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PLESIOCHRONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plesiochronous
1, record 1, English, plesiochronous
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to signals which are arbitrarily close in frequency to some defined precision. They are not sourced from the same clock and so, over the long term, will be skewed from each other. 2, record 1, English, - plesiochronous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Their relative closeness of frequency allows a switch to cross connect, switch, or in some way process them. That same inaccuracy of timing will force a switch, over time, to repeat or delete frames (called frame slips) in order to handle buffer underflow or overflow. 2, record 1, English, - plesiochronous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plesio: close, near, like. 3, record 1, English, - plesiochronous
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plésiochrone
1, record 1, French, pl%C3%A9siochrone
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de deux signaux dont les instants significatifs correspondants se présentent à la même cadence nominale, toute variation à cette cadence étant maintenue dans des limites spécifiées. (G. Ducenet, Le RNIS - Techniques et atouts, Paris, Mason, 1988, p. 357). 1, record 1, French, - pl%C3%A9siochrone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plesiócrono
1, record 1, Spanish, plesi%C3%B3crono
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de la] forma de sincronización en una red digital en la que los equipos se sincronizan mediante fuentes separadas de similar precisión y estabilidad. 1, record 1, Spanish, - plesi%C3%B3crono
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