922PN00085893.3private access codeA one-digit number that identifies the systems on a private network that is using the aUniversal Dialing Plan (UDP). This number is assigned in front of the Home Local Code(HLC) that is unique to each node.Dial string:(++)Private branch exchangeSee PBX system.private lineSee Private to.private networkA telephone network including PBXes, such as Meridian 1, and/or BusinessCommunications Managers connected through dedicated land trunks (E&M, T1/E1, PRISl-1, PRI CbC, BRI) or voice over IP (VoIP) trunks.Private toThis feature allows you to select the telephone that exclusively uses a line. The line cannotappear on another telephone, except the prime telephone for that line. You cannot placeprivate lines into line pools. Private lines are assigned under Line XXX, Trunk Line data,Line Type. (Services, Telephony Services, Lines)programmingSetting the way the Business Communications Manager system works. Programmingincludes system-wide settings and separate telephone and line settings.protocolA set of rules and procedures for exchanging data between computers or BusinessCommunications Manager base units on a network or through the Internet.proxyA proxy is a server that acts on behalf of another.PSTNThe Public Switched Network (PSTN) provides central office lines that connect thesystem to the public network. Configure lines under Telephony Services, Lines.Note:Private network lines are PSTN lines that have been designated by the central officeas exclusive lines that directly connect two private telephony systems. In a privatenetwork, toll charges are not charged on a per-call basis, but are figured into the cost of theline services.public networkThe central office telephone network that provides trunks and lines to individual telephoneusers and private systems.