A series of digits received from one of two sources: the ANI received from a long distance phone company that may arrive over the D channel of an ISDN PRI circuit or on a dedicated single line before the first ring.
The number that we will bill the call to.
A means by which telephone company switches, call centers and computer telephony gear ascertains the calling party's telephone number. ANI-equipped gear can gather this information with inband or out-of-band signaling on both analog and digital circuits. ANI is used to route callers to the appropriate destination, to monitor calls, to perform billing, and to provide security.
A process where your local telephone company transmits your local billing telephone number to your long distance carrier when you place a long distance call. With ANI your long distance carrier knows what phone number (and who) to bill for the call. Caller ID also reads the ANI to display the caller's phone number. [Back to Glossary Table of Contents
A telephone company service that provides the telephone number of the calling party (and sometimes their name) electronically to the called party while the phone is ringing. It is a more sophisticated version of caller ID.
Automatic Number Identification. The display for the number of the calling telephone.
The number transmitted through the network identifying the calling party.
Automatic Number Identification. Feature of signalling System 7 (SS7) in which a series of digits, either analog or digital, are included in the call, identifying the telephone number of the calling device. In other words, ANI identifies the number of the calling party.
Automatic Number Identification. Feature that automatically identifies a calling station; for use in message accounting.
Automatic number identification. The detection of the digits in a calling phone number.
Automatic Number Identification—A telecommunications industry term referring to knowledge of the calling party's number.
A Call center uses ANI (Automatic Number Identification) to keep track of phone numbers of people calling in to the call center. This is particularly useful in reporting crank callers or threats from callers to the appropriate authorities. Caller ID is the phone company version of ANI.
Automatic Number Identification. A coded signal used to identify a transmitter or unit number. Usually heard as a short burst at the beginning or end of each transmission. May also be used to indicate "Duress" or "Man down," or vehicle location. Analog or digital signaling. (see also Digital ANI)
Automatic Number Identification. A service that provides the receiver of a telephone call with the number of the calling phone. ANI also refers to any 10 digit telephone number.
Automatic Number Identification used for callback purposes.
Automatic Number Identification. A service that provides the telephone number of an incoming call. This is useful for a number of applications such as routing an 800 call to an appropriate vendor.
Automatic Number Identification; equipment that automatically records the calling number. This is part of automatic message accounting.
Automatic Number Identification, in telephony.
Automatic Number Identification. A feature in which a series of digits, either analog or digital, are included in the call, thus identifying the telephone number of the caller.
automatic number identification. A service offered by the telephone network that provides the billing directory number associated with a calling party. The number provided by ANI is not always the same as the number of the calling party.
automatic number identification. A service offered by commercial telephone networks that provides the billing directory number associated with a calling party. This is the telephone number of the incoming call. This information is used for call setup activities and can be used by the CallPath Enterprise Client as a key for retrieving data from host computer applications.
Automatic number identification. Automatic line identification of outward dialed calls which permits call completion and billing without the need for operator intervention.
Automatic Number Identification. Circuitry in a switching system that automatically identifies the calling party's telephone number on a billable call.
Automatic Number Identification. A feature which provides the phone number or billing phone number of the phone from which a call originated.
Automatic Number Identification. ANI is a service of telecommunications carriers, which identifies the telephone number of the calling party. It is commonly used for billing, call routing and database synchronization. There are several specific technologies that fit under the umbrella of ANI, including caller ID.
Automatic Number Identification. A feature of certain telecommunications networking protocols or processes that allows the caller's phone number to be detected and displayed by the called party.
Automatic Number Identification A telephone function that transmits the billing number of the incoming call (Caller ID, for example).
Automatic Number Identification. A call center uses ANI to track the phone numbers of persons calling the call center. Useful for reporting crank or threatening callers to the appropriate authorities. Caller ID is the public telephone network version of ANI.
Ability of the network to notify the called party of the calling party's number and/or directory listing.
(AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION): A capability that enables the automatic delivery of the seven-digit number of the telephone used to place the 9-1-1 call; this feature is available in Enhanced 9-1-1 systems.
Automatic Number Identification. Usually the caller's phone number.
Answer Number Indication. The calling number (number of the calling party).
Automatic number identification. The customer's billing number - aka Caller Identification Number or Caller ID.
The number (usually the phone number) that is sent along the phone line at the beginning of a call that identifies the calling party to the receiving party. Also known as CALLER ID.
A feature, often associated with SS7, that passes a caller's telephone number over the network to the receiver so that the caller can be identified. Also referred to as caller ID.
Automatic Number Identification. A telephone network feature that passes the number of the phone the caller is using to the call center, real-time. ANI may arrive over the D channel of an ISDN PRI circuit (out of band signaling), or before the first ring on a single line (inband signaling). ANI is delivered from long distance companies. Caller ID is the local phone company version of ANI, and is delivered inband. ANI is a North American term, and Calling Line Identification (CLI) is an alternative term used elsewhere.
(Automatic Number Identification) The identification of a calling station by a switch, rather than an operator. The primary use of this equipment is to identify the telephone number of the line initiating a call in order to send this information to the message accounting apparatus.
Automatic Number Identification. The telephone network feature that allows the transmission of the ten-digit area code and telephone number of the originating telephone to the receiving telephone line. Telephone lines and handsets subscribing to "Caller I.D." are able to view the ANI of the calling party. enchmarking - A benchmark is a standard that provides a measuring-stick for relative performance. Benchmarking is critical to formulating a knowledge-based plan of action to achieve objectives.
See Automatic Number Identification A telephone number.
Automatic Number Identification. The name used by U.S. exchanges for the system that identifies the calling number. (See Calling Line Identification).
( Automatic Number Identification ) - Provides the originating caller's telephone number to the terminating CO or carrier network equipment.
Automatic Number Identification. A general industry term referring to knowledge of the calling party number (CPN). When the calling party is connected to a PBX, the number provided can be either a billing number for the PBX or the station identification number.
Automatic Number Identification - The ability to display the phone number of the telephone from which 9-1-1 was dialed in the same manner as ALI. Does not require ALI service installed.
Automatic Number Identification. The automatic identification of a calling station, usually for automatic message accounting. Also used in pay-per-view automated telephone order entry to identify a customer for billing and program authorization purposes.
Automatic Number Identification (ANI) is a service that provides the receiver of a telephone call with the number of the calling phone. The method of providing this information is determined by the service provider (such as AT&T, MCI, Sprint, and so forth).
Automatic Number Identification. Being able to recognize the phone number of the person calling you. Unlike Caller ID, ANI does not require the presence of Signaling System 7 (SS7) throughout the entire network and cannot be blocked by the calling party. Scenario: You're running a large call center. Before a call is even connected to your ACD (Auto Call Distributor), the ANI presents the BN (Billing Number) of the calling party to the ACD. Your ACD then looks into its computer database and matches the number with the profile of the caller. As the customer service rep answers the phone, they get a screen pop with info about the caller. This saves as much as 30 seconds on an average call, by eliminating routine identification questions.
Automatic Number Identification: Identification of the transmitting party by a pre-assigned number.
Automatic Number Identification, Identificación automática de número
Automatic Number Identification. The automatic transmission by the local switching system of the originating telephone number to an interexchange or other communications carrier or to the operator of a 911 system.
Automatic Number Identification - The number transmitted through the network to identify the calling party.
Automatic Number Identification. Automatic number identification corresponds to the subscribers seven(7) digit telephone number. The ANI display at the PSAP.
utomatic umber dentification; a network service that provides a called party with the phone number of the calling party. It is typically available to the called party in R1, R2, and ISDN signaling systems. The implementation of ANI can vary between different telephone companies and even different central office switches. See also ADSI, caller ID.
Automatic Number Identification. A call association type service that tells the recipient of a telephone call the telephone number of the person making the call. This number can be passed to computer equipment to automatically retrieve associated information about the caller (that is, account status, billing records, and so on). See also DNIS.
Short for Automatic Number Identification. A telephone company service that provides the telephone number of the calling party electronically to the called party. It is a more sophisticated version of caller ID.