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Telecommunications

Of or pertaining to the transmission of information over a distance, and the technology used to achieve this communication.

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star quadded cable

Telecommunications; General telecom

A quadded cable with four conductors. Synonym star quadded cable.

commonality

Telecommunications; General telecom

A quality that applies to materiel or systems: (a) possessing like and interchangeable characteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and maintained by personnel ...

performance parameter

Telecommunications; General telecom

A quality, usually quantified by a numerical value, which quality characterizes a particular aspect, capability, or attribute of a system. Note: Examples of performance parameters ...

cell delay variation

Telecommunications; General telecom

A quantification of variability in cell delay for an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) layer connection.

equivalent noise resistance

Telecommunications; General telecom

A quantitative representation in resistance units of the spectral density of a noise-voltage generator, given by Rn = (Wn) / (kT0,) where Wn is the spectral density, k is ...

phonon

Telecommunications; General telecom

A quantum of acoustic energy, the level of which is a function of the frequency of the acoustic wave. Note: Phonons in acoustics are analogous to photons in electromagnetics. The ...