General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Intermediate frequency (IF)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A frequency to which a carrier frequency is shifted as an intermediate step in transmission or reception.

Characteristic frequency

Telecommunications; General telecom

A frequency which can be easily identified and measured in a given emission. A carrier frequency may, for example, be designated as the characteristic frequency.

A frequency-shift-keyed (FSK) carrier telegraphy system in which four unique tones, i.e., two pairs of tones, are transmitted over a single transmission channel, such as one twisted pair. Note: One ...

T1 line

Telecommunications; General telecom

A full-duplex digital transmission facility that is composed of transmission media (optical or metallic) and regenerators that carry one DS1 signal. Can be used to carry up to twelve simultaneous ...

Host address

Telecommunications; General telecom

A fully qualified domain name (usually alphabetic) identifying the address of one specific host computer on the Internet. Note: The host address is a subset of the IP address.

Host name

Telecommunications; General telecom

A fully qualified domain name identifying one specific host computer within the Internet.

Communication function

Telecommunications; General telecom

A function in an open system that provides the means for cooperating processes in different real open systems to communicate. This communication is concerned not only with the transfer of information ...