Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

Steering

Definition:

The process of routing an ALI bid to an alternative database when an ALI bid is made using a specific NXX or an NRF is
returned by the database being queried. Steering is accomplished through the use of a software patch.

ALISA

Automatic Location Identifier with Selective Routing Addition. An Intrado national ALI database product.

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Meridian

Database of record for deployment, maintenance, and billing information.

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LAM Database

Log and Alarm Management Database. Keeps information on alarm messages and business reportable log messages. Attributes include: unique identifier,...

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Source Systems

A telephone company’s customer records database that contains all telephone subscriber records.

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