The Digital Networking feature uses the proprietary Avaya digital protocol to exchange messages, subscriber profiles, and message status information with other machines. The digital protocol uses a digital file format, similar to a data file transfer between two computer systems, to transmit the information. Digitally transmitted messages are communicated quickly and with excellent sound quality.
The Digital Networking feature package supports the TCP/IP protocol over an Ethernet connection to local and wide area TCP/IP networks. Data connections serve both local and remote networking, depending on the customer's system configuration.
Digital networking provides subscribers with the ability to exchange voice messages, text messages, and attached files from networked sources, including: