Glossary - Toshiba Strata AirLink Installation Manual

Glossary

Term
ALM
Attenuation
AWG
Barrel jack
Beep On Roam
Breakdown-rated
BSIA
CCS
CMOS
CPU
DB9
DB25
DC
Dial Tone Delay
DIN
DMA
DTMF
DTMF Cycle Duration
DTMF Off Duration
EMI
EPROM
Strata AirLink Installation Guide
Analog Line Module - adds groups of 8 handsets to a maximum of 32.
The loss of strength of an RF signal due to distance, antenna positioning, and
obstructions.
American Wire Gauge - standard measuring gauge for non-ferrous conductors
(non-iron, non-steel).
A connector that is cylindrical and splices two lengths of thick Ethernet coaxial
cable.
Causes an idle handset to beep when the Base Station it is locked onto changes.
Rated by the amount of voltage that breaks down the insulation between two
conductors.
Base Station Interface Adapter - The wireless system controller that
accommodates up to two Base Stations in the analog system and four Base
Stations in the digital system.
Centi-Call Seconds - 100 seconds of telephone conversation.
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - technology that makes integrated
circuits known for requiring less electricity.
Central Processing Unit - the brain of the computer.
Standard 9-pin RS-232-C serial port.
Standard 25-pin connector used for RS-232-C serial data communications.
Direct Current - flow of free electrons in one direction within an electrical
conductor.
Time delay between pressing CALL and outpulsing DTMF tones.
Duetsche Institut fur Normung.
Direct Memory Access.
Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency.
Duration of the full DTMF cycle (length of tone plus length of silence between
tones) for dialing and other telephone system operations.
Duration of silence between DTMF tones.
ElectroMagnetic Interference.
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.
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