Instruction manual

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
Installation
555-650-140
Issue 1
June 1997
Glossary
Page GL-24
K
L
kbps Kilobits per second.
Key mode One of three modes of system operation, in which
the system uses
personal lines on line buttons for
outside calls, with a separate interface (
ICOM
buttons
) for internal calling. See also Behind Switch
mode and Hybrid/PBX mode .
LAN (local area network) Arrangement of interconnected
personal computers or terminals, sometimes access-
ing a host computer, sometimes sharing resources
like files and printers.
LDN (Listed Directory Number)
LED (light-emitting diode) Semiconductor device that pro-
duces light when voltage is applied; light on a tele-
phone.
line Connection between extensions within the communi-
cations system or loop-start communications path
with
CO ; often, however, used synonymously with
trunk .
line and trunk
assignment
Assignment of lines and trunks connected to the sys-
tem control unit to specific buttons on each tele-
phone.