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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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loop open
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal in which the network applies a high resistance between the tip and ring conductors at the network interface (NI. )
isochronous signal
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal in which the time interval separating any two significant instants is equal to the unit interval or a multiple of the unit interval. Note 1: Variations in the time ...
answer indicator
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal indicating acceptance of the call by the addressed user.
answer back
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal sent by receiving equipment to the sending station to indicate that the receiver is ready to accept transmission.
request data transfer
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal sent by the DTE to the DCE to request the establishment of a data connection.
backward signal
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal sent from the called to the calling station, i.e., from the original data sink to the original data source. Note: Backward signals are usually sent via a backward channel ...
call-failure signal
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal sent in the backward direction indicating that a call cannot be completed because of a time-out, a fault, or a condition that does not correspond to any other particular ...
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