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cPCI Transition card
Peripheral Component Interconnect Transition Card. Connects the Core module cards to the 3PE cards in the Network modules.
CP PIV®
The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Pentium IV refers to the Pentium IV CPU chip.
CPU
Central Processing Unit
DC
Direct Current
diagnostic programs
Software routines used to test equipment and identify faulty components
digital signal
A signal made up of discrete, noncontinuous pulses whose information is contained in the duration, periods, and/or amplitude
DTR
Digitone Receiver
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Unwanted electromagnetic static coupling, such as a ham radio signal being heard on a television, or causing static noise interference.
firmware
A set of instruction sequences stored permanently in hardware (ROM).
input/output (I/O)
Exchange between a machine and
IODU/C
Input/Output Disk Unit with
IPB
IPE
Intelligent Peripheral Equipment
Nortel Communication Server 1000
Communication Server 1000M and Meridian 1 Large System Overview
30 September 2008