General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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interposition trunk

Telecommunications; General telecom

A single direct transmission channel, e.g., voice-frequency circuit, between two positions of a large switchboard to facilitate the interconnection of other circuits appearing at the respective ...

intertoll trunk

Telecommunications; General telecom

A single direct transmission channel, e.g., voice-frequency circuit, between two toll offices.

A procedure that permits an entitled user to be informed about the routing of data for an established connection, identifying the entire route from the origin to the destination. Note: There are two ...

degaussing

Telecommunications; General telecom

A procedure that reduces the magnetic flux to virtual zero by applying a reverse magnetizing field. Synonym demagnetizing.

information flow control

Telecommunications; General telecom

A procedure to ensure that information transfers within an information system (IS) are not made from a higher security level object to an object of a lower security level.

dynamic window control

Telecommunications; General telecom

A procedure to modify the transmitter's transmit window in response to the user's perception of congestion conditions in the network.

automatic remote rekeying

Telecommunications; General telecom

A procedure to rekey a distant crypto-equipment electronically without specific actions by the receiving terminal operator. Note: Automatic remote rekeying may also apply to non-crypto devices.