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DIAL TONE DELAY [1 record]

Record 1 2017-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Switching
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

Measure of the time from the off-hook to the return of dial tone.

OBS

Excessive dial tone delay may be due to heavy originating traffic, in which case there is very little the network manager can do.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commutation téléphonique
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Paramètre relatif à la qualité de service qui correspond au temps écoulé entre le moment où un abonné décroche son récepteur et le moment où il reçoit la tonalité d'invitation à numéroter.

OBS

Le temps d'attente de tonalité à transmettre est lié au système avec attente constitué par l'ensemble «réseau de présélection d'abonné-enregistreurs».

Spanish

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