Paradyne COMSPHERE 3000 Series Installation Manual page 120

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ACCULINK
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ACCUNET Spectrum of
Digital Services (ASDS)
Advanced Diagnostic protocol
(ADp)
Auxiliary Backplane
backbone network
backplane
carrier
carrier-mounted
CCITT
circuit pack lock
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COMSPHERE
connector module
control
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Glossary
An AT&T product family and a registered trademark.
An AT&T network service offering the alternatives of fractional T1, 9.6, 56 or
64 kbps (clear channel) digital, and analog access to a digital core network.
The network management protocol used by the COMSPHERE 6700 Series NMS
and 6800 Series NMS. It provides diagnostic communication for the network.
An 8-slot backplane that fits over one half of the open section of the 3000 Series
Carrier. This is a passive assembly that provides interconnect capability between
3151 CSUs and 3161 DSU/CSUs and provides all interface connectors.
The primary route from a control DSU or modem to its first tributary when the
communications network contains extended controls.
A common bus at the rear of the COMSPHERE 3000 Series Carrier connecting
each circuit card slot to the SDCP and/or SDU. It also distributes low-voltage ac
power to each slot.
The rack mounting that contains 17 slots: 1 control slot and 16 circuit card slots.
A DSU or modem that is designed for and is installed in a COMSPHERE
3000 Series Carrier and is used at central-site operations. Up to 16 DSUs or
modems can be installed per carrier, with 6 carriers per cabinet.
The International Consultative Committee for Telegraphy and Telephony, a
committee of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
A screw lock tab installed over a circuit card's latch release tab to prevent the unit
from being removed without a tool. It is used on SDUs, DSUs, dial/lease modems,
and filler panels.
An AT&T product family and registered trademark.
Used with modular DSU-TDM (or DSU-MCMP) circuit cards. A connector module
is installed onto the rear of the COMSPHERE 3000 Series Carrier. It contains six
DB25 connectors and one 26-pin high-density D-type connector. It functions as an
interface between the modular circuit cards and DTEs.
A DSU or modem that is, for diagnostic purposes, at the logical head of a
hierarchical network. There is only one control per link.
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