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General telecom
Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.
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Automatic data handling (ADH)
Telecommunications; General telecom
A generalisation of automatic data processing to include the aspect of data transfer. 2. Combining data processing and data transfer.
Dual-homed Host
Telecommunications; General telecom
A general-purpose computer system that has at least two network interfaces.
Peer protocol
Telecommunications; General telecom
A formal language used by peer entities to exchange user data.
Big-endian
Telecommunications; General telecom
A format for transmission or storage of binary data in which the most significant byte (bit) appears first.
Administrative Operating Company Number
Telecommunications; General telecom
A four character numeric or alphanumeric that identifies the administrator of one (or more) data record contained in BIRRDS. Numeric/alphanumeric AOCNs are determined by Operating Company Number ...
Artificial transmission line
Telecommunications; General telecom
A four-terminal electrical network, i.e. An electrical circuit, that has the characteristic impedance, transmission time delay, phase shift, and/or other parameter (s) of a real transmission line and ...
Delivered duplicated frame
Telecommunications; General telecom
A frame D received by a particular destination user when both of the following conditions are true: D was not generated by the source user; D is exactly the same as a frame that was previously ...
