- Industry: Telecommunications
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A switching system service feature that allows a switch attendant to talk privately in either direction on an established call.
Industry:Telecommunications
A switching system service feature that allows the calling or called user to instruct the local switching equipment or switch attendant to transfer an existing call to another terminal. Note: Call transfer may be available on a call-by-call basis or on a semipermanent basis.
Industry:Telecommunications
A switching system service feature that permits users to add a third party at a different number during a call, without the assistance of an attendant.
Industry:Telecommunications
A switching system service feature that prevents selected terminals from exercising one or more service features otherwise available from the switching system.
Industry:Telecommunications
A symbol or group of symbols in an off-line encrypted message identifying the specific cryptosystem or key used in the encryption.
Industry:Telecommunications
A symbol or group of symbols, or a series of bits, selected or derived in a prearranged manner and usually inserted at a predetermined point within a message or transmission for the purpose of attesting to the validity of the message or transmission. 2. A letter, numeral, group of letters or numerals, or any combinations of these, attesting to the authenticity of a message or transmission. 3. A means used to confirm the identity of a station, originator, or individual.
Industry:Telecommunications
A symbol, numeral, or graphic character that represents an integer. Note 1: Examples of digits include any one of the decimal characters "0" through "9" and either of the binary characters "0" or "1. " Note 2: In a given numeration system, the number of allowable different digits, including zero, is always equal to the base (radix. )
Industry:Telecommunications
A synchronization control system between exchanges A and B in which the clock at exchange A controls the data received at exchange B and the clock at exchange B controls the data received at exchange A. Note: Bilateral synchronization is usually implemented by deriving the timing from the incoming bit stream. Synonym bilateral control.
Industry:Telecommunications
A synchronized network in which a unique master clock controls all other clocks in the network.
Industry:Telecommunications
A synchronized network in which the timing of all clocks is controlled by a selected few clocks.
Industry:Telecommunications
