General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Code group

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of letters, numbers, or both in a code system used to represent a plain text word, phrase, or sentence. Note: Code groups may include symbols and other elements.

A group of network management functions that (a) provide support services, (b) ensure that the network is used efficiently, and (c) ensure prescribed service-quality objectives are met. Note: Network ...

Access group

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of one or more stations having identical rights to use the available resources on a PBX, network or host computer.

Bundle

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of optical fibres or electrical conductors, such as wires and coaxial cables, usually in a single jacket. Note: Multiple bundles of optical fibres or electrical conductors may be placed in ...

DIP switch

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of subminiature switches mounted in a package compatible with standard integrated-circuit sockets. Note: DIP switches are usually composed of rocker or slide-type switches.

High-usage trunk group

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of trunks for which an alternate route has been provided to absorb the relatively high rate of overflow traffic.

Block

Telecommunications; General telecom

A group of bits or digits that is transmitted as a unit and that may be encoded for error-control purposes. 2. A string of records, words, or characters, that for technical or logical purposes are ...