General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Combined link set

Telecommunications; General telecom

A load-sharing collection of more than one link set to the same message destination.

Baseband local area network

Telecommunications; General telecom

A local area network in which information is encoded, multiplexed, and transmitted without modulation of carriers.

DSA board

Telecommunications; General telecom

A local dial office switchboard at which are handled assistance calls, intercepted calls, and calls from miscellaneous lines and trunks. It may also be employed for handling certain toll calls.

Emergency service transfer exchange

Telecommunications; General telecom

A local exchange that is capable of invoking the bridging and transfer portions of the RBTESC (routing, bridging and transfer of emergency service calls) service. The served user is directly ...

Radio personal terminal (RPT)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A light-weight, pocket-size portable radio terminal (or "personal terminal") providing the capability for the user to be either stationary or in motion while accessing and using telecommunication ...