- Industry: Telecommunications
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The attribute of a user interface component, such as a window, that enables it to receive input from a particular input device, such as the keyboard.
Industry:Telecommunications
The attribute describing the relationship of information flow between two (or more) access points or reference points involved in a communication. Symmetry characterizes the structure associated with a telecommunication service or a connection. Values associated with this attribute are unidirectional, bidirectional symmetric, and bidirectional asymmetric.
Industry:Telecommunications
The attenuation caused to a radio signal by obstructions in the propagation path. 2. In a reflector antenna, the relative reduction in the effective aperture of the antenna caused by the masking effect of other antenna parts, such as a feed horn or a secondary reflector, which parts obstruct the radiation path.
Industry:Telecommunications
The attention signal to be used by AM, FM, and TV broadcast stations to actuate muted receivers for inter-station receipt of emergency cuing announcements and broadcasts involving a range of emergency contingencies posing a threat to the safety of life or property.
Industry:Telecommunications
The attaining of synchronism between the frequencies or between the frequencies and phases of two or more signals. 2. The obtaining of a desired fixed relationship among corresponding significant instants of two or more signals. 3. A state of simultaneous occurrences of significant instants among two or more signals.
Industry:Telecommunications
The assurance of the rightful participants in a key-establishment protocol that the intended recipient (s) of the shared key actually possess the shared key.
Industry:Telecommunications
The assurance that a key (a) is always used in the proper order and key space, and (b) has not been altered.
Industry:Telecommunications
The assurance of the legitimate participants in a key agreement that no other entity possesses the shared-secret key.
Industry:Telecommunications
The assignment to or use of the same radio frequency by two or more stations that are separated geographically or that use the frequency at different times. Note 1: Frequency sharing reduces the potential for mutual interference where the assignment of different frequencies to each user is not practical or possible. Note 2: In a communications net, frequency sharing does not pertain to stations that use the same frequency.
Industry:Telecommunications
The assignment of a circuit path to avoid certain critical or trouble-prone circuit nodes.
Industry:Telecommunications
