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D4 framing format
Data-channel
data
communications
equipment
data module
data rate
data station
data terminal
data terminal
equipment
data workstation
DCE
DCP
D-channel
Framing format consisting of a sequence of individual
frames of 24 eight- bit slots and one signal bit (193 bits) in
a 12-frame superframe. See also ESF .
See D-channel .
See DCE .
A type of ISDN terminal adapter that acts as the DCE at a
data workstation that communicates over high-speed
digital facilities.
See bps .
Special type of extension where data communications
take place; includes DTE and DCE ; sometimes a
telephone is also part of a data station.
An input/output device (often a personal computer) that
can be connected to the control unit via an interface.
See DTE and data terminal .
Special type of extension where data communications
take place; includes DTE and DCE ; sometimes a
telephone is also part of a data workstation.
(data communications equipment) Equipment such as
modems or ISDN terminal adapters used to establish,
maintain, and terminate a connection between the
system and data terminal equipment ( DTE ), such as
printers, personal computers, host computers, or private
network workstations.
(Digital Communications Protocol) AT&T proprietary
protocol to transmit digitized voice and data over the
same communications link.
(Data-channel) 16- or 64-kbps channel that carries
signaling information or data on a PRI or BRI .
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