Glossary Term: VOIP and Telecom Glossary

Abandoned Cable – Any cabling, from Riser closet to serverServer- A computercomputer. (IEEE) (1) A functional unit that can perform sub... More, or a softwareA set of programs that tell a computer to perform a task. Th... package, that provides a s… More room to end-user, which is no longer being used, is the wrong cable type (i.e. riser in a plenum ceiling) or not tagged for future use. It is defined as Installed communications cable that is not …

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Abandoned Call- A call or other type of contact to a call center that is abandoned before the call is answered. Calls in which the caller hangs up almost immediately may or may not be counted as abandoned. When configuring settings on an ACD a minimum length of time can be set before it would …

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Abnormal Termination Report – Monitoring per-user quality-of-service metrics in real-time.

A fee charged subscribers or other telephone companies by a local exchange carrierA local exchange carrierA local exchange carrier (LEC) is the term used in the U.S. ... More (LEC) is the term used in the U.S. … More for the use of its local exchange networks.

(ACD) Automatic Call Distributor- A programmable device at a call center that routes and manages incoming calls to targets or agents within that call center. An Intelligent Call RouterRouter- A routerRouter- A router is a device connected to at least two netwo... More is a device connected to at least twoTwo-Way DID Trunk - An ISDN PRI (or T1) line equipped for d... More netwo… More determines the target or agentAgent- A Call Center AgentAgent- A Call Center Agent is a person who actively handles ... More is a person who actively …

ACD -Automatic Call Distributor(ACD) Automatic Call Distributor- A programmable device at a... More Read More »

ACD (Automatic Call Distributor) – A systemsystem. (1) (ANSIANSI. American National Standards Institute. More) People, machines, and methods organized … More that handles incoming call traffic, sending calls to the first available stationStation-to-Station – Avoids carrierCarrier- A company that provides telecommunications circuits... More rate charges, calling … More within predefined groups. If all stations are busy then a recorded message is played, and the call is put in a queue until a …

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Acoustic Coupler – A device that allows a conventional telephone handset to feed its signal into a modemModem- (MOdulator, DEModulator) — a device that you connec… More, as opposed to direct couplers, which feed the modulated/demodulated signal directly into the phone line.

Acoustic Echo Canceller – All speakerphones have some form of adaptive echo canceller that produces a synthetic replica of the potential echo to subtract from the transmit audio. Most units have a center clipping echo suppressor to remove the residual echo from the transmit signal. The goal of the acoustic echo canceller is to reduce the amount …

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Acoustic Echo Return Loss Enhancement – AERLE – The maximum echo cancellation provided by the acoustic canceller. Typical figures will vary from 6 to 18 dB. The larger the number the better. It is important to note whether the figure is quoted with the center clipper enabled or disabled. If quoted with center clipper disabled, it is …

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Acoustic Modem – A modulator-demodulator unitunit. (IEEEIEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. More) (1) A separately testable element specified in… More that converts datadata. Representations of facts, concepts, or instructions i… More signals to telephone tones and back again.