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    Jargon Buster

     
    Most of us get a little confused by all the technology jargon. We hope that our Jargon Buster will make the Communication and Information products and services on the market a little easier to understand.
     
     

    ACD

    Automatic Call Distribution

     

    ANI

    Automatic Number Identification

     

    API

    Application Programming Interface

     

    ATM

    Asynchronous Transfer Mode

     

    BRI

    Basic Rate Interface - ISDN 2

     

    CFTP

    Continuous Fault Tolerant Processing

     

    CLI

    Calling Line Identity

     

    CO

    Central Office - USA term meaning Public Telephone Exchange

    CCU Central Control Unit
     

    CPS

    Carrier Pre-Selection

     

    CPU

    Central Processor Unit

     

    CTI

    Computer Telephony Integration

     

    DASS

    Digital Accessing Signaling System

     

    DDI

    Direct Dialling In

     

    DISA

    Direct Inward Signalling Access

     

    DLL

    Dynamic Link Librarie

    DPNSS Digital Private Network Signalling System
     

    DR

    Disaster Recovery
     

    DSP

    Digital Signal Processor

     

    DTMF

    Dual Tone Multiple Frequency or Touch Tone

     

    FAB

    Nothing - it's just FAB

     

    FMS

    Fax Messaging Server

     

    GUI

    Graphical User Interface

     

    IR

    International Rescue

     

    ISV

    Independent Software Vendor

     

    IVR

    Interactive Voice Response

     

    LAN

    Local Area Network

     

    LCR

    Least Cost Routing

     

    LEM

    Lunar Excursion Module

     

    LAP

    Local Area Paging

     

    LD

    Loop Disconnect

     

    MAPI

    Microsoft's Messaging API - Application Programming Interface

     

    MF

    Multi Frequency

     

    MIS

    Management Information System

     

    MVIP

    Multi Vendor Integration Protocol

     

    NIC

    Network Interface Cards

     

    NTS

    Novel Network Telephony Services

     

    PABX

    Private Automatic Branch Exchange

     

    PBX

    Private Branch Exchange

     

    PC

    Personal Computer

     

    POT

    Plain Ordinary Telephone

     

    PRI

    Primary Rate Interface - ISDN 30

     

    PSTN

    Public Switched Telephone Network

     

    PSU

    Power Supply Unit

     

    RAM

    Random Access Memory

     

    RAS

    Remote Access Services

     

    RISC

    Reduced Instruction Set Computing

     

    SCSA

    Signal Computing Services Architecture

     

    SIG

    Spectrum Is Green

     

    SMDI

    System Management Data Information

     

    TAPI

    Telephone Application Programming Interface - Microsoft's

     

    TSAPI

    Telephone System Application Programming Interface

     

    CSTA

    Computer Supported Telephony Application

     

    CSTAPI

    Computer Supported Telephony Application Programming Interface

     

    TBR

    Time Break Recall

     

    TUI

    Telephone User Interface

     

    VMS

    Voice Messaging Server

     

    VAR

    Value Added Reseller

     

    VoIP

    Voice over Internet Protocol

     

    VPN

    Virtual Private Network

     

    WAN

    Wide Area Network

     

    ISDN

    Integrated Services Digital Network

     

    ISDN 2

    • Basic Rate = 2 x 64Kbps
    • 2B+D = 2 Channels of 64K also referred to as “Bearer” channels and 1 referred to as “Data” or signalling Channel of 16K.
    • Total bandwidth is 128K.
     

    ISDN 30

    • Primary Rate = 32 x 64Kbps
    • 30B + 2D Protocols: DASS II, DPNSS & ETSI Q931
    • 32 Channels = 30 Channels of 64K referred to as “Bearer” Channels & 2 referred to as “Data” or signalling Channels.
    • Total bandwidth of approximately 2 Megabits.
     

    Notes

    Total number of bits available = 2,048,000 - ie: 32 x 64 - ie 2 Meg.