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[ x x ] cDc communications, inc. [ x x ]
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Frankie's YELLOW PAGES ... Volume I
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The third file from the Cow's Information Series
(C.I.S.), FYPs is a testament to the fun-filled
world created by those zany Bell technicians...
Herein, the serious phreak will find a complete
encyclopedia of Bell System terms and acronyms.
Courtesy of High Priest and Scribe, F. Gibe
-cDc- CULT OF THE DEAD COW -cDc-
_______________________________________________________________________
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ABD See Average Business Day
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Access Arrangement
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another name for a protective connecting arrangement. Access ar-
rangement is normally used in reference to the interconnection
of customer-provided data modems or automatic calling units in
which data access arrangement (DAA) service includes the provision
of a DAA with appropriate loop conditioning (including adjustments
for loop loss) to meet data requirements. Got that?
ACD See Automatic Call Distributor
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ACH See Attempts per Circuit per Hour
~~~ ...also See Abbreviation for CB Achievement Test.
Actual Work Time (AWT)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The average time an operator requires to handle a call. This
corresponds to the expected value (mean value) of the holding
time distribution used in the ol' Erlang C model. Bob the Cow
enjoys the Erlang C model. Very much, in fact. Moo.
Adaptive Transversal Equalizer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A transversal filter that automatically adjusts its characteristics
to compensate for linear distortion. Adaptive equalizers are par-
ticularly important in data modems where their use has permitted
voiceband data rates to be increased from about 3000 bits/per/sec
to about 10,000 bps. This ain't no run-of-the-mill transversal
filter, let me assure you.
Address
~~~~~~~
(1) Where fascist pig postal people deliver their letters.
(2) A sequence of #'s that identifies the phone to which a call
is directed. An address is usually 7 to 10 digits, depending
on whether the destination is in- or outside the NPA where
the call originated. Also called a Destination Code (or,
far more technically, a p-h-o-n-e n-u-m-b-e-r).
(3) Digital info. (a combo. of bits) that identifies a location
in a storage device or equipment unit (ie, a computer, etc.).
Address Signals
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Signals used to convey call destination info., such as telephone
station codes, c.o. codes, and area codes. Some forms of address
signals are called pulses; dial pulses, MF pulses, etc.
Administration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In operating companies, dial or network administration is a number
of related functions with the aim of ensuring the overall provision
of service by a switching system. This includes assignment of lines
and trunks to switching terminals, collection of traffic data,
analysis of troubles and customer gripes, and requests for
additions and modifications to switching systems.
AFT See Analog Facility Terminal
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AIC See Automatic Intercept Center
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AIS See Automatic Intercept System
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alerting (Alerting Signal)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is a signal sent to a customer, PBX, or switch to indicate an
incoming call. A common form is the signal that rings a bell in
your average telephone, usually arousing the customer from
sleep, the shower, the climax of Pudenda-Around-the-Globe, etc.
All-Number Calling (ANC)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The system of telephone numbering that uses all numbers and
replaces the 2-letter plus 5-number (2L + 5N) numbering plan.
ANC offers more usable combo's of numbers than the old 2L+5N
numbering plan and has just about become nationally standard.
Alternate Routing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A way to selectively distribute traffic over a number of routes
which ultimately lead to the same destination. Sometimes called
Call Detouring.
AM
~~
Amplitude Modulation; that is, when an EM wave is transmitted
(such as radio waves), that wave is given an "identity" by
modulating its amplitude (i.e., its 'heigth', in very rough
terms).
AMA See Automatic Message Accounting
~~~ ...also See American Medical Association
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A 7-bit code for providing as many as 128 different characters. An
eighth bit can be added as a parity check to detect data errors.
Analog Facility Terminal (AFT)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A voice-frequency facility terminal that performs signaling and
transmission functions and includes analog channel banks. It
interfaces between an analog carrier system and a switching system,
a metallic facility, a digital facility terminal, or another
analog facility terminal.
Analog Signal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A signal that varies in a continuous manner, such as voice or
music. An analog signal may be contrasted with a digital signal
which represents only distinct states. The signal put out by
a data set has both analog and digital characteristics.
ANC See All-Number Calling
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ANI See (gasp!) Automatic Number Identification
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Answer Delay
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just what you think it is: the time from the beginning of a phone's
ringing to the moment the receiving end answers. Answer delay
patterns are one of the traffic indicators your friendly non-ess
CO looks at when trying to nab boxers (since boxing, from the CO's
frame of reference, is just a longer-than-normal, unsuccessful
answer delay).
Area Transfer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The process of assigning a group of customers to a new wire center.
ASCII See American Standard Code for Info. Interchange
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Attempts per Circuit per Hour (ACH)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An indication of calling pressure. See also CCH.
Automatic Call Distributor (ACD)
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A system for automatically providing even distribution of incoming
calls to operator or attendant positions; calls are served in the
order of arrival and are routed to positions in the order of
their availability for handling the call.
Automatic Intercept Center (AIC)
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A centrally located set of equipment that is a part of an Automatic
Intercept System and provides arrangements, having stored program
control, whereby the caller is automatically advised, by means of
either recorded or electronically assembled announcements, of the
situation that prevents completion of connection to the
called number.
Automatic Intercept System (AIS)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A type of Traffic Service System consist