GL-16 Glossary
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Programmed
Function (PF)
Keys
User- or system-coded keys that allow information to be inserted or functions to be
done by simply pressing the key.
Processor
Interface (PI)
A System 75, System 75 XE, Generic 1, Generic 3i, and Generic 3s data link;
AUDIX usually uses the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) port connection (one
of four links). Also called Processor Interface Board or PIB.
Processor Data
Module (PDM)
See Modular Processor Data Module (MPDM).
Processor
Element (PE)
The combination of CPU, RAM, and BI boards that together make up the FP [or
AUDIX-L Voice Session Processor (VSP)]. The CPU controls the other PE boards
and is the heart of that subsystem.
Protocol A set of conventions or rules governing the format and timing of message exchanges
(signals) to control data movement and the detection and possible correction of errors.
Public Mailing
List
A list of addresses that any subscriber can use if that subscriber knows the owner’s
list ID# and extension number. Only the owner can modify a public list.
R1V1, R1V2,
R1V3, R1V4
The release and version of software. See AUDIX Basic (R1V1), AUDIX Enhanced
(R1V2), and AUDIX Enhanced II (R1V3), and AUDIX Enhanced III (R1V4) for
details.
Real-Time
Clock
The internal AUDIX clock which may or may not be synchronized with the clock in
the switch.
Reboot Any boot after the first system initialization. See also Boot.
Reinitialization The process of repeating an initialization completely or in part, either automatically or
manually.
Remote Adjunct Any adjunct other than the adjunct to which the administration or maintenance
terminal is connected.
Remote
Installation
A system, site, or piece of peripheral equipment that is installed in a different location
from the host switch or system.
Remote
Maintenance
The service personnel at a centralized maintenance site who can access the AUDIX
through the remote MAINT connection to perform off-site troubleshooting or routine
checks.
Remote
Maintenance,
Administration,
and Traffic
System
(RMATS)
An early remote maintenance service; see INADS.
Remote
Maintenance
Terminal
(RMT)
A display terminal at the remote maintenance site which dials-in to AUDIX over a
modem connected to the MAINT port.
Remote
Network
An AUDIX network in which the AUDIX systems are integrated with more than one
switch.