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CENTRAL CLASSE 5 [1 record]

Record 1 2004-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Exchanges
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A unit in a telephone switching system which serves primarily as a place for termination of subscriber's lines, accepting originating traffic from those lines and connecting terminating traffic to them.

DEF

A central office in which subscriber's lines terminate.

CONT

The local or end office switches a number of customer lines, connecting them to other lines or to trunks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centraux téléphoniques
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Centre téléphonique auquel chaque poste téléphonique est relié par une ligne à deux fils.

DEF

Centre auquel sont rattachées des lignes d'abonnés.

CONT

Chaque centre local dessert une zone géographique appelée «zone locale». Selon le rôle qu'il tient au sein du réseau de commutation, un commutateur urbain peut correspondre aux centraux téléphoniques américains «Class 4 C.O.» ou «Class 5 C.O.», ou encore «Class 4/5» C.O.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centrales telefónicas
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Oficina central dispuesta para servir de término a las líneas de los subscriptores, y proveer ramales para establecer las conexiones a otras oficinas centrales y desde las mismas.

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