Dedicated channels giving nondiscriminatory access to a local cable system by the public, government agencies or educational institutions. Blue box a device that was used to bypass the normal long distance call switching tones typically used to obtain free calls. One has to understand and be familiar with these jargons to know the industry better. A region is divided into smaller cells, each equipped with a. A thorough and essential reference, the comprehensive glossary of telecom abbreviations and acronyms helps keep engineers, technical writers, technicians, and university students up to speed on the vast amount of terminology that comes their way. An advanced cell phone system that includes the availability of broadband on cell phones. Even experts need occasional help with telecom terms. The list aims to cover the main terms used in this report, but is not exhaustive. Telecom acronyms help those in the telecommunications industry to. Centrex or centralised exchange is a service offered by telecom service providers that allocates a section of a public telephone switch to dedicated use by a single organization.
Access aggregation region aar the area served by a point of interconnect poi located in an aggregation node an and connected via transit. Telecoms glossary telecoms terminology explained purecomms. Telecom acronyms abbreviations and acronyms yourdictionary. This is a list of telephony terminology and acronyms which relate to telephony networks. Transmission of data to everybody on the network or network segment.
Comprehensive glossary of telecom abbreviations and acronyms. New definitions have been added in the fields of wireless technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence. This list includes abbreviations and acronyms not otherwise mentioned in the glossary. We have selected some of the most commonly used acronyms and descriptions for your information. Gsm useful acronyms the following is a compiled list of mobile terms and acronyms taken from a gsm association supported publication. This acronyms guide is a handy guide to help you decipher the telecom industrys acronym alphabet soup. Computer telephony integration cti the combining of data with voice systems in order. To find a specific term by letter of the alphabet, please click on the letter to the left. The world of telecom is still new and continuing to evolve, which makes it very difficult to keep up with the acronyms.
Atm asynchronous transfer mode very highspeed transmission technology. Baset mbps ethernet over twistedpair copper cable. Telecom glossary telecommunications industry terminology. Telecommunications glossary 3 adpcm adaptive differential pulse code modulation.
Offenders can be sentenced to supervision without having served prison time. A b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z full list full list 3d 3dimensional 4gl fourth generation. Calls in which the caller hangs up almost immediately may or may not be counted as abandoned. The destination provider moves a number to their service at the request of the phone user. Glossary of telecommunication terms telecommunications. A abandoned call a call in which the caller hangs up before the call is answered.
Atm is a high bandwidth, lowdelay, connectionoriented, packetlike switching and multiplexing technique. The illustrated dictionary of electronics8th editionhas been revised, clarified, and updated, reflecting technological advances of recent years. Centi call seconds ccs in telecommunications traffic engineering terminology, ccs represents centi call seconds one hundred call seconds or one hundred seconds of telephone conversation. Thanks to mandy blackburn and roscom for providing this telecoms glossary to rag members. A means of encoding analog voice signals into digital signals by adaptively predicting future encoded voice signals. Digital multiplex switch nortel networks switching product family dms 100, 200, global system for mobile telecommunications, or groupe special mobile. Home allied news blog unified communications unified communications glossary.
Telecom billing terminologiesglossary 24x7 architecture. We have combined glossaries from several sources to simplify finding the definitions you need. Buy telecom dictionary sample definitions asymetric digital subscriber line 2 adsl2 asymmetric digital subscriber line 2 adsls is an evolved version of adsl that uses a more advanced modulation technology over the 1. Telephone glossary understanding telecom words and acronyms telecom glossary. Cable telecommunications abbreviations and acronyms. Doc terminology and acronyms 2 co correctional officer community supervision an offenders supervision status in the community under the authority of the department where the department has legal responsibility for adjudicating violations.
One thousand and twentyfour bytes kbps kilo bit per second. University of hong kong mebs6000 2010 utilities services telecommunication terminologies m. Electronics and telecommunications research institute. Term definition 10baset 10 mbps ethernet over twistedpair copper cable. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Access network the part of the telephone company network that touches the customers premises. One hour of telephone traffic is equal to 36 ccs 60 x 60 3600 divided by 100 36 which is equal to one erlang.
This connection provides 32 channels although two of the channels are reserved one for signaling and the other for controlling. Data communications equipment, or distributed computing environment. Cnet lays out the lingo so you can cram, throttle, and churn your way into the hearts of telecommunications geeks the world over. Telecoms terminology helping you understand what it all means we live and breathe telecoms here at purecomms. In ntsc terminology, refers to a burst of approximately nine cycles of 3. Glossary of telecommunications terms federal communications. Telecom terminology glossary business resources alpine. Telecom acronyms jargons and abbreviations are unique and common in telecom industry. Data, including frame relay data, is broken into packets containing 53 bytes each, which are switched. Responsible for all international telecommunications standards. This adaptive modulation method reduces the number of bits required to encode voice. Jun 12, 2015 telecom acronyms and definitions it seems that more and more industryspecific acronyms are making their way into our language. List of abbreviations for telecommunications terms.
Telecom abbreviations browse 3,875 acronyms and abbreviations related to the telecom terminology and jargon. An initialism is an abbreviation using the first letter of the main words in the title. Signaling systems 7 ss7 basics, 3rd editionthis book explains the operation of the signaling system 7, and how it controls and interacts with public telephone networks and voip systems. Glossary of telecommunications terms basic service objective bso the basic level of telephone service that the commission attempts to ensure is available to. Common telecom acronyms in order to help you understand some of the telecom industry terms, t1 town has created the acronyms section, below. Abandoned call a call or other type of contact to a call center that is abandoned before the call is answered.
An acronym is a special initialism because the letters make up a new word. These jargons are widely used in discussions and by the telecom journals. Telecommunications union itu, a standards body based in geneva, as a 3g technology to provide data and voice services together, with data rates of up to 3. An architecture that allows a computer system to operate continuously with the absolute minimum of downtime. A helpful guide to the terminology you need to know as you investigate the advantages of a converged network. Itut standards body under the jurisdiction of the united nations. It seems that more and more industryspecific acronyms are making their way into our language. List of all most popular abbreviated telecom terms defined. A group of bits treated as a unit used to represent a.
Acronyms for telecommunications and computer networks. A network technology capable of transmitting data, voice, audio, video, and frame relay traffic in real time. Telecommunications glossary blacksburg electronic village. Glossary of telecom marketing terms database marketing. A network technology capable of transmitting data, voice, audio, video, and. The acronyms in this business can seem complicated, but the main ones can soon be mastered. Browse the list of 43 376 telecom abbreviations with their meanings and definitions. Telecom abbreviations browse 3,878 acronyms and abbreviations related to the telecom terminology and jargon.
Ali automatic location identification a 911 feature by which the name, address and responding agencies. Also, shorthand for generic industry term cellular. In isdn, broadband channels support rates above the primary e1 2. Centi call seconds ccs in telecommunications traffic engineering terminology, ccs. Terms in this set 77 atm asynchronous transfer mode very high speed transmission technology. Advanced mobile phone service amps is the original analog cellular service transmission standard first deployed in the united states, still used as a. Federal communications commission a b c d e f g h i l m n o p r s t u v. The backhaul from the regional fan to the an is termed transit backhaul.
Intelligent network interface device inid replaces the network interface device outside a subscribers house like when. The access network is also referred to as the local drop, local loop, or last mile. An element offering applications that require the control of internet protocol ip bearer resources, such as dynamic policy or charging control. Terms and acronyms local number portability lnp service that allows the transfer of a phone number from one service provider to another. Browse and search thousands of telecom abbreviations and acronyms in our comprehensive reference resource. With over 50 years combined experience, weve seen how it has changed over the years and seen how new technologies and products have helped innovate and progress the industry. A pocket dictionary of acronyms stefania sesia, issam tou.
A word from atis as a leading technology and solutions development organization, the alliance for telecommunications industry solutions atis brings together the top global ict companies to advance the industry. Every effort has been made to be concise and accurate, without talking down to the. The glossary also contains abbreviations commonly found in telecom magazines, contracts, and financial documents. Telecom acronyms are initialisms used in the telecommunications industry. A method of transmitting larger amounts of data, voice and video than telephony networks allow. It gives the customer the functionality of a private telephone switch. Numbers can be transferred from landline to wireless service and vice versa. List of acronyms mocn multioperator core network mop maximum output power mphy mphysical layer mpr maximum power reduction mps multimedia priority service mrc maximum ratio combining mrnti mbmsrnti msc mobile switching center msps megasamples per second msr multistandard radio mtc machinetype communication mtch multicast traffic channel. Telephone glossary understanding telecom words and acronyms. Voice services glossary and terminology acronym or term definitions and information aatc authorized agency telecommunications coordinator your phone specialist appbuilder application builder call tree or recorded menu of options b1 line1fb single flat business line blf busy lamp field a soft key signifying a line presence. Most of these abbreviations are technology related. Verizon partner solutions glossary of telecom terms. In addition, it includes entries that reflect the common terminology used by major telecom companies and operators, as well as those used by specialized institutions and standard organizations such as ieee, etsi, ietf, iso, and gsm. This glossary provides definitions of some common of the terms that are used in the telecommunications industry.
Focus is the maintenance and extension of international cooperation for improving telecommunications development and applications. Guide to business telephony terminology page 3 of 5 xorcom ltd. Telecom billing terminologiesglossary tutorialspoint. Compression reducing the size of the data, image, voice or video file sent over a telephone line, lessening the bandwidth needed to transmit the file. However, in the interests of nondiscrimination, we offer you the lot. Access aggregation region aar the area served by a point of interconnect poi located in an aggregation node an and connected via transit fibre to regional. A method of compressing audio data by recording the differences between successive digital samples rather than full value of the samples. This serves as a color synchronizing signal to establish a frequency and phase reference for the chrominance signal. Access chargea fee charged subscribers or other telephone companies by a local exchange carrier for the use of its local exchange. When both the abbreviation and the spelledout version of a term name are commonly used to name an entity defined in this glossary, the definition resides. Glossary of telecommunications terms basic service objective bso the basic level of telephone service that the commission attempts to ensure is available to the public throughout canada, consisting of. Basic telecommunications terms adaptive differential pulse code modulation.
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