Glossary of Terms - Page 29
SPOT 3 User's Guide
BABT
(British Approvals Board Telecommunciations) A body which checks and
approves telephony devices (such as phones) for connection to the public
phone networks.
B
AUD RATE
The speed at which information can be sent along a telephone line. Due to
the various compression and coding techniques used for sending digit data
to an anlogue telephone line, the baud rate is higher than the telephone lines
'bits per second' rating.
H
ANDSFREE
Using the telephone without picking up the handset. Also call on-hook
operation.
H
AYES
Hayes are a modem manufacturer whose series of commands from a PC to a
modem have become an industry standard. Hayes commands are supported
by a wide range of modems and software packages.
H
AYES
AT
A Hayes ATtention command from a PC to a modem. The AT is followed by
the command which consist of letterand number codes. Several commands
may be combined in a string following the AT.
LD
(Loop Disconnect) A method of dialling digits along a telephone line. It is
characterised by a series of clicks for each digit dialled. Also frequently
called Pulse dialling.
MF
(Multi-frequency) A method of dialling digits to a telphone line that uses
tone sounds. It is characterised by a different tone for each digit dialled. Also
called DTMF (Dual-tone multi-frequency) and Tone dialling.
REN
See page 27.
TAPI
(Telephony Applications Program Interface) A standard developed by
Microsoft for integrating telephony devices (phones, faxes, etc.) with a PC.
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