GLOSSARY |
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TERM | DEFINITION |
login information is databased to allow the CEC/IMC to track individual radio units as they move from
Transmission Control Protocol | The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is the TCP/IP protocol that provides |
| reliable, |
Trap | A message that reports a problem or significant event. |
Trunking | The process of dynamically allocating a limited number of radio channels to |
| groups of people for communication purposes. |
TSI | EDG Trunked System Interface. The TSI handles all communications to the |
| rest of the EDACS trunked radio system via the CEC/IMC CIM. |
TU | Test Unit. The TU continually tests channels and provides an alarm to the Site |
| Controller if a fault is detected. The TU and ACU form the Test and Alarm |
| Unit (TAU). |
UDP | User Datagram Protocol. |
| SNMP. Does not use acknowledgments or retries. |
UPS | Uninterruptible Power Source. Used to keep the system running in the event of |
| a power outage. |
VMIM | ConVentional Interface Module − The VMIM couples the CIA secondary |
| interface rack to the primary CEC/IMC switch interface modules. The VMIM - |
| CIA set allows conventional base stations and conventional satellite receiver |
| voting systems to be connected to the CEC/IMC switch. |
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| communicate with the host. |
The | |
XLTR | C3 Modular/Desktop Console Translator − Using data protocol conversion |
| techniques, this interface module allows the CEC/IMC switch to communicate |
| with a C3 Modular/Desktop console. The XLTR is placed in the control data |
| path between the C3 console and its respective CIM. |
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