Network Router User Manual

Glossary GL-9
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Exit Command An AUDIX Enhanced II (R1V3) feature that allows callers to use the **X (Exit)
command to have AUDIX disconnect a call without hanging up. This is especially
useful during calls made from a toll phone or for ending Outcalling sessions from a
remote location.
Expansion
Cabinet
The upper cabinet of an AUDIX two-cabinet configuration, where the base cabinet is
the AUDIX one-cabinet system.
Extended RAM
Test
Initialization option selected during a nonstandard initialization that runs extended
hardware tests on the FP processor memory (tests take about 10 to 15 minutes).
Failure Status
Word (FSW)
Failure codes in bytes reported by a processor’s firmware. Use the Control Mode
Menu (Function 1) or the maintenance : system : hardware status
form to show these bytes.
Faults See Alarms.
Feature
Processor (FP)
The major AUDIX subsystem that controls feature operation, communicates with the
switch through the data link, and supports the maintenance and administration
interfaces.
Field An area on a form, menu, or report where you can type or display information. For
input fields, fill in the blanks or type over information already there. Read-only or
output fields cannot be changed; you usually press ENTER to display information.
File A collection of like records (data) stored under a single name in software.
File Cabinet A storage area for subscribers to keep copies of messages for future reference or
action.
File
Redundancy
An AUDIX R1V4 feature that allows data from crucial filesystems to be continuously
copied to backup (mirror) filesystems while the system is running. If the system has
some problem where an original ‘‘master’’ filesystem cannot be used, the backup
‘‘slave’’ filesystem is placed in service automatically.
Filesystem A collection of related files (programs or data) stored on disk. Six types of
filesystems are required to initialize AUDIX and provide full service: adat, sdat, sst,
vdat, vtext, and boot.
Fixed Storage
Drive (FSD)
A permanently mounted disk drive on AUDIX-L.
Form A screenful of related data that can be shown on the display terminal. AUDIX
software transfers screen forms out to the terminal where the user can display, add, or
change information. Also called Screen Form.
Format To set up a disk with a predetermined arrangement of characters so the system can
interpret meaningful information. If a disk is reformatted, all data is erased.
Full-Duplex Simultaneous two-way, independent, asynchronous transmission in both directions.
Full Service A fully functional AUDIX system with data and voice link communication with the
switch that answers calls with good quality and no alarms.
Function Individual steps or procedures within a Voice Mailbox activity.
Function Keys See Programmed Function Keys.