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General telecom
Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.
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Pulse distortion
Telecommunications; General telecom
In a system or device, any departure of the output signal waveform from that which should result from the input signal waveform's being operated on by the system's specified, i.e., ideal, transfer ...
Echo cancellation
Telecommunications; General telecom
In a system, the reduction of the power level of an echo or the elimination of an echo. Note: Echo cancellation is usually an active process in which echo signals are measured and cancelled or ...
Equivalent network
Telecommunications; General telecom
In a system, a network that may replace another network without altering the performance of the system. 2. A network with external characteristics that are identical to those of another network. 3. A ...
Dynamic range
Telecommunications; General telecom
In a system or device, the ratio of (a) a specified maximum level of a parameter, such as power, current, voltage, or frequency to (b) the minimum detectable value of that parameter. Note: The ...
Error burst
Telecommunications; General telecom
A contiguous sequence of symbols, received over a data transmission channel, such that the first and last symbols are in error and there exists no contiguous subsequence of m correctly received ...
Frequency range
Telecommunications; General telecom
A continuous range or spectrum of frequencies that extends from one limiting frequency to another. Note 1: The frequency range for given equipment specifies the frequencies at which the equipment is ...
Netiquette
Telecommunications; General telecom
A contraction of network etiquette. The written or unwritten rules of etiquette that govern online interaction between users on the Internet. Note: Some typical rules are a ban on profane or ...
