message
servers this is) on the MSA itself. The local port depends upon the
MSA number (to indicate the port the MSA will direct the connection
to). The values shown in the next table are for MSAs numbered
1 through 7, respectively.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may be
entered.
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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PROCESSOR CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT
Proc Interface Remote
Chan Appl. Link Chan Priority Proc Chan Machine-ID
1: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
2: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
3: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
4: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
5: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
6: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
7: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
8: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
9: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
10: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
11: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
12: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
13: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
14: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
15: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
16: ______ _ __ ____ __ __
Screen 5-127. Processor Channel Assignment — R5si and later form (page 1 of 4)
NOTE:
MSA applications, if administered, must be assigned to fixed
processor and remote processor (MSA) channels (1, 2, 3, 4, and 8,
respectively) as shown on the table. Therefore, it is recommended
that channels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 be reserved for Messaging Server
Adjunct (MSA) connectivity since the MSA uses fixed channel
numbers.
NOTE:
Channel 10 should be reserved for MIS and Channel 59 for AUDIX.
Appl.
Entry Processor Description Channel Priority
audix AUDIX 59 high (h)
dcs DCS - high (h)
isdn ISDN-PRI - high
mis MIS 10 low (l)
msaamwl MSA Automatic Message Waiting Lamp 4 low (l)
msaclk Switch/MSA Clock Synchronization 8 high (h)
msahlwc MSA High Priority Leave Word Calling 2 high (h)
msallwc MSA Low Priority Leave Word Calling 3 low (l)
msamcs MSA Message Center Service 1 high (h)
msamis MSA/MIS - low (l)
OCM Outbound Call Management - high
Pickup Group
This form implements call pickup groups with up to 50 extensions per group. A
pickup group is a group of users authorized to answer calls to a voice terminal
extension within that group of users. A voice terminal extension number can only
belong to one pickup group.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside the quote
must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may be entered. MAX is the
maximum number available in your system configuration.
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Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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PICKUP GROUP
Group Number: 1
Remote Access
! SECURITY ALERT:
Lucent Technologies has designed the Remote Access feature incorporated in this
product that, when properly administered by the customer, will enable the customer to
minimize the ability of unauthorized persons to gain access to the network. It is the
customer’s responsibility to take the appropriate steps to properly implement the
features, evaluate and administer the various restriction levels, protect access codes
and distribute them only to individuals who have been advised of the sensitive nature
of the access information. Each authorized user should be instructed concerning the
proper use and handling of access codes.
To assist you in maintaining the security of your system, DEFINITY ECS provides
the Status Remote Access command, which provides information and status on
each remote access barrier code and on the remote access feature. A sample
Status Remote Access screen follows the Remote Access form.
The Remote Access form is used to implement the Remote Access feature.
Remote Access permits a caller located outside the System to access the
System through the public or private network and then use the features and
services of the System.
Remote Access users can dial into the System using Central Office, Foreign
Exchange, WATS, and ISDN-PRI trunks. In addition, a dedicated Remote Access
Direct Inward Dialing number can be provided.
6. When possible, block off-hours and weekend remote access calling. Use
Alternative Facility Restriction Levels, if available.
7. Use a voice recording, warble tone, or no tone and avoid use of a dial tone
as a prompt when the remote access unit answers.
8. Assign the lowest possible FRL to only allow internal PBX calls.
As an additional step to ensure System security, you can permanently disable the
Remote Access feature if you do not intend to use it now or in the future. If you do
decide to permanently disable the feature, it will require Services intervention to
activate the feature again.
! CAUTION:
Your attempt to disable the Remote Access feature will be lost if the switch
is rebooted without saving translations. Therefore, execute a "save
translation" command after permanently disabling the Remote Access
feature.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Remote Access form. In some
cases, just the most commonly used commands are shown. See Appendix B,
‘‘Administration Commands’’, for a complete listing of all administration
commands, the command structure, and the use of abbreviated command words
when entering a command.
Form instructions
REMOTE ACCESS
Remote Access Extension________ Barrier Code Length____
Authorization Code Required? y Remote Access Dial Tone: n
Barrier Code COR TN COS Expiration Date No. of Calls Calls Used
1:________ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
2:________ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
3:________ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
4:________ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
5:________ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
6:________ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
7:________ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
8:________ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
9:________ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
10:_______ 1__ 1_ 1__ __/__/__ ______ ______
Permanently Disable? __ Disable Following A Security Violation? y
(NOTE: You must logoff to effect permanent disabling of Remote Access)
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Remote Call Coverage form.
Form instructions
Enter coverage points into the numbered fields on the form. Valid coverage
points are valid dialed numbers up to 16 digits that begin with an AAR or ARS
FAC, outgoing trunk TAC, or UDP/DCS extension. Up to 999 remote call coverage
points can be entered on the 23 pages of this form.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Second Digit Table form.
Form instructions
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SECOND DIGIT TABLE FOR DIGIT _
SECOND DIGIT TABLE
Digit Identification Number of Digit Identification Number of
Digits Digits
0: __________ 0 5: __________ 0
1: __________ 0 6: __________ 0
2: __________ 0 7: __________ 0
3: __________ 0 8: __________ 0
4: __________ 0 9: __________ 0
■ Number of Digits — Enter the length of the dialed number. Valid entries
are 2 for attd, 2 through 5 for extension, 2 through 4 for tac (2 through 3
with DCS), and 2 through 4 for fac.
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Administration commands
You can use the change and display commands to administer the
Security-Related System Parameters form. The syntax for executing these
commands is provided below.
Form instructions
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SECURITY-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
SVN Login Violation Notification Enabled — Set to y if you want SVN login
violation notification. Default is n. If this field is “y,” the following fields appear:
■ Originating Extension — This field requires the entry of an unassigned
extension that is local to the switch and conforms to the dial plan for the
purpose of originating and identifying SVN referral calls for login security
violations. The originating extension initiates the referral call in the event of
a login security violation. It also sends the appropriate alerting message or
display to the referral destination.
■ Referral Destination — This field requires an entry of an extension,
assigned to a station, attendant console, or vector directory number (VDN)
that receives the referral call when a security violation occurs. If a VDN is
assigned, the Call Vectoring Time-of-Day routing capability may be used
to route the referral call to different destinations based on the time of day
or the day of the week. The referral destination must be equipped with a
display module unless the Announcement Extension is assigned.
Administration of the Announcement Extension is also required if the
referral destination is a VDN.
■ Login Threshold — This field requires an entry of the minimum number of
login attempts that are permitted before a referral call is made. The value
assigned to this field, in conjunction with Time Interval, determines
whether a security violation has occurred. Default is 5.
■ Time Interval — This field requires the entry of the time interval in which a
login security violation must occur. The range for the time interval is one
minute to eight hours (0:01 to 7:59), and is entered in the form "x:xx." For
example, if you want the time interval to be one minute, you enter 0:01. If
you want the time interval to be seven and one-half hours, you enter 7:30.
Default is 0:03.
■ Announcement Extension — This field permits entry of a previously
administered extension that is assigned to an SVN login violation
announcement. Default is blank.
SVN Remote Access Violation Notification Enabled— Set to y to activate SVN
remote access violation notification. Default is n. If this field is “y,” the following
fields appear:
■ Originating Extension — This field requires the entry of an unassigned
extension that is local to the switch and conforms to the dial plan for the
purpose of originating and identifying SVN referral calls for remote access
barrier code violations. The originating extension initiates the referral call
in the event of a Remote Access security violation. It also sends the
appropriate alerting message or display to the referral destination.
■ Referral Destination — This field requires an entry of an extension,
assigned to a station, attendant console, or vector directory number (VDN)
that receives the referral call when a security violation occurs. If a VDN is
assigned, the Call Vectoring Time-of-Day routing capability may be used
to route the referral call to different destinations based on the time of day
or the day of the week. The referral destination must be equipped with a
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the form "x:xx." For example, if you want the time interval to be one minute,
you enter "0:01." If you want the time interval to be seven and one-half
hours, you enter "7:30." Default is 0:03.
■ Announcement Extension — This field permits entry of a previously
administered extension that is assigned to an SVN authorization code
violation announcement. Default is blank.
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SECURITY-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
SYSAM-LCL? n SYSAM-RMT? n
MAINT? n SYS-PORT? n
Administration commands
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
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NOTE:
A TN780 vintage 5 or greater or a TN2182 is required if Belgian
Tones (Country code 8) are specified.
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SYSTEM PARAMETERS COUNTRY-OPTIONS
Tone Name Cadence Tone
Step (Frequency/Level)
busy____________ 1: 440/-17.25___ Duration (msec): 200__
2: silence______ Duration (msec): 200__
3: 440/-17.25___ Duration (msec): 200__
4: silence______ Duration (msec): 200__
5: 440/-17.25___ Duration (msec): 200__
6: goto_________ step: 3_
7: _____________
8: _____________
9: _____________
10: _____________
11: _____________
12: _____________
13: _____________
14: _____________
15: _____________
■ Tone Name — Enter one of the keywords below to indicate which of the
individually administrable tones this screen modifies. This field (with its
associated Tone (Frequency/Level), Duration, and Step fields) is
meaningful only if the system tone detector is a TN780, vintage 4 or a
TN2182. If this field is blank, all entries in the corresponding Frequency
and Duration fields are ignored. Default is blank.
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— 425/-4.0
— 425/-11.0
— 425/-17.25
— 440/-17.25
— 440+480/-19.0
— 480/-17.25
— 480+620/-24.0
— 525/-11.0
— 620/-17.25
— 697/-8.5
— 770/-8.5
— 852/-8.5
— 941/-8.5
— 1000/0.0
— 1000/+3.0
— 1004/0.0
— 1004/-16.0
— 1209/-7.5
— 1336/-7.5
— 1400/-11.0
— 1477/-7.5
— 1633/-7.5
— 2025/-12.1
— 2100/-12.1
— 2225/-12.1
— 2804/-16.0
— goto
— silence
■ Duration (msec) — Enter blanks or a value between 50 through 12750, in
increments of 50, to describe the duration of each administered tone.
There is one dynamic Duration field associated with each of the 15 Tone
(Frequency/Level) fields on each screen page. Initially, when Tone is
blank, this field does not appear. However, when a non-blank value other
than goto is entered in a Tone field, the associated Duration field
appears, and must be used to specify the duration (in milliseconds) of the
specified tone. Default is blank.
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Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word can be entered.
Form instructions
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OPTIONAL
OPTIONAL FEATURES
FEATURES
G3
G3 Version:
Version: V6
V6 Maximum
Maximum Ports:
Ports: 300
300
Abbreviated
Abbreviated Dialing
Dialing Enhanced
Enhanced List?
List? nn CAS
CAS Main?
Main? nn
Access
Access Security
Security Gateway?
Gateway? nn Cvg
CvgOfOfCalls
CallsRedirected
RedirectedOff-net?
Off-net?n n
Analog
Analog Trunk
Trunk Incoming
Incoming Call
Call ID?
ID? nn DCS
DCS (Basic)?
(Basic)? nn
A/D
A/D Grp/Sys
Grp/Sys List
List Dialing
Dialing Start
Start at
at 01?
01? nn DCS Call
DCS Call Coverage?
Coverage? nn
Answer
Answer Supervision
Supervision by
by Call
Call Classifier?
Classifier? nn DCS with Rerouting? n
DCS with Rerouting? n
ARS?
ARS? yy DEFINITY Network
DEFINITY Network Admin?
Admin? nn
ARS/AAR
ARS/AAR Partitioning?
Partitioning? yy DS1 MSP? n
DS1 MSP? n
ASAI
ASAI Interface?
Interface? nn Emergency Access to Attendant? y
ASAI
ASAI Proprietary
Proprietary Adjunct
Adjunct Links?
Links? nn Emergency Access Cvg/Fwd
Extended to Attendant?
Admin? yn
Async.
Async. Transfer
Transfer Mode
Mode (ATM)
(ATM) PNC?
PNC? nn Extended
External DeviceCvg/Fwd
Alarm Admin?
Admin? nn
Async.
Async. Transfer
Transfer Mode
Mode (ATM)
(ATM) Trunking?
Trunking? nn External Device AlarmBilling?
Flexible Admin? nn
ATMS?
ATMS? nn Forced Entry Flexible
of Account Billing?
Codes? nn
Audible Message Waiting? n Forced Entry of Account Codes? n
Authorization
Audible Codes?
Message Waiting? nn Global
Global Call
Call Classification?
Classification? nn
CAS Branch?
Authorization Codes? nn Hospitality
Hospitality(Basic)? y y
(Basic)?
Hospitality (G3V3 Enhancements)? n
CAS Branch? n Hospitality (G3V3 Enhancements)? n
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OPTIONAL FEATURES
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The limit applies to ACD agents on ACD and EAS calls. Auto-Available
Split (AAS) agent ports are counted when they are assigned. AAS split or
skill members are also counted. If the port for an AAS split/skill member is
logged out, (for example, when a ringing call is redirected) the logged-in
agent count is not updated. These counts are updated only during
administration.
■ ACD — Provides the software required for the Call Center Basic, Plus,
Deluxe, and Elite features by all call center features for up to the number
of agents specified. Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) automatically
distributes incoming calls to specified splits or skills.
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NOTE:
To request status changes to flexible billing, set Flexible
Billing to y on page 1 of the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form.
For CallVisor ASAI adjuncts, you can assign an alarm severity option to each of
the following categories via the set options command:
■ Major on-board ASAI adjunct alarms
■ Major off-board ASAI adjunct alarms
■ Minor on-board ASAI adjunct alarms
■ Minor off-board ASAI adjunct alarms
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When you enable the CallVisor ASAI option(s), the following capabilities are
automatically enabled, regardless of the groups selected: Value Query (includes
Response Continued Capability), Abort, Heart Beat, Restart Procedure,
Suspend/Resume Alarm.
NOTE:
You must logoff and login to effect the permission changes.
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SYSTEM PARAMETERS OCM CALL CLASSIFICATION
USA SIT Algorithm? — Enter y to use the United States Special Information
Tones (SIT) tone characteristics for SIT tone detection.
If you enter n, the system treats tones with the administered tone name
“intercept” as if they were SIT VACANT, and treats tones with the administered
tone name “information” as if they were SIT UNKNOWN.
Tone Name — Enter the name of the tone that you are adding or modifying.
Possible values are: busy, information, intercept, reorder, and ringback. This
field is required for tone definition outside of the US and Canada.
Instance — Enter the instance number of the tone. The instance number
distinguishes tones that have the same use but more than one definition of
silence and tone-on characteristics. If the system identifies a tone that matches
the characteristics defined on more than one page of this form the system
applies the tone definition from the earlier page.
Cadence Step — The display-only field identifies the number of each tone
cadence step, and indicates whether the tone is on or off during this cadence
step.
Duration Minimum — Specify the lower limit in milliseconds of the tone duration.
Enter a value between 75 and 6375 milliseconds in increments of 25.
NOTE:
Set Feature-Related System Parameters Off-Premises Tone Detect Timeout
Interval to its maximum value.
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Telecommuting Access
This form allows the System Administrator to administer the extension which
allows remote users to use the feature.
Administration commands
The table below provides the commands and command syntax for administering
the Telecommuting Access form.
The List Extension-Type command will show you the extension assigned to the
Telecommuting Access feature.
Form instructions
TELECOMMUTING ACCESS
Telecommuting Access Extension — The default for this field is blank. That
means that no extension is assigned and that no one can use the Telecommuting
Access feature. To allow remote access to the Telecommuting Access feature
only, enter an extension that conforms to your system’s dial plan and which is not
assigned to any other system object. If you need to restrict feature use, enter
blanks.
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Tenant
This form defines tenants to the system. Page one of this form requires that you
provide tenant group information and allows you to provide TAAS alert and night
destination information. Page 2 of this form lets you establish calling permission
from this tenant to all other tenants; this tenant can also call itself.
Administration commands
You can use the change and display commands to administer the Tenant
Partitioning form. The syntax for executing these commands is provided below:
Form instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
Tenant 18
Attendant Group: 1
Ext Alert Port (TAAS): _______ Ext Alert (TAAS) Extension: ____*
Music Source: 1
Tenant — This is a display only field. It contains the tenant number that you
entered on the command line.
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Attendant Group — You must enter this information which relates a tenant to an
attendant group. See DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 6
System Description Pocket Reference, for your system’s range of allowable
attendant group numbers. Default is 1.
NOTE:
The default for the system is that all attendant groups exist. However, the
attendant group will be empty if no consoles are assigned to it.
Ext Alert Port (TAAS) — Enter TAAS alert port information, if any. Enter the port
number or X. The circuit pack must be installed and defined to the system before
you can refer to it here. The port type and the object type must be consistent,
and the port can be assigned to only one tenant. The port information for this 7
character field is constructed as follows:
Ext Alert (TAAS) Extension —This field appears only if you have entered an X in
Ext Alert Port (TAAS). You must enter a valid, numeric extension number
that has not been previously assigned. If you have specified an X in Ext Alert
Port (TAAS), you must enter extension information in this field.
Night Destination — Enter the night service station extension, if you want night
service for this tenant. Enter a valid, numeric station extension number. The
extension number must have already been defined to the system.
Music Source — Enter the music/tone source for the partition. Default is 1.
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Tenant 18
Screen 5-146. Tenant — Default Partition form (Tenant 18 - R5r and later) (page 2)
Tenant 18
1? y 11? n
2? n 12? n
3? n 13? n
4? n 14? n
5? n 15? n
6? n 16? n
7? n 17? n
8? n 18? y
9? n 19? n
10? n 20? n
Screen 5-147. Tenant — Default form (Tenant 18 - R5vs/si and later) (page 2)
Tenant — This is a display only field. It contains the tenant number that you
entered on the command line.
Enter y to establish calling permission between the tenant number that you
entered on the command line and any other tenant. Enter n to turn off calling
permission. System default allows each tenant to call only itself and Tenant 1;
default for all other tenants is n.
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The TEG members are assigned on an extension number basis. Call reception
restrictions applicable to the group are specified by the group class of restriction
(COR). The group COR takes precedence over an individual member’s COR. The
members could all be termination restricted but still receive calls if the group is
not restricted.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer this form. In some cases, just the
most commonly used commands are shown. See Appendix B, ‘‘Administration
Commands’’, for a complete listing of all administration commands, the
command structure, and the use of abbreviated command words when entering
a command.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word can
be entered.
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Form instructions
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TERMINATING EXTENSION GROUP
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Time of Day Call Coverage Table.
Form instructions
Act CVG Act CVG Act CVG Act CVG Act CVG
Time PATH Time PATH Time PATH Time PATH Time PATH
Sun 00:00 ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____
Mon 00:00 ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____
Tue 00:00 ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____
Wed 00:00 ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____
Thu 00:00 ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____
Fri 00:00 ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____
Sat 00:00 ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____ __:__ ____
Toll Analysis
NOTE:
The Toll List associated with this form has neither relationship or interaction with the
‘‘ARS Toll Table’’ on page 8-75.
This form associates dialed strings to the System’s Restricted Call List (RCL),
Unrestricted Call List (UCL), and Toll List. In addition, dialed strings can be
associated with the CDR Forced Entry of Account Codes feature (calls from
facilities whose COR is administered to include Forced Entry of Account Codes
will be required to include an account code).
NOTE:
To maximize System security, it is recommended that toll calling areas be
restricted as much as possible through the use of the RCL (Restricted Call
List) and Toll List fields on this form.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside the quote
must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may be entered.
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TOLL ANALYSIS Percent Full:_
Total Toll CDR <--Unrestricted Call List-->
Dialed String Min Max RCL List FEAC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
_____________________ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_____________________ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_____________________ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_____________________ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_____________________ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
■ RCL — Enter x to assign the Dialed String to the RCL. Default is blank. All
entries of x and their associated dialed strings are referred to as the
System’s Restricted Call List. The RCL can be assigned to any COR. A call
attempt from a facility whose COR is marked as being associated with the
RCL and whose dialed string matches a RCL dialed string field will be
denied. The caller receives intercept treatment.
■ Toll List — Enter x to assign the Dialed String to the Toll List. Default is
blank. All entries of x and their associated dialed strings are referred to as
the System’s Toll List. The Toll List is a list of dialed strings used for toll
restriction analysis.
When a user calls from a facility whose COR has a Calling Party
Restriction of all-toll or tac-toll, the System checks the Toll Analysis form
for the user’s dialed string. If a match occurs and Toll List is x, the call
will be denied unless the string also is associated with an Unrestricted Call
List that is also assigned the facility’s COR. See ‘‘Class of Restriction’’ on
page 5-72 for definitions of the Calling Party Restrictions. Also see the
"Unrestricted Call List" field description for additional information about
UCLs.
NOTE:
Toll analysis can ignore IXC codes and/or the toll prefix to find a
match.
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■ CDR FEAC — Enter x to assign the dialed string to the CDR Forced Entry
of Account Code feature. Default is blank. Users who place calls from
facilities whose COR is marked as being associated with Forced Entry of
Account Codes and whose dialed string matches an CDR FEAC dialed
string field will be required to enter an account code before the call will
complete.
■ Unrestricted Call List — Enter x in the appropriate field to assign the
dialed string to one of the System’s Unrestricted Call Lists (UCL). Default
is blank for all fields.
Implementation note
NOTE:
This form applies to R5r and later configurations only.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the User Defined Adjunct Names
form.
Action Object
change adjunct-names
display adjunct-names
Form instructions
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USER DEFINED ADJUNCT NAMES
AUDIX NAMES MESSAGING SERVER NAMES
1: _______ 1: _______
2: _______ 2: _______
3: _______ 3: _______
4: _______ 4: _______
5: _______ 5: _______
6: _______ 6: _______
7: _______ 7: _______
8: _______
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‘‘Voice terminals — general’’ and ‘‘Data Modules — general’’ begin with general
administration details and descriptions of fields that are common to many of the
Station or Data Module forms. If a field is unique to only one or two Station or
Data Module forms, the field is described with the appropriate terminal or data
module. You can also find a description of the Terminal Parameters form at the
beginning of the voice terminals section. This form allows you to adjust the
system-level parameters for specific voice terminals.
‘‘PC Interface’’ describes the DEFINITY EIA interface and the PC interface.
The data module section includes descriptions of the following data modules:
A single-line voice terminal can have only one incoming call and one virtual call
appearing at the terminal at a time. Multiappearance voice terminals can have up
to ten call appearances appearing at the terminal at the same time.
(Multiappearance voice terminals can have more call appearances with bridging
and adjuncts.) Several of the terminals supported by DEFINITY ECS can display
call progress and status information.
You assign each voice terminal to your system by administering a Station form.
Each Station form requires that you specify the type of voice terminal in the Type
field; this is how you distinguish between the many different types of voice
terminals. Use the following administration commands to access the appropriate
Station form.
NOTE:
When administering a system that is comprised of a large number of digital
voice terminals, 20- and 30-MET terminals, or hybrid terminals equipped
with feature buttons, administer the voice terminals in the following order:
Table 6-4 lists the voice terminals and personal computers that you can
administer. See the voice terminal descriptions later in this section for complete
instructions on administering each terminal type.
To administer terminals that are not in Table 6-4, use Enhanced Terminal
Administration (ETA) and its associated Alias Station form.
NOTE:
Only authorized Lucent Technologies personnel can administer this form.
Administration commands
You can use the following commands to display the Terminal Parameters form.
Use the 603/606/302B1 command for the CALLMASTER II/III (603) and
CALLMASTER VI (606) voice terminals as well as the 302B1 Attendant Console.
Use the 8400 command for the 8400-series voice terminals.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word can
be entered.
Making a change to this form affects all 603 voice terminals, 606 voice terminals,
and 302B1 attendant consoles or all 8400-series voice terminals, depending on
whether you are administering the 603/606/302B1 or the 8400-series voice
terminals.
A terminal that has not been programmed with the correct parameters may
experience incorrect volume levels while a user is on a call or incorrect touchtone
levels while the user is placing a call. If you suspect the parameters are incorrect,
use the busyout station/release station commands to force the currently
administered parameters to be sent to the terminal. Use the status station
command to verify that the download status field indicates the parameters were
successfully downloaded.
The switch checks all the 603-, 6400-, and 8400-series terminals each day
(during scheduled maintenance) to ensure they are operating with the
currently-administered transmission parameters. If the switch detects an
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NOTE:
Terminals that are off-hook cannot be programmed, and therefore, cannot
be corrected until they are on-hook the next time the switch attempts to
correct the parameters.
Form instructions
OPTIONS*
Display Mode: _* DLI Voltage Level: _________*
Handset Expander Enabled? _*
PRIMARY LEVELS*
Voice Transmit (dB): _____* Voice Sidetone (dB): _____*
Voice Receive (dB): _____* Touch Tone Sidetone (dB): _____*
Touch Tone Transmit (dB): _____*
ADJUNCT LEVELS*+
Voice Transmit (dB): _____* Voice Receive (dB): _____*
Voice Sidetone (dB): _____* Touch Tone Sidetone (dB): _____*
OPTIONS*
Display Mode: _* DLI Voltage Level: _________*
PRIMARY LEVELS*
Voice Transmit (dB): _____* Voice Sidetone (dB): _____*
Voice Receive (dB): _____* Touch Tone Sidetone (dB): _____*
Touch Tone Transmit (dB): _____*
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OPTIONS
Display Mode:
Handset Expander Enabled?
Volume:
PRIMARY LEVELS
Voice Transmit (dB): Voice Sidetone (dB):
Voice Receive (dB): Touch Tone Sidetone (dB):
Touch Tone Transmit (dB):
Primary levels
The following fields only appear if Customize Parameters is set to y. In each
case, if the field is blank, the system uses the default setting from the Default
Parameter Set. Also, these fields all require the same input; valid entries are from
-44.0 db through +14.0 db in 0.5 increments (for example, -44.0, -43.5, -43.0 and
son on).
■ Voice Transmit (dB) — Determines the volume of voice outbound from
the terminal.
■ Voice Receive (dB) — Determines the volume of voice inbound to the
terminal.
■ Voice Sidetone (dB) — Determines the volume of voice fed back from
the handset voice microphone to the user’s ear.
■ Touch Tone Sidetone (dB) — Determines the touchtone volume fed
back from the terminal when a users presses a button.
■ Touch Tone Transmit (dB) — Determines the touchtone volume fed
outbound from the terminal.
NOTE:
You cannot administer all five of the Primary Level fields to +14.0 dB. If
you attempt to submit the Terminal Parameters form with all Primary Levels
set to +14.0 dB, you receive an error message.
Adjunct levels
The following fields appear only if you are administering 8400-series terminals
and if Customize Parameters is y. In each case, if the field is blank, the
system uses the default setting from the Default Parameter Set. Also, these fields
all require the same input; valid input is listed in “Primary levels” above.
Voice Transmit (dB) — Determines the volume of voice outbound from the
adjunct.
Voice Receive (dB) — Determines the volume of voice inbound to the adjunct.
Voice Sidetone (dB) — Determines the volume of voice fed back from the
handset voice microphone to the user’s ear.
Touch Tone Sidetone (dB) — Determines the touchtone volume fed back from
the terminal when a users presses a button.
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Depending on the voice terminal type, you may not be able to administer some
feature buttons. The voice terminal type descriptions later in this book include
listings of the feature buttons that you can administer for each terminal.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
abr-prog AbrvDial Abbreviated Dialing Program Mode: 1 per
Program allows users to program abbreviated station
dialing buttons or to store or change
numbers in a personal list or group list
associated with the station.
abr-spchar AbrvDial Abbreviated Dialing Special Character: 1 each per
(char) allows users to enter an associated station
special character [~, ~m (mark), ~p
(pause), ~s (suppress), ~w (wait for dial
tone), or ~W (wait forever)] when
programming an abbreviated dialing list
entry.
abrdg-appr1 (extension) Bridged Call Appearance of an Analog Depends
(Ext: ____) Station: allows the user to have an on station
appearance of a single-line voice-terminal type
extension.
abrv-dial2 AD Abbreviated Dialing: accesses an 1 per AD
(List: __ associated abbreviated dialing list entry list per dial
DC: __) and causes the associated stored code
number to be dialed.
abrv-ring AR Manually triggers an Abbreviated or
Delayed Transition for calls alerting at an
extension
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
ac-alarm AC Alarm Administered Connection Alarm 1 per
Notification: associated status lamp lights station
when the number of failures for at least
one administered connection has
equaled the specified threshold.
aca-halt Auto-Ckt Automatic Circuit Assurance (display 1 per
Assure button): allows users of display voice system
terminals to identify trunk malfunctions.
The system automatically initiates a
referral call to the terminal when a
possible failure occurs. The button is
used to activate/deactivate referral calls.
account Acct Used to enter Call Detail Recording
(CDR) account codes. CDR account
codes allow you to associate and track
calls according to a particular project or
account number.
admin Admin Allows users to administer specific
features on their own stations.
after-call3 After Call After Call Work Mode: used to remove an 1 per split
Work agent from ACD call distribution in order group
for the agent to complete ACD-related
activities such as forms completion.
alrt-agchg Alert Agent When an agent has had his split/skill hunt 1 per
group changed while active on a call, this station
button blinks to notify the agent of the
change.
alt-frl Alt FRL Alternate FRL: activates or deactivates 1 per
Alternate Facility Restriction Level (AFRL). system
assist3 Assist Supervisory Assistance: used by an ACD 1 per split
(Group: __) agent to place a call to a split supervisor. group
asvn-halt asvn-halt Authorization Code Security Violation 1 per
Notification Call: activates or deactivates system
call referral when a authorization code
security violation is detected.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
4
atd-qcalls AQC Attendant Queue Calls (display button): 1 per
tracks the number of calls in the attendant station
group’s queue and obtains a display of
the queue status.
atd-qtime4 AQT Attendant Queue Time (display button): 1 per
tracks the calls in the attendant group’s station
queue according to the oldest time a call
has been queued, and obtains a display
of the queue status.
aut-msg-wt5 Message Automatic Message Waiting: associated 1 per
(Ext: ___) (name or status lamp automatically lights when an aut-mst-ext
ext #) LWC message has been stored in the
system for the associated extension (can
be a VDN).
auto-cback Auto Automatic Call Back: when activated, 1 per
CallBack allows inside user who placed a call to a station
busy or unanswered voice terminal to be
called back automatically when the called
voice terminal becomes available to
receive a call.
auto-icom6 Auto (name Automatic Intercom: places a call to the 1 per group
(Group: __) or ext #) station associated with the button. The per dial
called user receives a unique alerting code
signal, and a status lamp associated with
a Intercom button flashes.
auto-in3 Auto In Auto-In Mode: allows the user to become 1 per split
(Group: __) automatically available for new ACD calls group
upon completion of an ACD call.
auto-wkup Auto Automatic Wakeup (display button): 1 per
Wakeup allows attendants, front-desk users, and station
guests to request a wakeup call to be
placed automatically to a certain
extension (may not be a VDN extension)
at a later time.
autodial Autodial Allows a user to dial a number that is not
part of a stored list.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
3
aux-work Auxiliary Auxiliary Work Mode: removes agent from 1 per split
(Group: __) Work ACD call distribution in order to complete group
non-ACD-related activities.
brdg-appr1 (extension) Bridged Call Appearance of a Depends
(Ext: __ Multiappearance Station: provides an on station
button: 1, appearance of a voice terminal primary type
extension at the terminal assigned the
brdg-appr button. The button tracks and
may be used like a call appearance on
the tracked station.
btn-view Button View Button View: allows users to view, on the
terminal’s display, the contents of any
feature button.
busy-ind7 Busy Station Busy Indication: provides an 1 per
(TAC or Ext) end-user with a visual indication of the TAC/Ext
busy or idle status of an extension, trunk
group, TEG, hunt group, or loudspeaker
paging zone.
call-appr1 (extension) Call Appearance: originates or receives Depends
calls. on station
type
call-disp Return Call Call Displayed Number (display button): 1 per
automatically initiates a call to the station
currently displayed number, which may
be a part of a leave word calling message
or a number retrieved using Integrated
Directory.
call-fwd Call Activates or deactivates Call Forwarding
Forwarding All Calls.
call-park Call Park Places a current call in the call park state 1 per
and later used to retrieve the call. station
call-pkup Call Pickup Picks up a call that is ringing in the users 1 per
pickup group. station
callr-info Caller Info (display button) Used with Call Prompting 1 per
to allow users to display information station
collected from the originator.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
cas-backup CAS Centralized Attendant Service Backup 1 per
Backup Mode: used to redirect all CAS calls to a station
backup extension in the local branch if all
RLTs are out-of-service or maintenance
busy. The associated status lamp
indicates if CAS is in the backup mode.
cdr1-alrm CDR 1 CDR Alarm: associated status lamp is 1 per
Failure used to indicate that a failure in the station
interface to the primary CDR output
device has occurred.
cdr2-alrm CDR 2 CDR Alarm: associated status lamp is 1 per
Failure used to indicate that a failure in the station
interface to the secondary CDR output
device has occurred.
cfwd-bsyda Call Activates Call Forward Busy/Don’t
Forwarding Answer.
bsyda (Ext)
check-in Check In (display button) Changes the state of the 1 per
associated guest room to occupied and station
turn off the outward calling restriction for
the guest room’s station.
check-out Check Out (display button) Changes the state of the 1 per
associated guest room to vacant and station
turns on the outward calling restriction for
the guest room’s station. Also clears
(removes) any wake-up request for the
station.
clk-overid Clocked Clocked Manual Override (display 1 per
Override button): used in association with Time of station
Day Routing to override the routing plan in
effect for the activating user. The routing
plan is overridden for a specified period
of time.
consult Consult Used by a covering party, after answering 1 per
a coverage call, to call the principal station
(called party) for private consultation.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
cov-cback Coverage Used by a covering party to leave a 1 per
Callback message for the principal (called Party) to station
call the calling party
cov-msg-rt Covr Msg Coverage Message Retrieval (display 1 per
Retrieve button): used to place a covering station station
into the message retrieval mode for the
purposes of retrieving messages for the
group
cpn-blk CPN Block Blocks the sending of the calling party 1 per
number for a call. station
cpn-unblk CPN Deactives the blocking for sending the 1 per
Unblock calling party number for a call station
data-ext Data (data Data Extension; used to set up a data call. 1 per data-
ext #) May be used to pre-indicate a data call or extension
to disconnect a data call. May not be a group
VDN or ISDN-BRI extension. Not allowed
on an ISDN-BRI station.
date-time Date Time (display button) Displays the current date 1 per
and time station
delete-msg Delete (display button) Deletes a stored 1 per
Message message that is currently on the display. station
dial-icom8 Dial Icom Dial Intercom: Accesses the intercom 1 per group
(Grp: ___) group assigned to the button.
dir-pkup dir-pkup Directed call pickup
directory Integrtd Directory (display button): used to place 1 per
Directory the station’s display in the integrated station
directory mode.
disp-chrg Display Provides your display terminal with a 1 per
Charge visual display of accumulated charges on station
your current telephone call. Used
exclusively outside the U.S. and Canada.
disp-norm Local/ (display button): Toggles between 1 per
Normal LOCAL display mode (displays time and station
date) and NORMAL mode (displays
call-related data). LED off = LOCAL mode
and LED on = NORMAL.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
dn-dst Do Not Places the user in the do not disturb 1 per
Disturb mode station
drop Drop Allows users to drop calls
ds1-alarm DS1 DS1 Alarm: associated status lamp lights
(facility) if an off-circuit pack major, minor, or
warning alarm is active on a DS1 circuit
pack. Off-board alarms (e.g., loss of
signal, slips, misframes) relate to
problems on the facility side of the DS1
interface.
exclusion Exclusion Prevents other users from bridging onto 1 per
the current call station
ext-dn-dst Do Not Extension — Do Not Disturb (display 1 per
Disturb Ext button): used by the attendant console or station
hotel front desk display terminal to
activate do not disturb and assign a
corresponding deactivate time to an
extension.
flash9 Flash 1) Allows a station on a trunk call with 1 per
Trunk Flash to send a Trunk Flash signal station
to the far end (e.g., Central Office); 2)
allows a station on a CAS main call to
send a Trunk Flash signal over the
connected RLT trunk back to the branch
to conference or transfer the call.
goto-cover Go To Go To Coverage: sends a call directly to 1 per
Cover coverage instead of waiting for the called station
inside-user to answer.
grp-page GrpPg Allows users to make announcements to
groups of stations by automatically
turning on their speakerphones.
grp-dn-dst Do Not Group Do Not Disturb (display button): 1 per
Disturb Grp removes a group of users from the do not station
disturb mode.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
headset Headset Signals onhook/offhook state changes to
the switch. The green LED is on for
offhook state and off (dark) for onhook
state.
hunt-ns10 Hunt Group Hunt-Group Night Service: places a 3 per hunt
(Grp: ___) hunt-group into night service. group
in-call-id11 Coverage Coverage Incoming Call Identification: 1 per
(Type: __ (group #, identifies the hunt or coverage answer group-type
Grp: ___) type, name, group associated with the current per group
or ext #) incoming call.
inspect Inspect (display button) Displays the extension of 1 per
Mode the current ringing call or behind a station
subsequently-pressed call appearance.
int-aut-an IntAutoAns Internal Auto Answer: conditions any 1 per
hybrid or digital station to automatically station
answer incoming internal calls.
last-numb LastNumb Last Number Dialed: originates a call to 1 per
Dialed the number last dialed by the station. station
link-alarm12 Link Failure Link Alarm: associated status lamp 8 per
(link# ___) (link #) indicates that a failure has occurred on station
one of the Processor Interface circuit
pack data links.
lsvn-halt Login SVN Login Security Violation Notification: 1 per
activates or deactivates referral call when system
a login security violation is detected.
lwc-cancel Cancel LWC Leave Word Calling Cancel: cancels the 1 per
last leave word calling message station
originated by the user.
lwc-lock Lock LWC Leave Word Calling Lock: locks the 1 per
message retrieval capability of the display station
module on the station.
lwc-store LWC Leave Word Calling Store: leaves a 1 per
message for the user associated with the station
last number dialed to return the call to the
originator.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
major-alrm Major Major Alarm: associated status lamp 1 per
Hdwe indicates that a vital system hardware station
Failure component failed. This type of alarm
represents a disruption of overall system
performance.
man-msg-wt13 Msg Wait Manual Message Waiting: lights a None
(Ext: ___) (name or message waiting lamp on the station
ext #) associated with the button.
man-overid Immediate Immediate Manual Override (display 1 per
Override button): used in association with Time of station
Day Routing to temporarily override the
routing plan in effect for the activating
user’s partitioned group number.
manual-in3 Manual In Manual-In Mode: prevents the user from 1 per split
(Group: __) becoming available for new ACD calls group
upon completion of an ACD call by
automatically placing the agent in the
after call work mode.
mct-act MCT Malicious Call Trace Activation: sends a
Activation message to MCT controller consoles to
indicate that a user wants to trace a
malicious call.
mct-contr MCT Control Malicious Call Trace Control: allows the
console to take control of malicious call
trace requests. (Must be administered
with change-mct-group-extensions)
mf-da-intl Directory Multifrequency Operator International: 1 per
Assistance allows users to call Directory Assistance. station
mf-op-intl CO Multifrequency Operator International: 1 per
attendant allows users to make international calls to station
the CO attendant.
mj/mn-alrm Major/Minor Minor Alarm: associated status lamp 1 per
Hdwe indicates that a system hardware station
Failure component failed and disrupts service on
a limited scale.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
mm-datacnf MM Datacnf Multimedia Data Conference: used to 1 per
initiate a data collaboration session station
between multimedia endpoints; requires a
button with a lamp.
msg-retr Message Message Retrieval (display button): 1 per
Retrieve places the station’s display into the station
message retrieval mode.
mwn-act Message Message Waiting Activation: lights a 1 per
Waiting Act. message waiting lamp on an associated station
station.
mwn-deact Message Message Waiting Deactivation: dims a 1 per
Waiting message waiting lamp on an associated station
Deact station.
next Next Next Message (display button): steps to 1 per
the next message when the station’s station
display is in message retrieval mode.
night-serv Night Serv Night Service Activation: toggles the 1 per
system in or out of Night Service mode. station
noans-alrt RONA Redirection on No Answer Alert: indicates 1 per split
a Redirection on No Answer timeout has
occurred for the split.
normal Normal Normal (display button): places the 1 per
Mode station’s display into normal call station
identification mode.
per-COline14 CO Line Personal CO Line: allows the user to 1 per group
(Grp: ___) (line #) receive calls directly via a specific trunk.
pms-alarm PMS Failure PMS Alarm: associated status lamp 1 per
indicates that a failure in the PMS station
occurred. A major or minor alarm
condition raises the alarm.
pr-awu-alm Auto Automatic Wakeup Printer Alarm: 1 per
Wakeup associated status lamp indicates that an station
Alm automatic wakeup printer interface failure
occurred.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
pr-pms-alm PMS Ptr PMS Printer Alarm: associated status 1 per
Alarm lamp indicates that a PMS printer station
interface failure occurred.
pr-sys-alm Sys Ptr System Printer Alarm: associated status 1 per
Alarm lamp indicates that a system printer station
(dedicated to Report Scheduler) interface
failure occurred.
print-msgs Print Msgs Print Messages: allows users to print 1 per
messages for any extension by pressing station
the button and entering the extension and
a security code.
priority Priority Call Priority Calling: allows a user to place 1 per
priority calls or change an existing call to station
a priority call.
q-calls15 NQC Queue Calls: associated status lamp 1 per hunt
(Grp: ___) flashes if a call warning threshold has group per
been reached. station
q-time15 OQT Queue Time: associated status lamp 1 per hunt
(Grp: ___) flashes if a time warning threshold has group per
been reached. station
release3 Release Releases an agent from an ACD call. 1 per
station
ringer-off Ringer Ringer-Off: silences the alerting ringer on 1 per
Cutoff the station. station
rs-alert System The associated status lamp lights if a 1 per
Reset Alert problem escalates beyond a warm start. station
rsvn-halt rsvn-halt Remote Access Barrier Code Security 1 per
Violation Notification Call: activates or system
deactivates call referral.
scroll Scroll (display button) Selects one of two lines 1 per
(alternates with each press) of the station
16-character LCD display. Only one line
displays at a time.
send-calls Send All Send All Calls: sends all calls to coverage
Calls as soon as they terminate at the station.
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
send-term Send All Send All Calls For Terminating Extension 1 per TEG
Calls-TEG Group: allows the user to forward all calls
directed to a terminating extension group.
serv-obsrv Service Service Observing: activates Service 1 per
Observing Observing. Used to toggle between a station
listen-only and a listen-talk mode.
signal16 Signal Signal: allows the user to manually signal 1 per signal
(Ext: ___) (name or (via ringing) a station associated with the extension
ext #) button.
ssvn-halt ssvn-halt Toggle whether or not station security 1 per
code violation referrals are made to the station
referral destination.
stored-num Stored (display button) Places the station’s 1 per
Number display into the stored number mode. station
stroke-cnt ACD SD Automatic Call Distribution Single Digit 1 per
Stroke Stroke Count: sends a message to CMS station
Count to increment a stroke count number.
term-x-gr17 Term Grp Terminating Extension Group: provides 1 per TEG
(Grp: ___) (name or one or more extensions. Calls may be
ext #) received but not originated with this
button.
timer Timer (display button) Starts a clock on the 1 per
station to display elapsed time. station
trk-ac-alm FTC Alarm Facility Test Call Alarm: associated status
lamp lights when a successful Facility
Test Call (FTC) occurs.
trk-id Trunk ID Trunk Identification (display button): 1 per
identifies the tac (trunk access code) and station
trunk member number associated with a
call.
trunk-name Trunk Name (display button) Displays the name of the 1 per
trunk as administered on the CAS Main or station
on a switch without CAS.
trunk-ns18 Trunk Grp Trunk-Group Night Service: places a 1 per trunk
(Grp: ___) trunk-group into night service. group
Button
Button name label Description Maximum
verify Verify Busy Verification: allows users to make 1 per
test calls and verify a station or a trunk. station
voa-repeat19 VOA repeat VDN of Origin Announcement. 1 per
station
vu-display20 VuStats # Enables VuStats and specifies a display Depends
(format: __ format. It is recommended that, on the on station
ID: __) button label, you add some form of ID for type
the Display format (#).
whisp-anbk Answerback Whisper Page: allows station users to
make and receive barge-in
announcements to and from other station
users without anyone else on the calls
being aware of the announcements.
These station users must have an
administered COR that provides for
intraswitch calling.
whisp-act Whisper See the description of Whisper page
Page above.
Activation
whisp-off Whisper See the description of Whisper Page
Page Off above.
work-code3 Work Code Call Work Code: allows an ACD agent 1 per
after pressing “work-code” to send up to station
16 digits (using the dial pad) to CMS.
11. Type: A “c” for coverage answer group, “h” for a uniform call distribution or direct department
calling group.
12. Link: Link number — 1 to 8 for multi-carrier cabinets or 1 to 4 for single-carrier cabinets.
13. Ext: The destination extension. (May be a VDN extension)
14. Grp: CO line group number.
15. Grp: Group number of hunt group.
16. Ext: The extension may not be a VDN extension.
17. Grp: TEG number.
18. Grp: Trunk group number.
19. VDN of Origin Announcement must be enabled.
20. Requires voice terminal with display. You can administer as many VuStats buttons as there are
feature buttons available on the voice terminal. With a different VuStats display format assigned to
each button, agents can use different buttons to access different statistics.
format: the number (from 1 to 25) of the format you want the button to display.
ID: a split number, trunk group number, agent extension, or VDN extension. The ID defines the
agent, split, trunk group, or VDN that the display describes. ID is optional.
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Form Instructions
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STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Display Module? n Message Lamp Ext: 1014
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STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
PCOL/TEG Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
Per Station CPN - Send Calling Number? _
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? n
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
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STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: ___ Speaker? n
Cable: ___ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: _____
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr 4: cpn-blk
2: call-appr 5: cpn-unblk
3: call-appr
Field descriptions
NOTE:
For analog stations, if Auto Answer is acd and the station is
off-hook and idle, only the ACD split/skill calls and direct agent calls
auto answer; non-ACD calls receive busy treatment. If the station is
active on an ACD call and a non-ACD call arrives, the Agent
receives call-waiting tone.
NOTE:
If Terminal Translation Initialization (TTI) is activated, insert no button
other than call-appr in the first button position. TTI needs the button
on the first call appearance to get dial tone.
Country/Area Protocol
Australia 2
ETSI (Europe) etsi
Japan 3
Singapore 6
United States (Bellcore National ISDN) 1
NOTE:
If Modified Misoperation is active (Misoperation Alerting is y on the
Feature-Related System Parameters form), you must assign a
Coverage Path to all stations on the switch.
NOTE:
For stations with an audix station type, AUDIX Voice Power ports, or
ports for any other type of messaging that needs display information,
Display Client Redirection must be set to y.
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■ Fixed TEI — For ASAI, enter y. This field displays only for ISDN-BRI data
modules and ASAI links. It indicates that the endpoint has a fixed Terminal
Endpoint Identifier (TEI). The TEI identifies a unique access point within a
service. You must administer TEIs for fixed TEI terminals. However, for
terminals with the automatic TEI capability, the system dynamically
assigns the TEI. Entering y displays the TEI field.
■ Floor — Enter up to 7 characters to identify the voice-terminal floor
location.
■ H.320 Conversion — Allows H.320 compliant calls made to this voice
terminal to be converted to voice-only. Because the system can only
handle a limited number of conversion calls, you may need to limit the
number of terminals with H.320 conversion.
■ Headset — Enter y if the terminal has a headset.
■ HOT LINE DESTINATION — Abbreviated Dialing Dial Code —
Displays only when Special Dialing Option is hot-line. Enter a list
number (associated with the AD List) from 0 to 999. When the user goes
off-hook on a Data Hot Line call, the system dials the AD number.
■ HOT LINE DESTINATION — Abbreviated Dialing List Number — Enter
1, 2, 3, or leave blank (default) to identify the abbreviated dialing list to
access when originating a call.
■ HOT LINE DESTINATION — Dial Code — Enter a number from 0 to 999
or leave blank (default). This field is the index for the Abbreviated Dialing
List that contains the digits to be dialed when originating a call.
■ Hunt-to Station — Enter the extension the system should hunt to for this
station when the station is busy. This entry functions as one entry in a
station hunting chain. You must specify an extension defined as a local
voice station in your dial plan. A station cannot be its own hunt-to station.
This field displays only when Type is 500, 2500, k2500, 7101A, 7103A,
7104A, or 8110.
■ Idle Appearance Preference — Enter y or n (default) to indicate which
call appearance is selected when the user lifts the handset and there is an
incoming call. If you enter y, the user connects to an idle call appearance
instead of the ringing call. If you enter n, the Alerting Appearance
Preference is set and the user connects to the ringing call appearance.
■ Ignore Rotary Digits— Enter y to indicate that rotary digits from the set
should be ignored. Enter n (default) to make sure they are not ignored. If
this field is y, the short switch hook flash (50 -150) from a 2500-type set is
ignored.
■ ITC — (Information Transfer Capability) Enter restricted (default) or
unrestricted to indicate the type of transmission facilities to be used for
ISDN calls originated from this endpoint. The field does not display for
voice-only or BRI stations.
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NOTE:
You can enter X in Port to indicate that there is no hardware
associated with the port assignment (Administration Without
Hardware). These stations are referred to as phantom or AWOH
stations.
For DCP sets, the port can only be assigned once. ISDN-BRI provides a
multipoint configuration capability that allows a previously assigned port
to be specified more than once as follows: 2 stand-alone voice endpoints,
2 stand-alone data endpoints, or 1 integrated voice and data endpoint.
However, for the following cases, the port is assumed to be fully assigned:
— Maximum number of users (currently 2) are assigned on the port.
— One of the users on the port is a fixed TEI station.
— One of the users on the port has B-channel voice and B-channel
data capability.
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— One of the users on the port has no SPID assigned, which includes
terminals that have no SPID initialization capability.
■ R Balance Network — Enter y to select the R Balance Capacitor network.
Enter n (default) to select the standard resistor capacitor network. You
must complete this field if Off-Premise Station is y. Enter n when the
station port circuit is connected to terminal equipment (such as SLC
carriers or impedance compensators) optioned for 600-ohm input
impedance and the distance to the terminal equipment from the system is
less than 3,000 feet. Enter y in all other cases.
■ Redirect Notification — Enter y (default) to give a half ring at this voice
terminal when calls to this terminal are redirected (via Call Forwarding or
Call Coverage). Enter y if LWC Reception is audix.
■ Restrict Last Appearance — Enter y (default) to restrict the last idle call
appearance for incoming priority calls and outgoing call originations only.
■ Room — Enter up to 10 characters to identify the voice terminal location.
Enter up to 5 characters to identify the guest room number, if this station is
one of several to be assigned a guest room and the Display Room
Information in Call Display is y on the Hospitality-Related System
Parameters form. This field may be blank.
■ Security Code — Enter the 3- to 8-digit security code required by users
for specific system features and functions, including Personal Station
Access, Redirection of Calls Coverage Off-Net, Leave Word Calling,
Message Retrieval, and Demand Printing. The required security code
length is determined by Minimum Security Code Length on the
Feature-Related System Parameters form.
■ Select Last Used Appearance — Enter y to indicate a station’s line
selection is not to be moved from the currently selected line button to a
different, non-alerting line button. If you enter y, the line selection on an
on-hook station only moves from the last used line button to a line button
with an audibly alerting call. If there are no alerting calls, the line selection
remains on the button last used for a call. Enter n so the line selection on
an on-hook station with no alerting calls can be moved to a different line
button, which may be serving a different extension.
■ Set Color — Enter up to 6 characters to describe the set color.
■ Speakerphone — Enter y to indicate a speakerphone is attached to the
voice terminal. Default is n.
■ Special Dialing Option — Enter hot-line, default, or leave blank for
regular (normal) keyboard dialing. This field identifies the type of dialing
for calls when this data module originates calls.
■ SPID — (Service Profile Identifier) This field displays only if Endpt Init
is y. Enter a variable length parameter (up to 10 digits). SPID is a numeric
string, which means that the value of 00 is different from 000. The SPID
must be different for all terminals on the BRI and from the Service SPID.
The SPID should always be assigned. If the SPID is not assigned for the
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first BRI on a port, any other BRI assignment to that port are blocked. Valid
entries are numeric strings in the range of 0 through 9999999999. Default
is the station extension.
NOTE:
If using Administration Without Hardware for an ISDN-BRI extension
(Port set to X) and Terminal Translation Initialization (TTI) is
intended to be used to assign the port, then the SPID number must
equal the station number.
Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception: msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
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STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________ 11: __________
2: __________ 12: __________
3: __________ 13: __________
4: __________ 14: __________
5: __________ 15: __________
6: __________ 16: __________
7: __________ 17: __________
8: __________ 18: __________
9: __________ 19: __________
10: __________ 20: __________
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Form instructions
NOTE:
You administer a K2500 Key Phone System Interface the same as you
would a 2500 voice terminal, but the K2500 has the ability to accept either
rotary or DTMF digits. You cannot administer the K2500 to ports on a
TN2135 Analog Line circuit pack
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STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Off Premise Station? y Message Waiting Indicator: ____
R Balance Network? n Message Lamp Ext: 1000_
■ Type — Enter 500, 2500, k2500 (see note), 7101A, 7103A, 7104A, 8110,
ops, ds1fd, ds1sa, VRU, VRUFD, or VRUSA.
— For a 7102A voice terminal, enter 7101A.
— For a 2500 DMGC voice terminal, enter 7101A. This enables the
Recall button and switchhook flash functions.
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STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception: msa-spe
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Call Waiting Indication? y
Bridged Call Alerting? n Att. Call Waiting Indication? y
Switchhook Flash? y Distinctive Audible Alert? y
Ignore Rotary Digits? n Adjunct Supervision? y
H.320 Conversion? n
Figure Notes
Form Instructions
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? y
Display Module? y Message Lamp Ext: 1000_
Display Language: english
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STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
PCOL/TEG Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? n
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
■ Bridged Call Alerting — (515 BCT only) Enter y to allow incoming calls
on bridged appearances of another terminals primary extension or TEG or
PCOL calls to alert at this terminal. Default is n.
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr 6: __________
2: call-appr 7: __________
3: call-appr 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________ 10: __________
■ Button Assignments
The feature buttons that you can assign to the 510PT and 515 BCT are
listed below. The first 3 button assignments default to call appearance for
both terminals. Button Assignments 5 through 10 display only on the 515
BCT form.
1. Display-type buttons
2. Stations administered with displays only
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STATION
Column 2: 4: __________
5: __________
6: __________
Column 3: 7: __________
8: __________
9: __________
Page Y of X
STATION
DISPLAY BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________
2: __________
3: __________
4: __________
5: __________
6: __________
7: __________
Page Y of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
Data Extension: ____ Name: ____________________ BCC: 2
COS: 1_
COR: 1_
TN: 1_
ITC: restricted
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
Screen 6-17. 510D and 515 BCT Data Module form (Page Y of X)
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Figure Notes
The 6400-series voice terminals are DCP 2-wire voice terminals that work with
DEFINITY Release 6 and future releases. 6400-series voice terminals operate
similar to the 8400- and 9400-series voice terminals, although there are some
enhancements, feature, and physical differences. The 6400-series voice
terminals have:
■ XM24 expansion module
■ Different number of call appearances and feature buttons
■ New defaults and features for softkeys
■ Last number dialed (LND) button instead of a drop button (the drop
function can be administered on any button)
The number of call appearances on a terminal is identified by the last two digits
in the terminal name. The series includes two single-line sets (6402 and 6402D),
8-button sets, a 16-button set, a 24-button set, and a 24-button expansion
module (on the 6416D+ and 6424D+ voice terminals).
For information about adjusting the system-level parameters and audio levels for
the 6400-series voice terminals, see ‘‘Terminal Parameters form’’ on page 6-9.
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Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Speakerphone: 2-way Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english Mute Button Enabled? y
Expansion Module? n
MM Complex Data Ext: n
Page 1 of 1
OPTIONS
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
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STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: ________ List3: ________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________ 5: __________
2: __________ 6: __________
3: __________ 7: __________
4: __________ 8: __________
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to these voice terminals are
shown in Table 6-7, Button Assignments for Page 3 of the Station Form,
and in the following text:
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: ________ List3: ________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr
2: call-appr
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The first two buttons on the 6402 voice terminals default as call
appearance buttons and cannot be changed.
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STATION
1: __________
2: __________
3: __________
4: __________
5: __________
6: __________
7: __________
8: __________
9: __________
*: __________
0: __________
#: __________
Page 4 of X
STATION
9: __________
10: __________
11: __________
12: __________
13: __________
14: __________
15: __________
16: __________
Page 4 of X
STATION
9: __________
10:__________
11:__________
12:__________
13:__________
14:__________
15:__________
16:__________
17:__________
18:__________
19:__________
20:__________
21:__________
22:__________
23:__________
24:__________
On page 4 of the 6408D and 6408D+ forms and page 5 of the 6416D+ and
6424D+ forms
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STATION
1: Dir
2: Drop
3: HFAns
4: Timer
5: PCall
6: AutCB
7: Prog
8: Pause
9: LWC
10: RngOf
11: BtnVu
12: Admin
You can assign features to these softkeys, making them “virtual” buttons.
When you assign a feature to a softkey, the system automatically
downloads the appropriate information to the terminal for operating the
feature.
You may also customize the softkey displays for English, French, Italian, or
Spanish. These are displayed in the Display Languages field on page 1 of
the Station form. To customize the labels, use the Language Translation
form, set Display Languages to user-defined, and type the command
change display-messages softkey-labels. You may enter a
five-character label for each of the softkeys.
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Page 6 of Y
STATION
Screen 6-27. 6416D+ and 6424D+ with XM24 Expansion Module form (Page 6 of Y)
EXPANSION MODULE
This page appears only if Expansion Module is set to y. Use these
pages to administer buttons on the XM24 expansion module if one is
attached to the terminal.
Page X of Y
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
11
Tel #
O #
*
Volume 6
Figure Notes
1
12
Tel #
O #
*
Volume 7
Figure Notes
2
14 3
Menu Exit Prev Next
13 Tel #
4
Spkr Mute Hold
12
Redial Trnsfr Conf
11 Test Ring
ABC DEF
1 2 3
10
GHI JKL MNO 5
4 5 6
9 TUV WXYZ
PQRS
7 8 9
O #
*
8 Volume
6
Figure Notes
Administer 7303H voice terminals (10-Button) with the 7305S Station form. Only
the first 12 feature function buttons apply. Of these 12 buttons, 8 have two lamps
and 4 have no lamps. However, the system treats the 8 double-lamp buttons as
though they have a single (green) lamp. Administer the 4 buttons (with no lamps)
with features that do not require status indications.
Administer 7305H voice terminals (34-Button) with the 7305S Station form. The
system treats the terminal’s 24 feature function buttons (two lamps each) as
single (green) lamp function buttons.
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Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
Extension: ______ BCC: 0
Type: 7303S_ Lock Messages? n TN: 1
Port: _______________ Security Code: ________ COR: 1
Name: _______________ Coverage Path 1: ____ COS: 1
Coverage Path 2: ____
Hunt-to Station: ____
STATION OPTIONS
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: ___ Speaker? n
Cable: ___ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: _____
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: call-appr_ 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________ 10: __________
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the 7303S, 7305S, and 7309H
voice terminals are listed below. The first 3 buttons default as call
appearances.
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STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________ 13: __________
2: __________ 14: __________
3: __________ 15: __________
4: __________ 16: __________
5: __________ 17: __________
6: __________ 18: __________
7: __________ 19: __________
8: __________ 20: __________
9: __________ 21: __________
10: __________ 22: __________
11: __________ 23: __________
12: __________ 24: __________
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
NOTE:
When placing a call to pager equipment, do not immediately hang
up when finished dialing until receipt of confirmation. Failure to wait
for confirmation may result in an incomplete signal being sent to the
pager resulting in an incomplete call message.
Form instructions
STATION OPTIONS
Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Display Module? y Message Lamp Ext: 1000_
Screen 6-33. 7313H, 7314H, 7315H, 7316H, and 7317H Station form (Page 1 of X)
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
Screen 6-34. 7313H, 7314H, 7315H, 7316H, and 7317H Station form (Page 2 of X)
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: ___ Speaker? n
Cable: ___ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: _____
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: call-appr_ 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________ 10: __________
Screen 6-35. 7313H, 7314H, 7315H, 7316H, and 7317H Station form (Page 3 of X)
Page 4 of 4
STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________ 13: __________
2: __________ 14: __________
3: __________ 15: __________
4: __________ 16: __________
5: __________ 17: __________
6: __________ 18: __________
7: __________ 19: __________
8: __________ 20: __________
9: __________ 21: __________
10: __________ 22: __________
11: __________ 23: __________
12: __________ 24: __________
Screen 6-36. 7314H, 7315H, 7316H, and 7317H Station form (Page 4 of 4)
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Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
FIgure Notes
Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n
Message Lamp Ext: 1000
MM Complex Data Ext: ____
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? y Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Display Module? y Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english Display Cartridge? n
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
PCOL/TEG Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: ________ List3: ________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: __________ 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: ________ List3: ________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: call-appr_ 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________ 10: __________
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: ________ List3: ________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 4: __________
2: call-appr_ 5: __________
3: call-appr_ 6: __________
When you administer buttons 1 through 7, they relate to function buttons (F1-F7)
on the associated data terminal.
STATION Page Y of X
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
Screen 6-46. 7401D, 7401+, 7403D, 7404D, 7410+ Data Module form (Page Y of X)
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Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? y Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Module? y Feature Module? n
Display Language: english Coverage Module? n
MM Complex Data Ext: ____
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: ___ Speaker? n
Cable: ___ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: _____
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: call-appr_ 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________ 10: __________
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the 7405D voice terminal are
listed below. For 7405D voice terminals, the first 3 buttons default as call
appearances. The 7405D voice terminal can have an optional Function
Key Module (administered as a Feature Module), Digital Display Module,
and Coverage Module, respectively.
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Page 4 of X
STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
Page Y of X
STATION
This page displays only if Feature Module is y. The feature buttons that you
can assign are the same as those listed for BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS above. Call
appearance and bridged call appearance buttons cannot be administered on
this form.
If you want to assign feature buttons to the optional Function Key Module or
Coverage Module, you must assign them on their respective forms.
Page Y of X
STATION
COVERAGE MODULE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________ 11: __________
2: __________ 12: __________
3: __________ 13: __________
4: __________ 14: __________
5: __________ 15: __________
6: __________ 16: __________
7: __________ 17: __________
8: __________ 18: __________
9: __________ 19: __________
10: __________ 20: __________
This page displays only if Coverage Module is y. The features buttons that you
can assign are the same as those listed for the preceding BUTTON
ASSIGNMENTS, except you cannot administer display-type buttons.
Page Y of X
STATION
DISPLAY BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________
2: __________
3: __________
4: __________
5: __________
6: __________
7: __________
This page displays only if Display is y. The display-type buttons that you can
assign are noted on the above list.
Page Y of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
This page displays only if Data Module is y. Button locations (1 through 7) are
associated with buttons 1 through 7 on the optional Digital Display Module.
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Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Figure 6-28. 7405D voice terminal with optional function key module
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Figure Notes
Figure 6-29. 7405D voice terminal with optional digital display module
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Figure Notes
Figure 6-30. 7405D voice terminal with optional call coverage module
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Figure Notes
Figure 6-31. 7405D voice terminal with optional digital terminal data module
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Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? y Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Display Module? n Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: ___ Speaker? n
Cable: ___ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 4: _________
2: call-appr_ 5: _________
3: call-appr_
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: ___ Speaker? n
Cable: ___ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: call-appr_ 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________ 10: __________
1. Display-type button
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Page 4 of X
STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
2: ___________
3: ___________
1: ___________ 4: ___________
Page 4 of X
STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: ___________ 2: ___________
3: ___________ 4: ___________
5: ___________ 12: ___________
6: ___________ 13: ___________
7: ___________ 14: ___________
8: ___________ 15: ___________
9: ___________ 16: ___________
10: ___________ 17: ___________
11: ___________ 18: ___________
Page 4 of X
STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________ 2: __________
Page Y of X
STATION
DISPLAY BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________
2: __________
3: __________
4: __________
5: __________
6: __________
7: __________
This page displays only if Type is 7407D or 7407+. The display buttons that can
be administered are noted on the above BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS list. The
abbreviated names as shown on the list must be entered on the form.
Page Y of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
Screen 6-63. 7406D, 7406+, 7407D, and 7407+ Data Module form (Page Y of X)
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? y Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Display Module? y Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english
Coverage Module? n
MM Complex Data Ext: ____
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
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STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: call-appr_ 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________ 10: __________
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the 7434D voice terminal are
listed below. The first three buttons are defaulted as call appearance.
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STATION
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
11: __________ 23: __________
12: __________ 24: __________
13: __________ 25: __________
14: __________ 26: __________
15: __________ 27: __________
16: __________ 28: __________
17: __________ 29: __________
18: __________ 30: __________
19: __________ 31: __________
20: __________ 32: __________
21: __________ 33: __________
22: __________ 34: __________
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign are the same as those listed for
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS above. This form is used to assign features to
the 24 administrable buttons on the 7434D or 7444D voice terminal (may
include call appearance and bridged call appearance buttons). If you
want to assign feature buttons to the optional Coverage Module, assign
them on the Coverage Module page of the form.
Page Y of X
STATION
COVERAGE MODULE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________ 11: __________
2: __________ 12: __________
3: __________ 13: __________
4: __________ 14: __________
5: __________ 15: __________
6: __________ 16: __________
7: __________ 17: __________
8: __________ 18: __________
9: __________ 19: __________
10: __________ 20: __________
This page displays only if Coverage Module is y. The features buttons that you
can assign are the same as those listed for BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS above
except that you cannot assign display-type buttons. A minimum of 2 or a
maximum of 10 call appearance buttons can be administered. When 2 call
appearance buttons are administered, the maximum number of Bridged
Appearance buttons that can be administered is 52 with a Coverage Module or
32 without a Coverage Module.
Page Y of X
STATION
DISPLAY BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________
2: __________
3: __________
4: __________
5: __________
6: __________
7: __________
This page displays only if Display is y. The display-type buttons that you can
assign are shown on the BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS list. Button locations (1
through 7) are associated with buttons 1 through 7 on the optional Digital Display
Module.
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Page Y of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Figure 6-36. 7434D voice terminal with optional call coverage module
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Figure Notes
Figure 6-37. 7434D voice terminal with optional digital display module
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Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? y
Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english__
Screen 6-71. 7505D, 7506D, 7507D, 8503D, 8510T, and 8520T Station form (Page 1 of X)
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
Screen 6-72. 7505D, 7506D, 7507D, 8503D, 8510T, and 8520T Station form (Page 2 of X)
■ Display Client Redirection displays only for 7506D, 7507D, 8510T, and
8520T terminals.
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: _________
2: call-appr_ 7: _________
3: call-appr_ 8: _________
4: __________ 9: _________
5: __________ 10: _________
Screen 6-73. 7505D, 7506D, 7507D, 8510T, and 8520T Station form (Page 3 of X)
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Implementation note
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting? d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_
2: call-appr_
3: call-appr_
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the 7505D, 7506D, 7507D,
8503D, 8510T, and 8520T voice terminals are listed below. The first 3
buttons default as call appearance.
1. Display-type button.
2. Cannot administer on 7505D or 8503D.
Page 4 of X
STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: normal_____ 4: ___________
2: ___________ 5: ___________
3: ___________ 6: ___________
7: ___________
Page 4 of X
STATION
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
11: normal____ 20: __________
12: __________ 21: normal____
13: __________ 22: __________
14: __________ 23: __________
15: __________ 24: __________
16: __________ 25: __________
17: __________ 26: __________
18: __________ 27: __________
19: __________ 28: __________
29: __________
31: __________ 30: __________
32: __________
33: __________ 37: __________
34: __________ 38: __________
35: __________ 39: __________
36: __________ 40: __________
Page 4 of X
STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
11: normal
Page 4 of X
STATION
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
11: normal____ 16: __________
12: __________ 17: __________
13: __________ 18: __________
14: __________ 19: __________
15: __________ 20: __________
Implementation note
Page Y of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
Data Extension: ____ Name: ___________________________
COR: 1_ Multimedia? y
COS: 1_ MM Complex Voice Ext: xxxxx
TN: 1_
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
Screen 6-79. 7505D, 7506D, 7507D, 8510T, and 8520T ISDN-BRI Data Module form
(Page Y of X)
This page displays only if Data Module is y for 7505D, 7506D, 7507D, 8510T,
and 8520T voice terminals.
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____________________________________________________________
| |
| ____ _________________________________ |
| | | | DISPLAY AREA (7506D only) | |
| | | |_________________________________| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | CA1 (1) CA4 (4) CA8 ( 8) |
| | | CA2 (2) CA5 (5) CA9 ( 9) |
| | | CA3 (3) CA6 (6) CA10(10) |
| | HS | MSG (63) CA7/DATA(7) F1 (1) / F4 (4) |
| | | F2 (2) / F5 (5) |
| | | OTHER FIXED BUTTONS F3 (3) / F6 (6) |
| | | REDIAL / F7 (7) |
| | | ... DIAL PAD ... |
| | | |
| | | |
| |____| |
| |
|___________________________________________________________|
Where: (.) represent the set button number
CA1, CA2, CA3... are call appearance buttons which
appear on page one of the station form.
F1, F2, F3... are the feature buttons.
FIXED BTNS include: conference, Drop, Transfer, and Hold
Notes:
1. Buttons F4 through F6 are accessed by shifting buttons F1 through F3.
Button F7 is accessed by shifting the fixed REDIAL button.
2. CA7/DATA button can be administered as a call appearance button.
However, CA7 button should not be administered when ADM is attached
to the terminal. When the ADM is attached, the button acts as a DATA
button, regardless of administration. For 7505D and 7506D terminals, if
ADM is administered, the CA7 button is set to DATA and the field is
restricted. If a terminal is aliased as a 7505D or 7506D voice terminal via
ETA, button CA7 is always administrable as a call appearance button,
whether or not the data module is administered.
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___________________________________________________________________________
| ____ _____________________________ |
| | | | DISPLAY AREA A | |
| | | |_____________________________| |
| | | | DISPLAY AREA B | |
| | | |_____________________________| |
| | | |
| | | CA1 (1) CA6 (6) CA11 (11) CA20 (20) |
| | | CA2 (2) CA7 (7) FIXED CA12 (12) CA21 (21) |
| | | CA3 (3) CA8 (6) BTNS. CA13 (13) CA22 (22) |
| | HS | CA4 (4) CA9 (6) CA14 (14) CA23 (23) |
| | | CA5 (5) CA10 (10) CA15 (15) CA24 (24) |
| | | CA16 (16) CA25 (25) |
| | | F2 (32) F7 (37) CA17 (17) CA26 (26) |
| | | F3 (33) F8 (38) .. KEYPAD .. CA18 (18) CA27 (27) |
| | | F4 (34) F9 (39) CA19 (19) CA28 (28) |
| | | F5 (35) F10 (40) MSG(63) REDIAL CA29 (29) |
| | | F6 (36) F1/DATA (31) CA30 (30) |
| |____| |
|_________________________________________________________________________|
Where: (.) represent the set button number
CA1, CA2, ..., CA30 are call appearance buttons (2 lamp buttons)
F1, F2, F3... are the feature buttons (one LED).
FIXED BTNS include: Conference, Drop, Transfer, and Hold
Notes:
1. F1/DATA button can be administered as a feature button. However, F1
should not be administered if ADM is attached to the terminal. If the ADM
is attached, F1 acts as a DATA button regardless of administration. For
7507D terminal, if ADM is administered, F1 is set to DATA and the field is
restricted. If a terminal is aliased as 7507D via ETA, F1 button is always
administrable as a feature button whether or not the data module is
administered.
2. The 7507D terminal supports 31 buttons with two LEDs; however, the
software only supports administration of 30 of these as call appearance
buttons (buttons CA1-CA30). The system maximum of 10 call appearance
buttons still applies. The CA1-CA30 buttons that are not used as call
appearance buttons may be administered as bridged appearance
buttons.
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Figure Notes
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
NOTE:
The 8520T terminal supports 20 call appearances. The system maximum of
10 call appearance buttons still applies. The (1)–(20) buttons that are not
used as call appearance buttons can be administered as bridged
appearance buttons.
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NOTE:
The 603s must have their handset unplugged to receive the downloaded
parameters.
You can check Download Status on the Status Station screen to verify that the
system successfully completes each download. You do not need to download
the information to the terminals, as the switch does it automatically after the
initialization period during the first periodic maintenance cycle.
Form instructions
NOTE:
If you have one or more 603-type CALLMASTER voice terminals, you must
also have a Lucent technician complete the Terminal Parameters form (see
‘‘Terminal Parameters form’’ on page 6-9). Only Lucent technicians can
complete this form.
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Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Display Module? y Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english
MM Complex Data Ext: ____
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 4: __________
2: call-appr_ 5: __________
3: call-appr_ 6: __________
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the CALLMASTER digital voice
terminal are listed below.
1. Requires display.
Page 4 of X
STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1st Column 2nd Column
1: normal____ 7: __________
2: __________ 8: __________
3: __________ 9: __________
4: __________ 10: __________
5: __________ 11: normal____
6: mute 12: __________
3rd Column
13: __________
14: __________
15: __________
16: __________
17: __________
18: Release
Page Y of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
Screen 6-86. 603A1, 603D1, and 603E1 Data Module form (Page Y of X)
Figure Notes
Form instructions
NOTE:
If you have one or more 606-type CALLMASTER voice terminals, you must
also have a Lucent technician complete the ‘‘Terminal Parameters form’’
(see 6-9). Only Lucent technicians can complete this form.
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english
MM Complex Data Ext: ____
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Idle/Active Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
Multimedia Early Answer? n
Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
■ PHYSICAL ENTITIES
The feature buttons that you can assign to the CALLMASTER VI digital
voice terminal are listed below.
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STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
PHYSICAL ENTITIES
NO LED: abrv-dial List: 0 DC: _____
GREEN LED: call-appr
GREEN LED: call-appr
button: switchhook
RED LED: switchhook/mutelamp
button: mute
RED LED: msg-waiting lamp
DAUL LED: call-appr
DUAL LED: call-appr
RED LED: release
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STATION
VIRTUAL BUTTONS with DUAL LED (oo)
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______
■ VIRTUAL BUTTONS
The features and functions that you can assign to the terminal’s virtual
PHYSICAL ENTITIES above.
Page 5 of X
STATION
VIRTUAL BUTTONS with DUAL LED (oo)
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
oo: _______ oo: _______
Page 6 of X
STATION
VIRTUAL BUTTONS with GREEN LED (o)
o: _______ o: _______
o: _______ o: _______
o: _______ o: _______
o: _______ o: _______
o: _______ o: _______
o: _______ o: _______
o: _______ o: _______
o: _______ o: _______
o: _______ o: inspect
o: _______ o: next
o: _______ o: normal_
Page Y of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
Personal Computer
The personal computer (PC) must be an IBM-compatible PC that can be used
with a 7400D series voice terminal to form a workstation arrangement.
Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? y
Display Module? y Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english
MM Complex Data Ext: ____
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
PCOL\TEG Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? n
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ (F1) 6: __________ (AF3)
2: call-appr_ (F3) 7: __________ (AF5)
3: call-appr_ (F5) 8: __________ (AF7)
4: call-appr_ (F7) 9: __________ (AF2)
5: __________ (AF1) 10: __________ (AF4)
NOTE:
Characters in parenthesis (F1), (F2), and so on represent button locations
on the PC and do not appear on the page 3 of the form.
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■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the associated voice terminal
are listed below. Call appearance buttons (call-appr, brdg-appr,
abrdg-appr) should only be administered in BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
fields 1 through 4.
1. Display-type buttons
Page 4 of X
STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: normal____ 13: __________
2: __________ 14: __________
3: __________ 15: __________
4: __________ 16: __________
5: __________ 17: __________
6: __________ 18: release___
7: __________ 19: __________
8: __________ 20: __________
9: __________ 21: __________
10: __________ 22: __________
11: normal____ 23: __________
12: __________ 24: __________
Page Y of X
STATION
DISPLAY BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________ (CF1)
2: __________ (CF2)
3: __________ (CF3)
4: __________ (CF4)
5: __________ (CF5)
6: __________ (leave blank)
7: __________ (leave blank)
Page Y of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
Form instructions
NOTE:
The fields that display depend on what you enter in the Set field, because
each terminal requires different administration. The form included in this
section displays when you set the Set field to 7401D. Please refer to the
individual terminal forms to determine which fields display for each Set
type.
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? y
Display Module? y Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english
Screen 6-100. Constellation Station form, for default 7401D terminal (Page 1 of X)
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? n
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
Screen 6-101. Constellation Station form, for default 7401D terminal (Page 2 of X)
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting? d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: call-appr_ 8: __________
4: call-appr_ 9: __________
5: __________ (AF1)
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the associated voice terminal
are dependent on the terminal you are administering with the constellation
and are listed below. You should only administer call appearance buttons
(call-appr, brdg-appr, abrdg-appr) in BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS fields 1
through 4.
1. Display-type buttons
Page Y of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
Data Extension: ____ Name: ____________________ BCC: 2
COS: 1_
COR: 1_
ITC: restricted TN: 1_
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
Figure Notes
Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1_
Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single__ Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? n
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: ___ Speaker? n
Cable: ___ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: _____
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 4: call-appr
2: call-appr_ 5: __________
3: call-appr_ 6: drop
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the MDC9000 and MDW9000
cordless voice terminals are listed below. The first 3 button assignments
can only be assigned as call appearances.
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Figure Notes
Figure 6-45. MDC9000 and MDW9000 cordless voice terminals and their bases
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Form instructions
Page 1 of 3
STATION
BCC: 0
Extension: ____ Lock Messages? n TN: 1
Type: CP9530 Security Code: ________ COR: 1
Port: _______________ Coverage Path 1: ___ COS: 1
Name: ___________________________ Coverage Path 2: ___ Tests? y
Hunt-to Station: ___
STATION OPTIONS
Off Premise Station? y Message Waiting Indicator: ___
R Balance Network? n
Page 2 of 3
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? y Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Call Waiting Indication? y
Bridged Call Alerting? n Att. Call Waiting Indication? y
Switchhook Flash? y Distinctive Audible Alert? y
Ignore Rotary Digits? _ Adjunct Supervision? n
H.320 Conversion? n
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STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: ___ Speaker? n
Cable: ___ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color? ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
Figure Notes
Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Speakerphone: 1-way Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Mute Button Enabled? y
Screen 6-110. 8403B, 8405B, 8405B+, and 8410B Station form (Page 1 of X)
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Screen 6-111. 8403B, 8405B, 8405B+, and 8410B Station form (Page 2 of X)
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: ________ List3: ________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_
2: call-appr_
3: call-appr_
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STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: ________ List3: ________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: call-appr_ 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________ 10: __________
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign are listed below. The first 3
buttons on the 8403B and the first 3 buttons on the 8405B, 8505B+, and
8410B voice terminals default as call appearance buttons. The 8405B and
the 8405B+ voice terminals have only 5 call appearance buttons. You can
readminister call appearance buttons.
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STATION
FEATURE BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: __________
2: __________
3: __________
4: __________
5: __________
6: __________
7. __________
8: __________
9: __________
*: __________
0: __________
#: __________
Page X of Y
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
Screen 6-115. 8403B, 8405B, 8405B+, 8410B, and 8434B Data Module form (Page X of Y)
Figure Notes
Figure Notes
NOTE:
The 8405B and 8405B+ look like the 8410B with the exception that the
8405 series do not have the second column of line appearances.
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Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Speakerphone: 2-way Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english Mute Button Enabled? y
Expansion Module? n
MM Complex Data Ext: n
Screen 6-116. 8405D, 8405D+, 8410D, and 8434D Station form (Page 1 of X)
Page 2 of X
STATION
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception? msa-spe Auto Select Any Idle Appearance? n
LWC Activation? y Coverage Msg Retrieval? y
CDR Privacy? n Auto Answer: none
Redirect Notification? y Data Restriction? n
Per Button Ring Control? n Idle Appearance Preference? n
Bridged Call Alerting? n
Active Station Ringing: single Restrict Last Appearance? y
H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? y
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
Screen 6-117. 8405D, 8405D+, 8410D, and 8434D Station form (Page 2 of X)
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: ________ List3: ________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: __________
2: call-appr_ 7: __________
3: call-appr_ 8: __________
4: __________ 9: __________
5: __________ 10: __________
Screen 6-118. 8405D, 8405D+, 8410D, and 8434D Station form (Page 3 of X)
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the these voice terminals are
listed below.
1. Display-type button
2. All of these voice terminals have an Exit button. This button is mapped to the normal
button function. Therefore, you are not allowed to specify a normal feature button on
any of the button fields on these forms.
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STATION
Page 4 of X
STATION
1: lwc-store_
2: lwc-cancel
3: auto-cback
4: timer_____
5: call-fwd__ Ext: ___
6: call-park_
7: date-time_
8: priority__
9: abr-prog__
10: abr-spchar Char: ~p
11: abr-spchar Char: ~m
12: abr-spchar Char: ~w
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STATION
1: lwc-store_
2: lwc-cancel
3: consult___
4: auto-cback
5: timer_____
6: call-fwd__ Ext: ___
7: call-park_
8: exclusion_
9: date-time_
10: priority__
11: abr-prog__
12: abr-spchar Char: ~p
13: abr-spchar Char: ~s
14: abr-spchar Char: ~m
15: abr-spchar Char: ~w
Page X of Y
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1. _____ ___________________________
Screen 6-122. 8405D, 8505D+, 8410D, and 8434D Data Module form (Page X of Y)
NOTE:
The 8405D and 8405D+ look like the 8410D with the exception that the
8405 series do not have the second column of line appearances.
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Form instructions
Page 1 of X
STATION
STATION OPTIONS
Data Option: analog Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Speakerphone: 2-way Message Lamp Ext: 1000
Display Language: english Mute Button Enabled? y
PassageWay? n
MM Complex Data Ext: ____
! CAUTION:
Do not enable PassageWay unless the user of the PC at this
extension has a valid licensed copy of PassageWay Direct
Connection to DEFINITY ECS running on the PC.
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H.320 Conversion? n
AUDIX Name: ______ Multimedia Early Answer? n
Messaging Server Name: ______ Audible Message Waiting? n
Display Client Redirection? n
Select Last Used Appearance? n
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STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: _____ Speaker? n
Cable: _____ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr_ 6: _________
2: call-appr_ 7: _________
3: call-appr_ 8: _________
4: __________ 9: _________
5: __________ 10: _________
■ BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
The feature buttons that you can assign to the these voice terminals are
listed below.
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STATION
1. lwc-store_
2. lwc-cancel
3. auto-cback
4. timer_____
5. call-fwd__ ext: ______
6. call-park_
7. date-time_
8. priority__
9. abr-prog__
10. apr-spchar Char: ~p
11. abr-spchar Char: ~m
12. abr-spchar Char: ~w
NOTE:
On the 8411, do not administer buttons 9 and 10 if you set Data
Option to analog and set PassageWay to yes.
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STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1.
Page Y of X
STATION
ANALOG ADJUNCT
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this analog adjunct)
Ext Name
1.
This page displays only if Data Option is analog. You cannot assign default
dialing options with the administered analog adjunct.
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WCBRI supports multipoint (up to 2 devices per port) for Bellcore National
ISDN-1 Country Protocol.
DEFINITY ECS does not support the following for WCBRI terminals:
■ Transfer, hold, drop, or conference
■ Administrable feature buttons
■ Multiple call appearances and features requiring multiple call
appearances
DEFINITY ECS does not control the display information or ring type at a WCBRI
terminal.
When DEFINITY ECS delivers a call to a WCBRI station the called number IE in
the SETUP message contains the dialed principal’s extension. The extension can
be different from the WCBRI station extension if the call is a hunt group call, TEG
call, a redirected call from coverage, or a call routed by call vectoring.
Form instructions
To administer a World Class BRI terminal, complete the standard as well as the
following unique Station form fields.
to the endpoint with any of the programmed numbers. See also ‘‘Multiple
Subscriber Number (MSN) - Limited’’ on page 6-214.
Page 1 of X
STATION
Extension: 8003_ BCC: 2
Type: WCBRI TN: 1
Port: _______________ Coverage Path 1: ____ COR: 1
Name: _______________________ Coverage Path 2: ____ COS: 1
Hunt-to Station: ____
Data Restriction? n
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n
BRI OPTIONS
Page X of X
STATION
DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1:
Screen 6-130. World Class BRI Station form — Data Module (Page X of Y)
Page 3 of X
STATION
SITE DATA
Room: _______ Headset? n
Jack: ___ Speaker? n
Cable: ___ Mounting: d
Floor: _______ Cord Length: 0_
Building: _______ Set Color: ______
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ________ List2: _________ List3: _________
Interactions
The unique capabilities of WCBRI terminals impact the way many DEFINITY ECS
features work, as shown in the following table.
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Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
A-law/mu-law companding selection x x
Abbreviated/delayed ringing x x
Abbreviated Dialing x x
ACCUNET x
Adjunct controlled splits x x
Adjunct routing x x
Administered repetitive call waiting tone x
interval
Administrable conference/intrusion tones x x
Administrable country options x
Administrable wait answer supervision x x
timer
Administration without Hardware x x
Agent after hour call work button x x
Agent AUX work/make busy button x
Agent-forced entry of CWC/strokes x
counts
Agent hold with multiple call handling x
Agent hold without multiple call handling x
Agent-home (using CONVERSANT VIS) x x
Agent login/out x x
Agent position x x
Agent work states (unstaffed, AUX, WK, x
AVAIL, On-ACD, ACW)
Agent work modes x x
Agent with multiple splits x x
Alternate Facilities Restriction Levels x
Alerting options x
ASAI x x
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
Assist x x
Attendant Calling of Inward Restricted x
Stations
Attendant call coverage point x x
AUDIX x x
AUDIX-embedded x
AUDIX-leave message for callback x
without caller choice
AUDIX-leave message for callback with x
caller choice (via prompting)
AUDIX - TN2181 emulation native support x x
AUDIX - transfer (switch and/or DCIU) - x
transfer into AUDIX
AUDIX - transfer (switch and/or DCIU) - x
transfer out of AUDIX
Automatic answering with zip tone x x
Automatic Call Distribution x x
Automatic Callback on busy x
Automatic Callback on don’t answer x
Automatic Circuit Assurance (includes x x
referrals)
Automatic Incoming Call Display x
Authorization Code x
Barrier Codes for Remote Access x
Bridged Call Appearance x x
Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks x
Call Coverage-answer group x
Call Coverage-attendant as coverage x x
point
Call Coverage-callback x
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
Call Coverage-caller response interval x x
Call Coverage-consult x x
Call Coverage-cover active redirection x
Call Coverage-cover for PCOL calls x x
Call Coverage-covering point don’t x
answer timing
Call Coverage-go to cover x
Call Coverage-hunt group as coverage x
point
Call Coverage-incoming call identification x
Call Coverage-multiple coverage paths x
Call Coverage paths x
Call Coverage-point don’t answer timing x
Call Coverage-redirect notification signal x
Call Coverage-send all calls x x
Call Coverage-temporary bridged x
appearance
Call Coverage tone x
Call Coverage-VDN in a coverage point x
Call Forwarding-All Calls x x
Call Forwarding-Busy and Don’t Answer x x
Call Forwarding-Busy Don’t Answer with x
override
Call Forwarding off-net x
Call hold x
Call master ACD agent terminal x
Call Park x x
Call Pickup x x
Call response interval x x
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
Call Vectoring x
Call Vectoring-ANI/II digits routing x
Call Vectoring-call prompting/DIVA x
Call Vectoring-route to number x
with/without coverage
Call Vectoring-VDN in coverage path x
Call Vectoring-VDN of origin x
announcements
Call Vectoring-VDN of origin display x
Call Vectoring-VDN return destination x x
Call Vectoring-without call choice x
Call Vectoring-with caller choice (via x
prompting)
Call Waiting Termination x
Call work codes x
Calling number display x x
Calling number display (SID/ANI/Extn ID) x x
CDR account codes x
CDR for inter-switch calls x
CDR Privacy x
CDR-periodic pulse metering x x
CDR-splitting of records x
Code Call Access/chime paging x
Common second delay announcement for x
all splits
Conference-terminal x
Controlled Restriction x
COR x
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
COR-Three way checking for x
conferences, transfers & call redirections
COS x
Consult x x
Cut-through operation x
Data Call Setup x x
Data Call Setup dialing-alphanumeric x x
Data Call Setup dialing-default x x
Data Call Setup dialing-hot line x
Data Call Setup dialing-single line x
Data Call Setup dialing-multiple line x
Data Privacy x
Data Restriction x
DCS Alphanumeric Display for Terminals x
Display-voice terminal x
DCS Automatic Circuit Assurance x x
DCS Automatic Callback x x
DCS Busy Verification of Terminals and x
Trunks
DCS Call Coverage off premises x
DCS Call Forwarding All Calls x
DCS Call Waiting & priority calling x
DCS Distinctive Ringing x x
DCS-Enhanced x
DCS Leave Word Calling x x
DCS Multiappearance x
Conference/Transfer
DID x
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
DID busy back x
DID recall x
Dial Access to Attendant x
Dialed Number Identification Service x x
DIOD Trunks x
Direct Agent Calling - via adjunct x x
Direct Department Calling Distribution x x
Direct Department Calling (DDC) x
Direct Inward Dialing x
Direct Outward Dialing x
Display-agent terminal x
Display-called number x
Display-calling number x
Display-city of origin x
Display-connected party x
Display message translation x
Display-queue of origin x
Display-queue status x
Display-VuStats x
Distinctive Alerting (ringing) x x
Distinctive Alerting-administrable x
DNIS display x x
Drop (button operation) x x
DS1-CO/FX/WATS Trunk Service x
DS1 robbed bit AVD tie trunk x
DS1 tie trunk service x
DS1 OPS lines x
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
DS1 - 32-channel interface x
EAS-agents in multiple skills x
EAS-direct agent calling via logical agent x
ID
EAS-expert agent distribution x
EAS-logical agent login x
EAS-VDN skills x
Electronic Tandem Network x
Enhanced terminal administration x
Extended Trunk Access x
Extension steering x
Facility Busy Indication x
Facility Restriction Level and Traveling x
Class Marks
Facility Test Calls x
Flexible Dial Plan x
Forced entry of account codes x
Foreign Exchange (FX) Access x
Hold-single line multiappearance x
Hold-Automatic x
Hospitality-Automatic Wakeup x x
Hospitality-check in/check out
Hospitality-Do Not Disturb x x
Hospitality-Emergency Access to the x
Attendant
Hospitality-housekeeping status x
Hospitality-message waiting notification x x
Hospitality-Single-Digit Dialing and x
Mixed Numbering
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
Host computer access (via DCP/EIA x
ports)
Hot Line Service x
Hunting/Hunt Groups (DDCS & UCD X
Only)
Hunting-Trunk Group x
Inbound Call Management (ICM) with
host via ASAI
Incoming ANI on R2-MFC x
Intercept Treatment x
Intercom Automatic x
Intercom Dial x
Inter PBX Attendant Calls x
International trunks x
Integrated Directory x
ISDN-bearer capability class x
ISDN-codeset conversion x
ISDN-connected party display x
ISDN-QSIG call diversion x x
ISDN-QSIG call transfer x
ISDN-QSIG name and number x
Last Number Dialed x
Leave Word Calling (switch) x
Line Lockout with warning x
Line/feature status indication x
List call forwarding x
Loudspeaker Paging Access with x x
answerback
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
Loudspeaker Paging Access Deluxe with x x
answerback
Malicious Call Trace x x
Manual answering with ringing x
Manual Message Waiting x
Manual Originating Line Service x
Manual Signaling x
Message Retrieval-from display set x
Message Retrieval-message scrolling x
Message Retrieval-password x
Message Retrieval-print messages x
(demand print)
Message Retrieval-voice message x
retrieval (synthesized)
Message Sequence Tracer (PRI, DCIU) x
Message waiting indication-audible x
Message waiting indication-AUDIX x
outcalling
Message waiting indication-automatic x
Messaging Server x
Modem Pooling x
Modified Misoperations x
Multiappearance Preselection and x
Preference
Multiple Call Handling x
Music-on-Hold Access-held calls x x
Music-on-Hold-conference/terminal calls x x
Music-on-Hold Access transferred trunk x x
calls
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
Network Access-public (LEC/AT&T/other x
carriers)
Network Access-Private premises based x
New reason for redirection x
Night Service disconnect timer x
Night Service-Night Console x
Night Service-Night Station Service x x
Night Service-Trunk Answer from any x x
Station
Night Service-Trunk Group x x
No disconnect supervision trunk x
operation
Off-Premises Station x
PC Interface (DCP Port/Data Module, EIA x
Port/ADU)
PC/ISDN x
Personal Central Office Line x
Personalized Ringing x x
Power Failure Transfer x
Public CO register recall x
Priority Calling x x
Privacy-Manual Exclusion x x
Pull Transfer x
Queue Status Indications x
Radio paging access x
Recall Signaling x
Recorded Announcement x
Recorded Telephone Dictation Access x
Redirect alerting call service x
Support Support
without with No Comments
Feature limits limits support below
Return call (call display) x
Ringback Queuing x x
Ringer Cutoff x
RONA x
Security-Authorization Code Violation x
Security Violation Notification x
Service Observing x x
Set Value x
Split Supervisor x x
Stroke Counts x
Switch Based Enhancements x
Terminal Translation Initialization (TTI) x x
Terminating Extension Group x
Third-Party Call Control x x
Third-Party Domain x x
Third-Party Domain (station/split) x x
Tone Forward Disconnect x
Touch-Tone Dialing x
Transfer x
VDN of Origin Announcements x
VDN of Origin Display x
VDN Return Destination x x
VuStats x
■ Abbreviated/delayed ringing
You cannot select Alternate-ring values of no-ring, abbreviated-ring, and
delayed-ring. You can enable automatic A/D transition for calls to a WCBRI
station. This allows another user, bridged to a WCBRI station, to use the
feature.
■ Abbreviated Dialing
Feature buttons are not supported. Use FAC codes.
■ Adjunct controlled splits
Extra phone functions such as hold or transfer are unavailable to an agent
in an adjunct-controlled split.
■ Adjunct routing
An adjunct provides priority ringing to a call routed by the adjunct. A
WCBRI station or country protocol may not fully support priority ringing.
■ Administered repetitive call-waiting tone interval
Call-waiting tones are not available on WCBRI stations.
■ Administrable conference/intrusion tones
Conference and intrusion tones are heard at the WCBRI terminal. You
cannot administer a verify button on the terminal.
■ Administrable wait answer supervision timer
A call made from or to a WCBRI station rings for the allotted time. If the
feature is active, the caller hears intercept tone and the call stops ringing
at the terminal.
■ Administration without Hardware
You can administer WCBRI stations without port information.
■ Agent after-hour call work button
Because WCBRI stations do not support feature buttons, use FACs.
■ Agent login/logout
Agents use a FAC to log in or log out. If an agent receives a call while
on-hook (to enter an FAC), the agent can miss the call. The agent may be
unable to hear dial tone (in order to enter the FAC) after going on-hook if
the split is continuously busy with calls.
■ Agent-home (using CONVERSANT VIS)
WCBRI stations are not suitable for home-agent stations because of
feature limitations.
■ Agent position, Agent work modes
Because WCBRI stations do not support feature buttons, an agent uses a
FAC to establish or change work modes.
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WCBRI stations do not support either stroke counts or call work codes.
Administer these features via feature buttons. WCBRI stations do not
support feature buttons.
ACD calls delivered to a WCBRI station send the hunt-group extension,
not the station extension, as the called number in the SETUP message. For
the WCBRI station to accept such calls, it must either:
— Not check the delivered called number
— Administer with additional directory numbers (hunt-group
extensions) that can be delivered in SETUP messages as called
numbers
The system allows one active call per hunt-group extension. You can avoid
this limitation by using Call Vectoring to route two calls to a single
data-module extension.
■ Automatic circuit assurance (includes referrals)
Use a WCBRI station as a remote-referral destination for ACA calls. Use
speech-synthesis boards to voice the ACA to the user. If the WCBRI
station is an A-law terminal, use a British or Italian speech-synthesis
board; if Mu-law, use a North American speech-synthesis board.
■ Bridged Call Appearance (single-line, multiappearance)
WCBRI stations support bridging features in only one direction. Administer
a WCBRI station as a bridged appearance on a multiappearance station.
WCBRI stations cannot support bridged appearances for other
extensions.
■ Call Coverage-consult
WCBRI stations do not support feature buttons, therefore WCBRI stations
support Call Coverage-consult when the WCBRI terminal is the covered
user, but not when it is the covering user.
■ Call Coverage-cover for PCOL calls
Call Coverage-cover for PCOL calls is supported for WCBRI when the
WCBRI terminal is used as a covering user.
■ Call Coverage-caller response interval
WCBRI stations do not support feature buttons. The only thing a user can
do during the interval is hang up.
■ Call Coverage-send all calls
Activate via the FAC.
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■ Hospitality-controlled restriction
Hospitality-controlled restriction allows an operator on the Property
Management System to change a room’s restrictions. WCBRI does not
interact with this function.
A WCBRI terminal cannot be a front-desk station and cannot be used to
change restrictions from the front desk.
■ Hospitality-Do Not Disturb
Hospitality-Do Not Disturb is supported by voice prompting and the Do
Not Disturb FAC.
■ Hospitality-Message Waiting Notification
WCBRI terminals do not have buttons and cannot notify other extensions.
A WCBRI terminal can be notified of waiting messages by setting the
audible message waiting field on the Station form to yes.
■ ISDN-QSIG call diversion
A WCBRI user can activate ISDN-QSIG call diversion by using a FAC, but
there is no visual indication that the feature is active. When a call is
forwarded, the system applies a burst ring to the forwarding terminal.
The system does not send a signal IE in the INFO message to a WCBRI
terminal administered for country protocols 2 (Australia), etsi, or
6 (Singapore).
Display updates of QSIG call diversion are not supported for WCBRI
terminals.
■ Loudspeaker Paging Access w/answerback
A WCBRI user can activate this feature via an FAC.
■ Loudspeaker Paging Access Deluxe w/answerback
A WCBRI user can activate this feature via an FAC.
■ Malicious Call Trace
A WCBRI user can activate this feature for another station from a WCBRI
station by entering a FAC. When the WCBRI user hangs up, the trunk is not
released.
■ Multiple Subscriber Number (MSN) - Limited
The ISDN standard MSN feature lets you assign multiple extensions to a
single BRI endpoint. The DEFINITY ECS MSN feature works with BRI
endpoints that allow the Channel ID IE to be encoded as “preferred.” The
endpoint must be administered as the far end of an NT-side ISDN-BRI
trunk group. Also, the customer must use the Uniform Dial Plan (UDP)
feature to assign the desired extensions to the “node” at the far end of the
trunk group.
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■ Service Observing
WCBRI cannot support Service Observing because it uses feature
buttons. Another station can use Service Observing to observe an active
call at a WCBRI station.
■ Split Supervisor
WCBRI stations are not suitable to be split supervisors because the
stations have limited functions — for example, no displays and the inability
to activate Service Observing.
■ Terminal Translation Initialization
Terminal Translation Initialization is supported for terminals that provide
SPID initialization, including Nation ISDN BRI terminals, but not other
WCBRI terminals.
■ Third-Party Call Control
Third-party selective hold and third-party merge are not supported if the
third-party controlled call is on a WCBRI station. Third-party selective drop
is supported.
■ Third-Party Domain (station)
The system treats a WCBRI station as an analog station. It waits 5 seconds
for the station to go off-hook before delivering a call to the station or
originating a call for a station.
■ Third-Party Domain (station/split)
The system treats a WCBRI station as an analog station. It waits 5 seconds
for the station to go off-hook before delivering a call to the station or
originating a call.
■ VDN Return Destination
Always administer 1-step clearing to yes. If you administer 1-step clearing
to no, a call does not terminate again at the WCBRI terminal when the user
drops from the call. If 1-step clearing is set to yes, the call terminates
again at the WCBRI terminal.
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EIA Interface
EIA Interface provides an alternative to digital terminal data modules and
modular processor data modules within the system for interconnection between
EIA 232-compatible digital terminal equipment and the system. The EIA Interface
consists of a data-line circuit-pack port and an asynchronous data unit (ADU).
Administration Commands
Required forms
Detailed description
EIA Interface supports speeds of LOW, 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, and 19200 bps.
A data-line port differs from a data module when functions (options) are set in the
system rather than at the hardware. Users do not have access to the data-line
port, but can access all data-module-related functions. Users can examine and
change such items as speed and parity via a menu-driven selection mode at the
DTE. You can use the management terminal to examine and change functions.
Use a data-line port in conjunction with an ADU to connect the system to:
■ Administrative terminals
■ The outside world via an integrated modem pool card or
external modem pool resource
■ A PMS interface
■ Asynchronous data terminals
■ Journal printers
Considerations
■ There is no limit to the number of data-line circuit packs the system can
support, subject to slot availability and the system limit of digital-data
endpoints.
■ The system does not provide flow-control signaling.
Interactions
PC Interface
The personal computer (PC) Interface consists of the PC/PBX Connection, the
PC/PBX platforms, and PC/ISDN Platform product family. These products are
used with DEFINITY ECS to provide users of IBM-compatible PCs fully-integrated
voice and data workstation capabilities. (PC/PBX Connection is a voice and data
call-management application.)
Administration Commands
Required forms
Detailed description
Figure Notes
1. IBM-compatible PC with DCP 4. DCP voice terminal
Interface card
5. DEFINITY ECS (TN754B, TN2181,
2. IBM-compatible PC with DCP or TN2224 digital-line circuit pack)
Interface card
6. Host
3. DCP
The group 2 configurations link to the switch using a PC/ISDN Interface card
installed in the PC. This group can include a stand-alone PC terminal, or up to
four voice terminals, handsets, or headsets. Group 2 (shown in Figure 6-2) uses
PC/ISDN Interface cards (up to four cards) which plug into expansion slots on
the PC. These cards each provide 2 standard 8-pin modular-jack connections for
both line connections (to the switch) and phone connections. A standard 4-pin
modular jack is also available for use with a handset or headset.
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Figure Notes
1. ISDN voice terminal 7. DEFINITY ECS
2. PC with application 8. PRI trunks
3. Handset or Headset 9. BRI stations
4. BRI Interface card 10. Interworking
5. 2B + D 11. DMI
6. TN556 (ISDN-BRI Line, 4-wire 12. Switch features
S/T-NT, interface circuit pack)
Security
There are two areas where unauthorized use may occur with this feature:
unauthorized local use and remote access.
! SECURITY ALERT:
Unauthorized local use involves unauthorized users who attempt to make
calls from a PC. The PC software has a security setting so users can place
the PC in Security Mode when it is unattended. You can also assign
Automatic Security so that the administration program on the PC is always
active and runs in Security Mode. This mode is password-protected.
! SECURITY ALERT:
Remote access involves remote access to the PC over a data extension.
Remote users can delete or copy PC files with this feature. You can
password-protect this feature. Consult the BCS Product Security Handbook
for additional steps to secure your system and to find out about obtaining
information regularly about security developments.
Considerations
Interactions
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Administration Commands
You assign each data module to your system by administering a Data Module
form. Each Data Module form requires you to specify the type of data module in
the Type field; this is how you distinguish between the many different types of
data modules. Use the following commands to access the appropriate Data
Module form.
NOTE:
The 51X series Business Communications Terminals (BCTs) are not
administered on the Data Module form. The 510 BCT (equivalent to a
7405D with a display and built-in DTDM), 515 BCT (equivalent to a 7403D
integrated with 7405D display module function, data terminal and built-in
DTDM), and the 7505D, 7506D, and 7507D have a DCP interface but have
built-in data module functionality. Both are administered through the Station
form.
NOTE:
To administer a data module with a 7400D-series voice terminal, refer to the
7400D voice terminal information provided earlier in this book.
NOTE:
TTI is not useful for Announcement and X.25 hardware.
NOTE:
The 513 BCT has an EIA interface rather than a DCP interface (no built in
data module, attachable telephone, or telephone features). The 513 BCT is
not administered; only the data module to which the 513 BCT is connected
is administered.
pack. Use the 7400B+ or 8400B+ instead of an MPDM when you need
asynchronous operation at speeds up to 19.2-kbps to provide a DCP interface to
the switch for data terminals and printers. The 7400B+ and 8400B+ do not
support synchronous operation and keyboard dialing.
7400D
This data module supports synchronous operation with AUDIX, CMS, and DCS. It
provides synchronous data transmissions at speeds of 19.2-Kbps full duplex.
NOTE:
The alias station command cannot be used to alias data modules.
Use the Asynchronous Data Module (ADM) with asynchronous DTEs as a data
stand for the 7500 Series of ISDN-BRI voice terminals, thus providing connection
to the ISDN network. The ADM provides integrated voice and data on the same
voice terminal and supports data rates of 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, and
19200-bps. This module also supports the Hayes command set, providing
compatibility with PC communications packages.
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■ COS — Enter the desired Class of Service (COS) number (0 through 15)
to select allowed features; default is 1.
■ Data Extension — Enter the extension assigned to the data module. A
data extension can be a 1- to 5-digit number and must agree with the Dial
Plan.
■ Default Dialing Abbreviated Dialing Dial Code — Only displays when
the Special Dialing Option is set to default. Enter a list number (0 through
999) associated with the AD list. When the user goes off-hook and enters a
carriage return following the DIAL prompt, the system dials the AD
number. The data call originator can also perform data-terminal dialing by
specifying a dial string that may or may not contain alphanumeric names.
Default is blank.
■ Ext and Name — Make no entry. This is the extension number and name
of the user (previously administered) with associated Data Extension
buttons who shares the module.
■ HOT LINE DESTINATION — Abbreviated Dialing Dial Code —
Displays only when Special Dialing Option is hot-line. Enter a list
number (associated with the AD List) from 0 to 999. When the user goes
off-hook on a Data Hot Line call, the system dials the AD number. Entry in
this field supports Data Hot Line.
■ ITC (Information Transfer Capability) — Only displays when Comm Type
is 56k-data or 64k-data. Enter restricted (default) or unrestricted to
indicate the type of transmission facilities to be used for ISDN calls
originated from this endpoint. The field does not display for voice-only or
BRI stations.
— If you set ITC to restricted, either restricted or unrestricted
transmission facilities are used to complete the call. A restricted
facility is a transmission facility that enforces 1’s density digital
transmission (that is, a sequence of 8 digital zeros are converted to
a sequence of 7 zeros and a digital 1).
— If you set ITC to unrestricted, only unrestricted transmission
facilities are used to complete the call. An unrestricted facility is a
transmission facility that does not enforce 1’s density digital
transmission (that is, digital information is sent exactly as is).
■ MM Complex Voice Ext: (display only) — This field contains the number
of the associated voice terminal in the multimedia complex. This field only
displays after you set Multimedia to y. This field is left blank until you
enter the data module extension in MM Complex Data Ext on the Station
form. Once you complete the field on the station form, these two
extensions are associated as two parts of a one-number complex, which
is the extension of the voice terminal. Valid values conform to your dial
plan.
■ Multimedia — Enter y to make this data module part of a multimedia
complex. This field only appears if MM on the System-Parameters
Customer Options form is y.
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■ Name — Enter the name of the user associated with the data module. The
name is optional and can be blank.
NOTE:
You can enter X in the Port field to indicate that there is no hardware
associated with the port assignment (Administration Without
Hardware). These stations are referred to as “phantom stations.” If
this data module is designated as a secondary data module
(Secondary data module set to y) X cannot be entered into this field.
The Port of a primary data module cannot be changed to X if a
secondary data module is administered.
The TN750C board contains flash memory which provides internal backup of
announcements on the boards. Thus, the TN750C board does not need the Save
and Restore processes still available for the TN750 and TN750B boards.
However, you can use the Save and Restore processes to copy announcements
between TN750B/C boards.
NOTE:
Announcements are not saved when a save translations command is
executed. Execute the save announcements command to save
announcements. This operation does not save announcements on external
announcement units connected to AUX or Analog line circuit packs.
Form instructions
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1:
ASSIGNED MEMBER ( Station with a data extension button for this data module )
Ext Name
1: 1002 27 character station name
The DLC supports asynchronous transmissions at speeds of Low and 300, 1200,
2400, 4800, 9600, and 19200 bps over 2-pair (full-duplex) lines. These lines can
have different lengths, depending on the transmission speed and wire gauge.
The DLC has 8 ports. The connection from the port to the EIA device is direct,
meaning that no multiplexing is involved. A single port of the DLC is equivalent in
functionality to a data module and a digital line port. The DLC appears as a data
module to the Digital Terminal Equipment (DTE) and as a digital line port to the
switch.
The DLC connects the following EIA 232C equipment to the system:
■ Printers
■ Non-Intelligent Data Terminals
■ Intelligent Terminals, Personal Computers (PCs)
■ Host Computers
■ Information Systems Network (ISN), RS-232C Local Area Networks
(LANs), or other data switches.
Form instructions
To administer a Data Line Data Module, complete the standard as well as the
following unique Data Module form fields.
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DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1:
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1: 1002 27 character station name
Screen 6-3. Data Line Data Module form (Page 2 of 2) — if KYBD Dialing set to y
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NOTE:
ADU-type hunt groups connecting the system to terminal servers on
a host computer should have these hunt group extensions assigned
as “no” keyboard dialing.
■ Busy Out — Enter y to place the DLC port in a busied-out state once the
DTE control lead to the DLC is dropped. This option should be enabled for
DTEs that are members of a hunt group and to allow “busy out” when DTE
turns power off so that calls do not terminate on that DTE.
■ SPEEDS — Enter y to select operating speeds as follows:
— Low — Enter y to instruct the DLC to operate at a low speed from 0
to 1800 bits per second (bps). Enter n if y is entered in the
Keyboard Dialing field.
— 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200 — Enter y beside the
desired operating speed. Enter n if the speed is not desired. The
DLC can be any one of these speeds. The speed is matched for the
duration of the call, from call setup to call takedown.
When multiple speeds are selected (select three or more, do not
select just two speeds) and autoadjust is disabled, the DTE’s speed
must be the highest selected speed. This is required because all
feedback text is delivered to the DTE at the highest selected
speed.
— Autoadjust — Displays when KYBD Dialing is enabled. Enter y
which tells the DLC port to automatically adjust to the operating
speed and parity of the DTE it is connected to. Enter n if this option
is not desired. Autoadjust can be selected with any of the speeds
selected in the previous step. Autoadjust allows the DLC port to
determine the speed and parity of the DTE and then match itself to
this speed. Autoadjust only applies to calls originated by the user
through Keyboard Dialing.
■ Permit Mismatch — Enter y to instruct the DLC to operate at the highest
selected speed, which is a higher rate than the far-end data module. Enter
n if this option is not desired.
This option allows the EIA interface to operate at a rate different than that
agreed to in the data module handshake. (The data module handshake is
always the highest compatible rate as determined by the reported speed
option of each data module.) Permit Mismatch eliminates the need to
change the DTE/DLC speed every time a call is placed to/from an
endpoint operating at a different speed. When this option is enabled, the
DLC reports the highest optioned speed and all the lower speeds (or the
previously selected autoadjust speed) during the handshake process.
! CAUTION:
Caution must be used when using this option to send information
from a DTE/DCE that is transmitting data at higher rates than that of
the far end. Sustained usage of this type transmission results in loss
of data. Whenever this option is enabled, the DTE must match the
highest speed selected for the associated DLC port.
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NOTE:
The Low speed setting is not reported as an available speed when
Permit Mismatch is enabled.
Printers
A DLC port, attached to a printer, usually terminates a data call. Therefore, in this
connection, the printer is the endpoint device. The originating device may be
attached to a DCP mode 2 data module (such as the MPDM) or the DLC. A Z3A
ADU extends the range of the EIA 232C connection.
When a receive-only printer (or any printer that does not generate the Transmit
Data and DTR leads) is used, the ADU must be powered from a small
plug-mounted transformer (2012D, or equivalent) connected to pins 7 and 8 of
the modular jack. (See ADU User Manual for details.)
An ADU cannot be used if the printer has hardware flow control using the Clear
To Send (CTS) lead. An ADU can be used, however, if the printer is using
software flow control.
A printer connected to a DLC is usually assigned as a line. Table 6-2 lists the
option settings for printer connections.
Non-intelligent terminals
A non-intelligent terminal connected to the DLC usually is assigned as a line.
Table 6-3 lists the option settings for non-intelligent terminals.
Table 6-4. DLDM form settings for connection to data terminal or personal
computer
Host computers
A host computer may originate and terminate a data call. For this application, the
number of DLCs required depends on the number of ports needed. An MADU
can be used (instead of eight ADUs) to complete the connection. Table 6-5 lists
option settings for a port that has a terminating connection to a host computer.
Table 6-5 shows the option settings for a port that has an originating connection
from a host computer.
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NOTE:
If Keyboard Dialing is disabled, the rest of the option settings are
irrelevant.
Table 6-5. DLDM form settings for terminating connection to host computer
Form instructions
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DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1:
ASSIGNED MEMBER (Station with a data extension button for this data module)
Ext Name
1: 1002 27 character station name
NOTE:
The Netcon data module is only applicable to R5vs and R5si and later
configurations. For R5r and later configurations, see ‘‘System Port Data
Module’’ on page 6-248.
Form instructions
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DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: _______________
Ext Name
1:
NOTE:
The Processor Interface data module is applicable only to R5vs and R5si
and later configurations.
NOTE:
Not all maximums can be achieved at the same time
Connections for these interfaces are achieved via a digital line port and MPDM
combination, and/or in the case of DCS or ISDN-PRI, via a DS1 interface. One
direct EIA connection is available (labeled as Processor Interface on the back of
the Control Cabinet) for simplex operation. When used, the physical channel
assignment (see below) must be “01”. Use of the EIA connection eliminates the
need for one digital line port/MPDM combination.
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DATA MODULE
Data Extension:
Type: procr-infc COS: 1 Maintenance Extension: _____
Physical Channel: ___ COR: 1
Name: _______________ TN: 1
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ____________
Ext Name
1:
ASSIGNED MEMBER ( Station with a data extension button for this data module )
Ext Name
1: _____ __________
To administer a System Port Data Module, complete the standard as well as the
following unique Data Module form fields.
■ Type — Enter system-port.
■ PDATA Port — Used to relate the physical PDATA port to which the mode
3 portion of the system port is connected. Enter a seven
alphanumeric-digit port location to which the data module is connected
where the first two characters identify the cabinet number (01 to 22); the
third character identifies the carrier (A through E); the fourth and fifth
characters identify the slot number in the carrier (01 to 20); the last two
characters identify the circuit number (01 to 12). This entry must be
assigned to a port on a PDATA Line Board.
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Form instructions
To administer a X.25 Data Module, complete the standard as well as the following
unique Data Module form fields.
Form instructions
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DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ____________
SPECIAL DIALING OPTION: hot-line
HOT LINE DESTINATION
Abbreviated Dialing Dial Code (From above list): _
NOTE:
These fields represent defaults needed for modem pooling
conversion resource insertion when the endpoint does not support
data query capability. These fields have no significance for data
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DATA MODULE
BRI LINK/MAINTENANCE PARAMETERS
XID? y Fixed TEI? n TEI: ___
MIM Support? y Endpt Init? y SPID: 300_____ MIM Mtce/Mgt? y
Form instructions
To administer a World Class BRI Data Module, complete the standard as well as
the following unique Data Module form fields.
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DATA MODULE
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1:
NOTE:
These fields represent defaults needed for modem pooling
conversion resource insertion when the endpoint does not support
data query capability (typically a DMI Mode2 BRI endpoint). These
fields have no significance for data modules providing data query.
For World Class ISDN-BRI data modules, the default settings should
be used.
— Default Mode — Used to identify the data mode. Valid entries are
sync (synchronous) or async (asynchronous). Default is async.
— Default Speed — Used to identify the data rate. Valid entries are
1200 (default), 2400, 4800, and 19200. When default mode is sync,
valid entries also include speeds of 56000 and 64000.
■ DATA MODULE CAPABILITIES — These fields are used when a BRI
endpoint is the originator of an administered connection.
— Default ITC — Should be set to unrestricted for a WCBRI
endpoint used as an administered connection.
— Origination Default Data Applications — Used to identify the
mode to be used for originating data calls when the mode is not
specified with the calling parameters. This mode is also used for
terminating trunk calls that do not have bearer capability specified
or administered connections. Possible mode values are M0 (mode
0), M1 (mode 1), and M3/2 (mode 3/2 adaptable,) or blank. Valid
entries are M0, M2_2, M2_S, or M3/2. Default is M2_A. This field
should be M0 (DMI Mode 0) for a WCBRI endpoint used as an
administered connection.
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Country/Area Protocol
Australia 2
ETSI (Europe) etsi
Japan 3
Singapore 6
United States (Bellcore National ISDN) 1
NOTE:
If using Administration Without Hardware for an ISDN-BRI extension
(Port set to X) and Terminal Translation Initialization (TTI) is intended
to be used to assign the port, then the SPID number must equal the
station number.
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This section contains the following DEFINITY ECS Trunk Group Administration
features. Trunk Group Administration Forms are located at the end of this chapter.
Feature Page
Automatic Transmission Measurement System 7-2
DS1 Trunk Service 7-11
Digital Multiplexed Interface 7-19
Enhanced ICSU 7-21
ISDN Trunks— General 7-25
Call-by-Call Service Selection 7-42
Facility and Non-Facility Associated Signaling 7-49
Wideband Switching 7-56
Form Page
Trunk Group Administration Forms 7-71
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Automatic Transmission
Measurement System
Automatic Transmission Measurement System (ATMS) measures transmission
performance for voice and data trunk facilities. Performance is evaluated against
user-defined threshold values.
The measurement report contains data on trunk signal loss, noise, signaling
return loss, and echo return loss.
Required forms
Detailed description
You can initiate ATMS to perform either demand testing or scheduled testing.
Use the system administration terminal to perform demand testing. Use the
ATMS Trunk Test Schedule form to set the testing schedule.
Trunk-test results are stored in a database. These measurements reflect the state
of the trunk at the time of its last test. If trunks are tested on a regular basis, trunk
measurements should not be more than 3 weeks old.
The entire set of measurements for all test cases is usually polled by an adjunct
for historical reporting and printing.
When a trunk fails a test twice and the administered busyout limit is not
exceeded, then this trunk is busied out. You can administer the busyout limit at
25, 50, 75, or 100 percent, including trunks busied out for any reason. For
example, if the limit is 25 percent and 30 percent of the trunks are busied out
because of hardware problems, then a failing trunk is not busied out.
When a decision to busyout a trunk is made, the trunk is not rechecked when
other events cause the number of busied-out trunks to change. This means that
ATMS could take 25 percent of the trunks out of service, and a later hardware
failure could take an additional 25 percent out of service. If the ATMS busyout
limit is 25 percent, it is not rechecked and the trunks remain out of service.
Test schedules
With R5r and later configurations, you can assign up to 30 test schedules. Each
schedule consists of up to 60 trunk group/member fields. This allows you to
create up to 1,800 different trunk group/member combinations for testing. With
R5si and later configurations, you can assign up to 5 test schedules. Each
schedule consists of up to 10 trunk group/member fields, allowing you to create
up to 50 different trunk/group member combinations for testing. Administering
this feature is a two-step process:
1. Define test times for each schedule
2. Assign trunks to the test times
After you define the test schedules, the system automatically makes the
connections and takes the measurements at the specified time and day without
any additional user intervention. Schedules ready to run are queued and run in a
round-robin (FIFO) manner. Scheduled tests run until all trunk groups/members in
the schedule have been tested or until the scheduled test duration is exceeded.
Test schedules assigned the same run time are selected to run based on the
schedule number (smaller schedule numbers first).
NOTE:
If schedules are assigned at the same time, it is unlikely that all scheduled
tests will complete during the allotted time if other schedules are vying for
the same resources.
Once the idle times are determined, the next step is to compute the time required
for testing the trunks between each node. Time requirements between each node
are based on the quantity of trunks between nodes and the time needed to test
each trunk to that node. Only outgoing trunks from the originating system need to
be considered. Currently, there is no way to test incoming-only trunks in the
near-end mode.
The characteristics of a trunk along with the test objectives are used to determine
the total test time per trunk. The trunk characteristics might determine the type of
test to run:
■ Digital Facilities
For digital facilities that go between switching systems without needing
digital channel banks, a supervision-only test is recommended to detect
an initial tone from a TTL. For digital facilities that go between an analog
CO switch and a digital PBX switch via a channel bank, all tests might be
considered.
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■ 2-Wire Facilities
For 2-wire facilities such as local CO trunks, only loss and noise
measurements are recommended since echo is usually not controlled on
these facilities.
■ 4-Wire Facilities
For 4-wire facilities such as interlocation tie trunks between different
locations, all measurements are appropriate. For 4-wire facilities such as
intralocation tie trunks (only wire conductors between switches), loss
measurements may not be meaningful because of the short distances.
Test objectives might determine the per trunk test time, such as:
■ How often you want to test various trunk groups. For example, you may
want to test network trunks daily, but test non-network trunks only weekly.
You may want to test more frequently immediately after installation and
less frequently thereafter.
■ You may want to test daily to all TTLs with free access and weekly to those
with cost access.
After these objectives and characteristics have been considered, the test time for
a trunk group is figured using the following formula:
TT = q [dt + nt + ttt]
Where:
Assume that the variables have the following values as an example for figuring
the total test time for a trunk group:
q = 100
dt = 0.7 seconds (7 digits * 0.1 seconds/digit)
nt = 2 seconds
ttt = 65 seconds (105 test type)
The total Originating Test Line (OTL) time required for this trunk group is 6,770
seconds.
Each trunk groups test time is assigned to an idle hour slot. The sum total of all
test times assigned to a particular node should not exceed the idle time available
for testing that node.
If the total test time exceeds the trunk idle hours, the following options are
available:
■ Additional TTLs can be added on the far-end nodes.
■ The trunk group members can be split across schedules which test
portions of a trunk group on alternate weeks.
NOTE:
When setting up test times, the analog port in the TN771C cannot serve as
an OTL and TTL at the same time.
Trunk group testing can occur concurrently when multiple boards exists. The
number of available OTL resources determines the number of tests that can
occur concurrently. Some internal limits have been set to control the number of
concurrent tests. For background scheduling, the limit is four concurrent tests
and the foreground demand test is limited to the number of maintenance users
that can be operating simultaneously, which is currently set to three. Altogether,
seven concurrent tests can run at the same time. If the number of OTL resources
are less than the number of schedules being tested, the schedules are queued
and tested sequentially.
OTLs are assigned to test schedule entries (a test entry is an individual trunk
within a trunk group member/range field). Whenever an OTL is requested for test
assignments, it is dedicated to the first available untested schedule entry on the
test queue. An OTL remains dedicated to a schedule until all test entries in the
schedule have been tested. When the last test entry in the schedule has been
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tested, the OTL is assigned to the next untested schedule entry. A throttle
parameter is provided which limits the number of OTLs that can be assigned per
schedule.
When multiple OTL boards exist and the test schedule entries terminate at the
same location, there must be a one-to-one correspondence between every OTL
and TTL. When multiple OTLs terminate at the same TTL, the contention for the
TTL will cause some tests to abort due to the far-end TTL being busy. One way to
avoid this condition is to make sure that the number of far-end TTL resources
equals the number of near-end OTLs used for testing. If this is not possible, limit
the number of OTLs tested within each schedule with the OTL Throttle field to
prevent entries within the same test schedule from originating multiple tests to a
far-end system that can only support a single TTL resource. (This does not
prevent entries from different schedules for competing for the same TTL
resource.) In general, find the group within the schedule that has the fewest TTLs
at the far end, and set the OTL Throttle field to this value.
NOTE:
If the OTL Throttle value is greater than the actual number of system OTLs,
a test may be aborted due to the unavailability of an OTL resource.
If the OTL Throttle value for a schedule is 4, the next queued schedule cannot be
run until all the entries from the current schedule are complete. This is because
OTL resources are assigned to test schedule entries and not to test schedules.
The use of the OTL throttle parameter can limit the number of entries being tested
within the same test schedule and can, therefore, allow trunk group entries from
different schedules to be tested concurrently.
To illustrate the use of the OTL throttle value, assume that the tests take the same
amount of time to run and are administered as follows:
Members in
Schedule # Test time OTL throttle Trunk group trunk group
1 1 am 4 10 4
11 2
2 1 am 1 12 1
3 1 am 4 13 4
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All schedules are set to run at the same time. When the schedules are started,
Schedule 1 is assigned 4 OTLs and Schedules 2 and 3 are put into a queue
waiting for an OTL assignment. For the first round of tests the OTLs are assigned
as follows:
For the second round of tests the OTLs are assigned as follows:
For the third round of tests the OTLs are assigned as follows:
After this round of tests, all schedules have been tested and the OTLs are put
back into an inactive state waiting for the next test schedule to start.
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Considerations
■ At least one TN771C circuit pack is required because of the Local Area
Network (LAN) bus maintenance which the board performs. The number
of TN771C circuit packs administrable on the switch is limited by the
number of EPNs and PPNs in a switch network. Each PPN contains one
TN771C and each EPN may contain one TN771C. Each TN771C circuit
pack supports testing of one analog trunk at a time. The number of OTL
and TTL circuit packs required in a System depends on:
1. The frequency that the customer requires their trunks to be tested
2. The number of trunks
3. The number of TTL devices on far-end switches that are available to
test against
4. The time per day that can be used for testing
■ The number of concurrent tests that can be run is limited by the number of
OTLs available and is also dependent on the type of test command,
demand or scheduled. Demand test are limited to three concurrent tests,
while scheduled tests are limited to four concurrent tests (such as 4 active
OTLs). If more than four tests are needed simultaneously, the requests are
queued and run on a round-robin basis. The number of TTLs that can be
administered is limited by the number of available ports.
Interactions
Interacts with the trunk threshold values defined on the Trunk Group form. The
marginal values defined on that form are used to highlight measurements on the
G3-MT report that are out of tolerance. The unacceptable values are used to
identify (by blinking) the trunk members on the G3-MT report that are unusable.
You can quickly identify out-of-tolerance or unusable trunks.
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Required forms
NOTE:
Assign the DS1 circuit pack before you administer the members of the
associated trunk groups.
! CAUTION:
If enhanced DS1 administration is not enabled, you cannot not make
changes to the DS1 Circuit Pack form before you remove related member
translations of all trunks from the trunk group.
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For information about how to administer DS1 with enhanced administration, see
‘‘Enhanced DS1 administration’’ on page 7-14.
DS1 trunk service provides a digital interface for the following trunks.
■ Voice-grade DS1 tie trunks
■ Alternate voice/data (AVD) DS1 tie trunks
■ Robbed-bit AVD (RBAVD) DS1 tie trunks
■ Digital Multiplexed Interface (DMI) tie trunks
■ ISDN-PRI trunks
■ Central Office (CO) trunks
■ Foreign Exchange (FX) trunks
■ Remote-access trunks
■ WATS trunks
■ Direct Inward Dialing (DID) trunks
■ Main/Satellite tie trunks
■ Tie trunks that link Common-Control Switching Arrangement (CCSA) or
Enhanced Private Switched Communications Service (EPSCS) networks
■ Release-link trunks for Centralized Attendant Service (CAS)
■ Access trunks
■ Off-premises stations (also known as station-side DS1)
■ Access endpoints (Release 5si and later configurations)
2. Common-channel DS1 circuit packs used in CO trunk groups must have a trunk type of auto.
3. Integrated CSU functionality is available only with the TN767D and TN464E or later-suffix DS1
circuit packs. Enhanced ICSU functionality only is available with the TN767E and TN464F or
later-suffix DS1 circuit packs.
4. Mixed-mode signaling is allowed. This means that if the signaling mode is isdn-ext or isdn-pri, a
port from that circuit pack may be used in any trunk group that allows robbed-bit signaling.
5. The TN464B’s companding is based upon the system companding that you administer.
6. ISDN-PRI calls are not guaranteed to work for the TN464B if the system’s companding is set to
mu-law.
You can change some of the fields on the DS1 Circuit Pack form without
removing the related translations of all trunks from the trunk group if on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form DS1 MSP is enabled and you are
assigned the associated login permissions. The following enhanced DS1
administration login permissions must be assigned on the Command Permission
Categories form:
■ Maintain Enhanced DS1 must be y.
■ Maintain Trunks must be y.
■ Maintain Switch Circuit Packs must be y.
If you busy out the DS1 circuit pack, you can change the following fields: CRC,
Connect, Country Protocol, Framing Mode, Interface, Interconnect,
Line Coding, and Protocol Version. After changing these fields, you may
also have to change and resubmit associated forms.
The Interconnect field appears on the DS1 Circuit Pack form. The Group
Type field appears on the Trunk Group form. Set the fields as shown below.
Signaling modes
Common-channel signaling (CCS) is an industry-standard technique in which
any one of a group of channels carries the signals for the other channels. Lucent
Technologies uses the 24th channel of a group for signaling. This signaling
technique differs from 24-channel signaling. When the system is configured for
Facility-Associated Signaling, 24-channel signaling uses the 24th channel in a
DS1 facility to carry signals; this technique is also called clear channel,
out-of-band, or alternate voice data (AVD) signaling.
ISDN-PRI signaling requires use of the TN767 or TN464 (C or later) DS1 interface
circuit pack. Signaling is carried on the 24th channel for a 1.544 Mbps
connection and the 16th channel for a 2.048 Mbps connection.
ISDN-ext signaling also requires use of the TN767 or TN464 (C or later) DS1
interface circuit pack. This choice enables the TN767 or TN464 to use ISDN
signaling. Neither the 24th channel for TN767 nor the 16th channel for TN464 can
be used as a D-channel. When the system is configured for
Non-Facility-Associated Signaling, all channels on a DS1 facility may be used for
voice or data. The system may be configured for Facility-Associated Signaling
and Non-Facility-Associated Signaling at the same time.
Table 7-3. DEFINITY ECS Public Network Access connections (ISDN-PRI Layer 3)
Table 7-3. DEFINITY ECS Public Network Access connections (ISDN-PRI Layer 3)
— Continued
Required forms
Detailed description
Use message-oriented signaling with ISDN-PRI. You cannot use ISDN-PRI for
bit-oriented signaling.
DMI provides 23 64-kbps data channels, plus one 64-kbps channel for
common-channel signaling. Within the data channel, DMI provides
control-information exchange and data formats supporting data transport at all
standard data rates. Use each data channel in one of the following transfer
modes:
■ Mode 0 — 64-kbps channel (raw, unformated)
■ Mode 1 — 56-kbps channel
■ Mode 2 — 0 — 19.2-kbps synchronous/asynchronous
■ Mode 3 — multiple virtual channels (up to 64k)
NOTE:
TN767, TN464C, and later revisions of the DS1 circuit packs provide a
DSX1 interface.
Access DMI trunks the same way as you access tie trunks. DMI trunks connect to
host computers; Tie trunks connect to another switch. Each trunk functions like a
PDM because the DMI protocol is identical to the DCP protocol used by the data
modules.
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Interactions
■ Data Restriction
DMI trunks cannot be data restricted.
■ Modem Pooling
Data calls dialed from a local analog data endpoint to a DMI trunk contain
the data-origination access code to obtain a conversion resource. Data
calls on DMI trunks to local analog data endpoints obtain conversion
resources.
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Enhanced ICSU
The Integrated Channel Service Unit (ICSU) is the combination of a 120A CSU
module and a TN464E, TN767D, or later suffix DS1 circuit pack.
NOTE:
The term 120A refers to the 120A1 and later suffix CSU modules. The
TN767 and the TN464C and later revisions of the DS1 circuit packs provide
a DSX1 interface.
The DS1 circuit pack automatically initializes and tests the 120A CSU module,
and detects on-line alarms. The 120A CSU module, in combination with the DS1
circuit pack, provides the essential functions that have historically been provided
by external CSUs. For more information about the ICSU, see DEFINITY
Communications System Generic 1, Generic 2, and Generic 3 V1 and V2
Integrated CSU Module Installation and Operation.
NOTE:
A CSU module is not required for the Enhanced ICSU functionality for
performance measurements or the on-demand long-duration loopback
tests.
The ICSU can be administered for connection to any DS1 trunk service.
The Enhanced ICSU is administered on the DS1 Circuit Pack form by entering
the add ds1 or change ds1 command. On this form, when Near-End CSU Type
is identified as integrated, additional CSU module administration options
become available.
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Required forms
Detailed description
Testing
The following testing and performance measurement functions can be
performed with Enhanced ICSU.
■ On-demand short-duration loopback testing of the DS1 board and CSU
module, including board loopback, equipment loopback, and repeater
loopback tests
■ On-demand long-duration loopback testing of building wiring to the CPE
loopback jack
■ On-demand long-duration loopback testing to the far-end CSU
■ On-demand long-duration 1-way span testing to and from remote test
equipment or another DEFINITY ECS
■ The ability to inject bit errors in long-duration loopback test patterns
At any time during testing, Loopback/Span Test Bit-Error Count and Test Duration
and ESF Error Events on the summary report can be cleared. Also, at any
time during testing, the loopback test can be terminated.
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Performance measurements
The following performance measurements are added to the DS-1 Link
Performance Measurements Summary report. An N/A in any of these fields
indicates that enhanced functionality is not activated.
■ Controlled slip seconds (CSS)
■ Loss of frame count (LOFC)
■ The Failed Seconds (FS) field is replaced by Unavailable/Failed Seconds
(UAS/FS)
■ ESF error events
Considerations
■ The DS1 circuit pack must be taken out of service with the busyout board
command before loopback/span tests can be run on-demand.
■ Only one loopback/span test can be active at any one time on a DS1
facility.
■ If the DS1 circuit pack is currently functioning as part of a network
requested loopback test, loopback/span testing is denied.
■ If the DS1 span is being used as the clock reference for the switch, a
different reference must be selected before the DS1 span is looped.
Interactions
None.
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The following forms (listed in Trunk Group Administration Forms on page 7-71)
are used in implementing ISDN:
■ Access Endpoints
■ ISDN-BRI and ISDN-PRI Trunk Groups
— Supplementary Service Protocol (supports public network
connection)
— Calling Number (supports CPN)
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See ‘‘ISDN-BRI trunk group’’ on page 7-198 or ‘‘ISDN-PRI trunk group’’ on page
7-219 for instructions on how to administer ISDN. See the following features for
information on how to administer each feature.
Feature Page
Administered Connections 4-13
Call-by-Call Service Selection 7-42
Distributed Communications System 12-11
Facility and Non-Facility Associated Signaling 7-49
Generalized Route Selection 8-33
Lookahead Interflow 9-98
Lookahead Routing 8-45
QSIG Call Diversion 12-82
QSIG Call Transfer 12-84
QSIG Name Identification 12-86
QSIG Path Replacement 12-90
Wideband Switching 7-56
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Detailed description
In ISDN-PRI, the transmission standard for layer 1 (the physical layer) is either
DS1 T1 or E1. The DS1 T1 (used in North America and Japan) is a
digital-transmission standard that carries traffic at the rate of 1.544 Mbps, and
the E1 (used in Europe) carries traffic at a rate of 2.048 Mbps. The “D” (data)
channel multiplexes signaling messages for the “B” (bearer) channels carrying
voice or data. In a T1, when a D-channel is present, it occupies Channel 24. In an
E1, when a D-channel is present, it occupies channel 16.
With ISDN, DEFINITY ECS interfaces with a wide range of other products
including switches, network switches, and host computers. These products
include earlier DEFINITY communications systems, public network switches (for
example, 4ESS, 5ESS, and Northern Telecom DMS250), and other products that
adhere to the ISDN signaling protocol.
Figure Notes
1. Host computer 3. DEFINITY ECS
2. ISDN trunk
Figure Notes
1. DEFINITY ECS 3. Public switched network
2. ISDN trunk 4. Host computer
The display fields that may be used for ISDN are: Name, Number,
Miscellaneous Call Identification, and Reason for Call
Redirection. The display information varies, depending on the type of call,
how the call is handled (for example, whether it is redirected or not), and the
information is available on the call. The display information for basic calls (those
with just a caller and called party) and for redirected calls is provided in
‘‘Expanded technical information’’ on page 7-34.
Figure Notes
1. ISDN trunk 6. Existing interface
2. SID/ANI 7. Host computer
3. DEFINITY ECS 8. Voice terminal
4. BX.25 9. ACD agent position
5. ISDN Gateway 10. Data terminal
ETN services
DEFINITY ECS that function as tandem nodes in an ETN can be interconnected
using DS1 trunking facilities with ISDN. All signaling between the tandem
switches is done with ISDN D-channel and normal ISDN protocol. The ISDN can
also be used to connect ETN tandem and main switches. In this case, the main
switch collects all of the address digits from local users as well as users at other
satellite and tributary switches, and originates a call over ISDN to the tandem
switch.
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DCS services
ISDN-PRI facilities can be used in a DCS arrangement whenever tie trunks
are used to connect the DCS nodes. Most DCS features are not affected
by ISDN-PRI. However, there is a minor impact on a few of the DCS
features, as far as the functions that the local and remote switches
perform.
QSIG services
QSIG networking provides compliance to the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) ISDN private-networking specifications. The
QSIG Networking platform is supported over the ISDN Basic Call setup
protocol. DEFINITY ECS supports QSIG Supplementary Services. For
more information, see ‘‘QSIG’’ on page 12-77.
ISDN interworking
ISDN interworking is a call that uses a combination of both ISDN trunking and
station facilities and non-ISDN trunking and station facilities. A non-ISDN trunking
facility is any trunk facility supported by the system that does not use the ITU-T
recommended Q.931 message set for signaling. Non-ISDN trunking facilities
include facilities such as analog trunks, AVD DS1 trunks, and DS1 trunks with
bit-oriented signaling (robbed-bit or common channel).
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Figure Notes
1. Call from network to Switch B 4. Non-ISDN trunk
2. ISDN trunk 5. Switch B
3. Switch A
The system provides accurate CDR billing information on calls that are not
interworked. Accuracy of CDR billing information on interworked calls is
equivalent to the accuracy provided by the public network.
ISDN-related hardware
ISDN-PRI is supported by the TN767 circuit pack (for assignment of a T1
signaling link and up to 24 ISDN-PRI trunk group members), or the TN464C or
later circuit pack (for assignment of a T1 or E1 signaling link and up to 24 or 31
ISDN-PRI trunk group members, respectively). The TN2185 ISDN Trunk-side BRI
circuit pack supports the ISDN-BRI trunk group.
■ For R6si and later configurations, the D-channel is switched through either
the TN765 Processor Interface (PI) circuit pack or the TN778 Packet
Control (PACCON) circuit pack.
■ For R6r and later configurations, the D-channel is switched through the
TN1655 Packet Interface (PKTINT) circuit pack.
NOTE:
The TN767 cannot be used to carry the D-channel if either the TN778
(PACCON) or TN1655 (PKTINT) circuit pack is used to switch the
D-channel; however, the TN767, in these circumstances, can be used for
NFAS interfaces carrying only B-channels.
A TN780 or TN2182 Tone Clock circuit pack provides synchronization for the
ISDN-BRI Trunk circuit pack.
NOTE:
The connected party may be the party actually called, in the event
the call is transferred before the connected party answers the call.
when the call is answered. If the connected party’s name is not available,
the calling party’s display shows ANSWERED BY, followed by the
connected party’s number (if available).
On calls incoming to a DEFINITY ECS, the connected party’s name is
provided if the incoming ISDN trunk group is administered to send the
name to the network.
■ If neither the name nor the number information is available, the displays
are as follows:
— Caller Display (shows one of the following, depending on
administration)
a= DIALED NUMBER MISCID
a= TRUNK NAME MISCID
— Called Party Display
a= TRUNK NAME MISCID
Interactions
■ Attendant Display
The information provided by ISDN Call Identification Display is in addition
to the display features already provided.
When an ISDN call is redirected to the attendant, and both name and
number display information is available, the name displays on the console
for the caller and called party identification. When a call is transferred or
conferenced, DEFINITY ECS can redisplay DCS and ISDN
caller/called/connected party information.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
ISDN Call Identification Display information is provided at both the primary
extension and the extension with the bridged call appearance. Both
displays show the same called-party information, whether the call is made
from the primary extension or the bridged call appearance. On a call to a
primary extension, the caller’s display shows the identification of the called
primary extension, even if the call is answered by the bridged call
appearance.
■ Call Forwarding
When an ISDN call is forwarded, no ISDN Call Identification Display
information is shown on the display of the forwarding extension.
The forwarded-to extension’s display shows information on the caller,
called party (if the forwarded-to station is on the same switch), and the
reason for redirection.
■ Call Pickup
When an ISDN call is answered via Call Pickup, the caller’s display
identifies the answering party, the called party’s display identifies the
caller, and the answering party’s display identifies both the caller and
called parties.
■ Caller Information Forwarding
With CINFO you can use a vector collect digits step to retrieve caller
entered digits (ced) and customer database-provided digits (cdpd)
supplied by the network in an incoming call’s ISDN SET UP message.
ISDN is required if the CINFO comes from the network.
■ Conference — Attendant
A conference call is identified as a call with “n” number of conferees. This
display information generates locally and does not change the display on
another switch. If the conference call eventually drops back to a two-party
call, the original display information is restored.
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■ Conference — Terminal
A conference call is identified as a call with “n” number of conferees. This
display information generates locally and does not change the display on
another switch. If the conference call eventually drops back to a two-party
call, the original display information is restored. However, when two DCS
and/or ISDN calls (or any possible combination of each) are conferenced
and revert to a two-party call, the trunk group of the remaining call
displays.
■ DCS
If both DCS and ISDN features are provided over the same facility with a
DEFINITY ECS, DCS displays generally override ISDN displays. However,
with DEFINITY ECS, the ISDN connected name and number can override
the DCS called name and number if Display Connected
Name/Number for ISDN DCS Calls is y on the Feature-Related
System Parameters form
When two DCS and/or ISDN calls (or any possible combination of each)
are conferenced and revert to a two-party call, the trunk group of the
remaining call displays.
■ Facility Restriction Level and Traveling Class Mark
The TCM used to pass on the originating facility’s FRL is sent by ISDN
facilities in the SETUP message only if the trunk services type is tandem.
■ Hold
When an ISDN call is placed on Hold, the display of the party who
activates Hold goes blank, and then identifies the new caller or connected
party, if there is one. The held party’s display remains unchanged. When
the held party is reconnected to the holding party, the holding party’s
display is updated to indicate the current status of the call.
■ Hunting
On ISDN calls to a hunt group extension, the caller’s display identifies
either the hunt group name or the group member who answers the call,
depending on hunt group administration.
■ Information Indicator Digits (II-digits)
With II-digits you can make vector-routing decisions based on the type of
the originating line. II-digits are provided for an incoming call by ISDN-PRI.
It is a generally available ISDN AT&T Network service.
■ LookAhead Interflow
LookAhead Interflow requires ISDN connectivity end-to-end over a private
network.
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Required forms
You can administer trunk Usage Allocation for multiple called numbers within a
given Service/Feature, or you can administer trunk Usage Allocation for incoming
or outgoing calls independent of Service/Feature.
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Required forms
Detailed description
Call-by-Call Service Selection uses the same route patterns and route
preferences that are used by Automatic Alternate Routing (AAR), Automatic
Route Selection (ARS), and Generalize Route Selection (GRS). The service or
facility used on an outgoing Call-by-Call Service Selection call is determined by
information assigned in the AAR/ARS/GRS route patterns.
You can allow a variety of services to use a single trunk group. The system
obtains trunking efficiency by distributing traffic over all the available trunks.
Then you can assign services that are used on incoming and outgoing
Call-by-Call Service Selection calls.
NOTE:
When the DEFINITY ECS is connected to 5ESS, all of the services
supported under the Lucent Technologies and NI-2 country options
are available.
Figure Notes
1. DEFINITY ECS 6. Call-by-Call Service Selection trunk group
2. Megacom trunk group 7. Public-switched network
3. Megacom 800 trunk group 8. Without Call-by-Call Service Selection
4. SDN trunk group 9. With Call-by-Call Service Selection
5. OUTWATS trunk group
Call-by-Call Service Selection allows the system to specify one of the preceding
service types on a call-by-call basis. You can specify service types by classifying
incoming calls to an ISDN Call-By-Call trunk group using the called-party’s
number.
You can also specify service types with a SETUP message that indicates the
intent of the originating system to initiate a call using the specified service or
facility. The SETUP message may contain units called information elements (IE)
that specify call-related information. The IE used with Call-by-Call Service
Selection are:
■ Network-Specific Facility (NSF) — Indicates which facilities or services are
to be used to complete the call (typically not used outside the US and
Canada).
The system also checks all incoming ISDN trunk calls for the presence of
an NSF IE. If an NSF IE is present, the system makes sure that the
requested service is compatible with the trunk administration before it
accepts a call.
For an outgoing call on a Call-By-Call trunk group, the NSF IE is
constructed using the Service/Feature specified on the routing-pattern
preference selected for the call.
If the Service/Feature specified does not have an associated NSF, an NSF
IE is not sent. For example, SETUP messages for incoming and outgoing
calls classified only by a called-party number do not contain an NSF IE.
■ Transit Network Selection — Indicates which interexchange carrier is to be
used on an inter-LATA call.
If a call requires both the Service/Feature and the interexchange carrier to
be specified, the interexchange carrier information is sent in the NSF IE
rather than the Transit Network Selection IE.
800 service calls, and eight SDN calls. This ensures that all trunk-group
members are not dominated by a specific service, yet allows for
fluctuations in demand.
■ Minimum number of trunks that always must be available for each service.
The sum for all services may not exceed the total number of trunk-group
members. For example, for a 10-member trunk group that provides
access to MEGACOM service, MEGACOM 800 service, and SDN, the
minimum number of trunks to be used for each of these services cannot
add up to more than 10.
When these UAP limits are exceeded, the system rejects the call, even if a trunk
is available. On outgoing calls, the calling party receives a reorder tone unless
other preferences are available.
You can assign either fixed or scheduled UAP for each Call-by-Call Service
Selection trunk group.
■ With a fixed UAP, one plan applies at all times.
■ With a scheduled UAP, different plans can be administered to apply at
different times of day and days of week. As many as 6 activation times and
associated plans can be assigned for each day of the week.
You can have anything from a simple fixed UAP to a very flexible UAP with many
scheduling options. You can even start out with no UAP and build one as the
need arises.
The treatment for an incoming call is selected based on the first 3 columns in the
ICHT table on the ISDN Trunk Group form. When the attributes of an incoming
call match these specifications, the call is treated according to the
corresponding following 4 columns. If an incoming call matches more than one
set of specifications, the most restrictive case applies. Table 7-4 lists the possible
cases from most restrictive to least restrictive.
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Considerations
Interactions
Required forms
Detailed description
NOTE:
NFAS is only valid for DS1/E1 Country Protocol 1.
When D-Channel Backup is activated, all calls that have been answered are
preserved. However, some call-related information may be lost. Calls that are not
answered when D-channels are switched also may lose call-related information.
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Since the D-channels are signaling for more than one DS1/E1 facility, D-Channel
Backup requires the use of NFAS. At any given time, one of the two D-channels is
carrying Layer 3 signaling messages, while the other D-channel is active at layer
2, but in a standby mode only. Any layer 3 messages received over the standby
D-channel are ignored. Since only one of the D-channels can be active at a time,
load sharing between the two D-channels is not possible. The two D-channels
can provide signaling for only a predefined set of B-channels and cannot
dynamically backup other D-channels on other interfaces.
Figure Notes
1. DEFINITY ECS 4. ISDN-PRI controlled by D-Channel
2. Secondary D-Channel 5. Network Far-End Switch DEFINITY ECS
3. Primary D-Channel
The following forms show the DS1 interface configuration for NFAS. When
implementing FAS and NFAS, the DS1 form must be submitted first, followed by
the Interface Link and associated forms, followed by the ISDN-PRI trunk group,
Signaling Group, and Trunk Group Members forms.
The Interface Link and associated forms may be administered at any time after
the DS1 forms have been administered, with the following restrictions:
■ A D-channel cannot be assigned on a Signaling Group form unless the
associated link is disabled.
■ A trunk member cannot be assigned unless its associated Signaling
Group has been administered.
The Signaling Mode must be specified for each DS1 circuit pack. Because
this circuit pack has Signaling Mode set to isdn-ext, all trunks on this circuit
pack are signaled using either inband robbed-bit signaling, or by a D-channel on
another DS1 circuit pack.
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DS1 CIRCUIT PACK
Location: 1B17 Name: _______________
Bit Rate: 2.048 Line Coding: hdb3
Signaling Mode: isdn-ext
Interface Companding: 5law
Idle Code: 11111111
MAINTENANCE PARAMETERS
Slip Detection? n Remote Loop-Around Test? n
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SIGNALING GROUP
Group Number : 1 Associated Signaling? n Max number of NCA TSC: 0
Primary D-Channel: 1B1524 Max number of CA TSC: 0
Secondary D-Channel: 1B1624 Trunk Group for NCA TSC: __
Trunk Group for Channel Selection: _____
Trunk Brd Interface ID Trunk Brd Interface ID
1: 1B15 0 11: ____ __
2: 1B16 1 12: ____ __
3: 1B17 2 13: ____ __
4: ____ __ 14: ____ __
5: ____ __ 15: ____ __
Screen 7-2. Signaling Group form (Group 1) — D-channel Backup, Three DS1
Interfaces
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SIGNALING GROUP
Group Number : 2 Associated Signaling? n Max number of NCA TSC: 0
Primary D-Channel: 1B1824 Max number of CA TSC: 0
Secondary D-Channel: ______ Trunk Group for NCA TSC: __
Trunk Group for Channel Selection: _____
Trunk Brd Interface ID Trunk Brd Interface ID
1: 1B17 0 11: ____ __
2: 1B18 1 12: ____ __
3: ____ __ 13: ____ __
4: ____ __ 14: ____ __
5: ____ __ 15: ____ __
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SIGNALING GROUP
Group Number : 3 Associated Signaling? y Max number of NCA TSC: 0
Primary D-Channel: 1B1924 Max number of CA TSC: 0
Trunk Group for NCA TSC: __
Trunk Group for Channel Selection: _____
Finally, trunk ports are added to the ISDN-PRI trunk group and to Signaling
Groups.
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TRUNK GROUP
Administered Members (min/max): xxx/yyy
Total Administered Members: xxx
GROUP MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Port Code Sfx Name Night Sig Grp
1: 1B1501___ ___________ _________ _
2: 1B1523___ ___________ _________ _
3: 1B1601___ ___________ _________ _
4: 1B1623___ ___________ _________ _
5: 1B1701___ ___________ _________ 1
6: 1B1709___ ___________ _________ 1
7: 1B1716___ ___________ _________ 2
8: 1B1724___ ___________ _________ 2
9: 1B1801___ ___________ _________ _
10: 1B1823___ ___________ _________ _
11: 1B1901___ ___________ _________ _
12: 1B1923___ ___________ _________ _
13: _________ ___________ _________ _
14: _________ ___________ _________ _
15: _________ ___________ _________ _
Screen 7-5. ISDN-PRI Trunk Group form — Trunk Members with Required
Signaling Group
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The Sig Grp column on the above trunk group form is completed as follows:
■ If a DS1 interface appears in one and only one Signaling Group, then Sig
Grp may be left blank because the system automatically populates the
field with the correct Signaling Group.
■ If a DS1 circuit pack appears in more than one Signaling Group, then the
Signaling Group numbers must be entered in the appropriate fields before
submitting the form.
Interactions
Wideband Switching
Wideband Switching provides the ability to dedicate 2 or more ISDN-PRI
B-channels or DS0 endpoints for applications that require large bandwidth. It
provides high-speed end-to-end connectivity between endpoints where
dedicated facilities are not economic or appropriate.
Required forms
Detailed description
ISDN-PRI divides a T1 or E1 trunk into 24 (31 for E1) information channels and
one signaling channel for standard narrowband communication. Certain
applications, like video conferencing, require greater bandwidth. You can
combine several narrowband channels into one wideband channel to
accommodate the extra bandwidth requirement. DEFINITY ECS serves as a
gateway to many types of high-bandwidth traffic. In addition, DS1 converters
(TN1654) are used for wideband switching at remote locations.
Channel allocation
Perform wideband-channel allocation using one of three allocation algorithms:
fixed, flexible, or floating.
■ Fixed allocation — Provides contiguous-channel aggregation. The starting
channel is constrained to a predetermined starting point. (Used only for
H0, H11, and H12 calls.)
■ Flexible allocation — Allows a wideband call to occupy noncontiguous
positions within a single T1 or E1 facility.
■ Floating allocation — Enforces contiguous-channel aggregation. The
starting channel is not constrained to a predetermined starting point.
Typical uses
A typical video application uses an ISDN-PRI interface to DS0 1 through 6 of the
line-side facility. See to Figure 7-7.
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Figure Notes
1. Video application 8. Network
2. Port 1 9. DS0 24 D-channel
3. Port 2 10. DS0 23 unused
4. ISDN terminal adaptor 11. DS0 1–6 wideband
5. Line-side ISDN-PRI 12. DS0 24 D-channel
6. DEFINITY ECS 13. DS0 7–23 narrow bands
7. ISDN trunk 14. DS0 1–6 wideband
Endpoint applications
An endpoint application is the origination or destination point of a wideband call.
Endpoint applications can be any number of data applications based on the
customer’s particular needs.
The terminal adapter passes calls to and receives calls from the line-side
ISDN-SETUP messages indicating the data rate and specific B-channels (DS0)
to be used and communicates all other call status information via standard ISDN
messages. See the DEFINITY Line-Side ISDN Primary Rate Interface Technical
Reference for more information.
PRI-endpoints
A PRI-endpoint (PE) is a combination of DS0 B-channels on a line-side T1 or E1
ISDN-PRI facility that has been assigned an extension.
A PE remains in service unless all of its B-channels are out of service. In other
words, if B-channel 1 is out of service and the PE is five B-channels wide, a
wideband call of up to four B-channels in width could still be handled by the PE.
A PE can only be active on a single call at any given time, that is, it is either
considered idle, active (busy), or out of service.
One facility can support multiple separate and distinct PRI-endpoints (several
extensions) within a single facility. Non-overlapping contiguous sets of DS0s
(B-channels) are associated with each PE.
Non-signaling configuration
Wideband can also support configurations using non-signaling (non-ISDN-PRI)
line-side T1 or E1 facilities. The endpoint applications are the same as those
defined for configurations with signaling.
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NOTE:
No DSU/CSU is needed if the endpoint application has a fractional T1
interface.
NOTE:
The switch can determine if the connection is active, but this does not
necessarily mean that data is actually coming across the connection.
A WAE is treated as a single endpoint and can support only one call. If all DS0s
comprising a wideband access endpoint are in service, then the wideband
access endpoint is considered in service. Otherwise, the wideband access
endpoint is considered out of service. If an in-service wideband access endpoint
has no active calls on its DS0s, it is considered idle. Otherwise, the wideband
access endpoint is considered busy.
Multiple WAEs are separate and distinct within the facility and endpoint
applications must be administered to send and receive the correct data rate over
the correct DS0s. An incoming call at the incorrect data rate is blocked.
This section examines wideband and its components in relation to the following
specific customer usage scenarios:
■ High-speed video conferencing
■ Data backup connection
■ Scheduled batch processing
■ Primary data connectivity
■ Networking
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The non-ISDN backup data connection is also appropriate for scheduled batch
processing applications. Administered Connections are used to schedule daily
or weekly sessions originating from this application.
Any failures not automatically restored by DEFINITY ECS are signaled to the
endpoint application, which can initiate backup data connections over the same
PRI endpoint. DEFINITY ECS routes the backup data connections over alternate
facilities if necessary.
Networking
All of the wideband networking is over ISDN-PRI facilities but may connect to a
variety of networks, other domestic interexchange carriers’ services, private line,
RBOC services, and services in other countries.
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Facility lists
A wideband call accessing the network must reside on a single ISDN-PRI facility.
Trunks within a trunk group must be organized based on the facility on which they
reside. This is accomplished by compiling a facility list as trunks are
administered to a trunk group; if a trunk is added to a trunk group from a facility
not already on that trunk group’s list, that facility is added to the list in an order
based on the facility’s signaling group number and interface identifier. In other
words, the facility list is compiled in an ascending order based first on signaling
group number and second on the interface identifier assigned to the facility
within the signaling group. For example, if three facilities having signaling
group/interface identifier combinations of 1/1, 1/2, and 2/1 were associated with
a trunk group, then a call offered to that trunk group would search those facilities
in the order as they were just listed. Also note that since trunks within a given
facility can span several trunk groups, a single facility can be associated with
several different trunk groups.
Given this facility list concept, the algorithms have the ability to search for trunks,
by facility, in an attempt to satisfy the bandwidth requirements of a given
wideband call. If one facility does not have enough available bandwidth to
support a given call, or it is not used for a given call due to the constraints
presented in the following section, then the algorithm searches the next facility in
the trunk group for the required bandwidth (if there is more than one facility in the
trunk group).
network sides of the ISDN interface. Note that in previous DEFINITY ECS
releases, the order in which trunks were selected, whether through linear or
circular hunting, would always be with respect to the order in which trunks were
administered within the trunk group. Now, with the support of wideband services,
all trunks within an ISDN trunk group optioned for wideband are ordered based
on this new “direction of trunk/hunt with facilities” parameter, and without regard
to the order in which trunks are administered within the trunk group. If an ISDN
trunk group is not optioned for wideband, then a cyclical trunk hunt based on the
administration of trunks within the trunk group is still available.
H11
When a trunk group is administered to support H11, the algorithm to satisfy a call
requiring 1,536 Kbps of bandwidth uses a fixed allocation scheme. That is, the
algorithm searches for an available facility using the following facility-specific
channel definitions.
■ T1: H11 can only be carried on a facility without a D-channel being
signaled in an NFAS arrangement (B-channels 1-24 are used).
■ E1: Although the 1,536-kbps bandwidth could be satisfied using a number
of fixed starting points (for example, 1, 2, 3, etc.) the only fixed starting
point being supported is 1. Hence, B-channels 1–15 and 17–25 are
always used to carry an H11 call on an E1 facility.
If the algorithm cannot find an available facility within the trunk group that meets
these constraints, then the call is blocked from using this trunk group. In this
case, the call may be routed to a different trunk group preference via
Generalized Route Selection (GRS), at which time, based on the wideband
options administered on that trunk group, the call would be subject to another
hunt algorithm (that is, either the same H11 algorithm or perhaps an N x DS0
algorithm described in a later paragraph).
This same hunt algorithm, when offered any other call (other than a 1,920-kbps
call) attempts to preserve idle facilities by selecting trunk(s) in a partially
contaminated facility if one exists. If the bandwidth required by this call cannot
be satisfied by any partially contaminated facility, then the call is placed on
available trunk(s) within an idle facility, thus contaminating the facility. Again,
facilities are selected via the trunk group’s facility list and with PN preference,
and trunk(s) within a facility are selected based on the direction of channel
search administered. Note that on a T1 facility, a D-channel is not considered a
busy trunk and results in a facility with a D-channel always being partially
contaminated. On an E1 facility, however, a D-channel is not considered a busy
trunk because H11 and H12 calls may still be placed on that facility; an E1 facility
with a D-channel and idle B-channels is considered an idle facility.
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H12
Since H12 is 1,920 Kbps which is comprised of 30 B-channels, a 1,920-kbps call
can only be carried on an E1 facility. As with H11, the hunt algorithm uses a fixed
allocation scheme with channel 1 being the fixed starting point. Hence, an H12
call always is carried on B-channels 1 to 15 and 17 to 31 on an E1 facility (as
illustrated in the following table). When offered any other call (other than a
1,536-kbps call), the algorithm behaves as it does when H11 is optioned.
H0
When a trunk group is administered to support H0, the algorithm to satisfy a call
requiring 384 Kbps of bandwidth also uses a fixed allocation scheme. Unlike the
H11 fixed scheme which only supports a single fixed starting point, the H0 fixed
scheme supports four (T1) or five (E1) fixed starting points. The H0 algorithm
searches for an available quadrant within a facility based on the direction of trunk
or hunt administered. If the algorithm cannot find an available quadrant within
any facility allocated to this trunk group, then the call is blocked from using this
trunk group. Again, based on GRS administration, the call may route to a different
trunk group preference and be subject to another algorithm based on the
wideband options administered.
This same trunk or hunt algorithm, when offered any narrowband or N x DS0 call,
attempts to preserve idle quadrants by choosing a trunk(s) in a partially
contaminated quadrant if one exists. If a partially contaminated quadrant
capable of carrying the call does not exist, then the call is placed on available
trunk(s) within an idle quadrant, thus contaminating the quadrant. Again, facilities
are selected via the trunk group’s facility list and with PN preference, and a
trunk(s) within a facility is selected based on the direction administered. Note that
a D-channel is considered a busy trunk and results in the top most quadrant of a
T1, B-channels 19 to 24, always being partially contaminated. This is not true for
NFAS.
N x DS0
For the N x DS0 multi-rate service, a trunk group parameter determines whether
a floating or a flexible trunk allocation scheme is to be used. The algorithm to
satisfy an N x DS0 call is either floating or flexible.
■ Floating (Contiguous) — In the floating scheme, an N x DS0 call is placed
on a contiguous group of B-channels large enough to satisfy the
requested bandwidth without any constraint being put on the starting
channel (that is, no fixed starting point trunk).
■ Flexible — In the flexible scheme, an N x DS0 call is placed on any set of
B-channels as long as the requested bandwidth is satisfied. There is
absolutely no constraint such as contiguity of B-channels or fixed starting
points. Of course, as with all wideband calls, all the B-channels
comprising the wideband call must reside on the same ISDN facility.
Regardless of the allocation scheme employed, the N x DS0 algorithm,
like the H11 and H12 algorithms, attempts to preserve idle facilities when
offered B, H0, and N x DS0 calls. This is important so that N x DS0 calls,
for large values of N, have a better chance of being satisfied by a given
trunk group. However, if one of these calls cannot be satisfied by a
partially-contaminated facility and an idle facility exists, a trunk on that idle
facility is selected, thus contaminating that facility.
There are additional factors to note regarding specific values of N and the
N x DS0 service:
— N = 1 — this is considered a narrowband call and is treated as any
other voice or narrowband-data (B-channel) call.
— N = 6 — if a trunk group is optioned for both H0 and N x DS0
service, a 384-kbps call offered to that trunk group is treated as an
H0 call and the H0 constraints apply. If the H0 constraints cannot
be met, then the call is blocked.
— N = 24 — if a trunk group is optioned for both H11 and N x DS0
service, a 384-kbps call offered to that trunk group is treated as an
H0 call and the H0 constraints apply. If the H0 constraints cannot
be met, then the call is blocked.
— N = 24 — if a trunk group is optioned for both H11 and N x DS0
service, a 1,536-kbps call offered to that trunk group is treated as
an H11 call and the H11 trunk allocation constraints apply.
— N = 30 — if a trunk group is optioned for both H12 and N x DS0
service, a 1,920-kbps call offered to that trunk group is treated as
an H12 call and the H12 trunk allocation constraints apply.
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Glare prevention
Glare occurs when both sides of an ISDN interface select the same B-channel for
call initiation. For example, a user side of an interface selects the B-channel for
an outgoing call and, before the switch receives and processes the SETUP
message, the switch selects the same B-channel for call origination. Since
wideband uses more channels, the chances of glare are greater. Glare
conditions can be limited with proper channel administration but may never be
eliminated and some calls might still be dropped.
Some glare situations might not be resolvable. In one case, the network and the
user side may send SETUP messages simultaneously or nearly simultaneously.
Another glare scenario can occur in the brief window after the SETUP message
has been sent but before the first response is received from the switch at the
other side of the interface. If an incoming SETUP arrive during this window, the
incoming SETUP message is allowed to proceed and the outgoing call is
dropped. Various glare situations and their resolution are described in Table 7-6.
GLARE RESOLUTION
Outgoing Incoming Switch-Supporting Switch-Supporting
Call Type Call Type User Protocol Network Protocol
B-channel B-channel No negotiation Negotiation is attempted
Incoming call (from Incoming call (from user)
network) wins dropped if negotiation is
unsuccessful
Outgoing call (to network) Outgoing call (to user) stays
retried on another trunk up
B-channel(s) Wide No negotiation No negotiation
Incoming call (from Incoming call (from user)
network) dropped dropped
Outgoing calls (to network) Outgoing calls (to user) stay
stay up but likely are up and possibly stay up if
dropped by network other side lets the network
because channels are in call win.
use, although there is a
possibility some switches
might negotiate these calls.
GLARE RESOLUTION
Outgoing Incoming Switch-Supporting Switch-Supporting
Call Type Call Type User Protocol Network Protocol
Wide B-channel(s) No negotiation Negotiation is attempted
Incoming call (from Incoming call (from user)
network) wins dropped if negotiation is
unsuccessful
Outgoing call (to network) Outgoing call (to user) stays
retried on another trunk up
Wide Wide No negotiation No negotiation
Incoming call (from Incoming call (from user)
network) dropped dropped
Outgoing call (to network) Outgoing call (to user) stays
stays up but likely are up and may not be dropped
dropped by network by other side because other
because channels are in side, if it is not a DEFINITY
use. ECS, may let the network
call win.
Blocking prevention
Blocking occurs when insufficient B-channels required to make a call are
available. Narrowband calls require only one channel so blocking is less likely
than with wideband calls which require multiple B-channels. Blocking also
occurs for wideband calls when bandwidth is not available in the appropriate
format (that is, fixed, floating, or flexible).
DEFINITY ECS selects trunks for both wideband and narrowband calls to
maximize availability of idle fixed channels for H0, H11, and H12 calls and idle
floating channels for N x DS0 calls that require a contiguous bandwidth. The
strategy for preserving idle channels to minimize blocking depends on the
channel type.
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Considerations
Interactions
■ Administered Connections
Provides call initiation for WAEs. All Administered Connections that
originate from WAEs use the entire bandwidth administered for WAE. The
destination of an Administered Connection can be a PRI endpoint.
■ Automatic Circuit Assurance
Treats wideband calls as single-trunk calls so that a single ACA-referral
call is made if an ACA-referral call is required. The call is on the lowest
B-channel associated with the wideband call.
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■ Call Coverage
A wideband endpoint extension cannot be administered as a coverage
point in a call-coverage path.
■ Call Detail Recording
When CDR is active for the trunk group, all wideband calls generate CDR
records. The feature flag indicates a data call and CDR records contain
bandwidth and Bearer Capability Class (BCC).
■ Call Forwarding
You must block Call Forwarding through Class of Service.
■ Call Management System and Basic Call Management System
Wideband calls can be carried over trunks that are measured by CMS and
BCMS. Wideband endpoints are not measured by CMS and BCMS.
■ Call Vectoring
PRI endpoints use a vector-directory number when dialing. For example,
PRI endpoint 1001 dials VDN 500. VDN 500 points to Vector 1. Vector 1
can point to other PRI endpoints such as route-to 1002, or route-to 1003,
or busy.
Call Vectoring is used by certain applications. When an incoming
wideband call hunts for an available wideband endpoint, the call can
route to a VDN, that sends the call to the first available PRI endpoint.
■ Class of Restriction
COR identifies caller and called-party privileges for PRI endpoints.
Administer the COR so that account codes are not required. Forced entry
of account codes is turned off for wideband endpoints.
■ Class of Service
COS determines the class of features that a wideband endpoint can
activate.
■ Facility and Non-Facility Associated Signaling
FAS and NFAS with or without D-Channel Backup requires administration
via signaling groups for trunk-side wideband interfaces.
■ Facility Busy Indication
You can administer a busy-indicator button for a wideband-endpoint
extension, but the button does not accurately track endpoint status.
■ Facility Test Calls
Use Facility Test Calls to perform loop-back testing of the wideband call
facility.
■ Fiber Link Administration
Use Fiber Link Administration for adding remote locations.
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Access Endpoint
This form administers Access Endpoints and Wideband Access endpoints.
NOTE:
You can administer Wideband Access Endpoints only if Wideband
Switching is enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
The WAE is defined by a starting port (DS0) and a width specifying the number of
adjacent nonsignaling DS0s (positioned within a DS1 facility) that make up the
endpoint. This width may be between 2 and 31 adjacent DS0s.
NOTE:
Access Endpoints and Wideband Access Endpoints consume the same
resources that trunks use. Thus, the sum of Access Endpoints and trunks
cannot exceed the maximum number of trunks available in your system
configuration.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
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Form instructions
COR: 1 COS: 1
TN: 1 ITC: restricted
NOTE:
For Wideband Access Endpoints, analog tie trunks cannot be used
and the TN464C (or greater) DS1 circuit pack must be used.
The DS1 circuit number corresponds to the channel that will carry the data
traffic. Channels 1 through 31 (TN464 only) or channels 1 through 24
(TN722, TN767, or TN464) may be used when the DS1 Signaling Type is
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NOTE:
For Wideband Access Endpoints, enter unrestricted.
Administration Commands
Use the following commands to access the ATMS Trunk Test Schedule form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of
the word may be entered.
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Form Instructions
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ATMS TRUNK TEST SCHEDULE
Schedule No: __
Schedule Time: __:__ Schedule Test Days Interval: __
Schedule Date: __/__/__ SU: _ TU: _ TH: _ SA: _ Duration: __
OTL Throttle: _ MO: _ WE: _ FR: _ Test Type: ______
Trk Bgn End Trk Bgn End Trk Bgn End Trk Bgn End Trk Bgn End
Grp Mem Mem Grp Mem Mem Grp Mem Mem Grp Mem Mem Grp Mem Mem
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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— supv
Performs a supervision test and will only confirm the presence of
the test set at the far end. No measurements will be taken for this
test.
— no-st
Runs the "full" test, but skips any self-test sequences. This saves
about 20 seconds on the type 105 test and will not have any effect
on type 100 or 102 tests.
— no-rl
Runs the "full" test, but skips any return loss sequences. This saves
about 20 seconds on the type 105 test and will not have any effect
on type 100 or 102 tests.
— no-st/rl
Runs the "full" test, but skips all self-test and return loss sequences.
This saves about 40 seconds on the type 105 test and will not have
any effect on type 100 or 102 tests.
■ Duration — Enter the maximum number of hours (1 to 24) a schedule can
remain active. Schedules continue to run until all trunk group/members for
that particular schedule are tested or until the schedule duration is
reached. If the duration is reached before all trunk groups/members can
be tested, the schedule will stop.
■ Trk Grp — Enter the trunk group numbers to be tested when this
schedule runs. There is no limit to the number of times that a trunk group
can appear on any particular schedule, or to the number of different
schedules in which a trunk group can appear. Default is blank.
■ Bgn Mbr — Enter the beginning member number of the trunk group to be
tested; default is 1.
■ End Mbr — Enter the ending member number of the trunk group to be
tested. This value must be greater than or equal to the value of the
beginning member field.
Implementation Note
The number of fields displayed will vary depending on system configuration. The
form shown above is for R5r and later configurations.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the DS1 circuit pack form
Field descriptions
MAINTENANCE PARAMETERS
MAINTENANCE PARAMETERS
MAINTENANCE PARAMETERS
Screen 7-6. DS1 Circuit Pack form for Croatia and South Africa (page 1 of 1)
The location also should be identified for record purposes on the Port
Assignment Record and the Circuit Pack Administration form.
■ Name — Enter the name of the DS1 link (limit 15–characters). Typically,
this is the destination of the link.
■ Bit Rate — Enter 1.544 for the 24-channel DS1 rate. Enter 2.048 for the
32-channel E1 rate (TN464 only). Integrated CSU requires that you enter
the Bit Rate of 1.544.
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NOTE:
Once an add ds1 operation is complete (that is, the DS1 form has
been submitted) Bit Rate can not be changed. To change Bit
Rate, execute a remove ds1 command followed by an add ds1
command, then reenter the DS1 form.
NOTE:
The TN464C (and later release) and TN767D (and later release)
circuit packs must have an option switch or plug on the circuit board
set to match the Bit Rate selection.
! CAUTION:
If you make a change in this field, you must busyout the DS1 circuit
pack. You must also change the following forms: Route-Pattern,
Access Endpoint, PRI Endpoint, Signaling-Group, and Trunk-Group.
NOTE:
ZCS line coding is not recommended for digital-data applications.
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■ Framing Mode — Enter d4 or esf (default). This mode must match the
method used on the other end of the link. D4 is a framing format of 12
frames for analog representation on T1 carriers using DS1 signals.
To get enhanced performance measurements, the framing mode must be
esf on the DS1 Circuit Pack form. When esf is entered for a TN464F or
TN767E or later suffix DS1 circuit pack, a second page of the DS1 Circuit
Pack form becomes available to administer ESF Data Link options.
■ Signaling Mode — Enter CAS (Channel Associated Signaling),
robbed-bit, isdn-pri, isdn-ext, or common-chan (default). This mode
must match the method used on the other end of the link.
■ Connect — Only displays when Signaling Mode is isdn-pri. Specify
what is on the far end of the PBX to control Layer 3 protocol properly. If
pbx is entered, Interface displays. When line-side is entered, this
implies that the switch is acting as the network side of the isdn-pri
interface. This is used to support the Roll About Video capability. Valid
entries are network (system default), host, line-side, and pbx.
■ Interface — Only displays when Connect is pbx. Valid entries are
network, peer-master, peer-slave, or user (system default). Specify
whether the PBX corresponds to the network or user side of the interface,
which is needed for the ISDN-PRI Layer 2 protocol, and is also used at
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NOTE:
When the far end is a DEFINITY ECS, the Interface field on one
end of the connection must be user and the other end must be
translated as network.
For PRI private network protocol layer 2 operations, two other values are
possible: peer-master and peer-slave. Entering either of these values
causes two additional fields to appear: Peer Protocol and Side.
■ Interconnect — Enter pbx or CO. If pbx is selected, the trunk operates as
a tie trunk. If CO is selected, the trunk operates as a CO or DID trunk.
■ Country Protocol — Enter a country code or etsi to indicate the type of
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) protocol that you want to use on this line. Your
choice is determined by the country where the trunk terminates. For more
information on country protocols, see Table 7-3 on 7-17.
■ Interworking Message — Appears if Signaling Mode is isdn-pri.
Enter PROGress (default) or ALERTing to indicate whether a PROGress
message or ALERTing message should be sent when interworking a call.
■ Peer Protocol — Displays if Interface is peer-master or peer-slave.
This allows you to administer the peer level protocol that will operate in the
private network. The value Q-SIG is necessary for implementing QSIG
Network Basic Call.
NOTE:
To enter Q-SIG, you must have QSIG Optional Features Basic
Call Setup enabled on the System-Related Customer-Options
form.
NOTE:
Use protocol version c only when the country protocol is 1 (USA).
! WARNING:
The AT&T Switched Network Protocol does not support restricted
displays of connected numbers. Therefore, if you administer the 1a
country-protocol/protocol-version combination on the DS1 form, you
cannot administer Send Connected Number to r (restricted) on the
ISDN-PRI Trunk Group form, as this causes display problems.
■ Idle Code — Enter the 8-digit string to be sent out on idle DS0 channels.
The string to be entered must be compatible with the protocol of the
country where the trunk terminates.
■ DMI-BOS — Only displays when Signaling Mode is common-chan.
Enter y (default) to activate the Digital Multiplexed Interface Bit Oriented
Signaling (DMI BOS) mode.
DMI/BOS is a 24th channel signaling scheme using a DS1 facility that
uses 23 message channels and 1 signaling channel (24th). DMI/BOS has
greater capacity than the 24th-channel Robbed-Bit Signaling scheme.
Entering n indicates that the DS1 provides the Lucent Technologies
proprietary format; y indicates that the DS1/DMI interface provides the
DMI format.
■ DCP/ANALOG Bearer Capability — Displays when Signaling Mode is
isdn-pri. It is used to determine bearer capability encoding. Enter 3.1kHz
(default) or speech.
■ MMI Cabling Board — Enter the slot location (cabinet, carrier, slot) of the
multimedia interface circuit pack that is connected to the Expansion
Services Module (ESM). This field appears only if MMCH is enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
■ MMI Interface — A display only field that appears only if MMCH is enabled
and there is a value in the MMI Cabling Board field.
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NOTE:
If Country Protocol has a value whose corresponding row in
Table 7-7 has only entries of “NA”, then the Incoming Digital PPM
fields will be blank when Country Protocol is set to that country
code.
Table 7-7. Incoming Digital PPM Signaling Default (per Country Protocol
code)
Code Country PPM Min (ms) PPM Max (ms) PPM Value
0 null NA NA NA
1 U.S. NA NA NA
2 Australia 80 180 0
3 Japan NA NA NA
4 Italy 120 150 1
5 Netherlands 90 160 0
6 Singapore NA NA NA
Table 7-7. Incoming Digital PPM Signaling Default (per Country Protocol
code) — Continued
Code Country PPM Min (ms) PPM Max (ms) PPM Value
7 Mexico 20 180 1
8 Belgium 20 180 1
9 Saudia Arabia NA NA NA
10 UK NA NA NA
11 Spain 50 220 0
12 France NA NA NA
13 Germany NA NA NA
14 Czech Republic 40 340 1
15 Russia CIS NA NA NA
16 Argentina 10 180 1
17 Greece 100 180 1
18 China NA NA NA
19 Hong Kong NA NA NA
20 Thailand 20 180 1
21 Macedonia 120 150 1
22 Poland 100 150 0
23 Brazil NA NA NA
NOTE:
Those DS1 facilities that are used to provide the primary and
secondary synchronization references should be administered for
slip detection y. Typically, those other DS1/T1 spans that are used for
data applications and which are used as a synchronization service
should also be administered for slip detection. This excludes all
T1-spans connecting channel banks, unless the channel bank is
externally timed. Normally, those DS1/T1 spans that are used
exclusively for voice and that are not designed as the primary or
secondary synchronization source, should be administered for slip
detection n.
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The digital switch maintains a slip count record for each DS1 interface.
The slip count is used to determine if the T1-span is experiencing errors
and, if so, the severity of the errors (type alarm). Option y enables
switching between the primary, secondary, or internal high-accuracy
clock.
NOTE:
If as many as 50 percent of those spans that are administered for
slip detection are experiencing slips (with respect to the primary),
then a decision is made to switch to the secondary.
■ Near-end CSU Type — Appears only when the DS1 circuit pack is a
TN767E or TN464F or later suffix model, Bit Rate is 1.544 and Country
Protocol is 1 (U.S.). Enter other or integrated.
— The value other indicates that no CSU is attached to the DS1
facility, or that the CSU is an external unit. No options are available
for administering the CSU.
— The value integrated indicates that a 120A CSU module is
attached to the DS1 board. This integrated CSU (ICSU) can accept
software administrable option downlinks and perform the enhanced
ICSU functionality if the following conditions are met. The correct
suffix of DS1 circuit pack (TN767E or TN464F or later) must be
administered via a circuit pack form or must be installed in the PBX.
When you enter a value of integrated, a second page of the DS1
Circuit Pack form is available to administer CSU module options.
Alarm When PRI Endpoint Detached — Displays only when Connect is
line-side. Enter y if the UDS1 circuit pack is connected to Roll About
Video equipment. (Normally if the video equipment is disconnected,
off-board alarms are raised to indicate the loss of connectivity from the
system). Valid entries are y (default), and n.
If you enter n in this field, when the UDS1 circuit pack detects a loss of
signal, it assumes that the equipment is disconnected and no alarms are
raised.
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Page 2 of the form appears only when: the version is V3 or greater; the DS1
circuit pack is TN767E, TN464F, or later release; and Framing Mode is esf or
Near-end CSU Type is integrated.
NOTE:
The following three fields appear only if Framing Mode is esf.
NOTE:
The following four fields appear only if Near-end CSU Type is integrated:
Implementation note
The fields that appear on a particular screen vary depending upon the type of
circuit pack being administered, the speed, signaling mode, and so on.
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Digit Absorption
This form implements up to 5 digit absorption lists. The form may be required for
each CO and FX trunk group connected to a step-by-step CO. Each outgoing
digit string from the switch to the step-by-step CO is treated per entries in the
“Absorption Treatment Assignment” section of the form.
Administration commands
Form instructions
NOTE:
If Expected Digits on the Trunk Group form is blank, you cannot
administer Digit Absorption.
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DIGIT ABSORPTION
List Number: __
ABSORPTION TREATMENT INFORMATION (All selections must be from same group)
Choice Meaning
Group I. A Digit not absorbed.
B Digit absorbed repeatedly.
C Digit absorbed once with no further absorption.
Group II. A Digit not absorbed.
D Digit absorbed only if it is the first digit.
E Digit absorbed only if it is the second digit and
the first digit was already absorbed.
F Digit asorbed only if it is the first or second digit.
ABSORPTION TREATMENT ASSIGNMENT (select treatment (A-F) for each digit below)
0: A 2: A 4: A 6: A 8: A
1: A 3: A 5: A 7: A 9: A
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the ISDN Numbering - Private form
Form instructions
Page 1 of 1
■ Network Level — Enter the value of the highest regional level employed
by the PNP network. Valid entries are 0, 1, 2, or blank (default). Use the
following table to find the relationship between the network level and the
Numbering Plan Identification/Type of Number (NPI/TON) encoding used
in the Calling Number and/or Connected Number IEs in addition to the
QSIG Party Number.
NOTE:
If Network Level is left blank and Send Calling Number and/or
Send Connected Number is y or r with private specified for
Numbering Format on the ISDN Trunk Group form, the Calling
Number and/or Connected Number IEs will not be sent. If the field is
left blank but private has been specified in Numbering Format on
the ISDN Trunk Group form, the Identification Number (PartyNumber
data type) is sent for QSIG PartyNumbers encoded in ASN.1-defined
APDUs. In this case, the ASN.1 data type containing the
PartyNumber (PresentedAddressScreened,
PresentedAddressUnscreened, PresentedNumberScreened, or
PresentedNumberUnscreened) is sent marked as
“PresentationRestricted” with “NULL” for the associated digits.
■ Level 2 Code — Enter the switch’s second level regional code in the
network. You can enter up to 5 numbers (0 - 9), or you can enter a blank
(default). You can enter numbers only if Network Level is 2. Administer
this field carefully. The system will not check to ensure that you have
entered a Level 2 Code that supports the network level you entered in
Network Level. You will be restricted from administering a non-blank
entry if the Network Level specified above is less than 2 or blank.
However, because blank regional codes are valid, an entry is not required
if Network Level is 2.
■ Level 1 Code — Enter the switch’s first level regional code in the network.
You can enter up to 5 numbers (0 - 9) or you can enter a blank (default).
You can enter a non-blank value only if Network Level is 1 or 2.
Administer this field carefully. The system will not check to ensure that you
have entered a Level 1 Code that supports the network level you entered
in Network Level. You will be restricted from administering a non-blank
entry if the Network Level specified above is less than 1 or blank.
However, because blank regional codes are valid, an entry is not required
if Network Level is 1 or 2.
■ PBX Identifier — Similar to a Listed Directory Number in the public
network, this field prepended with the regional codes administered above
allows the PBX to be uniquely identified in the network. Enter up to 5
numbers (0 - 9), or you can enter a blank (default).
■ Deleted Digits — Enter the number of digits to be deleted from the most
significant digits of local extensions prior to sending in the Calling and/or
Connected Number IEs as well as the QSIG PartyNumber. This allows
UDP network numbers to be converted to PNP Complete Numbers. Valid
entries are 0 (default), 1, or 2.
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The form allows you to specify the desired digits for the Calling Number IE and
the Connected Number IE (in addition to the QSIG Party Number) for any
extension in the Public and/or Unknown Number Plans.
NOTE:
If the table is not properly administered and Send Calling Number or
Send Connected Number is y or r and Numbering Format on the ISDN
Trunk Group form is public or unknown, the Calling Number and
Connected Number IE are not sent. If the table is not administered, but
Send Calling Number or Send Connected Number is public or
unknown, the Identification Number (PartyNumber data type) is not sent
for QSIG PartyNumbers. In this case, the ASN.1 data type containing the
PartyNumber (PresentedAddressScreened,
PresentedAddressUnscreened, PresentedNumberScreened, or
PresentedNumberUnscreened) will be sent marked as
“PresentationRestricted” with “NULL” for the associated digits.
Administration commands
Form instructions
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ISDN NUMBERING - PUBLIC/UNKNOWN FORMAT
Ext Ext CPN Total CPN Ext Ext CPN Total CPN
Len Code Prefix Length Len Code Prefix Length
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
_ _____ _______________ __ _ _____ _______________ __
■ Ext Len — Specifies the number of digits the extension can have. Enter a
number from 0–5 that corresponds to the extension lengths allowed by the
dial plan, or leave blank.
■ Ext Code — Allows for groups of extensions to be administered. The Ext
Code can be up to 5-digits long depending on the Ext Len field entry.
The entry cannot be greater than the Ext Len field entry. For example, in
the case of a 4-digit Ext Len field entry, an Ext Code of 12 is the equivalent
of all extensions of the form 12xx, excluding any explicitly listed longer
codes. If a code of 123 is also listed, the 12 code is equivalent of all
extensions of the form 12xx except extensions of the form 123x. The
coding precludes having to list all the applicable 12xx extensions. Valid
entries are digits 0–9, attd for attendant, or blank.
NOTE:
When "0" alone is entered, the Ext Len field must be 1 and the DDD
number must be 10-digits.
■ CPN Prefix — Specifies the number that is added to the beginning of the
extension to form a 10-digit CPN number. The CPN Prefix can be a 6- to
10-digit number, or can be blank. If it is a 10-digit number, the extension
number is not used to formulate the 10-digit CPN number. Only digits are
allowed in the CPN Prefix column. Leading spaces, or spaces in between
the digits, are not allowed.
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If the number of digits in the CPN Prefix plus the extension length exceeds
10, excess leading digits of the extension are deleted when formulating
the 10-digit CPN number. If the number of CPN Prefix digits plus the
extension length is less than 10, the entry is disallowed except for a blank
entry. If the CPN Prefix entry is left blank, no calling party number
information is provided to the called party and no connected party
number information is provided to the calling party.
■ Total CPN Length — Enter the total number of digits to send. Valid
entries are 0–15, or blank.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the ISDN TSC Gateway Channel
Assignments form
Form instructions
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ISDN TSC GATEWAY CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT
Sig Adm’d NCA Processor Appli- Sig Adm’d NCA Processor Appli-
Group TSC Index Channel cation Group TSC Index Channel cation
1: _ __ ___ ______ 17: __ __ ___ ______
2: _ __ ___ ______ 18: __ __ ___ ______
3: _ __ ___ ______ 19: __ __ ___ ______
4: _ __ ___ ______ 20: __ __ ___ ______
5: _ __ ___ ______ 21: __ __ ___ ______
6: _ __ ___ ______ 22: __ __ ___ ______
7: _ __ ___ ______ 23: __ __ ___ ______
8: _ __ ___ ______ 24: __ __ ___ ______
9: _ __ ___ ______ 25: __ __ ___ ______
10: _ __ ___ ______ 26: __ __ ___ ______
11: _ __ ___ ______ 27: __ __ ___ ______
12: _ __ ___ ______ 28: __ __ ___ ______
13: _ __ ___ ______ 29: __ __ ___ ______
14: _ __ ___ ______ 30: __ __ ___ ______
15: _ __ ___ ______ 31: __ __ ___ ______
16: _ __ ___ ______ 32: __ __ ___ ______
Network-Facilities
This form supports the Call-by-Call Service Selection feature for ISDN trunks. The
Predefined Services/Features are administered by Lucent Technologies
personnel. If Usage Allocation Enhancement is enabled, you can administer the
Additional Services/Features fields.
Administration commands
Form instructions
NOTE:
Types 2 and 3 can be administered if Usage Allocation
Enhancements on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form
is enabled.
■ Facility Coding — Contains five binary values that specify the ISDN
encoding value of the associated Service/Feature.
NOTE:
This field does not display if Facility Type is either 2 or 3.
The additional Services/Features area on the form is available for new services
and features. The number of entries available depends on system memory and
configuration.
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PRI Endpoint
This form administers PRI Endpoints for the Wideband Switching feature.
NOTE:
A PRI Endpoint with a width greater than 1 may be administered only if the
Wideband Switching feature has been enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form.
Administration commands
Form instructions
Extension: 300
Name: 27 character PRI Endpoint 1
(Starting) Port: Width: 1
Originating Auto Restoration? n Signaling Group:
COR: 1 COS: 1
TN: 1 Simultaneous Calls? n
Maintenance Tests? y
H0? n
H11? n
H12? n
NXDS0? y Contiguous? n
NOTE:
H0 and NXDS0 "floating" scheme cannot both be y.
Signaling Group
This form identifies groups of ISDN-PRI DS1 interface B-channels for which a
given D-channel or D-channel pair carries associated signaling information. The
Non-Facility Associated Signaling (NFAS) feature allows a D-channel to convey
signaling information for B-channels that are located on DS1 facilities other than
the one containing the D-channel. With NFAS, a signaling group does not
necessarily correspond to a single DS1 interface. The Signaling Group form is
administered to show how B-channels and D-channels are related.
The Signaling Group form also supports Facility Associated Signaling (FAS). The
form establishes the fact that a D-channel carries signaling information for all
B-channels on its associated DS1 interface, and for no others.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
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Form instructions
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SIGNALING GROUP
Group Number : _
Associated Signaling? n Max number of NCA TSC: __
Primary D-Channel: ______ Max number of CA TSC: __
Secondary D-Channel: ______ Trunk Group for NCA TSC: __
Trunk Group for Channel Selection: ___
Supplementary Service Protocol: a
The port number assigns the primary D-channel in the Signaling Group.
For 24-channel facilities, the 24th port is assigned as the D-channel. For
32-channel facilities, the 16th port is assigned as the D-channel. Default is
blank.
■ Secondary D-channel — Displays when Associated Signaling is n
(indicates NFAS). Enter a 6- to 7-character port number associated with
the DS1 Interface circuit pack port used for secondary D-channel
signaling:
The entry breaks down as follows:
Screen 7-15. Signaling Group form Administered NCA TSC Assignment (page 2 of 5)
NOTE:
The extension cannot be previously assigned to another
administered NCA-TSC, station, or data module, and so on.
means the administered NCA-TSC will be established the first time the
administered NCA-TSC is needed. It can be set up either by the near end
or far end switch. Default is blank.
■ Dest. Digits — Used to route the administered NCA-TSC to the far end
switch. Valid entries are digits 0 through 9 and the +, *, and # special
characters, and can include up to 15 digits. Default is blank.
NOTE:
These digits are sent as entered to the destination switch; no routing
or other digit manipulation is performed.
Synchronization Plan
This form assigns primary and secondary external synchronization sources. This
provides synchronization between the switch and digital facilities that the switch
is connected to. When the switch is connected to digital facilities, the switch
(both Processor Cabinets and Expansion Cabinets) must be synchronized to the
incoming data rate of 8,000 frames-per-second. This timing information reference
may be derived from DS1 facilities or from a Stratum 3 external clock. Loss of the
reference signal, excessive phase changes, and variation in timing frequency
can cause loss of data or dropped data connections. When no external digital
facilities, including Stratum 3 external clocks, are present or when a switch is the
"master" node of a network providing timing to the rest of the network, the timing
can come from an oscillator on the switch’s tone/clock circuit pack.
NOTE:
The Synchronization Plan may not be required for some digital connections.
The switch’s internal clock may suffice.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered.
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Form instructions
NOTE:
Stratum 3 capability is only possible when using a TN780 Tone Clock
circuit pack.
A blank entry means no external source. The clock circuit pack’s internal
source is the implicit last choice. Only one switch in the network can
function as the primary synchronization source.
■ Secondary — Only displays when Stratum is 4. Note that the Primary
and Secondary synchronization sources (DS1 or BRI trunk facilities) must
be on the same Port Cabinet (that is, PPN, EPN1, or EPN3). Enter a 4- or
5-character circuit pack location number for the circuit pack that will
function as a secondary synchronization source.
The entry breaks down as follows:
The system will select automatically the secondary circuit pack if the
primary circuit has a failure.
Implementation notes
This is a 6-page form for R6r and later configurations and a 2-page form for R6si
and later configurations.
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This section contains the forms and instructions required to administer trunk
groups in DEFINITY ECS. See the DEFINITY ECS System Description Pocket
Reference for capacity information on the maximum number of trunks and trunk
groups for each system configuration.
Communication links called trunks connect two switching systems. These trunks
are grouped together through trunk group administration when trunks of the
same type are used for the same application.
Trunks and access endpoints consume the same resource. Therefore, the sum of
trunks and access endpoints cannot exceed the total number of trunks allowed
for a particular DEFINITY ECS configuration.
This section addresses forms for the following trunk group types:
■ Access trunk group
■ Advanced Private Line Termination (APLT) trunk group
■ Centralized Automatic Message Accounting (CAMA) trunk group
■ Central Office (CO) trunk group
■ Customer Provided Equipment (CPE) trunk group
■ Digital Multiplex Interface Bit-Oriented Signaling (DMI-BOS) trunk group
■ Direct Inward Dialing (DID) trunk group
■ Direct Inward/Outward Dialing (DIOD) trunk group
■ Foreign Exchange (FX) trunk group
■ Integrated Services Digital Network-Basic Rate Interface (ISDN-BRI) trunk
group. (The ISDN-BRI has the same group type as the ISDN-PRI. The
difference is in the trunk member ports. The ISDN-BRI ports belong to the
ISDN-BRI circuit packs (TN2185). The ISDN-PRI ports belong to the DS1
circuit packs (TN464).)
■ Integrated Services Digital Network-Primary Rate Interface (ISDN-PRI)
trunk group
■ Personal Central Office Line (PCOL) trunk group
■ Release Link Trunk (RLT) group
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For specific technical information about trunk groups, see the DEFINITY
Communications System Generic 1 and System 75 and System 85
DS1/DMI/ISDN-PRI Reference.
Trunk characteristics
A trunk is named for its transmission characteristics and can be analog or digital
depending on the type of signals it carries. One transmission characteristic is
signaling, which is the transmission of supervision, address, alerting, or other
switching information.
Supervisory signaling
Transmission of address
Transmission of alerting
Network trunks operate as automatic, immediate start, dial tone, wink start, or
delay dial according to the type of start dial signal (alerting) the switch sends out
or expects to receive. The different transmissions of alerting are as follows:
■ Automatic — The originating switch sends no digits or start dial signal
and expects the terminating switch to complete the call. The call usually is
completed by the attendant or other service such as Centralized
Attendant Service (CAS).
■ Immediate start — The originating switch sends digits immediately
without waiting for a start dial signal from the terminating switch.
■ Dial tone — The terminating switch sends precise dial tone to the
originating switch. This indicates the terminating switch is ready to receive
digits.
■ Wink start — The terminating switch sends a wink start (momentary
off-hook) signal to the originating switch. This indicates the terminating
switch is ready to receive digits.
■ Delay dial — The terminating switch sends a delay dial signal (an
off-hook signal followed by an on-hook signal) to the originating switch.
This indicates the terminating switch is ready to receive digits.
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With digital trunks, signaling schemes are basically the same as for analog trunks
when establishing a call. Supervisory, addressing, and alerting have been
carried over to the digital trunks. These schemes are handled in a variety of ways
to indicate particular calling states, such as on-hook, off-hook, ringing, not
ringing, and so on, by using A and B bit-timed signaling. A and B bits carry a 0 or
1 depending on the type of trunk, the near-end channel unit type, far-end channel
type, trunk condition (open loop, loop closure, reverse battery, and so on), and
whether it is transmit or receive signaling. In addition to the above, see ‘‘DS1
Circuit Pack form’’ on page 7-79 for trunk-related terms associated with DS1
trunk interfaces.
Tie trunks and tandem trunks are private network trunks. The tie trunks that
interconnect the switches of a private network are universal. This means the
trunks can be administered with a variety of translation encodes. The originating
switch can recognize any start dial signal (precise dial tone, wink start, or delay
dial) that the terminating switch sends. If the originating switch does not receive
one of these start dial signals, it can be administered to send digits after an
administered time-out interval. The time-out interval is the amount of time the
originating switch waits before sending digits.
Tie trunks are further classified according to the type of signal (analog or digital)
they carry.
Other factors that affect the data rate are the number of tie trunks in the
connection and the technology of any multiplex systems used in the facilities.
Generally, for data rates up to 300 bps, a connection can have five tie trunks in
tandem. For data rates greater than 300 bps up to 2,400 bps, a connection can
have up to three tie trunks in tandem. For data rates greater than 2,400 bps up to
4,800 bps, a connection can have up to two tie trunks in tandem.
Analog tie trunks, used in unswitched connections, can support up to 9,600 bps.
branch locations and a one-way incoming to the main location. RLTs participate
in the redirection of incoming calls originally directed to the branch location to
attendants at the main location, and handle call completion back to the branch
location.
The maximum per-channel data rate for DS1 is 64 Kbps, and it can carry voice,
voiceband data, or high-speed data communications.
Public network trunks are used to connect a private network switch to a public
network switch (central office). They can be analog or digital trunks.
In reference to a central office, the term local applies to a switch within the local
exchange area. An exchange area has a single-uniform set of charges for
telephone service and may be served by more than one CO. Within an exchange
area, a call between any two points is a local call.
See the following for descriptions of fields displayed on many of the various trunk
group forms. Descriptions are organized by the form they appear on and are
listed alphabetically within each form. Fields unique to a particular form are
presented under that form.
NOTE:
This timeout does not override answer supervision sent from the
network or other firmware (DS1 port circuit timers). DS1 firmware
sent answer supervision is administered in Outgoing End of
Dial (sec) on the Administrable Timers page of the trunk group
form.
■ Bit Rate — Displays when Comm Type is avd or rbavd. It also appears if
the Comm Type is data, but only if ISDN-PRI is enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form. Specifies the baud rate to be
used by pooled modems. Valid entries are 300, 1200 (default), 2400,
4800, 9600, and 19200.
■ Busy Threshold — Enter the number of trunk group members that must
be busy before the attendant is alerted by the Warning lamp on the
Attendant Console. For a TN790, the default is 99. For a UN331B, the
default is 255.
■ Call Still Held — Enter y to prevent call collisions by not allowing an
outgoing seizure for a period of not less than 140 seconds. This field is
used only at the end of an incoming call where the disconnect is initiated
by the switch. It effectively will extend the Incoming Glare Guard timer by
140 seconds. This field is effective only for TN438B, TN465B, and TN2147
ports and is used primarily when Country Code is 2. Default is n.
■ CDR Reports — Valid entries are:
— y (default) — CDR records will be generated by completed
outgoing calls terminated on this trunk group. If incoming calls are
being recorded (Record Outgoing Calls Only on the CDR
System Parameters form is n), then a single CDR record will be
generated for answered calls with the call duration.
— n — no CDR records will be generated by calls originated by or
terminated on this trunk group.
— r (ring-intvl) — CDR records will be generated for both incoming
and outgoing calls. In addition, the following ringing interval CDR
records are generated:
■ Abandoned calls — A condition code of “H” is generated
indicating the time until the call was abandoned.
■ Answered calls — A condition code of “G” is generated for
the interval of start of ring to answer.
■ Calls to busy stations — A condition code of “I” is generated
with a recorded interval of 0.
NOTE:
For ISDN trunk groups, the Charge Advice field
affects CDR information. For CO, DIOD, FX, and WATS
trunk groups, the Analog PPM field affects CDR
information.
NOTE:
Comm Types of avd and rbavd require trunk member ports on a
DS1 circuit pack. An rbavd type requires that the DS1 circuit pack
be administered for robbed-bit, or (if mixed mode signaling is
allowed on the DS1 circuit pack) ISDN-EXT, or ISDN-PRI. An avd
type requires that the DS1 circuit pack be administered for either
common-chan or CAS signaling.
NOTE:
DCS features that use the remote-tgs button (on the remote switch)
do not work when the local trunk group deletes or inserts digits on
the incoming call. These buttons try to dial a local TAC. Adding or
deleting digits defeats this operation and renders the remote feature
inoperable. If digit manipulation is needed, use it on the outgoing
side, based on the routing pattern. One reason for digit manipulation
is insertion of the AAR feature access code (FAC).
NOTE:
In Italy, Drop Treatment must be administered as intercept for all
DID trunk groups.
■ DTT to DCO Loss (Digital Tie to Digital CO Trunk Loss) — Specifies the
loss plan used for the trunk group that connects a DIU-CO (Digital
Interface Unit at a Central Office) to a DIU-DTT (Digital Interface Unit for a
Digital Tie Trunk Interface). Displays when Trunk Type is auto/...,
delay/..., wink/..., or immed/...
This option affects the transmission performance of public network access
via a private switch network. Enter low if private network users complain
about too much loss on calls to the public network, otherwise, normal
should be used. Valid entries are normal (default) and low. The entry is
based on the following:
— normal — Corresponds to a (0, -6) dB gain pair and is used as the
default option. (This corresponds to the DTT/EIA DCO port to port
configuration as described in DEFINITY Communications System
Generic 1 and System 75 and System 85 DS1/DMI/ISDN-PRI
Reference.)
— low — Corresponds to (+3, -3) dB gain pair. Low is used for
internetwork applications in which no significant configuration will
encounter echo, stability, or overload problems because of
reduced loss. With the low gain pair, subscriber station DTMF
signals transmitted through the digital class 5 office into the
customer network may experience non-recoverable digit mutilation
in secondary signaling applications (that is, DTMF signaling after
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NOTE:
When you leave Expected Digits blank, you cannot administer
digit absorbtion
■ Group Name — Enter a unique name that identifies the trunk group. Up to
27 characters can be used; default is OUTSIDE CALL.
■ Group Number — Enter a group number when completing a paper form.
This is a display-only field when the form is accessed using an
administration command such as add or change.
NOTE:
When supporting DCS, it is required that the far-end node trunk
group be assigned the same group number.
NOTE:
A Group Type of isdn-pri can be entered only if ISDN-PRI or
ISDN-BRI Trunks on the System-Parameters Customer-Options
form has been enabled.
NOTE:
The Multifrequency Signaling field must be enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form before a value of mf
may be administered.
The Incoming Dial Type field may not be mf if Used for DCS
(Page 2 of the form) is y.
NOTE:
The following trunk groups do not support night service: CPE, DID,
and DIOD.
NOTE:
Multifrequency Signaling must be enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form before a value of mf
may be administered.
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— Displays when Group Type is access, co, fx, tandem, tie, or wats
and Comm Type is avd or rbavd.
— Displays when Group Type is access, co, fx, tandem, tie, or
wats, Comm Type is data, and ISDN-PRI or ISDN-BRI Trunks is
enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
■ TAC — Enter the trunk access code (TAC) that must be dialed to access
the trunk group. CDR also uses the TAC to identify the trunk group on
associated CDR reports. A different TAC must be assigned to each trunk
group. Valid entries are TACs that are compatible with the System Dial
Plan (1–4 digits; 1–3 digits for DCS or to remotely control it).
■ Terminal Balanced — Displays when Trunk Type is ground-start,
loop-start, immed-start, or wink-start. Enter y for terminally balanced
trunks or n (default) for unbalanced trunks. Typically, a Trunk
Termination field of 600ohm signifies a balanced trunk group and a
field of rc signifies a non-balanced trunk group. If the trunks in this group
pass the Low Frequency Return Loss test requirements, then they are
terminally balanced, and this field should be y.
■ TN — Enter the Tenant Partition number. For TN790 (Release 6si and later
configurations), valid values are 1–20. For UN331B (Release 6r and later
configurations), valid values are 1–100. Default is 1.
■ Toll Restricted — Enter y (default) if this trunk group is to be toll
restricted. This field only applies for outgoing TAC calls if the originating
party is toll restricted. Trunks with an Outgoing Dial Type field of
automatic should have this field set to n.
■ Trunk Flash — Enter y or n (default) to indicate if access to customized
services provided by a far-end (such as Central Office) is permitted for
this trunk group. The switch must be directly connected to a far-end that
provides such services via an analog or digital trunk.
■ Trunk Gain — This value specifies the gain of the trunk, and can be high
(default) or low, in conjunction with the values of Trunk Termination
and Country, determine the input and trans-hybrid balance impedance
for TN465B, TN2146, TN2147, and TN2184 ports. All other CO and DID
circuit packs are set automatically to high.
■ Trunk Signaling Type — Specifies the kind of signaling to use for
members in the trunk group, and if administered to a non-blank value,
severely restricts the ports that can be administered in the trunk group.
Valid values are cont (continuous), dis (discontinuous), or blank (default).
Entering one of these values indicates that only ports from a TN2140
Italian tie trunk may be administered as trunk group members. Entering
one of these values causes Send Release Ack, Receive Release
Ack, and Send Answer Supervision to appear. If the field is blank,
ports from any other Tie trunk circuit pack may be added as trunk group
members.
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If Group Type is tie, valid values include tge, tgi, and tgu. Entering one
of these three values indicates that only ports from a TN497 Italian Tie
trunk can be administered as trunk group members.
NOTE:
The value in this field also affects which timers will appear on the
Administrable Timer Page.
When the Trunk Signaling Type is “cont,” the valid values are:
NOTE:
For immed/immed trunks (on incoming trunks), the far-end switch
seizes the trunk and then sends digits without waiting for
acknowledgment from the receiving switch. When heavily loaded,
the receiving switch may incur a short delay in attaching a Touch
Tone Receiver to this call and, therefore, cause it to lose digits. Using
wink-start trunks or increasing the dial-guard timer value on the
far-end switch avoids this problem.
NOTE:
This value is the same for each member of the trunk group where the
timing is administered. That is, if members from TN760B ports are
mixed with members from TN760C V4 ports, only the TN760C V4
ports are set to this value. (The TN760B ports use a default value on
the circuit pack itself.)
For trunk types with an outgoing type Wink, the call is rejected if the
wink starts more than 5 seconds after the seize, and if the wink lasts
longer than the wink timer setting.
For trunk types with an outgoing type Delay, the Delay Dial signal is
ignored if it starts after the wink timer setting after the seize, and if it
lasts longer than 5 seconds.
NOTE:
Abandoned Call Search is designed to work with CO trunks (ground
start - analog) that do not provide disconnect supervision. Central
offices that provide disconnect supervision do not require use of the
Abandoned Call Search feature. The CO must support Abandoned
Call Search for the feature to work properly.
NOTE:
The value administered is not saved when the form is submitted
unless one or more trunk members are administered.
■ Measured — Indicates if the system will transmit data for this trunk group
to the Call Management System (CMS). Valid entries are internal,
external, both, or none (default). Enter internal if the data can be sent to
the Basic Call Management System (BCMS) [which is internal to the
switch] the VuStats data display, or both. Enter external to send the data
to the CMS adjunct. Enter both to collect data internally and to send the
data to the CMS adjunct reports. Enter none if trunk group measurement
reports are not required. Note that you cannot use internal and both
unless either BCMS (Basic) or VuStats is enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
■ PBX ID — Displays when Used for DCS is y. Enter the ID of the switch
at the other end of this trunk. Identifies the remote switch within the
network with which the trunk will communicate on a DCS signaling link.
Valid entries are 1 to 63; default is blank.
■ Per Call CPN Blocking Code — (For Access, APLT, CO, DIOD, FX,
Tandem, Tie, and WATS trunk groups only.) Enter 1 to 4 digit number and *
and # may be used as the first digit.
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■ Per Call CPN Unblocking Code — (For Access, APLT, CO, DIOD, FX,
Tandem, Tie, and WATS trunk groups only.) Enter 1 to 4 digit number and *
and # may be used as the first digit.
■ Receive Analog Incoming Call ID — Delays ringing on the trunks to
collect Incoming Call Line Identification (ICLID) information. This field
displays when the Analog Trunk Incoming Call ID field on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form is y, Group Type field on the
Trunk Group form is co, did, or diod, and the Direction field is
incoming or two-way (the Direction field on DID trunks does not
display because all calls are incoming; on DIOD trunks, it defaults to
two-way). Valid entries are Bellcore (used for U.S.), NTT (used for
Japan), and disabled (default).
■ Request Category — Displays when Country is 15 and Shuttle is y.
Enter y when the switch should request a call category from the CO.
Default is n.
■ Seize When Maintenance Busy — This field is effective only for ports on
TN760C (or later release), TN767, and TN464C (or later release) circuit
packs. It indicates whether an outgoing seize is generated when a trunk is
maintenance busied, and whether the far-end switch is administered to do
likewise. This supports the Electronic Tandem Network Busyout feature.
The intended use of this feature is to prevent the far-end switch from
reporting problems concerning a trunk that has been removed from
service at the near end. The setting of this field has no effect on the
behavior of the far-end machine; it controls the behavior of the near end
switch and the expected far-end behavior.
If the administered value of this field is either near-end or both-ends, an
outgoing seize will be initiated whenever a trunk in this trunk group is
maintenance busied. The seize is maintained until the maintenance
busyout is released. This action will likely cause alarms at the far-end
switch, perhaps leading to a far-end maintenance busy out, unless the
far-end switch is administered to expect this behavior.
If the administered value of this field is either far-end or both-ends, any
abnormally long incoming seize (including failure to drop from a
completed call) is assumed to be the result of a far-end maintenance busy
condition.
Note that this assumption may be incorrect, since the abnormally long
seize may actually be due to a transient or permanent failure of the trunk
circuit. Regardless of the cause of the abnormally long seize, the near end
response is to:
1. Generate a warning alarm indicating that the trunk is assumed to
be maintenance busy at the far-end,
2. Remove the trunk from service, and
3. Keep the trunk out of service until a far-end disconnect is received.
The values allowed depend on Direction. When Direction is
incoming, the valid values are far-end and neither-end.
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NOTE:
This field cannot be activated if the trunk group number is greater
than 255 or if the Trunk Access code is more than 3-digits long.
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NOTE:
The TN465B (or later) and TN2184 can only detect 12k and 16kHz
PPM. Therefore, if 50/12k or 12k is administered, the circuit pack will
be set to detect 12kHz. If 16k, 50, or 50/16k is administered, the
circuit pack will be set to detect 16kHz.
■ Glare — Enter the minimum time (in msec) between sending an outgoing
seizure and receiving a seizure acknowledgment. If seizure
acknowledgment is received before expiration of the timer, a glare
condition is assumed. It is only administrable if Trunk Signaling Type
is cont and the trunk group Direction is two-way or outgoing. Valid
entries are 40 to 100 in increments of 10. Default is 40. Only TN2140 ports
receive this timer.
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■ Incoming Dial Guard (msec) — Enter the interval between the detection
of an incoming seizure and the acceptance of the first digit. The switch will
not accept digits before this timer expires. Valid entries are 10–2550 in
increments of 10; default is 70.
NOTE:
This timer is never sent to TN429 ports.
NOTE:
This timer is never sent to TN429 ports.
■ Incoming Seizure (msec) — Enter the minimum time (in msec) required
for recognition of incoming ringing signal from the far-end. Valid entries
are 20 to 2550 in increments of 10. The field cannot be blank. Default is
500. This field appears when Trunk Signaling Type is cont and
Direction is incoming or two-way. Only TN429, TN438 (any release),
TN 447, TN464C (or later), TN465 (any release), TN767, TN2138, TN2140,
TN2147, TN2184, and TN2199 ports receive this timer.
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■ Make (msec) — Enter the duration of the make interval (the pause
between pulses) while the system is outpulsing digits using dial pulse
signaling.
If PPS is 10, the sum of Make (msec) and Break (msec) must equal
100. Valid entries are 20 to 80 in increments of 5. The field cannot be
blank. The default is 40.
If PPS is 20, the sum of Make (msec) and Break (msec) must equal
50. Valid entries are 10 to 40 in increments of 5. The field cannot be blank.
The default is 20.
■ Normal Outgoing Seize Send (msec) — Outgoing seizure is signaled by
the calling switch momentarily grounding the M-lead for the duration
specified by this timer. This field appears only if Trunk Signaling
Type is dis and the trunk group Direction is two-way or outgoing.
Valid entries are 10 to 990 in increments of 10. Default is 70. Only TN2140
ports receive this timer.
■ Outgoing Dial Guard (msec) — This timer specifies the minimum time
between seizure acknowledgment of a trunk and the outpulsing of digits.
For trunks that do not provide seizure acknowledgment, the timer
specifies the minimum time between seizure and the outpulsing of digits.
Any digit dialed by the station user after they lift the receiver, but before
the timer times out, is not outpulsed until the timer expires. Valid entries
are 100–25500 in increments of 100. The field cannot be blank. Default is
1600.
■ Outgoing Disconnect (msec) — A disconnect signal on an outgoing call
is considered valid only if it continues at least for the time specified by this
timer. This timer begins timing when a disconnect signal has been
detected on an outgoing call over the trunk, and resets when the signal is
no longer detected. If the timer times out, the trunk drops. Valid entries are
50 to 2550 in increments of 10. The field cannot be blank. Default is 500.
■ Outgoing Disconnect Send (msec) — Forward release is signaled by
the calling switch by grounding the M-lead for the duration specified by
this timer. It is administrable only if Trunk Signaling Type is “dis” and
the trunk group Direction is two-way or outgoing. Valid entries are 100
to 9900 in increments of 100. Default is 800. Only TN2140 ports receive
this timer.
■ Outgoing End of Dial (sec) — Enter the maximum time (in sec) a trunk
may wait for answer supervision after dialing an outgoing call. During a
cut-through operation, timing begins after each outgoing digit is sent by
the switch and timing ceases after the far-end sends answer supervision.
If the timer expires, the switch acts as if it had received answer
supervision. On senderized operation, the timer begins after the last digit
collected is sent by the switch. The timer ceases when the far-end sends
answer supervision. If the timer expires, the switch acts as if it has
received answer supervision. This field appears when Direction is
outgoing or two-way and Receive Answer Supervision is n. This
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NOTE:
This field controls the firmware answer-supervision timer on ports
that take the administrable timers; Answer Supervision
Timeout on Page 1 of the Trunk Group form controls answer
supervision for ports that do not take administrable timers. This field
and the value administered in Answer Supervision Timeout on
the Trunk Group form should be the same value.
■ Outgoing Glare Guard (msec) — Enter the minimum time (in msec)
between the time an outgoing trunk is released and the same trunk can be
seized for another outgoing call. This guard time will ensure that the
far-end has released all equipment after the outgoing trunk is released.
Valid entries are 100 to 25500 in increments of 100. The field cannot be
blank. Default is 1500. This field only appears for outgoing and two-way
trunk groups.
■ Outgoing Last Digit (sec) — Enter the maximum time (in seconds) to
wait for the next digit dialed. After the timer expires, no more digits are
accepted by the circuit pack. It will only be administrable if Trunk
Signaling Type is dis or cont and the trunk group Direction is
two-way or outgoing. Valid entries are 1 to 40; default is 10. Only TN497
and TN2140 ports receive this timer.
■ Outgoing Rotary Dial Interdigit (msec) — Enter the interval (in msec)
between rotary dial digits being outpulsed by the switch. Valid entries are
150 to 2550 in increments of 10. The field cannot be blank. Default is 800.
This field only appears when Outgoing Dial Type is rotary.
■ Outgoing Seizure (msec) — Displays when Country is 15, Direction
is outgoing or two-way, and Trunk Type is 2-wire-ac, 2-wire-dc, or
3-wire. This timer specifies the duration (in milliseconds) of the outgoing
seizure signal. Enter a number between 20 and 2550 in increments of 10;
default is 200. This timer is sent only to the TN2199 circuit pack.
■ Outgoing Seizure Response (sec) — Enter a maximum time (in sec) by
which the switch should receive the proceed-to-dial indication from the
far-end after sending the seize signal. If the indication is not received in
this time, a seizure failure response is uplinked. Valid entries are 1 to 255
in increments of 1. Default is 5. This timer is sent to the TN438B, TN439,
TN447, TN458, TN464B (or later), TN465B (or later), TN760Dv15 (or later),
TN767, TN2140, TN2147, TN2184, and TN2199 circuit packs.
■ Pause (msec) — Enter the minimum length of a pause between tones
being sent in response to button depressions at a hybrid station set. It is
administrable only if the Trunk Signaling Type is blank. Valid entries are 20
to 2550 in increments of 10; default is 150. All CO, DIOD, and Tie circuit
packs that accept administrable timers accept this timer. However, this
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timer is sent only to the following DID circuit packs: TN464B (or later),
TN767, TN436B, TN459B, TN2146, TN2199, and TN429 and TN2184 ports
in a DID trunk group.
■ PPM — (For CO, DIOD, FX, PCOL, and WATS trunks.) Appears for
outgoing and two-way CO trunks. Enter y if Periodical Pulse Metering
(PPM) pulses should be collected from the public network to determine
call cost. If this field is y, Frequency displays.
■ PPS — Enter either 10 or 20 to specify the PPS (pulses per second)
assigned to rotary dial pulse trunk groups. Valid entries are 10 (default) or
20.
NOTE:
The TN439, TN458, TN497, TN747Bv12 (or later), and TN767 circuit
packs can do only 10pps.
■ Programmed Dial Pause (msec) — Enter the length (in msec) of a pause
during abbreviated dialing, ARS outpulsing, and terminal dialing
operations. This timer is administrable for all outgoing and two-way trunk
groups. Valid entries are 100 to 25500 in increments of 100. Default is
1500. This timer is sent to the TN464B (or later), TN760Dv15 (or later),
TN767, TN458, and TN2140 tie circuit packs. All CO circuit packs that
accept administrable timers accept this timer.
■ Release Ack Send (msec) — Enter the duration (in msec) of the forward
release acknowledgment signal. After receiving a forward release signal,
the called switch must send the forward release acknowledgment signal.
This signal is sent by grounding the M-lead for the duration specified by
this timer. This field appears only if Trunk Signaling Type is dis and
the trunk group Direction is incoming or two-way. Valid entries are 500
to 1200 in increments of 100. Default is 600. Only TN2140 ports receive
this timer.
■ Ringing Monitor (msec) — Enter the minimum time required to
determine if the trunk disconnects. If the ringing signal disappears for a
duration longer than the time specified in this field, the call will be
assumed to be disconnected. Valid entries are 200 to 51000 in increments
of 200. The field cannot be blank; default is 5200. This timer is sent to
TN464C (or later), TN767, TN438 (all), TN447, TN465 (all), TN2138,
TN2147, TN2184, and TN2199 CO circuit packs.
■ Seize Ack Delay (msec) — Enter the maximum time (in msec) between
receiving a seizure and the sending of seizure acknowledgment by the
called switch. This field appears only if Trunk Signaling Type is dis
and the trunk group Direction is incoming or two-way. Valid entries are
40 to 120 in increments of 10. Default is 100. Only TN2140 ports receive
this timer.
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■ Seize Ack Send (msec) — Enter the duration (in msec) of the seize
acknowledge pulse. This field appears only if Trunk Signaling Type
is dis and the trunk group Direction is incoming or two-way. Valid
entries are 10 to 990 in increments of 10. Default is 80. Only TN2140 ports
receive this timer.
■ Tone (msec) — Enter the length of a DTMF tone sent in response to a
button depression at a hybrid station set. Valid entries are 20–2550 in
increments of 10; the default is 350. This field appears only if Trunk
Signaling Type is blank. This timer is sent only to the TN2184 circuit
boards. All CO, DIOD, and Tie circuit packs that accept administrable
timers accept this timer. However, this timer is only sent to the following
DID circuit packs: TN464B (or later), TN767, TN436B, TN459B, TN2146,
TN2199, and TN429 and TN2184 ports in a DID trunk group.
NOTE:
This form appears when Direction on Page 1 is outgoing or two-way
and ATMS is enabled on the Feature-Related System Parameters form.
The far-end switch containing the TTL may be any of the following:
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NOTE:
The total number of pages, and the first page of the Group Member
Assignments, vary depending on whether the Administrable Timers and
ATMS Thresholds pages display.
■ Ans Delay — Specifies the length of the wait for answer supervision delay
(in ms) for trunks using the TN722A or later, TN760 (B, C, or D), TN767,
TN464 (any suffix), TN437, TN439, TN458, or TN2140 circuit packs. Valid
entries are 20 to 5100 in increments of 20; default is blank and internally
treated as a zero. This delay serves two purposes:
— Used to ensure that the answer supervision signal is valid and not a
secondary delay-dial or wink-start signal.
— Used to bridge over momentary off-hook signals resulting from
connections made off-network through certain No. 5 Crossbar
CCSA switches as the connection is being established.
■ Code — Display-only field. Displays the type of circuit pack physically
installed or logically administered at the location to which this member has
been assigned. If a circuit pack is neither installed nor administered at the
member’s location, the field is blank.
■ Mode — Specifies the signaling mode used on Tie Trunks with TN722A or
later release, TN760B or later release, TN767, TN464 (any suffix), TN437,
TN439, TN458, or TN2140 circuit packs. Valid entries are e&m (interface),
simplex (phantomed), or protected. This entry must correspond to
associated dip switch settings on the circuit pack.
■ Name — Enter up to ten characters to identify the member of the trunk
group. The name can be a 7-digit telephone number or a 10-digit Trunk
Circuit Identification number (provided by the trunk supplier).
■ Night — Enter the extension of the night destination for the trunk. This
individual night destination overrides the group night service destination
on the first page of the trunk group form. Incoming calls are routed to this
destination when the system is placed in night service mode. (If attd is
entered, night service will be to the attendant.)
■ Port — Enter seven characters. The first two characters identify the
cabinet (01 to 44 [R6r], 01 to 03 [R6si]); the third character identifies the
carrier (A through E); the fourth and fifth identify the slot number in the
carrier (01 to 20 for multi-carrier cabinets or 01 to 18 for single-carrier
cabinets); the last two characters identify the circuit number (01 to 31).
NOTE:
When supporting DCS, it is required that the trunk be the same
member number on both nodes. The member number of the trunk is
the display-only field at the far left of the screen, just before the Port
field.
■ Sfx — (Display-only field) Displays the type of circuit pack (suffix only)
physically installed at the location to which this member has been
assigned. Field is blank if a circuit pack has not been physically installed.
■ Total Administered Members (Display-only field) — Indicates the total
number of members administered in the trunk group. This field appears on
all trunk group member pages.
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■ Type — Specifies the signaling type to be used. This field should be used
only with TN760B (or later release), TN722 (with any suffix), TN767,
TN2140 (when Trunk Signaling Type is cont), TN437, TN439, TN464
with any suffix, or TN458 circuit packs.
The Type column displays when Trunk Signaling Type is blank or
cont. The Type column does not display if Trunk Signaling Type is
dis.
The value of t5 rev is allowed only for the TN760D vintage 10 or later.
When Type is t5 rev, Mode must be e&m.
Valid entries are t1 stan, t1 comp, t5rev, or type 5. Default is blank.
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An ISDN trunk group whose Service Type is access can also function as an
access trunk group.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Access trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
Hardware requirements
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’ on
page 7-115.
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Page 1 of X
TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type (in/out): ____________ Incoming Rotary Timeout(sec): 5_
Outgoing Dial Type: tone_____ Incoming Dial Type: tone____
Disconnect Timing(msec): 500_
Digit Treatment: __________ Digits: ____
Sig Bit Inversion: none
Terminal Balanced? n RA Trunk Loss: 0db
Incoming Dial Tone? y
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TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type (in/out): ____________ Incoming Rotary Timeout(sec): 5_
Outgoing Dial Type: tone_____ Incoming Dial Type: tone____
Disconnect Timing(msec): 500_
Digit Treatment: __________ Digits: ____
Sig Bit Inversion: none
Terminal Balanced? n RA Trunk Loss: 0db
Incoming Dial Tone? y
Bit Rate: 1200 Synchronization: _____ Duplex: ____
Disconnect Supervision - In? y Out? n
Answer Supervision Timeout: 0__ Receive Answer Supervision? y
Implementation notes
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Incoming Tone (DTMF) ANI? y Per Call CPN Blocking Code: ___
Per Call CPN Unblocking Code: ___
Implementation notes
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TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Disconnect(msec): 500
Incoming Dial Guard(msec): 70 Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
Incoming Partial Dial(sec): 18
Outgoing Rotary Dial Interdigit(msec): 800_
Outgoing End of Dial(sec): 10 Outgoing Seizure Response(sec): 5
Programmed Dial Pause(msec): 1500 Disconnect Signal Error(sec): 240
Incoming Incomplete Dial Alarm(sec): 255
END TO END SIGNALING
Tone (msec): 350 Pause (msec): 150
OUTPULSING TIMING
PPS: 10 Make (msec): 40 Break (msec): 60
Implementation notes
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ATMS THRESHOLDS
TTL Type: 105-w-rl______ Far End Test No: _______________
TTL Vendor: _____________________ TTL Contact: ________________________
Trunk Vendor: ____________ Trunk Contact: ________________________
Trunk Length: ____
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
NOTE:
On the Class of Restriction form, you must enter n in APLT to allow access
to APLT trunk group CCSA and EPSCS networks.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the APLT trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
Hardware requirements
A port on a TN760C circuit pack or TN464D, TN722B, or TN767 DS1 circuit pack
is required for each trunk assigned in the APLT trunk group. A TN760C provides
4 ports for 4-wire E&M lead signaling. A TN722B or TN767 provides 24 ports, and
the TN464D provides either 24 or 32 ports, for Tie trunk groups, RLT groups, and
APLT trunk groups.
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’.
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TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type(in/out): ____________ Incoming Rotary Timeout: 5
Outgoing Dial Type: tone Incoming Dial Type: tone
Disconnect Timing(msec): 500
Digits:
Sig Bit Inversion: none
Terminal Balanced? n RA Trunk Loss: 0db
Incoming Dial Tone? y
Implementation notes
TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Suppress # Outpulsing? n
Seize When Maintenance Busy: _________
Incoming Tone (DTMF) ANI? y Per Call CPN Blocking Code: ___
Per Call CPN Unblocking Code: ___
Implementation notes
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TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Disconnect(msec): 500
Incoming Dial Guard(msec): 70 Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
OUTPULSING TIMING
PPS: 10 Make (msec): 40 Break (msec): 60
Implementation notes
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
When the CAMA feature is administered and a 911 call is placed from a
DEFINITY ECS station, DEFINITY software searches for the proper CAMA
Touch-Tone Receiver (TTR) resource in the port network (PN) where the CAMA
trunk group is located.
If the proper CAMA TTR resource is not available in that PN, the software checks
any other available PNs for the proper CAMA TTR resource. If this resource is not
found in the entire system, a busy tone is returned to the calling party. However, if
another trunk group is in the same routing pattern as the CAMA trunk group, the
call routes to the next available trunk group in the pattern. For example, if a CO
trunk group is used, then any available TTR resource can be used and the call
routes as a normal call over the CO trunk and the public switched telephone
network (PSTN).
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the CAMA - E911 trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
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Hardware requirements
NOTE:
CAMA requires at least one of the following two circuit packs in the port
network’s supporting CAMA trunk groups.
Lucent recommends all TTR-equipped circuit packs in the PN with CAMA trunk
groups be either TN2182BV1/TN2182BV2 or TN7744DV1/TN744DV2 or later
configurations.
Required forms
Field Descriptions
Many of the fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups —
General’’. If a field on this form is unique, it is listed and defined in the following
paragraphs.
Form instructions
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TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type: wink-start
Outgoing Dial Type: r1mf
Trunk Termination: rc
Trunk Gain: high
The following fields are unique to the CAMA - E911 trunk group form:
■ CESID I Digits Sent — The CESID Information (I) digits sent by the PBX
to tell the Central Office or E911 tandem switch how to interpret the
received ANI or CESID digits and is part of the E911 signaling protocol.
Valid entries are from 1 to 3 digits, or leave blank (default).
■ Outgoing Dial Type — Enter r1mf (default).
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TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n
Maintenance Tests? y
Page 3 of 10
TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Implementation notes
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TRUNK GROUP
1: 01C0401 TN429 C
2: 01C0402 TN429 C
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:
8:
9.
10:
11:
12:
13:
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TRUNK GROUPS
Interactions
■ When an Expert Agent Selection (EAS) agent dials 911, the CESID
outpulsed will be of the physical station, not the logical agent.
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CO trunk group
This form connects the system to the public telecommunications network via a
local central office (CO).
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
Hardware requirements
A port on an analog CO or digital DS1 circuit pack is required for each CO trunk
assigned. For example, a TN747B provides 8 analog ports, a TN767 provides 24
digital ports, and a TN464D provides either 24 or 32 digital ports. Other circuit
packs may also be used. See System Description Pocket Reference for the
complete list of trunk circuit packs and their capabilities.
For Republic of China: This feature utilizes the TN2147C Analog CO Trunk circuit
pack. Customers wishing to receive Periodic Pulse Metering (PPM) will continue
to use the TN465C LS CO Trunk circuit pack because the TN21477C does not
detect Chinese PPM.
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Required forms
Interactions
For Republic of China: When Country is set to 18, the TN2147C provides the
same signaling characteristics of the TN465C including:
■ Dual Tone Multi-frequency (DTMF) tone-on timing
■ DTMF tone-off timing
■ Signaling protocol
For Republic of China: When Country is set to 18, the TN2147C provides the
same transmission characteristics of the TN465C including:
■ DTMF high frequency gain
■ DTMF low frequency gain
■ Ring detector impedance
■ Transmission gain or loss
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Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’.
Page 1 of
X
TRUNK GROUP
Implementation notes
Page 2 of X
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Implementation notes
Page Y of X
TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Disconnect(msec): 500
Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
Outgoing Rotary Dial Interdigit(msec): 800
Ringing Monitor(msec): 5200 Incoming Seizure(msec): 500
Outgoing End of Dial(sec): 10 Outgoing Seizure Response(sec): 5
Programmed Dial Pause(msec): 1500 Disconnect Signal Error(sec): 240
Flash Length(msec): 540
OUTPULSING INFORMATION
PPS: 10 Make(msec): 40 Break(msec): 60 PPM? y Frequency: 50/12k
Implementation note
Page Y of X
TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Disconnect(msec): 500
Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
Outgoing Rotary Dial Interdigit(msec): 800
Ringing Monitor(sec): 5200 Incoming Seizure(msec): 500
Outgoing End of Dial(sec): 10 Outgoing Seizure Response(sec): 5
Programmed Dial Pause(msec): 1500
Flash Length(msec): 540
OUTPULSING INFORMATION
PPS: 10 Make(msec): 40 Break(msec): 60 Analog PPM? y
Screen 7-36. Administrable Timers for Loop Start CO Trunk Group (two-way)
Implementation notes
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ATMS THRESHOLDS
TTL Type: 105-w-rl________ Far End Test No:__________________
TTL Vendor: ______________ TTL Contact:______________________
Trunk Vendor: ____________ Trunk Contact: ___________________
Trunk Length: ___________
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
The auxiliary trunk ports that are used to connect CPE to the switch are
administered as CPE trunk group members. Some features can be assigned to
the system using other system forms. For example, trunk port interfaces can be
assigned on system forms for such features as Music-on-Hold Access
(Feature-Related System Parameters form) and Loudspeaker Paging and Code
Calling Access (Loudspeaker Paging and Code Calling Access form).
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the CPE trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
Hardware requirements
A port on a TN763C auxiliary trunk circuit pack is required for each trunk
assigned to the CPE trunk group. A TN763C provides 4 ports.
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’.
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TRUNK GROUP
Group Number: xxx Group Type: cpe CDR Reports: y
Group Name: OUTSIDE_CALL____________ COR: 1_ TN: 1__ TAC:____
Outgoing Display? n
Dial Access? n Busy Threshold: 99
Queue Length: 0__
TRUNK PARAMETERS
NOTE:
For trunks that do not receive real answer supervision, a “connect”
Event report is sent when the Answer Supervision Timeout occurs.
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TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Suppress # Outpulsing? n
Page Y of X
TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Disconnect(msec): 500
Incoming Dial Guard(msec): 70 Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
OUTPULSING TIMING
PPS: 10 Make (msec): 40 Break (msec): 60
Page Y of X
ATMS THRESHOLDS
TTL Type: 105-w-rl______ Far End Test No: _______________
TTL Vendor: _____________________ TTL Contact: ________________________
Trunk Vendor: ____________ Trunk Contact: ________________________
Trunk Length: ____
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
Page Y of X
TRUNK GROUP
Administered Members(min/max): xxx/yyy
GROUP MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS Total Administered Members: xxx
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the DID trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
Hardware requirements
Required forms
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’.
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TRUNK GROUP
Country: 14
Auth Code? n
TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type: ____________ Incoming Rotary Timeout(sec): 5_
Incoming Dial Type: tone_
Trunk Termination: rc____ Disconnect Timing(msec): 500_
Digit Treatment: __________ Digits: ____
Expected Digits: __ Sig Bit Inversion: none
Terminal Balanced? n RA Trunk Loss: 0db
Extended Loop Range? n Trunk Gain: high Drop Treatment: silence
Implementation notes
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Suppress # Outpulsing? n
Charge Conversion: 1 Shuttle? y
Decimal Point: none Start B Signal: 1
Currency Symbol: ____ Request Category? n
Charge Type: ____ Receive Analog Incoming Call ID? disabled
Incoming Tone (DTMF) ANI: no Per Call CPN Blocking Code: ___
Per Call CPN Unblocking Code: ___
Implementation notes
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TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500
Incoming Dial Guard(msec): 70
Incoming Partial Dial(sec): 18
Implementation notes
Incoming Seizure displays when Country Code is “15” and Trunk Type is
2-wire-ac, 2-wire-dc, or 3-wire. These three trunk types must be on a TN2199
circuit board.
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TRUNK GROUP
Administered Members(min/max): xxx/yyy
GROUP MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS Total Administered Members: xxx
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the DIOD trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
Hardware requirements
Required forms
■ Trunk Group (DIOD) — Verify or complete all fields. The group type field
must contain “diod.”
■ Feature-Related System Parameters — Complete DID/Tie/ISDN
Intercept Treatment and DID Busy Treatment to specify call
handling for invalid DID calls or DID calls that terminate to a busy station.
Field Descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’.
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TRUNK GROUP
Implementation notes
Terminal Balanced and Cyclical Hunt only display when Trunk Type is
loop-start.
Enter loop-start in Trunk Type for analog DIOD trunk ports. All analog
members of this group must be on TN429 (Japan) or TN2184 (Germany) circuit
packs. All digital members of this group must be TN464Dv2 or later.
Enter immed-start or wink-start in Trunk Type for digital DIOD trunk ports.
TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Suppress # Outpulsing? n
Charge Conversion: 1 Shuttle? y
Decimal Point: none Start B Signal: 1
Currency Symbol: ____ Request Category? n
Charge Type: ____ Receive Analog Incoming Call ID? disabled
Incoming Tone (DTMF) ANI: no Per Call CPN Blocking Code: ___
Per Call CPN Unblocking Code: ___
Implementation note
Shuttle displays when Country Code is 15, Incoming Dial Type is rotary,
and Outgoing Dial Type is rotary. When Shuttle is y, Request Category
and Start B Signal also display.
Page Y of X
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Disconnect(msec): 500
Incoming Dial Guard (msec): ___ Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
Outgoing Rotary Dial Interdigit(msec): 800
Ringing Monitor(msec): 5200 Incoming Seizure(msec): 500
Outgoing End of Dial(sec): 10 Outgoing Seizure Response(sec): 5
Programmed Dial Pause(msec): 1500
Flash Length (msec): ___ Incomiing Incomplete Dial Alarm (sec): ___
OUTPULSING INFORMATION
PPS: 10 Make(msec): 40 Break(msec): 60 PPM? y
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
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TRUNK GROUP
Administered Members(min/max): xxx/yyy
Total Administered Members: xxx
GROUP MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Port Code Sfx Name Mode Type Ans Delay
1: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
2: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
3: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
4: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
5: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
6: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
7: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
8: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
9: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
10: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
11: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
12: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
13: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
14: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
15: _______ ___________ ________ _______ ____
Implementation note
All DIOD analog trunk group members must be on TN429 (Japan) or TN2184
(Germany) circuit packs. All digital members of this group must be TN464Dv2 or
later.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the DMI-BOS trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (’ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’.
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Page 1 of X
TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type (in/out): ____________ Incoming Rotary Timeout(sec): 5_
Outgoing Dial Type: tone_____ Incoming Dial Type: tone__
Disconnect Timing(msec): 500_
Digit Treatment: __________ Digits: ____
Sig Bit Inversion: none
Terminal Balanced? n RA Trunk Loss: 0db
Incoming Dial Tone? y
Bit Rate: 1200_ Synchronization: async Duplex: full
Answer Supervision Timeout: 0__ Receive Answer Supervision? y
Implementation notes
For trunks that do not receive real answer supervision, a “connect” Event report is
sent when the Answer Supervision Timeout occurs.
Trunk Type (in/out) for incoming and outgoing trunks can be automatic,
immed-start, wink-start or delay-dial. Valid values are:
NOTE:
For “immed/immed” trunks (on incoming trunks), the far-end switch
seizes the trunk and then sends digits without waiting for
acknowledgment from the receiving switch. When heavily loaded,
the receiving switch may incur a short delay in attaching a Touch
Tone Receiver to this call and, therefore, cause it to lose digits. Using
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TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Suppress # Outpulsing? n
Charge Conversion: 1 Shuttle? y
Decimal Point: none Start B Signal: 1
Currency Symbol: ____ Request Category? n
Charge Type: ____ Receive Analog Incoming Call ID? disabled
Incoming Tone (DTMF) ANI: no Per Call CPN Blocking Code: ___
Per Call CPN Unblocking Code: ___
Implementation notes
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TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Dial Guard (msec): 500
Incoming Dial Guard(msec): 70 Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
Incoming Partial Dial(sec): 18
Outgoing Rotary Dial Interdigit (msec): 800
Outgoing End of Dial (sec): 10 Outgoing Seizure Response (sec): 5
Programmed Dial Pause (msec): 1500 Disconnect Signal Error(sec): 240
Incoming Incomplete Dial Alarm(sec): 255
END TO END SIGNALING
Tone (msec): 350 Pause (msec): 150
OUTPULSING TIMING
PPS: 10 Make (msec): 40 Break (msec): 60
Implementation notes
ATMS THRESHOLDS
TTL Type: 105-w-rl______ Far End Test No: _______________
TTL Vendor: _____________________ TTL Contact: ________________________
Trunk Vendor: ____________ Trunk Contact: ________________________
Trunk Length: ____
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
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TRUNK GROUP
Administered Members(min/max): xxx/yyy
Total Administered Members: xxx
GROUP MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Port Code Sfx Name Night Mode Type Ans Delay
1: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
2: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
3: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
4: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
5: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
6: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
7: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
8: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
9: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
10: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
11: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
12: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
13: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
14: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
15: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
FX trunk group
The Foreign Exchange (FX) trunk group allows a connection between a distant
central office and DEFINITY ECS.
If the CO is a step-by-step office, complete the Digit Absorption form. The Digit
Absorption List field on the Central Office trunk group form must reference the
Digit Absorption List Number.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the
word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system
configuration.
Hardware requirements
Required forms
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’.
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Implementation notes
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TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Implementation note
OUTPULSING INFORMATION
PPS: 10 Make(msec): 40 Break(msec): 60 PPM? y
Implementation notes
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ATMS THRESHOLDS
TTL Type: 105-w-rl______ Far End Test No: _______________
TTL Vendor: _____________________ TTL Contact: ________________________
Trunk Vendor: ____________ Trunk Contact: ________________________
Trunk Length: ____
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
Administration commands
When an ISDN-BRI trunk connects two switches, the trunk options should be set
identically at both ends of the administer connection. Use the following
commands to administer the ISDN-BRI trunk group form connection.
Hardware requirements
Table 7-8. Required forms for the TN778 Packet Control (PACCON) for an
R6si and later configurations
Design Considerations
ISDN-BRI and ISDN-PRI trunks cannot be mixed in the same trunk group.
Therefore, consider the following:
■ The earliest trunk member (the lowest numbered one) administered will be
considered correct.
■ If an offending member is subsequently found (meaning the first member
was BRI and a later member was PRI, or vice versa), the cursor positions
on the offending member, and the following error message appears:
Cannot mix BRI and PRI ports in the same trunk group.
Field descriptions
Many of the fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups —
General’’. If a field on this form is unique, it is listed and defined.
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TRUNK GROUP
NOTE:
The values for this field map to the Type of Numbering (TON)
and Numbering Plan Identifier (NPI) values shown in Table
7-10.
NOTE:
A Traveling Class Mark (that is, the user’s FRL or the user’s trunk
group FRL) is passed between tandem nodes in an ETN in the setup
message only when the Service Type is tandem. It then is used
by the distant tandem switch to permit access to facilities consistent
with the originating user’s privileges.
what the far-end expects. For example, for an ISDN tandem trunk, the
far-end test number should be a 7-digit ETN (Electronic Tandem Network)
number. Up to 15 digits may be entered in this field.
■ Max Message Size to Send — Defines the maximum size of ISDN
messages sent by the switch. Currently, the system can receive 260 byte
messages. Valid entries are 128, 244, 256, and 260 (default).
■ Service Type — Indicates the service for which this trunk group is
dedicated. Table 7-11 provides a listing of predefined entries. In addition
to the Services/Features listed in this table, any user-defined Facility
Type of 0 (feature) or 1 (service) on the Network Facilities form is allowed.
An entry of cbc is also allowed, which indicates this trunk group is used by
the Call-By-Call Service Selection feature.
Up to 10 (R6si, R6vs) or 200 (R6r) ISDN-BRI and/or ISDN-PRI trunk groups
can have this field administered as cbc.
Administration
mnemonic Description
access A tie trunk giving access to an Electronic Tandem Network — See
‘‘Access trunk group’’
accunet ACCUNET Switched Digital Service — part of ACI (AT&T
Communications ISDN) phase 2.
cbc Call-by-Call service — provides different dial plans for different
services on an ISDN-BRI trunk group.
dmi-mos Digital multiplexed interface — message oriented signaling — See
‘‘DMI-BOS trunk group’’. Do not use for DCS with Rerouting.
i800 International 800 Service — allows a subscriber to receive
international calls without a charge to the call originating party.
inwats INWATS — provides OUTWATS-like pricing and service for
incoming calls.
lds Long-Distance Service — part of ACI (AT&T Communications ISDN)
phase 2.
megacom MEGACOM Service — an AT&T communications service that
provides unbanded long-distance services using special access
(switch to 4ESS switch) from an AT&T communications node.
mega800 MEGACOM 800 Service — an AT&T communications service that
provides unbanded 800 service using special access (4ESS switch
to switch) from an AT&T communications node.
Administration
mnemonic Description
multiquest AT&T MULTIQUEST Telecommunications Service — dial 700
service. A terminating-user’s service that supports interactive voice
service between callers at switched-access locations and service
provides directly connected to the AT&T Switched Network (ASN).
operator Network Operator — provides access to the network operator.
outwats-bnd OUTWATS Band — WATS is a voice-grade service providing both
voice and low speed data transmission capabilities from the user
location to defined service areas referred to as bands; the widest
band is 5.
public-ntwrk Public network calls — It is the equivalent of CO (outgoing), DID, or
DIOD trunk groups. If Service Type is public-ntwrk, Dial Access can
be set to y.
sddn Software Defined Data Network — provides a virtual private line
connectivity via the AT&T switched network (4ESS switch). Services
include voice, data, and video applications. These services
complement the SDN service. Do not use for DCS with Rerouting.
sdn Software Defined Network (SDN) — an AT&T communications
offering that provides a virtual private network using the public
switched network. SDN can carry voice and data between customer
locations as well as off-net locations.
sub-operator Presubscribed Common Carrier Operator — provides access to the
presubscribed common carrier operator.
tandem Tandem tie trunks integral to an ETN — See ‘‘Tandem trunk group’’.
tie Tie trunks — general purpose — See ‘‘Tie trunk group’’.
wats-max-bnd Maximum Banded Wats — a WATS-like offering for which a user’s
calls are billed at the highest WATS band subscribed to by users.
NOTE:
ISDN Testcall feature has no routing, so a testcall is never blocked
due to an incompatible ITC.
Implementation notes
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TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none____ Wideband Support? n
Long Holding Time(hours: _ Internal Alert? _ Maintenance Tests? y
Short Holding Time (sec): _ Data Restriction? n NCA-TSC Trunk Member: 7
Short Holding Threshold: __ Send Name: n Send Calling Number: n
Used for DCS? n Hop Dgt: _ Send Connected Number: n
Suppress # Outpulsing? n Numbering Format: ______ DCS Signaling: ____
Outgoing Channel ID Encoding: _________
Charge Conversion: 1____ UUI IE Treatment: shared
Decimal Point: none__ Maximum Size of UUI IE Contents: 128
Currency Symbol: ___
Charge Type: units__
Send UCID? n
Send Codeset 6/7 LAI IE? y
— If you enter y and you set Group Type to isdn, set Service Type
to access, dmi-mos, public-ntwrk, tandem, tie, or any of the
craft-defined services allowed in the field. Set Supplementary
Service Protocol to b or d, then the ANF-TC feature is applied
to calls on the trunk group.
NOTE:
The above conditions overlap. If Group Type is isdn,
Service Type is tandem, and Supplementary Service
Protocol is b or d, then both the Tandem Hop Limitation and
ANF-TC features are applied to calls on the trunk group.
NOTE:
The ISDN Numbering - Public/Unknown Format form can override
Send Calling Number entry for any administrable block of
extensions.
■ Send Codeset 6/7 LAI IE?—Specifies whether the ISDN trunk should
transmit information in Codeset 6/7. If the UUI IE Treatment field is
shared, then this field should be n. Otherwise, the same information will
be sent twice and may exceed the message size. Default is y for
pre-DEFINITY 6.3 compatibility.
■ Send Connected Number — Specifies if the connected party’s number is
sent on incoming or tandemmed ISDN calls. Valid entries are y, n (default),
or r (restricted). If y is entered, the ISDN Numbering - Public/Unknown
Format form is accessed to construct the actual number sent, or the ISDN
Numbering-Private form (based on Numbering Format) is used. If the
value is r, the connected number is sent “presentation restricted.”
NOTE:
The ISDN Numbering - Public/Unknown Format form overrides Send
Connected Number entry for any administrable block of
extensions.
NOTE:
If name information is not administered for the calling station or the
connected/called/busy station, the system sends the extension
number in place of the name.
Implementation notes
The Used for DCS is not displayed if Service Type is dmi-mos or sddn.
Hop Dgt displays if the Service Type is tandem. It also displays when the
Supplementary Service Protocol is b and the Service Type is access,
dmi-mos, public-ntwrk, tandem, tie, or any Type 0 or Type 1 craft defined
service.
This page appears on the trunk group form only when the UUI IE Treatment
field is shared. The fields in this page show the priorities for each type of
information to be forwarded in the Shared UUI.
ASAI: 1
In-VDN Time: 3
VDN Name: 4
Collected Digits: 5
Other LAI Information: 6
■ ASAI — User information from ASAI. Valid entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If
blank, that field’s information is not forwarded.
■ Universal Call ID — Unique tag to identify each call. Valid entries are 1 to
6 and blank. If blank, that field’s information is not forwarded.
■ In-VDN TIme — Number of seconds the call has spent in vector
processing. Valid entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If blank, that field’s
information is not forwarded.
■ VDN Name — Name of the active VDN (also called LAI DNIS). Valid
entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If blank, that field’s information is not
forwarded.
■ Collected Digits — Digits collected from caller (not including dial-ahead
digits). Valid entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If blank, that field’s information is
not forwarded.
■ Other LAI Information — Includes the time stamp of when the call
entered the current queue, the call’s priority level in its current queue, and
the type of interflow. Valid entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If blank, that field’s
information is not forwarded.
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INCOMING CALL HANDLING TREATMENT
Service/ Called Called Del Insert Per Call Night
Feature Len Number CPN/BN Serv
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
NOTE:
This table does not appear if Digit Handling (in/out) is overlap on
the “in” side or if Direction is outgoing.
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The Incoming Call Handling Treatment Table can (optionally) provide unique call
treatment for different incoming calls on any ISDN-BRI trunk group. The number
of unique treatments that can be specified in this table and the number of pages
vary depending on whether the Usage Allocation Enhancements feature is
enabled and on the amount of available system memory.
Each row in the table consists of seven columns. The first three columns
(Service/Feature, Called Len, and Called Number) constitute a key that together
select which row or unique treatment should apply for an incoming call on the
group. The remaining four columns (Del, Insert, and so on) specify the treatment
to be provided for a call that matches the key.
If an incoming call is for a service listed in a row on the table, then that row may
specify the treatment for the call, depending on the other two columns of the key.
Called Len is used to continue the row determination. If the number of digits
received with the incoming call matches the number of digits in Called Len for
calls to the matched service, then this row may apply. If no other row also
contains a matching service and called length, then this row does apply. If
another row does exist with the same service and number length, then Called
Number will be used to continue the row determination.
If the leading digits received with the incoming call match the digits specified in
Called Number, then this row applies to the call. Therefore, with this table, a
unique treatment can be given to any incoming call, even if these calls are to the
same service or have the same length of digits. The remaining four fields specify
the unique treatment for the call once the row has been determined. Together, the
Del and Insert fields can be used to manipulate the incoming number that will be
used to route the call. Per Call CPN/BN can be used to request CPN/BN for
specific calls incoming on the group. The Night Serv field is used to have calls of
different types routed to different night destinations when night service is in
effect.
NOTE:
DCS features that use the remote-tgs button (on the remote switch) do not
work when the local trunk group deletes or inserts digits on the incoming
call. These buttons try to dial a local TAC. Adding or deleting digits defeats
this operation and renders the remote feature inoperable. If digit
manipulation is needed, use it on the outgoing side, based on the routing
pattern. One reason for digit manipulation is insertion of the AAR feature
access code (FAC).
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These fields are located on the Incoming Call Handling Treatment Table form.
■ Service/Feature — Specifies the ISDN Services/Features for an incoming
call type. See Service Type description for a list of predefined
Services/Features that can be received. Or, use Type 0, Type 1, and Type
2 user defined services. The identifier “other” can be used for any
Services/Features not explicitly specified.
■ Called Len — Specifies the number of digits received for an incoming
call. A blank entry is used as a “wild card” entry and, when used, means
that any length of digits associated with the specified Service/Feature can
match in this field. Valid entries are 0 to 21, or leave blank.
■ Called Number — Specifies the leading digits received for an incoming
call. A blank entry is used as a “wild card” entry and, when used, means
that any number associated with the specified Service/Feature can match
in this field. Valid entries are 1 to 16 digits, or leave blank.
■ Del — Specifies the number of leading digits to be deleted from the
incoming Called Party Number. Calls of a particular type may be
administered to be routed to a single destination by deleting all incoming
digits and then administering Insert with the desired extension. Valid
entries are 1 to 21, all, or leave blank.
■ Insert — Specifies the digits to be prepended to the front of the remaining
digits after any (optional) digit deletion has been performed. The resultant
number formed from digit deletion/insertion is used to route the call,
provided night service is not in effect. Valid entries are up to 16 characters
consisting of a combination from the following: 0 through 9, *, #, or leave
blank.
■ Per Call CPN/BN — Specifies when and how to request Calling Party
Number (CPN) or Billing Number (BN) for calls of this type. Leave blank
when connected to another switch, or when connected to a public network
outside North America. Within North America, leave blank when
connected to a public network that does not permit customer equipment
to request CPN or BN for individual incoming calls. The AT&T Switched
Network offers this service under the titles “CPN/BN to Terminating End on
a Per-Call Basis” and “ANI (BN) on Request.” An entry of none indicates
the switch will not request either CPN or BN for any incoming calls of this
type. Valid entries are cpn-only, bn-only, bn-pref (prefer BN, but accepts
CPN), cpn-pref (prefer CPN, but accepts BN), none, or leave blank
(default). Leave blank when connected to another switch or to a network
other than the AT&T Switched Network.
NOTE:
A 4-second delay occurs in terminating the call to the far-end station
if the connecting switch does not respond to the request.
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Implementation notes
When Service Type is cbc, incoming call handling and digit manipulation are
handled on a per Service/Feature basis.
For ISDN trunk groups with cbc entered in Service Type, Service/Feature
cannot be any of the following: access, dmi-mos, public-ntwrk, sddn, tandem,
or tie.
The CBC Trunk Group Usage Allocation form sets a minimum and maximum
number of members for up to ten different Services/Features for up to three
different Usage Allocation Plans (1–3).
NOTE:
See ‘‘Call-by-Call Service Selection’’ for a detailed description of Usage
Allocation Plans.
Implementation note
This form displays when Service Type is cbc and Usage Alloc is y.
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CBC SERVICE TRUNK GROUP ALLOCATION PLAN ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
Usage Method:
Act Plan Act Plan Act Plan Act Plan Act Plan Act Plan
Time # Time # Time # Time # Time # Time #
Sun __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Mon __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Tue __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Wed __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Thu __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Fri __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Sat __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Screen 7-68. CBC Service Trunk Group Allocation Plan Assignment Schedule form
The CBC Service Trunk Group Allocation Plan Assignment Schedule form
provides for administering a fixed schedule or administering a schedule that can
change up to six times a day for each day of the week. This form determines
which CBC Service Trunk Group Allocation Plan will be in use at any given time.
■ Fixed — Indicates whether the allocation plan will be fixed. If y is entered,
the plan number entered in Allocation Plan Number will be enabled.
Default is n.
■ Allocation Plan Number — Specifies the CBC Trunk Allocation Plan (1
through 3) that is in effect if a fixed usage method has been selected. This
field must be assigned if Fixed is y. Valid entries are 1 through 3 or blank
(default).
■ Scheduled — Indicates whether or not the allocation plans will be in effect
according to the schedule found on this page. If y is entered in this field
then there must be at least one entry in the schedule.
■ Act Time — Indicates the time the usage allocation plan administered in
the next field (Plan #) will become effective. Enter the time in military time.
There must be at least one entry per day. Valid entries are 00:00 through
23:59.
■ Plan # — Specifies the number of the usage allocation plan that will be in
effect from the activation time until the activation time of the next
scheduled plan change. Valid entries are 1 to 3 or blank (default).
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Implementation notes
This form displays when Service Type is cbc and the Usage Alloc is y.
These fields are unique to the ISDN-BRI Trunk Group Member Assignment form.
NOTE:
The total number of pages, and the first page of Group Member
Assignments, will vary depending on whether the CBC and Wideband
Support pages display.
■ Port — Specifies the B-channel port numbers with B-channel 2 being the
port number plus 16. For example, if B-channel 1’s port number is
01A1002, then B-channel 2’s port number would be 01A1018.
■ Sig Grp — When an ISDN-BRI trunk port is administered, this field
becomes unadministrable.
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The ISDN-PRI trunk group may also be used to support the Wideband Switching
feature. This is intended to work with the H0 (384 Kbps), H11 (1536 Kbps), H12
(1920 Kbps), and NXDS0 (128 to 1984 Kbps) data services, and to support
high-speed video conferencing and data applications.
Administration commands
When an ISDN-PRI trunk connects two switches, set the trunk options identically
at both ends of the connection, with the exception of Trunk Hunt. It is acceptable
for both ends to have Trunk Hunt administered as cyclical, but if one end is
administered as ascend, the other end must be administered as descend. This
helps avoid the possibility of glare conditions.
Use the following commands to administer the ISDN-PRI trunk group form.
Hardware requirements
■ For R6r and later configurations, the D-channel switches through the
TN1655 Packet Interface (PKTINT) circuit pack.
■ A TN780 or TN2182 Tone Clock circuit pack is required to provide
synchronization for the DS1 circuit pack.
NOTE:
The TN767 cannot be used to carry the D-channel if either the
TN778 (PACCON) or TN1655 (PKTINT) circuit packs are used to
switch the D-channel. However, in these circumstances, the TN767
can be used for NFAS interfaces carrying only B-channels.
Required forms for the TN765 Processor Interface (PI) for R6si and later
configurations
Required forms for the TN765 Processor Interface (PI) for R6si and later
configurations — Continued
Required forms for the TN778 Packet Control (PACCON) for R6si and later
configurations
Required forms for the TN778 Packet Control (PACCON) for R6si and later
configurations — Continued
NOTE:
The following three forms, Processor Interface Data Module,
Communication Interface Links, and Communication Processor
Channel Assignment are used only to implement the ISDN-PRI
feature using PI TN765.
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■ Processor Interface Data Module — Use this form only for a TN765.
Assign up to 8 interface links using 8 Processor Interface Data Module
forms for multi-carrier cabinet systems, and up to 4 links for single-carrier
cabinet systems. One Processor Interface Data Module form must be
completed for each interface link to be assigned.
■ Communication Interface Links — Use this form only for a TN765. Assign
link numbers 01 to 08 for a multi-carrier cabinet system or links 01 to 04 for
a single-carrier cabinet system as required. When first administering this
form in DEFINITY ECS for ISDN, do not administer the Enable field.
■ Communication Processor Channel Assignment — Use this form only for a
TN765. Enter assigned link numbers and assign associated channel
numbers to each link. Complete all fields of the form as required. When
first administering this form in DEFINITY ECS for ISDN, you need to:
— First, administer the Interface Links form, except the Enable field.
— Second, administer the ISDN fields on the Processor Channel form.
— Last, go back to the Interface Links form and administer the Enable
field.
■ ISDN Numbering - Public/Unknown — Complete all fields. This form
supports the ISDN-PRI Call Identification Display.
■ ISDN Numbering - Private — Complete all fields. This form supports the
ISDN-PRI Call Identification Display.
■ Routing Pattern — Complete all fields including the Supplemental ISDN
Routing Information fields as required.
■ Hunt Group — Complete ISDN Caller Display by entering either
grp-name or mbr-name to specify whether the hunt group name or
member name, respectively, is sent to the originating user (supports the
ISDN-PRI Call Identification Display feature).
■ Terminating Extension Group — Complete ISDN Caller Display by
entering either grp-name or mbr-name to specify whether the group
name or member name, respectively, is sent to the originating user
(supports the ISDN-PRI Call Identification Display feature).
■ Synchronization Plan — Assigns primary and secondary external
synchronization sources for the DS1 circuit pack. Complete all form fields
as required.
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Design Considerations
ISDN-BRI and ISDN-PRI trunks cannot be mixed in the same trunk group.
Therefore, consider the following:
■ The earliest trunk member (the lowest numbered one) administered is
considered correct.
■ If an offending member is subsequently found (meaning the first member
was BRI and a later member was PRI, or vice versa), the cursor positions
on the offending member, and the following error message appears:
Cannot mix BRI and PRI ports in the same trunk group.
Field descriptions
Many of the fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups —
General’’ on page 7-115. If a field on this form is unique, it is listed and defined.
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TRUNK GROUP
NOTE:
The values for this field map to the Type of Numbering (TON)
and Numbering Plan Identifier (NPI) values shown in Table
7-12.
■ Codeset to Send TCM, Lookahead — This field defines the codeset for
sending the information element for Traveling Class Marks and Lookahead
Interflow. The value depends on the type of switch the user is connected
to. Valid entries are 7 for System 85 R2V4, 4E11, or newer switch types, or
6 (default) for other types.
NOTE:
A Traveling Class Mark (that is, the user’s FRL or the user’s trunk
group FRL) is passed between tandem nodes in an ETN in the setup
message only when the Service Type is tandem. It is then used
by the distant tandem switch to permit access to facilities consistent
with the originating user’s privileges.
■ Service Type — Indicates the service for which this trunk group is
dedicated. Table 7-13 provides a listing of predefined entries. In addition
to the Services/Features listed in this table, any user-defined Facility Type
of Type 0 (feature) or Type 1 (service) on the Network Facilities form is
allowed. An entry of cbc is also allowed, which indicates this trunk group
is used by the Call-By-Call Service Selection feature.
Up to 10 (R6si, R6vs) or 200 (R6r) ISDN-BRI and/or ISDN-PRI trunk groups
can have this field administered as cbc.
Administratio
n mnemonic Description
access A tie trunk giving access to an Electronic Tandem Network — See
‘‘Access trunk group’’ on page 7-150
accunet ACCUNET Switched Digital Service — part of ACI (AT&T
Communications ISDN) phase 2.
cbc Call-by-Call service — provides different dial plans for different
services on an ISDN-PRI trunk group.
Administratio
n mnemonic Description
dmi-mos Digital multiplexed interface — message oriented signaling — See
‘‘DMI-BOS trunk group’’ on page 7-188. Do not use with DCS with
Rerouting.
i800 International 800 Service — allows a subscriber to receive international
calls without a charge to the call originating party.
inwats INWATS — provides OUTWATS-like pricing and service for incoming
calls.
lds Long-Distance Service — part of ACI (AT&T Communications ISDN)
phase 2.
megacom MEGACOM Service — an AT&T communications service that provides
unbanded long-distance services using special access (switch to
4ESS switch) from an AT&T communications node.
mega800 MEGACOM 800 Service — an AT&T communications service that
provides unbanded 800 service using special access (4ESS switch to
switch) from an AT&T communications node.
multiquest AT&T MULTIQUEST Telecommunications Service — dial 700 service.
A terminating-user’s service that supports interactive voice service
between callers at switched-access locations and service provides
directly connected to the AT&T Switched Network (ASN).
operator Network Operator — provides access to the network operator.
outwats-bnd OUTWATS Band — WATS is a voice-grade service providing both
voice and low speed data transmission capabilities from the user’s
location to defined service areas referred to as bands; the widest band
is 5.
public-ntwrk Public network calls — It is the equivalent of CO (outgoing), DID, or
DIOD trunk groups. If Service Type is public-ntwrk, Dial Access can be
set to y.
sddn Software Defined Data Network — provides a virtual private line
connectivity via the AT&T switched network (4ESS switch). Services
include voice, data, and video applications. These services
complement the SDN service. Do not use for DCS with Rerouting.
sdn Software Defined Network (SDN) — an AT&T communications offering
that provides a virtual private network using the public switched
network. SDN can carry voice and data between customer locations as
well as off-net locations.
Administratio
n mnemonic Description
sub-operator Presubscribed Common Carrier Operator — provides access to the
presubscribed common carrier operator.
tandem Tandem tie trunks integral to an ETN — See ‘‘Tandem trunk group’’.
tie Tie trunks — general purpose — See ‘‘Tie trunk group’’.
wats-max-bnd Maximum Banded Wats — a WATS-like offering for which a user’s calls
are billed at the highest WATS band subscribed to by users.
NOTE:
ISDN Testcall feature has no routing, so a testcall is never blocked
due to an incompatible ITC.
NOTE:
The cyclical option cannot be set if the trunk group is to be used for
Wideband operations (Wideband Support set to y).
The search can be administered per ISDN-PRI trunk group, but it infers the
direction of search within all ISDN-PRI facilities (or portions of those
facilities) administered within the trunk group.
■ Usage Alloc — Displays when Service Type is cbc. Specifies whether
the users want to allocate the services provided by the trunk group. Valid
entries are y and n (default). If y is entered, two additional CBC-related
forms display. They are the CBC Trunk Group Usage Allocation Plans form
and the CBC Trunk Group Usage Allocation Plan Assignment Schedule.
Implementation notes
Usage Alloc and Testcall Service display when Service Type is cbc.
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TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none____ Wideband Support? n
Long Holding Time(hours: _ Internal Alert? _ Maintenance Tests? y
Short Holding Time (sec): _ Data Restriction? n NCA-TSC Trunk Member: 7
Short Holding Threshold: __ Send Name: n Send Calling Number: n
Used for DCS? n Hop Dgt: _ Send Connected Number: n
Suppress # Outpulsing? n Numbering Format: ______ DCS Signaling: ____
Outgoing Channel ID Encoding: _________
Charge Conversion: 1____ UUI IE Treatment: shared
Decimal Point: none__ Maximum Size of UUI IE Contents: 128
Currency Symbol: ___
Charge Type: units__
Send UCID? n
Send Codeset 6/7 LAI IE? y
NOTE:
The above conditions overlap. If Group Type is isdn,
Service Type is tandem, and Supplementary Service
Protocol is b or d, then both the Tandem Hop Limitation and
ANF-TC features are applied to calls on the trunk group.
NOTE:
The ISDN Numbering - Public/Unknown Format form can override
the Send Calling Number entry for any administrable block of
extensions.
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■ Send Codeset 6/7 LAI IE?—Specifies whether the ISDN trunk should
transmit information in Codeset 6/7. If the UUI IE Treatment field is
shared, then this field should be n. Otherwise, the same information will
be sent twice and may exceed the message size. Default is y for
pre-DEFINITY 6.3 compatibility.
■ Send Connected Number — Specifies if the connected party’s number is
sent on incoming or tandemmed ISDN calls. Valid entries are y, n (default),
or r (restricted). If y is entered, the ISDN Numbering - Public/Unknown
Format form is accessed to construct the actual number sent, or the ISDN
Numbering-Private form (based on Numbering Format) is used. If the
value is r, the connected number is sent “presentation restricted.”
! WARNING:
The AT&T Switched Network Protocol does not support restricted
displays of connected numbers. Therefore, if you administer the 1a
country-protocol/protocol-version combination on the DS1 form, you
should not administer Send Connected Number to “r” (restricted) on
the ISDN-PRI Trunk Group form, as this causes display problems.
NOTE:
The ISDN Numbering - Public/Unknown Format form overrides the
Send Connected Number entry for any administrable block of
extensions.
NOTE:
If name information is not administered for the calling station or the
connected/called/busy station, the system sends the extension
number in place of the name.
NOTE:
Wideband trunk calls are treated as a single trunk call when
Automatic Circuit Assurance (ACA) measurements are taken. This
way, if an ACA referral call is generated (for short or long holding
time), the wideband call only triggers a single referral call using the
lowest B-channel trunk member associated with the wideband
channel.
Implementation notes
Used for DCS does not display if Service Type is dmi-mos or sddn. Set
value to y to use with DCS with Rerouting
This page appears on the trunk group form only when the UUI IE Treatment
field is shared. The fields in this page show the priorities for each type of
information to be forwarded in the Shared UUI.
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ASAI: 1
In-VDN Time: 3
VDN Name: 4
Collected Digits: 5
Other LAI Information: 6
Changing the priorities in this form may affect whether or not certain information
will be sent. For more information about setting priorities, see Information
Forwarding.
■ ASAI — User information from ASAI. Valid entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If
blank, that field’s information is not forwarded.
■ Universal Call ID — Unique tag to identify each call. Valid entries are 1 to
6 and blank. If blank, that field’s information is not forwarded.
■ In-VDN TIme — Number of seconds the call has spent in vector
processing. Valid entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If blank, that field’s
information is not forwarded.
■ VDN Name — Name of the active VDN (also called LAI DNIS). Valid
entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If blank, that field’s information is not
forwarded.
■ Collected Digits — Digits collected from caller (not including dial-ahead
digits). Valid entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If blank, that field’s information is
not forwarded.
■ Other LAI Information — Includes the time stamp of when the call
entered the current queue, the call’s priority level in its current queue, and
the type of interflow. Valid entries are 1 to 6 and blank. If blank, that field’s
information is not forwarded.
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INCOMING CALL HANDLING TREATMENT
Service/ Called Called Del Insert Per Call Night
Feature Len Number CPN/BN Serv
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
_____________ ___ _______________ ___ ______________ __________ _______
NOTE:
This table does not appear if Digit Handling (in/out) is overlap on
the “in” side or if Direction is outgoing.
The Incoming Call Handling Treatment Table can (optionally) provide unique call
treatment for different incoming calls on any ISDN-PRI trunk group. The number
of unique treatments that can be specified in this table and the number of pages
vary depending on whether the Usage Allocation Enhancements feature is
enabled and on the amount of available system memory.
Each row in the table consists of seven columns. The first three columns
(Service/Feature, Called Len, and Called Number) constitute a key that together
select which row or unique treatment should apply for an incoming call on the
group. The remaining four columns (Del, Insert, and so on) specify the treatment
to be provided for a call that matches the key.
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If an incoming call is for a service listed in a row on the table, then that row may
specify the treatment for the call, depending on the other two columns of the key.
Called Len is used to continue the row determination. If the number of digits
received with the incoming call matches the number of digits in Called Len for
calls to the matched service, then this row may apply. If no other row also
contains a matching service and called length, then this row does apply. If
another row does exist with the same service and number length, then Called
Number will be used to continue the row determination.
If the leading digits received with the incoming call match the digits specified in
Called Number, then this row applies to the call. Therefore, with this table, a
unique treatment can be given to any incoming call, even if these calls are to the
same service or have the same length of digits. The remaining four fields specify
the unique treatment for the call once the row has been determined. Together, the
Del and Insert fields can be used to manipulate the incoming number that will
be used to route the call. Per Call CPN/BN can be used to request CPN/BN for
specific calls incoming on the group. Night Serv is used to have calls of
different types routed to different night destinations when night service is in
effect.
NOTE:
DCS features that use the remote-tgs button (on the remote switch) do not
work when the local trunk group deletes or inserts digits on the incoming
call. These buttons try to dial a local TAC. Adding or deleting digits defeats
this operation and renders the remote feature inoperable. If digit
manipulation is needed, use it on the outgoing side, based on the routing
pattern. One reason for digit manipulation is insertion of the AAR feature
access code (FAC).
These fields are located on the Incoming Call Handling Treatment Table form.
■ Service/Feature — Specifies the ISDN Services/Features for an incoming
call type. See the Service Type field description for a list of predefined
Services/Features that can be received. Or, use Type 0, Type 1, and Type
2 user defined services. The identifier “other” can be used for any
Services/Features not explicitly specified.
■ Called Len — Specifies the number of digits received for an incoming
call. A blank entry is used as a “wild card” entry and, when used, means
that any length of digits associated with the specified Service/Feature can
match in this field. Valid entries are 0 to 21, or leave blank.
■ Called Number — Specifies the leading digits received for an incoming
call. A blank entry is used as a “wild card” entry and, when used, means
that any number associated with the specified Service/Feature can match
in this field. Valid entries are 1 to 16 digits, or leave blank.
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NOTE:
A 4-second delay occurs in terminating the call to the far-end station
if the connecting switch does not respond to the request.
Implementation notes
When Service Type is cbc, incoming call handling and digit manipulation are
handled on a per Service/Feature basis.
For ISDN trunk groups with cbc entered in Service Type, Service/Feature
cannot be any of the following: access, dmi-mos, public-ntwrk, sddn, tandem,
or tie.
When Service Type is not cbc, Service/Feature must match the Service
Type field entered.
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The CBC Trunk Group Usage Allocation form sets a minimum and maximum
number of members for up to ten different Services/Features for up to three
different Usage Allocation Plans (1–3).
NOTE:
See ‘‘Call-by-Call Service Selection’’ for a detailed description of Usage
Allocation Plans.
Implementation note
This form displays when Service Type is cbc and Usage Alloc is y.
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CBC SERVICE TRUNK GROUP ALLOCATION PLAN ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
Usage Method:
Act Plan Act Plan Act Plan Act Plan Act Plan Act Plan
Time # Time # Time # Time # Time # Time #
Sun __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Mon __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Tue __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Wed __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Thu __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Fri __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Sat __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __ __:__ __
Screen 7-75. CBC Service Trunk Group Allocation Plan Assignment Schedule form
The CBC Service Trunk Group Allocation Plan Assignment Schedule form
provides for administering a fixed schedule or administering a schedule that can
change up to six times a day for each day of the week. This form determines
which CBC Service Trunk Group Allocation Plan will be in use at any given time.
■ Fixed — Indicates whether the allocation plan will be fixed. If y is entered
in this field, the plan number entered in Allocation Plan Number will
be enabled. Default is n.
■ Allocation Plan Number — Specifies the CBC Trunk Allocation Plan (1
through 3) that is in effect if a fixed usage method has been selected. This
field must be assigned if Fixed is y. Valid entries are 1 through 3 or blank
(default).
■ Scheduled — Indicates whether or not the allocation plans will be in effect
according to the schedule found on this page. If y is entered in this field
then there must be at least one entry in the schedule.
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■ Act Time — Indicates the time the usage allocation plan administered in
the next field (Plan #) will become effective. Enter the time in military time.
There must be at least one entry per day. Valid entries are 00:00 through
23:59.
■ Plan # — Specifies the number of the usage allocation plan that will be in
effect from the activation time until the activation time of the next
scheduled plan change. Valid entries are 1 to 3 or blank (default).
Implementation notes
This form displays when Service Type is cbc and the Usage Alloc is y.
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Wideband Support Options
H0? n
H11? n
H12? n
NxDS0? y Contiguous? n
The Wideband Support Options form appears immediately before the trunk
group member pages. The actual page number will vary.
NOTE:
All B-channels that comprise the wideband call must reside on the same
ISDN-PRI facility. Also, all trunk members in an ISDN-PRI trunk group with
Wideband Support set to y must be from a TN464C (or later) circuit pack.
■ H11 — Enter y to specify the ISDN information transfer rate for 1536-kbps
of data, which is comprised of 24 B-channels. When a trunk group is
administered to support H11, the trunk/hunt algorithm to satisfy a call
requiring 1536-kbps bandwidth uses a fixed allocation scheme. Default
is n.
■ H12 — Enter y to specify the ISDN information transfer rate for 1920-kbps
of data, which is comprised of 30 B-channels. When a trunk group is
administered to support H12, the trunk/hunt algorithm to satisfy a call
requiring 1920-kbps bandwidth uses a fixed allocation scheme. Default
is n.
■ NxDS0 — Enter y to specify the “N by DS-zero” multi-rate service. Default
is n.
■ Contiguous? — Specifies whether or not to hunt contiguous NXDS0
channels. This field only appears if NXDS0 is y.
The trunk/hunt algorithm to satisfy an NXDS0 call is as follows:
— Enter y to specify the “floating” scheme. NXDS0 calls are placed on
a contiguous group of B-channels large enough to satisfy the
requested bandwidth without constraint on the starting channel (no
fixed starting point trunk).
NOTE:
H0 and NXDS0 “floating” scheme cannot both be y.
Implementation notes
This field is unique to the ISDN-PRI Trunk Group Member Assignment form.
NOTE:
When supporting DCS, Member Number Assignments must be the same
between nodes (Member #1 must be Member #1 at the far-end trunk
group).
For BX.25 signaling, Trunk Group numbers must be the same between
nodes (trunk group 1 must be trunk group 1 at the far-end).
The trunk access code (TAC) must be less than four digits.
The total number of pages, and the first page of Group Member
Assignments, will vary depending on whether the CBC and Wideband
Support pages display.
An incoming PCOL call rings all voice terminals assigned the feature (ringing can
be either audible or silent, depending on administration). The PCOL button status
lamp flashes even if all call appearances at the voice terminal are active. If a call
appearance is idle, the status lamp associated with that appearance also
flashes.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the PCOL trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
Hardware requirements
Requires a port on a TN747B Central Office Trunk circuit pack for each CO, FX,
or WATS trunk assigned as a PCOL.
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Required forms
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’ on
page 7-115.
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PERSONAL CO LINE GROUP
Group Number: 1 Group Type: co CDR Reports: y
Group Name: OUTSIDE CALL Coverage Path: ____ TAC: ___
Security Code: ____ Outgoing Display? n Data Restriction? n
TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type: ____________ Trunk Direction: two-way
Trunk Port: _______ Disconnect Timing(msec): 500
Trunk Name: __________ Trunk Termination: ______
Outgoing Dial Type: tone Terminal Balanced? n
Prefix-1? y RA Trunk Loss: 0dB
Disconnect Supervision - In? y Call Still Held? n
Answer Supervision Timeout: ___ Receive Answer Supervision? _
Trunk Gain: high Country: 1
Charge Conversion: 1____
Decimal Point: none__
Currency Symbol: ___
Charge Type: units__
Implementation notes
Call Still Held displays when Group Type is co, fx, or wats.
RA Trunk Loss only displays when Terminal Balanced is n.
Prefix-1 and Call Still Held only display when Group Type is co or fx.
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PERSONAL CO LINE GROUP
1: 9:
2: 10:
3: 11:
4: 12:
5: 13:
6: 14:
7: 15:
8: 16:
Implementation note
This is a display-only form. The PCOL trunk groups are assigned on the Station
form. The number of fields displayed varies depending on the DEFINITY ECS
configuration and the amount of system memory available.
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ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
OUTPULSING INFORMATION
PPS: 10 Make(msec): 40 Break(msec): 60 PPM?: y Frequency: 50/12k
Implementation notes
Outgoing Glare Guard and Outgoing End of Dial only display when
Direction is outgoing or two-way.
Considerations
The following features cannot be used with the PCOL feature: ARS, Call
Forwarding All Calls, and Ringback Queuing.
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
Abbreviated Dialing can be used with the PCOL feature. However, the
accessed lists are associated with the individual voice terminals.
■ Auto Hold
Auto Hold does not work between PCOL calls.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
If a user is active on his or her primary extension number on a PCOL call,
bridged call appearances of that extension number cannot be used to
bridge onto the call. The call can only be bridged onto if another voice
terminal is a member of the same PCOL group and has a PCOL button.
■ Call Coverage
AUDIX cannot be in the coverage path of a PCOL group.
■ Hold
When a user, active on a PCOL call, puts the call on Hold, the status lamp
associated with the PCOL button does not track the busy/idle status of the
PCOL.
■ LWC
LWC cannot be used with a PCOL call.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the RLT trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
Hardware requirements
A port is required on a TN722B, TN767, or TN464D circuit pack for each trunk to
be assigned in the Trunk Group. A TN722B or TN767 provides 24 ports, and a
TN464D provides 24 or 32 ports.
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’.
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TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type (in/out): ____________ Incoming Rotary Timeout(sec): 5_
Outgoing Dial Type: tone_____ Incoming Dial Type: tone_____
Implementation notes
When the Trunk Signaling Type is dis, the valid values are immed and
disc:
When the Trunk Signaling Type is cont, the valid values are:
NOTE:
For “immed/immed” trunks (on incoming trunks), the far-end switch
seizes the trunk and then sends digits without waiting for
acknowledgment from the receiving switch. When heavily loaded,
the receiving switch may incur a short delay in attaching a
Touch-Tone Receiver to this call and, therefore, cause it to lose
digits. Using wink-start trunks or increasing the dial-guard timer
value on the far-end switch avoids this problem.
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TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
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TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Disconnect(msec): 500
Incoming Dial Guard(msec): 70 Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
Incoming Partial Dial (sec): 18
Outgoing Rotary Dial Interdigit(msec): 800_
Outgoing End of Dial(sec): 10 Outgoing Seizure Response(sec): 5
Programmed Dial Pause(msec): 1500 Disconnect Signal Error(sec): 240
Incoming Incomplete Dial Alarm(sec): 255
END TO END SIGNALING
Tone (msec): 350 Pause (msec): 150
OUTPULSING TIMING
PPS: 10 Make (msec): 40 Break (msec): 60
Implementation notes
NOTE:
TN760Dv15 (or later) ports used in a Release Link Trunk group will have
their incoming and outgoing disconnect timer value internally forced to 280
ms. All other ports in the group that take administrable timers will receive
the value administered in this field. All other ports in the group that do not
take administrable timers will have their disconnect timing forced to 280
ms.
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ATMS THRESHOLDS
TTL Type: 105-w-rl______ Far End Test No: _______________
TTL Vendor: _____________________ TTL Contact: ________________________
Trunk Vendor: ____________ Trunk Contact: ________________________
Trunk Length: ____
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Tandem trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (’ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
Hardware requirements
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’ on
page 7-115.
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TRUNK GROUP
BCC: _
TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type (in/out): ____________ Incoming Rotary Timeout(sec): 5_
Outgoing Dial Type: tone_____ Incoming Dial Type: tone_____
Disconnect Timing(msec): 500_
Digit Treatment: __________ Digits: ____
Sig Bit Inversion: none
Terminal Balanced? n RA Trunk Loss: 0db
Incoming Dial Tone? y Sig Bit Inversion: none
Bit Rate: 1200 Synchronization: _____ Duplex: full
Disconnect Supervision - In? y Out? n
Answer Supervision Timeout: 0__ Receive Answer Supervision? y
Implementation notes
BCC displays when Comm Type is avd, or when ISDN-PRI is optioned for on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form and Comm Type is avd, rbavd, or
data.
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TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Incoming Tone (DTMF) ANI? y Per Call CPN Blocking Code: ___
Per Call CPN Unblocking Code: ___
The definition of the following field is unique to the Tandem trunk group form.
■ Hop Dgt — The Tandem Hop Limitation feature provides a counter that
reflects the number of switches (i.e., the number of hops) that a call has
gone through; the counter is incremented as a call leaves DEFINITY ECS
using tandem facilities. Enter y if you want the Tandem Hop Limitation
feature applied to this trunk group; enter n (default) if you do not.
NOTE:
Never use Tandem-tie trunks to transport UDP numbers (the Hop
count will not be recognized as such following the extension
received at the receiving switch).
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TRUNK GROUP
ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Disconnect(msec): 500
Incoming Dial Guard(msec): 70 Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
OUTPULSING TIMING
PPS: 10 Make (msec): 40 Break (msec): 60
Implementation notes
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ATMS THRESHOLDS
TTL Type: 105-w-rl______ Far End Test No: _______________
TTL Vendor: _____________________ TTL Contact: ________________________
Trunk Vendor: ____________ Trunk Contact: ________________________
Trunk Length: ____
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
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TRUNK GROUP
Administered Members(min/max): xxx/yyy
Total Administered Members: xxx
GROUP MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Port Code Sfx Name Night Mode Type Ans Delay
1: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
2: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
3: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
4: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
5: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
6: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
7: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
8: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
9: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
10: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
11: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
12: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
13: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
14: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
15: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Tie trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
Hardware requirements
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’.
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TRUNK GROUP
BCC: 0
TRUNK PARAMETERS
Trunk Type (in/out): ____________ Incoming Rotary Timeout(sec): 5_
Outgoing Dial Type: tone_____ Incoming Dial Type: tone_____
Disconnect Timing(msec): 500_
Digit Treatment: __________ Digits: ____
Sig Bit Inversion: none
Terminal Balanced? n RA Trunk Loss: 0db
Incoming Dial Tone? y
Bit Rate: 1200 Synchronization: _____ Duplex: full
Disconnect Supervision - In? y Out? n
Answer Supervision Timeout: 0__ Receive Answer Supervision? y
NOTE:
The value administered is not saved when the form is submitted
unless one or more trunk members are administered.
Implementation notes
BCC displays when the Comm Type is avd or when ISDN-PRI is optioned on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form and Comm Type is avd, rbavd, or
data.
Trunk Type, Outgoing Dial Type, Incoming Dial Type, and Receive
Answer Supervision do not display if Trunk Signaling Type is tge, tgi or
tgu.
Line Length only displays if Trunk Signaling Type is tge, tgi or tgu.
NOTE:
For “immed/immed” trunks (on incoming trunks), the far-end switch seizes
the trunk and then sends digits without waiting for acknowledgment from
the receiving switch. When heavily loaded, the receiving switch may incur a
short delay in attaching a Touch Tone Receiver to this call and, therefore,
cause it to lose digits. Using wink-start trunks or increasing the dial-guard
timer value on the far-end switch avoids this problem.
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TRUNK GROUP
TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Internal Alert: n Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Incoming Tone (DTMF) ANI? y Per Call CPN Blocking Code: ___
Connected to CO? n Per Call CPN Unblocking Code: ___
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ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
Incoming Disconnect(msec): 500 Outgoing Disconnect(msec): 500
Incoming Dial Guard(msec): 70 Outgoing Dial Guard(msec): 1600
Incoming Glare Guard(msec): 1500 Outgoing Glare Guard(msec): 1500
Incoming Partial Dial(sec): 18
Outgoing Rotary Dial Interdigit(msec): 800_
Outgoing End of Dial (sec): 10 Outgoing Seizure Response (sec): 5
Programmed Dial Pause (msec): 1500 Disconnect Signal Error(sec): 240
Incoming Incomplete Dial Alarm(sec): 255
OUTPULSING TIMING
PPS: 10 Make (msec): 40 Break (msec): 60
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ADMINISTRABLE TIMERS
OUTPULSING INFORMATION
PPS: 10 Make (msec): 40 Break (msec): 60
Screen 7-94. Administrable Timer for TGE/TGI Type Trunk Group (two-way)
Implementation notes
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ATMS THRESHOLDS
TTL Type: 105-w-rl______ Far End Test No: _______________
TTL Vendor: _____________________ TTL Contact: ________________________
Trunk Vendor: ____________ Trunk Contact: ________________________
Trunk Length: ____
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
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TRUNK GROUP
Administered Members(min/max): xxx/yyy
Total Administered Members: xxx
GROUP MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Port Code Sfx Name Night Mode Type Ans Delay
1: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
2: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
3: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
4: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
5: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
6: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
7: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
8: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
9: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
10: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
11: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
12: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
13: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
14: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
15: _______ _____ _ ___________ _____ ________ _______ ____
Implementation notes
The Type column displays when Trunk Signaling Type is blank or cont. The
Type column does not display if Trunk Signaling Type is dis.
The Ans Delay column displays when Trunk Signaling Type is blank, cont,
or dis.
Mode, Type, and Ans Delay do not display if Trunk Signaling Type is tge,
tgi, or tgu.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the WATS trunk group form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
Hardware requirements
Field descriptions
The fields on the following forms are described in ‘‘Trunk Groups — General’’ on
page 7-115.
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TRUNK FEATURES
ACA Assignment? n Measured: none
Maintenance Tests? y
Data Restriction? n
Implementation notes
OUTPULSING INFORMATION
PPS: 10 Make(msec): 40 Break(msec): 60 PPM? y Frequency: 50/12k
Screen 7-99. Administrable Timers for Ground Start WATS Trunk Group (two-way)
with PPM
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Implementation note
OUTPULSING INFORMATION
PPS: 10 Make(msec): 40 Break(msec): 60 Analog PPM? y
Screen 7-100. Administrable Timers for Loop Start WATS Trunk Group (two-way)
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ATMS THRESHOLDS
TTL Type: 105-w-rl______ Far End Test No: _______________
TTL Vendor: _____________________ TTL Contact: ________________________
Trunk Vendor: ____________ Trunk Contact: ________________________
Trunk Length: ____
MARGINAL UNACCEPTABLE
Min Max Min Max
1004 Hz Loss: -2 21 -2 21
Automatic Routing
8
8
This section contains the following DEFINITY ECS Automatic Routing features.
Automatic Routing forms are located at the end of this chapter.
Feature Page
AAR and ARS 8-3
AAR and ARS Overlap Sending 8-20
AAR and ARS Partitioning 8-21
Facility Restriction Levels and Traveling Class Marks 8-24
Alternate Facility Restriction Levels 8-29
Generalized Route Selection 8-33
Look-Ahead Routing 8-45
Subnet Trunking 8-48
Time of Day Routing 8-50
Form Page
Automatic Routing Forms 8-54
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When you use AAR and ARS, you can also use the following additional features:
■ AAR/ARS Overlap Sending
■ AAR/ARS Partitioning
■ Facility Restriction Levels (FRL) and Traveling Class Marks (TCM)
■ Alternate Facility Restriction Levels (AFRL)
■ Generalized Route Selection (GRS)
■ Look Ahead Routing (LAR)
■ Subnet Trunking
■ Time of Day (TOD) Routing
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AAR
AAR supports private networks. Private network calls originate and terminate at
one or many customer locations without accessing the public network. When you
dial an access code and phone number, AAR selects the most desirable route for
the call and performs any necessary digit conversion. If the first choice is
unavailable, another trunk group, if administered, is chosen automatically.
The numbers you call using AAR are normally private-network numbers.
However, you can call a public-network number, a service code, an international
number, operator access code, or an operator-assisted dialing number. With
AAR and Subnet Trunking, you have a convenient way to place international calls
to frequently-called foreign cities. Such calls route as far as possible over the
private network, and then access the public network. This saves toll charges and
allows you to use your private network as much as possible.
Certain domestic calls may reach a point on a private network where they can
route no further because tie trunks to the next switch are unavailable. In this
case, subnet trunking can delete the location code and insert the appropriate
public-network code. Calls of this type route off of the private network to a central
office (CO). The CO may be connected to either a private-network tandem or
main switch. Toll charges, if any, are from the final ETN switch to the destination.
ARS
ARS selects carriers automatically and routes calls inexpensively over the public
network. When there are one or more long-distance carriers or services,
DEFINITY ECS selects the most preferred route for the call. Long-distance
carrier-code dialing may not be required on routes selected by the system. You
assign long-distance carrier-codes and DEFINITY ECS translates them. The
system can insert codes as needed to guarantee automatic carrier selection.
Detailed description
Figure Notes
1. Input from voice terminal, public 7. Terminate call at voice terminal
network trunk, or private network trunk
8. Analyze digits (AAR and ARS
2. Analyze digits to determine address Digit Analysis Tables) and
type (First Digit Table) determine route pattern (Route
Pattern, Node Number Routing,
3. Direct to AAR/ARS
Extended Trunk Access forms)
4. Direct to Uniform Dial Plan (UDP)
9. Select outgoing trunk group and
5. Analyze digits using UDP to determine delete and insert digits
route
10. Output to public network trunk
6. Delete and insert digits (AAR and ARS or private network trunk
Digit Conversion Tables)
Dialing
Automatic routing starts when you dial a feature access code followed by the
number to be called. For AAR, this access code is usually the digit 8. For ARS,
this access code is usually the digit 9 in the US and 0 outside of the US.
As soon as you dial the AAR or ARS access code, the system checks to see if
your voice-terminal extension has been origination restricted or outward
restricted by its assigned Class of Restriction (COR). The system also checks to
see if you have a controlled restriction of either outward or total. If any of these
restrictions exist, intercept treatment is applied to the call. Otherwise, the AAR or
ARS call continues and you can enter the number to be called.
A second dial tone may or may not be heard after the AAR or ARS access code
is dialed, depending on system administration. For more detailed information,
see Expanded Technical Information.
Interdigit timeout
DEFINITY ECS uses a long interdigit timer and a short interdigit timer during the
dialing process. Normally, a long,10-second interdigit timer is used between
each digit. This timer waits for another digit when the digits dialed are not a valid
destination. If this timer runs out, you receive timeout and an intercept tone.
If the digits dialed point to a valid destination, but there is a similar string of digits
that is of different length, the short, 3-second interdigit timer is started.
If dialing does not continue before the timers expire, the system assumes that no
more digits are to follow, and appends # to indicate end of dialing. You also may
override the timer by dialing #. This results in faster call processing.
When no length ambiguity exists and all digits are collected, the call is routed,
and no timer or # is required.
Digit analysis
Digit analysis compares the dialed number (or incoming digit string) with entries
in the AAR or ARS Digit Analysis Table depending on which Dial Access Code
was utilized. When DEFINITY ECS finds a dialed-string entry in the table that
matches the incoming digit string, the AAR or ARS Digit Analysis Table maps the
incoming digit string to a specific route pattern and call type. The selected route
pattern and call type are used to route the call. The AAR or ARS Digit Analysis
Table also shows the minimum and maximum number of digits required for the
analysis of each incoming digit string. Node-number routing can also be
specified on this form.
A dialing pattern can be mapped directly to a specific route pattern and call
type. Or, it can be changed in the AAR or ARS Digit Conversion Table. During
digit conversion, digits may be inserted or deleted from the digit string. For
instance, private network numbers may be converted to other private network
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Digit conversion
When an access code and number are dialed, the dialed string is compared to
entries in the Matching Pattern field of the ARS or AAR Digit Conversion
Table. If all or part of the dialed string matches one of the Matching Patterns, the
matching part of the dialed string is replaced by a new number from the
Replacement String field. This new number then is used to route the call. The
new number is analyzed using the AAR or ARS Digit Analysis Table or is routed
directly to an extension. An intercept tone is supplied if a match is not found or if
the call fails to route.
Review the following examples. These conditions are assumed for the examples:
ARS Access Code = 9, AAR Access Code = 8, Home RNX (Private Network
Office Code) = 222, Prefix 1 is required on all long-distance DDD calls, Dashes
(-) shown in Table 8-1 are for readability only. The dialed digits are mapped to the
matching pattern that most closely matches the dialed number.
Example:
If the dialed string is 957-1234 and matching patterns 957-1 and 957-123 are in
the table, the match is on pattern 957-123. The call is routed as dialed.
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DDD call to 9-1-303-538-1345 1-303-538 362 362-1345 Call routes via AAR for
ETN RNX 362
Route pattern
DEFINITY ECS selects a route pattern for a call as a result of the digit analysis
performed on the number dialed. The AAR or ARS Digit Analysis Table analyzes
up to 28 digits. An RHNPA Table is used to screen 3 additional digits after an
area code. A route pattern is a sequence of trunk groups that are used to route
the call. (More than one combination of dialed digits can point to the same route
pattern.)
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You relate a Dialed String (number dialed) to a Rte Pat (route pattern) on the AAR
or ARS Digit Analysis Table. You set up the Rte Pat on the Route Pattern form.
Usually, you arrange the trunk groups in a route pattern by preference. The least
expensive route pattern is generally the preferred route. To select a route pattern,
DEFINITY ECS considers preference order and FRL compatibility.
When AAR and ARS route calls over ISDN trunk groups, overlap sending can be
administered. This allows you to send and receive digits one digit at a time
instead of enbloc (digits are not sent until the entire group of digits is received).
In countries with complex public-network numbering plans, this decreases call
setup time significantly. When overlap receiving is enabled, this is especially
significant for tandemed calls.
If AAR routes the call to another switch over a trunk with ISDN overlap sending,
the system seizes the outgoing ISDN trunk and starts sending digits while
DEFINITY ECS continues to collect (receive) the remaining incoming digits. After
receiving the number of digits administered in the Max. digit field of the AAR Digit
Conversion Table (or a timeout), the system sends an end-of-dial signal
backward to the originating switch. With overlap sending, it also is no longer
necessary to enter # to indicate end of dialing. Additional information is provided
in the section on Overlap Sending.
The following paragraphs contain further information about AAR dialing and
translations, ARS dialing and translations, and trunking facilities.
AAR dialing
Typically, AAR simplifies dialing. You dial the AAR access code (normally 8)
followed by a private network or public network number. AAR selects the route
and performs whatever digit manipulation is necessary. In addition, AAR selects
the most cost-effective public-network or private-network route. If the first-choice
preference is not available, another preference is chosen automatically. For
outgoing ISDN calls, route selection is dependent on Bearer Capability Class
(BCC), Facility Restriction Level (FRL), and type of facility.
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AAR allows you to dial a private network number to reach a specific public
network. The call can be routed via a private network to an appropriate exit point,
where digit insertion is used for conversion to the appropriate access code,
country code, city code, and exchange.
You can administer DEFINITY ECS to include RN, RNX, and RXX dial plans,
where R = 2 to 9, N = 2 to 9, and X = 0 to 9 (and any other forms). See the
following table for default translations associated with AAR Digit Analysis.
Total Digits
Dialed String Min. Max. Call Type
2 7 7 aar
3 7 7 aar
4 7 7 aar
5 7 7 aar
6 7 7 aar
7 7 7 aar
8 7 7 aar
9 7 7 aar
ARS dialing
You can administer DEFINITY ECS to recognize different types of dialing patterns
on outgoing calls and route the call accordingly. The following dialing patterns
are supported.
■ Operator Assistance Calls — The first digit following the ARS access
code is a 0. If a 0 is dialed by itself to access an operator, a special
interdigit timeout occurs, the route for dial 0 calls is selected and a 0# is
outpulsed. If the user dials another 0, the route for 00 is selected, and a
00# is outpulsed. The call is routed to the toll operator (if one exists)
instead of the local operator in this case.
■ DDD Calls with Prefix Digit 1 Required — The Pfx Mrk (Prefix Mark)
field (on the Route Pattern form) is administered as follows for each of the
6 possible routing choices on the form:
The digit 1 may or may not be required at the public network office to
which the call is routing. (If 1 is dialed on 7-digit calls at a stand-alone
system (non-ETN), the 1 is outpulsed by the system.) In the other cases,
the 1 outpulsing requirements are indicated in the system. Since any given
call may have a choice of routes, some of which may require a 1 and some
of which may not, this indication is associated with each route. Five
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NOTE:
This capability is required, for example, when routing ISDN calls to
an Lucent Technologies 4ESS. If the prefix digit 1 were not
suppressed, then the 4ESS would reach calls.
■ DDD Calls with Prefix Digit 1 Not Required — The first digit of a
long-distance call following the ARS access code may or may not be a 1
(dialing the 1 prefix before a 10-digit call is optional). In systems where the
1 prefix is dialed (even though not required), the prefix is ignored if no
match is found with the “1” included. The default ARS translations include
entries starting with “1.”
■ Operator Assisted and International Calls — The first digits following
the ARS access code are a 0 (operator), 00 (toll operator), and optionally
followed by a 10-digit DDD number, or by 01 or 010 (international
operator) for international dialing and optionally followed by international
destination address digits. Because of the variable number of digits
required for these calls, an interdigit timeout is used to recognize end of
dialing.
■ International Direct Distance Dialing — An international telephone
number consists of a country code (CC) plus the national number (NN).
The NN is simply the number used when calling within the country. In the
North American Numbering Plan (NANP), NN is a 10-digit address. In the
NANP, special prefix codes alert DEFINITY ECS that an international
number is being dialed. These codes are outlined as follows:
— 011 — Indicates that the caller is making a station paid direct
international call and CC plus NN digits follow. The term IDDD
(International Direct Distance Dialing) is normally associated with
011 plus (011+) station calls.
— 01 — Indicates that the caller desires operator assistance in an
international call, such as person-to-person, credit card, collect
call, and so on, and CC and NN digits follow. The term ICDOS
(International Customer-Dialed and Operator-Serviced) reflects the
nature of 01+ dialing options.
A 01+ (ICDOS) call is similar to 0+ or 00+ (operator-assisted North
American Network) call, whereas a 011+ (IDDD) call is similar to a
1+ call.
■ Special Service Codes — The first digit following the ARS Access Code
is a special system or service code. In North America, such codes consist
of only three digits in the form N11 (where N = 2 to 9) with or without
dialing the “1” prefix digit. These are recognized as complete addresses,
and even if no further digits are dialed, are routed to the appropriate
facility. The interdigit timeout determines whether the call is a 3- or 7-digit
call. For example, if the user dials 911, the call routes to the police or
emergency operator, and if the user dials 811-XXXX, the call is translated
as a 7-digit call for the repair bureau corresponding to the last 4 digits
(811 is a service code for repair).
■ Call Dialed with Inter-Exchange Carrier (IXC) Access — The IXC Code,
if dialed, is comprised of the first digits following the ARS Access Code,
usually a 5- or 7-digit IXC code. IXC codes are defined in the
Inter-Exchange Carrier Codes form on page 5-177. DEFINITY ECS
decides the number of digits to collect based on the digits following the
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code. The IXC code may be followed by a DDD or IDDD number. This
gives you control over which carriers or which facilities are used for routing
the call. The call may be routed based on administration of the IXC code in
the ARS Digit Analysis Table.
DEFINITY ECS supports three general IXC access arrangements that are
commonly referred to as Feature Group A, B, and D (FG A, FG B, FG D).
From a caller’s perspective, the major differences between use of the
various groups are:
— To select an IXC, FG A and FG B require the dialing of 7 digits
(NXX-XXXX or 950-0/1XXX, respectively) but FG D requires just 5
digits (10XXX).
— Single-stage dialing is supported for FG D, but FG A and FG B
require 2-stage dialing. (Two-stage dialing means that there is a
pause for dial tone between the 2 groups of dialed digits.) FG A
and FG B calls are analyzed and routed just like normal calls.
— No customer identification digits are required for FG D.
— A touch-tone telephone is required to enter a Personal Identification
Number code when using FG A or FG B. (These digits are not
collected or analyzed by the switch.) A dial pulse or touch-tone
telephone may be used with FG D.
See Table 8-3 for default translations associated with ARS digit analysis.
Trunking facilities
An ETN consists of tandem switches, the intertandem tie trunks that interconnect
them, the access- or bypass-tie trunks from a tandem switch to a main switch,
and the capability to control call routing over these facilities. Within an ETN, each
switching facility is identified by a unique private-network office code.
Private-network office codes may be 1–8 digits.
Traveling Class Marks (TCM) are appended to AAR and ARS numbers outpulsed
on ETNs. Remember, TCMs represent the caller’s FRL or the FRL of the caller’s
access trunk group. Access trunks are used to connect a subtending main
switch to a tandem node. Tie trunks are used to interconnect a satellite or
tributary and the homing main switch. An ETN tandem node can, however,
directly access main and tributary switches that are homed on another tandem
node using bypass-access trunks.
Considerations
■ ARS and AAR can access the same trunk groups and share the same
route patterns, toll lists, and RHNPA tables. ARS calls can be converted to
AAR calls and vice-versa.
■ Internal memory resources used for digit analysis are shared by ARS and
AAR Digit Conversion and Toll Analysis. The Percent Full field on the ARS
Digit Analysis and AAR Digit Analysis screens indicates how many of
these resources are used for both AAR and ARS.
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
FRL checking is bypassed on ARS and AAR calls made via a privileged
Abbreviated Dialing Group List.
■ Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access
Attendant control of a trunk group, in effect, removes the trunk group from
the route pattern. ARS and AAR do not access controlled trunk groups.
■ CAS
A CAS Attendant can extend a call out of a branch switch using ARS and
AAR. When you dial the feature access code and number, the call is
routed according to the AAR and ARS administration at the branch switch.
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■ CDR
— A CDR account code may be required for an AAR call if it crosses
over and becomes an ARS call.
— An ARS or AAR call using a trunk group marked for CDR is
indicated by the dialed access code and by a condition code. It is
possible to record either the dialed number or the outpulsed
number. If the dialed number is recorded, subnet trunking does not
affect CDR.
— Outpulsed digits can be recorded.
— If CDR generation is administered for a trunk group assigned to a
route pattern, data is collected for all calls routed through the trunk
group.
— If a CDR account code is to be dialed with an ARS or AAR call, it
must be dialed before the ARS or AAR access code is dialed.
■ Controlled Restriction, Origination Restriction, and Outward Restriction
These features prohibit access to ARS and AAR.
■ Forced Entry of Account Codes
Prefix marks and other digits inserted from route patterns are not used to
determine whether a call is a toll call. See Forced Entry of Account Codes
below for more information.
■ ISDN-BRI Stations
An ISDN-BRI station does not recognize the conference or transfer
buttons until a call is ready to be routed. For calls that require an interdigit
timeout, you must delay dialing for 3 seconds or dial a # to indicate that
the call is ready to be routed. The routing operation is completed by the
switch and then the ISDN-BRI station recognizes the conference or
transfer buttons.
■ Miscellaneous Trunk Restrictions
Miscellaneous Restrictions are not checked on ARS and AAR calls.
■ Personal Central Office Line (PCOL) Trunk
A PCOL trunk group cannot be assigned to a route pattern.
■ Ringback Queuing
— Ringback Queuing can be used on ARS and AAR calls when they
originate at a switch that provides the queuing. Incoming tie trunk
calls do not queue on an outgoing trunk group.
— Ringback Queuing is activated automatically when you have an
Automatic Callback button, make an ARS or AAR call, and all trunks
are busy.
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■ Toll Restriction
Toll Restriction is checked if calls are dialed as ARS calls; it is not checked
on AAR calls even if they digit convert to ARS calls.
■ Voice Terminal Display
— The voice terminal display shows the dialed digits (not outpulsed
digits) on AAR and ARS calls and then may change to the name of
the trunk group.
— On ARS calls, the called party shown on the display is that of the
trunk group actually used. The Miscellaneous Call Identification
field on the display shows ARS. By administering trunk groups, you
can replace the dialed digits with the name of the trunk group and
trunk access code (TAC).
— Outgoing AAR calls display the trunk name and TAC.
— An ISDN-BRI station may format these display fields differently, and
the timing of display updates may be different.
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If AAR or ARS determines that the call is to be routed to another switch over a
trunk with ISDN overlap sending, the system seizes the outgoing ISDN trunk and
starts sending digits while DEFINITY ECS continues to collect (receive) the
remaining incoming digits. After receiving the number of digits administered in
the Max field of the AAR or ARS Digit Analysis form (or a timeout), the system
sends an end-of-dial signal backward to the originating switch. It is no longer
necessary to enter # to indicate end of dialing.
Required forms
User groups share the same Partition Group Number (PGN). The PGN is not a
restriction; it indicates the choice of routing tables used on a particular call. Each
Class of Restriction (COR) is assigned a specific PGN or Time of Day
specification. Different CORs may be assigned the same PGN.
Required forms
Detailed description
This feature allows you to divide users into groups and restrict or allow different
access to facilities depending upon the group. In motels, for instance, AAR and
ARS Partitioning allows you to group employees and guests and give them
different access to facilities. When a guest places an interstate call, the guest
user-group’s ARS tables can route the call to a telephone-billing information
system that bills back or allocates long-distance charges. A similar call placed
by an employee can route over a direct-distance dialing (DDD) trunk.
All partitioned user groups share the same pool of route patterns. The translation
tables that specify the route-pattern number are unique for each partitioned user
group. Route patterns may be shared among the user groups or may be
dedicated to a particular user group. Once you activate AAR or ARS and dial
enough digits for the system to search for the route pattern, the PGN of the
caller’s COR is used to select the table to look up the route pattern.
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Considerations
Interactions
FRLs and TCMs provide up to 8 levels of restriction for users of AAR and ARS.
Required forms
NOTE:
FRLs are important to system security. Assign the most restrictive (7) FRL
consistent with the FRLs to be used on the COR form and the least
restrictive (0) FRL on the Route Pattern form in order to help prevent
unauthorized use of system features.
Detailed description
FRLs and TCMs are transparent to the user. The appropriate values are
predetermined and programmed into the system. Dialing procedures are
unaffected.
Call routing for each call is determined by the dialed area code or office code
(either public or private network) or by the administered dial string. Analysis of
the called number yields a route pattern. More than one dialed string can point to
the same pattern. Each route preference includes:
■ Trunk group number
■ Minimum FRL required to access the trunk group
Each facility, such as a trunk or voice terminal, that is capable of originating a call
also has an associated FRL. Whether a call is allowed or not depends on 2
things: compatibility between FRLs and availability of an idle trunk.
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If the trunk group selected for a call is an intertandem tie-trunk group, then a
TCM is outpulsed as the last digit. A TCM is equivalent to the originating-side
FRL. At the next tandem switch, compatibility and availability checking are done,
as before. In this case, the FRL assigned to the incoming intertandem tie-trunk
group is used as the originating-side FRL (to compare with the minimum FRL). If
it is sufficient, then the call continues and no comparison between the TCM and
minimum FRL is made. If it is not sufficient, then the TCM is compared with the
minimum FRL to see if the call is allowed to continue. If this fails to yield a route
and if the TCM is higher than the tie-trunk FRL, then the TCM is used in another
attempt to complete the call.
Call-originating facilities
At a switch serving as the call-origination point, any of the following can be the
originator of an ARS or AAR call:
■ Voice terminal
■ Remote Access user
■ Attendant
■ Incoming tie-trunk group from a subtending location
■ Data terminal capable of keyboard dialing
At a tandem switch, either of the following can be the originator of an ARS or AAR
call:
■ Incoming intertandem tie-trunk group
■ Incoming access tie-trunk group — links a remote main switch to a
tandem switch
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Each of these facilities is assigned an FRL via an associated COR, either directly
or indirectly.
Voice terminals and all incoming tie-trunk groups use the FRL within the assigned
COR. Attendants use the FRL within the COR assigned to the attendant group for
extended calls. If Individual Attendant Access is assigned, the individual
attendant’s COR FRL is used. Data terminals use the FRL within the COR
assigned to the associated data module.
Remote Access can be accessed via the following trunk groups: DID, ISDN, tie,
dedicated CO, 800-service, or dedicated FX. The applicable originating FRL is
contained in the COR assigned to the dialed barrier code. If a barrier code is not
required on remote access calls, the applicable FRL is the default (none).
Each of these outgoing trunk groups has an assigned COR that contains an FRL.
However, this FRL is never used. Terminating-side FRLs are assigned in the route
pattern, not to the outgoing trunk group.
Considerations
■ FRLs restrict certain users from placing selected calls while allowing other
users to place the same calls.
■ A COR is assigned to each trunk group. If the COR specifies an FRL, the
FRL is ignored. The minimum FRL specified in the route pattern is the only
FRL used on the terminating side of the call.
■ On attendant-extended calls, the attendant-group FRL is used rather than
the FRL of the calling party.
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The following guidelines and examples illustrate some practical aspects of FRLs.
FRLs on the terminating end of a call are not checked unless the terminating
facility is a trunk group in a route pattern. This simplifies assignments. At each
switch, the trunk groups available to handle a given AAR or ARS call can be
listed in any order within the route pattern. Access to each listed trunk group
must be determined via an FRL. On a scale of 0–7, the relative value is
determined and assigned. Decisions are normally based on the cost, or
appropriateness, of using the facility. The same FRL value can be assigned to
more than one trunk group if there is no reason to prefer one trunk group over
another.
If some users within the system are not allowed to make outside calls, use some
value other than 0 for the first-choice route. Then assign these users an FRL of 0
to deny access to any trunk group, because all trunk-group FRLs are greater
than 0.
Each route pattern must be individually constructed. The same trunk group can
be used in more than one pattern. The associated FRL is assigned within the
pattern and is not associated with the trunk group itself. The same trunk group
can have a different FRL in a different pattern.
Be consistent in FRL assignments. Do not use a range of 0–5 in one pattern and
2–7 in another pattern if all users can access the first-choice route. Admittedly,
the trunk group with an FRL of 2 may be more expensive than the trunk group
with an FRL of 0, but there is no reason to assign 2 to a trunk group that everyone
can access. For ease of assignments, always use 0 for such a trunk group.
Establish COR for each FRL in a route pattern. Assign the appropriate COR to
users who can access the routes restricted by the FRL. For example, a middle
executive might be able to access all routes with an FRL of 5 or lower, whereas
the president can access all routes. In this case, the executive is assigned a
COR with an FRL of 5 and the president is assigned a COR with an FRL of 7.
Remote access users can access system features and services the same as an
on-premises user. FRL assignment is via remote-access barrier codes. Up to 10
barrier codes, each with its own COR (and FRL), can be assigned. Although the
COR defines other restrictions, 10 barrier codes are enough to provide a range of
FRL assignments. Assign barrier code FRLs as if the user were on-premises. The
simplest way to assign these FRLs is to duplicate the on-premises FRLs, then
relate the appropriate barrier code to users who need remote access.
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Interactions
! CAUTION:
AFRL impacts AAR and ARS call routing because it may change the routing
preferences. Using AFRL on tandem and tie-trunk applications affects
entire networks. Calls that may be part of a cross-country private network
may be blocked.
Required forms
Detailed description
AFRLs affect two types of users: the attendant or System Administrator (who
enables and disables the AFRL feature) and a voice-terminal user (who places
outgoing trunk calls).
Attendant perspective
You can administer an ALT-FRL button to any attendant console or any station.
Pressing the ALT-FRL button activates or deactivates AFRL. Pressing the ALT-FRL
button on any console or station may affect the status of other buttons.
When AFRL is activate, the user may notice a sudden change in calling
privileges. For example, the user may have been able to make long-distance
calls but AFRL (which have been administered to add restrictions to the calling
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parties) can no longer do so. When AFRL is active, you can be any one of 3 types
of alterable FRL entities:
■ An originating line
■ An originating trunk (for example, an incoming trunk call)
■ A dialed authorization code
Terminal-user perspective
If you use AFRL to restrict calling at certain hours, make sure that users know
about those restrictions.
If AFRLs are active, the FRL associated with the incoming trunk group is set to a
new FRL. If after doing so, the originator is blocked from the trunk facility due to
insufficient FRL, the TCM, if any, is used. The TCM, which is in reality just another
FRL, is also set to a new FRL value. Therefore, the TCM information recorded in
the billing data (CDR) is the AFRL value, not the original TCM.
Due to the application of AFRL on tandem and tie trunk applications, entire
networks can be affected by the application of the AFRL feature. Use caution to
engineer AFRLs as now calls that may be part of a cross-country switch network
and that may be blocked from completion due to the engineering of a restrictive
AFRL arrangement.
Considerations
■ Consider the impact on your operations when there are sudden changes
in the calling privileges of your system users. Consider announcing
changes and preparing your telecommunications department to handle
inquiries.
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The following examples should help you understand AFRLs and should illustrate
some of their practical aspects.
AFRL mapping
FRLs are used to determine the privileges that an originating party can have
when making an outgoing trunk call. This party can be either a line or a trunk. An
FRL is assigned to each device and/or device group through its associate COR.
When a device originates an outgoing trunk call, its FRL is compared to the FRL
of either the terminating trunk group or (for AAR or ARS) the preference. If the
FRL of the originator is greater than or equal to the terminating FRL, the call
proceeds. Otherwise, the call is blocked. FRLs restrict outgoing calls by
destination, by time of day, or by facility problem (such as trunk outages).
For example, a technician could remap FRLs less than 3 to 3 and FRLs greater
than 3 to 7. Any attendant or station with an AFRL button can control whether the
original FRL or the AFRL is used.
Authorization codes
Authorization codes prevent unauthorized access to various facilities. You can
use them, for example, to restrict access to certain trunk groups or to remote
access trunk groups. When a user dials an authorization code, it is validated by
the system. If it is not valid, the call routes to an assignable intercept. If the code
is valid, the system determines an associated COR. This COR has an FRL
associated with it. If AFRL is activated, it is the AFRL level and not the FRL that is
used in mapping the AFRL.
For example, a user whose FRL is 1 attempts a toll call. AFRL is active and maps
as shown in Figure 8-2 (that is, FRL =1 maps to AFRL=3). The desired trunk has
an FRL of 7, and so the user is blocked. If Authorization Codes are enabled, the
user is prompted to dial an authorization code to obtain greater calling privileges.
As shown in Figure 8-2, an Auth Code set to1234567 has a COR set to 3 and,
therefore, an FRL set to 5. This is still not high enough to permit access to the
desired trunk except when the user presses the active AFRL button. Then the
AFRL feature is active and maps the FRL of 5 to 7, thus allowing the call to
complete.
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Authorization code to COR Table COR to FRL Table FRL to AFRL Table
Authorization Code COR COR FRL FRL AFRL
1234567 3 1 1 0 3
1234568 2 2 3 1 3
1234569 3 3 5 2 3
2222222 3 4 7 3 3
4 7
Originator COR is 1
5 7
Trunk Desired COR is 4
6 7
7 7
Interactions
■ AAR/ARS
ARFL can change route preferences and affect the cost of usage-sensitive
calls.
■ Facility Restriction Levels and Traveling Class Marks
AFRL sets up alternate levels to those normally provided by FRL.
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GRS is a capability built onto the AAR and ARS features. In AAR or ARS, routing
is based on the dialed number, the FRL of the caller, the partition group number,
and the time of day. GRS provides additional parameters in the routing decision.
It enhances AAR and ARS and maximizes the chance of using the right facility to
route the call. Also, if an endpoint incompatibility exists, it provides a conversion
resource (such as a modem from a modem pool) to attempt to match the right
facility with the right endpoint.
Required forms
Detailed description
GRS allows customers to use separate routes for voice and data calls. For data
calls, DEFINITY ECS distinguishes between restricted and unrestricted digital
transmissions. This allows the switch to route data calls onto the appropriate
facilities. With GRS, you can integrate voice and data on the same trunk group.
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GRS allows the system to use the ISDN Call-by-Call Service Selection feature to
access public network services. It also provides interworking between ISDN and
non-ISDN entities.
ISDN interworking is the mixture of ISDN trunks and non-ISDN trunks in a call. A
mixture of these signaling procedures is required to provide end-to-end
connectivity when different type trunking facilities are used.
ISDN services add 5 routing parameters that are specified on each trunk group
preference of the route pattern. These parameters are:
■ Bearer Capability Class (BCC) — Identifies the type of call, such as voice
calls and different types of data calls. For all trunk groups, the BCC is
checked to see if the route selected is compatible.
■ Information Transfer Capability (ITC) — Identifies the type of data
transmission (restricted, unrestricted, or both). For all trunk groups, the
ITC is checked to see if the route selected is compatible.
■ Network Specific Facility — Identifies the services and features to be used
to complete a call.
■ Band — Identifies the OUTWATS band (US only). WATS is a voice-grade
service providing both voice and low-speed data transmission calls to
defined areas (bands) for a flat rate charge.
■ Inter-Exchange Carrier (IXC) — Identifies the specific common carrier,
such as AT&T, to be used for a call.
In GRS, there are 5 BCCs. Customers may specify routing for each BCC
according to their particular transmission needs. See the Expanded Technical
Information portion of this section for more information on BCCs and ISDN BCC
Parameters.
BCCs
BCCs are the mechanisms by which specialized routing is provided for the
various type data calls and voice calls. Each trunk group preference in the AAR
or ARS route patterns contains a BCC parameter. When a call is originated, a
route is selected based on the BCC of the originating facility. BCCs are used to
classify the type of traffic permitted on this trunk in the outgoing direction. Details
on how a trunk group preference is determined are given in Guidelines and
examples.
The system will determine the originating endpoint’s BCC from one of the
following:
■ For an ISDN-BRI set, the switch determines the BCC by using information
from the Bearer Capability Information Element (IE) and Low-Layer
Compatibility IE in the ISDN SETUP message.
■ For a non-BRI terminal, the switch creates a BCC by using information
about the station administration for the terminal and information obtained
by performing a terminal query.
■ From the administered value of the incoming trunk. For a non-ISDN trunk
group, the switch uses the administered BCC value.
■ From the ISDN bearer capability and low-layer compatibility parameters, if
the call is an ISDN trunk-originated call.
The BCC associated with the routing preference in the route pattern is
administered by the system administrator. More than one BCC can be associated
with each preference and the same facility can appear multiple times in a route
pattern and in multiple route patterns.
The BCC of the originating endpoint (trunk or terminal) is matched with the BCCs
of the routing preferences. An exact match is not always required. The system
determines when conversion/insertion resources must be used to successfully
complete a call via a compatible, but not identical, BCC.
GRS recognizes one or more of 5 BCCs for each trunk group preference in the
route pattern (DCP/DMI mode is explained later). See Table 8-4.
Voice/
Endpoint Data Mode BCC Comments
Voice Terminal Voice 0
Data Line Circuit Pack 2 2
Voice Data Set 2 2
Modular Processor Data Module 0,1,2 1,2,4 See Note
Modular Processor Data 1 1 For ACCUNET
Module-M1 Switched 56
kbps Service
Modular Trunk 2 2
Data Module
Digital Terminal 2 2
Data Module
Voice/
Endpoint Data Mode BCC Comments
510D Personal Terminal 2 2
Digital Communications Protocol 0,2,3 2,3,4 See Note
Interface
7400A Data Module 2 2
3270T Data Module 3 3
3270C Data Module 3 3
3270A Data Module 2,3 2,3 See Note
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DCP/DMI
BCC Type Mode
0 Voice-Grade Data and Voice None
NOTE:
For all endpoints, the switch automatically determines its current operating
mode when the data module originates. Before any call is originated, the
default is Mode 2.
Since call origination from a data module determines the mode used on the
call, you should press the Originate/Disconnect button once after changing
data options. This way, the right mode is sure to be assigned to the next
call.
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With data calls, the switch distinguishes the information transfer capability
(restricted or unrestricted) of the originating data endpoint (trunk or terminal). It
uses the information transfer capability of the data endpoint to route the call to
the appropriate facility. For BRI and PRI originating data endpoints, the
information transfer capability is contained in the ISDN SETUP message. For
non-ISDN data endpoints, the switch uses the information transfer capability
specified by the system administrator. The default for the information transfer
capability of an endpoint is restricted. This can be changed to restricted or
unrestricted for each non-ISDN originating endpoint.
More than one Information Transfer Capability can be supported by one BCC.
See Table 8-5.
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DCP/DMI Information
MODE Transfer Capability BCC Comments
— Speech, 3.1 kHz 0 Used for Voice/ Voice Grade Data.
M1 Unrestricted/ 1 Used for Mode 1 Data (56 kbps).
Restricted Digital
M21 Unrestricted/ 2 Used for Mode 2 Data (async data
Restricted Digital speed up to 19.2 kbps).
M31 Unrestricted/ 3 Used for Mode 3 Data (64 kbps).
Restricted Digital
M0 Unrestricted/ 4 Used for Mode 0 Data2 (64 kbps
Restricted Digital clear channel).
Low-Layer Compatibility
The low-layer compatibility information element provides remote compatibility
checking. This element is used with the bearer capability element and
determines the mode of the originating caller. The low-layer compatibility
information element is optional and sent only in case of data calls.
NOTE:
DCP Mode 0 does not send an LLC IE.
DCP/DMI Mode
The Digital Communications Protocol (DCP) and the Digital Mulitplexed Interface
(DMI) modes are data parameters of the originating data facility. These modes
are not applicable to voice.
The mode values (0, 1, 2, and 3) are administered for data and Alternate
Voice/Date (AVD) non-ISDN trunk groups. These mode values determine the
BCC of the trunk groups.
The BCC for an incoming call from a non-ISDN trunk is determined as follows:
■ If the incoming trunk is a voice trunk, then the BCC is defaulted to 0.
■ If the incoming trunk is a data, AVD, or RBAVD (robbed-bit AVD) trunk,
then the BCC and ITC are administrable.
The AAR/ARS route pattern contains an indication for each trunk group
preference showing which BCC or BCCs can use that trunk group. A trunk group
preference may have more than one BCC.
After matching the BCCs, DEFINITY ECS matches the ITCs. The originator’s ITC
is matched to the route preference ITC.
■ Unrestricted (unre) matches on “unr” or “both”
■ Restricted (rest) matches on “rest” or “both”
NOTE:
ITC matching only applies to data calls (BCC 1 through 4).
When an exact match is not found in any of the route-pattern preferences, calls
are treated as follows:
■ Calls With an Originating BCC of 0
A BCC 0-originated call (such as voice or analog modem) is not denied
routing by GRS, even if the route pattern lacks a preference with BCC 0
set to yes. This allows you to use voice transfer to data when making a
data call, without the need for data preindication.
— If a BCC 0-originated call accesses a route pattern for which there
is no preference for BCC 0 set to yes, then GRS chooses a
preference with BCC 2 set to yes (if one exists).
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■ If an exact match of the originator’s BCC and ITC is found, then that
Bearer Capability is encoded and sent in the ISDN SETUP message to the
far-end. If the call is a data call, the system uses the ITC of the route
pattern to encode the SETUP message as shown in Table 8-7.
1. A voice originated call without data preindication that is routed to a route pattern with data
preferences only.
■ If an exact match is not found, but the call is allowed to proceed, then the
BCC encoded in the SETUP message sent to the far-end is that of the
route pattern.
For example, if a BCC 2 (for example, DTDM) endpoint originates a call
and accesses a pattern that has one preference with only BCC 0 set to
yes, then the switch automatically inserts a modem pool for this call. In
effect, the modem pool is converting BCC 2 to BCC 0. The far-end cannot
distinguish this call from a BCC 0-originated call that has no modem pool
inserted. Therefore, BCC 0 is sent in the SETUP message. This may in turn
determine routing decisions by the far-end. Additional routing decisions
are made as shown in Table 8-8 through Table 8-12.
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P Allow the call and send the originating endpoint’s BCC in the
SETUP message. Use the ITC as shown in Table 8-9
PT Allow the call and send the BCC and ITC chosen from the
route pattern in the SETUP message
PM Insert a pooled modem for the call and send the BCC and
ITC chosen from the route pattern in the SETUP message
If BCC 1, 2, 3, or 4 is chosen from Table 8-8, Table 8-9 is used to determine the
appropriate ITC.
Legend
P Allow the call and send the originating endpoint’s ITC in the
SETUP message
Legend
P Allow the call and send the incoming trunk’s BCC in the
SETUP message. Use the ITC as shown in Table 8-11
PT Allow the call and send the BCC and ITC chosen from the
route pattern in the SETUP message
If BCC 1, 2, 3, or 4 is chosen from Table 8-10, Table 8-11 is used to determine the
appropriate ITC.
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P Allow the call and send the incoming trunk’s ITC in the
SETUP message
The system does not insert pooled modem for any interworking trunk-to-ISDN
trunk calls. The BCC and ITC of an incoming trunk are determined as follows:
■ ISDN Trunk BCC and ITC are in the received SETUP message
■ AVD Trunk BCC and ITC are the BCC and ITC values administered on the
trunk group form
■ RBAVD Trunk BCC and ITC are the BCC and ITC values administered on
the trunk group form
■ Data Trunk BCC and ITC are the BCC and ITC values administered on the
trunk group form
■ Voice Trunk BCC is 0.
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P Allow the call, and (1) if it is a voice originated call, let the
calling user decide whether the terminating endpoint is the
correct endpoint or not based on audible feedback (for
example, data tone), or (2) if it is a data call, the data
handshake procedure will establish or drop the call based
on the compatibility of the endpoints.
NOTE:
The system does not use ITCs when terminating to an endpoint.
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Look-Ahead Routing
Look-Ahead Routing (LAR) provides an efficient way to use trunking facilities. It
allows you to continue to try to reroute an outgoing ISDN call that is not
completing. When DEFINITY ECS receives a cause value that indicates
congestion, LAR tells the system what to do next. For each routing preference,
you can indicate if the next routing preference should be attempted or if the
current routing preference should be attempted a second time. If the second
attempt fails, the next routing preference is attempted.
Required forms
NOTE:
When LAR is used in a mixed network of DEFINITY ECS and pre-DEFINITY
ECS switches, LAR ends at the pre-DEFINITY ECS switch and calls are
rejected the normal way. However, if a LAR-triggering cause value is
passed back in the network to a DEFINITY ECS that is enabled for LAR,
LAR is attempted from that switch again.
Detailed description
LAR can be administered for each ISDN route preference per Pattern Number.
The maximum number of LAR attempts per call per switch is 2 times the number
of route preferences in the route pattern. LAR can be administered at each
intermediate node that the call may be tandemed through to allow all possible
routes to be attempted. You can control LAR by:
■ Administering it on a per route-preference basis
■ Partitioning trunks
■ Limiting the number of hop counts
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LAR activation
LAR is active when a call is rejected with a cause value in the range of #34–#47
and #3 (no route to destination). The range of #34–#47 indicates congestion and
that resources are unavailable. The following cause values activate LAR:
NOTE:
When country code 13, protocol version a, is administered on the DS1
Circuit Pack form, only the cause values #10 and #89 activate LAR.
LAR termination
LAR terminates when:
■ Call is successfully routed
■ Call is rejected with a non-LAR-triggering cause value
■ No further route preference can be used to route the call
LAR measurement
You can measure the number of LAR reroutes that are attempted and successful.
A new form, Measurements LAR Route Pattern, displays LAR measurements for
a particular route pattern. A route pattern must be selected for measurement
before data collection. See DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server
Release 6 System Monitoring and Reporting for more information.
Considerations
Interactions
Subnet Trunking
Subnet Trunking modifies the number you dial so an AAR or ARS call can route
over different trunk groups. These trunk groups frequently terminate in switches
with different dial plans.
Subnet Trunking inserts digits, deletes digits, pauses, and/or waits for dial tone in
digit outpulsing, as required, so calls route:
■ To or through a remote switch
■ Over Tie trunks to a private network switch
■ Over CO trunks to the serving CO
Subnet Trunking is not required on calls terminating directly to a party at the local
switch. AAR handles these calls.
Required forms
An AAR or ARS call may ultimately reach a point where it can no longer route on
a private network. That is, the call reaches a point where another on-network
switch is not available for the call. Assuming the call is not denied at this point, it
routes to one of the following:
■ Directly to a party at the local switch
■ Directly to a WATS serving office
■ Directly to a local CO or a FX CO
needed only if the number is modified or if the call passes through some
intermediate switch.
ARS does not use Subnet Trunking to add or delete an area code; it handles it via
code conversion.
With TOD Routing, you can take advantage of lower calling rates during specific
times of the day and week. In addition, companies with locations in different time
zones can use different locations that have lower rates at different times of the
day or week. This feature is also used to change patterns during the times an
office is closed in order to reduce or eliminate unauthorized calls.
Required forms
■ Time of Day Routing can only be used if AAR and ARS Partitioning and
AAR or ARS are used. Also, it needs to be enabled on the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
Detailed description
TOD Routing uses the Time of Day Plan Number assigned by the COR feature. A
Time of Day Routing Plan can be administered for each of the 8 Time of Day Plan
Numbers. When you make an AAR or ARS call, the call is routed according to the
Time of Day Routing Plan associated with your Time of Day Plan Number.
After a call passes through AAR or ARS Digit Conversion (with no matching
pattern found) and toll analysis allows the call, the Time of Day Plan Number of
the calling party is used to make the choice of an associated Time of Day
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Routing form. A PGN is identified and AAR or ARS Partitioning selects the
specific partition of the AAR or ARS Digit Analysis form and determines how the
call is routed.
When TOD Routing is enabled, it applies to all AAR or ARS outgoing calls: voice
terminals, attendants, data terminals, remote access users, incoming tie trunks,
ISDN-PRI trunks, and trunks used for call forwarding to external numbers.
There is no indication via the management terminal that either type of override is
activate. Also, since these overrides are temporary, they are not saved to
translations.
When Jim comes into work on Monday morning at 8:30 and at that time makes an
ARS call (dials the ARS access code followed by the number of the person he is
calling), the system looks at the Time of Day Plan Number assigned to Jim’s COR
to determine which Time of Day Routing Plan table is used.
Since Jim has a COR of 2 and COR 2 has a Time of Day Plan Number of 3, the
system uses Time of Day Routing Plan 3 to route the call.
According to Time of Day Routing Plan 3, all calls made between 8:00 a.m. and
12:00 p.m. route according to the ARS Digit Analysis Table associated with PGN
2. Therefore, these tables are used to find a route pattern for the call.
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If Jim makes a call between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Monday, the same Time
of Day Routing Plan table (number 3) is used and the call is routed according to
PGN 1. See Screen 8-1.
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Act PGN Act PGN Act PGN Act PGN Act PGN Act
Time # Time # Time # Time # Time # Time
Sun 00:01 1 __:__ _ __:__ _ __:__ _ __:__ _ __:__ _
Mon 00:01 1 __08:__00 _2 __12:__00 _1 __13:__00 _2 __17:__00 _1 __:__ _
Tue 00:01 1 __08:__00 _2 __12:__00 _1 __13:__00 _2 __17:__00 _1 __:__ _
Wed 00:01 1 __08:__00 _2 __12:__00 _1 __13:__00 _2 __17:__00 _1 __:__ _
Thu 00:01 1 __08:__00 _2 __12:__00 _1 __13:__00 _2 __17:__00 _1 __:__ _
Fri 00:01 1 __08:__00 _2 __12:__00 _1 __13:__00 _2 __17:__00 _1 __:__ _
Sat 00:01 1 __:__ _ __:__ _ __:__ _ __:__ _ __:__ _
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
For TOD Routing purposes, a user’s own COR Time of Day Plan Number is
used when accessing an Abbreviated Dialing privileged list. The call is
processed the same as if the call had been dialed directly using AAR or
ARS.
■ Attendant Extended Calls
When an attendant extends a call and that call uses AAR or ARS to
process the call, the call is routed according to the Time of Day Plan
Number of the attendant’s COR.
■ Authorization Codes
If a user’s FRL is changed using an Authorization Code, the COR FRL
associated with the entered Authorization Code is used in route pattern
selection.
■ AAR and ARS
When Time of Day Routing is assigned, all AAR and ARS calls use the
Time of Day Routing Plans for routing calls.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
The COR Time of Day Plan Number of the primary extension applies to
calls originated from a bridged call appearance of the primary extension.
■ Call Detail Recording
Normal CDR records are generated. Information about the Time of Day
Plan Number used to route the call is not provided.
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■ Call Forwarding
If you enable call forwarding and AAR or ARS routes an incoming call to
the forwarded-to number, the COR Time of Day Plan Number of the caller
is used to route the call.
■ DCS
Care should be taken when making Time of Day Routing assignments in a
DCS environment. Depending on a user’s Time of Day Plan Number, a
user may or may not be routed to a DCS trunk group. If a user is not routed
to a DCS trunk group, feature transparency is lost.
When a call routes over a DCS trunk, the switch at the far end routes the
call according to the COR Time of Day Plan Number of the incoming trunk.
■ Individual Attendant Access
When an individual attendant access call is made, the individual
attendant’s COR Time of Day Plan Number is used for routing the call.
■ Remote Access
When an AAR or ARS call is made via remote access, the COR Time of
Day Plan Number of the barrier code and/or authorization code that was
entered is used for routing the call.
■ UDP
The caller’s COR Time of Day Plan Number is used to route UDP calls.
This section contains the forms and associated instructions for implementing
automatic routing. Included are:
■ AAR and ARS Digit Analysis Table
■ AAR and ARS Digit Conversion Table
■ AAR and ARS Route Pattern form
■ ARS Toll Table
■ Remote Home Numbering Plan Area (RHNPA) Table
■ Time of Day Routing Plan
AAR and ARS are implemented using similar forms. When fields and their
definitions are the same, they are not repeated. When they are different, the
difference is noted. Examples of both forms are provided.
NOTE:
For AAR administration, on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form,
either the Private Networking or Uniform Dialing Plan option must be
enabled.
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If RHNPA translations are required for certain dialed strings, enter r1–r32 in the
appropriate Rte Pat field on the AAR or ARS Digit Analysis Table. The RHNPA
Table is used for translating 3-digit codes in the range 000–999. The RHNPA
Table is used typically for the DDD of CO codes in a non-local NPA. For
additional information, see ‘‘RHNPA Table’’ on page 8-76.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the AAR and ARS Digit Analysis Table
form.
1. Some qualifiers are available with R5si and later configurations only.
Brackets [] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ‘) indicate the
text inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated
form of the word may be entered. MAX is the maximum number available
in your system configuration.
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Form Instructions
Dialed Total Rte Call Nd ANI Dialed Total Rte Call Nd ANI
String Mn Mx Pat Type Num Rq String Mn Mx Pat Type Num Rq
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ARS DIGIT ANALYSIS TABLE
Partitioned Group Number: _ Percent Full: ___
Dialed Total Rte Call Nd ANI Dialed Total Rte Call Nd ANI
String Mn Mx Pat Type Num Rq String Mn Mx Pat Type Num Rq
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NOTE:
The user-dialed digits are matched to the Dialed String entry
that most closely matches the dialed number (referred to as the
longest match). For example, if a user dials 297-1234 and the AAR
or ARS Analysis Table has dialed string entries of 297-1 and
297-123, the match is on the 297-123 entry. In addition, an exact
match is made on dialed string entries of the same number of digits
in cases where wildcard characters are used. For example, if 424 is
dialed and the table has dialed string entries of 424 and X24, the
match is on the 424 entry.
An example of dialed string entries and associated Min and Max entries is
provided in the following table. RNXs 200 through 299 can be assigned on
the AAR Analysis Table in the following ways:
■ Min — Enter the minimum number of digits needed to validate and route
the call. Default is blank.
■ Max — Enter the maximum number of digits to collect, between Min and
28. Default is blank.
■ Rte Pat (Route Pattern) — Enter the route pattern number or a pointer to
an associated Remote Home Number Plan Area (RHNPA) form (r1 to r32)
to be used to route the call once all identifying digits have been received,
nod to use node number routing, n/a to indicate that routing is not
applicable to this PGN, den to block the call, or blank (default).
■ Call Type (for AAR only) — Enter aar for regular AAR calls. Enter intl, or
pubu if the administered route pattern contains preferences which are
public network ISDN trunks requiring Type of Number (TON) encodings
"international" or unknown respectively. Enter lev0, lev1, or lev2 or leave
blank (default) to specify Private Numbering Plan (PNP) number formats.
See the ISDN Protocol Table below for the Numbering Plan Identifier (NPI)
and Type of Numbering based on Call Type.
Numbering Type of
Call Type Plan Identifier Numbering
aar E.164(1) national(2)
intl E.164(1) international(1)
pubu E.164(1) unknown(0)
lev0 PNP(9) local(4)
lev1 PNP(9) Regional Level 1(2)
lev2 PNP(9) Regional Level 2(1)
China # 1
Call Type Description Call Type
alrt alerts attendant console for emergency normal
emer emergency call normal
fnpa 10-digit North American Numbering Plan attendant
(NANP) call (11 digits with Prefix Digit "1")
hnpa 7-digit NANP call normal
intl public-network international number toll-auto
China # 1
Call Type Description Call Type
iop international operator attendant
locl public-network local number normal
lpvt local private normal
natl non-NANP normal
npvt national private normal
nsvc national service normal
op operator attendant
pubu public-network number (E.164)-unknown normal
svcl national(2) toll-auto
svct national(2) normal
Total Digits
Dialed String Min. Max. Call Type
2 7 7 aar
3 7 7 aar
4 7 7 aar
5 7 7 aar
6 7 7 aar
7 7 7 aar
8 7 7 aar
9 7 7 aar
NOTE:
Any dialed digit-string not accounted for on the table is considered invalid
and the call is routed to intercept. These default translations are used for
call processing regardless of whether or not AAR or ARS has been
optioned for on the switch.
The translations shown in Table 8-2 appear only once in the switch’s memory but
are displayed in sorted order (including additions) on each of the 8 possible ARS
Digit Analysis Tables.
NOTE:
For service outside of North America, these defaults should be deleted. You
can delete the defaults by entering change ARS analysis 0. Then blank
out all of the Dialed Strings with spaces.
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Total Digits
Dialed Route
String Min. Max. Pattern Call Type
0 1 1 den op
0 8 8 den op
0 11 11 den op
00 2 2 den op
01 9 17 den iop
011 10 18 den intl
10XXX0 6 6 den op
10XXX0 16 16 den op
10XXX01 14 22 den iop
10XXX011 15 23 den intl
1XXX555 11 11 den fnpa
1XXX976 11 11 den fnpa
18000555 11 11 den fnpa
1809 11 11 den fnpa
1900555 11 11 den fnpa
411 3 3 den svc
555 7 7 den hnpa
611 3 3 1 svc
811 3 3 1 svc
911 3 3 1 svc
976 7 7 den hnpa
N 7 7 2 hnpa
1N00 11 11 den fnpa
Total Digits
Dialed Route
String Min. Max. Pattern Call Type
1NX 11 11 den fnpa
Legend:
N - 2 through 9
X - any digit (0 - 9)
den - deny
fnpa - foreign number plan area (10-digit call)
hnpa - home number plan area (7-digit call)
intl - international
iop - international operator
op - operator
svc - service
The form allows for the replacement of all or part of a dialed string with a
modified string and/or change of analysis type. The modified string represents an
alternative equivalent address and results in call analysis according to the
network type. This table is accessed during call-processing.
Digit conversion enhances the capabilities of the AAR and ARS features so that
outgoing public-network calls and private-network calls can be changed to local,
private, or public network destinations. The calls are then analyzed by the UDP,
AAR, or ARS features and routed according to the associated route patterns.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the AAR and ARS Digit Conversion
Table form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
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Form Instructions
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AAR DIGIT CONVERSION TABLE
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ARS DIGIT CONVERSION TABLE
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NOTE:
When the form is accessed via a display or change command, the entries
are sorted separately in the order of the matching pattern. Specific digits
are sorted before the characters “*,” “x,” or “X.”
NOTE:
A blank Replacement String has the effect of just deleting the
leading digits from the dialed string. Because the "#" character in the
Replacement String indicates the end-of-dialing, any digits
dialed after the inserted portion of the string are ignored. Deletion of
digits and blank replacements are used to crossover from ARS to
AAR.
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■ Net — The network in which to analyze the resulting number. Enter ext,
aar, or ars. The resulting digit-string is then analyzed as an extension
number, an AAR address, or an ARS address respectively.
■ Conv — Enter y or n. To allow further conversion enter y.
■ ANI Req — Enter y if ANI is required on incoming R2-MFC or Russian MF
ANI calls. Default is n. This field only applies if the Request Incoming
ANI (non-AAR/ARS) field on the Multifrequency-Signaling-Related
System Parameters form is n.
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The Route Pattern form implements one route pattern. Each route pattern can
contain alternate trunk groups. The maximum number of route patterns and
alternate trunk groups allowed depends on the configuration and memory
available in your system.
The route patterns specified on the Route Pattern form are used by the following
features: AAR, ARS, GRS, and Call-by-Call Service Selection.
Before a call is routed, DEFINITY ECS checks the Facility Restriction Level (FRL)
compatibility to ensure:
■ Calling party’s FRL is greater than or equal to the routing preference’s FRL
■ Calling party’s BCC matches the BCC specified for the routing preference
(ISDN calls only)
■ Facility type is okay for the call type
■ There is an unused circuit (trunk port) available in the selected trunk group
When all checks are complete and compatibility is ensured, digits are outpulsed
over the selected trunk group member.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
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Form Instructions
Grp. FRL NPA Pfx Hop Toll No. Del Inserted IXC
No. Mrk Lmt List Digits Digits
1: ___ _ ___ _ __ __ __ ____________________________________ user
2: ___ _ ___ _ __ __ __ ____________________________________ user
3: ___ _ ___ _ __ __ __ ____________________________________ user
4: ___ _ ___ _ __ __ __ ____________________________________ user
5: ___ _ ___ _ __ __ __ ____________________________________ user
6: ___ _ ___ _ __ __ __ ____________________________________ user
NOTE:
For system security reasons, Lucent recommends using the most
restrictive FRL possible.
■ NPA— This entry is not required for AAR. For ARS, enter the NPA of the
distant-end (terminating endpoint). For WATS trunks, the NPA is the same
as the home NPA unless the LEC wants 10 digits for local NPA calls. For tie
trunks, the NPA field is left blank. Valid entries are 3-digits in the form: first
digit (2–9), second digit (0–9), third digit (0– 9). Default is blank.
■ Prefix Mark — Not required for AAR. For ARS, enter a number from 0–4 or
blank (default) as indicated below. This specifies whether the prefix digit 1
is outpulsed.
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For a WAT -trunk, the Prefix Mark is the same as the local CO trunk. Prefix
Mark operations only apply to FNPA or HNPA call types (ARS). For tie
trunks, leave field this blank.
NOTE:
FNPA and HNPA are North American Numbering Plan terms.
1 Indicates that the Prefix digit 1 is outpulsed if and only if the call is
a 10-digit call. Select Prefix Mark 1 for those HNPAs that require
users to dial 1 to indicate a toll-call.
2 Indicates that the Prefix digit 1 is outpulsed for all toll calls, 7- and
10-digit. Prefix Mark 2 must refer to a Toll Table. See Toll List
definition.
3 Indicates that the Prefix digit 1 is outpulsed for all toll-calls. These
calls are always outpulsed as 10-digit numbers, even if they are
within the HNPA. Prefix Mark 3 must refer to a Toll Table. See Toll
List definition.
4 Indicates that the user-dialed Prefix digit 1 is always suppressed.
NOTE:
This capability is required, for example, when routing ISDN
calls to an Lucent Technologies 4ESS. If the prefix digit 1
were not suppressed, then the 4ESS would reject such calls.
■ Hop Lmt — Controls the number of hops for each preference. A blank in
this field indicates that there is no limit to the number of hops for this
preference. Enter a number from 1–9 to limit the number of hops if using
the tandem hop feature. Enter a number from 1–32 if using the transit
feature. DEFINITY ECS blocks a hop equal to or greater than the number
you enter.
■ Toll List — Not required for AAR. For ARS, enter a number that
references the ARS Toll Table associated with the terminating NPA of the
trunk group. This field must be completed if Prefix Mark is 2 or 3.
Default is blank.
■ No. Del. Digits — Enter the total number of digits to be deleted from the
dialed string when selecting this trunk-group for call-routing. Default is
blank.
Any nonblank entry in this field (including 0) causes any user-dialed IXC
code to be deleted in addition to the number of digits specified.
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NOTE:
Use 0 (zero) in this field to suppress user-dialed IXC codes. This
capability is useful when the call is routed via ISDN trunks to a 4ESS
office. The 4ESS will reject a call if the IXC code is sent along with
the address digits.
Special
Character Description
* digit * (See note below1.)
# digit # (See note below1.)
, 1.5 second pause
+ Wait for dial tone up to the Off Premises Tone Detection
Timer and then either outpulse or intercept tone based on
Out Pulse Without Tone y/n (Feature-Related System
Parameters form). Outpulsed DTMF digits are sent at the
rate specified by the End-to-End Signaling Tone and Pause
parameters (Trunk Group Administrable Timers form).
% Start End-to-End Signaling. Send digits as DTMF inband
tones at the rate specified by the End-to-End Signaling tone
and Pause parameters (Trunk Group Administrable Timers
form).
! Wait for dial tone without timeout and then outpulse DTMF
digits at the rate specified by the End-to-End Signaling Tone
and Pause parameters (Trunk Group Administrable Timers
form).
& Wait for ANI (used for Russian pulse trunks to indicate where
to wait for ANI prompt and send in-band ANI)
1. If the outgoing trunk is signaling type “mf,” the signal administered as the
“end-of-digit” in the Outgoing Group column of the System-Parameters
Multifrequency-Signaling form is inserted, and not the “*” or the “#.”
NOTE:
Do not use a comma "," (1.5 second pause) as the first character in
the string unless absolutely necessary. Misuse of the character can
result in calls, such as Abbreviated Dialing or Last Number Dialed,
not completing to the far end.
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When an asterisk “*” is translated in the route pattern and the signal
“end-of-dial” is translated on the Multifrequency-Signaling form, the
MFC tone for the “end-of-digits” is sent out to the CO in place of the
asterisk “*.”
NOTE:
This length should match the format established on the IXC Codes
form.
This field is used by all calls that route via an IXC, and is used also for Call
Detail Recording (CDR). If an IXC is not specified, a call is transmitted by
the presubscribed common carrier.
NOTE:
The IXC field must be none for non-ISDN trunk groups and for
Bellcore NI-2 Operator Service Access. If you need to send an IXC
code for a non-ISDN trunk group, then enter this IXC value in
Inserted Digits.
NOTE:
With as-needed, the need to establish the CA-TSC
causes a slight delay in the invocation of the
Call-Associated feature. This delay is not present
with at-setup because the CA-TSC is established
already at call-setup and is ready to be used
immediately upon feature invocation.
Route Pattern
Format Numbering Plan Identifier Type of Numbering
blank E.164(1) 1-MAX
natl-pub E.164(1) national(2)
intl-pub E.164(1) international(1)
locl-pub E.164(1) local/subscriber(4)
Route Pattern
Format Numbering Plan Identifier Type of Numbering
pub-unk E.164(1) unknown(0)
lev0-pvt Private Numbering Plan - PNP(9) local(4)
lev1-pvt Private Numbering Plan - PNP(9) Regional Level 1(2)
lev2-pvt Private Numbering Plan - PNP(9) Regional Level 2(1)
unk-unk unknown(0) unknown(0)
NOTE:
To access Bellcore NI-2 Operator Service Access, Inserted
Digits must be unk-unk.
■ LAR — Enter the routing-preference for Look Ahead Routing. The choices
are described below.
Implementation Notes
The number of pages displayed depends upon the amount of system memory.
Also, many of the fields only display under certain conditions. See field
definitions for those conditions.
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Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the ARS Toll Table form.
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
Form Instructions
■ ARS TOLL TABLE — Enter the ARS Toll Table number. Up to 8 forms may
be required for each table, one for each 100-block, 2 to 9.
■ OFFICE CODES — Enter a 100-block — 200–299 through 900–999. A
separate form is required for each 100-block.
■ 00: through 99: — Enter n beside each CO code to be designated as
non-toll. These fields represent the last 2 digits of the codes within the
100-block. If no changes are made, the codes are implemented as
toll-type codes (default).
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RHNPA Table
The Remote Home Numbering Plan Area (RHNPA) Table assigns additional
3-digit screenings (for instance, on the prefix or nxx numbers) and associated
route pattern numbers for up to 32 RHNPA Tables (r1–r32). One form is required
for each 100-block of codes in the range 000–999. RHNPA Tables can be used
with any call-type and a choice of up to 12 route patterns is provided for each
100-block of codes.
The ARS Digit Analysis Table performs translations on the first 3 digits of the
dialed string. The RHNPA Table performs translations on the next 3-digit dialed
string.
Example
The Rte Pat fields on the ARS Digit Analysis Table are set to r1, r10 and r32.
These point to the respective RHNPA Tables 1, 10, or 32. Therefore, the next 3
digits dialed represent a CO code in the FNPA. These digits are translated by the
RHNPA Table and routed via the assigned route pattern to the CO.
Administration commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside the
quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word may be entered.
MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
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Form Instructions
The calling party’s FRL must be greater than or equal to the FRL assigned in the
route pattern. The route pattern is selected by matching on the Time of Day
Routing Plan the PGN# with the Partitioned Group Number field on the AAR or
ARS Digit Analysis Table. Then, the AAR or ARS Digit Analysis Table selects the
route pattern.
NOTE:
The following optional features must be enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form before this form can be administered: Automatic
Route Selection (ARS) or Private Networking, AAR/ARS Partitioning, and
Time of Day Routing.
Administration commands
Use the following commands to administer the Time of Day Routing Plan form.
Form Instructions
■ Time of Day Routing Plan — Specifies the TOD routing plan number. Up
to 8 of these plans can be administered. This is a display-only field when
the form is accessed using an administration command such as add or
change.
■ Act Time — Specifies the time of day the route pattern (identified by PGN
#) is effective. The time is represented in military time (24:00 hours per
day). List times for the same day in increasing order. Valid entries are
00:00–23:59; default is 00:00. There must be at least one entry for each
day.
■ PGN # — Enter a PGN that points to the appropriate AAR or ARS Digit
Analysis Tables. The AAR or ARS Digit Analysis Tables should have the
same PGN #. This is how you point to the route pattern that should be
active for the activation time. There must be at least one entry for each
day.
The AAR or ARS Digit Analysis Table selected and the route pattern used
is based on the dialed string. Default is 1.
NOTE:
It is possible to point to an AAR or ARS Digit Analysis Table
associated with a PGN that has a different FRL than the FRL
assigned to the caller’s facility. Proceed with caution when making
these assignments.
Before a call is routed, DEFINITY ECS checks to see that the Calling
party’s FRL is greater than or equal to the routing preference’s FRL.
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Call Center
9
9
This section contains the following DEFINITY ECS Call Center features. Call
Center forms are located at the end of this chapter.
Feature Page
Abandoned Call Search 9-3
Add/Remove Skills 9-5
Agent Call Handling 9-7
Auto-Available Split 9-22
Automatic Call Distribution 9-25
Basic Call Management System 9-40
Best Service Routing™ 9-44
Call Management System 9-58
Call Prompting 9-60
Call Vectoring 9-63
Expert Agent Selection 9-72
Inbound Call Management 9-81
Information Forwarding 9-89
Look-Ahead Interflow 9-98
Feature Page
Multiple Call Handling 9-104
Queue Status Indications 9-110
Reason Codes 9-112
Redirection on No Answer 9-116
Universal Call ID 9-130
VDN of Origin Announcement 9-146
Voice Response Integration 9-152
VuStats 9-161
Forms Page
Call Center Forms 9-192
Before an incoming Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) split rings a hunt group
member or agent, the system checks to make sure that the calling party has not
abandoned the call. If the calling party has abandoned the call, the call does not
ring the hunt group member or agent.
If a call has been abandoned, the system determines if the calling party is still
connected to the ground-start trunk at the CO. To do this, the system flashes (that
is, opens the tip-ring loop for 150 to 200 ms) the CO end of the trunk. If the calling
party is still connected, the CO does not respond. If the calling party has
abandoned the call, the CO sends the system a disconnect signal within 800 ms.
The system interprets this as an abandoned call, releases the trunk, and the call
does not ring the hunt group member or agent.
Outside of the U.S., a flash of this duration may be handled differently. See ‘‘Trunk
Flash’’ on page 4-603 for more information.
Required forms
Considerations
NOTE:
Abandoned Call Search works with ground-start analog trunks that do not
provide disconnect supervision and that do react to a 500-ms break.
Some older COs can take as long as two minutes to notify the switch of a
disconnect. Thus, the switch must determine within one second whether the call
has been abandoned, before extending the call. Even with Abandoned Call
Search or disconnect supervision, there is a small probability that a call will be
extended to the destination hunt group after the caller has hung up. Abandoned
Call Search and disconnect supervision significantly reduce that probability.
Abandoned Call Search allows agents and hunt group members to answer more
calls because time is not wasted on abandoned calls. In addition, call-handling
statistics that the Call Management System (CMS) generates are more accurate
because it is clear when a call is abandoned.
Interactions
None.
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Add/Remove Skills
Add/Remove Skills allows an agent using Expert Agent Selection (EAS) to add or
remove skills. A skill is a numeric identifier in the switch that refers to an agent’s
specific ability. For example, an agent who is able to speak English and Spanish
could be assigned a Spanish-speaking skill with an identifier of 20. The agent
then adds skill 20 to his or her set of working skills. If a customer needs a
Spanish-speaking agent, the system routes the call to an agent with that skill.
Each agent can have up to 20 skills active at any one time. Agents can dial
feature access codes (FACs) to add or remove a skill. Or a supervisor with
console permission can enter an agent’s login ID and add or remove an agent’s
skill. If a supervisor adds or removes a skill for an agent, the agent receives a
change notification.
To determine if they need to add or remove a skill, agents and supervisors can
use queue-status indications, VuStats, or Call Management System (CMS) or
Basic Call Management System (BCMS) information. When adding a skill, the
agent must specify the skill priority level (1 — 16).
On voice terminals with displays, the system prompts the agent through the
process of adding or removing a skill and displays the updated set of skills.
Required forms
Considerations
■ A skill cannot be removed from an agent’s skill set if the agent is on a call
for that skill or in the After-Call-Work (ACW) state for that skill.
■ With EAS, agents cannot remove their Direct Agent Skill.
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Interactions
NOTE:
All of these agent capabilities are also supported through the CallVisor
Adjunct/Switch Applications Interface (ASAI). For information, see
‘‘CallVisor Adjunct-Switch Application Interface’’ on page 4-250.
Required forms
Detailed description
This section describes agents capabilities. For details on procedures that agents
follow when using these capabilities, see DEFINITY Enterprise Communications
Server Generic 1, Generic 3, and System 75 Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)
Agent Instructions.
NOTE:
This information applies generally to ACD; see ‘‘Expert Agent Selection’’ on
page 9-72 for additional EAS procedures.
Login
To log in, an agent goes off-hook and dials the login feature access code (FAC),
followed by the split number and the log-in ID, if required. If login is successful,
the agent automatically enters Auxiliary Work mode for that split. The Auxiliary
Work button lamp for that split, lights steadily and the agent hears the
confirmation tone.
If the split is measured, the system sends messages to CMS or BCMS that the
agent (identified by login ID) has logged in and has entered Auxiliary Work
mode.
Login is canceled and the agent receives intercept tone if any of the following
occur during login:
■ The agent dials an invalid login FAC or split number (that is, the number of
a split that does not exist or to which the agent is not assigned).
■ The agent is already logged into the maximum number of splits.
■ The agent dials a split number for a split that he or she is already logged
into.
Logout
The agent should log out when he or she leaves for an extended period of time
and is unavailable for ACD calls. If the split is measured by CMS or BCMS and an
agent logs out, a message is sent to the CMS or BCMS so that the agent’s status
is no longer measured. If an agent is logged into multiple splits, he or she should
log out of each split.
When temporarily unavailable for calls, an agent should use Auxiliary work mode,
rather than logging out. CMS or BCMS can continue tracking the agent’s auxiliary
work time.
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To log out of a split, an agent goes off-hook and dials the logout FAC followed by
the split number. If logout is successful, the agent hears confirmation tone and
work-mode button lamps darken. The logout is canceled and the agent receives
an intercept if any of the following occur during logout:
■ The agent dials an invalid logout FAC or split number.
■ The agent dials a split number for a split that he or she is not logged into.
If an agent is using a handset in Automatic Answer mode, the agent can log out
simply by hanging up or turning off the headset. (This does not mean pressing
the release button on a CALLMASTER voice terminal.) This does not apply to
quick-disconnect. If the agent pulls the handset to log out, the agent is
automatically logged out of all splits that he or she has logged into.
NOTE:
Use Automatic Answer with a headset. See ‘‘Considerations’’ on page 9-17
for more information.
Automatic Answer
The information in this section applies to ACD and EAS environments.
An agent assigned to Automatic Answer hears zip tone and connects directly to
incoming calls without ringing.
NOTE:
You can administer Automatic Answer to apply only to ACD calls or to apply
to all calls terminating to the agent’s set. If all calls are Automatic Answer
and the agent receives direct-extension calls, he or she should always
activate Call Forwarding, or Send All Calls when leaving temporarily or for
an extended period, so that calls do not terminate to an unstaffed station.
Manual Answer
An agent assigned to Manual Answer hears ringing, and then goes off-hook to
answer the incoming call.
To enter any work mode, an agent presses the button or dials the FAC for that
mode, depending on what you have administered. If the agent has no active or
held calls, the work-mode button lamp lights steadily and CMS or BCMS is
informed of the agent’s mode change. If the agent has active or held calls, the
lamp flashes until all calls are dropped, then the new work mode’s lamp lights
steadily and CMS or BCMS is informed of the agent’s mode change.
The attempt is canceled and the agent receives an intercept if the agent:
■ Tries to enter a work mode for an invalid split
■ Tries to enter the work mode for a split of which he or she is not a member
■ Dials an invalid FAC
The agent is no longer available to answer other ACD calls to that split. However,
the agent may be available for ACD calls to other splits that the agent is logged
into, depending on the agent’s state in those splits. The agent is still available for
non-ACD calls. CMS or BCMS are notified whenever an agent in Auxiliary Work
mode receives an incoming non-ACD call or makes an outgoing call. When an
agent logs into a split, he or she automatically enters Auxiliary Work mode for that
split.
NOTE:
Agents in vector-controlled splits can go into Auxiliary Work mode even if
they are the last agent and calls are queued to that split.
Auto-In mode
In Auto-In mode, the agent automatically becomes available for answering new
ACD calls upon disconnecting from an ACD call.
Manual-In mode
In Manual-In mode, the agent automatically enters ACW mode for that split upon
disconnecting from an ACD call and is not available for any ACD calls. To
become available for ACD calls, the agent must manually reenter either Auto-In
mode or Manual-In mode.
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When an agent is in the Manual-In mode and disconnects from an ACD call, he
or she automatically enters ACW mode. Although no longer available for ACD
calls, the agent is still available for non-ACD calls. CMS or BCMS is notified
whenever an agent in ACW mode receives an incoming non-ACD call or makes
an outgoing call.
Use Timed ACW to allow agents to rest between incoming ACD calls, or to pace
agents when they have to complete work from the previous call within an allotted
time. In addition, if you have Home Agent, use Timed ACW to allow agents
additional time to dial a FAC to place themselves in a different work mode after
the current ACD call is completed.
Timed ACW also is canceled when an agent presses the ACW button or dials the
ACW FAC.
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If an agent activates Auxiliary Work mode during Timed ACW, the agent is
placed in that mode and Timed ACW is cancelled.
Attendants should press the Start button before pressing the Assist button. This
allows them to later transfer the call. This rings like a priority call at the
supervisor’s set.
When the agent presses the Assist button, the following happens:
1. If the agent is active on an ACD call, the ACD call is automatically placed
on hold and a call is placed to the split supervisor. If the agent is not active
on an ACD call, a call is automatically placed to the supervisor.
2. CMS or BCMS is notified of the request and the supervisor’s display shows
that the call is a request for assistance. This rings like a priority call at the
supervisor’s set.
3. The caller hears silence or music on hold.
4. After the agent has talked to the supervisor, the agent can drop the assist
call and return to the ACD call, set up a conference call with the
supervisor and the calling party, or transfer the call to the supervisor.
When the agent puts the call on hold and dials the Assist FAC plus the split
number, the system handles the request as if the agent pressed the Assist
button, except that the Assist call does not follow the supervisor’s coverage path.
Stroke counts
Stroke counts allow you to record in CMS the number of times that a particular
customer-related event occurs. For example, agents could press a button each
time a customer requests information on a certain item.
Stroke counts are reported to CMS in real time. The system does not store stroke
counts. Use stroke counts only when CMS is connected and you have defined
ACD splits to be measured by CMS.
For troubleshooting purposes, CMS records the equipment location of the trunk
that the agent was using when he or she pressed the Audio Difficulty button.
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Make sure that agents are aware that pressing this does not improve audio
transmission quality.
To enter a stroke count, an ACD agent presses a Stroke Count button while
off-hook. The system validates that the agent is either active on an ACD call or in
the ACW mode for an ACD split. If yes, the feature lamp lights steadily for two
seconds to indicate activation and the stroke count is sent to CMS. If not, the
feature lamp flutters and no message is sent.
To enter call work codes, the agent must be off-hook and either:
■ On an ACD call
■ In ACW mode after disconnecting from a call while in Manual-In mode
■ In Timed ACW after disconnecting from a call while in Auto-In mode
■ In Auto-In mode and pending for ACW mode
Call work codes may be used by as many as 100 agents simultaneously. If 100
agents are simultaneously using this function, and another agent attempts to
enter a call work code, the agent receives a display message to try again later.
NOTE:
Multiappearance voice terminals or an attendant console are required for
agents to enter stroke counts or call work codes.
To enter a stroke count and/or call work code, the agent must be on a call, or in
ACW mode after releasing a call in Manual-In mode.
After releasing a call, the agent automatically enters ACW mode and cannot
return to Manual-In mode until entering a stroke count or call work code. If the
agent presses the Manual-In button or FAC before entering a stroke count or a
call work code, the Manual-In lamp flutters or intercept tone is given.
Once the agent enters a stroke count or call work code and presses the
Manual-In button or FAC, he or she returns to Manual-In mode and the Manual-In
lamp lights.
Any of the agent’s splits can have Forced Entry assigned. If the agent goes into
Auxiliary Work mode in any split, the Forced Entry requirement for all other splits
is removed.
The logged-in ACD agents limit applies to ACD agents in traditional (or non-EAS)
ACD splits or in Expert Agent Selection (EAS) skills. Auto-Available Split/Skill
(AAS) agent ports are logged in and counted when they are first assigned, while
the non-AAS agents are counted when they actually log in. Each logged-in agent
is counted as a single agent independent of the number of splits or skills logged
in to for the Logged-in ACD agents limit. AAS and non-AAS agents are counted
towards this limit whether they are BCMS/CMS measured or not.
For agent sizing, if you have agents working in shifts, you should purchase
enough agent capacity to allow for a smooth shift change. If agents on a
subsequent shift are logging in before agents in the previous shift have logged
out, agents could be denied login because too many agents are currently logged
in. Additionally, the non-ACD and/or non-agent (AAS/VRU) use of Hunt Group
resources must be considered. Call Center managers need to be aware of their
logged-in ACD agent and other related limits when adding agents to handle a
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Note that under certain configurations, the limit set in the Logged-In Agents field
cannot be reached due to some other system limit being reached. In particular,
note that the ECS R5r and later configurations with EAS only supports up to 500
agents logged in if each has the maximum 20 skills assigned due to the 10,000
Hunt Group member limit.
In addition to the logged-in ACD agents limit, the number of agents supported is
dependent on the upper limits that the system platform supports. The following
limits must also be considered.
■ Maximum Hunt Group members
— Non-ACD members include hunting groups with or without queues,
Message Center Service groups, INTUITY/AUDIX groups and
Remote AUDIX groups (see ‘‘Hunt Group’’ on page 5-158). Each
line or port in a group is counted once when assigned.
— ACD members (also called agent-split pairs or agent-skill pairs with
EAS). For agents in multiple splits/skills, each combination (pair) is
counted as a member (e.g., an EAS agent logged into 4 skills or a
non-EAS agent assigned to 4 splits counts as 4 members).
Non-EAS ACD members are counted when assigned (note that
many more splits can be assigned to an agent than can be logged
into but each agent-split pair is still counted towards the limit). EAS
ACD members are counted when they log in.
■ Hunt Group members per group — Count of non-ACD or ACD members
within a group/split/skill. Counting is done as above for maximum Hunt
Group members.
■ Additional traditional ACD (non-EAS) agents limits:
— Maximum logged-in agents system limit
— Maximum splits an agent can log into
■ Additional EAS limits:
— ACD members (skill pairs) administered — Limits skill assignments
to agents (each AAS port is counted as one skill pair)
— Agent Login IDs Administered — Limits number of AAS ports and
EAS agents that can be pre-assigned
— Agent Login IDs Logged-In (staffed) system limit — Upper limit on
the number of EAS agents (and AAS ports) that can be logged-in
simultaneously
— Skills per Agent — The maximum number of skills a particular agent
can be assigned
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When the maximum number of ACD agents are logged in or any of the other
above limits are reached, an agent who attempts to log in hears reorder tone or is
otherwise denied log in. Also with EAS, an agent logging in may not have all the
assigned skills logged in if the ACD member limit is reached.
The administrator of a non-EAS system also can be blocked from adding agents
to splits via the Hunt Group form or the administrator of an EAS system can be
blocked from assigning additional Login IDs or skills to an agent via the Login ID
form if the relevant system limits are reached.
Considerations
Release button
Agents using Automatic Answer are logged out of all splits when they disconnect
from an ACD call by hanging up. Therefore, agents should use the Release
button, if provided. This button is in addition to the fixed Release button on the
attendant console.
Timed ACW
To prevent agents from canceling Timed ACW by pressing the Manual-In or ACW
buttons, do not assign these buttons to the agents’ voice terminals. Timed ACW
cannot be assigned to AAS, adjunct-controlled, AUDIX, Remote AUDIX, or
Message Center splits. In addition, VDN-Timed ACW does not apply to calls
routed to a converse split by way of the converse-on vector command. Timed
ACW assigned to a converse split hunt group applies.
BCMS and CentreVu CMS track Timed ACW as standard ACW work states. Time
spent in Timed ACW is not specifically identified.
Nonvector-controlled splits
For nonvector-controlled splits, the last available agent in a split cannot enter
Auxiliary Work mode if any calls remain in the split queue. (However, the agent
can log out.)
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When the last available agent tries to enter Auxiliary Work mode, the following
occurs:
■ The Auxiliary Work button flashes indicating the change is pending.
■ New calls on the ACD split either receive busy tone or redirect to
coverage. Calls in the queue continue to route to the last available agent
until the queue is empty.
■ At the last available voice terminal or console, the Auxiliary Work button
lamp flashes until the queue is empty. The terminal then enters Auxiliary
Work mode and the associated lamp lights steadily.
An agent should not log into a split while a call is on hold at his or her extension.
If either the incoming trunk group or the agent’s extension is data-restricted, the
agent does not hear zip tone. Therefore, do not assign data-restriction to a
headset user’s extension.
If automatic answer is assigned for all calls, when a non-ACD call arrives,
non-ACD Auto-Answer agents hear Incoming Call ID tone, not ringing.
CALLMASTER terminals
Calls for CALLMASTER digital voice terminals and attendant stations are
announced by double tones.The tones that are doubled are zip (Auto-Answer
ACD agent calls) and Incoming Call ID (for End of VDN of Origin announcements
and all other Auto-Answer calls). The user hears part of the first tone and all of
the second tone.
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The oldest call-waiting termination is supported only for agents who are servicing
ACD calls only.
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
Assign Abbreviated Dialing buttons to make agent login easier. You can
program an Abbreviated Dialing button to dial access code, split number,
and/or agent login ID. With DEFINITY switches (R4 or later) you can use
Autodial feature buttons to assign log and logout feature buttons.
■ Auto-Available Split (AAS)
An AAS cannot be administered for Timed ACW.
■ Bridging
ACD split/skill calls are not bridged.
Station calls are bridged and agents are able to bridge onto them. If an
agent bridges onto a call, the call is considered a non-ACD extension-in
call. The agent is not available for an ACD call unless the agent is a
member of a many-forced, one-forced, or one-per-skill MCH split/skill. The
agent can put the call on hold and become available to receive ACD calls
even in non-MCH splits/skills if only bridged appearances are active.
■ Call Coverage
If an ACD call routes to an agent as a result of covering to a VDN (where
the VDN is the last coverage point in the coverage path), Timed ACW
applies as administered for the VDN or split/skill.
■ Call Forwarding
If an ACD call routes to an agent after being call-forwarded to a VDN,
Timed ACW applies as administered for the VDN or split/skill.
■ Call Pickup
When an ACD agent answers a call via Call Pickup, the call is treated as
an incoming non-ACD call. The agent can put the call on hold and
become available for additional calls.
■ Call Work Codes
The call work code 100-agent limit is shared with Reason Codes.
Therefore, no more than 100 agents can simultaneously enter either a call
work code or reason code.
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■ VDN Override
If a VDN has VDN Override set to no and the vector routes a call to a
second VDN, the first VDN’s Timed ACW interval is used for Timed ACW. If
VDN Override is set to yes, the second VDN’s Timed ACW interval is used.
If no interval is set for the second VDN, no Timed ACW is associated with
the call.
■ Voice Response Integration
If an ACD call routes on a converse vector command, any VDN-Timed
ACW associated with the call is ignored for agents in the converse
split/skill. However, if the converse split/skill has an administered Timed
ACW interval, the answering agent associated with the split/skill is placed
in Timed ACW when converse vector command processing completes.
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Auto-Available Split
Auto-Available Split (AAS) allows members of an ACD split to be in Auto-In work
mode continuously. An agent in Auto-In work mode becomes available for
another ACD call immediately after disconnecting from an ACD call.
Use AAS to bring ACD-split members back into Auto-In work mode after a
system restart. Although not restricted to such, this feature is intended to be used
for splits containing only nonhuman members — for example, recorders or
voice-response units (VRUs).
Required forms
ACD must be set as a system option and the ACD field on the Hunt Group form
must be set to y.
Detailed description
Considerations
■ AAS is intended primarily for non-BX.25 and non-ASAI PBX adjuncts such
as Conversant VIS, that require extra help in getting PBX ports back online
after a restart. AUDIX is incompatible with AAS because it uses BX.25
messages to automatically activate its ACD agent ports after a PBX
restart.
■ Because AAS is intended for nonhuman agents, do not administer an
Auto-Answer terminal as a member of an AAS.
■ AAS is not intended for any agent port hardware that can change its work
mode state since a request to move to any state other than AUTO-IN is
denied; however, administration of such terminals is not blocked.
Interactions
■ Auto-Answer
Do not administer an Auto-Answer terminal as a member of an AAS.
Auto-Answer was originally implemented for human agents. Currently, if a
nonanalog terminal is administered as Auto-Answer and that terminal is
logged into a split, when the terminal goes on-hook, the terminal is logged
out.
Agents at analog terminals defined as Auto-Answer who are logged into a
split must dial a log-out FAC to log out. If a terminal is a member of an
AAS, a log-out FAC is denied. To log the agent out, you must either remove
the terminal from the split when it is not active on a call or busy-out the
terminal.
If an agent in an AAS with an Auto-Answer terminal goes off-hook, his or
her terminal is logged into any Auto-Available splits of which it is a
member. To log out of the AAS splits, the agent goes on-hook, is placed in
AUX work mode, and then presses the RELEASE button on nonanalog
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You can assign a supervisor to each split. The split supervisor can listen in on
agent calls, monitor the split queue status, and assist agents on ACD calls.
Although split supervisors can assist agents on ACD calls, the supervisors do not
normally receive ACD calls unless they are also members of the split.
If you have Call Management System (CMS) or Basic Call Management System
(BCMS), you can measure and create reports on the status of ACD agents, splits,
and trunks. See ‘‘Agent Call Handling’’ on page 9-7 and ‘‘Call Management
System’’ on page 9-58 or ‘‘Basic Call Management System’’ on page 9-40 before
setting up your ACD splits. See ‘‘Agent Call Handling’’ on page 9-7 for detail on
administering agent functions and operations.
Figure Notes
1. Incoming calls 13. Announcement 2
2. ACD switch 14. Intraflow (Call Coverage)
3. Trunk group 1 15. Split 2 Personal Travel (3rd choice)
4. Trunk group 2 16. Split 3 Group Travel (2nd choice)
5. Trunk group 3 17. Split 4 General Information (1st choice)
6. Trunk group 4 18. Supervisor (with Service Observing)
7. Split 1 Business Travel (10 agents) 19. Announcement
8. Split 2 Personal Travel (8 agents) 20. Disconnect
9. Split 3 Group Travel (5 agents) 21. Call Management System (CMS)
10. Split 4 General Information (15 agents) 22. Terminal
11. Queues 23. Printer
12. Announcement 1
Required forms
Detailed description
You can administer an ACD split to use one of three methods to select an
available agent:
■ Direct Department Calling
■ Uniform Call Distribution
■ Expert Agent Distribution
The agent is returned to the agent queue (or queues if MIA Across Splits/Skills is
active), based on how you administer the following:
■ If forced Multiple Call Handling applies, the agent is placed in the queue
when the call stops alerting.
■ If ACW Agents on MIA List is enabled, the agent is queued when the call
completes.
■ If ACW Agents on MIA List is disabled, the agent is queued when ACW
completes.
When you are using EAS Preference Handling Distribution (EAS-PHD), the agent
can enter the MIA queue at one of 16 levels. The lower the level, the higher the
level of expertise; so an agent with skill level 1 is the most qualified to answer a
call to that skill. Without EAS-PHD, agents enter the MIA queue as either level 1
or level 2 agents.
When agents with a lower skill level become idle, they enter the MIA queue in
front of agents with a higher skill level. See ‘‘Expert Agent Selection’’ on page
9-72 for more information about EAS Call Distribution.
The caller gets a busy signal (or busy coverage, if administered) unless a call
comes in via an automatic-in central office (CO) facility. In this case, the caller
hears ringback from the CO and the system continues trying to place the call in
the queue.
You can assign two announcements to each split and administer a second
announcement to repeat. When an incoming call is directed to an ACD split, the
call is either directed to an agent or is automatically connected to the first
announcement. See ‘‘Announcement rules’’ on page 9-32 in this section for
information on how announcements are affected by call forwarding and call
coverage.
First announcement
After a call enters a split queue, the caller hears ringing and the first
announcement delay interval begins. If an agent becomes available during the
first announcement delay interval, the call is connected to the agent. Otherwise,
the interval expires and the system tries to connect the incoming call to the first
announcement, with one of the following results:
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■ If the first announcement is available, the caller hears ringing, then the first
announcement.
■ If the announcement is busy and has no queue, the caller hears ringing
and the first announcement delay interval is reset. The system tries to
access the announcement again when the interval expires.
■ If the announcement is busy and has a queue, then:
— If the queue is full, the caller hears ringing and the first
announcement delay interval is reset. The system tries to access
the announcement again when the interval expires.
— If the queue is not full, the call enters the announcement queue and
the caller hears ringing, then the first announcement. The system
then tries to connect the call to an agent.
■ If the announcement is not busy, but is still unavailable, the
second-announcement delay interval begins and the system attempts to
connect the call to the second announcement.
After a forced first announcement, the caller always hears ringback (or
music-on-hold, if administered) until the call is answered or is connected to a
second delay announcement. After a first or second delay announcement, the
caller hears music-on-hold, if administered.
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Second announcement
After the first announcement, the second-announcement delay interval begins
and the caller hears ringing (if there is no forced first announcement), or music, if
provided. If an agent becomes available during the interval, the call is
connected. Otherwise, the interval expires and the system tries to connect the
incoming call to the second announcement, resulting in one of the following:
■ If the second announcement is available, the caller hears ringing or music,
then the second announcement.
■ If the announcement is busy and has no queue, the caller hears ringing
and the second-announcement delay interval is reset. The system tries to
access the announcement again when the interval expires.
■ If the announcement is busy and has a queue, then:
— If the queue is full, the caller hears ringing (only if the first
announcement has not been heard) and the
second-announcement delay interval is reset. The system tries to
access the announcement again when the interval expires.
— If the queue is not full, the call enters the announcement queue and
the caller hears ringing (only if the first announcement has not been
heard), then the second announcement. The system then connects
the call to an agent.
■ If the announcement is not busy but is still unavailable, the call remains in
queue until answered or removed from the queue.
After the second announcement, the caller hears music, if provided, or silence
and then:
■ If you administered the split to repeat the second announcement, the
system tries to connect the call to the second announcement after the
delay expires.
■ If you administered the split not to repeat the second announcement, the
call remains in the queue until answered or removed from the queue.
Forced disconnect
You can connect an incoming call directly to an announcement and then
disconnect the call after the announcement has completed in one of two ways:
■ Administer an announcement extension as the incoming destination. The
caller is directed to the announcement and is disconnected, without being
queued for a split.
■ Administer an announcement extension as a point in a split’s coverage
path. Calls that have been in the queue for a long time are forced to go
directly to the announcement and are disconnected.
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Announcement rules
The following rules govern announcements a caller hears:
■ Calls that reach a split directly always hear a forced first announcement, if
assigned, regardless of subsequent call coverage, call forwarding, night
service, or busy signal processing. If these calls queue long enough, they
hear first and second announcements.
■ Calls that reach a split via call coverage receive a second announcement
only, if administered. The assumption is that a caller has likely heard a first
announcement at the original split or station before being redirected.
■ Calls that reach a split via call forwarding receive first and second
announcements at the destination split, if administered. These calls can
receive a forced first announcement at the original split, if administered,
but not at the split they are forwarded to.
NOTE:
Central office trunk (non-DID) calls receive ringback from the CO, so the
PBX cannot give these callers a busy signal. The system tries to put such
calls into queue until successful or until the call is abandoned.
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Priority queuing
Priority queuing allows priority calls to be queued ahead of calls with normal
priority. You can implement priority queuing in two ways:
■ Assign Priority Queuing to a calling party’s Class of Restriction (COR).
■ Assign Priority on Intraflow to an ACD split. This allows calls from the split,
when intraflowed into another split, to be queued ahead of nonpriority
calls. For more information, see ‘‘Information Forwarding’’ on page 9-89.
NOTE:
Direct Agent Calling requires CallVisor Adjunct-Switch Application Interface
(ASAI) or EAS. Both originating and called party Class of Restrictions
(CORs) must be set to allow Direct Agent Dialing. See ‘‘Expert Agent
Selection’’ on page 9-72 for information on Direct Agent Announcements.
Direct Agent Calling (DAC) causes a call to a particular ACD agent to be treated
as an ACD call. Agents can enter After Call Work mode for direct agent calls and
CMS and BCMS correctly measure these calls as ACD calls.
If an agent is available to answer an ACD call, the direct agent call is delivered to
the agent. An agent in Automatic Answer mode hears a zip tone.
An agent with a multifunction voice terminal or who is on-hook and not available
to answer an ACD call hears a ring-ping. An agent with a single-line voice
terminal and who is off-hook and not available hears the call-waiting tone, even
when Call Waiting Termination is not assigned. The ring-ping or call waiting tone
is given only once per call when the direct-agent call is queued. The lit work
mode button lamp for the split on the agent’s voice terminal flashes, indicating
that a direct agent call is waiting. Flashing starts when the call queues and stops
when all direct agent calls are removed from the queue (that is, they are
answered, abandoned, or sent to coverage).
While on a direct-agent call, the agent becomes unavailable for subsequent ACD
calls. If the agent logs off by unplugging the headset, he or she can still answer a
direct-agent call in the queue by logging back in and becoming available.
Agents who have direct-agent calls waiting are not allowed to log off using a
FAC. If the agent is in Manual In mode or pushes the After Call Work (ACW)
button while on a direct-agent call, the agent goes to ACW mode.
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Generally, direct-agent calls are queued and served in first-in, first-out order
before other calls, including priority calls. However, if you administer a skill level
for Call Handling Preference, direct-agent calls must be assigned the highest
priority for them to be delivered before other ACD calls. Otherwise, calls with a
higher skill level are distributed before direct-agent calls.
Note that you can use Multiple Call Handling (MCH) to allow agents to answer a
direct agent call with another ACD call active.
Direct-agent calls follow the receiving agent’s coverage and call forwarding
paths, if these features are administered. Once a call goes to coverage or is
forwarded, the call is no longer treated as a direct-agent call, and CMS is
informed that the call has been forwarded.
Considerations
Using the Number of Agents System Capacity screen, you can view the Used,
Available, and System Limit counts.
With MIA Across Splits/Skills, agents may not receive calls from all of their
splits/skills. If, for example, split 20 has a very short average agent idle time and
split 22 has a very long average agent idle time, agents with both of these skills
may never become the most-idle for skill 22 because they continuously take calls
for split 20.
Announcements
Announcements can be analog, aux trunk, DS1, or integrated. Integrated
announcements use the 16-channel announcement board and queuing is based
on whether one of the 16 channels is available. When a channel becomes
available, any announcements on the board can be accessed, including the
announcement already being played. A caller may be in queue for an
announcement because a channel is not available, even though that
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announcement is not being used. The maximum queue length for all digital
announcements is shown in the Capacities Table in the DEFINITY Enterprise
Communications Server Release 6 System Description Pocket Reference.
Queues for analog and aux trunk announcements are on a per-announcement
basis. You can also install multiple Integrated Announcement boards to allow for
more announcements.
Class of Restriction
Each ACD split and each individual agent is assigned a COR. You can use
Miscellaneous Restrictions to prohibit selected users from accessing certain
splits. You can use Miscellaneous Restrictions or restrictions assigned through
the COR to prevent agents from being accessed individually. Unless you
administer such restrictions, each agent can be accessed individually as well as
through the split.
An agent with origination and termination restriction can receive ACD calls and
use the assist function. A terminal in a COR with termination restriction can
receive ACD calls.
If you are using Service Observing, administer a COR for observers and agents
being observed.
■ For MEGACOM 800 Service with DNIS over a wink/wink-tie trunk, if all
agents are logged out or in AUX work mode, incoming MEGACOM calls
receive a busy signal if no coverage path is provided (unlike other
automatic-in trunk groups, which receive ringback from the central office).
■ CO switches usually drop calls that remain unanswered after two to three
minutes. Therefore, if an incoming CO call queues to a split without
hearing an announcement or music, and the caller hears CO ringback for
two to three minutes, the CO drops the call.
Agent considerations
■ Agents should not be used for hunt group calls and ACD split calls
simultaneously. Otherwise, all calls from one split (either ACD or hunt
group) are answered first. For example, if ACD calls are answered first,
none of the hunt-group calls are answered until all of the ACD calls are
answered.
■ Agents with multiappearance voice terminals can receive only one ACD
call at a time unless Multiple Call Handling is active. Without MCH, a voice
terminal is available for an ACD call only if all call appearances are idle.
The agent may, however, receive non-ACD calls while active on an ACD
call.
Vector-controlled splits
■ You can enhance ACD by using Call Prompting, Call Vectoring and Expert
Agent Selection. For detailed information on vector-controlled splits, see
the DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Call Vectoring/EAS
Guide. Vector-controlled splits/skills should not be called directly via the
split/skill extension (instead of via a VDN mapped to a vector that
terminates the call to a vector controlled split/skill). However, if split/skill
extensions are called, the calls do not receive any announcements, are
not forwarded or redirected to coverage, and do no intraflow/interflow to
another hunt group.
■ The oldest-call-waiting termination, which is available with Call Vectoring,
is supported for agents who are servicing ACD calls only.
Interactions
system reports to BCMS or CMS that calls are queued on the split. The
system reports to CMS when the call is removed from the queue and
forwarded.
Calls can be forwarded to an off-premises destination to activate Intraflow
and Interflow. See ‘‘Information Forwarding’’ on page 9-89 in this book for
more information.
■ Data Call Setup
Voice-terminal or data-terminal dialing can be used on calls to or from a
member of an ACD split.
■ Data Restriction
If the trunk group used for an ACD call has data restriction activated,
agents with Automatic Answer activated do not hear the usual zip tone.
■ DCS
CMS cannot measure ACD splits on a DCS network as if they were one
switch. Agents for a split must be all on the same switch. If a call to an
ACD split is forwarded to a split at another DCS node, the caller does not
hear the forced first announcement at the second split.
If an ACD split is in night service, with a split at second DCS node as the
night service destination, a call to the first split is connected to the second
split’s first forced announcement.
■ Dial Intercom
An agent with origination and termination restriction can receive ACD calls
and can make and receive dial intercom calls.
■ Hold
If an agent puts an ACD call on hold, information is reported to the CMS
via Personal Call Tracking. CMS records the amount of time the agent
actually talks on the call.
■ Individual Attendant Access
Individual attendant extensions can be assigned to ACD splits. Unlike
voice-terminal users, individual attendants can answer ACD calls as long
as there is an idle call appearance and no other ACD call is on the
console.
■ Internal Automatic Answer (IAA)
Internal calls directed to an ACD split are eligible for IAA. You cannot
administer IAA and ACD Automatic Answer simultaneously on the same
station.
■ Intraflow and Interflow
Intraflow and Interflow, when used with Call Forwarding All Calls or Call
Coverage, allows splits to be redirected to other destinations on and
outside the system. For more information, see ‘‘Information Forwarding’’ on
page 9-89.
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Required forms
All agents should log off before any changes are made to the BCMS/VuStats
Login ID form.
Measurements can be turned off for a split while agents are logged in, but agents
must be logged off to start measurements for a split.
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Interactions
For information about how BCMS records redirected and conferenced calls, see
DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Basic Call Management System
(BCMS) Operations.
■ Move Agents From CMS
If agents are moved from one split to another split by the CMS adjunct,
measurements are stopped for the agent’s “from” split and started for the
agent’s “to” split.
If the adjunct CMS attempts to move an agent that is not being measured
by BCMS into a split that is being measured by BCMS, and the move
would exceed the maximum number of measured agents, the switch
rejects the move. Otherwise, internal BCMS measurements are started for
the agent. If the adjunct CMS moves an agent from a split that is
measured by BCMS to a split that is not BCMS-measured, internal
measurements for the agent stop.
■ Night Service
When night service is activated for a split, new calls go to the alternate
destination. BCMS does not record these calls as OUTFLOW. If the
destination is a measured split, BCMS treats the calls as new incoming
calls (that is, BCMS does not record them as INFLOW).
■ System Measurements
The system can produce BCMS reports, adjunct CMS reports, and switch
traffic measurements simultaneously.
BCMS measurements are not determined in the same way as trunk group
and hunt group measurements although some of the information is similar.
Therefore, the two reports may represent data differently.
R6vs/csi/si R6r
Maximum agents displays by Monitor BCMS Split command 1001 1001
Maximum BCMS terminals 3 4
Maximum active maintenance commands for system 1 5
2
Maximum BCMS terminals in monitor mode at same time 1 3
1. The Monitor Split command will only display status for the first 100 agents logged into the split
regardless of how many additional agents log in to the split.
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BSR is available in single and multi-site versions. Single-site BSR compares splits
or skills on the DEFINITY ECS where it resides to find the best resource to service
a call. Multi-site BSR extends this capability across a network of DEFINITY
switches, comparing local splits or skills, remote splits or skills, or both, and
routing calls to the resource that will provide the best service.
Both single- and multi-site BSR intelligently compare specific resources to find
the one that can best service a call. In addition, multi-site BSR allows you to
integrate a network of call centers for better load balancing and optimal agent
utilization. Depending on your specific application, BSR can yield a variety of
other benefits as shown below.
Table 9-3. Best Service Routing benefits
1. A location’s ASA may be low because the location is underutilized and agents
are frequently sitting idle. When BSR is implemented at such a location, ASA
may rise because of the rise in incoming call volume.
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For single-site BSR applications, your switch must meet the requirements shown
below (except for LAI). To use multi-site BSR applications, both the switches
involved and the network connecting them must meet all the requirements
described in this section.
! CAUTION:
To ensure your network meets the requirements for BSR support presented
below, contact your Account Executive about BSR network certification.
Switch requirements
Your switch has to meet all of the requirements shown below to support Best
Service Routing. Check the settings shown below before you try to use BSR.
1. ISDN connectivity is only necessary if you want to use multi-site BSR. One or both of
these fields must be set to “Y.” Multi-site BSR operates over both BRI and PRI trunks.
2. Lookahead Interflow is only necessary if you want to use multi-site BSR. For status poll
and interflow calls used in multi-site BSR applications, set up trunks as you would for
LAI. See Chapter 9, ‘‘Look-Ahead Interflow’’, for more information. Information
Forwarding is not required for polling calls
.
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NOTE:
If you begin using BSR and then decide to turn it off, you will not be able to
set Vectoring (Best Service Routing) to “N” until you remove all BSR
commands from vectors.
Network requirements
To support BSR, networks must meet both the criteria for LAI call control
operation over switched networks (see ‘‘Look-Ahead Interflow’’ on page 9-98)
and the following criteria:
■ The network must support end-to-end transport of codeset 0 user data,
either as a User-to-User Information Element (UUI IE) or by QSIG
Manufacturer Specific Information (MSI IE), in the ISDN SETUP and
DISCONNECT messages. (For more information, see ‘‘Information
Forwarding’’ on page 9-89.)
Private networks can be configured for either QSIG (transport via MSI
packaged in a codeset 0 Facility IE) or non-QSIG (transport via a codeset
0 UUI IE). Currently, public networks do not support QSIG and user data
can only be transported via the UUI IE when supported by the network.
Future public network offerings may support QSIG, possibly by Virtual
Private Network.
■ DEFINITY ECS must support the ISDN country protocol.
■ The network byte limit for user information contents (the user data portion)
must be large enough to carry the data needed for the customer
application.
NOTE:
Some public network providers may require service activation and/or
fees for user information transport.
■ Response time for ISDN signaling should be fast enough that an entire
consider series can execute within a single ring cycle.
Enhanced information forwarding has been tested with several major carriers. To
find out if these capabilities work with your carrier, check with your account team
for the most current information.
If testing has not been done to verify operation over the public networks involved
with the preferred specific configuration, use of private ISDN trunking between
the nodes should be assumed until successful testing has been completed.
Single-site BSR
Multi-site BSR
1. Settings in the fields Codeset to Send TCM, Lookahead and Send Codeset 6/7 LAI IE?
on the ISDN trunk forms do not affect BSR.
Multi-site BSR requires that Look-Ahead Interflow (LAI) be enabled. See ‘‘How to
administer Look-Ahead Interflow’’ on page 9-99 for a list of required forms and
fields. Since BSR can forward information such as VDN name, in-VDN time, and
collected digits with interflowed calls, also see ‘‘Administering User-to-User
Information Transport’’ on page 9-90 for instructions.
Detailed description
To use Best Service Routing on a single switch, you simply use special
commands and command elements that are part of the DEFINITY ECS call
vectoring language. As a result, BSR for a single location can be easily added to
existing vectors without modifying other parts of DEFINITY ECS.
Three VDN/vector pairs must be used in every multi-site BSR application. The
Primary VDN/vector pair, on the sending switch, contacts the specified remote
switches, collects information, compares the information, and delivers or queues
the call to the resource that is likely to provide the best service. Two VDN/vector
pairs are needed on each remote switch. A Status Poll VDN/vector pair provides
information about the best resource at its location in response to inquiries from
BSR applications on other switches. Finally, an Interflow VDN/vector pair is
needed to receive and process the calls interflowed from BSR applications on
other switches.
If BSR Available
Agent Strategy is set
to… The call will be delivered to…
1st-found the first available agent. BSR will not consider any
other resources as soon as it finds an available
agent.
ucd-mia the agent who has been idle the longest. BSR will
compare all the splits or skills specified in the vector
before delivering the call.
ead-mia the agent with the highest skill level relevant to the
call who has been idle the longest. BSR will compare
all the splits or skills specified in the vector before
delivering the call.
ucd-loa the least-occupied agent.1 BSR will compare all the
splits or skills specified in the vector before
delivering the call.
ead-loa the agent with the highest skill level relevant to the
call who is the least occupied. BSR will compare all
the splits or skills specified in the vector before
delivering the call.
When agents are available in one or more of the specified resources, BSR does
not consider EWT adjustments in selecting an agent for a call.
NOTE:
The BSR Available Agent Strategy assigned to a VDN should match the
agent selection method used in the splits or skills considered by a BSR
application.
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1. Since the consider command is designed to compare two or more resources, consider
commands are typically written in sequences of two or more with the sequence
terminating in a queue-to best step. This set of consider commands and a queue-to
best step is called a consider series.
2. Of course, DEFINITY ECS doesn’t increase the actual wait time in a split or skill. It only
adjusts EWT in the calculations used to identify the “best” split or skill to which to queue
a call.
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1. Since the consider command is designed to compare two or more resources, consider
commands are typically written in sequences of two or more with the sequence
terminating in a queue-to best step. This set of consider commands and a queue-to
best step is called a consider series.
2. Of course, DEFINITY ECS doesn’t increase the actual wait time in a split or skill. It only
adjusts EWT in the calculations used to identify the “best” split or skill to which to
queue a call.
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Interactions
Restrictions and interactions that apply to LAI also apply to BSR status poll and
interflow calls. See the DEFINITY® ECS Release 6 Call Vectoring/Expert Agent
Selection (EAS) Guide (555-230-521) or the ‘‘Look-Ahead Interflow’’ chapter in
this manual for more information.
■ BCMS
BCMS does not report accumulated in-VDN time.
BCMS does not log LAI attempts and therefore will not log BSR status
polls, which are treated as LAI attempts.
■ Call Vectoring
The following considerations apply to ALL vectors when BSR is enabled
on your switch.
route-to VDN: If a call is routed to a new VDN, any “best” resource data
defined by a series of consider steps in the previous VDN will be initialized
(cleared)
goto vector: If a goto vector command is executed, any “best” resource
data produced by a series of consider steps in the original VDN will remain
with the call and can be used in the subsequent vector.
best keyword: The best keyword cannot be used as a replacement for
split/skill in the following vector commands:
— converse-on split/skill
— messaging split/skill
The best keyword can be used in the following commands, but only with
the conditionals listed:
— goto step or goto vector commands using the expected-wait or
wait-improved conditionals
— check commands using the using the unconditional,
expected-wait, or wait-improved conditionals
Consider command: Don’t use other commands within a series of
consider steps, since these may delay the execution of the series.
Splits or skills used in consider commands must be vector controlled.
Converse command: Collected digits forwarded with the call will be
passed to VRU via the "digits" data passing type.
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■ QSIG
LAI, BSR, and information forwarding function over QSIG trunk facilities if
the remote locations are DEFINITY systems. BSR and information
forwarding require R3V6.3 or later switch software.
■ Redirection on No Answer (RONA)
Calls redirected to a VDN by RONA can be subsequently processed and
BSR or LAI applications. When the RONA feature redirects a call to a VDN,
any best resource data defined in a previous vector will be initialized
(cleared).
■ Service Observing
You can observe a call in BSR or LAI processing as long as the call is still
connected through the local DEFINITY ECS. All current restrictions on
Service Observing still apply.
■ Transfer
If a call is transferred to a VDN, any best resource data defined in previous
vector processing will be initialized (cleared). In fact, transferred calls do
not forward any of the information that is forwarded with interflows
(previously collected digits, In-VDN time, etc.).
■ Trunk Access Code (TAC)
Use of routing numbers (status poll or interflow) that utilize TACs is not
recommended since the required in-band outpulsing slows the setup
operation significantly.
■ VDN Override
VDN Override applies to the BSR Application Number and the Available
Agent Strategy option assigned on the VDN form. It also applies to the
VDN name forwarded via Information Forwarding. When a consider step is
executed, the application number and available agent strategy assigned
to the active VDN for the call will be used.
■ VDN Return Destination
The best resource data for a call is initialized when the call first leaves
vector processing and therefore will not be available should the call return
to vector processing.
■ VuStats
No enhancements have been added for BSR.
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Unlike Basic Call Management System (BCMS), the CMS resides on an adjunct
computer that connects to the switch via a data link. See Figure 9-1 for a typical
ACD CMS configuration.
This section describes how to administer the interface between DEFINITY and
CMS. See CentreVu Call Management System Release 3 Version 5
Administration for more information on CMS.
Required forms
X.25 Data Module (R5r and later ■ All (for one CMS link) 6-249
configurations only)
Processor Channel Assignment ■ All (for one CMS link) 5-248
Considerations
Interactions
None.
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Call Prompting
See the DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 6 Call
Vectoring/EAS Guide for a detailed description of Call Prompting and its uses.
The guide contains information that is critical to the effective and efficient use of
this feature.
Required forms
Form Field Page
System Parameters ■ Vectoring (Prompting) 5-277
Customer-Options
■ Vectoring (CINFO)
■ ISDN-PRI — for CINFO only
■ This form describes other vectoring
options that may be required
depending upon the application.
Feature-Related System ■ Prompting Timeout 5-123
Parameters
Vector Directory Number ■ All 9-214
Required forms
Form Field Page
Announcements/Audio ■ Complete all fields for each 5-26
Sources extension that provides a Call
Prompting announcement
Hunt Group ■ Vector 5-158
Call Vector ■ Complete a form for each Call 9-207
Prompting vector
Station ■ Button/Feature Button Assignments 6-14
(multi-appearance) - callr-info
Attendant Console ■ Feature Button Assignments 5-35
-callr-info
CINFO requires the AT&T Intelligent Call Processing (ICP) service, ISDN-PRI, and
Vectoring (Prompting).
You must have Call Vectoring software for CMS to use Call Prompting (with or
without Call Vectoring) with CMS.
Considerations
Call prompting, with the exception of CINFO, competes with several features for
ports on the call classifier - detector circuit pack or equivalent.
Interactions
The following interactions apply specifically to Call Prompting. For general Call
Vectoring interactions that may affect Call Prompting applications see ‘‘Call
Vectoring’’ on page 9-63.
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■ Authorization Codes
If authorization codes are enabled, and a route-to command in a
prompting vector accesses AAR or ARS, if the VDN’s FRL does not have
the permission to use the chosen routing preference, then the system
does not prompt for an authorization code and the route-to command fails.
■ CallVisor ASAI
ASAI-provided digits can be collected by the Call Vectoring feature via the
collect vector command as dial-ahead digits. CINFO is passed to
CallVisor ASAI.
■ Hold
With the exception of CINFO, if a call is put on hold during the processing
of a collect command, the command restarts, beginning with the
announcement prompt, when the call is taken off hold. All dialed-ahead
digits are lost. Similarly, if a call to a vector is put on hold, vector
processing is suspended when a collect command is encountered. When
the call becomes active, the collect command resumes.
■ Inbound Call Management (ICM)
You can use Call Prompting to collect information that may later be used
by an adjunct to handle a call.
■ Transfer
If a call to a VDN is transferred during a collect command, the collect
command restarts when the transfer is complete, and all dialed-ahead
digits are lost. Similarly, if a call to a vector is transferred, vector
processing is suspended when a collect command is encountered. When
the transfer is complete, the collect command resumes. This is not true
when a collect command collects CINFO digits. In this case vector
processing is not suspended. Attendant extended calls do suspend
vector processing in the same way as transferred calls.
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Call Vectoring
Call Vectoring processes incoming and internal calls according to a
programmed set of commands. These commands, called vector commands,
determine the type of processing that calls receive. For example, vector
commands can direct calls to on-premise or off-premise destinations, to any hunt
group, split, or skill, or to a specific call treatment such as an announcement,
forced disconnect, forced busy, or delay. Vectors can queue or route calls based
on a variety of different conditions.
There are many different applications for Call Vectoring. However, it primarily is
used to handle the call activity of ACD splits/skills.
For more information about administering call vectoring, see ‘‘Best Service
Routing™’’ on page 9-44 and ‘‘Look-Ahead Interflow’’ on page 9-98.
Required forms
Required forms
Do not change a vector while it is processing calls since calls already in the
vector could experience problems. Instead, add a new vector and change the
VDN to point to the new vector.
You cannot enter a VDN extension in the fields listed in Table 9-8.
Form Field
Announcements/Audio ■ Extension Number
Sources
Call Coverage Answer ■ Group Member Assignments
Group
Call Coverage Paths ■ Coverage Point Assignments, other than the
last coverage point
Console Parameters ■ CAS Back-up Extension
Form Field
Feature-Related System ■ ACA Long Holding Time Originating
Parameters Extension
■ ACA Short Holding Time Originating
Extension
■ Extensions With System wide Retrieval
Permission
■ Controlled Outward Restriction Intercept
Treatment
■ Controlled Termination Restriction (Do Not
Disturb)
■ Controlled Station-to-Station Restriction
Hospitality ■ Extension of PMS Log Printer
■ Extension of Journal/Schedule Printer
■ Extension of PMS
■ Extension to Receive Failed Wakeup LWC
Messages
Hunt Group and Agent ■ Supervisor Extension
LoginID with EAS
■ Member Extensions
Intercom Group ■ Member Extensions
Listed Directory Numbers ■ LDN Extensions
Loudspeaker Paging and ■ Extension Numbers Assigned to Codes
Code Calling Access
Pickup Groups ■ Member Extensions
Remote Access ■ Remote Access Extension
Station Forms ■ Hunt to Station
Terminating Extension ■ Member Extensions
Group
Form Field
Abbreviated Dialing Lists
Call Coverage Paths ■ allow it as the last coverage point only
Hunt Group ■ Night Destination
Listed Directory Numbers ■ Night Destination
Trunk Groups ■ Night Destination
■ Incoming Destination
You cannot enter a VDN extension as auxiliary data for the following buttons:
■ Bridged Appearance (brdg-app)
■ Data Call Setup (data-ext)
You can enter a VDN extension as auxiliary data for the following buttons:
■ Remote Message Waiting Indicator (aut-msg-wt)
■ Facility Busy Indication (busy-ind)
■ Manual Message Waiting (man-msg-wt)
■ Manual Signaling (signal)
Interactions
■ AP Demand Print
A VDN cannot be used as an argument to the feature access code for AP
Demand Print.
■ Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access
If a route-to step in a vector dials a controlled trunk group, vector
processing continues at the next step.
■ Attendant Recall
Attendant Recall to a VDN is blocked.
■ AUDIX Interface
A route-to step in a vector may call the AUDIX extension. If a voice port
can be seized to that adjunct, vector processing is terminated. The
system sends a message to AUDIX requesting retrieval of messages for
the originating extension (not the VDN).
AUDIX may also be accessed by the queue-to main split and
check-backup split commands. Also, the messaging step may use an
AUDIX hunt group in its operation.
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■ Authorization Codes
If authorization codes are enabled, and if a route-to command in a
prompting vector accesses AAR or ARS and the VDN’s FRL does not have
the permission to utilize the chosen routing preference, then no
authorization code is prompted for and the route-to command fails.
■ Automatic Alternate Routing (AAR)/Automatic Route Selection (ARS)
Any route-to command in a vector can dial an AAR/ARS FAC followed by
other digits. It cannot dial only the FAC.
■ Automatic Callback
Automatic Callback cannot be used for calls placed to a VDN.
■ Bridged Call Appearance
VDN extensions cannot be assigned to bridged appearance buttons. A
route-to command to an extension with bridged appearances updates
bridged appearance button lamps.
■ Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks
Busy verification of VDNs is denied and intercept tone is returned.
■ Call Coverage
A VDN may be administered as the last point in a coverage path.
■ Call Forwarding
Calls can be forwarded to a VDN. Calls placed by a route-to command to
an extension that has call forwarding activated are forwarded.
An attendant or voice terminal with console permission cannot
activation/deactivation call forwarding for a VDN.
An attendant or voice terminal with console permission cannot
activation/deactivation call forwarding for a vector-controlled hunt group.
■ Call Detail Recording
You can administer the Feature Related System Parameters form so that
the VDN extension is used in place of the Hunt Group or Agent extension.
This overrides the “Call to Hunt Group - Record” option of CDR for Call
Vectoring calls.
If a vector interacts with an extension or group that has Call Forwarding All
Calls active, normal Call Forwarding/CDR interactions apply.
For incoming calls to a VDN, the duration of the call is recorded from the
time answer supervision is returned.
— If answer supervision is returned by the vector, and the call never
goes to another extension, then the VDN extension is recorded as
the called number in the CDR record.
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— If the call terminates to a hunt group, then the VDN, hunt group, or
agent extension is recorded as the called number as per the
administration described above.
— If the call terminates to a trunk, then the following two CDR records
are generated:
■ An incoming record with the VDN as the called number and
the duration from the time answer supervision was provided
to the incoming trunk.
■ An outgoing record containing the incoming trunk
information as the calling number and the dialed digits and
the outgoing trunk information as the called number.
Outgoing vector calls generate ordinary outgoing CDR records with the
originating extension as the calling number.
No Ineffective Call Attempt records are generated for Call Vectoring
route-to commands that are unsuccessful.
■ Call Detail Recording — Account Code Dialing
If a route-to number command in a vector specifies an CDR account code,
vector processing continues at the next step.
■ Call Park
Calls cannot be parked on a VDN.
■ Call Waiting Termination
If an extension is busy and has call waiting termination administered, the
route-to with cov n operation is considered unsuccessful and vector
processing continues at the next step. Route-to with cov y is successful
(call will wait) and vector processing terminates.
■ Class of Restriction
Each VDN in the system has a COR associated with it. This VDN COR is
used to determine the calling permissions/restrictions, the AAR/ARS PGN,
and the priority queuing associated with a vector.
■ Code Calling Access
A VDN cannot be used as the argument to the code calling access feature
access code.
If a route-to number command in a vector specifies the code calling
feature access code, vector processing continues at the next step.
■ Conference
A call to a VDN can be included as a party in a conference call only after
vector processing terminates for that call.
■ Data Restriction
Music will play on calls from data restricted extensions when the call
receives music as the result of a wait-time vector step.
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A VDN cannot be used with the priority calling access code. Intercept
tone is supplied to the user. If a route-to number in a vector specifies the
priority calling access code, vector processing continues at the next step.
■ Property Management System Interface
VDNs cannot be used with the following features and functions: Message
Waiting Notification, Check-In, Check-Out, Room Status, and Automatic
Wakeup.
■ Recorded Announcement
The first announcement extension, second announcement extension, first
announcement delay, second announcement delay, and recurring second
announcement do not exist for a vector-controlled hunt group.
■ Redirection on No Answer
If an ACD split/skill or Direct Agent call is not answered after an
administered number of rings, RONA can redirect that call to a VDN for
alternate treatment.
■ Ringback Queuing
External call attempts made via route-to commands with coverage no are
not queue via Ringback Queuing when all trunks are busy. External call
attempts made via route-to commands with coverage yes are.
■ Send All Calls
If the destination of a route-to with coverage no command has the Send All
Calls feature active, calls are not redirected. If there is an idle appearance,
the call terminates and vector processing stops. If not, vector processing
continues at the next step.
If the Send All Calls button is pressed after a vector call is terminated,
button activation is denied.
■ Time of Day Routing
Since a route-to number command in a vector can specify the AAR or ARS
access codes, the TOD routing algorithm can be used to route the call.
■ Timed After Call Work (ACW)
A Timed ACW interval can be assigned to a VDN.
■ Timed Reminder
The attendant Timed Reminder is not available for calls placed,
transferred, or extended to a VDN. Vectoring causes all other timers to be
ignored.
■ Transfer
Calls can be transferred to a VDN.
■ Traveling Class Mark
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Use Expert Agent Selection (EAS) to route incoming Automatic Call Distribution
(ACD) calls to the agent who is best qualified to handle the call, that is, the agent
with the specialized skills or experience required to best meet the caller’s needs.
Required forms
1. If the Message Center field is set to AUDIX on the Hunt Group form, the Skill and ACD
fields must be set to y, but the Vector field can be set to either y or n.
Any EAS agent Login ID must be part of the station numbering plan.
Physical aspects of the voice terminal, such as the set type and button layout,
are associated with the voice terminal and not the Login ID. On the Station form
with the EAS featured optioned, when a work-mode button is selected, no “Gp”
information can be entered. The assist and queue status buttons require that
“Group” be entered.
You must also have enabled either Expert Agent Selection (EAS) or ASAI Adjunct
Routing (or both).
Required forms
VDN administration
You can administer up to three VDN skill preferences on the Vector Directory
Number form in the 1st Skill, 2nd Skill and 3rd Skill fields. These fields indicate
the skills that are required to handle calls to this VDN. All of the VDN skills on the
VDN form are optional. For example, only the first and third, or only the second
and third VDN skills might be assigned. Vector steps can then refer back to these
fields to route calls. For example, queue-to main skill 1st routes calls the skill
administered as 1st on the VDN form.
Vector administration
When a call routes to a VDN, the VDN directs the call to the vector that is
specified on the Vector Directory number form. The vector then queues the call to
the skill specified in a vector step. You can write vectors that route calls either to
specific skill numbers or to the skill preferences administered on the Vector
Directory Number form.
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Agent administration
Assign skills to each agent. In addition, assign a skill level to each skill for the
agent. When a vector routes incoming calls to a skill, the call is delivered to an
available agent with the skill assigned. If no agents are available, the call is
queued until it can be answered by an agent who has the skill required to handle
the call.
Detailed description
Call distribution
The call distribution method and Call Handling Preference administration
determine which agent will receive an incoming call.
Table 9-9 summarizes how a call is routed based on greatest need or agent skill
level administration with either UCD or EAD distribution.
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See, ‘‘Automatic Call Distribution’’ on page 9-25 for more information about UCD,
EAD, and MIA Across Splits/Skills.
■ Name — calls to the Login ID display the name associated with the Login
ID and not the name associated with the voice terminal. This is also true
for calls made from a voice terminal with an agent logged in.
■ Coverage — when the agent is logged out, or when calls go to coverage
because the agent is busy, or does not answer, calls to the Login ID go to
the coverage path associated with the agent and not the voice terminal.
When an agent is logged out, calls go to the agent’s busy coverage
destination.
■ Restrictions — calls to the Login ID or from the agent use the restrictions
associated with the agent and not the voice terminal.
Voice terminals are fully functional when an agent is not logged in. The
restrictions, coverage, and name revert to the voice terminal administration when
the agent logs out.
Direct Agent Calls are treated as ACD calls. For example they receive zip tone
answer, queuing, after call work and are measured by BCMS and CMS.
Any of the agent’s skills can be his or her Direct Agent skill. When greatest need
is optioned as the Call Handling Preference, the agent will always get Direct
Agent calls before any skill calls. This is because Direct Agent calls have a
higher priority than skills calls. However, when skill level is optioned as the Call
Handling Preference, the agent will get direct agent calls first only if the direct
agent skill has the agent’s highest skill level. Otherwise calls from a skill with a
higher level will be distributed before Direct Agent calls. If the Direct Agent skill
and another skill are the same skill level, the agent will always receive Direct
Agent calls before the other skill calls because Direct Agent calls have a higher
priority.
Considerations
Station User records cannot be shared between TTI ports and EAS LoginID
extensions. This causes a reduction in the number of possible EAS LoginID
extensions allowed by the System depending on the number of administered TTI
ports. For example, if 2,000 TTI ports are administered, the maximum number of
allowable EAS LoginIDs is reduced by 2,000.
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EAS agent Login IDs are also tracked for personal calls. CMS uses the first skill
an EAS Agent is logged into to track personal calls. If the first logged-into skill is
unmeasured, CMS credits the agent Login ID with the personal call, but no skill
hunt group is credited with the personal call.
The system can have either splits or skill hunt groups but not both
simultaneously. Non-ACD hunt groups can exist with either splits or skill hunt
groups. Skill hunt groups are required when using EAS.
Interactions
Unless otherwise specified, the feature interactions for skill hunt groups are the
same as for vector-controlled splits.
■ Abbreviated Dialing
Abbreviated dialing can be used to log in/out EAS agents. Abbreviated
dialing lists/buttons can only be administered for stations.
■ Add/Remove Skills
In the EAS environment, agents have the ability to add and remove skills
during a login session by dialing a FAC. Other voice terminal users with
console permissions can add or remove an agent’s skill on behalf of the
agent. (Note that the ability to add and remove skills depends on whether
a user has a class of restriction (COR) that allows adding and removing
skills.)
■ Administration Without Hardware
EAS Login ID extensions are extensions without hardware. Login ID
extensions require space in the dial plan.
■ Agent Work Mode States
With EAS, agents can only be in a single work mode at any one time for all
their skills.
■ Assist
The Assist feature can be used with a skill hunt group (for example, where
there is one supervisor per skill hunt group). When assist is selected, a call
is placed to the supervisor associated with the skill for the active call.
■ AUDIX
Calls to the EAS agent Login ID can cover to AUDIX.
■ Auto-Available Splits
If a skill hunt group is administered as an Auto-Available Skill (AAS) the
EAS Login IDs assigned to this skill must also be administered as
Auto-Available. When the switch reinitializes, these Login IDs are
automatically logged in with the Auto-In work-mode. If any switch features
attempt to change the work-mode to anything except to Auto-In, this
attempt is denied. This feature is not intended for human agents.
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In addition, you can automate ACD agent terminal displays and associate them
with new and transferred calls, and assist calls to a supervisor. You can display
incoming call information such as Calling Party Number (CPN), Billing Number
(BN), and Dialed Number Identification Service (DNIS). Or, you can set up the
adjunct to retrieve caller information from a database and display it on a
particular agent’s screen, based on the service dialed.
Required forms
■ Trunk Group form — Administer the Per Call CPN/BN field for the
appropriate ISDN-PRI trunk group. The corresponding information is sent
with a call-offered event report to the adjunct.
■ Hunt Group form — Complete a Hunt Group form for each split that the
ICM adjunct will monitor.
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■ Call Vector form — If you are using Call Vectoring, an ASAI link interface
extension number is required for adjunct routing vector commands. This
extension is the same as the one you enter on the Station form.
See ‘‘Automatic Call Distribution’’ on page 9-25, ‘‘Call Vectoring’’ on page 9-63,
‘‘Call Prompting’’ on page 9-60 and ‘‘CallVisor Adjunct-Switch Application
Interface’’ on page 4-250 and any other features you are implementing for ICM
for additional administration requirements.
Detailed description
Applications
The following are some typical ICM applications:
■ The system passes calling party/billing number (CPN/BN) information and
the call is routed to an adjunct application for screen pop and supervisory
transfers, with screen duplication.
■ The system sends to the adjunct application both caller and prompter
information about all incoming calls to a particular number. According to
caller information in a database, the application directs the switch to route
the call. For example, the call could be routed to a preferred agent, to best
customer treatment, or to accounts receivable.
■ The system uses Call Prompting to obtain a customer account number
and then passes this information to the adjunct for call routing or screen
pop.
■ The system connects the caller to a voice response unit (VRU), along with
caller CPN/BN and DNIS information.The caller then interacts with the
VRU to direct how the call is handled. The system can verify a caller’s
identity and provide access to database information such as claims status
or account balance.
■ With Direct Agent Calling, an adjunct application can transfer a call to a
specific ACD agent and have the call treated as an ACD call and tracked
on Call Management System (CMS).
■ An adjunct application can attach information used by another application
to an ICM call using User-to-User Information fields. The adjunct transfers
the call, along with the application-specific information, over primary rate
interface (PRI) trunk to a CallVisor ASAI application at another switch. For
example, an application at one switch can determine a caller’s account or
claim number and pass this information to a special list on another switch,
where an application will transfer the call.
Figure Notes
1. Voice terminal 5. CONVERSANT
2. ISDN-PRI 6. Host
3. DEFINITY ECS 7. Agent data terminal
4. ASAI 8. Agent voice terminal
CONVERSANT can determine when a call drops before being answered and can
track abandoned calls or use CPN/BN information for callbacks.
Figure Notes
1. Voice terminal 5. Speech processor
2. ISDN-PRI 6. Tip/ring lines
3. DEFINITY ECS 7. Agent voice terminal
4. ASAI 8. Agent data terminal
9. Host
6. Agents can display collected digits on their data terminals. Except for the
dialed number, information from a CONVERSANT voice system cannot be
carried with the call and displayed on a voice terminal. For example, digits
collected in a CONVERSANT voice system adjunct cannot be passed to
the switch for display.
7. If the collected digits are the extension where the call is being routed,
these routing digits are passed to the switch as the destination in the
CallVisor ASAI third-party make-call request. CONVERSANT uses the
request to set up various types of calls.
To implement this type of call routing, make sure that calls come into a vector that
contains an adjunct routing vector command. This command causes the switch
to initiate the route CallVisor ASAI capability. Vector processing occurs while the
caller waits. A default split or answering position can also be specified in the
vector, in case CONVERSANT does not respond in the administered amount of
time (determined by the announcement/wait steps). Announcement and wait
steps are needed to give the host time to respond.
For adjunct routing, if the call queues to a split or leaves vector processing, a
route-end request is sent to CONVERSANT.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Call Prompting
Digits collected by Call Prompting are passed with current call information
to a CONVERSANT adjunct.
■ Direct Agent Calling
Direct Agent Calling allows an adjunct to direct a call to a particular ACD
agent and have the call treated as an ACD call. Calls that enter the switch
as ACD calls and are routed to a particular agent via adjunct routing, or
are transferred via a third-party make-call request, are treated as ACD
calls for the duration of the call. See ‘‘Automatic Call Distribution’’ on page
9-25 for more information on Direct Agent Calls.
■ Priority Calling
CallVisor ASAI allows both Priority Calling and Direct Agent Calling for the
same call.
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Information Forwarding
Whenever DEFINITY ECS interflows a call over ISDN trunk facilities (for example,
PRI or BRI) by means of a route-to (with Lookahead Interflow active), queue-to
best, or check best command, the following information is sent with the call via
user-to-user information transport (via UUI IE or QSIG MSI) and can be used by
adjuncts or displayed at the receiving switch:
■ ASAI user information
■ the name of the active VDN (LAI DNIS)
■ other LAI information (a time stamp showing when the call entered the
current queue, the call’s priority level in its current queue, and the type of
interflow)
■ any collected digits (this does not include dial-ahead digits). These digits
are available for processing at remote vectors and/or displaying to the
agent.
■ the number of seconds that the call has already spent in vector
processing (called “in-VDN time”)
■ Universal Call ID (UCID)
NOTE:
Sending of information depends on priority settings and activated features.
Forwarding of the last three items, collected digits, in-VDN time, and UCID is new
in DEFINITY ECS G3V6.3.
Interactions
In the past, lookahead interflow transported the LAI Information Element (IE) in
codeset 6 or 7, which functioned over non-QSIG private networks, but only over
certain public networks.
Now, call centers can transport application information (including the LAI
information) over many more public ISDN networks because of using User to
User Signaling (UUS) Supplementary Services that incorporate user-to-user
information (codeset 0 UUI). Information passes over QSIG private networks
using manufacturer specific information (MSI—codeset 0 Facility IE) in various
messages.
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This feature
■ enables multiple DEFINITY applications to share the contents of the UUI IE
or MSI
■ allows for backwards compatibility with pre-R6.3 DEFINITY software.
NOTE:
Look-Ahead Interflow information can be forwarded using
information transport or the traditional codeset 6/7 LAI IE.
This section outlines the procedure to administer your incoming and outgoing
trunk groups to send user data over your network. Before administering the trunk
group, review these guidelines:
■ If you are using shared UUI (any Supplementary Service other than b),
then you must administer the UUI Treatment for the trunk groups (both
outgoing and incoming at the remote end) as shared. Use this option
when you want to forward information to R6.3 or later DEFINITY switches in
non-QSIG networks.
■ With QSIG (Supplementary Service b), you need to administer Shared UUI
to include ASAI user information with MSI transport. If UUI Treatment is
the default service-provider, DEFINITY forwards the ASAI user data (if
provided) in a non-shared codeset 0 UUI IE while forwarding the other
data as MSI.
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NOTE:
You do not need to complete this procedure if you do not intend to send
user data over the network.
Table 9-10 lists the form and fields needed to administer information transport on
trunk groups.
Form Is field
needed Fields needed Why is this field needed? optional? Page
ISDN UUI IE Set field to either Y for
Trunk Treatment BRI
■ shared (for trunk groups However,
Group 7-208
connected to DEFINITY this field
(BRI or R6.3 or later if you want cannot
PRI) shared data). be blank.
for
■ service-provider (for PRI
trunk groups connected 7-233
to pre-DEFINITY R6.3
switches or if you want
service provider
functionality).
Maximum Set according to what the Y 7-208
Size of UUI IE network supports. 128
7-233
Contents (default) is recommended for
private networking.
Shared UUI Set the priority for each type Y 7-211
Feature of user data (such as UCID,
If blank, 7-236
Priority fields ASAI, and other application
info not
information). Only needed
sent.
for non-QSIG trunk groups.
! CAUTION:
If the trunk group is connected to a pre-DEFINITY 6.3 switch or if you
want service provider functionality, do not enter shared. Instead,
leave the default service-provider in this field. You cannot use
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NOTE:
If you leave a feature field blank, that feature will not transport in the
UUI IE. If the public network supports less than 82 bytes, you need
to choose what feature information you want to send, and give that
feature field a higher priority.
The network byte limit on user information contents (the user data part of the UUI
IE) must be large enough to carry the data needed for the customer application.
If you want to forward information over a network that does not support at least 82
bytes of user data, you must determine the space required for the application
and adjust priorities accordingly. For more information, see “Determining User
Information Needs” in the Information Forwarding chapter of the Call
Vectoring/Expert Agent Selection (EAS) guide, 555-230-521.
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Considerations
Troubleshooting
— Make sure trunk group options are set correctly for the application and
configuration.
— Applications may fail on networks supporting limited UUI transport.
Administration determines which application’s UUI will be transported in
these cases. If a given application is failing, first check the administration
to determine if the application in question has the highest priority. This
applies to tandem nodes as well as originating nodes.
Applications that originate UUI on tandem nodes can request that
assigned priorities at the tandem node be applied to the resulting UUI.
Therefore, it is possible for a tandem node to erase UUI information
received from the originator.
In other words, passing UUI through a tandem node transparently as
required for UUS Service 1, does not apply to DEFINITY’s proprietary
shared UUI procedures.
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Intraflow
Use Call Coverage with Intraflow to redirect ACD calls from one split to another
conditionally, according to the coverage path’s redirection criteria. For example,
you can define a split’s coverage path to automatically redirect incoming ACD
calls to another split when a terminal is busy or unanswered. You can redirect
calls to less busy splits, for more efficient call handling.
Interflow
Interflow allows you to redirect ACD calls from a split on one switch to a split on
another switch or external location. Use Call Forwarding All Calls with Interflow to
unconditionally forward calls directed to a split extension to an off-premises
location. Calls can be forwarded to destinations off the PBX (that is, phone
numbers on the public telephone network). You cannot use Call Coverage with
Interflow. If a coverage point station or split is forwarded/interflowed, it is taken
out of the coverage path.
Required forms
Detailed description
Assign an inflow threshold for each split receiving Intraflow and Interflow calls.
This threshold prevents a split from receiving new ACD calls if the oldest call in
the queue has been there longer than the threshold. If an ACD call is forwarded
or redirected through Call Coverage, but cannot be routed to another split or
coverage path point, it remains in queue at the original split even though
coverage tone may be heard.
For a split with Intraflow and Call Coverage assigned, you can also assign Priority
on Intraflow. When an ACD call intraflowing from a split with Priority on Intraflow to
a covering split enters the split’s queue, that call is placed ahead of nonpriority
calls but behind other priority calls already in the queue. All priority calls are
answered before any nonpriority calls.
Calls intraflowed via Call Coverage to a covering split are never connected to the
first delay announcement at the covering split. Calls redirected via Call
Forwarding receive the delay first announcement at the forwarded-to split, but
never receive a forced first announcement.
When the call is intraflowed from split 1 to split 2, the call is placed in the split 2
queue as the fourth priority call, ahead of the four nonpriority calls. The call stays
in the queue for 45 seconds and is still not answered. Then the call is connected
to the second delay announcement for split 2. After the announcement, the caller
hears music until an agent answers the call.
Considerations
The same coverage path can be used for as many splits as desired. You should
administer redirection criteria for a split’s coverage path so that calls are
redirected under Busy or Don’t Answer conditions. Do not use All or Send All
Calls as redirection criteria.
Interactions
■ Call Coverage
All splits with the same coverage path are automatically assigned the
same Don’t Answer Interval. The default Don’t Answer Interval is 2.
If Intraflow via Coverage is active, the Coverage Don’t Answer Interval
associated with Call Coverage begins when a call enters the split queue.
If the Coverage Don’t Answer interval expires before either of the two
delay-announcement intervals expires, a call is redirected to coverage. If
either of the delay-announcement intervals expires before the Coverage
Don’t Answer interval, the call is connected to a delay announcement, if
available.
If no coverage point is available to handle a call, a call remains in queue
and may then be connected to a delay announcement.
■ Temporary Bridged Appearance
If an ACD call is routed to a split agent but is intraflowed to another split
before being answered, the Temporary Bridged Appearance at the
agent’s terminal or console is no longer maintained.
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Look-Ahead Interflow
Use Look-Ahead Interflow to balance the load of ACD calls across multiple
locations. With Look-Ahead Interflow, you can optionally route a call to a backup
location based on your system’s ability to handle the call within parameters
defined in a vector. In turn, the backup system can accept or deny the call also
based on parameters defined in a vector.
NOTE:
The rest of this section assumes you will read the DEFINITY Enterprise
Communications Server Call Vectoring/EAS Guide (555-230-521) for a
detailed description of Look-Ahead Interflow and its uses. The guide
contains information that is critical to the effective and efficient use of this
feature.
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Required forms
See ‘‘Call Vectoring’’ on page 9-63 for associated Call Vectoring administration.
■ System-Parameters Customer-Options — For full functionality, options
must be enabled at both the sending and receiving switches. If
Look-Ahead Interflow is not optioned on the receiving switch, interflow still
results on a look-ahead basis. However, the forwarded Dialed Number
Identification Service (DNIS) (sending switch VDN name) information is
ignored and tandem Look-Ahead Interflow is not provided.
■ Trunk Group Form (ISDN) — If you do not want the call originator’s display
to update on each Look-Ahead Interflow call attempt, look-ahead calls
should be routed over trunk groups with the Outgoing Display field set
to n.
■ Feature-Related System Parameters Form — Administer the
Interflow-Qpos EWT Threshold field when working with enhanced
Look-Ahead Interflow. Any calls that will be answered before this threshold
will not be interflowed (therefore saving CPU resources).
■ ISDN Numbering - Public/Unknown Form — Administer a CPN Prefix for
each Vector Directory Number (VDN) that maps to a vector used to place
Look-Ahead Interflow calls. If you do not, a Look-Ahead Interflow DNIS of
all blanks displays on the answering agent’s voice terminal.
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Considerations
■ LAI has been tested with several major carriers. To find out if these
capabilities work with your carrier, check with your account team for the
most current information. If testing has not been done to verify operation
over the public networks involved with the preferred specific configuration,
use of private ISDN trunking between the nodes should be assumed until
successful testing has been completed.
■ All calls routed over ISDN facilities by a route-to number with cov n or
route-to digits with cov n vector command on a switch where
Look-Ahead Interflow is enabled are treated as Look-Ahead Interflow call
attempts.
A vector may route a call over an ISDN facility to a destination that is not a
VDN. The sending switch processes this call as a Look-Ahead Interflow
call even though it is not. ISDN processing at the receiving switch causes
the call to always be accepted. However, the DNIS and any other
information in the Look-Ahead Interflow information forwarded with the call
are ignored.
■ Until the lookahead attempt is accepted by the receiving switch, the caller
continues to hear any feedback applied by the sending switch vector and
will remain in any split/skill queues.
■ Route-to number with coverage y or route-to digits with coverage y
commands never result in a Look-Ahead Interflow call attempt. The
sending end assumes the call is always going to be accepted. This
command always completes the call. Moreover, the command should not
be used if the vector at the receiving switch might deny the call, since the
caller in this case would be given a busy signal or would be disconnected.
Use this command with coverage y only when you want unconditional
interflow (with Look-Ahead Interflow active) and the terminating switch is
set up accordingly.
■ Audible feedback may be provided to the caller before interflow is
attempted. Therefore, another audible feedback from the receiving switch
may confuse the caller. For example, a caller hearing ringback on the
sending switch may be confused if music is applied suddenly when the
call interflows to the receiving switch.
Interactions
■ AAR/ARS
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NOTE:
Dial-ahead digits are not forwarded with the call. There is a
maximum of 16 forwarded digits.
Required forms
The MCH column on the List Hunt Group form contains the value that you enter in
Multiple Call Handling.
Detailed description
Applications
Use Multiple Call Handling in applications where you want agents to take
additional calls without dropping the active call. Examples of applications
include:
■ An agent and a caller may need to wait on a call for information. MCH
allows the agent to put the call on hold and handle other ACD calls until
information is available.
■ ACD calls may be more important to your business than non-ACD calls.
Use MCH to interrupt agents on non-ACD calls with an ACD call.
■ In an EAS environment, calls from one skill may be more important than
calls from another skill. Use MCH to interrupt an agent who has a call from
the less-important skill with a call from the more-important skill.
You can use MCH in an Expert Agent Selection (EAS) or non-EAS environment.
■ With EAS, you can administer any combination of MCH and non-MCH
skills for an agent. If an EAS agent is a member of both MCH and
non-MCH skills, he or she can handle multiple simultaneous ACD or Direct
Agent Calls only in the MCH skills.
■ Without EAS, agents can be logged into only one split if it is an MCH split.
Similarly, a non-EAS agent logged in to a non-MCH split cannot log into an
MCH split.
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MCH example
In this example, an agent is logged into 4 skills, each with a different MCH option.
Table 9-11 shows how calls are delivered when an unrestricted-line appearance
is available and the agent is in Auto-In or Manual-In work mode (AUX work mode
is not pending).
Calls Delivered?
Skill 4
Skill 1 Skill 2 Skill 3 (MCH=
(MCH= (MCH= (MCH=one many-
Condition on-request) one-forced) - per-skill) forced)
No calls on set yes yes yes yes
One active extn call no yes yes yes
Skill 1 call active no yes yes yes
Skill 2 or 4 call active no no yes yes
Skill 3 call active no no no yes
Extn call held, no other action no yes yes yes
Skill 1, 2, or 4 call held, no other no no yes yes
action
Skill 3 call held, no other action no no no yes
Extn call held, then AI/MI selected yes yes yes yes
Skill 1,2,3, or 4 call held, then yes yes yes yes
AI/MI selected
Agents and supervisors in on-request MCH splits or skills can use Queue Status,
VuStats, and BCMS/CMS reports to determine if a call is waiting that must be
answered immediately.
MCH settings
On request
In on-request splits or skills, the following is true.
■ If an agent goes into Auto-In or Manual-In work mode, but there are no
calls in the queue, the agent is placed at the bottom of the MIA queue or at
the bottom of their skill level in the EAD queue, or is made available in the
DDC queue.
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■ Agents must select Auto-In or Manual-In work mode for each new ACD
call they take while a call is on hold.
■ The agent can take additional ACD calls as long as there is an available
line appearance.
Use on-request MCH in conjunction with a feature such as VuStats, which agents
can use to see when the split queue is getting full and take additional calls.
One forced
An agent who is idle or active on a non-ACD call is automatically interrupted with
an ACD call from this split or skill when no other ACD call for any of the agent’s
splits or skills are alerting, active, or held. In addition, the following must also be
true:
■ The agent is in Manual-In or Auto-In work mode.
■ The agent is the most idle or next available.
■ An unrestricted line appearance is available.
■ AUX work or Move from CMS are not pending.
As long as an ACD call is active or held, the agent does not automatically receive
an additional call from the one-forced split or skill. An agent in a one-forced
split/skill in Auto-In or Manual-In work mode is unavailable for that split/skill from
the time that an ACD call rings until all ACD calls are abandoned, redirected, or
dropped. However, the agent can request another ACD call from a one-forced
split or skill by placing the active call on hold and selecting Manual-In or Auto-In
work mode.
If an agent with multiple skills is active on an ACD call for a group with one-forced
MCH, the agent could be forced to take an ACD call for one of his or her other
skills, depending on that skill’s MCH settings.
Because one-forced MCH forces an ACD call to alert an agent who is not on an
ACD call, use it when you want ACD calls to take precedence over other calls.
If a one-per-skill call is active or held, the agent does not automatically receive
additional calls from that skill. However, the agent can request another ACD call
from a one-per-skill in the usual way.
If an agent with multiple skills is active on an ACD call for a one-per-skill group,
the agent could be forced an ACD call for one of his or her other skills if those
skills are many-forced or one-per-skill MCH.
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Use one-per-skill MCH when calls from one skill are of higher priority than other
ACD calls.
Many forced
Agents are automatically interrupted with an ACD call under the same conditions
listed for one-forced. As soon as an agent answers an alerting ACD call, the
agent immediately becomes available to receive another ACD call from a
many-forced split or skill.
Use many-forced MCH when agents must answer important or urgent calls, even
when they must put equally important calls on hold. It can also be used to force
Direct Agent calls to an agent.
Considerations
■ Agents can receive multiple calls only when in Auto-In or Manual-In work
mode. All forced MCH calls are delivered with ringing at the agent’s
station, not with zip tone. Requested MCH calls are delivered with ringing
or zip tone.
■ Agents can toggle between Auto-In and Manual-In work mode.
■ If an agent selects ACW or AUX work mode with calls on hold, the work
mode is pending until all calls complete or until an Manual-In call
completes. New ACD calls are not delivered when AUX work is pending.
When an ACD or Direct Agent call with pending ACW completes, the
agent enters ACW. When an agent is active on a non-ACD call with ACW
pending, the agent can receive forced MCH calls.
■ If an agent is either in Auto-In work mode and active on an ACD or Direct
Agent call, or in Auto-In or Manual-In work mode and active on a non-ACD
call and a Manual-In ACD or Direct Agent call abandons from hold, the
agent is pending for ACW work mode and the after-call button lamp
flashes.
■ If an agent reconnects to an ACD or Direct Agent call on hold, his or her
work mode changes to the call’s work mode (Auto-In or Manual-In).
■ Do not use forced MCH with DDC distribution because the first agent
continues to receive calls until all line appearances are busy.
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Interactions
■ Automatic Hold
To answer a ringing ACD call, an agent in a many-forced, one-forced, or
one-per-skill split/skill pushes the line-appearance button. If automatic
hold is administered, the active call is automatically placed on hold.
Otherwise, the agent must first push hold.
■ Call Work Codes and Stroke Counts
Agents handle multiple ACD calls simultaneously with MCH can enter
CWCs and Stroke Counts. When an agent does so with multiple calls on
the station, the code/count is associated with the last call the agent
handled. If an agent enters a code/count during an active call with calls on
hold, the code/count is associated with the active call.
If an agent with on-request MCH is active on a call that requires forced
entry of CWC or stroke counts and places the call on hold without entering
a code/count, he or she cannot request another call.
If agents with many-forced MCH are in a split/skill with forced entry of
CWC or stroke counts, they are forced to handle an ACD call even if they
have not entered a code/count.
■ Direct Agent Calling
Agents can handle multiple Direct Agent calls if their direct agent skills
have MCH. The queue-status indicator is not lit when a Direct Agent call
queues to a split/skill. Agents are notified that calls are waiting with a ring
ping and a flashing current-work-mode lamp.
■ Move Agent While Staffed
An agent with a move pending can place a call on hold and request
another ACD call. All calls and ACW must complete before the pending
move occurs.
■ Non-ACD calls
If an agent activates Auto-In or Manual-In work mode with calls on hold, he
or she can answer or originate a non-ACD call. With on-request MCH, the
agent is temporarily unavailable for ACD or Direct Agent calls. With forced
MCH, a call can be delivered. If an agent in ACW reconnects to an
AUXIN/AUXOUT call, the agent remains in ACW.
■ Queueing
When an agent is available, the agent is placed at the end of the queue for
Uniform Call Distribution (UCD) hunt groups or at the bottom of the skill
type for Expert Agent Distribution (EAD) hunt groups, or is made available
for Direct Department Calling (DDC) hunt groups. When the agent
becomes the most available according to group type (UCD, EAD, or
DDC), he or she receives a queued ACD or Direct Agent call.
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If the last agent on a forced MCH split is pending for AUX work mode in a
nonvector-controlled split, the agent must empty the queue before going
to AUX work mode. The agent continues receiving ACD calls until the
queue is emptied.
■ Redirection on No Answer
If an agent has a call active or on hold and the RONA timer expires for
another ringing ACD call, RONA redirects the alerting call back to the
split/skill or administered VDN. The agent is not taken out of service when
the call redirects, but is placed at the bottom of the Most Idle Agent (MIA)
or Expert Agent Distribution (EAD) queue.
■ Restricted line appearance
If you administer last-available line appearance as Restricted Last
Appearance for an agent’s terminal, the agent does not receive additional
ACD calls because the appearance is reserved for making conference or
transfer calls.
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In addition, you can define auxiliary queue warning lamps to track queue status.
On voice terminals and consoles with displays, you can display the number of
calls queued and time in queue of a split’s oldest call.
Required forms
Detailed description
You can also use auxiliary queue warning lamps to provide both types of
indications. Install the lamps at any location convenient to split agents.
If a queue status threshold is reached, the lamp next to the associated button
flashes. If calls are queued but the threshold is not reached, the lamp lights
steadily. If no calls are queued, the lamp goes dark.
If agents at voice terminals and consoles with displays press either the OQT or
NQC button, the following information is briefly displayed:
■ Split name (or extension, if name is not assigned)
■ Oldest queued time
■ Number of queued calls
You can use Queue Status Indications to provide status information for attendant
groups or other hunt group types (DDC and UCD). With attendant groups, the
button names (AQT and AQC) are different than for split queues, the display
shows OPERATOR instead of split name or extension, and all status information
applies to the attendant group queue.
If you need to know how many queue status buttons you’ve administered, or how
many your system will allow you to administer, check page 5 of the System
Capacity form.
Interactions
Reason Codes
Reason Codes allows agents to enter a numeric code that describes their reason
for entering Auxiliary (AUX) work mode or for logging out of the system. Reason
codes give call center managers detailed information about how agents spend
their time. Use this data to develop more precise staffing forecasting models or
use it with schedule-adherence packages to ensure that agents are performing
scheduled activities at the scheduled time.
You can administer the codes so that entry is forced or optional. Ten reason
codes are available, including a default code. You can assign two system-wide
names to each code — one for entering AUX work mode and one for logging out.
You can use VuStats to display the reason code name or number. Use VuStats or
CMS to gather historical and real-time reason-codes statistics.
You must have Expert Agent Selection (EAS) enabled to use reason codes.
Required forms
Detailed description
If an agent enters an invalid code or fails to enter a code within the administered
timeout interval, the change is denied and the agent remains in the current work
mode. If the agent dialed a FAC, the agent hears an intercept tone. If the agent
pressed the AUX button, the AUX lamp flutters and then goes dark (or lights
steadily if the agent was already in AUX with a different reason code).
If there are no calls ringing, active, or held at the voice terminal, agents enter
AUX work mode immediately and the AUX lamp lights steadily. Otherwise, the
AUX lamp blinks until the agent completes all calls at the terminal.
If a button for AUX work is associated with the reason code that the agent
entered, the button lamp lights. If no such AUX button exists, the system lights
the first AUX button lamp with no administered reason code.
You can assign an AUX button without a reason code to an agent’s voice
terminal. This allows agents with a limited number of buttons to use all 10 reason
codes.
Logging out
To log out with a reason code, the agent dials the logout FAC, hears a second
dial tone and enters a reason code. The agent hears confirmation tone and is
logged out.
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Default code
Default code 0 is used when the system puts an agent into AUX work mode or
logs the agent out without the involvement of the agent. For example:
■ When an agent logs in and is put into AUX mode
■ When an agent makes or receives a non-ACD call from the available state
■ When a call is redirected as a result of Redirection on No Answer (RONA)
and the agent is logged out or put into AUX mode
■ When agent skill assignments are changed while an agent is staffed (the
system automatically logs the agent out and back in)
■ When an agent forces a logout without entering a code (for example, by
pulling the headset)
■ When an agent who is requested to enter a reason code fails to enter a
valid code within the 10-second timeout period
■ When an agent with requested reason codes enters # or *
Considerations
■ If an agent in Auto-In or Manual-In work mode dials the logout FAC but
fails to enter a reason code and logout reason codes are forced, the agent
is returned to the available state. ACD calls are delivered even if the agent
has left the voice terminal. To prevent this, be certain that agents enter
AUX or ACW work mode before logging out.
■ When an agent changes to AUX work mode and the AUX Work Reason
Code Type is set to none, the agent is put into AUX work mode with the
default reason code even if you have administered a different reason code
for the AUX button. Setting AUX Work Reason Code in this way allows you
to complete button administration before activating the feature.
■ Do not administer AUX buttons without a reason code for hybrid station
sets.
■ When an agent in AUX work mode is active on a non-ACD call, the agent
cannot immediately change the reason code. A change is pending until
the call drops.
■ There is a limit to the number of agents who can simultaneously be
entering either a reason code or a Call Work Code. See the DEFINITY
Enterprise Communications Server Release 6 System Description Pocket
Reference for this limit.
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Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
You can program FACs for AUX work mode or logout with or without an
associated Reason Code on automatic-dial buttons or in abbreviated-dial
lists. At the reason code prompt, when an agent selects an
abbreviated-dial or automatic-dial button, the first digit of the button is
taken as the reason code.
■ Agents in Multiple Skills
When an agent who is assigned to multiple skills enters AUX work mode
with a reason code, the agent enters AUX work for all of his or her skills
with the same reason code.
■ ASAI
ASAI allows a host to log an agent out and place an agent in AUX work
mode with a reason code. The host can query the agent’s current work
mode and receive the reason code associated with the AUX work mode.
■ Auto-Available Split
The system logs AAS agents out for Redirection on No Answer with the
default reason code.
■ Basic Call Management System
Statistics about AUX work mode by reason code are not available in
BCMS reports.
■ CMS
CMS tracks time in AUX work mode by reason code and displays reason
codes for agents currently in that mode. When an agent is moved from
CMS while the agent is staffed, the system logs the agent out using the
default code, and then logs the agent back in again. If an agent is in AUX
work mode when moved, the agent is returned to AUX work mode with the
same reason code when the move is completed.
■ Direct Agent Calling
When a Direct Agent call is queued for an agent in AUX work mode with a
reason code, the appropriate AUX button lamp flutters to alert the agent to
the queued call. If there is no AUX button lamp, agents receive an audible
alert (ring-ping or call-waiting tone). If there is an AUX button with no
assigned reason code administered, then that lamp flutters.
■ Redirection on No Answer
When a call is redirected via RONA, an agent is placed into AUX work
mode with the default code or is logged out with the default code if the
agent is in an auto-available skill.
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Redirection on No Answer
Redirection on No Answer (RONA) redirects a ringing ACD split or skill call or
Direct Agent Call after an administered number of rings. RONA prevents an
unanswered call from ringing indefinitely. The call can redirect either to the split
or skill to be answered by another agent or to a VDN for alternative call handling.
Direct Agent Calls route to the agent’s coverage path, or to a VDN if no coverage
path is administered.
You must have ACD enabled to use RONA. Administer RONA for each ACD split
hunt group as required. RONA can be used in Auto-Available Splits (AAS), or in
splits and skills with agents operating in Manual-In work mode. You can
administer RONA for vector-controlled or nonvector-controlled splits or skills.
Required forms
Detailed description
■ Redirects split or skill calls back to the split or skill or administered VDN.
Redirected calls are requeued at the highest priority so that they are
distributed before any other split or skill calls. See ‘‘RONA Routing
Sequences’’ on page 9-118 for more information about call redirection.
■ Sends a message to CMS.
When a RONA timeout occurs, the Noans-alrt lamp for the split/skill lights
steadily. The supervisor presses the Noans-alrt button to display the login
ID or the extension and name of the last agent timed out with RONA.
■ Records the redirection in BCMS or CMS. See ‘‘Using BCMS/CMS reports
with RONA’’ on page 9-119 for additional information.
Application examples
VRU applications
Typically, RONA is used with VRU applications in AAS configurations. RONA
detects VRU failures and provides alternate operation. For example, an adjunct
port failure is not detected by ACD call processing. RONA detects the failure,
takes the port out of service, and provides notification of the failure.
Use Call Vectoring for flexible call handling in case of a VRU failure. Assign
RONA a converse split connected to the Conversant or to equivalent VRU ports.
Whenever RONA times out on a ringing call delivered via the converse-on
command to a VRU port, the agent is logged out and the call is redirected back
to the converse split.1 With a complete VRU failure, all VRU ports are eventually
logged out and vector processing for the converse-on command bypasses that
step for new calls.
The Screen 9-1 vector shows how to provide automatic backup for a complete
VRU failure.
CALL VECTOR
In Screen 9-1, the application works as expected as long as the VRU returns the
digit string, which includes a return code of 1. In this case, the condition in Step 4
is satisfied and the program branches to Step 6, which provides normal
application processing.
On the other hand, if all VRU ports in an AAS split are logged out by a RONA
timeout, the converse-on command step (Step 2) is skipped, and no digits are
collected by Step 3 (after the 10-second timeout). The condition in Step 4 is not
satisfied and vector processing proceeds to Step 5, which branches to vector
xxx to connect the call to an agent.
Other applications
You can use RONA for applications that involve human agents with manual
answering and other adjunct applications, such as Home Agent. For example, a
call may not be answered because an agent left without entering AUX work
mode or logging out. You can use RONA to make the nonanswering agent
unavailable and redirect calls to another agent or to the RONA VDN.
With R3V2 and later releases of CMS, the exception report lists agents who were
timed out and made unavailable. With BCMS and earlier releases of CMS, you
can determine which agents were in AUX work mode or logged-out with AAS.
With R3 CMS, you can use the real-time “Split Status” report to see which agents
are in AUX work mode, but you need a custom report to see logged-out agents.
With BCMS, use SAT to create a list of unstaffed agents for the split to see which
agents are logged out (for AAS applications). With EAS, list agent-loginid
specifying unstaffed and AAS = yes.
With BCMS, agents’ changes to AUX work mode appears in the BCMS Split
(AGENT) Status report. In an AAS split, agents log out, so they do not appear in
the Split Status report. When the call is requeued, the System Status report
shows only the AVG ANSW SPEED time and AVG ABAND TIME time for the
requeued call. The Historical Split and System reports show both a FLOWOUT
(primary split) and FLOWIN (redirected split) for requeued calls, while the VDN
report shows only a FLOWOUT.
Direct Agent calls are recorded as ACD split calls but the flowout is recorded
only if an agent’s coverage path requeues the call to a split.
Since BCMS does not report exceptions, RONA events are not reported. If you
have BCMS, use the RONA split lamp indicator for RONA event indication.
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Considerations
■ RONA can timeout while an agent is actually at the terminal if the agent
does not answer soon enough or has selected another work mode while a
call is ringing. RONA handles the call as usual, making the agent
unavailable. With ACD splits, agents at multifunction terminals know that
they have been made unavailable when they see the AUX-Work lamp lit.
They press the Auto-In or Manual-In button to become available.
■ Specify a coverage path or VDN for redirection for nonvector-controlled
splits or for Logical Agent IDs with EAS Direct Agent Calls to ensure that
calls are always redirected.
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Interactions
■ AAS
Use AAS with RONA for VRU ACD non-ASAI adjunct-controlled split
applications. Assign AAS only to ACD hunt groups. When all lines in a
vector-controlled AAS split are logged out, the split is considered
unavailable, and vector processing skips the step in the vector for new
calls.
If RONA occurs on the last VRU port in an AAS split, the call is not
requeued to the converse split, but is processed by the next vector step.
Any calls queued to a split that has been taken out of service may be left
at this split. When the system reinitializes, all busied-out ports are
automatically logged back into the AAS splits. New calls cause a RONA
timeout if the adjunct or agent still does not answer after the system
reinitializes.
■ Abandoned Call Search
Abandoned Call Search, if defined for a trunk, is reapplied to call on that
trunk that RONA requeued whenever the calls are routed to another agent.
■ Agents in multiple splits
When a RONA timeout occurs, an ACD split agent is placed in AUX work
mode with notification to CMS for all splits that the agent is logged into.
The agent is responsible for becoming available in each split. In an AAS,
agents are logged out of all splits that they are logged into. You must log
agents back into the AAS splits.
■ Agent logout
An agent can log out from a multifunction set while an ACD call subject to
RONA is ringing the set. However, if the agent logs out before RONA times
out, RONA timing is canceled, and RONA redirection and notification
occur immediately.
■ Agent work modes
If an agent presses the ACW button with an ACD call ringing, the change
request is pending. If the agent has a pending change to ACW before a
RONA timeout occurs on a ringing ACD call, RONA timing continues. At
timeout, the call is redirected, CMS is notified, and the agent is placed in
AUX work (overriding the pending ACW request).
If an agent presses the AUX-Work button with an ACD call ringing, the
change request is pending. With ACD splits, since the RONA time-out
changes the state to AUX-Work, there is no conflict with the pending
AUX-Work change request. With AAS splits, an agent-initiated AUX-Work
change is denied per existing operation.
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■ ASAI
RONA applies to vector-processed calls that are routed by an adjunct to
an ACD split or agent as a Direct Agent Call.
You can assign RONA to ASAI adjunct-monitored splits and
adjunct-monitored calls. An event report is not sent to the ASAI adjunct
when a RONA timeout puts an agent into AUX work mode.
The adjunct makes an agent query (as part of the value query capability
group) to determine the agent’s state. Once the call is requeued to the
split, the adjunct receives a call-queued event report if event reporting is
active for the domain (VDN or nonvector-controlled split).
An adjunct-monitored split can be assigned as an auto-available split. The
logout event for an AAS split is sent to the adjunct when RONA timeout
logs an agent out.
You cannot assign RONA to an adjunct-controlled split. An
adjunct-controlled split cannot be an AAS.
ASAI CONVERSANT VRU applications are configured with
nonvector-controlled splits using manual-answer operation on analog lines
to CONVERSANT ports. The ASAI link provides event notification for the
ACD split for enhanced services. In addition, you can log in and log out
the ports as required. (AAS splits are not used for this application because
the ASAI link controls the login or logout).
You can assign RONA to these splits to detect failure conditions in the
same manner as non-ASAI VRU applications. RONA does not notify
CONVERSANT of AUX work mode changes. ASAI CONVERSANT cannot
query to determine the states of its ports. You must restore ports manually
after a failure via CONVERSANT management screens. Complete failure is
automatically restored when CONVERSANT reinitializes. Table 9-14
describes ASAI events that the switch sends the adjunct for various
stages of the RONA call. Also included are the ASAI associations
(assuming that they are active) for which the events are provided. For the
split to have Notification association active, the split must not be
vector-controlled or adjunct-controlled.
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When a call is redirected via ASAI Redirect Call, the RONA timer is
canceled.
■ Attendant return call
If an attendant extends a call to an ACD split or VDN for which the return
call timer is not activated, the call does not interact with RONA. The
Attendant Return Call Timer is not set if an attendant extends the call to
another attendant.
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■ AUDIX Transfer
RONA applies to a call transferred by AUDIX to an ACD split.
A redirected call to AUDIX does not go to split or agent coverage after it is
transferred out of AUDIX. If RONA times out on this type of call, the call
cannot be redirected.
■ Automatic answering
If an agent with automatic answering receives a call with zip tone instead
of ringing, RONA timing is canceled.
■ Call Coverage
Direct Agent calls are redirected to the agent’s coverage path if a path is
administered. A temporary bridged call appearance is not maintained for
a call directed to an ACD hunt group or VDN, or for a Direct Agent call.
When a call is redirected to an ACD split or direct agent logical ID as a
point in the coverage path via Expert Agent Selection (EAS), the Coverage
Subsequent Redirection/CFWD No Answer timer is started on the call.
Covered calls go to the next point in the split’s coverage path.
If no other point is available to accept the call, the call remains queued or
continues to ring the current coverage point. When RONA times out at the
coverage point, the following occurs:
— RONA does not reset the Subsequent Redirection/CFWD No
Answer timer. The timer that expires first controls the call.
— If the coverage point for a covered call is a direct agent logical
agent ID whose split has RONA, and if RONA times out first, the call
is sent to the next point in the split’s coverage path, not to the
agent’s coverage path. The Subsequent Redirection/CFWD No
Answer timer is reset when the call is redirected to the next
coverage point.
— If RONA was applied to an ACD call that was a previously
redirected coverage call (that is, the RONA split was a point in the
coverage path), RONA is used to requeue the call as specified for a
noncovered call. However, the call is not designed to go to split
coverage or forwarding. The Subsequent Redirection/CFWD No
Answer timer is reset if RONA requeues the call to the RONA split.
Both the RONA timer and Subsequent Redirection/CFWD No
Answer timer are reapplied.
— If RONA applies to an ACD call that was a previously-redirected
coverage call (for example, the RONA split was the second point in
the coverage path), the call is redirected to the next coverage point
in the principal’s coverage path if the call cannot be requeued to
the RONA split. The Subsequent Redirection/CFWD No Answer
timer is reset.
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An internal or DCS caller to an ACD hunt group or VDN sees displayed the
hunt-group or VDN name and extension. This display remains when the
call rings an agent. A Direct Agent call (with EAS) initiated at a voice
terminal displays the agent name and logical ID when the call rings the
agent’s terminal. If the ACD-split or Direct Agent call goes to coverage, the
name remains, but the extension or logical ID portion changes to “cover.”
This also happens when RONA redirects a call.
■ Delay announcements
Delay announcements assigned to non-vector-controlled splits are
applied to requeued RONA calls as usual for redirected calls.
■ Direct Agent Calling
RONA applies to Direct Agent calls from splits with RONA assigned.
RONA timing applies when a Direct Agent call (from an adjunct or voice
terminal) is delivered to and rings an agent with manual answering.
Agents are placed in AUX work mode or logged out even if they are the
last agent in the split and ACD split calls are queued. Direct agent calls
that are queued for an agent remain queued and are not delivered
because the agent is unavailable. Don’t-answer (DA) coverage continues
for the queued calls.
If an agent with a coverage path is made unavailable by a RONA time-out
on a non-covered Direct Agent call, the call follows the agent’s coverage
path. With EAS, the agent’s logical extension coverage path for Direct
Agent calls is used. If the agent has no coverage path or if the path is
unavailable, the call cannot be redirected and the caller hears
previously-provided feedback.
If Direct Agent call comes from a split that has forwarding or night service,
the call is forwarded, precluding RONA timing. If the agent has forwarding
or Send-All-Calls, the Direct Agent call is forwarded (ACD calls only) or
goes to coverage, precluding RONA timing.
■ Direct Department Calling
RONA applies to DDC-type hunt-group ACD calls.
■ Home Agent
RONA applies to Home Agent lines that terminate on the CONVERSANT
Home Agent system as a means to detect port failures. Home Agent lines
use Manual Answer and are not present in AAS. Once RONA notification is
made, you can correct the failure and restore service manually on
CONVERSANT.
■ Inbound Call Management (ICM)
RONA applies to ICM-managed calls that ring an agent in an ACD split
with RONA assigned.
■ Message Center/Server Service
You can assign RONA to Message Center/Server ACD splits.
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NOTE:
The timer that expires first applies to the call. RONA is canceled if any of
the other timers expires first, except in the case of coverage timers.
When a coverage timer expires, RONA timing is canceled only when the call
goes to coverage. If RONA times out first, the other timers continue timing or are
stopped and may later be reset. The timers that may interact with RONA are
listed in Table 9-15 and Table 9-16. Table 9-16 indicates what happens to the
timer if RONA times out first
Timer Description
Split DA Split Call Coverage Don’t Answer (nonvector-controlled)
Covering Covering Point DA - Subsequent Redirection No Answer
DA
Agent DA Agent DA Coverage (Direct Agent Calls)
NATO DID/CO Trk No Answer Timeout
WAST Wait Answer Supervision Timer
RONA
Timer Timeout Restarted After Redirection?
Split DA Stopped If requeued or delivered to another agent
Covering DA Stopped If redirects to covering point
Agent DA Stopped If covers to Direct Agent with coverage
NATO Continues N/A
WAST Stopped If ringing destination or RONA redirection
fails
If you want RONA notification and redirection, set the number of rings (or
equivalent time) for a RONA timeout to shorter than other timeout periods. DA
timers start when a call is placed in queue and continue when the call rings the
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station. Since RONA starts only when the call is ringing, the RONA interval is
usually set to two or three rings, while the DA interval is set to 10 or more rings.
Since queue time is variable, assign a coverage timeout period that is greater
than the longest expected queue time plus three or four rings (the time the call
could ring the agent).
The NATO timer starts when the call seizes the incoming trunk. The timer could
thus be timing before the call is queued by vector processing. Therefore, set the
NATO timer to greater than the longest expected time before the call rings the
agent (including time before and after being queued) plus three or four rings.
The WAST timer starts when the call rings the agent. Set the RONA timer to a
slightly shorter interval (fewer than 10 rings) than the WAST 50-second interval.
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Universal Call ID
Universal Call ID (UCID) is a unique tag assigned to a call.
In simple call scenarios, the tag stays with that call within a DEFINITY-based
network connected by ISDN lines. In complex call scenarios, the tag often
merges with other tags.
NOTE:
The UCID data element is “universal” because it does not just identify a call
on one particular DEFINITY switch; a UCID uniquely identifies a call across
a network of DEFINITY switches.
UCID provides a way to track calls across multiple DEFINITY switches and Voice
Response Units (INTUITY CONVERSANT for DEFINITY R6.3).
Call centers can use UCID to track call history. Because UCID can uniquely
identify every call in a network of any size, it possible to track call-related data
from multiple sources (DEFINITY and INTUITY CONVERSANT) and multiple sites.
For example, you can combine data from many locations and print reports that
enable you to track a call throughout its lifecycle. For information about such
reports, refer to the CentreVu® Call Management System R3V6 Reports manual
585-215-851.
NOTE:
Although UCID is intended for call centers, a DEFINITY ECS configured to
create UCIDs will assign one to every call—not just to Automatic Call
Distribution (ACD) calls.
In the near future, a client tool will use UCIDs to present a unified call record.
For outgoing calls, DEFINITY ECS creates a UCID when the caller goes off-hook.
The way a network maintains and tracks a UCID depends on the call path. To
illustrate UCID transport throughout a call’s life cycle, this section describes
several call scenarios:
■ Station-to-station Calls
■ Incoming Trunk Calls
■ Outgoing Trunk Calls
■ Simple Transfer or Conference
■ Complex Transfer and Conference
Station-to-Station Calls
This scenario describes what happens when Phone I calls Phone II (both phones
are on the same switch).
DEFINITY creates a new UCID (such as UCID “a”) for any call originated by an
internal station user.
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DEFINITY either
■ receives UCID “x” information from an incoming call over an ISDN trunk.
■ creates UCID “y” for incoming calls that do not already have a UCID.
There is one CMS call history record for each incoming call.
DEFINITY creates a UCID (such as UCID “x”) for an outgoing trunk call and then
sends it over an outgoing shared UUI or QSIG ISDN trunk.
DEFINITY creates a UCID (such as UCID “x”) for an outgoing trunk call even if
the trunk (such as a non-ISDN trunk) does not support the transmission of a
UCID.
When an incoming trunk or station call is received by the station user at Phone I
and transferred to or conferenced with another station user or outside party:
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3. DEFINITY merges the temporary portion of the call with the original call
when the conference or transfer is completed within the DEFINITY switch.
This is when the overriding UCID (such as UCID “a”), becomes the UCID
for all parties within the DEFINITY.
NOTE:
If the outgoing trunk does not support the sending of UCIDs, then the UCID
of the outgoing call at the receiving switch will be “null”.
If the call is transferred to another switch, only the UCID for the transfer (UCID
“b”) gets passed on. This is because the DEFINITY cannot merge UCIDs if the
call is not completed within the switch.
NOTE:
If, during the conference or transfer, the incoming call drops before the
operation is complete, the two UCIDs will not appear to be associated
because no merge of the two parts of the call was done.
Complex Conference
The following complex call scenario illustrates when a station user adds an
incoming call to an existing conference.
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In this scenario,
1. Phones I, II, and III are in the same conference call with UCID “x”.
2. The person at Phone III receives an incoming call from Phone IV (this call
has UCID “y” associated with it).
3. The person at Phone III puts the conference call on hold and answers the
incoming call from Phone IV.
4. The person at Phone III decides to add Phone IV into the conference call.
5. The person at Phone III
a. presses the Conference button
b. presses the call appearance button to return to the conference call
c. presses the Conference button again.
This brings the conference call into the call between Phones III and IV.
6. UCID “y” overrides UCID “x” because the DEFINITY views Phone IV as the
primary party in the conference initiated by step 5.
7. The UCIDs associated with each segment of the complex conference are
sent to CMS if the parties in the call are measured (for this example, if the
parties are ACD agents in a measured split/skill).
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NOTE:
This configuration is more common than a call coming in to INTUITY
CONVERSANT before reaching DEFINITY.
4. The UCIDs of the transfer segment and merged call are returned to INTUITY
CONVERSANT in ASAI acknowledgment messages.
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NOTE:
This configuration is less common than the DEFINITY before INTUITY
CONVERSANT configuration.
NOTE:
For INTUITY CONVERSANT to recognize an incoming UCID (such as
UCID “x”) from an ISDN trunk, special INTUITY CONVERSANT
scripting is required. When INTUITY CONVERSANT receives a call
from the public network, it automatically creates a new UCID
because it cannot recognize whether or not the call already has a
UCID.
Interactions
Before you start to administer the UCID feature, be aware that UCIDs are
successfully transmitted only when all DEFINITY network components meet the
requirements (software and connections) specified below.
Some requirements vary, depending on how you want to use UCID. Table 9-18
shows the requirements for different applications of UCID.
NOTE:
You can check your software version numbers by typing list config
software at the SAT terminal. Because “V6” (version 6) includes 6.1
through 6.3, you may have to check that your network has the separate 6.3
upgrade (this is the earliest DEFINITY version to support UCID).
These instructions assume you’re using the SAT (Subscriber Access Terminal)
screen or a terminal emulator to access the DEFINITY software.
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Table 9-20. Forms Needed for DEFINITY to Create and Send UCID
! CAUTION:
The UCID Network Node ID must be unique for every DEFINITY and
CONVERSANT in the system. If it is not unique, the integrity of the
UCID is compromised.
8. If you have performed the busyout mis command, go to step 9. If not, you
are done with this task (Task b), so press ENTER to save your work and go
to Task c.
9. Go to page 8 of the form.
10. In the Adjunct CMS Release field, enter R3V6.
11. Press ENTER to save your work.
12. In the command line, enter release mis.
Form Is field
needed Fields needed Why is this field needed? optional? Page
Trunk Group Type To specify correct trunk N 7-202
Group type: ISDN is the only type
that supports UCID.
Supplementary Specify correct service N 7-202
Service Protocol type. b is for QSIG, others
are for UUI.
Send UCID? Allows or blocks UCID N 7-208
transmission.
You also need to administer your trunk groups to send user data over your private
and public networks. To administer the trunk groups, see ‘‘Information
Forwarding’’ on page 9-89.
Considerations
— UCID has been tested with several major carriers. To find out if these
capabilities work with your carrier, check with your account team for the
most current information. If testing has not been done to verify operation
over the public networks involved with the preferred specific configuration,
use of private ISDN trunking between the nodes should be assumed until
successful testing has been completed.
Troubleshooting
The following troubleshooting hints should be reviewed when UCIDs are not
transmitted, even though you received no error messages while administering
the UCID feature, and all software and connections meet the minimum
requirements:
— A tandem switch has the Send UCID? option set to y for all trunk groups
that AAR/ARS or station users may use to tandem an incoming call.
— If DCS is used, make sure all ISDN trunks between DEFINITY switches
used for DCS or remote AUDIX are configured in the D-channel mode.
— For CMS tracking purposes, make sure all trunks, VDN, and split/skills that
handle calls for which UCIDs are tracked are administered as “measured”
(either “both” or “external”).
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Required Forms
■ Call Coverage Path form — Set one of the following to the extension of the
VDN to be used as a coverage point: Point 1, Point 2, Point 3, Point 4,
Point 5, Point 6.
Considerations
Removing a VDN from the system with the remove vdn <extension> command
automatically removes the VDN from any coverage paths.
Interactions
None
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Required forms
The VDN for which you are administering a VOA must be in a vector command
line.
Detailed description
The agent cannot hear the caller while the VOA message is playing. The caller is
not connected to the agent until after the message completes and cannot hear
the message or the agent during the message. The caller hears ringback while
the agent is listening to the VOA.
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To repeat the VOA, an agent presses the VOA Repeat button. The VOA Repeat
button lamp lights during the VOA. The VOA Repeat button lamp remains lit if the
repeat request is queued. If an agent presses the VOA Repeat button while the
lamp is lit, the VOA is stopped. If an agent presses the VOA Repeat button but
there is no VOA or the system cannot play the VOA within three seconds, the
lamp flutters.
You assign VOAs for each VDN. However, the VOA applies to a COR, so you
must administer a COR for agents who will receive VOAs.
NOTE:
The announcement associated with the current VDN only plays if the
VDN Override for the previous VDN is set to y. If VDN Override for the
previous VDN is set to n, the VOA associated with that VDN plays.
NOTE:
VDN Override applies to VOA in the same way that VDN Override
applies to display information. If a VDN with a VOA has VDN
Override enabled, the system overrides the original VOA with VOAs
in subsequent VDNs to which the call is routed.
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Considerations
■ Because callers are kept waiting while a VOA plays, messages should be
kept very brief — no more than 1.5 seconds in length. Agents should use
a speakerphone or headset, so they do not miss the VOA while they are
picking up the handset. If agents cannot use a speakerphone or headset,
administer voice terminals with a VOA Repeat button.
■ If you have multiple announcement boards, you should place shorter
VOAs on one board and longer recorded announcements on the other to
avoid delaying delivery of VOAs. If you have only one announcement
board, place VOAs on the integrated board and consider installing an
auxiliary announcement device for longer announcements.
■ Agents must be on the same switch as the VOA.
■ A VOA can be assigned to multiple VDNs, but a VDN can have only one
VOA.
■ If you use the TN750 circuit board for integrated announcements, the
system maintains a separate logical queue for VOAs. If the VOA cannot be
delivered to the agent within 1 second because of traffic or inoperative
equipment, the system does not provide the announcement. VOAs are
higher priority than other announcements on the TN750. A burst of VOAs
can delay other announcements. Therefore, record non-VDN of Origin
Announcements as auxiliary or analog.
■ Auxiliary announcements are connected for a duration of 1 to 2 seconds
on a barge-in basis, immediately after the agent answers (or is assigned
the call for auto-answer) and the incoming call is extended to the agent.
Integrated and non-barge-in auxiliary announcements are connected for
the duration of the announcement. The switch does not ensure that the
integrated announcement is shorter than the allowed playback time.
■ VOA supports Auxiliary Trunks (aux-trunk) with barge-in, queue, or without
queue. For aux-trunk with or without queue, when the trunk is idle, a VDN
call seizes the trunk to start the VOA and the system plays the entire
announcement (not just 1 to 2 seconds). However, if the announcement is
busy and if aux-trunk has barge-in, the call does not queue but bridges
onto the announcement for 1 to 2 seconds. When the VOA completes, the
trunk is released along with the listeners, and the next call requiring the
VOA starts the process over again. For this reason, your aux-trunk
announcements should consist of one short announcement that repeats
during the full announcement time. For example, you might want to record
“New Order” as many times as possible, so that when a call bridges to the
announcement, the agent hears “New Order” no matter where the agent
bridges into the announcement.
■ If you use aux-trunk or integrated announcement without queue and a port
is busy when a VDN call comes in, the system cannot play an
announcement. If you use aux-trunk or integrated announcement with
queue, the system plays the current announcement for an agent and then
connects the next agent in the queue.
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Interactions
■ Converse-on split
A converse-on split is one used in a converse-on vector step. When a
converse-on vector step is executed, a VOA is not applied. After returning
to the vector, the call can be routed to a station or VDN where the
answering agent receives the VOA (as if the converse-on step had not
been processed).
■ Coverage
VOA applies to coverage paths.
■ Data Restriction
Data Restriction prevents tones from being applied to line or trunk circuits
during a data call. VOAs are not played for data-restricted calls.
■ Direct Agent Calling
Direct Agent Calling allows a vector to route a call to particular ACD agent
and have the call treated as an ACD call. The VOA only applies to direct
agent calls if the calls reach an agent through vector processing. Direct
agent calls from a voice terminal on a switch are not vector-processed and
cannot cause a VOA to be played.
■ Enhanced Automatic Wake-up
If you are using enhancements to Automatic Wake-up with integrated
announcements, there can be contention for integrated announcement
ports. VOAs have priority over Automatic Wake-Up announcements.
■ Expert Agent Selection (EAS)
When you are using EAS, the logical agent COR definition determines the
assignment of VOAs for each extension. EAS uses the COR of the logical
agent instead of the COR for the terminal being used by the agent.
■ Hold
Agents cannot use the VOA Repeat button if their calls are all on hold. The
VOA Repeat button only applies to active calls.
■ Home Agent
You can assign an initial VOA to a home-agent port on the switch.
However, home agents cannot use a VOA Repeat button because home
agents need a dial access code (DAC) to reach features and VOA replay
does not use a DAC.
■ Hunt Groups
VOAs apply to calls routed to a hunt group. The COR for the answering
station’s extension determines whether the station can receive a VOA.
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■ Lookahead Interflow
VOAs apply only to the switch where the VDN is defined. If a call interflows
to another switch, the VOA is lost. You can have the interflow to another
switch access a VDN with the same VOA message as on the original
switch.
■ Redirection on No Answer (RONA)
If a call re-queues to a split or skill because the RONA timer expired, the
VOA applies to the call when an agent answers the call.
■ Service Observing
The system handles Service Observing calls as conference connections.
If the observer presses the VOA Repeat button only he or she hears the
announcement. However, if another party on the call presses the VOA
Repeat button, the user and the observer hear the VOA.
■ Supervisor Assist
If an agent requests supervisor assistance and conferences the
supervisor into a call, either the agent or the supervisor can use their VOA
Repeat button to replay the VOA, but only the person who presses the
button hears the VOA.
■ Transfers
If an agent receives a VDN call and transfers the call, the answering party
can use the VOA Repeat button to replay the message.
■ VOA distribution
If you use long VOAs or multiple VOAs, there may be a delay between the
zip tone and the announcement. The system provides multiple
announcement circuit packs to help prevent announcement delays.
Contact your Lucent representative for more information.
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The converse-on command, which is part of Basic Call Vectoring, provides these
capabilities. Use a converse-on call-vector step to integrate a VRU with
Automatic Call Distribution (ACD). VRI allows you to use VRU capabilities while
controlling a call in ACD.
VRI allows users to make productive use of queuing time. For example, while a
call is queued, a caller can listen to product information via an audiotex
application or can complete an interactive voice-response transaction. It may be
possible to resolve the caller’s questions while the call is queued, which helps
reduce queuing time for other callers during peak times.
For more information on VRI and the converse-on command, see the DEFINITY
Enterprise Communications Server Release 6 Call Vectoring/Expert Agent
Selection (EAS).
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Enable Call Prompting to allow the system to collect digits from the caller and
CONVERSANT to return data. You must have Call Prompting to administer the
Converse Data Return Code and use the digits keyword for the <data_1> or
<data_2> fields on the converse-on command.
Required forms
Detailed description
A call queued to an ACD split retains position in the queue while a VRU script is
being run. When an agent becomes available, the line to the VRU is dropped and
the caller connects to the agent.
Members of a converse split are the ports connected to the VRU. If all VRU ports
are busy, a call queues to the converse split with the administered priority. After
the VRU answers the call, the converse-on command may pass up to 2 data
items to the VRU, depending on command parameters specified. You can pass
data required by a VRU script or data that selects the VRU script to be run.
Whether or not you pass data, a caller is connected to the VRU, which runs the
VRU script. Audible feedback provided by the vector is not heard and no further
vector steps are run until the VRU script completes. The VRU may return data to
the system and then drops the line to the system. Vector processing continues at
the step following the converse-on command.
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If the call was queued to a nonconverse split before the converse-on command
was run, the call retains its queue position. If an agent becomes available while
the VRU script runs, the system drops the line to the VRU and connects the caller
to the agent. The VRU detects the disconnect and terminates the VRU script. For
converse-on command syntax, see DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server
Release 6 Call Vectoring/Expert Agent Selection (EAS).
Call Prompting allows you to collect and use digits that the VRU returns. These
digits are handled as dial-ahead digits. Rules for collecting and processing VRU
digits are the same as for Call Prompting.
You can use digits returned from the VRU in the following ways:
■ To display for the answering agent’s (automatically for 2-line displays or
with the CALLR-INFO button for other displays)
■ As an extension in a route-to digits vector step. For example:
converse-on split. . . . (VRU returns 4 digits)
collect 4 digits after announcement none
route-to digits coverage y
■ For vector-conditional branching in an if digits equals vector step. For
example:
converse-on split . . . (VRU returns 1 digit)
collect 1 digit after announcement none
goto vector 101 if digits = 1
goto vector 102 if digits = 2
goto vector 103 if unconditionally
■ Tandemed to an ASAI host
Collected digits are passed to ASAI hosts in Call Offered to Domain Event
reports and in route request messages, thus caller digits or database
information returned from the VRU can be tandemed through the system
to ASAI hosts. For example:
converse-on split ... (VRU returns 9 digits)
collect 9 digits after announcement none
adjunct route link Y
In this vector, the digits returned from the VRU are forwarded to the ASAI host in
the adjunct routing route request message.
! SECURITY ALERT:
When you use a VRU application that returns data for a collect-digits step,
the opportunity for toll fraud exists when the VRU application does not
return any data. Take the following precautions:
■ If the collected digits are used to route calls internally, ensure that
the Class of Restriction (COR) for the vector directory number
(VDN) does not allow calls to route externally.
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Interactions
Converse splits interact like other vector-controlled splits unless noted here.
■ Adjunct Switch Applications Interface (ASAI)
When a converse-on vector step places a call to an ASAI-monitored
domain, ASAI event messages are sent over the ASAI link. When a
converse-on step places an ASAI-monitored call, the ALERT message
sent to the ASAI adjunct includes a cause IE, Coding Standard 3 value 23
(CS3/23), which informs the adjunct that the call has not been dequeued
from any nonconverse splits.
If a converse-on step is run while an adjunct routing request is
outstanding, the request is canceled.
ASAI cannot transfer or conference calls, but can direct the system to do
this.
■ Agents
Although not recommended, you can use a converse-on step to deliver a
call to a group of human agents. To agents, the call looks like an ACD call,
except they cannot use certain features, such as Transfer, Conference,
and Supervisor Assist.
The agent can return data to vector processing by pushing the transfer
button (or flash hook on analog) and dialing the converse-on data return
code and required digits.
■ Answer supervision
Answer supervision is returned only once during a call. If a call is
answered because of a converse-on step, answer supervision is sent if it
hasn’t previously been sent. If digits are passed to the VRU, answer
supervision is sent after digits are sent.
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■ INTUITY AUDIX
If a converse-on step calls AUDIX, the call is handled as a direct call to
AUDIX. The caller hears the AUDIX welcome message and can retrieve
messages as usual.
If a call is forwarded to a VDN and then delivered to an AUDIX hunt group
by a converse-on step, the call to AUDIX is treated as a redirected call,
and the caller may leave a message.
■ Auto-Available Split (AAS)
A converse-on vector step can place a call to an AAS. Use auto-available
converse splits for VRI except when ASAI controls the converse split.
■ Automatic answering
When you administer CONVERSANT ports as agents of a converse split,
do not administer agents as automatic answer. The system-provided zip
tone may interfere with the interaction between CONVERSANT and the
calling party.
■ BCMS/CMS
BCMS tracks calls that a converse-on step places to a BCMS-measured
hunt group. CMS tracks calls that a converse-on step places to a
CMS-measured hunt group, split, or skill.
The VDN tracks such calls as waiting in the vector. A call is considered
answered when answered by a nonconverse split agent, not when
answered by a converse split agent. The converse split tracks this as a
separate “answered” call when the VRU answers. Though trunk and split
totals may no longer match, VDN and trunk totals match.
■ Call Detail Recording
The duration of a call to a VDN is recorded from when answer supervision
is returned after a successful converse-on step. Unsuccessful
converse-on steps do not generate ineffective call-attempt records.
Converse-on steps cannot place calls; these steps simply direct a call to a
hunt group.
■ Call Park
Calls that a converse-on step placed cannot be parked.
■ Call Pickup
Do not use Call Pickup with converse-on steps.
■ Class of Restriction
The system does not check CORs when a converse-on vector step routes
a call to a split.
■ Conference
You cannot conference a call routed by a converse-on step.
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■ Message Center
Converse-on steps can deliver calls to message hunt groups. Such calls
are handled as direct calls to the message hunt group.
If a call is forwarded to a VDN and a converse-on step delivers it to a
message split, it is handled as a redirected call.
A converse-on step can queue a call to three different skills and then to a
converse skill group or split.
■ Music-on-Hold
During the data return phase of a converse-on step, the caller is placed on
hold, but does not hear music.
■ Nonvector-controlled splits
A converse-on step cannot route a call to a nonvector-controlled split.
■ Queuing
Converse-on calls queue when they are delivered to busy hunt groups.
Call Vectoring audible feedback is not disconnected while a converse-on
call is queued.
If a converse-on step is run while a call is queued to a non-converse split,
the call remains in queue, even after being answered by the VRU.
Converse-on steps can queue calls at one of four priority levels: low,
medium, high or top. You administer the queue priority of a call on the
converse-on step.
■ R2-MFC Signaling
R2-MFC signaling trunks can send ANI to VRUs via the ani data item on
the converse-on step.
■ Recorded announcement
Use VRI to increase the system’s recorded announcement capacity by
offloading some recorded announcements to a VRU, such as
CONVERSANT. Using the converse-on step, redirect callers to a group of
VRU ports by passing the number of the announcement to be played.
CONVERSANT can play any announcement on any port.
Although only one caller can be connected to each port, up to 48 callers
can be connected simultaneously to CONVERSANT. The maximum
number of callers that can be connected to a VRU simultaneously varies
with each VRU.
■ Redirection on No Answer (RONA)
If a converse-on step calls a hunt group with “no answer timeout”
administered, and the call rings an agent/port for longer than the timeout
interval, the call redirects and the agent/port is put into AUX work mode
(or logged out if the agent is an AAS member).
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With RONA, the call is requeued to the split. The call cannot requeue to
the split if it is an AAS with all agents logged out or if the queue is full. If the
call cannot be requeued, the converse-on step fails, a vector event is
logged, and processing restarts at the next vector step.
■ Service Observing
Calls delivered by a converse-on step can be observed. To prevent the
observer from hearing tones associated with data being sent to the VRU,
the observer is not connected to the call until after data is passed. If the
VRU returns data, the observer is put in service-observing-pending mode
and the caller is put on hold while the data is sent. When the converse-on
session ends and the VRU drops the line, the observer remains in
service-observing-pending mode and waits for the next call.
In addition, the observer observing a VDN does not hear data being sent.
After data is sent, the observer rejoins the call.
Do not administer a service observing warning tone because the warning
tone may interfere with the interaction between CONVERSANT and the
caller.
■ System measurements
System measurements track converse-on calls to hunt groups.
■ Touch-tone dialing
A caller can use touch-tone dialing while digits are passed in a
converse-on session. The data is not corrupted. The system does not
collect the dialed numbers as dial-ahead digits.
After the system sends digits to CONVERSANT, a caller can enter
touch-tone digits at a CONVERSANT prompt. After CONVERSANT has
returned data to the system and an additional collect <#> digits vector
step is run, a caller can enter a touch-tone response to a system prompt.
■ Transfer
A call delivered by a converse-on step cannot be transferred.
If an attempt to transfer a converse-on call is made, a vector event is
logged, the line to CONVERSANT is dropped, and processing restarts at
the next vector step.
If a human agent tries to transfer a call, the transfer fails and the agent
reconnects to the call.
■ Transfer out of AUDIX
If a converse-on step delivers a call to an AUDIX hunt group and the caller
tries to transfer out of AUDIX, the transfer fails and processing continues
at the next vector step.
■ Uniform Call Distribution (UCD)
You can administer a converse split as a UCD split.
■ VDN display override
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VuStats
VuStats presents Basic Call Management System (BCMS) statistics on voice
terminal displays. Agents, supervisors, call center managers, and other users
can press a button and view statistics for agents, splits or skills, VDNs, and trunk
groups.
These statistics reflect information collected during the current BCMS interval,
information collected since the agent logged in or since the day began, or
historical data accumulated over an administered number of intervals. The
information is limited to 40 characters displayed at a time. VuStats can display on
demand or update periodically.
With VuStats, any digital-display voice-terminal user can view BCMS statistics
otherwise available only on BCMS reports or management terminals. These
statistics can help agents monitor their own performance or can be used to
manage splits or small call centers.
NOTE:
Although VuStats can run with either BCMS or CMS enabled, neither is
required.
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ABC DEF
1 2 3
Oper
0 #
Required forms
If the data for a field is too large for the number of data field
characters entered, VuStats displays asterisks. If name database
items are too large for the number of data field characters, VuStats
truncates the data. VuStats also displays Split Objective (assigned
on the Hunt Group form) as asterisks if the information exceeds the
data field size.
— Format — Specify the format of data that has a time value. Format
is required for time-value data types such as
“split-oldest-call-waiting”. Specify one of the following:
■ ccs -- Hundred-call seconds (CCS) rounded to the nearest
CCS
■ h -- Hours rounded to the nearest hour
■ h:mm -- Hours and minutes rounded to the nearest minute
■ h:mm:ss -- Hours, minutes, and seconds
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Detailed description
Figure 9-5. Forms that Determine What Information Appears on the VuStats Display
Data Type
Data type defines what data is displayed for an object type. For example, for an
agent object type, VuStats can display information agents are interested in, such
as the total number of calls the agent has answered since login, the average time
the agent has spent on ACD calls, the number of agents available to receive calls
for a split, and the percent of calls within the acceptable service level.
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For split object types, VuStats can display split description and performance
information, such as average speed of answer, number of calls waiting, and
agent work states. VuStats can also display an objective, acceptable service
level, or percent of calls answered within the acceptable service level for a split.
See Table 9-182 and Table 9-186 for more information on data types.
Period
VuStats can show statistics that have accumulated for the day, or for an
administered number of intervals. For example, if you administer VuStats to
display the number of ACD calls for the past 4 completed intervals, it displays the
number of ACD calls received in the past 2 hours (1/2-hour intervals) or 4 hours
(1-hour intervals) plus those completed during the current interval. Using
historical data can affect processor occupancy, depending upon the number of
active users, their update rates, and the number of historical data types.
With agent or agent-extension object types, shift data is available for the number
of ACD calls answered, the average ACD talk time, and AUX work mode time by
Reason Code for an agent. You can clear shift data at midnight or the next time
an agent logs in.
Threshold
Many data types can be administered with a threshold comparator and value.
When the condition defined by the threshold is true, and the data type is shown
on the display, the VuStats button lamp flashes. For example, suppose a format is
created in which the oldest call waiting data type is administered with a threshold
of >= (greater than or equal to) five minutes. Whenever that VuStats format is
displayed, if the oldest call in queue has been waiting for five minutes or longer,
the VuStats lamp flashes on the voice terminal. Each time the display updates,
the threshold is checked for each data type being displayed.
Format description
Use Format Description to create labels on the display to identify data. For
example, in Figure 9-4 “AUX=” identifies the data type “split-agents-in-aux-all”
(that is, the number of agents currently in AUX work mode for a specified split).
Text appears on the display exactly as you enter it in the field. Text is optional.
Display linking
Link display formats to increase the amount of information users can view. For
example, link a display of information for an agent’s first split to a display of
information for the agent’s second split. Or, link a display of information about the
work states of all agents on a split linked to another display of information about
calls waiting, number of calls abandoned, or oldest call waiting for the split.
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Figure 9-6. Fields that Determine What Information Appears on the VuStats
Display
VuStats statistics appear on the second line of 2-line DCP terminal displays or on
the first line of 1-line DCP terminals and all BRI terminals. On voice terminals with
2 x 24 displays, the display automatically wraps to the second line of the display.
When VuStats is activated, it overwrites and cancels any display feature on the
second line of a 2-line display and on the first line of a 1-line display.
You define the following format information on the VuStats Display Format form:
■ Labels for data types and the amount of space reserved for data
■ Order in which data types appear on the display
■ Format for time-related data types
■ Display links
Figure 9-7. Fields that Determine When Information Updates on the VuStats Display
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Most display features that use the second line of a 2-line display or the first line of
a 1-line display overwrite and cancel VuStats. Reason Codes and Call Work
Codes only suspend VuStats; when the prompt is removed, the VuStats display
reappears.
Administer VuStats to display information until agents press the normal button or
another operation overwrites the VuStats display. Or, administer VuStats to
display for an interval of 5, 10, 15, or 30 seconds.
You can also administer VuStats to update displayed statistics every 10, 20, 30,
60 or 120 seconds or every time an agent changes work mode or a BCMS
Measurement Interval is completed, or not update at all.
Considerations
Some VuStats data is accumulated for an agent’s login session. This shift data
clears either at midnight or the next time the agent logs in depending upon how
the system is administered. If the data clears at login and agents log out to go to
lunch, the system clears their accumulated data when they log back in after
lunch.
To accumulate a full day’s statistics, you can require agents and supervisors to
keep a running total of all their login sessions, or, to avoid this, use historical data,
require agents to use AUX work mode when temporarily unavailable, or
administer the system to clear shift data at midnight.
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Interactions
■ BCMS
You must have BCMS activated to receive BCMS reports. VuStats displays
data collected by BCMS, but BCMS need not be enabled for you to use
VuStats.
■ Call Prompting
When Call Prompting digits are displayed, VuStats is canceled. When an
agent reactivates VuStats, the VuStats display overwrites the Call
Prompting display.
■ Call Work Codes (CWC)
The CWC-display prompt suspends VuStats, so when the CWC prompt is
removed, the VuStats display reappears.
If VuStats is activated while a CWC is being entered (that is, the pound (#)
sign is not yet dialed), the CWC display is overwritten. The CWC must be
reentered.
■ Change skills
An agent changing skills automatically cancels VuStats. Display of the
new skills overwrites the VuStats display. When the agent reactivates
VuStats, the VuStats display overwrites the new skills display.
■ CMS
Moving an agent from one split or skill to another does not affect the ID
assigned to the vu-display button.
If an agent is moved from one split or skill to another, the system does not
associate VuStat buttons from the agent’s previous split or skill to the new
split or skill. Therefore if you must frequently move agents between splits
or skills, do not associate agents’ VuStats buttons with a specific split or
skill. Instead, associate the VuStats button with the agent format (without
an ID) on each agent’s voice terminal and use a split reference to view the
agent’s split/skill.
■ EAS-PHD
When you have EAS-PHD enabled, VuStats can provide statistical data for
all twenty skills. However, agent statistics by skill (agent or
agent-extension object types) are available only for the current interval or
for the “shift-acd-calls” and “shift-average-acd-talk-time” data types.
■ Integrated Directory
If an agent activates Integrated Directory, VuStats is automatically
cancelled. The Integrated Directory display overwrites the VuStats display
and the VuStats button extinguishes. When VuStats is reactivated, the
VuStats display overwrites the Integrated Directory display.
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■ Queue-Status Indications
The queue-status button display automatically cancels VuStats. When
VuStats is reactivated, the VuStats display overwrites the queue-status
display.
■ Reason Codes
Using certain VuStats data types, you can report real-time and historical
AUX work mode time by Reason Code or AUX work mode time summed
for each Reason Code.
The Reason Codes display prompt suspends VuStats; when the Reason
Codes prompt is removed, the VuStats display reappears.
■ Service Observing
On terminals with a 1-line display, the Service Observing button display
automatically cancels VuStats. When VuStats is reactivated, the VuStats
display overwrites the Service Observing display.
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Agent LoginID
This form is used to administer Agent LoginIDs for the Expert Agent Selection
feature.
Administration Commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (’ ’) indicate the text
inside the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of
the word may be entered.
Form Instructions
the agent’s highest level skill. “Greatest-need” delivers the oldest, highest
priority call waiting for any of the agent’s skills. “Percent-allocation” is a
new call selection method available only with Lucent’s CentreVu®
Advocate software. For more information, please see the CentreVu®
Advocate User Guide (585-215-855).
■ Service Objective —This field is displayed only when the call handling
preference is greatest-need or skill-level. Service Objective is a new
feature that is part of Lucent’s CentreVu® Advocate software. For more
information, please see the CentreVu® Advocate User Guide
(585-215-855).
■ Direct Agent Calls First (not shown) — This field replaces the Service
Objective field when percent-allocation is entered in the Call
Handling Preference field. Percent allocation is only available with
Lucent’s CentreVu® Advocate software. For more information, please see
the CentreVu® Advocate User Guide (585-215-855).
■ AAS — Enter “y” if this extension will be used as a port for an Auto
Available Split/Skill. Default is “n.”
! WARNING:
Entering “y” in the AAS field clears the password and requires
execution of the “remove agent-loginid” command. To set AAS to “n”,
this logical agent must be removed then re-added.
! WARNING:
This option is intended for switch adjunct equipment ports only, not
human agents.
■ AUDIX — Enter “y” if this extension will be used as a port for an AUDIX.
Default is “n.”
NOTE:
The AAS and AUDIX fields cannot both be “y”.
■ LWC Reception — Enter where LWC messages will be stored for this
Agent LoginID. For R5r configurations, valid entries are “audix”, “msa”
“spe” (default), and “none”. For R5si configurations, valid entries are
“audix”, “msa-spe” (default), and “none.”
■ Port Extension (not shown) — Only displayed if either the AAS or AUDIX
field is “y”. Enter the assigned extension for the AAS or AUDIX port. This
extension cannot be a VDN or an Agent LoginID.
■ AUDIX Name for Messaging — Only applicable to R5r configurations.
Enter the name of the AUDIX used for LWC Reception and/or the name of
the AUDIX that provides coverage for this Agent LoginID or leave blank
(default).
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NOTE:
Values entered into this field will not be echoed to the screen.
■ Password (enter again) — Only displayed if both the AAS and AUDIX
fields are “n.” Reenter the same password exactly as it was entered in the
Password field.
NOTE:
Values entered into this field will not be echoed to the screen.
■ Auto Answer — Valid entries are all, acd, none, and station. When
Expert Agent Selection is optioned, the agent’s auto answer setting will
apply to the station where the agent logs in. If the auto answer setting for
that station is different, the agent’s setting will override the station’s.
The entries all, acd, and none have the same effect as the corresponding
entries on the Station form. Enter all to allow all calls (ACD and non-ACD)
terminated to the agent to be cut through immediately. Enter acd to allow
only ACD split /skill calls and direct agent calls to auto answer. If this field
is acd, Non-ACD calls terminated to the agent ring audibly. Enter none
(default) to cause all calls terminated to this agent to receive an audible
ringing treatment. Enter station if you want auto answer for the agent to be
controlled by the auto answer field on the Station form.
■ SN (Skill Number) — Enter the Skill Hunt Group(s) that this agent
handles. The same skill may not be entered twice. If EAS-PHD is not
optioned, up to 4 skills can be entered. If EAS-PHD is optioned, up to 20
skills can be entered.
■ RL (Reserve Level) — Enter the reserve level (if any) assigned to this
agent with the Service Level Supervisor feature. Service Level Supervisor
is available as part of Lucent’s CentreVu® Advocate software. For more
information, please see the CentreVu® Advocate User Guide
(585-215-855).
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■ SL (Skill Level) — Enter the priority level that each skill has for this
particular agent. If EAS-PHD is not optioned, 2 priority levels are available.
If EAS-PHD is optioned, 16 priority levels are available. In releases prior to
R3V5, level 1 was the primary skill and level 2 was the secondary skill.
■ PA (Percent Allocation) — This field is displayed only when the call
handling preference is percent-allocation. Percent Allocation is available
as part of Lucent’s CentreVu® Advocate software. For more information,
please see the CentreVu® Advocate User Guide (585-215-855).
SN RL SL PA SN RL SL PA SN RL SL PA SN RL SL PA
1: __ _ __ ___ 6: __ _ __ ___ 11: __ _ __ ___ 16: __ _ __ ___
2: __ _ __ ___ 7: __ _ __ ___ 12: __ _ __ ___ 17: __ _ __ ___
3: __ _ __ ___ 8: __ _ __ ___ 13: __ _ __ ___ 18: __ _ __ ___
4: __ _ __ ___ 9: __ _ __ ___ 14: __ _ __ ___ 19: __ _ __ ___
5. __ _ __ ___ 10: __ _ __ ___ 15: __ _ __ ___ 20: __ _ __ ___
WARNING: Agent must log in again before skill changes take effect
Implementation Notes
The Port Extension field is only displayed if either the AAS or AUDIX field is “y”.
The AUDIX Name for Messaging and Messaging Server Name for Messaging
fields are only displayed for R5r configurations.
The Password and Password (enter again) fields are only displayed when both
the AAS and AUDIX fields are “n”.
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NOTE:
For an explanation of BSR application plans see ‘‘Best Service
Routing™’’ on page 9-44.
Administration Commands
Form Instructions
Num Location Name Switch Node Status Poll VDN Interflow VDN
1 New Jersey 320 919081234015 919081234115
3 Denver 18 913031234015 913031234115
4 New York 12345 912121234015 2121234115
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list best-service-routing
BEST SERVICE ROUTING APPLICATIONS
Number Name
xxx International
xxx Tech Support
xxx Sales
BCMS/VuStats Login ID
If you want to monitor call activity by agent login IDs, and if the "BCMS/VuStats
Login ID" field on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form is set to "y" but
the EAS feature is not optioned, the administrator uses this form to administer
valid logins.
You do not have to enter names. If you do not use names with the login IDs, the
data you receive from BCMS and/or VuStats defaults to "ID xxxxxxxxx" where
"xxxxxxxxx" is the login ID.
NOTE:
Only agents using one of the administered login IDs can successfully log in
to a split measured by BCMS.
Administration Commands
Form Instructions
NOTE:
The administered login length may change to another value, but
doing so changes the allowed length for all IDs entered on this form.
Before agents with logins that do not match the administered login
length can log on, you must readminister either the ACD login
identification length to fit the existing logins or change the logins to
match the ACD login identification length.
Implementation Notes
The form appears only two pages (64 IDs) at a time. If you are adding login IDs,
you can fill two pages and then reissue the command to fill an additional two
pages, and so on. If you are changing or displaying login IDs, the system
displays two pages of login IDs beginning with the ID you specified; if you did not
specify a login ID when you issued the command, the display begins with the first
login ID. The list command lists all login IDs and may run to 63 pages.
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CALL CENTER SYSTEM PARAMETERS
EAS
Expert Agent Selection (EAS) Enabled? n
Minimum Agent-LoginID Password Length:
Direct Agent Announcement Extension: _____ Delay: ___
Message Waiting Lamp Indicates Status For: station
VECTORING
Converse First Data Delay: 0 Second Data Delay: 2
Converse Signaling Tone (msec): 100 Pause (msec): 70_
Prompting Timeout (secs): 10
Interflow-qpos EWT Threshold: 2
SERVICE OBSERVING
Service Observing Warning Tone? n
ASAI
Call Classification After Answer Supervision? n Send UCID to ASAI? n
EAS parameters:
■ Expert Agent Selection (EAS) Enabled — Only displays if Expert
Agent Selection (EAS) on the System-Parameters Customer-Options
form is y. Enter y to enable Expert Agent Selection. To enable this field,
either no ACD or vectoring hunt groups may exist or, existing ACD or
vectoring hunt groups must be "skilled." Default is n.
■ Minimum Agent-LoginID Password Length — Only displays if Expert
Agent Selection (EAS) on the System-Parameters Customer-Options
form is y. Enter the minimum number of digits that must be administered
as an EAS Agent’s LoginID password. Valid entries are 0 through 9 or
blank. Entering a 0 or blank indicates no password is required. Default is
blank.
■ Direct Agent Announcement Extension — Only displays if Expert
Agent Selection (EAS) or ASAI on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form is y. Enter a valid announcement extension
(consistent with the dial plan).
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Vectoring parameters:
■ Converse First Data Delay/Second Data Delay — Only displays if
Vectoring (Basic) on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form
is y. The First Data Delay prevents data from being outpulsed (as a
result of a converse vector step) from the system to a voice response unit
(VRU) before the unit is ready. The delay commences when the VRU port
answers the call. Enter the number of seconds (0 to 9) for the delay.
Default is 0. The Second Data Delay is used when two groups of digits
are being outpulsed (as a result of a converse vector step) from the
system to the VRU. The Second Data Delay prevents the second set
from being outpulsed before the VRU is ready. The delay commences
when the first group of digits has been outpulsed. Enter the number of
seconds (0 to 9) for the delay. Default is 2.
■ Converse Signaling Tone/Pause — Only displays if Vectoring
(Basic) and DTMF on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form
are y. In the Signaling Tone field, enter the length in milliseconds of the
digit tone for digits being passed to a voice response unit (VRU). In the
Pause field, enter the length in milliseconds of the delay between digits
being passed. The optimum timers for the VRU are a 100 msec tone and
70 msec pause.
Values entered in the Tone/Pause fields are rounded up or down
depending upon the type of circuit pack used to outpulse the digits.
■ TN742B or later suffix analog board — Tone and pause round up
or down to the nearest 25 msecs. For example a 130 msec tone
rounds down to 125 msecs, a 70 msec pause rounds up to 75
msec for a total of 200 msecs per tone.
■ TN464F, TN767E or later suffix DS1 boards — Tone and pause
round up to the nearest 20 msecs. For example a 130 msec tone
rounds up to 140 msecs, a 70 msec pause rounds up to 80 msecs
for a total of 220 msecs per tone.
If a circuit pack has been used for end-to-end signalling to the VRU, and
has then been used to send digits to a different destination, the VRU
timers may stay in effect. To reset your timers to the system default, pull
and reseat the circuit pack.
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NOTE:
The use of Service Observing features may be subject to federal,
state, or local laws, rules or regulations or require the consent of one
or both of the parties to the conversation. Customers should
familiarize themselves and comply with all applicable laws, rules,
and regulations before using these features.
ASAI parameters
■ Call Classification After Answer Supervision? — For use with ASAI
Outbound Call Management (OCM). Enter y to force the switch to rely on
the network to provide answer/busy/drop classification to the switch. After
the call has been answered, a call classifier can be added to perform
answering machine, modem and voice answering detection. Enter n for
standard operation.
■ Send UCID to ASAI? — Enter y to enables transmission of Universal Call
ID (UCID) information to ASAI. Enter n (default) to prevent transmission of
UCID information to ASAI.
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CALL CENTER SYSTEM PARAMETERS
REASON CODES
Aux Work Reason Code Type: none
Logout Reason Code Type: none
■ Logout Reason Code Type — Enter none if you do not want an agent to
enter a Reason Code when logging out. Enter requested if you want an
agent to enter a Reason Code when logging out but do not want to force
the agent to do so. Enter forced to force an agent to enter a Reason Code
when logging out. Enter forced to force an agent to enter a Reason Code
when entering AUX mode. To enter requested or forced, the Reason
Codes and EAS on the System-Parameters Customer-Option form must
be y.
Call Management System Parameters:
■ Adjunct CMS Release — Specifies the release of the CMS adjunct used
with the system. For CMS, this field cannot be blank. Default is blank.
■ ACD Login Identification Length — Enter the number of digits (0
through 9) for an ACD Agent Login ID if Expert Agent Selection
(EAS) on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form is n. Default is
0. If BCMS/VuStats Login IDs is y, the ACD Login ID length must be
greater than 0. This field identifies an ACD agent to CMS. The number you
enter in this field must equal the number of characters in the agent’s login
ID. For CMS, this field cannot be 0.
■ BCMS/VuStats Measurement Interval — You can enter half-hour or
hour (default) for polling and reporting measurement data if the BCMS
(Basic) and/or the VuStats on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form is y. If neither of these features is optioned, and if
you enter a value in the BCMS Measurement Interval field, the system
displays the following error message:
<value> cannot be used; assign either BCMS or VuStats first
If you receive this message, see your Lucent Technologies representative
to turn on BCMS (Basic) and/or VuStats on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form.
There are a maximum of 25 time slots available for measurement intervals.
If hour is specified, an entire day of traffic information will be available for
history reports; otherwise, only half a day will be available. This does not
affect daily summaries as they always reflect traffic information for the
entire day. The interval may be changed at any time, but will not go into
effect until the current interval completes.
■ BCMS/VuStats Abandon Call Timer (seconds) — Enter none or 1–10 to
specify the number of seconds for calls to be considered abandoned.
Calls with talk time that is less than this number (and that are not held) are
tracked by BCMS and displayed by VuStats as ABAND calls.
■ Validate BCMS/VuStats Login IDs — Enter n to allow entry of any ACD
login of the proper length. Enter y to allow entry only of login-IDs that have
been entered on the BCMS Login-ID form.
■ Clear VuStats Shift Data — Enter on-login to clear shift data for an agent
when the agent logs in. Enter at-midnight to clear shift data for all agents
at midnight.
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Call Vector
This form programs a series of commands that specify how to handle calls
directed to a Vector Directory Number (VDN). Refer to DEFINITY Enterprise
Communications Server Release 5 Call Vectoring/EAS Guide for additional
information.
Administration Commands
Form Instructions
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CALL VECTOR
Number: Name: _______________ Multimedia? n Lock? n
01 ____________
02 ____________
03 ____________
04 ____________
05 ____________
06 ____________
07 ____________
08 ____________
09 ____________
10 ____________
11 ____________
Form Instructions
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CALL VECTOR
12 ____________
13 ____________
14 ____________
15 ____________
16 ____________
17 ____________
18 ____________
19 ____________
20 ____________
21 ____________
22 ____________
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CALL VECTOR
23 ____________
24 ____________
25 ____________
26 ____________
27 ____________
28 ____________
29 ____________
30 ____________
31 ____________
32 ____________
NOTE:
Always lock vectors that contain secure information (for example,
access codes).
NOTE:
When Expert Agent Selection (EAS) is enabled, the help
messages and error messages associated with this form will reflect a
terminology change from "Split" to "Skill". In addition, the vector
commands entered also will be affected by this terminology change
(for example, check backup split becomes check backup skill when
EAS is enabled).
Administration Commands
Use the following administration commands to access the Reason Code Names
form.
Action Object
display reason-code-names
change reason-code-names
Form Instructions
Administration Commands
Use the following administration commands to administer the SIT Treatment For
Call Classification form. In some cases, just the most commonly used commands
are shown. Refer to Appendix B, ‘‘Administration Commands’’, for a complete
listing of all administration commands, the command structure, and the use of
abbreviated command words when entering a command.
.
Form Instructions
In the field following each type of SIT, enter “answered” to specify that the call is
classified as answered, and is therefore sent to an agent; or enter “dropped” to
specify that the call is classified as not answered, and is therefore not sent to an
agent.
■ SIT Ineffective Other — Sample announcement following this SIT —
“You are not required to dial a “1” when calling this number.” Valid entries
are “answered” and “dropped.” Default is “dropped.”
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VDNs are software extension numbers (that is, not assigned to physical
equipment). A VDN is accessed via direct dial CO trunks mapped to the VDN
(incoming destination or night service extension), DID trunks, and LDN calls. The
VDN may be Night Destination for LDN.
Administration Commands
1. Brackets [ ] indicate the qualifier is optional. Single quotes (‘ ’) indicate the text inside
the quote must be entered exactly as shown or an abbreviated form of the word can
be entered. MAX is the maximum number available in your system configuration.
Refer to DEFINITY ECS Release 5 — System Description Pocket Reference.
Form Instructions
NOTE:
The BCMS feature must be enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form for the Measured field to be set to “internal”
or “both.” In addition, the appropriate CMS release must be
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VECTOR DIRECTORY NUMBER
Extension: 50000
Name:
Allow VDN Override? n
COR: 59
TN: 1
Vector Number: 234
AUDIX Name:
Messaging Server Name:
Measured: none
Acceptable Service Level (sec):
VDN of Origin Annc. Extension: 301
1st Skill:
2nd Skill:
3rd Skill:
Return Destination:
VDN Timed ACW Interval:
BSR Application:
BSR Available Agent Strategy: 1st-found
Implementation Notes
AUDIX Name and Messaging Server Name are only displayed for a R5r
configuration.
The BCMS feature must have been optioned if the Measured field is set to
“internal” or “both.” In addition, the appropriate CMS release must be
administered on the Feature-Related System Parameters form if the field is being
changed to “external” or “both.”
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The 1st/2nd/3rd Skill fields are only displayed when Expert Agent Selection is
enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
The BCMS Acceptable Service Level (sec) field is only displayed if the BCMS
Acceptable Service Level option is enabled on the System-Parameters
Customer-Options form and the Measured field is “internal” or “both.”
Data for the Orig Annc column appears only when VDN of Origin Announcement
is enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
To list all VDNs using the same BSR Application Plan, type the administration
command list VDN BSR xxx (xxx is the number of the BSR Application Plan
used by one or more VDNs).
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Administration Commands
You can use the commands listed in the table below to administer Vector Routing
Tables. In addition, you can use the “List Usage” command to see the vectors
and digit fields used by a Vector Routing Table.
Form Instructions
■ Number (1-32) — Enter a number. Entries in this field also can include the
“+” and/or “?” wildcard. The “+” represents a group of digits. The “?”
represents a single digit. The field is limited to 16 characters and these
characters are restricted as follows:
— You may enter only a plus sign (+), a question mark (?), or the
numbers 0 through 9. No other entries are valid.
— You may enter one plus sign (+) as either the first or last character
in the number field. However, you cannot use this character as the
sixteenth character of the number field.
— You may use as many question marks (?) as you wish, anywhere in
the number field.
— You may not embed blanks in the number field.
— You may leave the field entirely blank. If you leave the field blank
DEFINITY ECS will store the entry as a null value.
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Administration Commands
Form Instructions
Enter the data as required for the following fields on the form:
■ Format Number — This is the display format number you entered on the
command line. It is a display only field and cannot be modified.
■ Next Format Number — To link this display to another display, enter the
number of the display format that should appear when a VuStats user
presses the next button, or enter “none.”
■ Data Field Character — The character that will be used in the Format
Description field to identify the position and length of each data field (see
the Format Description field description below). The default is “$.” Enter
another character if the “$” is needed for fixed text in the Format
Description field. Any character is valid except a space.
■ Number of Intervals — If you intend to display interval-based historical
data, specify the number of measurement intervals in this field. You can
enter a number between 1 and 24. If you enter 24, and the BCMS
measurement interval on the Feature-Related System Parameters form is
set to 1 hour, you will receive information on the previous 24 hours. If the
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■ On Change — Enter “y” to update the display whenever the agent’s state
changes. The update on agent state change is in addition to the update
as a result of the value entered in the Update Interval field. If “n” is
entered, an update will only occur based on the Update Interval and not
on the agent state change.
■ Display Interval — The interval, in seconds, for which data is displayed if
“no update” is entered in the Update Interval field. Enter one of the
following values:
NOTE:
Some data types have preset maximum field length limits based on
switch administration. For example, the data type
“acceptable-service-level” is taken from the BCMS Acceptable
Service Level field on the Hunt Group and Vector Directory Number
forms; on this form, the field allows a maximum number of four
characters. Therefore, for the acceptable-service-level, you should
not create a VuStats display field that consists of more than four
characters (that is, “$$$$”). Other data types have similar limits.
Field lengths for data items that appear as time must match the value in
the Format field, which is discussed below. Remember to account for
possible colons when the display will be in a time format.
Format descriptions can be all text (such as a message of the day) or they
can be all data fields, in which case users will have to memorize the labels
or use customer-provided overlays above or below the display.
NOTE:
If the numeric data for a field is too large for the number of data field
characters entered, the VuStats display will show asterisks instead of
data. If name database items are too large for the number of data
field characters, the VuStats display will truncate the data to fit the
data field size. The split objective, as entered on the Hunt Group
form, will display as asterisks if the information exceeds the data
field size.
Enter each data item in the same order as data fields are defined in the Format
Description field. For example, Line 1 of the Data Type field must contain the data
item for the first data field (that is, the first set of $s).
■ Data Type — The data item to be included in the current display format.
For a complete list of data types available for each object type, see
“Tables of Data Types” on page 3-540.
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■ Format — The format for displaying the data type. The format is required
only for a data type with a time value. Enter one of the following Format
values.
Minimum
Valid Input
Input Description Length
ccs Hundred call seconds (CCS) rounded to the 1
nearest CCS
h Hours rounded to the nearest hour 1
h:mm Hours and minutes rounded to the nearest 4
minute
h:mm:ss Hours, minutes, and seconds 7
m Minutes rounded to the nearest minute 1
m:ss Minutes and seconds 4
s Seconds 1
■ Period — Enter the measurement period for the data type. If the data type
is historical data, you cannot leave this field blank. Valid entries are “day”
(midnight to the current time), “interval” (the time specified in the “Number
of Intervals” field), or blank. Refer to ‘‘Tables of Required and Allowed
Fields’’ on page 9-227 to determine if a measurement period is required
for a particular Data Type.
■ Threshold — The threshold field is always an optional field. It contains
two subfields, the threshold comparator and the threshold value. The
threshold value is used with the threshold comparator to determine if a
threshold warning should be generated. A threshold warning is generated
if the specified condition is met for one or more of the data items. If the
specified condition is not met for any of the data items, then no threshold
warning is generated. The threshold value can be any numeric value from
0 to 999. Valid threshold comparators are:
— = (equal to)
— <> (not equal to)
— < (less than)
— <= (less than or equal to)
— > (greater than)
— >= (greater than or equal to)
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■ Ref — A reference to a split/skill; this field does not appear unless the
Object Type is either “agent” or “agent-extension.” This field is required
only if the data type is an agent-related data type collected on a per-split
basis or a split-related data type for one of the agent’s logged-in splits.
Enter one of the following values:
— “Top” references the first-administered, highest-level skill for EAS
agents, or the first split logged into for non-EAS agents.
NOTE:
With EAS, the “top” skill for VuStats is the first administered,
highest level skill measured “internally” or “both.” For CMS it
is the first-administered, highest-level skill measured
“externally” or “both.” Therefore, it is possible for the top skill
to be a different number skill for CMS than it is for VuStats. To
avoid this, measure all skills as “both.”
— “All” displays the combined data for all splits the agent is logged
into.
— Any number from 1-20. The number represents a split to which the
agent has logged in. For example, if the Ref field contains “1,”
VuStats displays the data for the first split the agent logged into, if
the Ref field contains “2,” VuStats displays the data for the second
split the agent logged into, and so on.
Use this screen to compare VuStats displays to each other. This “list”
presentation is most helpful when trying to see how displays are linked to each
other. The screen includes the Next field, which contains the number of the next
display (if any) to which a display is linked.
Screen 9-17 shows an example of the List VuStats Display Format screen. The
fields for this screen are described below. Refer to the previous field descriptions
in this section for more information.
Next — The number of the next display if the current display is linked to
(followed by) another display format, or “none” if the current display format is not
linked to another display format.
Object Type — The type of object for which data will be displayed.
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Format Description — The definition of the display’s layout. The first line of the
Format Description contains the text that precedes the data on a display plus the
length of each data field (indicated by $s). The succeeding lines of the Format
Description identify the data items, in the order they are to appear. The data
items are the actual measurements and other information that tell how agents,
splits, vector directory numbers (VDNs), trunk groups, and the call center are
performing. The data items are followed by the format (if any), which identifies
how the data is to appear in the display, the period and threshold (if any), and the
split reference (if any).
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VUSTATS DISPLAY FORMATS
No Next Int Object Type Update Format Description
1 none split 30 SPLIT=$$ WAITING=$$$ OLDEST=$$$$$
split-number
calls-waiting
oldest-call-waiting m:ss
2 none agent-extension on-change AGENT=$$$$ STATE=$$$$$$$$$ TIME=$$$$$$$$
agent extension
agent state 1
time-agent-entered-state 1
Hospitality
10
10
This section contains the following DEFINITY ECS Hospitality features. Hospitality
forms are located at the end of this chapter. Note that in this section, the term
“guest” refers to a guest or a patient.
Feature Page
Attendant Room Status 10-2
Automatic Wakeup 10-4
Do Not Disturb 10-11
Hospitality Services 10-15
Names Registration 10-17
Property Management System Interface 10-21
.
Form Page
Hospitality Forms 10-29
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NOTE:
This feature is available only if you have Enhanced Hospitality enabled on
the System-Parameters Customer-Options form. (See your Lucent
Technologies support representative for assistance with this form.)
Required forms
Detailed description
This activates check in/checkout mode. The DXS lamps light for all occupied
rooms. The console displays a message indicating that it is in check in/check out
mode.
Maid Status
The attendant determines maid status by pressing the MAID-STAT button on the
attendant console. This activates Maid-Status mode. The attendant is prompted
to enter a status number (1 through 6). The display shows the state
corresponding to that number and lights the DXS lamps for all rooms currently in
that state.
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While the console is in Maid-Status mode, the attendant can enter another status
number. The console display shows the new status and lights the DXS lamps for
all rooms in that state.
The status of a room updates when a maid or inspector dials from the room and
changes the status.
The messages that appear on the console identify each of six states and are
user-defined. (For example, you could define state 1 as clean, ready to use and
state 2 as occupied, needs cleaning). As with other display messages,
administer the prompts and status messages for a specific language.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Outgoing Calls
When Check in/Check out mode is active, the attendant can make
outgoing calls via the keypad. The attendant can return to normal mode or
any other mode by pressing the appropriate button on the console.
Check in/Check out mode does not affect other attendant operations.
When Maid Status mode is active, the attendant cannot make outgoing
calls via the keypad. However, the attendant can make calls via the DXS
module or the feature buttons. Attendant can return to normal mode or any
other mode by pressing the appropriate button on the console.
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Automatic Wakeup
Automatic Wakeup allows attendants, front desk users, and guests to place an
automatic wakeup call to a certain extension at a later time.
Required forms
Detailed description
When a user answers a wakeup call, the system can provide a recorded
announcement, a speech-synthesis announcement, music, or silence depending
on the administration of Automatic Wakeup.
All wakeup times entered into the system round to the nearest five minutes. For
example, a requested time of 6:58 am stores in the system as 7:00 am. The
switch bases time-validity checks on the rounded figure.
Wakeup calls are placed within two and one-half minutes of the requested time,
and never reroute, forward, or go to coverage. Before placing the wakeup call,
the system overrides Do Not Disturb for the extension.
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Users with touch-tone dialing can enter a wakeup request (if they have a speech
synthesizer board and no display set) or can have the attendant set a wakeup
time. Users with rotary-dial terminals call the attendant to request a wakeup call.
(#). If the displayed extension is not the extension of the user requesting
the wakeup call, the attendant can change it. Display prompting continues
until the attendant enters all necessary information and the request for the
wakeup call is confirmed.
If a condition exists that does not allow the system to accept the wakeup
request, the system displays the reason for denial. Wakeup requests are
denied for one of the following reasons:
— Too Soon — Indicates that the requested wakeup time is within the
current five-minute wakeup interval
— System Full — Indicates that the maximum number of wakeup calls
is reached
— Interval Full — Indicates that the maximum number of wakeup calls
in any 15-minute interval is reached
The attendant can change or cancel a wakeup call request at any time.
■ Display Prompting with Dual Wakeup On
Display prompting with Dual Wakeup works the same as Display
Prompting with Dual Wakeup off (described in the previous text), except
that after the first wakeup request is entered, the user is prompted for the
second wakeup request.
When the system places a wakeup call, one of the following occurs:
— Extension Is Busy — The wakeup call is placed again later.
— No Answer — The extension rings for 30 seconds. If the call is not
answered, the system tries again later.
— Ringing Blockage — If four or more ports on the same
analog-circuit pack are already ringing, the system waits 16
seconds and tries again. If the second attempt is blocked, the call
has failed and the system waits five minutes before trying again.
— Call Is Answered — The guest answers the wakeup call and hears
either music, a recorded announcement, the speech-synthesizer
announcement, or silence.
— System Reset — indicates that a system reset level 1 or system
reset level 2 occurred while the system attempted to place the
wakeup call. Calls affected by these conditions are treated as other
wakeup attempts.
message is retrieved, the display shows the date, time, and extension for the
failed wakeup-call attempt.
The system maintains an audit-trail record of wakeup-call activity for the past 24
hours. The wakeup-call buffer can only hold a number of records equal to the
maximum number of stations administrable on the switch. For example, if a
maximum of 200 stations is administrable, only 200 automatic-wakeup records
are stored.
— Skip — The wakeup call is skipped. This event occurs if the system
time advances past the requested time of a wakeup call.
■ Time of the event
■ Extension number receiving the call
■ Time of the wakeup request
■ Extension (or 0 for the attendant) where the event took place
■ Number of call attempts that were placed
■ An indication of why a wakeup-call attempt failed
In addition, all wakeup-time changes are recorded. This record shows the
original time requested and the changed time. The audit-trail record is not
backed up and all wakeup data is lost if a system failure occurs.
With VDNs and multiple announcements, you can choose as the announcement
extension a VDN that reaches one announcement if the system clock is less than
12:00 and another if the system clock is greater than 12:00. The hotel guest
hears “good morning” before noon and “good evening” after noon. Or, a
business customer can choose as the announcement extension a VDN that
points to an extension assigned to a quorum bridge, with the wakeup time as a
scheduled teleconference time. When the wakeup call is completed, the
customer automatically connects to the teleconference bridge.
Considerations
Interactions
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb allows guests, attendants, and authorized front-desk
voice-terminal users (those with console permission) to request that no calls,
other than priority calls, terminate at a particular extension until a specified time.
At the specified time, the system automatically deactivates the feature and allows
calls to terminate normally at the extension.
Required forms
Detailed description
Voice-terminal users with touch-tone dialing can activate this feature themselves
or ask the front desk to do it for them. Users with rotary-dial terminals must call
the attendant or front-desk user to request Do Not Disturb.
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Activation by Attendant
The attendant can activate the feature for a user or a group of users. (The
assigned COR determines which users are in the group.) The attendant presses
the Do Not Disturb — Extension button followed by the extension, or the Do Not
Disturb — Group button. The extension followed by the appropriate COR
number.
The attendant can cancel a Do Not Disturb request by activating the feature,
entering the desired extension or group COR number, and pressing the delete
button.
Records do not include Do Not Disturb information for extensions that are both
termination and outward restricted.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Automatic Callback
Do Not Disturb does not block an Automatic Callback call. Return calls
terminate at a voice terminal in the normal way.
■ Automatic Wakeup
An Automatic Wakeup call deactivates Do Not Disturb and alerts the guest
at the specified time.
■ Call Coverage
If a point in a coverage path has Do Not Disturb active, calls covering to
that extension alert the extension unless the extension has
controlled-restriction termination active. When Do Not Disturb is active
and a terminal does not have a coverage path, calls are routed to the
attendant.
■ Call Forwarding All Calls
If Do Not Disturb is active at the forwarding extension, the caller receives
intercept treatment. If Do Not Disturb is active at the forwarded-to
extension, the call alerts the forwarded-to extension.
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■ Controlled Restriction
When a terminal has total-controlled restriction, it cannot receive or place
any calls. However, it can receive a call if another station has an auto-icom
button pointing to the controlled-restriction station.
■ Internal Automatic Answer (IAA)
Activation of Do Not Disturb at the called voice terminal preempts IAA.
■ PC Console
You cannot implement Do Not Disturb at a PC Console.
■ PMS Interface
Checkout from either a PMS or the switch automatically deactivates Do Not
Disturb for the specified extension.
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Hospitality Services
A system with Hospitality enabled and Hospitality Parameter Reduction disabled
provides all system capabilities and supports all types of customers. A system
with both Hospitality and Hospitality Parameter Reduction enabled provides
reduced system parameters that have a major impact on essential system
features used by non-lodging customers. The Hospitality features set (Auto
Wakeup, Do Not Disturb, PMS) is the same on both packages.
Required forms
Detailed description
Interactions
None
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Names Registration
Names Registration automatically sends a guest’s name and room extension
from the PMS to the switch at checkin, and automatically removes this
information at checkout.
Required forms
Detailed description
The name of the calling or called party can display on display-equipped voice
terminals. To maintain necessary guest security, hotels do not divulge guests’
room numbers to other guests or callers. For this reason, do not assign
display-equipped voice terminals to guest rooms.
Check In
The switch performs the following procedures at check in:
1. Information about the guest is obtained and stored in the hotel’s PMS.
2. The PMS sends a checkin message to the switch.
3. The switch stores the guest’s name and coverage path.
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4. The switch removes the outward restriction on the telephone in the guest
room. The switch removes all LWC messages.
5. The switch changes the status of the room from unoccupied to occupied.
At checkin, update the PBX names internal table and the call-coverage
path for the guest phone. Name Registration automatically sends a guest’s
name, extension (room), and preferred call-coverage path to the switch.
Check Out
1. The switch clears any previous wakeup calls.
2. The switch clears message-waiting lamp indications.
3. The switch activates controlled outward restriction, removes the guest’s
name, and identifies any unopened messages.
The name may be in all upper case letters, all lower case letters, or a mixture of
upper case and lower case letters. To use Integrated Directory, enter the name
using one of the following methods.
■ Last name, comma, first name (for example, Jones, Fred)
■ Last name, comma, first name, space, title/middle initial/name (for
example, Jones, Fred Mr)
■ Last name only (for example, Jones)
■ First name, space, middle name, space, last name (for example, Fred A
Jones)
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Call Coverage
Both Names Registration and Guest Information Input/Change messages contain
call-coverage path numbers. These numbers do not display but are used to
configure the appropriate call-coverage arrangements for guest extensions.
Arrangements can be for voice mail, text messages, any available coverage
point, or no coverage at all.
Administer call-coverage paths on the switch, and use the associated path
numbers to establish coverage arrangements at checkin. For suites, administer
paths to allow one room in the suite to be the coverage point for the other. To
make customized arrangements at time of checkin (such as coverage from one
guest room to another), manually administer the path attributes at the switch.
Considerations
Interactions
■ Call Coverage
Call-coverage arrangements are not limited to automatic update during
checkin messages sent from PMS. Hotel personnel require coverage
points other than those designated for guests. Call-coverage paths can be
manually administered at the switch via the management terminal.
■ COS
If an extension has a client room COS, the save translation operation
clears the station name and sets the coverage path to the default
coverage path for client room when stored on tape. This does not affect
the existing information in memory. However, if the translations are read in,
it affects existing extensions until a database swap synchronizes the
switch and PMS.
■ Interface
During a Room Change/Room Swap, the name originally associated with
the first terminal is changed or swapped to the second terminal along with
call-coverage path, automatic wake-up entries, message-waiting status,
and controlled restrictions.
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Required forms
Detailed description
The following table summarizes how the hospitality features are activated when
you use only the switch and when you use the PMS.
PMS/Switch links
The application module of the PMS Interface implements requested features and
provides backup if the PMS link is down. Whether or not the link is down, the
switch always maintains the following data for each room:
■ Whether the room is vacant or occupied
■ Whether the voice terminal’s message lamp is on or off
■ Whether a controlled restriction is active at the voice terminal and, if so,
which one
■ The guest’s name and coverage path
When the PMS link is up again, the switch sends one of the following messages
to PMS:
■ No room-status changes occurred during loss of communications.
■ Room-status changes did occur during loss of communications; therefore,
a data exchange is needed to synchronize the switch and the PMS
databases.
■ The system failed momentarily, destroying its record of room status;
therefore, a data exchange is needed to synchronize the switch and the
PMS databases.
When the PMS link is down or not used, the switch maintains an audit-trail report
of all events that are normally sent to the PMS. The audit-trail report (accessed
via the management terminal) is a sequential listing of all PMS transactions
executed by the switch when the PMS link is down. Included are error events that
occur when the link is up or down.
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If you have a PMS printer and the PMS link is down, the following status changes
print as changes occur:
■ Room number
■ FAC dialed
■ Any additional information digits that were dialed
■ Reason for the entry (error message)
■ Time that the error occurred
A supporting function called Room Data Image synchronizes the switch and PMS
databases after a PMS link goes down and comes back up. Information
exchanged includes:
■ Room extension
■ Whether the room is occupied or vacant
■ Message Waiting lamp status
■ Controlled Restriction status
■ Guest’s name
■ Call Coverage path
Controlled Restriction
When Controlled Restriction is activated through the PMS, the PMS sends a
message to the switch to assign one of the following restrictions to the voice
terminal in a guest/patient room:
■ No restriction
■ Outward restriction
■ Total restriction
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■ Station-to-station restriction
■ Termination restriction
■ Combined outward and termination restriction
■ Combined outward and station-to-station restriction
■ Combined termination and station-to-station restriction
The attendant can still set Controlled Restriction for a voice terminal whether the
PMS link is up or down.
PMS-Down Log
The pms-down log records only those User Controller Restriction events that are
for stations having a Class of Service (COS) where:
■ the Client Room is y
■ the Controlled Restriction Configuration is act-pms
■ the pms link is not up
■ the pms log extension is valid
Housekeeping Status
Your housekeeping staff enters status information from voice terminals in
guest/patient rooms or from designated terminals. You can assign up to 10
Housekeeping Status access codes within two different types:
■ Room Voice-Terminal access code type
Staff members dial up to six access codes that represent room status plus
up to six additional digits for items such as maid identification.
■ Designated Voice-Terminal access code type
Staff members dial up to four access codes that represent room status
plus the room extension and then up to six additional digits for items such
as maid identification.
The switch notifies PMS when Housekeeping Status information is entered. If the
PMS is unavailable, the switch writes this information to a log. The log is
accessible at the switch terminal, and is sent to the log printer, if administered.
If you do not use PMS or if the PMS link is down, the attendant can activate
Check-In and Check-Out from an attendant console or a front-desk terminal with
display capability and console permission. This requires two buttons, Check-In
and Check-Out. Pressing either button places the display in the respective mode
and allows use of the touch-tone or DTMF buttons for entering data (rather than
for placing calls).
The attendant exits Check-In or Check-Out mode by pressing any other button
associated with the display (for example, the Normal Mode button). This restores
the display and the touch-tone or DTMF buttons to normal operation.
If a guest/patient room has both a voice and a data extension, the checkout
request applies only to the voice extension. See ‘‘Names Registration’’ on page
10-17 for more information on Check-In and Check-Out.
Names Registration
Names Registration automatically sends a guest’s name and room extension
from PMS to the switch at checkin, and removes this information at checkout. The
guest’s call-coverage path is sent to the switch during checkin and set to the
administered Default Call Coverage Path for Client Rooms at checkout.
Considerations
■ You can use LWC or Integrated Message Center Service for the hospital or
hotel/motel staff and Message Waiting Notification for guests/patients.
However, if you do not use Message Waiting Notification, Integrated
Message Center Service is used for both.
■ Do not remove an extension while the PMS link is active.
■ Normal-protocol mode allows extensions of up to four digits.
Transparent/ASCII-protocol mode allows extensions of up to five digits.
■ When save translations is done when transparent/ASCII-protocol mode is
active, station names with client-room COS save as blank and coverage
paths save as the default coverage path for client rooms.
■ The PMS link may not work correctly when multiple p-extensions have the
same leading digit and adjacent lengths. For example, 3 and 4
p-extensions with the same leading digit may cause problems. The same
applies to 4 and 5, and 5 and 6.
■ A room extension may begin with 0 only if the PMS sends a prefix digit or a
fixed number of digits.
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Hospitality
This form is used to implement the system parameters associated with the
hospitality features. To use and administer the Hospitality-related features,
Hospitality must be enabled on the System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
Contact your Lucent Technologies support representative for assistance.
Administration Commands
Form Instructions
Make assignments as required for the following fields on each page of the form:
■ ASCII mode — This indicates whether the ASCII-only mode is being used
for the PMS message set. The PMS Protocol Mode field must be set to
transparent. This field does not apply to normal mode. The default is n.
■ Seconds Before PMS Link Idle Timeout — This indicates the idle time in
seconds (5 to 20) that the server waits for an acknowledgment from the
PMS before the server enters link failure mode from the PMS transmission
link. The default is 10.
■ Milliseconds Before PMS Link Acknowledgment Timeout — Enter the
time in milliseconds (100 to 1500) the system waits for an
acknowledgment from the PMS indicating it correctly received a message.
Default is 150. The possible values are:
— 100 - 300 ms (normal mode)
— 100 - 1500 ms (transparent or ASCII mode)
■ PMS Link Maximum Retransmissions — This indicates the number of
times (1 to 5) that the server will retransmit a message to the PMS in
response to a negative acknowledgment or send an inquiry for
acknowledgment from the PMS before giving up on the message. The
default is 3.
■ PMS Link Maximum Retransmission Requests — This indicates the
number of times (1 to 5) that the server will allow the PMS to request
acknowledgment for a message that it sent. The default is 3.
■ Take Down Link for Lost Messages — This indicates whether the link will
be taken down if messages are being lost. Enter y to cause the PMS link to
come down; enter n to keep the link operating. Careful monitoring of the
PMS error log is recommended when using this option. The default is y.
wakeup calls were attempted but did not complete during the hour. Enter
the time hh:mm:am/pm where hh=hour, mm=minute, am/pm=A.M. or
P.M.
■ Time of Scheduled Emergency Access Summary Report — This
indicates the time of day that the Emergency Access Summary Report will
be printed on the Journal/Schedule printer. The time is represented by
hh:mm:am/pm where hh=hour, mm=minute, and am/pm=A.M. or P.M.
■ Announcement Type —This indicates the type of automatic wakeup
announcement the hotel guest will receive. Allowable entries are as
follows:
— external (applicable when using an announcement adjunct)
If external is used, complete the Auxiliary Board for
Announcement field.
— integrated (applicable when using the TN750B or TN750C
announcement circuit pack)
If integrated is used, complete the Integrated Announcement
Extension field. The extension you enter must be a valid integrated
announcement extension (administered on the Recorded
Announcements form) or a VDN. If you enter an invalid extension,
the server displays an error message.
— mult-integ (multi-integrated; applicable when using the TN750B or
TN750C announcement circuit pack)
If mult-integ is used, complete the Default Announcement
Extension field. The extension you enter must be a valid integrated
announcement extension (administered on the Recorded
Announcements form) or a VDN. If you enter an invalid extension,
the server displays an error message.
— voice-synthesis
If voice-synthesis is used, complete the Announcement Ports
field.
— music-on-hold
If music-on-hold is used, no other field appears.
— silence (default)
If silence is used, no other field appears.
NOTE:
One of the following four fields appears depending on what data is entered
in the Announcement Type field.
■ Auxiliary Board for Announcement — This field displays only when the
external announcement type is used. This indicates the equipment
location of an auxiliary trunk circuit that connects to the external
announcement equipment. Enter a 4- or 5-character circuit pack number.
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NOTE:
If the Number of Digits from PMS field is blank and the PMS Sends
Prefix field is set to n, the server will not support an extension that
starts with 0.
■ PMS Sends Prefix — This indicates if the PMS sends a prefix digit to the
server as part of the room numbering plan. This field can be set to y or n.
The default is n.
NOTE:
If the PMS Sends Prefix field is set to n and the Number of Digits
from PMS field is blank, the server will not support an extension that
starts with 0.
NOTE:
The PMS interface supports 3-, 4-, or 5-digit extensions, but prefixed
extensions do not send the entire number across the interface. Only
the assigned extension number is sent. Therefore, you should not
use prefixed extensions for numbers that are also going to use the
Digit to Insert/Delete function.
Implementation Notes
One of four fields can appear after the Announcement Type field, depending on
the data that is entered in the field. See the Announcement Type field
description under “Page 2 of the Form.”
! CAUTION:
Do not set the time for the following reports to coincide when the server
does its scheduled maintenance tests (usually at 1 a.m.). See the change
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The definitions for room states (page 3 of the form), are for Attendant Room
Status only. If you are not using Attendant Room Status, you do not need to
complete these fields.
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HOSPITALITY
Dual Wakeup?
Room Activated Wakeup With Tones?
Time of Scheduled Wakeup Activity Report: ______
Time of Scheduled Wakeup Summary Report: ______
Time of Scheduled Emergency Access Summary Report: ______
Announcement Type:
Page 3 of 3
Definition for Rooms in State 1: Rooms in State 1
Definition for Rooms in State 2: Rooms in State 2
Definition for Rooms in State 3: Rooms in State 3
Definition for Rooms in State 4: Rooms in State 4
Definition for Rooms in State 5: Rooms in State 5
Definition for Rooms in State 6: Rooms in State 6
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MMCX can make use of both MASI features, and MMCX autonomous features.
Autonomous features are those that MMCX provides, even if MASI is not enabled.
This document does not discuss them unless there is a consideration for MASI
administration.
DEFINITY/MASI features:
■ Basic Call (Place/Drop) — DEFINITY tracks the status of all calls placed to
or from a MASI terminal.
■ Call Detail Recording — DEFINITY tracks calls to and from MASI terminals
and can produce call records that indicate if a call uses MASI.
■ Call Coverage — DEFINITY tracks MMCX calls that are sent to coverage.
A DEFINITY coverage path can contain both MASI terminals and
DEFINITY stations.
■ Conference — DEFINITY tracks conference calls that involve MASI
terminals, if a DEFINITY station originates the conference. Conferences
that involve MASI terminals and DEFINITY stations are voice-only. If the
DEFINITY station originates the call, the caller can use the consultative
form of conference or transfer.
■ World Class Routing (AAR or ARS) — Calls from MASI terminals can take
advantage of DEFINITY ECS World Class Routing capabilities.
■ Voice messaging access to AUDIX/INTUITY — MMCX users can take
advantage of AUDIX voice messaging, and receive message waiting
indication.
■ MMCX trunking — By assigning DEFINITY trunk access codes to
interfaces from the MMCX to other MMCXs or the PSTN, DEFINITY ECS
can monitor traffic over those interfaces.
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! CAUTION:
DEFINITY ECS offers a wide range of features, and MMCX users may want
to take advantage of this. In some cases, these features will operate as
expected. However, some features are not supported for use over the MASI
link, and their behavior is unpredictable. You may cause harm to your
system by attempting to use these features. The Interactions section
contains a list of features, and lists those features that are absolutely not
supported for use with MASI. If you administer features on the DO NOT
ADMINISTER list, Lucent Technologies cannot be responsible for the result.
For purposes of administration, there are feature buttons and groups of users that
you must not administer with MASI terminal extensions. There are also features
that you simply cannot administer for a MASI terminal, because the software
does not allow it.
You need to use both the DEFINITY system administration terminal (SAT) and the
MMCX administration terminal to administer MASI. This document describes
what you need to do at the DEFINITY SAT. It also occasionally mentions
administration that you must do at the MMCX administration terminal. For more
detailed MMCX information, see the MMCX Technical Reference.
List of terms
This is a list of terms that are specific to MASI, or that have meanings in the
context of MASI that are not standard.
■ chgmasi — The command you use to administer MASI at the MMCX
administration terminal.
■ Interserver — Connections between MMCX terminals on different MMCX
servers/nodes.
■ MASI domain — A MASI domain consists of a DEFINITY and one or more
MASI nodes that share the same dial plan. That is, the extension numbers
on the MMCX are known to the DEFINITY, and fit in the DEFINITY dial plan.
■ MASI interworking — MASI interworking refers to the completion of a
voice connection within DEFINITY, involving at least one MASI terminal
and a MASI path.
■ MASI link — The connection between the MMCX and the DEFINITY ECS.
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■ MASI node — A single MMCX server. You may connect more than one
MASI node to a DEFINITY. Each node has a separate number. This node
number needs to be consistent whenever referring to a specific MMCX
server.
■ MASI non-interworking — MASI non-interworking refers to the
completion of a call by MMCX, not involving a MASI path.
■ MASI path — The ISDN B-channels between MMCX and DEFINITY in a
MASI environment. Paths are used for voice and data connections
between DEFINITY and MMCX.
■ MASI signaling link — ISDN D-channel used to transport a new ISO
protocol called the MASI protocol between the DEFINITY ECS and the
MMCX.
■ MASI terminal — The DEFINITY representation of MMCX terminals in a
MASI environment.
■ MMCX interface — PRI interface for connecting an MMCX server to other
public, private or WAN switching systems or equipment that is part of the
public network. Similar to a DEFINITY trunk group. These may include
non-MASI trunks connecting the DEFINITY ECS and the MMCX.
■ MMCX trunk — The DEFINITY representation of trunk or network facilities
terminating on MMCX. For purposes of MASI, they are called “interfaces.”
Before you start to administer MASI, you should make a plan for how to do it.
Among the configurations on the following pages, there is probably one that
matches the configuration of your system fairly closely. You might want to either
write on these pages, or draw up your own configuration. It may help you if you
have already determined trunk group and signaling group numbers, unused
extensions, and so on. The following are things you need to consider:
■ Establish the dial plan on the MMCX to agree with that of the DEFINITY
ECS. If you use Universal Dial Plan and MMCX, you may need to make
adjustments for the MMCX dial plan.
■ Find unused extensions and trunk group numbers. You need:
— one trunk group number for each ISDN-PRI connection to the
MMCX
— one signaling group number for each MASI node and an unused
DEFINITY extension for the signaling group
— one unused DEFINITY extension for the Near-End Path Termination
number for all MASI Paths to this ECS. You can use the same
number for all MASI nodes in the domain.
— two unused MMCX extensions for the nearpath and tscnum
arguments to the chgmasi command. This is the command you use
to administer MASI on the MMCX.
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MASI configurations
There are several ways to set up combinations of MASI nodes and DEFINITY
servers.The following figures depict several possible configurations.
Trunk 1 1 2
S1
LAN
Figure 11-1. MASI domain of one DEFINITY ECS and one MMCX
■ S1 — DEFINITY station.
E3 E4
LAN
PSTN
Trunk 1 MMCX
2
Trunk 3
DEFINITY SG2
AUDIX 3 4
1
1 2
Trunk 2
S1
SG1
MMCX
1
LAN
Figure 11-2. MASI domain of one DEFINITY and two (or more) MMCXs
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E3 E4
LAN
DEFINITY
AUDIX
2
DEFINITY
Trunk 3 MMCX
2
SG2
S2
Trunk 4 3 4
Trunk 1
1 2
DEFINITY
AUDIX Trunk 2 MMCX
1
1
SG1
DEFINITY
S1
LAN
E3 E4
LAN
MMCX
2
3 4
Trunk 1
1 2
INTUITY DEFINITY
1 Trunk 2 MMCX
1
SG1
DEFINITY
S1
LAN
The MASI node must be directly connected to the DEFINITY ECS for MASI
features to work. In this configuration, terminals that belong to MMCX 2 (E3 and
E4), do not take advantage of MASI capabilities.
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This section discusses the administration required to make MASI work. You
perform most of this administration from the DEFINITY SAT. However, there are a
few things you must do at the MMCX administration terminal. This section
sometimes refers to the chgmasi command. This is the command you use to
administer MASI parameters on the MMCX. For more information about using the
chgmasi command, refer to your MMCX Technical Reference.
Using the set options command (Lucent Technologies init or inads logins only),
set MASI alarming options. For more information, see DEFINITY ECS
Maintenance for the appropriate model.
■ Country Protocol = 1
■ Protocol Version = a
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SIGNALING GROUP
Group Number: _ Associated Signaling? y Max number of NCA TSC: __
Primary D-Channel: ______ Max number of CA TSC: __
Trunk Group for NCA TSC: __
Trunk Group for Channel Selection: ___
The port number is used to assign the primary D-channel in the Signaling
Group. For 24-channel facilities, the 24th port is assigned as the
D-channel. For 32-channel facilities, the 16th port is assigned as the
D-channel.
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Screen 11-2. Administered NCA TSC Assignment page of the Signaling Group form
NOTE:
These digits are sent as entered to the destination MMCX; no routing
or other digit manipulation is performed.
Once you establish and enable the signaling group, you need to verify that it is
active. Use the command status signaling-group signaling-group# or status
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■ Group Type = isdn-pri
■ TAC = valid TAC that conforms to your existing dial plan
■ Direction = two-way
■ Service Type = tie
■ CDR Reports = n
You must also administer the PRI link from the MMCX to the ECS, using the
MMCX administration terminal. See the MMCX Technical Reference for
information on the addpri command.
Use the command add masi trunk-group xxx (or ‘next’) to access the MASI
Trunk Group form. The trunk group number must not be assigned, and you
cannot exceed the maximum total trunks for your system. Valid values for xxx are
unused DEFINITY trunk group numbers between 1–96 for R6vs/si/csi and later
configurations, and 1–120 for R6r and later configurations.
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■ Group Number — This field displays the MASI trunk group number. This
is the number assigned when executing the add masi trunk-group
command.
■ CDR Reports — Valid entries are “y,” “n,” and “r.” Default is “y.”
— If you enter “y,” CDR records will be generated by completed
outgoing calls terminated on this trunk group. If incoming calls are
being recorded (the Record Outgoing Calls Only field on the CDR
System Parameters form is set to “n”), then a single CDR record will
be generated for answered calls with the call duration.
— If you enter “n,” no CDR records will be generated by calls
originated by or terminated on this trunk group.
■ Group Name — Enter a unique name that identifies the trunk group. Up to
27 characters can be used; default is “INCOMING CALL.”
■ COR — Enter a class of restriction (COR) number (0–95) that reflects the
desired restriction; default is “1.”
■ TN — This field displays the Tenant Partition number. For R6 and later
configurations, all MASI trunks are associated with Tenant 1.
■ TAC — Enter the trunk access code (TAC) that identifies the trunk group
on CDR reports. You must assign a different TAC to each MMCX interface.
Valid entries conform to the dial plan (1–4 digits, * and # are valid first
digits).
■ MASI Node Number — The node number assigned to this MMCX
machine.
■ Remote Group Number — This is the number of the remote trunk group.
For ISDN-PRI interfaces, valid values are any number 1–8; for LAN or WAN
calling interfaces, the value must be 9. The combination of MASI Node
Number and Remote Group Number must be unique. Remote group
number corresponds to the group number on the MASI node.
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DEFINITY dial plan, and for the add command, the extension must not already be
in use.The extension of the MASI terminal must match the number of the MASI
terminal.
DEFINITY users dial the MASI Terminal Extension to reach MMCX users.
NOTE:
Anytime you add a terminal or other extension to the MMCX, you must
administer a corresponding MASI terminal on DEFINITY. If you do not, you
will not be able to dial this extension from DEFINITY.
MASI TERMINAL
TERMINAL OPTIONS
■ Extension — This field displays the extension that you entered on the
command line.
■ BCC — This field displays the bearer capability class of the terminal, and
identifies the type of traffic the terminal supports. For MASI, this is always
0, for voice or voice-grade data.
■ MASI Node Number — The number of the node on which this terminal
resides.
■ TN — The tenant partition in which this terminal resides. At present, all
MASI terminals must reside within tenant 1. This field is display-only, and
always 1.
■ COR — The class of restriction associated with this terminal.
■ Name — The name associated with the terminal. This can be any
alphanumeric string up to 27 characters.
■ Send Display Info — Indicates whether DEFINITY should forward display
information associated with a call. Set to y.
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MASI TERMINAL
FEATURE OPTIONS
LWC Reception: none___
CDR Privacy? n
■ LWC Reception — This field indicates whether the terminal can receive
Leave Word Calling messages. Valid values are none, audix, and spe (for
R6r and later configurations) or mas-spe (for R6vs/si/csi and later
configurations). SPE-based LWC is not supported for MASI terminals.
However, if DEFINITY AUDIX is used without a Data Control Link, you must
administer MASI terminals to receive SPE-based LWC messages. For
such cases, the LWC feature is used by AUDIX to activate and deactivate
message waiting lamps on MASI terminals.
■ CDR Privacy — Indicates whether CDR Privacy is supported for this
terminal. See ‘‘Call Detail Recording’’ on page 4-167 for more information.
■ AUDIX Name — This field only appears on R6r and later configurations.
This field contains the name of the AUDIX adjunct for LWC messages. If
LWC reception field is set to audix, this field must contain a name. The
name must match a machine name on the Adjunct Names form.
MASI TERMINAL
SITE DATA
Room: _______
Jack: _____
Cable: _____
Floor: _______
Building: _______
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr
MASI TERMINAL
MASI TERMINALS
Node
Ext Name Number CDR COR TN
To view the active or idle status of a specific MASI terminal, use the command
status masi terminal (extension).
GENERAL STATUS
EXTENSION TYPE
Cv1/
Ext Type Name COR TN COS Cv2
--- ---- ---- --- -- --- ----
1234 masi-terminal 1 1 1
4077 term-masi-path-call
AAR/ARS
1. AAR/ARS is an optional feature on DEFINITY, and you need to purchase
this option to use it with MMCX. To verify that this feature is enabled, use
the command display system-parameters customer-options. If it is not
enabled, call your Lucent Technologies representative.
2. The MMCX dial plan must use the same feature access codes as the
DEFINITY ECS. If this is not already the case, modify the MMCX dial plan
using the chgdp command. See the MMCX Technical Reference for more
information.
3. Include this feature access code in the chgmasi command.
CDR
1. To get call detail records for calls over MMCX interfaces, set
CDR Reports = y on the MASI Trunk Group form.
2. To get call records for calls over the ISDN-PRI trunk group, set
CDR Reports = y on the ISDN-PRI Trunk Group form.
3. To track calls between a MASI terminal and other MASI terminals or
DEFINITY stations, enter the MASI terminal extension on the Intraswitch
CDR form.
4. Enter n in the Record Non-Call Assoc TSC field on the CDR System
Parameters form.
NOTE:
If you use the same PRI trunks for MASI and non-MASI calls, it is strongly
recommended that you do not enable CDR for these calls. Establish a
separate trunk group for non-MASI calls and set CDR Reports = n.
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Coverage
To establish coverage from a MASI terminal to AUDIX:
1. Use the MMCX user interface to enter the AUDIX hunt group extension as
the coverage point. You cannot use DEFINITY coverage administration for
MASI terminals.
2. If AUDIX ports are not administered on DEFINITY, do so.
3. Set up the MASI terminal as an AUDIX subscriber. Enter the MASI terminal
extension in the extension field on the Subscriber Administration form.
To establish coverage from a MASI terminal to another MMCX terminal or
DEFINITY station:
1. Use the MMCX user interface to enter the desired extension as the
coverage point for the MASI terminal. You cannot use DEFINITY coverage
administration for MASI terminals.
Call an unattended MASI terminal. Verify that the call goes to AUDX. Retrieve the
call from the MASI terminal. Verify that all works as expected.
If you are the super-user for your system, you can restrict other administrative
logins from changing MASI administration. To do this, use the change
permissions (login-ID) command. Enter y in the Additional Restrictions field,
then move to the Restricted Object List page of the form.
AAR/ARS
MMCX can take advantage of advanced routing features for voice-only calls to
the PSTN or a DEFINTY system private network. Users must enter the AAR/ARS
access code before the rest of the dialed digits. MASI will route the call over the
DEFINITY private network (AAR) or the public network (ARS), based on the digits
supplied by the MMCX user.
Routing patterns must contain only trunk groups that actually terminate on the
DEFINITY ECS. Calls from one MMCX to another do not use AAR/ARS.
Authorization codes are not supported.
The Resource Flag value of 8 indicates a MASI call. This field appears in
unformatted, int-isdn, expanded and customized CDR formats. For formats other
than these, you can determine that a call involves a MASI terminal or trunk by the
TAC, dialed number or calling number fields.
If AUDIX is established as the MASI terminal’s coverage point, the MASI terminal
receives message waiting indication, and dials the AUDIX hunt group extension
to retrieve messages. Once connected to AUDIX, operation for the MMCX user is
the same as for a DEFINITY station user, including use of # to identify the
extension, if desired.
NOTE:
It is not possible to determine the call coverage status of a MASI terminal.
DEFINITY tracks calls to MASI terminals that follow the autonomous coverage
path from the MASI terminal. MMCX calls redirected to DEFINITY stations contain
display information.
MASI terminals that dial AUDIX directly, or that place calls to MASI terminals that
cover to AUDIX, do not receive ringback if all AUDIX ports are busy. Instead,
these callers see a message that the called party is busy, and the call drops.
Transfer
MASI terminals cannot transfer calls to DEFINITY stations, and cannot transfer a
call to another MASI terminal if the call involves a DEFINITY station.
Conferencing
Conferences can involve both MASI terminals and DEFINITY stations, and either
one may initiate the conference. DEFINITY stations participate in such
conferences in voice-only mode. If an MMCX user initiates a conference that
involves DEFINITY stations, the conference will drop when the initiator drops from
the call. If a DEFINITY station initiates the conference, that station may drop
without affecting the other conferees.
Trunk groups
For MASI purposes, there are two kinds of trunk groups: the ISDN-PRI trunk
groups that serve as paths for establishing calls between DEFINITY stations or
trunks and MASI terminals or interfaces, and the remote trunks that are interfaces
from the MMCX to other entities. Each MASI remote trunk group appears to
DEFINITY as a single unit, with no concept of members within the group.
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NOTE:
You cannot test, busy out, or release MASI remote trunk groups, since you
cannot dial a MASI remote trunk TAC from DEFINITY. The TAC merely
identifies the trunk to DEFINITY for status and CDR.
We can generalize feature interactions to some extent. For example, since there
are no buttons available to a MASI terminal, any feature that requires a button is
also not available. MASI cannot support features that require the user to dial a
trunk access code for a MASI remote trunk, or a feature access code other than
AAR/ARS. The MMCX dial plan may contain only those feature access codes that
are supported.
! CAUTION:
DO NOT ADMINISTER the following features! The following features are not supported
for use over the MASI link, and Lucent Technologies cannot responsible for the results
if you attempt to administer them.
■ Call Pickup — You must not administer a MASI terminal as part of a pickup
group.
■ Intercom — You must not administer MASI terminals as members of any
type of intercom group.
■ Manual Message Waiting — You must not administer a manual message
waiting button (man-msg-wt) with a MASI terminal as the referenced
extension.
■ Manual Signaling — You must not administer a manual signaling button
(signal) with a MASI terminal as the referenced extension.
■ Night Service — You must not administer a MASI terminal as a night
service destination.
■ Pull transfer — MASI terminals cannot perform a pull transfer operation.
You must not administer this feature on an ECS where MASI is active. This
applies only in Italy.
■ Station Hunting — You must not administer a MASI terminal as part of a
station hunting path.
■ Terminating Extension Groups — You must not administer a MASI terminal
as part of a TEG.
Other interactions
The following section describes feature behaviors that may not be as expected,
but that are not likely to be destructive.
Attendant features
■ Dial Access to the Attendant — MASI terminals will be able to dial the
attendant access code, if it is administered in the MMCX dial plan.
■ Attendant Direct Extension Selection — Attendants are able to access
MASI terminals via DXS buttons and busy lamp indicates status of the
MASI terminal.
■ Emergency Access to the Attendant — MASI terminals have emergency
access using the attendant access code, if it is administered in the MMCX
dial plan. However, off-hook alerting is not administrable.
■ Attendant Intrusion — Attendants are able to activate intrusion towards
MASI terminals.
■ Attendant Override — Attendants are not able to activate override towards
MASI terminals.
■ Attendant Recall — MASI terminals cannot activate attendant recall.
■ Attendant Remote Trunk Group Select — Attendants cannot use this
feature to select MASI remote trunks.
■ Attendant Return Call — Operates normally if a MASI terminal is the called
party.
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■ Attendant Serial Call — Serial calls are denied if the calling party is an
MMCX interface.
■ Attendant Straightforward Outward Completion — The attendant is able to
complete calls to DEFINITY trunks for MASI terminals.
■ Attendant Through Dialing —The attendant can use Through Dialing to
pass dial tone to MASI terminals.
■ Attendant Timers — Attendant timers work the same no matter what kind
of terminal is involved.
■ Attendant Trunk Group Busy/Warning Indicators — You cannot administer
Busy/Warning indicators for MASI trunks because they are not standard
DEFINITY trunks. However, you can administer these indicators for the
trunk group administered for MASI paths.
■ Attendant Trunk Identification — The attendant is not able to identify the
trunk name via button pushes.
Basic features
■ Abbreviated Dialing — A DEFINITY station can enter an MMCX extension
in an AD list. However, MASI terminals cannot use AD.
■ Administered Connections — MASI terminals must not be the originator
nor the destination of an administered connection.
■ Automatic Callback — Automatic callback does not work towards a MASI
terminal.
■ Automatic Circuit Assurance — You must not administer a MASI terminal
as an ACA referral destination. You cannot administer ACA for MASI
remote trunks.
■ Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks — You cannot use Busy
Verification for MASI terminals or remote trunks.
■ Call Detail Recording — CDR Account Code Dialing and Forced Entry of
Account Codes are not supported for MASI terminals. See Call Detail
Recording in Detailed Description for more information.
■ Call Park — The attendant can park calls at the extension of a MASI
terminal, but users can only retrieve these calls from a DEFINITY station,
since MASI terminals cannot dial the Answer Back FAC.
■ Data Call Setup — DEFINITY users cannot place data calls to MASI
terminals.
■ Facility Busy Indication — You can use FBI to track the status of MASI
terminals. The FBI button and indicator lamp must be on a DEFINITY
station. You cannot use FBI to track MMCX interfaces.
■ Facility Test Calls — DEFINITY users cannot make test calls to MMCX
interfaces.
■ Go to Cover — MASI terminals cannot activate this feature.
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■ Leave Word Calling — The only valid LWC destination for a MASI terminal
is AUDIX. You cannot administer SPE-based LWC. MASI terminals cannot
send LWC messages to DEFINITY stations or MASI terminals.
■ Loudspeaker paging — You can administer a MASI terminal as a code
calling extension.
■ Malicious Call Trace — MASI terminals cannot initiate malicious call trace.
■ Message Retrieval — MMCX users can only retrieve messages through
AUDIX.
■ Music on Hold — Music on hold will only be available if a DEFINITY station
has placed the call on hold.
■ Override — Executive override does not work towards MASI terminals.
■ Priority Calling — Priority calling is not supported for calls to or from MASI
terminals.
■ Ringback Queueing — Ringback Queueing is not supported for MASI
terminals.
■ Send All Calls — MMCX has an autonomous SAC function. See Call
Redirection for more information.
■ Tenant Partitioning — All MASI terminals exist in tenant 1, and you cannot
change the tenant number.
■ Time of Day coverage — As with all coverage, DEFINITY does not control
coverage of the MASI terminal.
■ Transfer out of AUDIX — A MASI terminal cannot use *T to transfer from
AUDIX to another MASI terminal.
Hospitality features
■ Do Not Disturb — MASI terminals cannot activate Do Not Disturb.
Multimedia features
■ Multimedia Call Handling — DEFINITY MMCH users are not able to make
H.320 calls to MASI terminals over the MASI link. Calls between MMCX
terminals and MMCH terminals are voice only.
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Troubleshooting
Verify proper operation using the following commands and follow normal
escalation procedures to resolve any failures detected by the demand test.
1. Verify the DS1 trunk using the test board <board location> long
command.
2. Verify the ISDN Signaling Group using the test signaling-group <group
number> command. Also verify proper administration.
3. Verify the temporary signaling connection using the test
tsc-administered <group number> command. Also verify proper
administration.
If the Layer 3 TSC is not administered properly or is out of service, you should
observe errors (but no alarms) raised against TSC-ADM. Verify the signaling
group administration and follow normal escalation procedures for TSC-ADM.
What do these errors look like? Is this meant for anyone other than techs?
If the TSC fails to come up even through Layer 2 Signaling Group and below
pass tests, you may run test tsc-administered <group number> to force a
switch heartbeat test, or simply wait 5–10 minutes for the link to recover. This
situation may happen if the switch is rebooted or if the MASI interface is
administered before the MMCX is properly administered.
You may want to use busy port and release port commands to unlock things if
features are not working.
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Multimedia Call Handling (MMCH) enables you to control voice, video, and data
transmissions using your voice terminal and PC. You can conduct video
conferences and route calls like a standard voice call. You can also share PC
applications so that you and your colleagues can collaborate while working from
remote sites. MMCH enhances your voice terminal’s capabilities to place or
receive multimedia calls by taking advantage of DEFINITY ECS’s powerful
call-handling and routing features.
Multimedia call
A multimedia call, for MMCH, is one that conforms to the H.320 and T.120 suite of
protocol standards. These standards allow video-conferencing packages from
different vendors to communicate with one another. The capabilities of the
individual multimedia-endpoint package can vary, however.
■ An H.320 call can contain voice, video and data.
■ The bandwidth for MMCH calls is limited to 2 B-channels.
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BRI
port
DEFINITY circuit
DCP card
multifunction
telephone
DCP
port
circuit
card
Multimedia endpoint
The multimedia endpoint is a user’s PC that has been equipped with an H.320
multimedia package. The PC is physically connected to the DEFINITY ECS with a
BRI line.
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VC
DEFINITY
Audio
conditioning
BRI MMI
Feature Description
In Basic Mode:
■ All voice-only calls originate at the voice station.
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Physical Installation
The PC and the multifunction voice terminal are individually wired to the
DEFINITY ECS. These two pieces of equipment can be administratively
associated to form a Basic or ENHANCED multimedia complex (see ‘‘Planning &
administration for MMCH’’ on page 11-37).
MMCH works with any H.320 system that is fully H.320 compliant and operates at
the 2B or 128K rate.
NOTE:
If you intend to share applications among users or whiteboard capabilities,
the endpoint software you choose must also support the T.120 protocol.
The TN787 and TN788 are service circuit packs. The TN787 supports
simultaneous operation of 16 2B H.320 calls. The TN788 supports the voice
processing for 4 H.320 endpoints.
■ These service circuit packs may be located in any Port Network.
■ These packs do not require any translations as part of their
implementation.
■ The MMI and VC circuit packs are resource circuit packs akin to the Tone
Detector circuit packs.
■ These circuit packs require no switch administration and may be located
in multiple port networks.
■ Specific provisioning guidelines for the number and placement of these
packs can be found by calling the Lucent Technical Support Center (TSC)
at (303) 850 - 8187.
ESM Installation
6
1 2
3 5 7
4
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Figure Notes
1. Port B Y-cable connector to a TN787 5. D8W cord connected to 356A
multimedia interface (MMI) circuit pack adapter S/B port 8
2. Port A Y-cable connector to a TN2207 6. Expansion service module
PRI circuit pack (ESM)
3. 25-pair Y-cable 7. Port B on compatible primary
rate interface (PRI) card
4. 356A adapter
Use the following procedure and Figure 11-7 to connect to the ESM equipment:
1. Install the TN2207 primary rate interface (PRI) circuit pack and the TN787
multimedia interface (MMI) circuit pack in the DEFINITY System port
carrier.
NOTE:
These two circuit packs should be co-located in the cabinet since
they must be connected by a Y-cable on the back plane of the
DEFINITY ECS.
System Capacities
The following capacity information provides a starting point for understanding the
current MMCH physical system limitations.
R6.3 si R6.3 r
TN787 MMI boards 5 13
TN788 VC boards 20 52
Max Simultaneous 3 MM pty calls 26 69
Max Simultaneous Conversion calls 80 208
Nominal Dual-Port Desktops
■ Basic mode office environment 675 2000
■ Enhanced mode office 225 675
environment
■ Enhanced mode Call Center 32 83
The following are some of the tasks you perform in planning and administering
MMCH.
With the information above you can determine how many Voice Conditioner (VC)
and Multimedia Interface (MMI) circuit packs you need.
■ Will users need data collaboration capabilities? If so, you need to install
the Expansion Service Module (ESM).
■ Which stations, hunt groups or vectors need early answer?
■ Do you have ISDN-PRI trunks? It is possible to use separate DS1 trunks for
data, but ISDN-PRI trunks are recommended.
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Installation checklist
1. Purchase MMCH right-to-use.
2. Lucent Technologies — enable MMCH on Customer-Options form.
3. Administer default multimedia outgoing trunk parameter selection on the
System-Parameters Features form.
4. Administer MMCH related feature access code on the Feature Access
Code form.
5. Install and administer hardware:
■ Install MMIs, VCs and ESM.
■ Administer ESM to ECS connection — DS1 Circuit Pack form,
Signaling Group form.
■ Establish maintenance parameters — Maintenance Related System
Parameters form.
6. Administer multimedia complexes:
■ Administer data modules — Data Module form
■ Administer stations as part of a multimedia complex, assign
associated data module extension, multimedia mode, service link
mode and appropriate multimedia buttons — Station forms
7. Administer early answer and H.320 flag for stations, the early answer flag
for hunt groups, and the multimedia flag for vectors as appropriate.
8. Train end users.
9. Monitor traffic and performance.
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Multimedia Forms
Administration commands
(NOTE: You must logoff & login to effect the permission changes.)
NOTE:
Originating a multimedia call with the mm-call button will originate a call
according to the Default Multimedia Parameters selected on the System
Parameters Features form.
NOTE:
These FACs only work if MMCH has been enabled via the
System-Parameters Customer-Options form.
■ Basic Mode Activation: If you enter this FAC when your system is an
Enhanced multimedia complex, it will revert to a Basic multimedia
complex. If you enter this FAC when your system is a Basic mode station it
will do nothing.
■ Enhanced Mode Activation: If you enter this FAC when your system is a
Basic multimedia complex, it will become an Enhanced multimedia
complex. If you enter this FAC when your system is an Enhanced mode
station it will do nothing.
■ Multimedia Call Access Code: If you enter this FAC from any voice
station, it indicates to the DEFINITY ECS that you are making an Enhanced
multimedia mode call. If you originate a multimedia call with the
multimedia call access code, it will originate a call according to the
Default Multimedia Parameters selected on the System Parameters
Features form.
■ Multimedia Data Conference Activation: If you enter this FAC from any
voice station that is participating in a multimedia call, it will alert the
DEFINITY ECS that you want to enable data collaboration with the other
parties on the call. If you enter this FAC a second time, it will give denial
treatment (since a collaboration session is already active). This FAC only
applies to voice stations on a DEFINITY ECS switch equipped with an ESM
adjunct.
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MAINTENANCE-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
ISDN MAINTENANCE
ISDN-PRI Test Call Extension: ISDN-BRI Service SPID:
DS1 MAINTENANCE
DS0 Loop-Around Test Call Extension:
Multimedia Complex/Station
Use the following administration commands to add, change, duplicate, or
remove stations and data modules.
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DATA MODULE
Data Extension: 65001 Name: ___________________________
Type: 7500_______ COS: 1_ Multimedia? y
Port: _____ COR: 1_ MM Complex Voice Ext: 67434
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: ____________
SPECIAL DIALING OPTION: hot-line
HOT LINE DESTINATION
Abbreviated Dialing Dial Code (From above list): _
CIRCUIT SWITCHED DATA ATTRIBUTES (used for modem pooling)
Default Duplex: full Default Mode: async Default Speed: 1200_
DATA MODULE CAPABILITIES
Default ITC: restricted Default Data Application? M2_A
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DATA MODULE
BRI LINK/MAINTENANCE PARAMETERS
XID? n Fixed TEI? n TEI: ___
MIM Support? n
■ MM Complex Voice Ext: (display only) — This field contains the number
of the associated telephone in the complex. This is a display-only field,
and is blank until you enter the data module extension in the Station form
MM Complex Data Ext field. Once you have done that, these two
extensions are associated as two parts of a multimedia complex.
■ XID and MIM Support — These fields must be set to n.
Station form
After you have administered the BRI data module, use the Station form to
associate it with a voice station to form a multimedia complex. This is a
one-to-one relationship: you can administer only one station and one data
endpoint per multimedia complex. Neither the voice station, nor the data
endpoint can be a member of another multimedia complex.
NOTE:
A BRI station cannot be part of a multimedia complex.
STATION OPTIONS
Data Module? n Personalized Ringing Pattern: 1
Display Module? y Message Lamp Ext: 67434
Display Language: english
Coverage Module? n
H.320 Conversion? y
Service Link Mode: as-needed Per Station CPN - Send Calling Number?
Multimedia Mode: enhanced Multimedia Early Answer? n
■ Service Link Mode — The service link is the combined hardware and
software multimedia connection between an Enhanced mode complex’s
H.320 DVC system and the DEFINITY ECS which terminates the H.320
protocol. A service link is never used by a Basic mode complex H.320
DVC system. Connecting a service link will take several seconds. When
the service link is connected, it uses MMI, VC and system timeslot
resources. When the service link is disconnected it does not tie up any
resources. The Service Link Mode can be administered as either
‘as-needed’ or ‘permanent’ as described below:
— As-Needed - Most non-call center multimedia users will be
administered with this service link mode. The as-needed mode
provides the Enhanced multimedia complex with a connected
service link whenever a multimedia call is answered by the station
and for a period of 10 seconds after the last multimedia call on the
station has been disconnected. Having the service link stay
connected for 10 seconds allows a user to disconnect a multimedia
call and then make another multimedia call without having to wait
for the service link to disconnect and re-establish.
— Permanent - Multimedia call center agents and other users who are
constantly making or receiving multimedia calls may want to be
administered with this service link mode. The permanent mode
service link will be connected during the station’s first multimedia
call and will remain in a connected state until the user disconnects
from their PC’s multimedia application or the DEFINITY ECS switch
restarts. This provides a multimedia user with a much quicker video
cut-through when answering a multimedia call from another
permanent mode station or a multimedia call that has been early
answered.
■ Multimedia Mode — There are two multimedia modes, Basic and
Enhanced, as described below:
— Basic — A Basic multimedia complex consists of a BRI-connected
multimedia-equipped PC and a non-BRI-connected multifunction
telephone set. When in Basic mode, users place voice calls at the
multifunction telephone and multimedia calls from the multimedia
equipped PC. Voice calls will be answered at the multifunction
telephone and multimedia calls will alert first at the PC and if
unanswered will next alert at the voice station if it is administered
with H.320 = y. A Basic mode complex has limited multimedia
feature capability as described in ‘‘Basic Mode Operation’’ on page
11-32).
— Enhanced — An Enhanced multimedia complex consists of a
BRI-connected multimedia-equipped PC and a non-BRI-connected
multifunction telephone. The Enhanced mode station acts as
though the PC were directly connected to the multifunction
telephone; the service link provides the actual connection between
DEFINITY ECS and the PC. Thus, voice and multimedia calls are
originated and received at the telephone set. Voice and multimedia
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Multimedia Buttons
There are six new multimedia specific buttons that may be added to a voice
station. Most of them may be placed on any voice station, whether it is part of a
Basic multimedia complex, an Enhanced multimedia complex or not part of any
multimedia complex. Two feature buttons, mm-basic and mm-pcaudio, may only
be placed on stations which are part of an Enhanced multimedia complex.
ABBREVIATED DIALING
List1: List2: List3:
BUTTON ASSIGNMENTS
1: call-appr 6: mm-pcaudio
2: call-appr 7: mm-datacnf
3: call-appr 8: mm-cfwd
4: mm-call 9: mm-multnbr
5: mm-basic 10:
■ mm-call — This button may exist on any voice station. Most multimedia
enabled users will want an mm-call button. This button (or it’s
corresponding FAC) must be used to indicate that the user is placing a
multimedia mode call. To place a multimedia mode call the user would go
off-hook, select an idle call appearance, and press the mm-call button
followed by the destination extension digits. If the user has a
speakerphone they can simply press the mm-call button, which preselects
an idle call appearance, followed by the destination extension digits.
The mm-call button lamp lights when you press this button during call
origination. The lamp also lights to indicate that the selected call
appearance is a multimedia mode call.
■ mm-basic — This button is only allowed on the voice station of a
multimedia complex. The mm-basic button toggles your station between
Basic and Enhanced modes. If you press the mm-basic button when you
are an Enhanced multimedia complex, you will revert to a Basic
multimedia complex and the button status lamp will be lit. If you press this
button when you are a Basic mode station it will switch you to an
Enhanced mode station and the button status lamp will not be lit. This
button can NOT be used to change the station’s multimedia mode when
the station has an active multimedia call appearance.
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NOTE:
If you are on a voice only call, the voice path will switch to the PC
device but you will get muted or loopback video depending on the
multimedia endpoint software.
The mm-cfwd button status lamp will be lit to indicate that multimedia call
forwarding is activated. Pressing the mm-cfwd button when the lamp is lit
will deactivate multimedia call forwarding.
Note - pressing the mm-cfwd button is the same as dialing the regular
call-fwd FAC followed by the mm-call button or FAC followed by the
desired forwarded-to extension digits.
■ mm-multinbr — The mm-multinbr call button is similar to the mm-call
button. It allows origination of a multimedia call from any voice station. It is
used when the destination being dialed requires a different address for
each of the 2 B-channels. An example of this is Central Office provided
ISDN-BRI. This type of BRI line is provisioned with separate listed
directory numbers for each B-channel. In order to make a 2B multimedia
call to such a device, two sets of address must be entered.
Originating a multimedia call with the mm-multinbr button will originate a
call according to the Default Multimedia Parameters selected on the
System Parameters Features form. This default parameter will be either
2x56 or 2x64. The bearer capability of the multimedia calls will either be
56K or 64K and the bandwidth will be 2B channels.
CRC? y
Idle Code: 11111111
DCP/Analog Bearer Capability: 3.1kHz
MMI Cabling Board: 01C10 MMI Interface: ESM
Group Number: 6
Associated Signaling? y Max number of NCA TSC: 0
Primary D-Channel: 01C0916 Max number of CA TSC: 0
Trunk Group for NCA TSC:
Trunk Group for Channel Selection:
Supplementary Service Protocol: a
NOTE:
When you move ESM circuit packs, you MUST remove the DS1 and
signaling group translations. You cannot use the change circuit pack
command.
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(See 11-69 for Hunting with Basic Complex or 11-71 for Hunting with Enhanced
Mode Complex.)
Queue Length: 5
Calls Warning Threshold: 2 Port:
Time Warning Threshold: 15 Port:
■ MM Early Answer — This field is to be used when the hunt group will
expect to receive H.320 multimedia calls and the members of the hunt
group are voice extensions. The voice members of the hunt group should
all have the H.320 field on each of their station forms set to “y”. The MM
Early Answer field lets you set this hunt group for early answer of
multimedia calls. The system will answer the incoming multimedia call on
behalf of the agent and proceed to establish the H.320 protocol. After
audio path has been established, the call will then alert at the agent’s
voice station. The station may then answer by going off-hook and will have
immediate audio path. No hourglass tone will be heard by the answering
party. This is especially important for AUDIX hunt groups, because
otherwise the caller may miss all or a portion of the AUDIX greeting.
The MM Early Answer field has no effect on voice calls.
The MM Early Answer field has no effect if the hunt group members are
data extensions.
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Multimedia — Very often, calls are routed to hunt groups or skills via a vector.
The existing VDNs and vectors which exist for routing voice calls can be used to
route multimedia calls.
In order to use a vector for multimedia calls that will terminate to voice stations,
you must set the Multimedia field on the vector form to y. This field has no effect
on voice calls routing through the vector. This field will cause multimedia calls
routed through the vector to receive early answer treatment prior to processing
the vector steps. This provides a talk path to the caller for announcements or
immediate conversation with an agent.
NOTE:
Vectors which have the Multimedia field set to “y” must eventually
route to hunt groups, skills or numbers which are voice extensions. A
vector with the multimedia field set to “y” should never be set up to
route to a hunt group or number which is a data extension.
When a vector is used to route video (56K/64K) calls to a hunt group comprised
of data extensions, the vector must have the multimedia field set to n.
STATION
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STATION
Calls originating on the same switch as the Basic mode complex destination may
always use 1-number access for voice or video. In order to take advantage of
1-number access for calls originating from a remote location, the incoming calls
must arrive over ISDN-PRI trunks. If the system is setup with separate data
non-PRI digital facilities multimedia calls must be made to the data extension.
Originating voice calls. All voice calls are originated at the voice station.
Originating multimedia calls. For a Basic mode complex, multimedia calls are
normally originated at the user’s multimedia equipped PC. These multimedia
calls use the associated station’s COR/COS.
The voice station of a Basic multimedia complex may also use the “mm-call”
button or FAC, and the “mm-multinbr” button or FAC to originate multimedia calls.
When these methods are used, a multimedia call is originated from the voice
station. In order for the Basic multimedia complex to receive video, the user must
make a call from the H.320 DVC system to the voice station of the complex or
must make a multimedia call from the voice station to the H.320 DVC. This allows
the station to spontaneously add themselves or other parties to a multimedia
conference.
1. H.320 DVC system GUI. The normal way for a Basic multimedia complex
endpoint to originate a multimedia call is through the vendor provided user
interface. Generally, digits to dial are entered, speed is selected and the
call originates from the DVC system. The voice station is not involved in
such as origination.
Any voice station may use the following mechanisms to originate a
multimedia call from the voice station. For stations that are not part of a
multimedia complex, video cannot be provided. For voice stations that are
part of a Basic multimedia complex, video is not provided until a
multimedia call is made from the complex’s H.320 DVC system to the
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voice station or a multimedia call is made from the voice station to the
H.320 DVC system. Video is automatically included for Enhanced
multimedia complexes (see 11-33).
2. mm-call (Multimedia Call) button. If the station has an mm-call button
administered, the user goes off-hook and selects the mm-call button. The
user may select the mm-call button and then go off-hook. If the user has a
speakerphone on the station, the user may originate the call simply by
selecting the mm-call button. The speakerphone will automatically be
placed off-hook and dialtone will be heard. Upon selection of the mm-call
button, the mm-call status lamp (green led) should become solid.
The user now dials the destination address digits. The destination address
may be provided by dialing digits, using abbreviated dial entries, last
number dialed, station busy indicators, etc. Originating a multimedia call
with the mm-call button will originate a call according to the Default
Multimedia Parameters selected on the System Parameters Features form.
This default parameter will be either 2x56 or 2x64. The bearer capability of
the multimedia calls will either be 56K or 64K and the bandwidth will be 2B
channels.
For calls with a bandwidth of 2B, use of the mm-call button to originate will
cause the same destination address to be used for both channels of the
2B call. See the section below on the mm-multinbr button/FAC for
information on originating a 2B call where the destination has a different
address for each B-channel.
NOTE:
The mm-call feature button is generally used by stations that are part
of an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by any
station to originate a multimedia call.
3. Multimedia Call feature Access Code. For stations that do not have an
administered mm-call button, the Multimedia call feature access code
may be used instead. The user goes off-hook on the station, waits for
dialtone, then dials the MM-call FAC, receives dialtone again and then
dials the call normally. The destination address may be provided by
dialing digits, using abbreviated dial entries, last number dialed, station
busy indicators, etc.
Originating a multimedia call with the mm-call button will originate a call
according to the Default Multimedia Parameters selected on the System
Parameters Features form. This default parameter will be either 2x56 or
2x64. The bearer capability of the multimedia calls will either be 56K or
64K and the bandwidth will be 2B channels.
For calls with a bandwidth of 2B, use of the mm-call button to originate will
cause the same destination address to be used for both channels of the
2B call. See the section below on the mm-multinbr button/FAC for
information on originating a 2B call where the destination has a different
address for each B-channel.
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NOTE:
The mm-call feature access code is generally used by stations that
are part of an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by
any station to originate a multimedia call.
NOTE:
The mm-multinbr feature button is generally used by stations that are
part of an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by any
station to originate a dual address multimedia call.
The user goes off-hook and dials the MM-multinbr feature access code.
Upon dialing of the MM-multinbr FAC, the mm-call (if present) status lamp
(green led) should become solid. The user now dials the first destination
address digits. The destination address may be provided by dialing digits,
using abbreviated dial entries, last number dialed, etc. The system will
provide dialtone after the first address has been completed. The user now
dials the second destination address digits. The destination address may
be provided by dialing digits, using abbreviated dial entries, last number
dialed, etc.
Originating a multimedia call with the MM-multinbr FAC will originate a call
according to the Default Multimedia Parameters selected on the System
Parameters Features form. This default parameter will be either 2x56 or
2x64. The bearer capability of the multimedia calls will either be 56K or
64K and the bandwidth will be 2B channels.
NOTE:
The mm-multinbr FAC is generally used by stations that are part of
an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by any station
to originate a dual address multimedia call.
NOTE:
The mm-parameter selection FAC is generally used by stations that
are part of an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by
any station to originate a dual address multimedia call.
Receiving voice calls. Any voice calls directed to the voice or data extension of a
Basic multimedia complex will ring at the voice station.
Receiving multimedia calls. Any data calls directed to the voice or data
extension of a Basic multimedia complex will ring at the multimedia equipped PC
if it is available. You may answer the multimedia call at the PC and voice and
video will connect to the PC. If the data endpoint is unavailable, the system
verifies that the telephone of the complex is administered with the H.320 field set
to y. If so, the system converts the call to voice and sends it to the telephone of
the multimedia complex, where the call then alerts.
Hourglass Tone. When a voice station answers a converted multimedia call, the
answering party may hear different things depending on the nature of the
originator. If the origination is directly from an H.320 DVC system or if the
originator is an Enhanced mode complex on a remote switch, an immediate
audio path will not exist between the two parties. This is because the H.320
protocol must be established after the call is answered. It takes several seconds
for the H.320 protocol to establish an audio path. During this interval the
answering party will hear special ringback. When the audio path exists the
special ringback will be removed and replaced with a short incoming call tone
indicating that audio now exists. The combination of special ringback followed by
incoming call tone is referred to as “hourglass tone.” Hourglass tone is an
indication to the answering party that they should wait for the H.320 call to
establish audio.
Early Answer. The answering party may administer their station to avoid hearing
hourglass tone. With the station form Early Answer field set to y, the system
answers the incoming multimedia call on behalf of the station and establishes the
H.320 protocol. After audio path has been established, the call will then alert at
the voice station of the Basic complex destination. The station may then answer
by going off-hook and will have immediate audio path. No hourglass tone will be
heard by the answering party.
If the H.320 field is not set to y for the telephone of a Basic multimedia complex,
H.320 calls alert at the multimedia endpoint until the caller drops. If an H.320 call
is directed to a telephone with H.320 set to n, the system denies the call.
An on-premises user might be able to use Remote Access and enter the entire
digit string at once before launching the call, but it would be better to eliminate
the need for such codes for multimedia users who need to call off premises.
Bridged Appearances. Voice users can bridge onto a call if the user has a
bridged appearance of a voice member of the call.
Video conferees can see only their local video and one other party. If more than
two people are involved in a video conference, the person who is speaking is the
one whose video appears to other conferees. The speaker’s video shows the
previous speaker. This changes dynamically as the speaker changes.
2. At the appointed time, the conference controller calls his or her telephone
from the multimedia endpoint by dialing the 1-number extension. Once
this call is established, the controller conferences in other calls as if this
were a voice conference. The controller continues to add conferees in this
manner until all conferees have joined, or until the number of conferees
reaches the administered limit.
3. The conference controller may also add voice or multimedia parties to the
conference spontaneously. The controller hits CONFERENCE, makes a
voice or multimedia call to a new party. To make a multimedia call, the
controller must originate a call using the mm-call button or FAC or the
mm-multinbr button or FAC. After the new party begins alerting, the
controller may hit CONFERENCE to add the party to the existing
conference on hold.
Coverage. Multimedia calls to a Basic mode complex are subject to the same
coverage criteria as voice calls and follow the coverage path administered for
the voice station of the Basic multimedia mode complex.
If a plain voice station or a Basic mode complex is the covering party, the
answering voice station will receive audio only. If all voice stations in the
coverage path have the station form Early Answer field set to n and the originator
of the multimedia call was not a local Enhanced mode complex, the answering
station will hear hourglass tone.
If an Enhanced mode complex is the covering party, the answering voice station
will receive voice and video. If all voice stations in the coverage path have the
station form Early Answer field set to n and the originator of the multimedia call
was not a local Enhanced mode complex, the answering station will hear
hourglass tone.
Coverage: Multimedia calls and off-net call coverage. If the principal station’s
coverage path include a remote coverage point, the multimedia call will cover
off-switch as voice only. If the call is unanswered off-switch and proceeds to the
next coverage point on-switch, the multimedia nature of the call is preserved.
Coverage: Multimedia calls and coverage to voice mail. Voice mail systems
such as AUDIX are typically the last point in a coverage path and are usually
implemented as a hunt group. In order to guarantee that the originator of an
H.320 multimedia call hears the voice mail greeting, the hunt group that defines
the list of voice mail ports should have the Early Answer field on the hunt group
set to y. This field will have no effect on voice calls to the voice mail system.
Data Collaboration
Once you have established a multi-point video conference, multi-point T.120 data
collaboration may be enabled for that call. This will allow all video parties on the
current conference to collaborate.
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NOTE:
As of this writing, many endpoints do not respond correctly to ending
the data collaboration session and retaining voice/video. Some
H.320 DVC systems drop the entire call. It is recommended that
once T.120 data sharing has been enabled for a conference, that it
remain active for the duration of the conference call. When all
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endpoints have dropped from the call, the T.120 resources will be
released.
Joining a multimedia conference after T.120 data sharing has been enabled.
If a multimedia conference with T.120 data sharing is already active and it is
desired to conference in a new video endpoint, the new video endpoint can be
conferenced into the existing call. The new endpoint will be allowed into the data
conference if there exists sufficient ESM resources for the new endpoint. The new
endpoint will get voice/video and data sharing if the new endpoint supports the
MLP data rate chosen by the system when T.120 data collaboration was
activated. If the endpoint does not support the pre-existing MLP data rate, the
new endpoint will only receive voice and video.
Single switch data collaboration. When all parties involved in data collaboration
conference are located on the same physical DEFINITY ECS, there is no
restriction on the type of user. The parties may be any combination of Enhanced
multimedia complexes, Basic multimedia complexes or stand-alone H.320 DVC
systems.
Multi- switch data collaboration. When all parties involved in data collaboration
conference are not located on the same physical DEFINITY ECS, the parties
located on the DEFINITY ECS hosting the data conference (i.e. the switch that
activated mm-datacnf) may be any combination of Enhanced multimedia
complexes, Basic multimedia complexes or stand-alone H.320 DVC systems. All
parties on remote switches must not be Enhanced multimedia complexes: they
must be Basic multimedia complexes or stand-alone H.320 DVC systems. Prior
to originating or receiving a multimedia mode call, the mm-basic feature button
or feature access code can be used to dynamically change an Enhanced mode
complex into a Basic mode complex and back again.
Forwarding of voice/multimedia calls. In Basic mode you can forward calls from
either the voice terminal or the multimedia endpoint. To forward a call from the
multimedia endpoint:
1. At the PC’s multimedia application, enter the call-forwarding feature
access code (FAC)
2. Enter the forward-to number in the dialed number field on the endpoint
software
3. Click the Dial button (or equivalent)
NOTE:
The PC multimedia software will probably respond with a message that the
call failed, since it does not recognize the FAC. In fact, DEFINITY ECS does
receive the message, and forwards all multimedia calls addressed to the
1-number.
If a call is forwarded from the voice terminal, the call converts to voice first. If
using the multimedia endpoint to forward, the calls arrive at the forwarded-to
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Users can forward calls from the multimedia endpoint using the call forward FAC.
You can also assign a call-forward button at the voice station to forward calls for
the data endpoint. If a Basic multimedia complex has console permissions, that
user can forward calls for others by dialing the FAC, the data extension, and then
the forwarded-to number.
Call Park. A voice-terminal user can park any active call, voice or multimedia,
and unpark the call from another telephone. Users cannot park or unpark calls
using multimedia endpoints.
Call Pickup. Members of a pickup group can answer an H.320 call using a
telephone after the call has been converted to voice. This is true for standard or
directed call pickup.
COR/COS. The Class of Restriction and Class of Service for H.320 calls
originated from a 1-number complex are the same as those of the telephone in
the complex.
Data Call Setup. Basic complex multimedia endpoints are BRI data endpoints,
and may use data call-setup procedures as provided by the software vendor.
Data Hotline. If endpoint software allows users to select the dial function without
entering a number, the endpoint can be used for hotline dialing.
Dial Access to Attendant. Access to Attendant is blocked for a data call from a
Basic mode multimedia endpoint.
Data Trunk Groups. Data trunk groups may be used to carry H.320 calls of a
fixed (administered) bearer capability.
Hold. The voice station and multimedia endpoint of a Basic complex are each
independent devices with respect to call control. When a Basic multimedia
complex voice station executes hold only the voice station is held. If the user has
conferenced their multimedia endpoint into a multimedia conference, activating
hold will not disconnect the multimedia endpoint from the conference, it will only
disconnect the Basic multimedia complex voice station. Executing hold with an
Enhanced mode complex will fully disconnect voice and video from the current
active call.
Hunt Groups using Basic Mode complexes. Since Basic mode complexes may
receive point to point multimedia calls at the DVC system and voice calls to the
station simultaneously, the voice station extension may be placed in any normal
voice hunt group or ACD skill and the data extension may be placed in a simple
hunt group made up of only data extensions.
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If you want multimedia calls to hunt to multimedia endpoints (i.e. 2B point to point
data hunting), put the data extension in the hunt group. If you place the voice
extension in a hunt group, only voice calls hunt to that extension. Multimedia calls
to a hunt group with a Basic mode voice station as the hunt group member will
not be offered to the DVC system of the Basic mode complex. If either the voice
or data extension of a Basic mode complex is busy, the entire complex is
considered busy for hunting purposes.
In order to guarantee that all members of a voice hunt group or skill can receive
voice or multimedia calls, all members should have the H.320 field on the station
form set to “y”. Simple voice stations and Basic complex mode voice stations will
receive voice only. Enhanced mode stations will receive voice and video.
The MM Early Answer field (on the Hunt Group form) tells the system to answer
the incoming multimedia call and establish audio before it reaches the first
member of the hunt group. Thus, when the talk path is established, the caller is
able to speak with an agent immediately. This is not necessary for hunt groups
comprised of data extensions.
Hunting, Other considerations. Agents that are part of a Basic mode complex
may dial a feature access code to remove themselves from availability (and to
indicate that they are available again) from both the multimedia endpoint and the
telephone independently. This allows the voice member or the data member to
be individually made unavailable. To make the data extension unavailable, the
agent must dial the FAC from the DVC system.
CMS measurements may indicate unusually slow ASA, because of the time
required for the system to establish early-answer before offering the call to an
agent.
Two 56K/64K data calls with the same calling party number to the same
destination number are considered to be associated. The system makes every
attempt to route both calls of a 2-channel call to the same answering party. If the
first call terminates at a member of a hunt group, the second call does not have
to hunt, but goes directly to the same member. In order for 2B multimedia calls to
be correctly given to a single agent, incoming calls to the hunt group must have
ANI information. The ANI information may be in the form if ISDN calling party
number or DCS calling party number. Multimedia calls made on the same switch
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as the hunt group are easily associated. If multimedia calls into a hunt group
have incorrect ANI information (i.e. all calls from switch X to switch Y include the
LDN for switch X), then as the volume of calls increases, the number of
mis-associated calls will increase. If multimedia calls into a hunt group have no
ANI information, the switch will never associate pairs of calls and all calls will be
treated independently and routed to separate agents. This is not a
recommended configuration.
Hunting with Multimedia vectors. Very often, calls are routed to hunt groups or
skills via a vector. The existing VDNs and vectors which exist for routing voice
calls can be used to route multimedia calls.
In order to use a vector for multimedia calls that will terminate to voice stations,
you must set the Multimedia field on the vector form to y. This field has no effect
on voice calls routing through the vector. This field will cause multimedia calls
routed through the vector to receive early answer treatment prior to processing
the vector steps. This provides a talk path to the caller for announcements or
immediate conversation with an agent.
NOTE:
Vectors which have the Multimedia field set to y must
eventually route to hunt groups, skills or numbers which are
voice extensions. A vector with the multimedia field set to y
should never be set up to route to a hunt group or number
which is a data extension.
When a vector is used to route video (56K/64K) calls to a hunt group comprised
of data extensions, the vector must have the multimedia field set to n.
Intercept Treatment. H.320 calls that receive intercept treatment are treated like
other data calls. H.320 calls cannot be directed to an attendant for service
because the attendant cannot have H.320 conversion service.
ISDN Trunk Groups. Lucent Technologies highly recommends that you use
ISDN trunks for multimedia calls. ISDN PRI trunks allow complete 1-number
access for an Enhanced multimedia complex. ANI provided over PRI trunks
allows correct routing of multiple bearer channels to the correct destination
device. ISDN also provides the bearer capability on a call by call basis which
can be used to distinguish voice calls from multimedia calls.
Night Service. Incoming Basic mode data calls follow established night-service
processing for data calls.
Remote Access. The switch does not prevent Basic multimedia complexes from
attempting to use remote access. However, these Basic mode endpoints will
most likely not be able to dial the necessary codes.
Station Hunting . Basic mode data calls to endpoints that have an extension
administered in the hunt-to-station field hunt based on established hunting
criteria. The call is converted to voice before station hunting.
Terminating Extension Groups. Basic mode data calls to a TEG are converted
to voice and can terminate only at a voice endpoint. Effectively, DEFINITY ECS
treats the multimedia-complex extension as a voice-only endpoint.
1-number access
1-number access permits originating users to make voice or multimedia calls to
an Enhanced multimedia complex by dialing the same number for either type of
call. The number may be the voice station extension or the data module
extension. If the incoming call is a voice call, DEFINITY ECS alerts the station of
an incoming voice call. If the incoming call is 56K or 64K data call, DEFINITY
ECS recognizes it as a multimedia call and inserts resources to terminate the
H.320 protocol and then alerts the voice station with a multimedia call.
Calls originating on the same switch as the Enhanced mode complex destination
may always use 1-number access for voice or video. In order to take advantage
of 1-number access for calls originating from a remote location, the incoming
calls must arrive over ISDN-PRI trunks. If the system is setup with separate
non-PRI digital facilities for data, multimedia calls must be made to the data
extension of the Enhanced mode complex.
ORIGINATION
The basic call sequence from an Enhanced mode complex is to originate a
multimedia call and alert the destination. When the destination answers the call,
the originating station’s H.320 desktop video system will be alerted (that is, called
by the switch to establish the service link). If the H.320 desktop video system is
not configured for auto-answer, the user must answer the H.320 calls via the DVC
GUI. If the H.320 DVC is configured for auto-answer, no action is needed via the
DVC GUI. It is recommended, but not required, that Enhanced mode complexes
place their desktop video system into an auto-answer mode of operation. If the
far-end is providing a video signal, the 2-way video will be observed. If the
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destination is not providing a video signal (call was answered by a simple voice
station), then loopback video will be provided at the Enhanced mode complex
originator. The audio signal will exist at the handset of the voice station. The
audio signal may be moved to the H.320 DVC system via activation of a
mm-pcaudio button on the voice station. See the section below on mm-pcaudio.
Hourglass tone. The originating party may hear different things when the
incoming multimedia call is answered depending on the nature of the answering
party. If the call is being answered directly by an H.320 DVC system or if the
answering party is an Enhanced mode complex on a remote switch, an
immediate audio path will not exist between the two parties. This is because the
H.320 protocol must be established after the call is answered. It takes several
seconds for the H.320 protocol to establish an audio path. During this interval the
originating party will hear special ringback. When the audio path exists the
special ringback will be removed and replaced with a short incoming call tone
indicating that audio path now exists. The combination of special ringback
followed by incoming call tone is referred to as “hourglass tone.” Hourglass tone
is an indication to the originating party that they should wait for the H.320 call to
establish audio.
For calls with a bandwidth of 2B, use of the mm-call button to originate will
cause the same destination address to be used for both channels of the
2B call. See the section below on the mm-multinbr button/FAC for
information on originating a 2B call where the destination has a different
address for each B-channel.
NOTE:
The mm-call feature button is generally used by stations that are part
of an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by any
station to originate a multimedia call.
2. Multimedia Call feature Access Code. For stations that do not have an
administered mm-call button, the Multimedia call feature access code
may be used instead. The user goes off-hook on the station, waits for
dialtone, then dials the MM-call FAC, receives dialtone again and then
dials the call normally. The destination address may be provided by
dialing digits, using abbreviated dial entries, last number dialed, station
busy indicators, etc.
Originating a multimedia call with the mm-call button will originate a call
according to the Default Multimedia Parameters selected on the System
Parameters Features form. This default parameter will be either 2x56 or
2x64. The bearer capability of the multimedia calls will either be 56K or
64K and the bandwidth will be 2B channels.
For calls with a bandwidth of 2B, use of the mm-call button to originate will
cause the same destination address to be used for both channels of the
2B call. See the section below on the mm-multinbr button/FAC for
information on originating a 2B call where the destination has a different
address for each B-channel.
NOTE:
The mm-call feature access code is generally used by stations that
are part of an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by
any station to originate a multimedia call.
(green led) should become solid. The user now dials the first destination
address digits. The destination address may be provided by dialing digits,
using abbreviated dial entries, last number dialed, etc. The system will
provide dialtone after the first address has been completed. The user now
dials the second destination address digits. The destination address may
be provided by dialing digits, using abbreviated dial entries, last number
dialed, etc. After the 2nd address has been collected the mm-multinbr
status lamp will go off.
Originating a multimedia call with the mm-multinbr button will originate a
call according to the Default Multimedia Parameters selected on the
System Parameters Features form. This default parameter will be either
2x56 or 2x64. The bearer capability of the multimedia calls will either be
56K or 64K and the bandwidth will be 2B channels.
NOTE:
The mm-multinbr feature button is generally used by stations that are
part of an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by any
station to originate a dual address multimedia call.
NOTE:
The mm-multinbr FAC is generally used by stations that are part of
an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by any station
to originate a dual address multimedia call.
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NOTE:
The mm-parameter selection FAC is generally used by stations that
are part of an Enhanced multimedia complex, but may be used by
any station to originate a dual address multimedia call.
Answering
The user actions required to answer voice or multimedia calls at an Enhanced
multimedia complex are identical if the H.320 DVC system is configured for
auto-answer. If the H.320 DVC system is not configured for auto-answer an
additional step is required. See answering multimedia calls below. It is
recommended, but not required, that Enhanced mode complexes place their
desktop video system into an auto-answer mode of operation.
appearance is the selected call appearance (i.e. the red led is lit, on the alerting
call appearance), then the mm-call button status lamp will go on indicating that
the call on the selected call appearance is a multimedia call.
The incoming multimedia call is answered in the normal manner by selecting the
alerting call appearance and going off-hook on the voice station. If the H.320
DVC system for the answering party is configured for auto-answer, no other
action is needed to complete the multimedia call. If the H.320 DVC system for the
answering party is not configured for auto-answer, the H.320 DVC system will
alert and must also be answered by the user. It is recommended, but not
required, that Enhanced mode complexes place their desktop video system into
an auto-answer mode of operation.
Hourglass Tone. The answering party may hear different things when the
incoming multimedia call is answered depending on the nature of the originator.
If the origination is directly from an H.320 DVC system or if the originator is an
Enhanced mode complex on a remote switch, an immediate audio path will not
exist between the two parties. This is because the H.320 protocol must be
established after the call is answered. It takes several seconds for the H.320
protocol to establish an audio path. During this interval the answering party will
hear special ringback. When the audio path exists the special ringback will be
removed and replaced with a short “incoming call tone” indicating that audio now
exists. The combination of special ringback followed by incoming call tone is
referred to as “hourglass tone.” Hourglass tone is an indication to the answering
party that they should wait for the H.320 call to establish audio.
Early Answer. The answering party may administer their station in such a way as
to avoid hearing hourglass tone. If the station form has set the Early Answer field
to y, then the system will answer the incoming multimedia call on behalf of the
station and proceed to establish the H.320 protocol. After audio path has been
established, the call will then alert at the voice station of the Enhanced mode
complex destination. The station may then answer by going off-hook and will
have immediate audio path. No hourglass tone will be heard by the answering
party.
As an example, a user may originate a simple voice call on the first call
appearance. A multimedia call may then arrive on the second call appearance.
The user activates HOLD on the first call appearance and selects the second call
appearance to answer the multimedia call. The user may then activate HOLD on
the second call appearance and reselect the first call appearance or select a
third call appearance and originate another call.
If all three parties are video equipped, then a 3-way video conference results.
Conference members see the current speaker on video. The current speaker
sees the last speaker on video. If one of the parties is not video equipped, then a
3-way audio conference exists and the two video equipped parties have 2-way
video. The CONFERENCE action may be repeated until 6 parties have been
conferenced together. The 6 parties may be any mix of voice or video, local or
remote parties.
NOTE:
If party C is another Enhanced mode complex on the same switch as
station A, station A does not need to indicate a multimedia call prior to
dialing the new party in step 3. While A consults with C, the call will be
audio only. When A completes the conference in step 5, party C’s video will
be activated.
Data Collaboration
Once you have established a multi-point video conference, multi-point T.120 data
collaboration may be enabled for that call. This will allow all video parties on the
current conference to collaborate.
NOTE:
Currently, many endpoints do not respond correctly to ending the
data collaboration session and retaining voice/video. Some H.320
DVC systems drop the entire call. It is recommended that once T.120
data sharing has been enabled for a conference, that it remain
active for the duration of the conference call. When all endpoints
have dropped from the call, the T.120 resources will be released.
Joining a multimedia conference after T.120 data sharing has been enabled.
If a multimedia conference with T.120 data sharing is already active and it is
desired to conference in a new video endpoint, the new video endpoint can be
conferenced into the existing call. The new endpoint will be allowed into the data
conference if there exists sufficient ESM resources for the new endpoint. The new
endpoint will get voice/video and data sharing if the new endpoint supports the
data rate chosen by the system when T.120 data collaboration was activated. If
the endpoint does not support the pre-existing data rate, the new endpoint will
only receive voice and video.
Single switch data collaboration. When all parties involved in data collaboration
conference are located on the same physical DEFINITY ECS, there is no
restriction on the type of user. The parties may be any combination of Enhanced
multimedia complexes, Basic multimedia complexes or stand-alone H.320 DVC
systems.
Multi- switch data collaboration. When all parties involved in data collaboration
conference are not located on the same physical DEFINITY ECS, the parties
located on the DEFINITY ECS hosting the data conference (i.e. the switch that
activated mm-datacnf) may be any combination of Enhanced multimedia
complexes, Basic multimedia complexes or stand-alone H.320 DVC systems.
NOTE:
All parties on remote switches must not be Enhanced multimedia
complexes. They must be Basic multimedia complexes or stand-alone
H.320 DVC systems.
The mm-pcaudio feature button works very much like a speakerphone on/off
button. If the station is off-hook and selects mm-pcaudio, audio is directed to the
PC DVC system. The switch-hook may be placed on-hook. If the handset is taken
off-hook, the audio moves back to the handset. If the mm-pcaudio button is
selected while audio is already on the DVC system and the handset is on-hook,
this acts as a speakerphone off action and disconnects the current call.
The mm-pcaudio feature button may be used for voice as well as multimedia
calls. If the mm-pcaudio feature button is selected while on a voice only call, the
DVC system is alerted and brought into the call. No video will be transmitted or
displayed. Audio will be directed through the PC DVC system.
When in Basic mode, the status lamp for the mm-basic button, if present, will be
on solid. The mm-basic feature button acts as a toggle. If the status lamp is on,
when the button is selected, the lamp will go off and the station will return to
Enhanced mode. The mm-enhanced feature access code will set the state of the
station back to Enhanced. Switching to Enhanced mode is only valid if the
associated H.320 DVC system is idle.
NOTE:
Toggling between Basic and Enhanced mode changes the station’s
administered Multimedia mode. When in Basic mode this field on the
station form will show basic. When in Enhanced mode this field on the
station form will show enhanced. The current station Multimedia mode will
be saved to translation when a save translation command is executed.
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To forward multimedia calls off switch as multimedia calls, the user must activate
multimedia call forwarding. This may be done with an mm-cfwd button or feature
access code. The user may also activate standard voice call forwarding and
select the mm-call button prior to entering the forwarding address.
Coverage
Multimedia calls to an Enhanced mode complex are subject to the same
coverage criteria as voice calls and follow the coverage path administered for
the voice station of the Enhanced multimedia mode complex.
If a plain voice station or a Basic mode complex is the covering party, the
answering voice station will receive audio only. If all voice stations in the
coverage path have the station form Early Answer field set to n and the originator
of the multimedia call was not a local Enhanced mode complex, the answering
station will hear hourglass tone.
If an Enhanced mode complex is the covering party, the answering voice station
will receive voice and video. If all voice stations in the coverage path have the
station form Early Answer field set to n and the originator of the multimedia call
was not a local Enhanced mode complex, the answering station will hear
hourglass tone.
Multimedia calls and off-net call coverage. If the principal station’s coverage
path include a remote coverage point, the multimedia call will cover off-switch as
voice only. If the call is unanswered off-switch and proceeds to the next coverage
point on-switch, the multimedia nature of the call is preserved.
Multimedia calls and coverage to voice mail. Voice mail systems such as
AUDIX are typically the last point in a coverage path and are usually
implemented as a hunt group. In order to guarantee that the originator of an
H.320 multimedia call hears the voice mail greeting, the hunt group that defines
the list of voice mail ports should have the Early Answer field on the hunt group
set to y. This field will have no effect on voice calls to the voice mail system.
should never be entered as any hunt group member. A hunt group or skill may
have a mix of members that are stand-alone stations and Enhanced mode
complex stations. In order to guarantee that all members of the hunt group or skill
can receive voice or multimedia calls, all members should have the H.320 field
on the station form set to y. Simple voice stations will receive voice only.
Enhanced mode stations will receive voice and video.
The MM Early Answer field (on the Hunt Group form) tells the system to answer
an incoming multimedia call and establish audio before it reaches the first
member of the hunt group. Thus, when the talk path is established, the caller is
able to speak with an agent immediately.
Two 56K/64K data calls with the same calling party number to the same
destination number are considered to be associated. The system makes every
attempt to route both calls of a 2-channel call to the same answering party. If the
first call terminates at a member of a hunt group, the second call does not have
to hunt, but goes directly to the same member.
Multimedia vectors. Very often, calls are routed to hunt groups or skills via a
vector. The existing VDNs and vectors which exist for routing voice calls can be
used to route multimedia calls.
In order to use a vector for multimedia calls, you must set the Multimedia field on
the vector form to y. This field has no effect on voice calls routing through the
vector. This field will cause multimedia calls routed through the vector to receive
early answer treatment prior to processing the vector steps. This provides a talk
path to the caller for announcements or immediate conversation with an agent.
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NOTE:
Vectors which have the Multimedia field set must eventually route to
hunt groups, skills or numbers which are voice extensions. A vector
with the multimedia field set to y should never be set up to route to a
hunt group or number which is a data extension.
Interactions
Interactions are listed here only if the operation is different from standard.
■ Administered Connections
An Enhanced multimedia complex voice station may serve as the
origination point or destination of an administered connection. If the
Multimedia call feature access code is included in the administration of
the administered connection, this will result in a video AC.
An Enhanced multimedia complex H.320 DVC system may not serve as
the origination point of an administered connection.
■ Administration without Hardware
You cannot use AWOH to administer a data module or the data endpoint in
a multimedia complex. However, you can use AWOH to administer the
telephone.
■ Bridged Appearances
Enhanced multimedia complex voice station users can bridge onto a call if
the user has a bridged appearance. If the bridged appearance is for a
multimedia call, selecting the bridged appearance will result in a
multimedia call.
■ Call Detail Recording
Each channel of a 2-channel multimedia call generates a separate CDR
record that is tagged as data.
■ Call Park
Any station can park a multimedia call, and unpark the call from another
telephone. If a multimedia call is unparked by an Enhanced mode
complex station, a multimedia call will result. Users cannot park or unpark
calls using multimedia endpoints.
■ Call Pickup
Any member of a pickup group can answer a multimedia call after the call
has begun alerting at a station call appearance. If the station picking up
the call is an Enhanced mode complex station and the call is multimedia,
a multimedia call will result. This is true for standard or directed call
pickup.
■ Consult
After a multimedia call has been answered, consult may be used when
transferring or conferencing the call.
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■ COR/COS
The Class of Restriction and Class of Service for a multimedia call
originated from an Enhanced multimedia complex are those of the voice
station in the complex.
■ Data Call Setup
An Enhanced mode multimedia H.320 DVC system may not originate calls
from the DVC system. All calls, both voice or video are originated from the
voice station.
■ Data Hotline
An Enhanced multimedia complex H.320 DVC endpoint may not be used
to originate a call for hotline dialing. In order to setup a video hotline
function with an Enhanced mode complex, the hotline number
administered for the voice station should include the Multimedia call
feature access code.
■ Data Trunk Groups
Data trunk groups may be used to carry H.320 calls of a fixed
(administered) bearer capability.
■ ISDN Trunk Groups
Lucent Technologies highly recommends that you use ISDN trunks for
multimedia calls. ISDN PRI trunks allow complete 1-number access for an
Enhanced multimedia complex. ANI provided over PRI trunks allows
correct routing of multiple bearer channels to the correct destination
device. ISDN also provides the bearer capability on a call by call basis
that can be used to distinguish voice calls from multimedia calls.
■ Night Service
Incoming H.320 calls follow established night-service processing for data
calls.
■ Remote Access
The switch does not prevent Enhanced multimedia complexes from
attempting to use remote access. However, these endpoints will most
likely not be able to dial the necessary codes.
■ Station Hunting
Multimedia calls to Enhanced mode complex voice stations that have an
extension administered in the hunt-to-station field hunt based on
established hunting criteria. If the hunt-to-station is also an Enhanced
mode complex station, a multimedia call will result when the call is
answered.
■ Terminating Extension Groups
A multimedia call to a TEG may be answered by any member of the TEG.
If the member answering the call is an Enhanced mode complex station, a
multimedia call will result.
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■ Telephone Display
Display information for calls to or from an Enhanced multimedia complex
contains the display information associated with the voice station.
Troubleshooting
If one channel of a 2 B-channel call goes down, your choices are to continue with
reduced transmission quality, or to hang up the call and start over. It is not
possible to re-establish the second channel while the call is still active.
If you cannot share data with others, it may be that both parties do not have the
same endpoint software. This is true for some data collaboration, but most
whiteboard and file transfer software implementations are compatible.
Monitoring MMCH
This section briefly discusses some of the commands you can use to monitor
multimedia complexes and conferences. DEFINITY Enterprise Communications
Server Release 6 — Maintenance for R6vs/si and DEFINITY Enterprise
Communications Server Release 6 — Maintenance for R6r discuss these
commands and their output in detail.
.
Status commands
The status commands for data module, station, trunk, and attendant provide the
conference ID and endpoint ID for any of these involved in an active multimedia
conference.
GENERAL STATUS
List commands
The list multimedia endpoints command shows you all the multimedia data
modules that exist in your system, and their associated telephones, if any. The
list multimedia H.320-stations command shows you all the stations that are
administered for H.320 conversion.
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MULTIMEDIA ENDPOINTS
100 87654 y
1321
15683 738 n
MULTIMEDIA H.320-STATIONS
100 87654
1321
15683 738
Several reports are available to help you determine the amount of traffic your
switch carries for multimedia conferences and conversion calls. All reports show
traffic over multimedia circuit packs housed within the same switch, although not
necessarily in the same port network. You can use these reports to determine if
you have adequate resources to handle the multimedia traffic on your system.
NOTE:
Point-to-point multimedia calls between Basic mode or standalone
multimedia endpoints do not use MMIs or VCs, and therefore do not count
in these measurements.
The Hourly and Summary reports provide the same types of information. The
hourly report shows measurements for the last 24 hours, whereas the summary
reports show measurements for one hour, according to the type of summary you
request.
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MMI reports
Use the following commands to view the MMI reports. You can also print or
schedule any of these reports.
1100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Field Description
Switch The name of the switch that contains the MMIs.
Name
Date The date and time that you requested the report, or that the
report was run, if scheduled.
Peak Hour If you use the yesterday-peak or today-peak qualifiers, this
For All field displays the hour of greatest usage for the specified day.
MMIs
Meas Hour The hour for which these measurements apply, on the
24-hour clock.
Avail Total network MMI ports in the system. This does not include
Ports any MMIs that are cabled to an ESM. ESM-MMIs are
measured separately.
Avail Total time that is available in the system for network MMI
Usage ports, in CCS units.
Total The total time, in CCS units, that MMI ports are in use on a
Usage call. Includes the time that the ports are out of service or
maintenance busy. Usage is measured from the time the port
is allocated until it is released.
Total The total number of times that an MMI port was allocated to a
Alloc call. Keep in mind that a 2-channel call occupies 2 ports, so
this number does not necessarily reflect the number of calls
that took place. Also, point-to-point calls do not use MMI
resources, so these allocations are for conversion calls of
multimedia conferences.
MMI Total number of times an MMI port was needed but could not
Denials be allocated because all ports were busy. Ideally, this
number should be zero. If you see denials on a regular basis,
you should consider adding MMIs to your system.
Out of The total time, in CCS units, that any MMI ports were out of
Srv - CCS service during any part of the measured interval.
% APB Percent All Ports Busy. The percentage of time during the
measured interval that all MMI ports are unavailable to carry a
new call.
% Blockage The percentage of attempted allocations of MMI ports that
are not successful. This value is calculated as % blockage =
(MMI Denials / Total Alloc + MMI Denials) * 100
ESM Reports
Use the following commands to view the ESM reports. You can also print or
schedule any of these reports. ESM reports show traffic over the MMI that is
cabled to the ESM.
1100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Field Description
Switch The name of the switch that contains the ESM-MMIs.
Name
Date The date and time that you requested the report, or that the
report was run, if scheduled.
Peak Hour If you use the yesterday-peak or today-peak qualifiers, this
For All field displays the hour of greatest usage for the specified day.
ESM-MMIs
Meas Hour The hour for which these measurements apply, on the
24-hour clock.
Avail Total network ESM-MMIs in the system.
Ports
Avail Total time, in CCS units, that is available in the system for
Usage ESM-MMI ports.
Total The total time, in CCS units, that ESM-MMI ports are in use on
Usage a call. Includes the time that the ports are out of service or
maintenance busy. Usage is measured from the time the port
is allocated until it is released.
Total The total number of times that an ESM-MMI port was
Alloc allocated to a call.
MMI Total number of times an ESM-MMI port was needed but
Denials could not be allocated because all ports were busy.
Out Srv The total time, in CCS units, that any ESM-MMI ports were out
of service during any part of the measured interval.
%APB (all The percentage of time during the measured interval that all
ports ESM-MMI ports are unavailable to carry a new call.
busy)
% Blockage The percentage of attempted allocations of ESM-MMI ports
that are not successful.This value is calculated as %
blockage = (MMI Denials / Total Alloc + MMI Denials) * 100
VC reports
Use the following commands to view the MMI reports. You can also print or
schedule any of these reports.
Field Description
Switch The name of the switch that contains the VCs.
Name
Date The date and time that you requested the report, or that the
report was run, if scheduled.
Peak Hour If you use the yesterday-peak or today-peak qualifiers, this
For All VC field displays the hour of greatest usage for the specified day.
Meas Hour The hour for which these measurements apply, on the
24-hour clock.
# Prt Total number of VC ports in the system.
Usage - Total time, in CCS, that all VC ports are available in the
Avail system. Calculated as #MMI ports x 36.
Usage - Total time that VC ports are allocated to H320 endpoints.
H320
Usage - Total time VC ports are allocated to voice endpoints.
Voice
Usage Total time, in CCS units, that VC ports are unavailable to carry
-Total a new call. This includes time that the ports are busy on a
call, out of service or maintenance busy. Measured from the
time that the port is allocated until it is released.
Allocation Total number of times a VC port was allocated to a call. Each
s - Total B-channel used on a multimedia call counts as one
allocation.
Denials-H3 Number of times a port was needed for an H320 call, but was
20 not available.
Denials Number of times a port was needed for a voice call, but was
-voice not available.
Denials-To Total number of times a VC port was needed for any call, but
tal was not allocated because all VC ports were busy.
Field Description
Out Srv The total time, in CCS units, that any MMI ports were out of
service during any part of the measured interval.
%APB (all The percentage of time during the measured interval that all
ports MMI ports are unavailable to carry a new call.
busy)
% Blockage The percentage of attempted allocations of MMI ports that
are not successful. This value is calculated as % blockage =
(MMI Denials / Total Alloc + MMI Denials) * 100
Considerations
Each channel of a 2-channel BRI call takes one port on an MMI circuit pack. This
alone limits the number of multimedia calls your system can handle. In addition,
each conference takes one port on a voice-conditioner circuit pack.
Also, there is a limit to the number of conversion calls that the system can handle
simultaneously. If you experience traffic problems after installing multimedia, you
may want to lower the number of stations that use H.320 conversion.
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References
Other information about MMCH is available in the following books:
Private Networking
12
12
This section contains the following DEFINITY ECS Private Networking features
and related forms.
Feature Page
ATM-PNC 12-3
Centralized Attendant Service 12-4
Distributed Communications System 12-11
DCS Alphanumeric Display for Terminals 12-27
DCS Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access 12-28
DCS Attendant Direct Trunk Group Selection 12-29
DCS Attendant Display 12-31
DCS Automatic Callback 12-32
DCS Automatic Circuit Assurance 12-34
DCS Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks 12-35
DCS Call Coverage 12-36
DCS Call Forwarding 12-41
DCS Call Waiting 12-42
Feature Page
DCS Distinctive Ringing 12-43
DCS Leave Word Calling 12-44
DCS Multiappearance Conference/Transfer 12-46
DCS Over ISDN-PRI D-channel 12-47
DCS Trunk Group Busy/Warning Indication 12-52
DCS with Rerouting 12-50
Emergency (911) Calls 12-54
Enhanced DCS 12-55
Extended Trunk Access 12-67
Extension Number Portability 12-70
Inter-PBX Attendant Calls 12-72
Node Number Routing 12-74
Private Network Access 12-75
QSIG 12-77
QSIG Call Forwarding (Diversion) 12-82
QSIG Call Transfer 12-84
QSIG Name and Number Identification 12-86
QSIG Path Replacement (ANF-PR) 12-90
QSIG Supplementary Service - Call Completion 12-91
QSIG Supplementary Service - Call Offer 12-96
QSIG Transit Counter (ANF-TC) 12-99
Uniform Dial Plan 12-103
Form Page
Private Networking Forms 12-109
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ATM-PNC
Port network connectivity (PNC) enables you to connect the processor port
network (PPN) to each of the expansion port networks (EPNs). The ATM-PNC
feature uses an ansynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch to perform the
function of the center-stage switch between the PPN and EPNs.
DEFINITY
DS1 Splitter
PPN Clock Reference
ATM Switch
OC-3 MM
Fiber DEFINITY EPN
Required forms
Required forms
Detailed description
Each branch in a CAS has its own LDN or other type of access from the public
network. Incoming trunk calls to the branch, as well as attendant-seeking voice
terminal calls, route to the centralized attendants over release link trunks (RLT).
The CAS attendants are at the main location. The main location can be a
DEFINITY ECS, a DEFINITY System Generic 1 or 3, a DEFINITY System
Generic 2.1, a System 85, a DIMENSION PBX, or a System 75 (V3).
The CAS main switch operates independently of the CAS branch switches.
Operation for CAS main-switch traffic is identical to operation of a stand-alone
switch.
Each branch in a CAS network connects to the main by way of RLTs. These
trunks provide paths for:
■ Sending incoming attendant-seeking trunk calls at the branch to the main
for processing and extending them back to the branch (both parts of a call
use the same trunk)
■ Returning timed-out waiting and held calls from the branch to the main
■ Routing calls from the branch to the main
Two queues are associated with CAS calls: one at the main and one at the
branch. If idle RLTs are available from the branch to the main, RLTs are seized
and CAS calls are queued at the main along with other attendant-seeking calls. If
all RLTs are in use, CAS calls to the attendant are queued at the branch in a RLT
queue. The length of the queue can vary from 1 to 100, as set during
administration of the RLT group.
Backup service provides for all CAS calls can be sent to a backup extension in
the branch if all RLTs are maintenance-busy or out of service, or if the attendant
presses a Backup button that is not lighted.
■ To activate the feature and provide notification that backup service is in
effect, assign the backup extension to a Backup button and associated
status lamp.
■ The status lamp remains lighted as long as backup service is in effect.
■ To deactivate the feature, the attendant presses the Backup button while
the status lamp is lighted. Calls are not sent to the backup extension
unless all RLTs are maintenance-busy or out of service.
The attendant can put a CAS call from a branch on Remote Hold. The branch
holds the call and drops the RLT. After a time-out (same as the timed reminder for
an attendant-held call), the branch automatically attempts to route the call back
to the attendant. The returning call can queue for the RLT. Attendants should use
Remote Hold when they have to put a call on hold to keep RLTs from being tied
up unnecessarily.
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The centralized attendant at the main has access, through RLTs, to all outgoing
trunk facilities at the branches in a CAS network. The attendant can extend an
incoming LDN call to an outgoing trunk at a branch by dialing the access code
and allowing the caller to dial the rest of the number or by dialing the complete
outgoing number.
Calls from voice terminals at the branch to an attendant also route over RLTs
seized by the branch switch. A branch caller reaches the attendant by dialing the
attendant-group access code. The access code is administrable; the default is 0.
The conversation between the branch caller and the attendant ties up the seized
RLT, but calls of this type are usually short.
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Considerations
Interactions
■ Abbreviated Dialing
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The main attendant can use an Abbreviated Dialing button to extend CAS
calls after obtaining branch dial tone.
■ Attendant Auto-Manual Splitting
The SPLIT lamp and button do not function on CAS main calls extended
via the RLT trunk. Attendant conference does not function on CAS calls.
■ Attendant Control of Trunk-Group Access
If a branch attendant has control of an outgoing RLT trunk group, new
attendant-seeking calls route to the branch attendant.
■ Attendant Override of Diversion
Use Attendant Override of Diversion with CAS.
■ Attendant Serial Calling
Attendant Serial Calling does not work for CAS calls.
■ Automatic Alternate Routing and Automatic Route Selection
CAS calls can be routed using AAR and ARS.
■ Busy-Indicator Buttons
Busy indicators can identify incoming calls over an RLT. You can also use
Busy indicators to dial after the attendant starts to extend a call.
■ Call Coverage
Redirect calls to a centralized attendant by Call Coverage. Do not redirect
calls to a CAS backup extension for backup service via Send All Calls to
the backup extension’s coverage path.
■ Call Detail Recording
If the CAS main RLT trunk has the CDR option selected, CDR records
generate for incoming CAS calls.
■ Call Forwarding
Do not forward calls to a CAS extension.
■ Call Park
If a CAS attendant parks a call and the call returns to the attendant after
the Call Park expiration interval, the attendant hears incoming trunk-call
notification.
■ DCS Operation
If an RLT trunk group is administered as a DCS trunk, the following
interaction applies: On an incoming CAS call to the attendant, the DCS
message displays instead of the name of the incoming RLT trunk group.
Upon answering the call, the attendant hears call-identification tones,
indicating that the call is a CAS call. Use a TRUNK-NAME button to obtain
the name of the RLT trunk group.
■ DXS and DTGS Buttons
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DXS and DTGS buttons at the main attendant console can be used with
CAS. However, with DXS buttons, it takes a few seconds before the
attendant hears ringback tone.
■ Emergency Access to the Attendant
CAS Branch Emergency Access calls generated by a Feature Access
Code route Off-Hook Alert to the branch attendant group. If there is no
attendant in the branch, the call routes to the branch’s administered
Emergency Access Redirection Extension. When the branch switch is in
CAS Backup Service, the calls route to the backup station and the call is
treated as a normal call.
■ Hunt Groups
If an incoming CAS call directs to a hunt group, the call does not redirect
to the hunt group’s coverage path. Depending on the circumstances, the
attendant can get a busy tone or ringing.
■ Last Number Dialed
An attendant cannot extend calls using Last Number Dialed.
■ Leave Word Calling
If a message is left for a branch user and the attendant at the CAS switch
tries to retrieve the message by using LWC message retrieval, permission
is denied.
■ Night Service — Night Console Service
When the CAS main enters night service, CAS calls terminate at the CAS
main night-service destination. When the branch enters Night Service,
CAS calls route to the branch night console, the LDN night station, or the
TAAS.
■ Night Service — Trunk Answer from Any Station
In a multiswitch DCS environment with CAS, the result of transferring
incoming trunk calls via Night Service Extension or Trunk Answer from Any
Station varies depending on the home switch of the transferred-to station,
the home switch of the connected trunk, and the type of night-service
function chosen (Night Service Extension, Trunk Answer From Any Station,
or both).
■ Nonattendant Console Handling of CAS Calls
The CAS branch calls terminate at the CAS main based on the incoming
RLT trunk-group day destination or night-service destination. You can also
answer a CAS call by the Trunk Answer Any Station feature.
Normally, a nonattendant extends a CAS call by pressing the Flash button.
However, if the nonattendant does not have a Flash button, extend the call
as follows:
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NOTE:
Trunk group member numbers and trunk group numbers must match
on both ends of each connection.
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3. Plan and implement a Dial Plan and Uniform Dial Plan for each switch in
the DCS network.
For more information about administering the dial plans, see ‘‘Dial Plan’’
on page 4-311 and ‘‘Uniform Dial Plan’’ on page 12-103.
Plan your network so you can easily expand and administer the dial plan
table. All nodes within the DCS network must be assigned compatible but
different dial plans. It is recommended that:
■ All feature access codes be identical
■ Design routing patterns consistently at each node to make outward
dialing transparent
Use the Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) to assign extensions. The UDP design
has to be coordinated among the switches in the DCS network to obtain a
common 4- or 5-digit dial plan. For example, if you have three switches
(nodes) in your DCS network, plan to use unique groups of extensions for
each switch (such as, 4xxxx on one switch, 5xxxx on the second switch,
and 6xxxx on the third switch).
NOTE:
Be sure to record the value in Local PBX ID for each switch. You
need to use this ID to identify the node number on the Route Pattern
form.
The Local PBX ID is the value assigned to the nearest switch (node).
For example, if switch A is connected to B, the Local PBX ID at A
identifies the node number for B. Similarly, you can find the node
number for A, by looking for the Local PBX ID on B (be sure to look at
the connection to A, if it has more than one connection).
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A to B A to C A to D B to C
B to D C to D B to A C to A
D to A C to B D to B D to C
NOTE:
Complete the Administered Connections form if you use a PDM and
you set the Destination (or Destination Number for R5r and later
configurations) to external on the Interface Links form.
Required forms
Required forms
Once you have connected and set up your DCS network, you can provide the
following features across the network:
■ DCS Alphanumeric Display for Terminals
■ DCS Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access
■ DCS Attendant Direct Trunk Group Selection
■ DCS Attendant Display
■ DCS Automatic Callback
■ DCS Automatic Circuit Assurance
■ DCS Busy Verification of Terminals and Trunks
■ DCS Call Coverage
■ DCS Call Forwarding
■ DCS Call Waiting
■ DCS Distinctive Ringing
■ DCS Leave Word Calling
■ DCS Multiappearance Conference/ Transfer
■ DCS Over ISDN-PRI D-channel
■ DCS Trunk Group Busy/Warning Indication
■ DCS with Rerouting
■ Enhanced DCS
DCS/AUDIX gateway
DEFINITY ECS can serve as an interface between PBXs that support the
D-channel signaling feature and those that do not support this feature. The
switch providing this interface is known as the ISDN-DCS Gateway node and
provides backward compatibility to existing traditional DCS networks.
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The following two examples provide details for setting up two basic DCS
networks. The first is a two-node network and the second is a three-node
network.
Notice that for AUDIX, a BX.25 data link is no longer required between the host
switch and the remote switch(es). AUDIX messages between the AUDIX and the
remote switch will use the AUDIX Gateway functionality of the host switch and will
be transported to the remote switch via an NCA-TSC. Specifically, AUDIX
messages destined for Switch B will arrive at Switch A on Link 1, Channel 2
(processor channel 57), be converted to ISDN-PRI Q.931 format and sent out via
Administered NCA-TSC 2/2.
G3i G3i
PBX ID 1 PBX ID 2
RNX 221 RNX 222
AUDIX SWITCH 1 SWITCH 2
BX.25 D-CHANNEL
Link 1 1 Link 2 1
The following tables show you how you would complete each of the necessary
forms.
AUDIX administration
■ AUDIX Translations for,
1. Switch Port refers to the processor channel that is used for AUDIX in
the PBX.
Matching Replacement
Pattern Min Max Del String Net Conv
221 7 7 3 - ext n
Dialed String Min Max Rte Pat Call Type Node Num
222 7 7 2 aar 2
TSC Processor
Signaling Group Index Channel Application
2 2 57 audix
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Matching Replacement
Pattern Min Max Del String Net Conv
222 7 7 3 - ext n
Dialed Node
String Min Max Rte Pat Call Type Num
221 7 7 1 aar 1
DCS Sig.
Group # Grp Type Used for DCS? Method PBX ID
1 isdn-pri y d-chan 1
G3i G3i
PBX ID 1 PBX ID 2
RNX 221 RNX 222
AUDIX SWITCH 1 SWITCH 2
BX.25 D CHANNEL
1 1 Link 2 1
SWITCH 3
G3i
PBX ID 3
RNX223
The following tables show you how you would complete each of the necessary
forms.
AUDIX administration
■ AUDIX Translations form
Data
Switch Number AUDIX Port Switch Port1 Logical Channel Link
1 1 59 1 1
2 2 57 2 1
3 3 58 3 1
1. Switch Port refers to the processor channel that is used for AUDIX in the PBX.
Matching Replacement
Pattern Min Max Del String Net Conv
221 7 7 3 - ext n
Dialed String Min Max Rte Pat Call Type Node Num
222 7 7 2 aar 2
223 7 7 3 aar 3
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Group # Grp Type Used for DCS? DCS Sig. Method PBX ID
2 isdn-pri y d-chan 2
3 isdn-pri y d-chan 3
Routing Trunk
Pattern # Group # FRL Del TSC CA-TSC Request
2 2 0 3 y at-setup
3 3 0 3 y at-setup
Matching Replacement
Pattern Min Max Del String Net Conv
222 7 7 3 - ext n
Dialed String Min Max Rte Pat Call Type Node Num
221 7 7 1 aar 1
223 7 7 3 aar 3
Signaling group 5
Used DCS
for Sig. NCA-TSC
Group # Grp Type DCS? Method PBX ID Sig. Group1
1 isdn-pri y d-chan 1 -
3 isdn-pri y d-chan 5
Routing Trunk
Pattern # Group # FRL Del TSC CA-TSC Request
1 1 0 3 y at-setup
3 3 0 3 y at-setup
Matching Replacement
Pattern Min Max Del String Net Conv
223 7 7 3 - ext n
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Dialed String Min Max Rte Pat Call Type Node Num
221 7 7 1 aar 1
222 7 7 2 aar 2
Used for
Group # Grp Type DCS? DCS Sig. Method PBX ID
1 isdn-pri y d-chan
Routing Trunk
Pattern # Group # FRL Del TSC CA-TSC Request
1 1 0 31 y at-setup
Interactions
See the specific DCS features for interactions with each DCS feature.
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Required forms
NOTE:
DCS Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access is not available if you are
using D-channel DCS.
Required forms
NOTE:
DCS Attendant Direct Trunk Group Selection is not available if you are using
D-channel DCS.
To use this feature, you must have a DCS Trunk Group between the local and
remote switches, and the trunks in that trunk group cannot insert digits on
incoming calls. If you need digit insertion on these trunks, it should be added on
the outgoing trunk based on the dialed digits.
You can assign a Trunk Hundreds Select button to access a trunk group at the
local node or a trunk group at a remote node. A Trunk Group Select button
assigned to access a remote node is referred to as a remote Trunk Hundreds
Select button. Pressing a remote Trunk Group Select button is the same as
dialing the tie trunk group access code for the remote node and the trunk access
code of the selected trunk.
Each attendant console has 12 Trunk Hundreds Select buttons for Attendant
Direct Trunk Group selection. Each button allows the attendant to directly access
an outgoing trunk group by pressing the button assigned to that trunk group.
Each button’s Busy lamp lights when all trunks in its associated trunk group are
busy. On a basic console, 6 of these buttons have 2 additional lamps for
Attendant Control of Trunk Group Access. On an enhanced console, all 12
buttons have the additional lamps. The two additional lamps are:
■ Warn (warning) lamp
Lights when a preset number of trunks are busy in the associated trunk
group.
■ Cont (control) lamp
Lights when the attendant activates Attendant Control of Trunk Group
Access for the associated trunk group.
Users can activate attendant control of a remote trunk group in the DCS network
by pressing the Cont button followed by the desired Remote Trunk Hundreds
Select button. The initiating node sends a message to the remote node where the
trunk group to be controlled resides to indicate that control of that trunk group
was initiated.
When the remote node receives the activation message from the initiating node, it
has 4 seconds to reply back to the initiating node whether control of the remote
trunk group can be activated. If control of the remote trunk group can be
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activated, a confirmation message is sent to the initiating node and the Cont
lamp lights at the remote node. An error message is sent to the attendant at the
initiating node if the trunk access code is invalid or if the trunk group is already
controlled. An error message is also sent if the remote node is a System 85 or
Enhanced DIMENSION PBX and the attendant does not have a Trunk Hundreds
Select button with Cont lamp for that trunk group.
When a trunk group is controlled in a DCS environment, calls to the trunk group
by anyone other than an attendant route to the local attendant at the node where
the trunk group resides. If that node does not have an attendant, the call routes to
a CAS main attendant or an attendant for Inter-PBX Attendant Calls. However, if
CAS or Inter-PBX Attendant Calls is not provided, the party attempting to call on
the controlled trunk receives intercept tone.
Required forms
Calls to and from DEFINITY ECS in a DCS environment have calling-party ID and
called-party ID transparency when:
■ The other party is at another Generic 1, Generic 3, or System 75, and the
intermediate node is a Generic 1, Generic 2, Generic 3, System 75 Version
3 or later, or a System 85 Release 2 Version 2 or later.
■ The other party is at a System 85 Release 2 Version 2 or later, or a
DEFINITY system Generic 2 or later.
■ The call is not routed through an intermediate System 85 Release 2
Version 1 or Enhanced DIMENSION PBX node. (These calls display only
the extension of the calling party or called party.)
Required forms
You administer DCS Attendant Display the same as you do Attendant Display.
See ‘‘Attendant Display’’ on page 4-74 for more information.
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A DCS Automatic Callback call can be initiated from a terminal at one node to a
terminal at another node in the same way as if at a local node under the following
conditions.
■ If the called party is at a System 85, Generic 2, or Enhanced DIMENSION
PBX node, the callback call can only be activated if the called node is
returning busy tone or special audible ringback.
■ If the called party is at a Generic 3, Generic 1 or System 75 node, the
callback call can be activated if the called node is returning busy tone,
Call Waiting ringback tone, or ringback tone.
■ The calling party must disconnect within 6 seconds after hearing the
confirmation tone for Automatic Callback activation.
Automatic Callback uses the following rules when the callback call is made to a
user at another node:
■ When the calling party answers the callback call, and no tie trunk to the
called-party’s node is available, Automatic Callback is reactivated toward
the called party. The calling party hears confirmation tone instead of
ringback when this occurs.
■ If the calling party is on a System 85, Generic 2, or Enhanced DIMENSION
PBX node and is unable to receive the callback call (for example, a busy
single-line voice terminal without Call Waiting), Automatic Callback is
reactivated by the calling party’s node. If the calling party is on a Generic
3, Generic 1, or System 75 node and is unable to receive the callback call,
the callback call is canceled.
■ If the called party is unable to receive the callback call because they are
busy again (for example, the called party goes on hook and then off hook
immediately to place another call), the calling party hears busy tone again
and can choose to reactivate Auto Callback, if desired.
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Required forms
You administer DCS Automatic Callback the same as you do Automatic Callback.
See ‘‘Automatic Callback’’ on page 4-100 for more information.
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If referral calls are generated at a node for one or more remote nodes, the remote
nodes are notified when ACA referral is activated or deactivated. If referral calls
are generated at a remote node for a DEFINITY ECS node, the DEFINITY ECS
node is notified when ACA referral is activated or deactivated at the remote node.
The lamp associated with the ACA button lights when ACA referral is activated
and goes dark when ACA referral is deactivated. The ACA button serves no other
purpose when a remote node generates the DEFINITY ECS referral calls.
Required forms
To use this feature, you must have a DCS Trunk Group between the local and
remote switches, and the trunks in that trunk group cannot insert digits on
incoming calls. If you need digit insertion on these trunks, it should be added on
the outgoing trunk based on the dialed digits.