Glossary

TCP/IP

TCP/IP

transmission control protocol/internet protocol

TDM

time division multiplexing

telecom alarm module

An intelligent alarm module that provides critical, major, and minor alarm indicators.

telephone network connection

The point at which a telephone network connection terminates on a system. Supported telephone connections are Tip/Ring, T1, and E1.

Text-to-Speech

An optional feature that allows an application to play US English speech directly from ASCII text by converting that text to synthesized speech. The text can be used for prompts or for text retrieved from a database or host, and can be spoken in an application with prerecorded speech.

ThickNet

A 10-mm (10BASE5) coaxial cable used to provide interLAN communications.

UCS 1000 R4.2 Administration 585-313-507

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