Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Enterprise Communication Server Release 8.2 Administrators Guide

							DEFINITY ECS Release 8.2
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Mode Code Interface
Allows you to use the Mode Code Voice Mail System Interface to connect the 
switch over a DTMF interface to I
NTUITY AUDIX or other vendors’ voice mail 
systems.
Multifrequency Signaling
Provides for a screen of number signaling used between the switch and the central 
office.
Multimedia Appl. Server Interface (MASI)
Allows users of the Multimedia Communications Exchange (MMCX) to take 
advantage of certain DEFINITY ECS telephony features.
Multimedia Call Handling (Basic)
Allows administration of desktop video-conferencing systems as data modules 
associated with DEFINITY ECS voice stations in a multimedia complex. Users 
can dial one number to reach either endpoint (voice or data) in the complex. Also 
provides support for IP SoftPhones.
Multimedia Call Handling (Enhanced)
Allows a multifunction phone to control a multimedia call like a standard voice 
call. Also provides support for IP SoftPhones.
Personal Station Access (PSA)
Provides basic telecommuting package capability for Personal Station Access. 
Also provides support for IP SoftPhones.
PNC Duplication
This field only appears on DEFINITY ECS G3r. If set to 
y, the Enable Operation 
of PNC (Port Network Connectivity) Duplication field appears on the System 
Parameters Duplication screen. The Enable Operation of PNC Duplication field is 
set with the Enable Operation of SPE (Switch Processing Element) Duplication 
field to provide non-standard reliability levels (high, critical, or ATM PNC 
Network Duplication). 
Processor and System MSP
Allows the customer administrator or technician to maintain processor and system 
circuit packs. 
						

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Private Networking
Upgrades PNA or ETN software RTU purchased with earlier systems.
Restrict Call Forward Off Net
The system can monitor the disposition of an off-call and, if it detects busy, bring 
the call back for further processing, including call coverage.
Secondary Data Module
Provides ability to use any data module as a secondary data module.
Station and Trunk MSP
Provides the customer administrator or technician to maintain station and trunk 
circuit packs.
Tenant Partitioning
Provides for partitioning of attendant groups and/or stations and trunk groups. 
Typically this is used for multiple tenants in a building or multiple departments 
within a company or organization.
Terminal Trans. Init. (TTI)
Allows administrators of Terminal Translation Initialization (TTI) to merge an 
station administered with X in the Port field, to a valid port by dialing a 
system-wide TTI security code and the extension from a terminal connected to 
that port. Also provides support for IP SoftPhones.
Time of Day Routing
Provides AAR and ARS routing of calls based on the time of day and day of the 
week. You can take advantage of lower calling rates during specific times.
Uniform Dialing Plan
Provides 4– or 5–digit Uniform Dial Plan (UDP) and 1–4 digit steering. Also 
allows you to use Extended Trunk Access and Extension Number Portability 
features.
Usage Allocation Enhancements
Provides for assigning ISDN-PRI or ISDN-BRI Services/Features for Usage 
Allocation Plans. To use this enhancement, first set either the ISDN-PRI or 
ISDN-BRI Trunks fields to 
y. 
						

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Wideband Switching
Provides wideband data software for switching video or high-speed data. You can 
aggregate DSO channels up to the capacity of the span. Wideband supports H0, 
H11, and H12 standards, where applicable, as well as customer-defined data rates.
Wireless
Provides right to use for wireless applications in certain Network Systems sales. 
You may purchase it from Lucent Technologies Network Wireless Systems.
Field descriptions for page 4
Call Center Optional Features 
ACD
Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) automatically distributes incoming calls to 
specified splits or skills. Provides the software required for the Call Center Basic, 
Plus, Deluxe, and Elite features for the number of agents specified. 
BCMS (Basic)
Provides real-time and historical reports about agent, ACD split, Vector Directory 
Number (VDN) and trunk group activity.
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                         CALL CENTER OPTIONAL FEATURES                          
                          Call Center Release: 8.1    
                                ACD? y                          Reason Codes? n
                       BCMS (Basic)? y
              BCMS/VuStats LoginIDs? n             Service Observing (Basic)? y
         BCMS/VuStats Service Level? n     Service Observing (Remote/By FAC)? n
                    Call Work Codes? n              Service Observing (VDNs)? n
                  CentreVu Advocate? n                             Timed ACW? n
      DTMF Feedback Signals For VRU? n                     Vectoring (Basic)? y
       Expert Agent Selection (EAS)? y                 Vectoring (Prompting)? y
                            EAS-PHD? y             Vectoring (G3V4 Enhanced)? y
                   Forced ACD Calls? n     Vectoring (ANI/II-Digits Routing)? n
          Lookahead Interflow (LAI)? n     Vectoring (G3V4 Advanced Routing)? n
Multiple Call Handling (On Request)? n                     Vectoring (CINFO)? n
    Multiple Call Handling (Forced)? n      Vectoring (Best Service Routing)? n
  PASTE (Display PBX Data on Phone)? n 
						

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BCMS/VuStats LoginIDs
Allows you to administer valid agent login IDs to monitor call activity by agent. 
This feature can be used when EAS is not optioned, or in addition to EAS login 
IDs. When this field is y, both BCMS and CMS use the same login ID for an 
agent.
BCMS/VuStats Service Level
Allows you to set up hunt groups or Vector Directory Numbers (VDNs) with an 
acceptable service level. An acceptable service level defines the number of 
seconds within which a call must be answered to be considered acceptable.
Call Center Release
Displays the call center release installed on the system.
Call Work Codes
Allows agents to enter digits for an ACD call to record customer-defined events 
such as account codes or social security numbers.
CentreVu® Advocate
Software that provides an integrated set of advanced features to optimize call 
center performance. For information on CentreVu® Advocate, contact your 
Account Executive.
DTMF Feedback Signals For VRU
Provides support for the use of C and D Tones to VRUs.
EAS-PHD
Increases the number of skills an agent can log in to from four to 20. Increases the 
number of agent skill preference levels from two to 16.
Expert Agent Selection (EAS)
Provides skills-based routing of calls to the best-qualified agent.
Forced ACD Calls
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Lookahead Interflow (LAI)
Provides Look-Ahead Interflow to balance the load of ACD calls across multiple 
locations.
Multiple Call Handling (On Request)
Allows agents to request additional calls when active on a call.
Multiple Call Handling (Forced)
Forces an agent to be interrupted with an additional ACD call while active on an 
ACD call. Splits or skills can be one forced, one per skill, or many forced.
PASTE (Display PBX Data on Phone)
Provides an interface between the display of a DCP telephone set and PC-based 
applications.
Reason Codes
Allows agents to enter a numeric code that describes their reason for entering the 
AUX work state or for logging out of the system.
Service Observing (Basic)
Allows a specified user to observe an in-progress call on a listen-only or 
listen-and-talk basis.
Service Observing (Remote/By FAC)
Allows users to service observe calls from a remote location or a local station 
using this feature’s access codes.
Service Observing (VDNs)
Provides the option of observing and/or monitoring another user’s calls.
Timed ACW
Places an auto-in agent in ACW for an administered length of time after 
completion of the currently active ACD call.
Vectoring (Basic)
Provides basic call vectoring capability. 
						

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Vectoring (Prompting)
Allows flexible handling of incoming calls based on information collected from 
the calling party or from an ISDN-PRI message.
Vectoring (G3V4 Enhanced)
Allows the use of enhanced comparators, wildcards in digit strings for matching 
on collected digits and ANI or II-digits, use of Vector Routing Tables, multiple 
audio/music sources for use with wait-time command and priority level with the 
oldest-call-wait conditional.
Vectoring (ANI/II-Digits Routing)
Provides for ANI and II-Digits vector routing.
Vectoring (G3V4 Advanced Routing)
Provides for Rolling Average Speed of Answer Routing, Expected Wait Time 
Routing, and VDN Calls Routing.
Vectoring (CINFO)
Provides the ability to collect ced and cdpd from the network for vector routing. 
To use this enhancement, first set either the ISDN-PRI or ISDN-BRI Trunks fields 
to y.
Vectoring (Best Service Routing) 
Enables the Best Service Routing™ feature. Through special vector commands, 
Best Service Routing allows you to compare splits or skills at local and remote 
locations and queue a call to the resource that will give the caller the best service. 
						

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Field descriptions for page 5
Screen 196. System Parameters Customer-Options 
VDN of Origin Announcement
Provides a short voice message to an agent indicating the city of origin of the 
caller or the service requested by the caller based on the VDN used to process the 
call.
VDN Return Destination
Allows an incoming trunk call to be placed back in vector processing after all 
parties, except the originator, drop.
VuStats
Allows you to present BCMS statistics on phone displays.
VuStats (G3V4 Enhanced)
Allows you to use the G3V4 VuStats enhancements including historical data and 
thresholds.
Logged-In ACD Agents
Number of ACD Agents contracted for. This field limits the number of logged-in 
ACD agents to a number no more than the maximum purchased. The value of this 
field indicates the total of ACD agents that can be logged-in simultaneously. 
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                         CALL CENTER OPTIONAL FEATURES                          
           VDN of Origin Announcement? n           VDN Return Destination? n
                              VuStats? n          VuStats (G3V4 Enhanced)? n
     Logged-In ACD Agents: 500          Logged-In CentreVu Advocate Agents: 500 
						

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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.
Logged-In CentreVu Advocate Agents
Appears when the CentreVu Advocate field is 
y. Number of CentreVu Advocate 
Agents contracted for. 
The total number of logged-in CentreVu Advocate agents must be equal to or less 
than the number allowed in the Logged-In ACD Agents field. The number of 
logged-in CentreVu Advocate agents counts towards the total number of logged-in 
ACD agents.
Field descriptions for page 6
QSIG Optional Features 
Basic Call Setup
Provides basic QSIG services: basic connectivity and calling line ID number. To 
use this enhancement, either the ISDN-PRI or ISDN-BRI Trunks fields must be 
y.
Basic Supplementary Services
To use this enhancement, either the ISDN-PRI or ISDN-BRI Trunks fields must 
be 
y. Provides the following QSIG Supplementary Services: 
nName ID
nTransit Capabilities; that is, the ability to tandem QSIG information 
elements
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                             QSIG OPTIONAL FEATURES                             
                                         Basic Call Setup? n
                             Basic Supplementary Services? n
                                    Centralized Attendant? n
                                    Interworking with DCS? n
                    Supplementary Services with Rerouting? n
                     Transfer into Lucent QSIG Voice Mail? n
                                Value-Added Lucent (VALU)? n 
						

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nSupport of Notification Information Elements for interworking between 
QSIG and non-QSIG tandemed connections
nCall Forwarding (Diversion) by forward switching. No reroute capabilities 
are provided
nCall Transfer by join. No path replacement capabilities are provided.
nCall Completion (also known as Automatic Callback)
Interworking with DCS
Allows the following features to work between a user on a DCS-enabled switch in 
a network and a QSIG-enabled switch:
nCalled/calling party name display
nCalled/calling party number display
Centralized Attendant
Can be enabled only if the Supplementary Services with Rerouting field is 
y. 
Allows all attendants in one location to serve users in multi locations. All 
signaling is done over QSIG ISDN lines.
Supplementary Services with Rerouting
Provides the following QSIG Supplementary Services: 
nTransit Capabilities; that is, the ability to tandem QSIG information 
elements.
nSupport of Notification Information Elements for interworking between 
QSIG and non-QSIG tandemed connections.
nCall Forwarding (Diversion) by forward switching. In addition, reroute 
capabilities are provided.
nCall Transfer by join. In addition, path replacement capabilities are 
provided.
Transfer Into Lucent QSIG Voice Mail
Can be enabled only if the Basic Supplementary Services field is 
y and either the 
ISDN-PRI Trunk or ISDN-BRI Trunk field is 
y. Allows transfer directly into the 
voicemail box on the voicemail system when a QSIG link connects DEFINITY 
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Value Added Lucent 
Provides additional QSIG functionality, including the ability to send and display 
calling party information during call alerting. See DEFINITY ECS Administration 
for Network Connectivity for more information. 
Screen 197. ASAI Capability Groups 
Adjunct Call Control
Used only by call centers for Outgoing Call Management (OCM). Allows the hunt 
group to have special properties such as agents cannot manually log in (they must 
log in through an ASAI application), cannot change work modes manually, and 
cannot use their phone for dialing out while logged in by an OCM application. For 
additional information, see the ASAI Technical Reference manual.
Adjunct Routing
Allows the associated adjunct to provide adjunct routing information to the switch 
for incoming calls.
Domain Control
Allows an adjunct to control calls and receive event reports for station sets and to 
receive login and logout event reports for adjuncts in a given ACD split.
Event Notification
Allows the associated adjunct to request incoming call notification and enables the 
switch to send event reports about such calls.
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                             ASAI CAPABILITY GROUPS
                            Adjunct Call Control? y
                                 Adjunct Routing? y
                                  Domain Control? y
                              Event Notification? y
                                 Request Feature? y
                                       Set Value? y
                             ASAI OPTIONAL FEATURES
                     Answering Machine Detection? y
                             Selective Listening? n
                Switch Classified Outbound Calls? y