Telecommunications

Telecommunications

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

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common-battery signaling

Telecommunications; General telecom

Signaling in which the signaling power of a telephone is supplied by the serving switch. Note: In common-battery signaling, "talking power" may be supplied by common or local ...

channel-associated signaling

Telecommunications; General telecom

Signaling in which the signals necessary to switch a given circuit are transmitted via the circuit itself or via a signaling channel permanently associated with it.

fiber

Telecommunications; General telecom

See optical fiber.

optical fiber waveguide

Telecommunications; General telecom

See optical fiber.

isolator

Telecommunications; General telecom

A device that uses a short optical transmission path to accomplish electrical isolation between elements of a circuit. Note 1: The optical path may be air or a dielectric ...