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	Glossary
		Term characterizing both digital and analog transmission systems.
		Digital communications is the transmission of information using discontinuous, discrete electrical or electromagnetic signals that change in frequency, polarity, or amplitude.
		Ethernet LANs are typically wired in a star with a central wiring hub and stations are attached to a common transmission facility, such as twisted-pair cable or coaxial cable.
	www.uri.edu /oherpt/gloss.html (1348 words)

	Community Resources: Glossary of Telecommunications Terms
		A transmission method in which information is transferred one discrete character at a time and is delineated by a start and stop indicator at the beginning and end of the character.
		A transmission or data processing operational mode in which the data is entered in an interactive (two-way communicating) session; an application where response to input is fast enough to affect later data input.
		Transmissions of data at a fixed rate, eliminating the need for start and stop bits, because the receiver and transmitter work at the same rate.
	www.cbdd.wsu.edu /telework/terms.html (1850 words)

	Hosting Glossary - Web Hosting Ratings Dictionary of Terms
		Authentication is used to confirm the identity of the other party involved in the data transmission.
		It controls standards that pertain to electronic and electromagnetic transmission and also licenses the frequencies and bandwidth for the commercial use.
		An international standard that governs the transmission of both voice and data.
	www.webhostingratings.com /glossary.html (6326 words)

	GLOSSARY OF COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TERMINOLOGY
		Four modifications are the grouping of terms and phrases in the domains of specifications, testing, qualification, and validation.
		A term used in a broad sense to describe the relationship between the receiver and the provider of a service.
		The term random access means that each memory location [usually 8 bits or 1 byte] may be directly accessed [read from or written to] at random.
	www.fda.gov /ora/inspect_ref/igs/gloss.html (15293 words)

	WTO \| Services: Telecommunication - Glossary of terms
		Self-use of private networks and services is addressed by the GATS Annex on Telecommunications, whereas the ability of competitive providers to sell use of such networks and services to organizations is addressed through commitments taken in GATS schedules.
		transmission) capacity from facilities-based carriers and uses that capacity to provide services to individual customers or groups of customers at prices high enough to make a profit yet sufficiently below the equivalent rates of the facilities-based carriers to attract customers.
		This service may be provided over facilities owned or operated by an operator or over transmission capacity sold or leased by a non-facilities-based telecommunications provider, or reseller, and may use terrestrial or satellite facilities.
	www.wto.org /english/tratop%5Fe/serv_e/telecom_e/tel12_e.htm (897 words)

	Gensys Computers - Glossary Of Terms
		In networks or telecommunications, a feature which allows a remote access device to initiate a second connection to a particular site to allow the amount of data transferred to that site to reach a suitable level of speed.
		The term 'bitmap' is used because it is possible for the state ('on' or 'off') of a single bit to represent the state of a corresponding pixel, just as a point on the surface of an ordinary map represents a corresponding point in the piece of country concerned.
		A generic term for disk or tape storage of computer data, so called for the large masses of data that can be stored in comparison with computer memory capacity.
	www.gensys.on.ca /glossary.html (14360 words)

	Glossary of Telecommunications and Mobile Terms
		Transmission method in which the intervals between transmitted characters may be unequal of length.
		Transmission is controlled by start and stop bits at the beginning and end of each character.
		Although the term is usually used with computers, it is often used with modems.
	cellular.co.za /glossary.htm (4111 words)

	Internet Terms Glossary
		The term channel usually refers to a one-way path, but when paths in the two directions of transmission are always associated, the term channel can refer to this two-way path.
		In telecommunication networks, a repeater is a device that receives a signal on an electromagnetic or optical transmission medium, amplifies the signal, and then retransmits it along the next leg of the medium.
		The term wideband is often used to describe a digital transmission facility operating at speeds in excess of 1.544Mbps.
	www.internetservicefinder.com /glossary.php (2902 words)

	Waveguide
		In telecommunication, a waveguide is a material medium that confines and guides a propagating electromagnetic wave.
		Note 2: In the optical regime, a waveguide used as a long transmission line consists of a solid dielectric filament (optical fiber), usually circular in cross section.
		See also: Glossary of antenna terms, Radio wave, Atmospheric waveguide, Dielectric waveguide, Closed waveguide, Cutoff wavelength, Propagation, Radiation mode, Feed horn, Angular misalignment loss, Power transmission Dielectric constant, Leaky mode, Filled cable, Glossary of fiber optic terms, Glossary of telecommunications transmission terms, Horn, Transmission medium
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Waveguide.html (205 words)

	Glossary
		Coverage is limited and transmission speeds range from 1 Mbps to 54 Mbps, depending on the specification and location.
		A form of transmission that transforms analog signals – speech, for example – into a series of electrical or optical pulses that represent the binary digits 0 and 1.
		ROI is typically measured in monetary terms, such as dollars, but can also be measured by benefits that are more difficult to quantify, such as increased customer satisfaction.
	www.cdmatech.com /resources/glossary.jsp (6304 words)

	For Consumers: Glossary of Telecommunications Terms
		A 1992 Cable Act term requiring a cable system to carry signals of both commercial and noncommercial television broadcast stations that are "local" to the area served by the cable system.
		A term used to describe the capability of individuals, businesses and organizations to retain their existing telephone number(s) —— and the same quality of service —— when switching to a new local service provider.
		The term used to describe what occurs when a customer’s long distance service is switched from one long distance company to another without the customer’s permission.
	www.fcc.gov /glossary.html (1645 words)

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		In general, communications and data management terms that do not relate closely to telecommunications and automated information systems security are outside the scope of this document and are not included.
		These terms are not synonymous, since the responsibilities of the COMSEC manager extend beyond the functions required for effective operation of a COMSEC account.
		COMSEC equipment Equipment designed to provide security to telecommunications by converting information to a form unintelligible to an unauthorized interceptor and, subsequently, by reconverting such information to its original form for authorized recipients; also, equipment designed specifically to aid in, or as an essential element of, the conversion process.
	www.cultural.com /web/security/infosec.glossary.html (11674 words)

	Telecommunications Glossary and Broadband Terms!
		Bandwidth is generally described either in terms of analog signals in units of Hertz (Hz), which describes the maximum number of cycles per second, or in terms of digital signals in units of bits per second.
		The protocol specifies the manner in which a signal is divided into parts, as well as the manner in which "address" information is added to each packet to ensure that it reaches its destination and can be reassembled into the original message.
		URLs are arranged in a hierarchical form that specifies the name of the server on which a resource is located (such as www.2wire.com) and the name of the file on that server (www.2wire.com/index.html).
	www.solveforce.com /telecommunications_glossary.html (3875 words)

	Cell Phone Glossary - Mobiledia
		It relies on a continuous (rather than pulsed as in digital) electrical signal that varies in amplitude or frequency in response to changes of sound, light, position, etc., impressed on a transducer in the sending device; opposite of digital.
		This process is accomplished through transmission of identifying data at the time of connection.
		Combining a location-sensing device (such as a GPS receiver) with a wireless communications link to provide a home office or dispatcher with the location of a vehicle or mobile asset (such as a trailer or heavy machinery).
	www.mobiledia.com /glossary (1358 words)

	SatNews
		A transmission line in which an inner conductor is surrounded by an outer conductor or shield and separated by a nonconductive dielectric.
		The satellite signal is "dithered" to spread the transmission energy out over a band of frequencies far wider than a terrestrial common carrier microwave circuit operates within, thereby minimizing the potential interference that any one single terrestrial microwave transmitter could possibly cause to the satellite transmission.
		A term which is a figure of merit of a device, such as an LNA or receiver, expressed in dB, which compares the device with a perfect device.
	www.satnews.com /GLOSSARY.HTML (7825 words)

	Glossary
		The height of the carrier wave form in analog transmission; it indicates the strength of the signal.
		A change of the amplitude of the carrier wave in analog data transmission to represent either the 0 bit or 1 bit.
		Data transmission in which characters are transmitted together in a continuous stream.
	baby.indstate.edu /cape/glossary.html (7477 words)

	TFCBooks -- Tesla Site Glossary
		While the term is most commonly associated with the operation of non-spark type wireless transmitters, Tesla said he was able to produce "a perfectly continuous wave" with his more advanced disruptive discharge machines.
		In layman's terms, photons are the building blocks of electromagnetic radiation: that is, a photon is a "particle" of light, although, according to quantum mechanics, all particles, including the photon, also have some of the properties of a wave.
		Protoscience is a term sometimes used to describe a hypothesis which has not yet been tested adequately by the scientific method, but which is otherwise consistent with existing science or which, where inconsistent, offers reasonable account of the inconsistency.
	www.tfcbooks.com /mainpage/glossary.htm (12260 words)

	Glossary of Telecommunications and Mobile Terms
		Transmission method in which the intervals between transmitted characters may be unequal of length.
		Transmission is controlled by start and stop bits at the beginning and end of each character.
		Although the term is usually used with computers, it is often used with modems.
	www.cellular.co.za /glossary.htm (4111 words)

	Glossary of Telecommunications Industry Terms: A to B
		Transmission in which the intervals between transmitted characters are of unequal length.
		A unit of transmission speed used to express the capacity of a digital transmission.
		That speed is defined as either the number of signal elements per second (where all elements are of equal length and represent one or more information bits), or, the reciprocal of the time duration of the shortest signal element being transmitted.
	www.hackcanada.com /canadian/phreaking/gtit1.html (1371 words)

	Learning Circuits Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Although the term is often used synonymously with Web-based training, Internet-based training is not necessarily delivered over the World Wide Web, and may not use the HTTP and HTML technologies that make Web-based training possible.
		TCP (Transmission Control Protocol): A protocol that ensures that packets of data are shipped and received in the intended order.
		Telecommunication: The science of information transport using wire, radio, optical, or electromagnetic channels to transmit and receive signals for voice or data communications.
	www.learningcircuits.org /glossary (10108 words)

	Connecting the Globe: Glossary of Frequently Used Telecommunications Terms
		It is a telecommunications company that is available for hire on a nondiscriminatory basis to provide communication transmission services, such as telephone and telegraph, to the public.
		A term from the 1992 Cable Act, it refers to a cable system’s mandatory signal carriage of both commercial and noncommercial television broadcast stations that are "local" to the area served by the cable sys-tem.
		This term describes the financial support mechanisms that constitute a universal fund which helps compensate telephone companies or other communication entities for providing access to telecommunications services at reasonable and affordable rates throughout the country, including rural, insular, and high cost areas, and to public institutions.
	www.fcc.gov /connectglobe/glossary.html (7250 words)

	A Glossary of Telecommunications Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations Glossary of Telecommunications Terms, Acronyms and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Compander: a term describing the property of a speech codec in which amplitudes are compressed during encoding and expanded during decoding.
		Convergence: the term applied to describe the tendency of traditional telecommunications services, Internet services, other IT applications and broadcasting to come together in various ways and to differing extents: for example finding increasing synergy, to be offered as packages, and ultimately, to be delivered by a multiservice network.
		Fixed Wireless: a method of accessing a telecommunications network using wireless local loop in which the wireless terminal is in a fixed location, usually due to the need for mains power or being logically associated with a base station or base station system.
	www.ee.wits.ac.za /comms/resources/teleglos.html (9896 words)

	Telecommunications Glossary
		The BRI line is the transmission path between the user's phone and the CO, where it is then switched by the CO to its eventual destination.
		Although the manually switched line is obsolete, the terms are still used for line assignment purposes.
		Analog or digital transmissions are routed on a trunk-by-trunk basis through a matrix of incoming and outgoing trunks.
	www.sarcotele.com /info/glossary.htm (1991 words)

	INTERACTIVETV TODAY
		A high speed data transmission and switching technique that uses fixed size cells to transmit voice, data, video which greatly increases the capacity of transmission paths, both wired and wireless.
		The term is relative to the size of network it is serving.
		This term is also used to define the amount of space a particular piece of software or hardware takes up inside a set-top box.
	www.itvt.com /glossary.html (4049 words)

	WirelessAdvisor.com - GLOSSARY : Cellular, PCS and Wireless communications terms like digital, CDMA, TDMA, GSM, AMPS, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Describes the transmission capacity of a medium in terms of a range of frequencies.
		It is a standard optimized for data transmission providing a peak data rate of 2.4 Mbps with a typical user experience of 300 - 800 kbps.
		The transmission and reception equipment, including the base station antenna, that connects a cellular phone to the network.
	www.wirelessadvisor.com /Glossary.cfm (2773 words)

	FS-1037C Introduction
		Term names containing numerals are alphabetized as though the numbers were spelled out; thus, "144-line weighting" will appear in the "O" portion of the alphabet between the terms "on-board communication station" and "one-way communication," since it is pronounced as if it were spelled "one-forty-four line.
		Term names that are semantically incorrect, that have been replaced by recent advances in technology, or that have definitions that are no longer applicable, are designated as "deprecated." In such case, the reader is referred to current term names, where applicable.
		Telecommunications terms and definitions extracted from Joint Pub 1-02 (DOD Joint Staff Publication No. 1-02), 1994, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, and established for use by all DOD Components, which will use the terms and definitions so designated without alteration unless a distinctly different context or application is intended.
	www.its.bldrdoc.gov /fs-1037/dir-001/_0063.htm (1937 words)

	Mobile terms glossary - GSMArena.com
		A system of satellites, computers, and receivers that is able to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by calculating the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver.
		MMS is designed to make use of newer and quicker mobile transmission methods such as GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE and UMTS, involving the attachment of multimedia extensions to messages, such as video and sound.
		UMTS is a wireless standard approved by the International Telecommunications Union and is intended for advanced wireless communications.
	www.gsmarena.com /glossary.php3 (1055 words)

	HEI -- Glossary of Telecommunications Terms
		A system for providing continued telecommunications service in the event that a primary transmission route fails catastrophically (e.g., when a FOTS cable is cut).
		In telecommunications, ASCII is often the coding used for the control of telecommunications equipment.
		A numeric representation of the period of time that a transmission facility performs better than some minimum performance value, usually expressed as a percentage of time on an annual basis.
	www.hei.ca /glossary1.html (732 words)

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