General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Pseudorandom number generator

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device that produces a stream of unpredictable, unbiased, and usually independent bits. 2. In cryptosystems, a random bit generator used for key generation or to start all the crypto-equipment at ...

Frequency synthesiser

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device that produces frequencies that are phase coherent with a reference frequency. Note: The reference frequency may be derived from an internal or external source.

Arrester

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device that protects hardware, such as systems, subsystems, circuits, and equipment, from voltage or current surges produced by lightning or electromagnetic pulses. Note: If the hardware is ...

Maintenance termination unit (MTU)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device that provides a termination function and a testable signature.

Customer service unit (CSU)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device that provides an accessing arrangement at a user location to either switched or point-to-point, data-conditioned circuits at a specifically established data signalling rate. Note: A CSU ...

Audio response unit (ARU)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device that provides synthesised voice responses to dual-tone multifrequency signalling input by processing calls based on (a) the call-originator input, (b) information received from a host data ...

Terminal mobility controller

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device that provides the control logic for terminal authentication, location management, alerting, and routing to radio personal terminal / radio terminations (RPT/RTs. )