Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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catchment area
In the context of communication networks, a catchment area describes the geographical boundries of a network's components, including its connecting lines. Definition
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Direct Outward Dialing (DOD)
Direct Outward Dialing (DOD) is a service of a local phone company (or local exchange carrier) that allows subscribers within a company's private branch exchange (PBX) system to connect to outside lines directly. Definition
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MILNET
MILNET was the name given to the part of ARPANET, the forerunner of the Internet, that was designated for nonclassified U.S. military use. Definition
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Manchester encoding
In data transmission, Manchester encoding is a form of digital encoding in which data bits are represented by transitions from one logical state to the other. Definition
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file transfer
File transfer is the movement of one or more files from one location to another. Definition
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non-geographic number
A non-geographic number, also called a virtual number, is a telephone number associated with a country, but not to any single geographic location within that country. Definition
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QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation)
QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) is a method of combining two amplitude-modulated (AM) signals into a single channel, thereby doubling the effective bandwidth. Definition
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shielded twisted pair
This definition closely duplicates the definition for twisted pair. Definition
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connection
In telecommunication and computing in general, a connection is the successful completion of necessary arrangements so that two or more parties (for example, people or programs) can communicate at a long distance. Definition
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optoisolator (optical coupler or optocoupler)
An optoisolator, also known as an optical coupler or optocoupler , is a semiconductor device that allows signals to be transferred between circuits or systems Definition