AM64/128A User Manual
Glossary
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
AIS
Alarm Indication Signal.
ALT
Automatic Local Test. - Pattern sent to apply a local loop in the DCE.
AMI
Alternate Mark Inversion. - Code used for line transmission.
ART
Automatic Remote Test. - Pattern sent to apply a loopback on the remote modem.
BBM
Baseband Modem.
BT
Byte Timing. - Synchronisation to every 8 bits.
CNR
Controlled Not Ready
DC
Direct Current
DCE
Data Circuit-terminating Equipment.
DSP
Digital Signal Processor.
DTE
Data Terminating Equipment.
EEPROM
Electrically Eraseable Programmable Read Only Memory.
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility.
G.703
ITU-T Recmmendation for physical and electrical characteristics of hierarchical digital
interfaces. used for 64Kbps and E1/T1. Whereby data and its associated timing are
transmitted in the same direction. (120, 4Kbps Codirectional)
ITU-T
International Telecommunications Union - Telecoms.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light Emitting Diode.
LTU
Line Terminating Unit. Equivalent to Baseband Modem.
PTO
Public Telephone Operator.
RS-530
High speed 25-position interface for DTE and DCE employing serial binary data
interchange; developed to serve as a complement to EIA-232-D for data rates above
20kbps.
SEXT
External Signal Element Timing.
UNR
Uncontrolled Not Ready.
V.10 ITU-T
Electrical Characteristics for unbalanced double current interchange circuits for general
use with integrated circuit equipment in the field of data communications.
V.11
CCITT specification. Electrical characteristics for balanced double-current interchange
circuits for general use with integrated circuit equipment in the field of data
communications.