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Glossary
Application Program Interface
A set of routines, protocols, and tools that programmers use to develop software
applications. APIs simplify the development process by providing commonly
used programming procedures.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
A network technology that uses start bits and stop bits (identifying the beginning
and end of digital code) to facilitate data transfer. ATM equipment can transmit
video, audio, and computer data over the same network, ensuring that no single
type of data dominates the line.
ATM
Refer to Asynchronous Transfer Mode.
Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) applications
A separate system or built-in feature of a PBX that equally distributes incoming
calls to agents. As calls come in, they are placed into a queue (or a waiting line)
for the next available agent. The RLC and its associated remote units support all
of Nortel's ACD applications.
B
bandwidth
The amount of data that the network can transmit, usually expressed in Mbytes
per second.
baseboard
Refer to motherboard.
Basic Input/Output System
Flash ROM-based code that runs the Power-On Self-Test (POST) and bootstrap
loader. BIOS contains low-level access routines for hardware that can be called
from DOS.
Basic Rate Interface
An ISDN subscriber service that uses two B (64Kbps) channels and one D (64
Kbps) channel to transmit voice, video, and data signals.
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