I-MAC
isonchronous media
access controller
IDN
integrated digital
network IEC
International Electro
technical Commission
Impairments
Impairments is the (e.g.,
transmission channel and signal impairments)
degradation caused by practical limitations of channels, (e.g., signal level loss or attenuation, echo, various types of signal distortion, etc.) or
interference induced from outside the channel (such as power-line hum or
interference from heavy
electrical machinery). The measurement of
transmission impairments is an important aspect of predicting whether or not telecommunications systems will sustain the business applications they are intended to support. Signal-to-noise ratio, percent distortion,
frequencyresponse, and echo are measurements that
define impairments most
noticeable by users in analog voice systems.
Inbound Signaling
Inbound signaling uses not only the same channel path as the voice traffic, but the same
frequency range (band) used for the voice traffic.
Independent Telephone Company (ITC)
ITC is a local exchange
carrier that is not one of the 22 divested Bell-operating companies. ITCs are not generally subject to the restrictions of the MFJ, although some of the larger ones are bound by separate consent decrees. Southern New England Telephone and Cincinnati Bell are generally considered ITCs from a regulatory point of view.
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
ISDN consists of a set of standards being developed by the CCITT and various U.S. standards
setting organizations. The CCITT formal recommendations, adopted in October, 1984, first
defined ISDN as ". . . a
network, in general evolving from a telephony integrated digital
network, that provides end-to-end digital connectivity to support a wide range of services, including voice and non-voice, to which users will have
access by a
limited set of standard multipurpose user-
network interfaces." The concept of user
access to an existing integrated digital
network (IDN) underlies the ISDN.
Inter-LATA Services
Inter-LATA services are revenues, functions, etc., that relate to telecommunications originating in one LATA and terminating outside that LATA. An interexchange
carrier (IXC) is a company which provides telecommunications services between LATAs. (the
domain of IXCs).
Intermediate Cross Connects
In a premises distribution system,
intermediate cross connects are cross-connects located telecommunications closets.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO is a worldwide
federation of national standards bodies (ISO National Bodies). The work of preparing international standards is
normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Draft proposals for international standards adopted by the
technical committees are circulated to the National Bodies for
approval before their
acceptance as Draft International Standards by the committee.
Internet
The internet is a large collection of connected
networks,
primarily in the United States, running the Internet suite of protocols. Sometimes referred to as the DARPA Internet, NSF/DARPA In ternet, or the Federal Research Network.
Internet suite of protocols
The internet suite of protocols is a collection of computer-communication protocols
originally developed under DARPA sponsorship, including the
transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP).
Interoffice Channel
In LEC tariffs, Interoffice Channel is the channel connecting two serving COs (more
accurately serving wire centers). In IXC tariffs, the channel connecting two serving IXC POPs, interoffice
transmission facilities used to connect LEC switching systems.
Intra-LATA
Intra-LATA are services, revenues, functions, etc., that relate to telecommunications originating and terminating within a single LATA (the
domain of LECs).
IOC
interoffice channel
IPX
inter
networkpacket exchange
IP
internet protocol
ISDN
integrated services digital
network Isochronous Signals
Isochronous Signals are periodic signals in which the time interval that separates any two
correspondingsignificant occurrences or level transitions is always equal to some unit interval or a multiple of that unit interval. For example, in digitized voice signals, ideally voice samples occur isochronously at
precisely the sampling interval or frame rate. Packet data signals are not isochronous.
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ITC
independent telephone company
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
IVR
integrated voice
response ILEC - Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier. The existing local exchange
carrier in any given area, as opposed to CLECs.
Independent Telephone Company - A telephone company not affiliated with any of the original Bell telephone companies. See RBOC.
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) - A high performance, digital phone circuit available from most regional telephone companies that allows for voice and data to be transmitted on the same line, producing fast, noise-free connections.
Internet - A collection and interconnection of tens of thousands of independent global
networks.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) - A popular program that allows users all around the world to
communicate live, or chat, with other users.
InterLata Carrier - The
carrier that provides your telecommunications service between your LATA and another LATA. Generally called "Long Distance Carriers."
InterNIC (Internet Network Information Center) - The centralized organization run by the National Science Foundation that provides various
administrative services for the Internet, including Domain Name registration.
IntraLATA - Telephone services within the boundaries of a local
access area. See LATA. Generally known as "Local Telephone Companies."
IP Address - A 32 bit address (four bytes separated by periods) that
defines the
location of a host on the Internet.
IRC - See Internet Relay Chat
ISDN - See Integrated Services Digital Network
ISP - Internet Service Provider. A company that provides connection to the Internet.
关键字:
电信专业英英词典生词表: