- Industry: Telecommunications
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A server on a network that stores, organizes, and distributes messages for selected newsgroups.
Industry:Telecommunications
A server-centric computing model in which the application software, data, and CPU power resides on a network server rather than on the client computer (s. ) Note 1: This computing philosophy allows administrators to purchase one relatively powerful and expensive server and be confident that any external terminal, regardless of its power or sophistication, can run applications on the server. Most "shopping" Web pages, for example, are thin-client applications (i.e., the client needs nothing more than a browser and a connection to the network to be able to search the "shopping" page and to order products. ) Local area networks can use thin-client modeling to install only one copy of necessary programs onto the main server for many clients on the network to use. Note 2: Server software is required to interface clients with the software on the server. Synonyms Internet appliance (computing,) Internet box (computing,) network computer.
Industry:Telecommunications
A service as defined in this Section involving the transmission, emission and/or reception of radio waves for specific telecommunication purposes. In these regulations, unless otherwise stated, any radiocommunication service relates to terrestrial radiocommunication.
Industry:Telecommunications
A service feature by which certain terminals are prevented from accessing certain features of the network.
Industry:Telecommunications
A service feature in which (a) a call set-up procedure and a call disengagement procedure determine the period of communication between two data terminal equipments (DTEs) in which user data are transferred by the network in the packet mode of operation, (b) end-to-end transfer control of packets within the network is required, (c) data may be delivered to the network by the call originator before the call access phase is completed, but the data are not delivered to the call receiver if the call attempt is unsuccessful, (d) the network delivers all the user data to the call receiver in the same sequence in which the data are received by the network, and (e) multi-access DTEs may have several virtual calls in progress at the same time. Synonym virtual call facility.
Industry:Telecommunications
A service feature in which (a) a call set-up procedure and a call disengagement procedure determine the period of communication between two data terminal equipments (DTEs) in which user data are transferred by the network in the packet mode of operation, (b) end-to-end transfer control of packets within the network is required, (c) data may be delivered to the network by the call originator before the call access phase is completed, but the data are not delivered to the call receiver if the call attempt is unsuccessful, (d) the network delivers all the user data to the call receiver in the same sequence in which the data are received by the network, and (e) multi-access DTEs may have several virtual calls in progress at the same time. Synonym virtual call facility.
Industry:Telecommunications
A service feature in which a user initiates service on a previously arranged trunk or transfers, without human intervention, from an active trunk to a standby trunk. 2. A service feature that allows a computer terminal to use telephone systems to initiate and effect communications with other computers.
Industry:Telecommunications
A service feature in which a user may retain an existing call while accepting or originating another call using the same end instrument.
Industry:Telecommunications
A service feature in which call data on a specific telephone extension or group of subscribers are collected and recorded for cost-of-service accounting purposes.
Industry:Telecommunications
