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Glossary - 18 Axxius 800 - Release 2.2
Glossary
TBOS
TBOS Telemetry Byte Oriented Serial. TBOS is an alarm monitoring and
control prototype for telephone network equipment.
telnet
An Internet standard protocol that enables a computer to function as a
terminal working from a remote computer.
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol.
Time Division
Multiplexing
(TDM)
TDM systems offer a synchronous transmission of data over a fixed
bandwidth channel. The most popular TDM transports are a T1 (1.5
Mbps) transport and a T3 (45 Mbps) transport. This transmission
medium is ideal for traffic requiring a CBR transport, such as voice.
traffic
The load of packets carried by a network or portion of a network. Heavy
traffic slows down the response time of the individual packets.
Transmission
Only (TO)
An operating mode on a 4-wire E&M card that provides dedicated one-
way transmission paths to radio and modem equipment uncorrupted by
the insertion of A/B robbed bit signaling.
trap
A mechanism permitting a device to automatically send an alarm for
certain network events to a management station.
Trivial File
Protocol
(TFTP)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A simplified version of FTP that transfers
files but does not provide password protection or user-directory
capability.
trunk
A telephone communication path or channel between two points, one
usually being a Central Office (CO).
trunk port
An input on a PABX or KSU that is used to interface the system with CO
lines.
upload
To send a file from one computer to another via modem or other
telecommunication method. Uploading is usually accomplished by FTP
technology.