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Leased line

Internet; Network services

A permanent telephone connexion between two points set up by a telecommunications common carrier. Typically, leased lines are used by businesses to connect geographically distant offices. Unlike ...

A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more local-area networks (LANs). Computers connected to a wide-area network are often connected ...

Public carrier

Internet; Network services

A government-regulated organisation that provides telecommunications services to the public. This includes AT&T, MCI, and Western Union. Most public carriers provide electronic- mail services that ...

Analogue telephone adapter (ATA)

Internet; Network services

An analogue telephone adaptor (ATA) is a device used to connect a standard telephone to a computer or network so that the user can make calls over the Internet. Internet-based long distance calls can ...

Basic rate interface (BRI)

Internet; Network services

In the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), there are two levels of service: the Basic Rate Interface (BRI), intended for the home and small enterprise, and the Primary Rate Interface (PRI), ...

Bandwidth test

Internet; Network services

A bandwidth test is a programme that sends one or more files of known size over a network to a distant computer (for example, your own computer), measures the time required for the file(s) to ...

Autonomous system (AS)

Internet; Network services

On the Internet, an autonomous system (AS) is the unit of router policy, either a single network or a group of networks that is controlled by a common network administrator (or group of ...