-
Open Service Gateway Initiative (OSGi)
OSGi (Open Service Gateway Initiative) is an industry plan for a standard way to connect devices such as home appliances and security systems to the Internet.05 Apr 2005
-
line information database (LIDB)
A line information database (LIDB) is a database maintained by the local telephone company that contains subscriber information, such as a service profile, name and address, and credit card validat...05 Apr 2005
-
vBNS (very high-speed Backbone Network Service)
The vBNS (very high-speed Backbone Network Service) is a network that interconnects a number of supercomputer centers in the United States and is reserved for science applications requiring the mas...05 Apr 2005
-
teleportation
Teleportation is the duplication or re-creation of physical objects or their properties using light beams, according to researchers at the California Institute of Technology.05 Apr 2005
-
SPID (Service Profile Identifier)
A SPID (Service Profile Identifier) is a number assigned by a phone company to a terminal on an Integrated Services Digital Network B-channel.05 Apr 2005
-
last-mile technology
Last-mile technology is any telecommunications technology that carries signals from the broad telecommunication backbone along the relatively short distance (hence, the "last mile") to and from the...05 Apr 2005
-
STDM (statistical time division multiplexing)
STDM, or statistical time division multiplexing, is one method for transmitting several types of data simultaneously across a single transmission cable or line (such as a T1 or T3 line).05 Apr 2005
-
universal network
The "universal network" is the idea of a single network that integrates the existing voice and public telecommunications network (including the Internet), cable TV, data networks, and video broadca...05 Apr 2005
-
virtual server
On the Internet, a virtual server is a server (computer and various server programs) at someone else's location that is shared by multiple Web site owners so that each owner can use and administer ...05 Apr 2005
-
Webcast
Also see push technology, another usage.05 Apr 2005
-
Undernet
For terms frequently used in online keyboard chatting, see chat acronyms/IRC/BBS. According to its home page, the Undernet is the largest network of Internet Relay Channels (IRC) on the Internet.05 Apr 2005
-
Location Routing Number (LRN)
In the U.S., a Location Routing Number (LRN) is a 10-digit number in a database called a Service Control Point (SCP) that identifies a switching port for a local telephone exchange.05 Apr 2005
-
Federation of Telecommunications Engineers of the European Community (FITCE)
FITCE (Federation of Telecommunications Engineers of the European Community) is an international association that is committed to affecting telecommunication developments in a positive and construc...05 Apr 2005
-
frame rate
In motion pictures, television, and in computer video displays, the frame rate is the number of frames or images that are projected or displayed per second.05 Apr 2005
-
ATU-R (ADSL Terminal Unit - Remote)
An ATU-R (ADSL Terminal Unit - Remote), sometimes called an "ADSL modem," is a hardware unit that is installed in any computer that uses a telephone company connection with Asymmetric Digital Subsc...05 Apr 2005
-
digital switch
A digital switch is a device that handles digital signals generated at or passed through a telephone company central office and forwards them across the company's backbone network.05 Apr 2005
-
mux
In communication transmission systems, mux (pronounce muks, sometimes spelled "MUX") is an abbreviation for multiplexing, a device that sends multiple signals on a carrier channel at the same time ...05 Apr 2005
-
mutex (mutual exclusion object)
In computer programming, a mutex (mutual exclusion object) is a program object that is created so that multiple program thread can take turns sharing the same resource, such as access to a file.05 Apr 2005
-
burst
Burst is a term used in a number of information technology contexts to mean a specific amount of data sent or received in one intermittent operation.05 Apr 2005
-
K56flex
Rockwell Corporation's K56flex modem chipset gave users the capability to receive data on ordinary phone lines at 56 Kbps (thousand bits per second).05 Apr 2005
Network Management Strategies for the CIO