Data Communications Equipment

Equipment that is used to access a communications network. The DCE provides all the functions required to establish, maintain and terminate a connection, and provides the signal conversion required for communications between the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and the telephone network. With RS-232 connections, the modem is generally the DCE device while the computer or terminal connected to a modem is generally the DTE device. See also Data Terminal Equipment.

Data Compression

An encoding technique which provides for the transmission of fewer data bits without the loss of information. The receiving end expands the data received to its original form.

Data Set

See Data Communictions Equipment and Modem.

Data Set Ready (DSR)

An RS-232 control signal used to indicate the readiness of the DCE (Usually a modem) to accept data from the DTE (usually a terminal or computer).

Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)

The equipment which provides the data source and/or receiving end of a data transmission link. The DTE may be a CRT or teletype terminal, a personal computer, a printer, a front-end processor to a large mainframe computer or any other device which can transmit or receive data. With RS-232 connections the designation of DTE or DCE determines which device is responsible for generating certain control signals. See also Data Communications Equipment.

Data Terminal Ready (DTR)

An RS-232 control signal used to indicate the readiness of the DTE for data transmission.

DCD

An acronym for Data Carrier Detect. See also Carrier Detect.

DCE

An acronym of Data Communications Equipment. See Data Communications Equipment.

Decibel (dB)

Unit of measure indicating the logarithmic ratio of output signal power to input signal power.

Dedicated Line

A communications line which is not dialed. Also known as a leased or private line.

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