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GRADE SERVICE [7 records]

Record 1 2004-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
  • Telecommunications
  • Quality Control (Management)
OBS

The probability of a call being blocked by busy trunks, expressed as a decimal fraction, and usually meaning the busy-hour probability.

OBS

A concept known as grade of service is commonly used to determine acceptable telephone transmission objectives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques
  • Télécommunications
  • Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
DEF

Norme qui spécifie les conditions d'écoulement du trafic, d'une part pour une disponibilité totale du matériel, d'autre part en période d'avarie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios telefónicos
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Control de la calidad (Gestión)
DEF

En las comunicaciones de datos es la capacidad de manipulación del tráfico en una red.

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Record 2 2002-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
DEF

A private or two-party telephone line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
DEF

A multi-party telephone line.

OBS

Source: Harrowsmith, No 32.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques
OBS

D'après renseignements obtenus de l'ATG et Dictionnaire des télécommunication de Luca.

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telephone Switching

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Commutation téléphonique

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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