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 carrier-mounted DSUs and modems to share the same

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 high-speed switched digital data capability without

 

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 (point-to-point only) into a single high-speed outbound data stream.

 

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.

3000-A2-GA31-80

December 1994

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