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CIRCUITO TRONCAL [1 record]

Record 1 2001-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Telephones
DEF

A point to point communications channel provided to link two or more switchboards or PBX systems.

OBS

Extension telephones can gain access to extension telephones of the remote system over the tie trunk. Interconnection may be on a manual or dial access basis. A configuration whereby two or more tie trunks are connected together is known as a tandem tie trunk network (TTN).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Téléphones

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cables e hilos telefónicos
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
  • Teléfonos
DEF

Circuito de enlace especial que interconecta, a través de la marcación, dos centrales automáticas privadas o dos sistemas centrex.

Key term(s)
  • conmutador digital
  • circuito interurbano
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