Glossary

ITU V.24

An electrical standard for interconnecting data communications equipment and data

 

terminal equipment established by the ITU. It is the most commonly used computer/modem

 

interface. Nearly equivalent to EIA/TIA 232-D.

ITU V.25 bis

An ITU-specified serial Auto-Call Unit (ACU) for operation with both asynchronous and

 

synchronous DTE equipment.

ITU V.32

The standard for 2-wire, full-duplex modems operating at up to 9600 bps for use on the

 

general switched telephone network and on leased telephone circuits.

ITU V.32 bis

A modulation standard that extends the speed of 2-wire leased line and 2-wire dial line

 

modems to include 14.4 and 12.0 kbps. It is backwards-compatible with the V.32

 

modulation mode. When operating in the V.32 bis modulation mode, the modem supports

 

synchronous and asynchronous transmission rates of 4.8, 7.2, 9.6, 12.0, and 14.4 kbps.

ITU V.42

Used with full-duplex asynchronous data transmission, V.42 is an ITU-adopted standard

 

which specifies two methods of error correction for modems: MNP 4 and LAPM (Link

 

Access Protocol for Modems).

ITU V.42 bis

Used with full-duplex asynchronous data transmission, V.42 bis is a high-performance data

 

compression algorithm based on the Lempel-Ziv Data Compression algorithm. This

 

compression technique is not compatible with MNP 5 or other MNP levels. The theoretical

 

limit of V.42 bis is 4:1 compression. The actual compression (throughout) that is achieved

 

with any algorithm, including V.42 bis is data (file) dependent. Using V.42 bis, the modem

 

continuously monitors the compressibility of user data. If user data is not compressible, the

 

V.42 bis algorithm detects this condition and automatically turns data compression off, so

 

the data link rate is never less than the modem modulation rate.

ITU-TS V.34

V.34 is a four-dimensional trellis-coded modulation standard using precoding and

 

pre-emphasis equalization schemes.

Interface

A shared connection or boundary between two devices or systems. The point (logical or

 

physical) at which two devices or systems are linked.

LAPM

Link Access Protocol for Modems. An ITU link layer protocol for modems.

Leased line

A dedicated telephone-line circuit permanently connecting two or more locations and used

 

solely by one customer, who leases the line.

LED

Light Emitting Diode.

Loopback

(1) A method of feeding a received signal back from a point in a data link to the receiver at

 

the site where the data was originated. Commonly used to test portions of a data link to

 

isolate faulty equipment or data lines. (2) The feeding back of data from a point in a data

 

path to the transmitting source for testing. (3) A diagnostic procedure that sends a test

 

message back to the originator, which compares the message with the original transmission.

 

Loopback testing can occur within a locally attached device or can be conducted remotely

 

over a communications circuit.

LPDA2

Feature that enables the 326X to be used in an IBM dial and leased line restoral applications

 

using LPDA2 Dial and Disconnect commands.

Modem

Modulator/demodulator, enabling digital data to be sent over analog transmission facilities.

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