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SNMP | See Simple Network Management Protocol. |
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StarGate | In EDACS trunking, links up to eight EDACS | |||
| create a single, seamless network. |
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StarGate Controller | A StarGate Controller is an IMC switch specifically configured for | |||
| distributed multisite operation. It is the central point or "hub" for all distributed | |||
| multisite communications. |
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SubSite Number | This is the EDACS SubSite Number which uniquely identifies the SubSite | |||
| device on a particular Node. A channel is a subsite device. |
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super user | The root user who has special privileges. Same as the System Administrator. | |||
Switching Center | Collection of node level devices physically connected to the IMC. | These | ||
| devices include the PI, BCU, CAL, EDG, and Consoles. |
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System Manager | The System Manager is a DEC multitasking computer which performs | |||
| features such as monitoring system operation, generating management reports, | |||
| individual unit enable/disable and dynamic regrouping. |
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T1/E1 | Digital landline and microwave transmission standards used in the United | |||
| States and Europe. |
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TCP | Transmission Control Protocol. | A | with | |
| acknowledgments and retries. |
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TDM | Time Domain Multiplexing. | Technique used to multiplex multiple signals | ||
| onto a single hardware transmission channel (bus) by allowing each signal to | |||
| use the channel for a short time before going on to the next one. |
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TDM bus | Time Division Multiplexed bus − The TDM bus in the CEC/IMC switch is a | |||
| digitally multiplexed bus system used to transfer audio/mobile data/Aegis data | |||
| throughout the CEC/IMC switch. Each signal coming into the CEC/IMC | |||
| switch is assigned a TDM time slot and receiving devices extract the digitized | |||
| signals from the appropriate time slot. |
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Technician (or Tech or | Customer personnel whose main responsibility is to install, maintain, and | |||
EDACS technician) | troubleshoot individual EDACS platforms, such as GETCs, Site Controllers, | |||
| EDGs, and IMCs. Technicians require software interfaces that run on common | |||
| laptop/desktop personal computers to assist in | |||
| platform. |
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Telnet | The TCP/IP protocol that enables a terminal attached to one host to log into | |||
| other hosts and interact with their applications. It is the Standard internet | |||
| protocol for terminal emulation. |
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TFTP | Trivial File Transfer Protocol. | A basic TCP/IP protocol used to upload or | ||
| download files. Typically uses include initializing diskless workstations. |
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tracking | In a multisite network, all active radios log into their particular system. This |
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