Lucent Technologies Definity Audix System Release 4.0 - Manual (Page 67)

DEFINITY AUDIX System Release 4.0
System Description Pocket Reference
585-300-214
Issue 1
May 1999
Glossary
GL-11
Standalone Utility
A software utility with options that include disk drive initialization, copy-
ing files from a generic tape or MO disk onto the customer’s disk, and
map partition modification. With release 3.2 and earlier releases the
standalone utilities where referred to as standalone tape utilities.
Subscriber Specific Announcement Set
When the Multilingual feature is enabled, each subscriber form has
three fields specifying the announcement set with which the subscriber
will interact with the system once they log in, and the two announce-
ment sets with which callers to the subscriber’s mailbox can interact
with the system.
T
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
A set of protocol standards which allows a process on one machine to
send data to a process on another machine. Communication may be
full or half duplex. TCP/IP includes support for multiple operating sys-
tems and machine architectures.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)
A category of DEFINITY AUDIX features, including personal greetings
and announcement sets, that exchange text messages with subscrib-
ers or callers using teletypewriters.
Teletypewriter (TTY)
A device that uses Baudot tones to transmit text-based telephone mes-
sages for the hearing impaired. Subscribers or callers can use tele-
typewriters to access the DEFINITY AUDIX system if TDD features are
enabled.
Time Division Multiplex (TDM) Bus
The interface between the DEFINITY AUDIX System and the switch
that carries digitally-encoded voice waveforms and circuit-switched
data.
U
Update
A limited incremental change on an existing release involving software
only.
Upgrade
The replacement of one release with a new release. This may involve
software, flashware, hardware, and/or data.