johnw@gatech.edu (John Wheeler) (08/21/89)
I am moving as of September 1 into the heart of Atlanta, which means
that my phone service will be moving from 404-496 (Tucker, GA co)
to 404-875 (midtown [10th street] co). I was first assigned the
new number, then the representative from Southern Bell checked to
see if that exchange qualified for their new (apparently pre-caller-id)
package of services, which they call (here we go again with these
blasted stars) Touch*Star. The services she offered were:
1) selective call forwarding...forwarding only specified numbers
2) automatic callback of last calling party
3) distinctive ring based on calling party
4) call trace (I didn't get all the details)
Does this mean that this switch is caller-id ready - just waiting
for the politics to come around? Is this an all-digital or digital/analog
switch?
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Turner John Wheeler
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Techwood Library * home of Superstation TBS * TNT * TBS Sportscovert@covert.enet.dec.com (John R. Covert 21-Aug-1989 1842) (08/22/89)
>From: techwood!johnw@gatech.edu (John Wheeler) >Organization: Turner Entertainment Networks Library; Atlanta >I am moving as of September 1 into the heart of Atlanta, which means >that my phone service will be moving from 404-496 (Tucker, GA co) >to 404-875 (midtown [10th street] co). >Does this mean that this switch is caller-id ready - just waiting >for the politics to come around? Yes. >Is this an all-digital or digital/analog switch? It's a 1AESS, fully analog, but with a digital computer controlling the operation of the machine. /john
deej@bellcore.bellcore.com (David Lewis) (08/25/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0314m06@vector.dallas.tx.us>, techwood!johnw@gatech. edu (John Wheeler) writes: > ... the representative from Southern Bell checked to > see if that exchange qualified for their new (apparently pre-caller-id) > package of services, which they call (here we go again with these > blasted stars) Touch*Star. The services she offered were: > > 1) selective call forwarding...forwarding only specified numbers > 2) automatic callback of last calling party > 3) distinctive ring based on calling party > 4) call trace (I didn't get all the details) > > Does this mean that this switch is caller-id ready - just waiting > for the politics to come around? Is this an all-digital or digital/analog > switch? These services are all part of the CLASS (SM) package of services. If you look at them, you see that they all need calling party number to work. WRT Calling Party Number Delivery (aka Caller*ID aka who knows how many other cute names), what it means is that the software is in place, but Southern Bell has been either unwilling or unable to tariff it to date -- either politics, or an unwillingness to try out the politics yet. WRT the switch, it means it's an SPC (Stored Program Control) switch -- most likely a 1AESS, which is an analog switch with a digital computer control (most likely because something like 80% of the lines served by the Baby Bells are served off of 1As); possibly a 5ESS or a DMS-100, both of which are digital switches. CLASS is a Service Mark of Bellcore, but no one really cares about Service Marks, so I don't know why we bother... -- David G Lewis ...!bellcore!nvuxr!deej "If this is paradise, I wish I had a lawnmower."