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- A New Operator Service
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- Feature For The 5SS Switch :
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- OPERATOR SERVICES POSITION SYSTEM
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- Phile #8 of P/HUN Magazine Issue #5
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- By Bandito
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- A new operator services system for the 5ESS switch gives phone companies and
- worldwide phone service administrators unparalleled flexibility in deploying
- operators. The system is called the Operator Services Position System (OSPS),
- and it's operation is based on the Intergrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
- capabilities of the 5ESS switch. These capabilities permit simultaneous data
- and voice communications between the switch and the operator's terminal
- equipment.
- OSPS allows the phone service providers to provide full-featured North
- American and international operator service with operators located a distance
- from the switching system.
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- AT&T has added a new feature--the Operator Services Position System--to its
- 5ESS switch. A major difference between OSPS and the previous operator
- system--the Traffic Service Position System (TSPS)--is OSPS's ability to
- provide several applications simultaneously on one switching system. One
- Switch with OSPS can serve up to 128 teams of operators handling different
- applications, such as directory, toll, and operator assistance.
- The OSPS can be deployed as a stand-alone system or integrated with a
- local, toll or gateway 5ESS switch. For directory assistance, a basic services
- terminal and a Directory Assistance System/Computer provide the directory
- listing. A video display terminal helps with charging and completing toll and
- assistance calls. In some applications, the OSPS supplies data from external
- computer systems at the operator terminal. The OSPS can also offer fully
- automated services such as Automated Calling Card or Automated Coin Services.
- It does this by linking to network data bases to validate credit or calling
- card numbers, and to determine the charging rates.
- For international applications, OSPS provides the international features
- used in local, transit, and gateway applications, For these applications, the
- system makes available services such as call booking(thats when you say that
- you want to make a call to Russia and the operator say "I'll call you in 5
- hours so you can place the call, ok?"), and it can handle various types of
- international trunking and signaling.
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- DESIGN OBJECTIVES
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- Besides providing state-of-the-art operator services, OSPS also improves a
- phone company's financial results by reducing operator, administrative, and
- maintenance costs, improving network design efficiency, and creating new
- revenue opportunities.
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- Operator Expense
- Reducing the average amount of time operators take to handle a call can
- cut expenses by millions of dollars. A major effort, therefore, was devoted to
- achieving this. Attention to human-machine interfaces led to operator
- positions that reduce the motions and concentration needed for each function.
- For toll and assistance, for example, the video display terminal improves the
- position of information on the monitor screen and the grouping of action keys.
- The display terminal also has single keys that are set up to perform complete
- functions. This results in faster action and reduces operator stress.(I hope
- this will help them get a better atitude)
- To speed things up, the OSPS automates operator tasks associated with call
- handling. Paper records and information bulletins are eliminate by
- computerized ticketing and an automated multileaf bulletin. Since a
- significant portion of operator work time is normally spent in determining if a
- line is busy and waiting for answer, this portion of the call can be automated.
- Future releases of the system will allow operators to haystems
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- mkdir [dir name(s)] - makes a directory
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- rmdir [dir name(s)] - removes directory.You wont be able to remove the
- directory if it contains files in them
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- rm [file name(s)] - removes files. rm * will erase all files in the current
- dir.Be carefull you!!.Some options are :
- [-f unconditional removal] [-i Prompts user for y or n]
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- write [login name ] - to write to other logged in users.Sort of a chat
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- mesg [-n] [-y] - doesn't allow others to send you messages using the write
- command.Wall used by system adm overrides it.
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- $ [file name] - to execute any file
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- wc [file name] - Counts words,chracters,lines in a file
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- stty [modes] - Set terminal I/O for the current devices
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- sort [filename] - Sorts and merges files many options
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- spell [file name] > [file name] - The second file is where the misspelt words
- are entered
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- date [+%m%d%y*] [+%H%%M%S] - Displays date acoording to options
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- at [-r] [-l] [job] - Does a specified job at a specified time.The -r Removes
- all previously scheduled jobs.The -l reports the job #
- and status of all jobs scheduled
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- write [login] [tty] - Sends message to the login name.Chat!
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- su [login name]
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- The su command allows one to switch user to a super user to a user.Very
- important could be used to switch to super user accounts.
- Usage:
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- $ su sysadm
- password:
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- This su command will be monitored in /usr/adm/sulog and this file of all files
- is carefully monitered by the system administrator.Suppose you hacked in johns
- account and then switched to the sysadm account (ABOVE) your /usr/adm/sulog
- entry would look like:
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- SU 04/19/88 21:00 + tty 12 john-sysadm
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- Therfore the S.A(system administrator) would know that john swithed to sysadm
- account on 4/19/88 at 21:00 hours
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- Searching for valid login names:
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- Type in-
- $ who ( command informs the user o