separate channel signaling

  • 1Separate channel signaling — is a form of signaling in which the whole or a part of one or more channels in a multichannel system is used to provide for supervisory and control signals for the message traffic channels. The same channels, such as frequency bands or time slots …

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  • 2Common Channel Signaling — In telephony, Common Channel Signaling (CCS), in the US also Common Channel Interoffice Signaling (CCIS), is the transmission of signaling information (control information) on a separate channel from the data, and, more specifically, where that… …

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  • 3Signaling System 7 — Signaling System #7 (SS7) is a set of telephony signaling protocols which are used to set up most of the world s public switched telephone network telephone calls. The main purpose is to set up and tear down telephone calls. Other uses include… …

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  • 4Channel Associated Signaling — (CAS), also known as per trunk signaling (PTS), is a form of digital communication signaling. As with most telecommunication signaling methods, it uses routing information to direct the payload of voice or data to its destination. With CAS… …

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  • 5Signaling (telecommunications) — In telecommunication, signaling (signalling in British spelling) has the following meanings: the use of signals for controlling communications the information exchange concerning the establishment and control of a telecommunication circuit and… …

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  • 6Channel bonding — (also known as Ethernet bonding ) is a computer networking arrangement in which two or more network interfaces on a host computer are combined for redundancy or increased throughput. On Ethernet interfaces, channel bonding requires assistance… …

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  • 7In-band signaling — In telecommunications, in band signaling is the sending of metadata and control information in the same band, on the same channel, as used for data.TelephoneFor example, when dialing a modern telephone, the telephone number is encoded and… …

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  • 8Robbed-bit signaling — (RBS) is a specific type of Channel Associated Signaling in use in North America on T1 trunks, and perhaps elsewhere in the world.RBS was developed at the time that AT T was moving from analog trunks onto digital equipment. This permitted AT T to …

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  • 9E and M signaling — E M is a type of supervisory line signaling that uses separate leads, called the E lead and M lead, traditionally used in the North American telecommunications industry. There are different E M standards, with 8, 6, 4 and even 2 wires.Number of… …

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  • 10common-channel interoffice signaling —    (CCIS)    Digital technology used by AT&T to enhance ISDN; uses a separate data line to route interoffice signals to provide a faster call set up and more efficient use of trunks …

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