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Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
Industrie: Telecommunications
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ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry.
A network that (a) is composed of different interconnected computer networks and (b) covers an unlimited geographical area. Note: Loosely synonymous with an internet (as opposed to the Internet (with an uppercase "I",) which designates one specific network. )
Industry:Telecommunications
A network that conveys data only among local hosts. Note: Even if the local hosts are connected to more than one other network, these hosts do not carry traffic between these other networks.
Industry:Telecommunications
A network that has a synchronizing arrangement in which each clock in the network exerts a degree of control on all others.
Industry:Telecommunications
A network that interfaces with a telecommunications network at several points in order to receive information from, and to control the operation of, the telecommunications network. Note: A TMN may use parts of the managed telecommunications network to provide for the TMN communications.
Industry:Telecommunications
A network that is established and operated by an administration or by a recognized operating agency (ROA) for the specific purpose of providing land mobile telecommunications services to the public. Note: A PLMN may be considered as an extension of a fixed network, e.g. The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or as an integral part of the PSTN.
Industry:Telecommunications
A network that provides virtual circuits and that is established by using the facilities of a real network.
Industry:Telecommunications
A network that uses both digital transmission and digital switching.
Industry:Telecommunications
A network used for signaling by one or more users and consisting of signaling points and connecting signaling links.
Industry:Telecommunications
A network used for transmission or reception of signals over two or more channels.
Industry:Telecommunications
A network using the communication services of other commercial carriers, using hardware and software that permit enhanced telecommunication services to be offered.
Industry:Telecommunications