Glossary
GL-8 Issue 2 November 2001
S
SAT
System Access Terminal. The primary craftsperson interface into a DEFINITY System for adminis-
trative and maintenance functions.
Shutdown States
States of system operation where either a technician can shut down the system for maintenance,
or where a critical error condition brings down the system. In either case, file systems are closed
and the system can be powered down and removed from the carrier.
T
TCP/IP Port
Transmission Control Protocol/Internetworking Protocol. A numbered access “subaddress” for an
IP address that usually indicates the service or application that is desired to engage in a communi-
cations session.
Technical Service Center
The Tier 3 services group who remotely maintains and diagnoses a MAPD system using a set of
forms generated on a computer terminal.
Tel ne t
The TCP/IP protocol governing the exchange of character-oriented terminal data. Also, the pro-
cess by which a person using one computer can sign on to a computer in another city, state, or
country. With Telnet, a user can work from a PC as if it were a terminal attached to another
machine by a hard-wired line.
V
Vintage
An internal code used to identify the release and/or version of a circuit pack.
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