3Com NBX 100 Administrator's Manual page 448

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LOSSARY
STP
switched Ethernet
system-wide
greetings
T1/E1
T3
TAPI
TCP/IP
thin Ethernet
time-dependent
greeting
token ring
toll-free
toll restrictions
Shielded Twisted Pair. A twisted pair of wires surrounded by a shield that
is typically made of braided wire or metal foil.
An Ethernet network that allows each user the full Ethernet bandwidth of
10 Mbit/s to another node.
A special type of time-dependent greeting that is used throughout the
system.
A high-speed data channel that can handle 24 voice or data channels (T1)
or 30 voice or data channels (E1) at 64Kbit/s. Refers to the U.S. T1 line or
European E1 equivalent.
A U.S. standard for high-speed data transmission at 44.736 Mbit/s,
providing the equivalent bandwidth of 28 T-1 circuits. The carrier channel
can handle 672 voice or data channels.
Telephony Applications Programming Interface
A Microsoft Windows standard interface for integration between
telephone systems and Windows-based software. A typical example is
integrating Caller ID with a database on your computer that contains
detailed information about potential callers. When your telephone rings,
a window pops up on your computer with information about the caller.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The suite of protocols
that define how to move information over the Internet.
An 802.3 LAN that uses smaller than normal diameter
used to link PCs together. Also known as 10BASE2.
Greetings that usually indicate the time of day that the caller is calling
(morning, afternoon, evening) and are an optional feature of the
Automated Attendant.
A communications protocol in which a special data packet, called a
token, is passed from node to node on the network ring. Only the
terminal or workstation that currently has the token can transmit data.
The U.S. term for "free phone."
The U.S. term for "call barring."
coaxial cable; often