NEMA

Glossary

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association.

NETCON

Network-control circuit pack.

Network

A collection of computer-like devices ("nodes") that are connected by, and can communicate across, a common transmission medium.

Network Adapter

The interface between a node and the network; has a unique physical address.

Network Interface Card (NIC)

A circuit board that can be fitted to a personal computer (PC) to allow the PC to communicate with other machines on a network. MMCX works with Ethernet cards and with asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cards running Ethernet emulation. Also called a network adapter.

NFAS

See Nonfacility-associated signaling (NFAS).

NIC

See Network Interface Card (NIC).

Node

1.A point on a network that provides an interface to a communications device.

2.A switch or adjunct in a Lucent DCS network.

Nonfacility-associated signaling (NFAS)

A method that allows multiple T1 and/or E1 facilities to share a single D-channel to form an ISDN-PRI. If D-channel backup is not used, one facility is configured with a D-channel, and the other facilities that share the D-channel are configured without D-channels. If D-channel backup is used, two facilities are configured to have D-channels (one D-channel on each facility), and the other facilities that share the D-channels are configured without D-channels.

NTSC

See National Television Standards Committee (NTSC) standard.

Administration for Network Connectivity

 

 

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