switched services network
1Public switched telephone network — The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the network of the world s public circuit switched telephone networks. It consists of telephone lines, fiber optic cables, microwave transmission links, cellular networks, communications satellites …
2Automatically switched optical network — An automatically switched optical network (ASON) is a network which is based on technology enabling the automatic delivery of transport services. Specifically, an ASON can deliver not only leased line connections but also other transport services …
3Public switched data network — PSDN is an acronym for public switched data network, a publicly available network supporting packet switched data, separate from the PSTN.Originally this term referred only to PSS (Packet Switch Stream), an X.25 based packet switched network,… …
4Automatic switched-transport network — ASTN (Automatic Switched Transport Network) allows traffic paths to be set up through a switched network automatically. The term ASTN replaces the term ASON (Automatically Switched Optical Network) and is often used interchangeably with GMPLS… …
5Network switching subsystem — (NSS) (or GSM core network) is the component of a GSM system that carries out call switching and mobility management functions for mobile phones roaming on the network of base stations. It is owned and deployed by mobile phone operators and… …
6Network neutrality in the United States — Network Neutrality Related issues and topics Automatic telephone exchange Data discrimination End to end principle Internet Protocol Tiered Internet Bandwidth Throttling …
7Network architecture — is the design of a communications network. It is a framework for the specification of a network s physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as data formats used in… …
8Network Equipment Provider — Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) are companies that provide communication solutions to Service Providers like fixed or mobile operators as well as to Enterprise customers. If you place a call on your mobile phone, surf the internet, join a… …
9Switched multimegabit data service — (SMDS) is a telecommunications service that provides connectionless, high performance, packet switched data transport. Being neither a protocol nor a technology, it supports standard protocols and communications interfaces using current (and… …
10General Switched Telephone Network — Unter einem Telefonnetz (oder veraltet Fernsprechnetz) versteht man ein Kommunikationssystem, das für die Abwicklung von Telefongesprächen (Telefonie) konstruiert ist. Telefonnetz ist ein ideeller Begriff und somit unabhängig von der jeweils… …
