Paradyne 3172 Operator's Manual page 157

ACCULINK 317x E1 DSU/CSU
bit
block allocation method
BNC
bps
BPV
byte
CCITT
CD
cell site
CEPT
channel
channel allocation
CHAP
character
CID branch
client
CLOCK IN interface
ClrReg branch
Cnfig branch
coaxial cable
coding
COMCODE
COM port
community name
configuration
configuration option
CPU fail
CRC
CRC4
CRC5
Glossary-2
Binary digit. The smallest unit of information, representing a choice between a one
or a zero (sometimes called mark or space).
A method of allocating DS0 channels as a group rather than individually.
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman. A bayonet-type connector for coaxial cables.
Bits per second. Indicates the speed at which bits are transmitted across a data
connection.
Bipolar Violation. In a bipolar signal, a "one" (mark, pulse) which has the same
polarity as its predecessor.
A small group of bits (usually 8) that is handled as a unit of data.
The International Consultative Committee for Telegraphy and Telephony. A
committee established to recommend communication standards and policies.
Carrier Detect. The received line signal detector. V.24 circuit 109.
A facility that provides the equipment needed to establish wireless communication
links.
The European Conference of Postal and Telegraph Authorities. A European
standards organization.
An independent data path.
Assigning specific DS0 channels in the E1 DSU/CSU to specific interfaces
(Network, DTE Drop/Insert, etc.).
Challenge Authentication Protocol.
A letter, figure, number, punctuation, or other symbol.
Customer Identification branch or the E1 DSU/CSU menu tree.
A device that receives a specific service, such as database management, from a
server.
The external clock interface on the E1 DSU/CSU.
Clear Performance Registers branch of the E1 DSU/CSU menu tree.
Configuration branch of the E1 DSU/CSU menu tree.
A transmission cable consisting of a conducting outer tube which encloses and is
insulated from an inner conducting core.
A technique used to accommodate the ones density requirements of E1 lines.
A code used when ordering parts.
The communications port on the E1 DSU/CSU.
An identification used by SNMP to grant an SNMP server access rights to a MIB.
The arrangement of a system or network as defined by the characteristics of its
functional units.
Device firmware that establishes specific operating parameters for the device.
Sometimes referred to as straps.
Central Processing Unit failure. A Self-Test Health message indicating a failure in
the device's central processing unit.
Cyclic Redundancy Check. A mathematical method of confirming the integrity of
received digital data.
CRC using four check bits.
CRC using five check bits.
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