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Glossary
PSTN
public switched telephone network. A direct distance dialing telephone network
that is available for public use. The network is an integrated system of
transmission and switching facilities, signaling processors, and associated
operations support systems that is shared by customers. PSTN also is called
public network, public switched network, or public telephone network.
RDL
remote digital loopback.
remote configuration
A feature designed into ADTRAN DSU/CSU products that allow a remote DSU/
CSU to be configured from a local DSU/CSU or VT 100 compatible terminal.
remote V.54 test
A diagnostic feature that allows testing of the DDS circuit by looping the remote
DSU/CSU back to the local DSU/CSU.
RJ-45
registered jack. 8-pin connector used for data transmission over standard
telephone wire. Single line, 2-wire T/R, PR/PC, programmed data, 8 position,
keyed.
router
A device that supports LAN-to-LAN communications.
scrambler
A device that transposes or inverts signals, or otherwise encodes a message at
the transmitter, to make it unintelligible at a receiver not equipped with an
appropriately set descrambling device.
SDLC
synchronous data link control. A link-level communications protocol used in an
international business machines (IBM) systems network architecture (SNA)
network that manages synchronous, code-transparent, serial information transfer
over a link connection. SDLC is a subset of the HDLC protocol developed by
ISO.
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