General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Public switched telephone network (PSTN)

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A domestic telecommunications network usually accessed by telephones, key telephone systems, private branch exchange trunks, and data arrangements. Note: Completion of the circuit between the call ...

Short message service (SMS)

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A service in GSM mobile telephony systems that allows the user to send and receive short (maximum 160-character) messages independently of voice calls; a nearly real-time service that stores messages ...

Virtual private network (VPN)

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A protected information-system (IS) link utilising tunneling, security controls (see information assurance,) and end-point address translation giving the user the impression a dedicated line exists ...

Wireless

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Descriptive of a network or terminal that uses electromagnetic waves (including rf, infrared, laser, visible lightâ€“and acoustic energy) rather than wire conductors for telecommunications.

Wireless access

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Terminal access to the network which uses wireless technology.

RSA reference (RSAREF)

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This is the free library RSA Data Security, Inc. , made available for the purpose of implementing freeware PEM applications. It implements several encryption algorithms, including (among others) RSA. ...

National Security or Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications

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Telecommunications services that are used to maintain a state of readiness or to respond to and manage any event or crisis (local, national, or international) that causes or could cause injury or ...