General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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global positioning system (GPS)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A satellite-based global navigation system that consists of (a) a constellation of 24 satellites in orbit 11,000 nmi above the Earth, (b) several on-station (i.e., in-orbit) spares, and (c) a ...

implicit congestion control

Telecommunications; General telecom

A scheme under which user terminals first detect a possible congestion condition by means other than explicit congestion messages, and then take appropriate action to reduce their throughput.

alternate route

Telecommunications; General telecom

A second or subsequent choice path between two points.

spur

Telecommunications; General telecom

A secondary route having a junction to the primary route in a network.

beta test

Telecommunications; General telecom

A secondary software product test involving select or voluntary participants before the product is marketed to the general public. Note: Participants agree to provide detailed feedback to the ...

A security design principle that states that a person, process, or program be granted only those privileges necessary to accomplish a legitimate function, and only for the time that such privileges ...

global security environment

Telecommunications; General telecom

A security domain in a System Security policy. The GSE is the general security environment in which the system is located. It covers everything outside the control of the System or Project Manager ...