Paradyne 317x E1 manual block allocation method

ACCULINK 317x E1 DSU/CSU

bit	Binary digit. The smallest unit of information, representing a choice between a one
	or a zero (sometimes called mark or space).
block allocation method	A method of allocating DS0 channels as a group rather than individually.
BNC	Bayonet-Neill-Concelman. A bayonet-type connector for coaxial cables.
bps	Bits per second. Indicates the speed at which bits are transmitted across a data
	connection.
BPV	Bipolar Violation. In a bipolar signal, a ªoneº (mark, pulse) which has the same
	polarity as its predecessor.
byte	A small group of bits (usually 8) that is handled as a unit of data.
CCITT	The International Consultative Committee for Telegraphy and Telephony. A
	committee established to recommend communication standards and policies.
CD	Carrier Detect. The received line signal detector. V.24 circuit 109.
cell site	A facility that provides the equipment needed to establish wireless communication
	links.
CEPT	The European Conference of Postal and Telegraph Authorities. A European
	standards organization.
channel	An independent data path.
channel allocation	Assigning specific DS0 channels in the E1 DSU/CSU to specific interfaces
	(Network, DTE Drop/Insert, etc.).
CHAP	Challenge Authentication Protocol.
character	A letter, figure, number, punctuation, or other symbol.
CID branch	Customer Identification branch or the E1 DSU/CSU menu tree.
client	A device that receives a specific service, such as database management, from a
	server.
CLOCK IN interface	The external clock interface on the E1 DSU/CSU.
ClrReg branch	Clear Performance Registers branch of the E1 DSU/CSU menu tree.
Cnfig branch	Configuration branch of the E1 DSU/CSU menu tree.
coaxial cable	A transmission cable consisting of a conducting outer tube which encloses and is
	insulated from an inner conducting core.
coding	A technique used to accommodate the ones density requirements of E1 lines.
COMCODE	A code used when ordering parts.
COM port	The communications port on the E1 DSU/CSU.
community name	An identification used by SNMP to grant an SNMP server access rights to a MIB.
configuration	The arrangement of a system or network as defined by the characteristics of its
	functional units.
configuration option	Device firmware that establishes specific operating parameters for the device.
	Sometimes referred to as straps.
CPU fail	Central Processing Unit failure. A Self-Test Health message indicating a failure in
	the device's central processing unit.
CRC	Cyclic Redundancy Check. A mathematical method of confirming the integrity of
	received digital data.
CRC4	CRC using four check bits.
CRC5	CRC using five check bits.

Glossary-2 December 1996 3170-A2-GB20-20