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ROUTING FUNCTION [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Emergency Management
- Physical Geography (General)
- Telephone Switching
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- emergency call routing function
1, record 1, English, emergency%20call%20routing%20function
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ECRF 2, record 1, English, ECRF
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Emergency call routing function(ECRF) : A functional element in an ESInet [emergency services Internet Protocol network], which is a LoST [Location-to-Service Translation] protocol server where location information(either civic address or geo-coordinates) serves as input to a mapping function that returns information used to route an emergency call toward the appropriate PSAP [public safety answering point] for the caller's location or towards a responder agency. 1, record 1, English, - emergency%20call%20routing%20function
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Gestion des urgences
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Commutation téléphonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fonction d'acheminement des appels d'urgence
1, record 1, French, fonction%20d%27acheminement%20des%20appels%20d%27urgence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- FAAU 2, record 1, French, FAAU
feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fonctions d'acheminement des appels d'urgence sont un élément fonctionnel d'un [réseau IP des services d'urgence]. 3, record 1, French, - fonction%20d%27acheminement%20des%20appels%20d%27urgence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Gestión de emergencias
- Geografía física (Generalidades)
- Conmutación telefónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- función de enrutamiento de llamadas de emergencia
1, record 1, Spanish, funci%C3%B3n%20de%20enrutamiento%20de%20llamadas%20de%20emergencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-02-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Switching
- Telecommunications Switching
- Applications of Automation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- call routing function
1, record 2, English, call%20routing%20function
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A call routing function controls the path selection for a call.... Moreover, the call routing function also takes care of the automated failover when the primary path is not accessible, whether it is a problem with the media or a lack of resources(bandwidth). 2, record 2, English, - call%20routing%20function
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commutation téléphonique
- Commutation (Télécommunications)
- Automatisation et applications
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fonction de routage des appels
1, record 2, French, fonction%20de%20routage%20des%20appels
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Conmutación telefónica
- Conmutación (Telecomunicaciones)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- función de enrutamiento de llamadas
1, record 2, Spanish, funci%C3%B3n%20de%20enrutamiento%20de%20llamadas
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- función de encaminamiento de llamadas 2, record 2, Spanish, funci%C3%B3n%20de%20encaminamiento%20de%20llamadas
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-11-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Mathematical Geography
- Call Distribution Systems
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- geospatial call routing
1, record 3, English, geospatial%20call%20routing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- geospatial routing 2, record 3, English, geospatial%20routing
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The use of an [emergency call routing function and of geographic information system] data to route an emergency call to the appropriate [public safety answering point] or emergency service provider based on the civic location or geographic coordinates provided with the call. 3, record 3, English, - geospatial%20call%20routing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Géographie mathématique
- Distributeurs d'appels (Téléphonie)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- acheminement géospatial des appels
1, record 3, French, acheminement%20g%C3%A9ospatial%20des%20appels
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-12-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
- Mathematical Geography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- candidate route
1, record 4, English, candidate%20route
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A route that satisfies all constraints of the routing request with the possible exception of optimality of the cost function. 1, record 4, English, - candidate%20route
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
- Géographie mathématique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- itinéraire candidat
1, record 4, French, itin%C3%A9raire%20candidat
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parcours qui satisfait à toutes les exigences d'une requête de routage, mais peut s'affranchir de la contrainte de l'optimalité de la fonction de coût. 2, record 4, French, - itin%C3%A9raire%20candidat
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2017-08-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
- Mathematics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cost function
1, record 5, English, cost%20function
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we propose a cost function coupled to a new generic cross-layer routing protocol adapted to multimedia traffic over hierarchical and heterogeneous networks. The goal of our proposed protocol is to dynamically assess the routing process cost and the requirement of the multimedia application in order to ensure a sufficient quality of service 1, record 5, English, - cost%20function
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
- Mathématiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fonction coût
1, record 5, French, fonction%20co%C3%BBt
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Généralement, les problèmes de conception de réseaux consistent à sélectionner les arcs et les sommets d’un graphe G de sorte que la fonction coût est optimisée et l’ensemble de contraintes impliquant les liens et les sommets dans G sont respectées. 1, record 5, French, - fonction%20co%C3%BBt
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-03-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Switching
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- distributed switching
1, record 6, English, distributed%20switching
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique of distributing the switching function of a communications network over a number of switching or routing devices. There may or may not be some central control over the switching process. 2, record 6, English, - distributed%20switching
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Commutation (Télécommunications)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- commutation répartie
1, record 6, French, commutation%20r%C3%A9partie
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
répartie : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 2, record 6, French, - commutation%20r%C3%A9partie
Record 6, Key term(s)
- commutation repartie
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-08-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- File transfer Protocol Daemon
1, record 7, English, File%20transfer%20Protocol%20Daemon
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- FTPD 1, record 7, English, FTPD
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
daemon : a program, usually on a computer running UNIX, that serves some obscure function(such as routing E-mail to its recipients) and usually has a very limited user interface. 2, record 7, English, - File%20transfer%20Protocol%20Daemon
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- démon FTP
1, record 7, French, d%C3%A9mon%20FTP
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- programme serveur FTP 2, record 7, French, programme%20serveur%20FTP
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programme serveur FTP. Lorsqu'un tel logiciel fonctionne sur une machine connectée à Internet, il est possible de s'y connecter à l'aide d'un client FTP afin d'effectuer un transfert de fichiers. 2, record 7, French, - d%C3%A9mon%20FTP
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1984-09-20
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- intermittent production
1, record 8, English, intermittent%20production
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A production system in which the productive units are organized according to function. The jobs pass through the functional departments in lots and each lot may have a different routing. 1, record 8, English, - intermittent%20production
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- production intermittente
1, record 8, French, production%20intermittente
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1984-05-25
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Telephone Switching
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- routing function
1, record 9, English, routing%20function
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Commutation téléphonique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- fonction d'acheminement
1, record 9, French, fonction%20d%27acheminement
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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