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In a communication system, the attenuation undergone by an electromagnetic wave in transit between a transmitter and a receiver. Note 1: Path loss may be due to many effects such as free-space loss, refraction, reflection, aperture-medium coupling loss, and absorption. Note 2: Path loss is usually expressed in dB. Synonym path attenuation.
Industry:Telecommunications
In a communication system, the attenuation undergone by an electromagnetic wave in transit between a transmitter and a receiver. Note 1: Path loss may be due to many effects such as free-space loss, refraction, reflection, aperture-medium coupling loss, and absorption. Note 2: Path loss is usually expressed in dB. Synonym path attenuation.
Industry:Telecommunications
In a communications circuit, an anomalous current that presents no immediate danger, but may cause improper operation or damage.
Industry:Telecommunications
In a communications link, a circuit used by maintenance personnel for coordination. Note: An MCC is not available to operations or technical control personnel.
Industry:Telecommunications
In a communications network , a network node equipped for interfacing with another network that uses different protocols. Note 1: A gateway may contain devices such as protocol translators, impedance matching devices, rate converters, fault isolators, or signal translators as necessary to provide system interoperability. It also requires that mutually acceptable administrative procedures be established between the two networks. Note 2: A protocol translation/mapping gateway interconnects networks with different network protocol technologies by performing the required protocol conversions. 2. An interface providing a compatibility between networks by converting transmission speeds, protocols, codes, or security measures. 3. Loosely, a computer configured to perform the tasks of a gateway.
Industry:Telecommunications
In a communications network, a circuit that may be temporarily established at the request of one or more of the connected stations.
Industry:Telecommunications
In a communications network, a facility that stores data, destined for delivery to one or more addresses, for delivery at a later time.
Industry:Telecommunications
In a communications network, a predefined address used to address only a specified set of users. Synonym collective address.
Industry:Telecommunications
In a communications network, a service feature that provides basic data on the amount and type of traffic handled by the network.
Industry:Telecommunications
In a communications network, a single transmission channel between two points that are switching centers or nodes, or both. 2. A circuit between switchboards or other switching equipment, as distinguished from circuits which extend between central office switching equipment and information origination/termination equipment. Note: Trunks may be used to interconnect switches, such as major, minor, public and private switches, to form networks.
Industry:Telecommunications
