A telephone system feature that automatically chooses the "least cost" long distance and local lines to send the call on. The caller typically dials 9 and then the 10-digit telephone number. The call is then routed over the least costly service.
A feature offered by some telephone systems that examines the day, time, and call destination and compares it to a chart of set long-distance carrier rates. As the name implies, the least expensive option is chosen.
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The PBX uses the LCR (Least Cost Routing) function to control automatically the path over which the outgoing connection is routed. The connection can be made via public network (fixed line) or alternative network operators (providers/carriers). This ensures that the most cost-effective connection for the customer is used.
Method for automatic selection of the least costly facility for transmission of a call. Synonyms: Most Economical Route Selection (MERS); Route Optimization; Automatic Route Selection; Flexible Route Selection.
Where PBX systems are programmed to associate a dialed area code with a specific trunk, which would be the least cost route for that area code.
Faxes can now be routed between Zetafax servers automatically using existing computer networks (WANs) or the Internet. The advantage of this system is a reduction in fax phone costs. LCR has been designed for use by companies of all sizes with multiple sites.
Automatic or manual selection of the cheapest way to place a particular long distance call at a particular time for the lowest rate. LCR equipment can do this automatically from all preprogrammed options. [Back to Glossary Table of Contents
A system that automatically routes telephone calls over the least expensive route. Back to the Top
Or LCR. This feature automatically chooses the least expensive phone line to the destination.
The best way of reducing call costs. Your telephone lines stay with the same provider but you chose who to pay for your calls. With standard LCR this is implemented by either providing a dialler or by the re-programming of your switch. LCR is very flexible as you can program your switch to use different providers for different call types, such as international or mobile.
Telecoms facility that chooses the cheapest route based on that day's prices Leased Line Telecoms Line rented for exclusive use by the renter 24 hours a day
A feature of a telephone system that automatically connects an outgoing telephone call with the telephone service that costs the least to that location at that time of day. Depending on how it is programmed, least cost routing will either drop down to the second most-efficient service if the first is not available, or it will give the caller a busy signal.
A system that chooses the cheapest long distance method for an outgoing call.
A feature that automatically chooses the "least cost" long distance line to the fax destination.
In international voice telecommunications, least cost routing (LCR) is the process that provides customers with cheap telephone calls. Within a telecoms carrier, an LCR team will be choosing routes from between twenty to over one hundred suppliers for five hundred or more destinations across the world on a weekly or even daily basis to maintain a competitive cost base and acceptable call quality.