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Record 1 2010-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Providing transfer rates comparable to a T1 line at about 1.5 Mbps, HDSL receives information and sends information at the same high Internet speed through a modem or wireless connection, but it requires two different lines that are separate from your phone line. So if you are not uploading a lot you have no need for this.

CONT

HDSL(High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line), one of the earliest forms of DSL, is used for wideband digital transmission within a corporate site and between the telephone company and a customer. The main characteristic of HDSL is that it is symmetrical : an equal amount of bandwidth is available in both directions. HDSL can carry as much on a single wire of twisted-pair cable as can be carried on a T1 line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Première technologie DSL [ligne d'abonné numérique] à avoir vu le jour en 1990.

OBS

Technologie de transport sur trois paires de fils torsadés. Débit symétrique en émission et réception à 2.048 Mbits/s.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 2 2010-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telephone Switching
DEF

A sequence of digits that identifies a telephone connected to the same central office line as the main station where the incoming calls are received and transferred.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Commutation téléphonique
DEF

Court numéro identifiant un téléphone qui est connecté sur la ligne réseau par le biais d'un poste principal où les appels d'arrivée sont reçus et acheminés.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
CONT

The HandyLine system was installed at Pacific Transit to provide an alternative, but complementary, information service to clients with touch-tone telephones. The main features of the system are : automatic telephone line handling and management including line allocation and sequencing, call forwarding and dial out....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telephones
  • Telephone Switching
DEF

An additional telephone connected directly to the central office line or associated to the main station where the incoming calls are received and transferred.

CONT

Extensions are virtual phone numbers assigned to a PBX’s internal lines. In most cases, each user’s telephone handset has a unique extension number.

CONT

Can I have extension 946?

CONT

Typical automated attendants applications allow a company to answer an incoming call on the first or second ring, greet the caller with a recorded greeting, and then allow the caller to automatically route to the desired extension by simply pressing the extension number on the caller’s touch tone phone.

OBS

extension; subscriber’s extension station: terms standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

Key term(s)
  • phone extension
  • extension phone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Téléphones
  • Commutation téléphonique
DEF

Téléphone supplémentaire connecté directement sur la ligne réseau ou relié au poste téléphonique principal où les appels d'arrivée sont reçus et acheminés.

CONT

Pouvez-vous me passer le poste 946?

CONT

Mon numéro de poste est le 7117.

OBS

poste téléphonique supplémentaire; poste supplémentaire : termes normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Key term(s)
  • poste interne
  • poste téléphonique interne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones telefónicas
  • Teléfonos
  • Conmutación telefónica
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Record 5 2001-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telephones
DEF

An extra telephone connected to the same line as the main telephone.

CONT

They have a downstairs phone and an extension in each of the bedrooms.

Key term(s)
  • additional telephone
  • extension phone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Téléphones
DEF

Téléphone connecté sur la même ligne que l'appareil téléphonique principal de l'abonné.

OBS

Il est pratique de posséder plusieurs téléphones quand on vit dans une maison à plusieurs pièces ou à plusieurs étages; ainsi, quand la ligne sonne, on peut répondre à l'aide d'un téléphone situé à proximité au lieu de courir vers le poste téléphonique principal.

Spanish

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