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IDSL

Short for ISDN Digital Subscriber Line, a method of providing DSL technology over existing ISDN lines. Even though the transfer...

Remote Access Server

A server that is dedicated to handling users that are not on a LAN but need remote access to it....

IDNX

Short for Integrated Digital Network Exchange, a technology that multiplexes voice, data, and video onto multiple T1/E1 backbones. Allowing integration...

EtherLoop

Created by Nortel spin-off Elastic Networks, EtherLoop (a.k.a next generation DSL) is Ethernet over standard twisted pair (POTS ) technology...

Trunk

A communications channel between two points. It usually refers to large-bandwidth telephone channels between switching centers that handle many simultaneous...

ANI

Short for automatic number identification, a service that provides the telephone number of an incoming call. ANI is used for...

CAPI

(1) Short for computer assisted personal interviewing, a surveying technique that uses a computer-based questionnaire. As an alternative to paper...

PRI

Short for Primary-Rate Interface, a type of ISDN service designed for larger organizations. PRI includes 23 B-channels (30 in Europe)...

MP

Short for Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol, an extension to the PPP protocol that allows multiple physical connections between two points to...

Network Address Translation (NAT)

Network Address Translation (NAT) is an Internet standard that enables a local-area network (LAN) to use one set of IP...

Channel Bonding

A technology that combines two telephone lines into a single channel, effectively doubling the data transfer speeds. To take advantage...

SPID

Acronym for Service Profile Identifier, a number that identifies a specific ISDN line. When you obtain ISDN service, your telephone...