Chapter 1 - About this Manual

NFAS

Non-Facility Associated Signalling.

NT-1

Network Termination type 1. The device that

 

converts the ISDN BRI U interface from the

 

telecommunications service provider to the S/T

 

interface used by ISDN products and systems.

Pan

Move the camera to the left or right.

PBX

Private Branch eXchange. A private telephone

 

switching system connected to common lines

 

from one or more central offices. Most PBXs allow

 

analog extensions on the system, allowing access

 

to special features such as conferencing and

 

transferring to analog devices. If you are using a

 

telephone connected to a PBX, typically you will

 

be required to dial 9 to gain access to an outside

 

line.

Peripheral

The portion of a network interface module that

side

connects to the videoconferencing system. See

 

also Downstream.

Point-to-point

A call between two sites.

call

 

POTS

Plain Old Telephone Service. See PSTN.

PRI

Primary Rate Interface.

Private Branch

See PBX.

Exchange

 

PSTN

Public Switched Telephone Network. The voice

 

telephone network accessible to all those with

 

telephones and access privileges.

PTZ

Pan/Tilt/Zoom. Describes the cameras supplied

 

as part of the ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX,

 

and VS4000 systems.

QCIF

Quarter CIF (Common Intermediate Format). A

 

video format providing resolution of 176 x 144

 

pixels. See also CIF, 4CIF, 16CIF.

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EX, FX, VS4000, EX4000, FX4000, VS4000 specifications

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