Glossary and Abbreviations
MSSNET
Mass storage/network control
MT
Management terminal
MTDM
Modular trunk data module
MTP
Maintenance tape processor
MTT
Multitasking terminal
multiappearance voice terminal
A terminal equipped with several
Multicarrier cabinet
A structure that holds one to five carriers. See also
Multifrequency Compelled (MFC) Release 2 (R2) signaling
A signal consisting of two frequency components, such that when a signal is transmitted from a switch, another signal acknowledging the transmitted signal is received by the switch. R2 designates signaling used in the United States and in countries outside the United States.
multiplexer
A device used to combine a number of individual channels into a single common bit stream for transmission.
multiplexing
A process whereby a transmission facility is divided into two or more channels, either by splitting the frequency band into a number of narrower bands or by dividing the transmission channel into successive time slots. See also
multirate
The new N x DS0 service (see N x DS0).
MWL
N
N+1
Method of determining redundant backup requirements. Example: if four rectifier modules are required for a
N x DS0
N x DS0, equivalently referred to as N x 64 kbps, is an emerging standard for wideband calls separate from H0, H11, and H12 ISDN channels. The emerging N x DS0 ISDN multirate circuit mode bearer service will provide
