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BLOCKING CRITERIA [1 record]

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Record 1 1983-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
OBS

Service objective characterizing a system in which a call finds all trunks busy in the final group, and the calling party receives a reorder tone or announcement indicating all circuits busy. (ENBELL, 80: 474) Another major class of service objectives is phrased in terms of blocking criteria. For example, the fraction of calls blocked in the busy hour on a final trunk group should not exceed 1 percent. (ENBELL, 8: 474)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques
OBS

Qualité de service caractérisant le fonctionnement d'un système qui rejette immédiatement un appel qui se présente alors que tous les organes et circuits sont occupés. (TECHNI, E-2860: 7. H.B.F.) Selon le sort réservé par le système aux appels différés, la qualité de service sera définie par une "probabilité de perte" ou par une "probabilité d'attente". (TECHNI, E-2860: 7)

Spanish

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