Glossary
Rear Connector Plate | Used with modular DSUs and modems. A connector plate is installed onto the rear |
| of the COMSPHERE 3000 Series Carrier. It contains two DTE connectors and |
| functions as an interface between the modular DSU or dial/lease modem and the |
| DTE. |
Service Line | An additional capability for DDD NIMs. This feature permits an extra dial line to |
| be connected to a COMSPHERE 3000 Series Carrier. It can be used for NIMs or as |
| a backup line when the primary line goes down. |
Shared Diagnostic | A feature that allows |
Control Panel | diagnostic control panel. Installed at eye level into one COMSPHERE 3000 Series |
(SDCP) | Carrier, it controls and monitors the DSUs and modems in all the carriers in the |
| cabinet. A single SDCP can control up to 8 carriers, with a total of 128 DSUs (and |
| if present, 128 DBMs) and modems. |
Shared Diagnostic Unit | A circuit card that plugs into a dedicated slot in the COMSPHERE 3000 Series |
(SDU) | Carrier to provide the shared diagnostic control panel and network management |
| interfaces to the DSUs in the carrier. It translates the network management protocol |
| to the devices in the carrier and routes incoming messages to the appropriate slots. |
Speaker Panel | An optional component that can be installed on the carrier to provide audio |
| monitoring of any Model 3811 or 3911 dial/lease modem. |
switched 56 kbps | A service provided by local exchange and interexchange carriers (LECs and IECs) |
digital service | that allow customers to use |
| having to subscribe to private network services. |
System Controller | An AT&T DATAPHONE II NMS that uses the DATAPHONE II protocol. |
tail circuit | See extended network. |
Time Division Multiplexer | A circuit card that enables the simultaneous transmission of multiple independent |
(TDM) | channels |
| Multiplexing is done by dividing the signal into successive alternate bits. |
tributary | A DSU or modem that is, for diagnostic purposes, at a logically subsidiary level in |
| a hierarchical network. Tributary DSUs or modems in a network receive control |
| data from the control DSU or modem, as well as from any network management |
| system present in the network. |
UL | Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. |
USOC | Universal Service Ordering Codes |
6700 Series Network | An AT&T Paradyne automated network management system for the Model 3611 |
Management System | DSUs, Models 3811 and 3911 modems, and other devices that allow an operator to |
(NMS) | monitor network conditions, analyze problems, and take restorative measures from |
| a single personal computer (PC) workstation. This NMS operates in a Microsoftr |
| Windowstgraphic environment. |
6800 Series Network | An AT&T Paradyne automated network management system for the Model 3611 |
Management System | DSUs, Models 3811 and 3911 modems, and other devices that allows an operator to |
(NMS) | monitor network conditions, analyze problems, and take restorative measures. |
December 1994 |