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PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-03-17

English

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

A small exchange on a subscriber's premises, for internal telephone connections, with extensions over the public telephone system through lines to the local exchange.

CONT

Private branch exchanges (PBXs) are manual systems which basically perform concentration and intercommunication.

French

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

Installation privée où les commutations sont faites par un équipement central manuel.

OBS

Ces commutateurs donnent généralement accès au réseau public par des «lignes d'abonnés» aussi appelées «lignes réseaux». Ce commutateur (urbain) dessert les postes d'abonnés et les commutateurs privés dans un secteur géographique variable selon la densité téléphonique.

Spanish

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

Pequeña centralita en el local del abonado, para conexiones telefónicas internas, con extensiones a la central local a través de líneas en el sistema telefónico público.

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