Paradyne Comsphere 3920Plus Installation And Operation Manual page 275

Time Division
Multiplexer (TDM)
TMp
Top-Level menu
training
trellis-coded modulation
tributary modem
UL
UNIX Dial
upstream modem
USOC
V.32 terbo
VF
XOFF
XON
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A device that enables the simultaneous transmission of multiple independent data
streams into a single high-speed data stream by simultaneously sampling the independent
data streams and combining these samples to form the high-speed stream.
Trellis Multipoint. AT&T Paradyne's proprietary high speed, fast poll multipoint
modulation scheme.
The very top of the menu tree that displays modem status and all Top-Level menu
branches.
A process where two modems try to establish a connection over the VF line.
A modulation scheme developed by AT&T Paradyne which uses Forward Error
Correction for multipoint and high-speed point-to-point applications.
Tributary modems in a network receive data from the control modem, as well as from the
network management system in the network.
Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc.
A factory preset configuration area containing the configuration options most often used
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in a UNIX dial network.
A device connected "closer" to the host computer.
Universal Service Ordering Codes.
A modulation that adds the 19,200 bps and 16,800 bps data rates to the V.32bis data
rates. It is an AT&T Paradyne proprietary modulation, not a CCITT standard.
Voice Frequency. The part of the audio frequency range used to transmit voice sound
(usually 300 Hz to 3400 Hz). This band is used by the modem for its modulated signal.
A character that tells the DTE or modem to stop transmitting data.
A character that tells the DTE or modem to start or resume transmitting data.
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