- Industry: Telecommunications
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ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry.
The Access Gateway provides an access interface between multiple types of line side services and devices and the packet network. Examples of these services and devices are Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) telephones, Basic Rate Interface (BRI) sets, Coin telephones, as well as some Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and private lines/special services on 2 and 4 wire DS0, DS1 interfaces, etc. The Access Gateway may also support an interface for line based GR-303/TR-08 remote terminals. The Access Gateway may also provide functions such as audible ringing, power ringing, miscellaneous tones, etc. The Access Gateway may be connected to the network via various bit-rate and physical layer interfaces, and may be installed in controlled or outdoor environments. A Call Agent provides the specific call control, call processing and other management functions for the services and devices terminated on the Access Gateway.
Industry:Telecommunications
The absolute value of the difference between the maximum and the minimum magnitudes of a varying quantity.
Industry:Telecommunications
The absolute or relative voltage, current, or power at a particular point in a circuit or system. 2. A tier or layer of a hierarchical system, e.g., the Link-Level protocol, high-level computer language.
Industry:Telecommunications
The abrupt change in direction of a wave front at an interface between two dissimilar media so that the wave front returns into the medium from which it originated. Note 1: Reflection may be specular (i.e., mirror-like) or diffuse (i.e., not retaining the image, only the energy) according to the nature of the interface. Note 2: Depending on the nature of the interface, i.e., dielectric-conductor or dielectric-dielectric, the phase of the reflected wave may or may not be inverted.
Industry:Telecommunications
The ability to transfer data from one system to another without being required to recreate or reenter data descriptions or to modify significantly the application being transported. 2. The ability of software or of a system to run on more than one type or size of computer under more than one operating system. See POSIX. 3. Of equipment, the quality of being able to function normally while being conveyed.
Industry:Telecommunications
The ability to exchange hardware components having the same form, fit, and function, across platforms, without affecting the functionality of the system. 2. A condition which exists when two or more items possess such functional and physical characteristics as to be equivalent in performance and durability, and are capable of being exchanged one for the other without alteration of the items themselves, or of adjoining items, except for adjustment, and without selection for fit and performance.
Industry:Telecommunications
The ability to dial the appropriate test line number with trunk access using the appropriate test equipment.
Industry:Telecommunications
The ability to dial the appropriate 7- or 10-digit test number from a subscriber line.
Industry:Telecommunications
The ability of features outside a trusted region to penetrate a fence - thus leading to a potential or actual breach of the System Security Policy.
Industry:Telecommunications
