General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radio broadcasting service that is operated by and for the personnel of the armed services in the area covered by the broadcast. Note: An example of an AFRS is the radio service operated by the U. ...

software defined radio

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radio consisting of a receiver and/or a transmitter, where each has the following properties, respectively: (a) the received signal is digitized and then processed using software-programmable ...

calling frequency

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radio frequency that a station uses to call another station.

satellite link

Telecommunications; General telecom

A radio link between a transmitting Earth station and a receiving Earth station through one satellite. A satellite link comprises one uplink and one downlink.

intraoffice trunk

Telecommunications; General telecom

A single direct transmission channel, e.g., voice-frequency circuit, within a given switching center.

common battery

Telecommunications; General telecom

A single electrical power source used to energize more than one circuit, component, equipment, or system. Note 1: A common battery is usually an electrolytic device and is usually centrally located ...

crosspoint

Telecommunications; General telecom

A single element that (a) is in the array of elements that compose a switch and (b) consists of a set of physical or logical contacts that operate together to extend the speech and signaling channels ...