
182 MultiModemISI Hybrid Series, ISIHI-2S/2U
Glossary
tone dialingOne of two methods of dialing a telephone,
usually associated with push button phones. Compare with
pulse dialing.
transistorA semiconductor device used to amplify a
signal, or open and close a circuit. In digital computers, it
functions as an electronic switch.
TSR (terminate and stay resident)A software program that
remains active and in memory after its user interface is
closed. Similar to a daemon in UNIX environments.
twisted pair wiringA type of cabling with one or more
pairs of insulated wires wrapped around each other. An
inexpensive wiring method used for LAN and telephone
applications, also called UTP wiring.
U
UART (universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter)A chip
that transmits and receives data on the serial port. It
converts bytes into serial bits for transmission, and vice
versa, and generates and strips the start and stop bits
appended to each character.
UNIXA multiuser, multitasking operating system, first
developed by AT&T in the 1970s. It now runs on a wide
variety of computer systems from micro to mainframe and
is controlled by UNIX System Laboratories (USL).
UTP (unshielded twisted pair)Telephone type wiring.
V
V.21The CCITT modulation standard for 300bps, full-
duplex transmission over dial-up lines.
V.22The CCITT modulation standard for 1200bps, full-
duplex transmission over a dial-up or 2-wire leased line.
This is not common in North America.
V.22bisThe CCITT modulation standard for 2400bps,
full-duplex transmission over a dial-up or a 2-wire leased
line.
V.23The CCITT modulation standard for 75/1200bps,
half-duplex transmission over dial-up lines. This is not
common in North America.
V.24The CCITT hardware interface specification for
interchange circuits between the DTE and DCE.
V.25bisA dialing command set developed by the CCITT
for both synchronous and asynchronous devices. Since
V.25bis does not provide any modem configuration
commands, it is primarily used for its synchronous dialing
commands, while the AT commands are used for asynchro-
nous dialing and for modem configuration.
V.26The CCITT modulation standard for 2400bps, full-
duplex transmission over 4-wire leased lines. Primarily for
synchronous use. Not common in North America.
V.27The CCITT modulation standard for 4800bps, full or
half-duplex transmission. Primarily for synchronous use.
Not common in North America. V.27ter is used by Group 2
fax-modems for 4800bps fax transmission.
V.29The CCITT modulation standard for 9600bps, 2-wire
(half-duplex) or 4-wire (full-duplex) transmissions,
primarily over leased lines (synchronous or asynchronous).
V.29 is used for Group 3 fax transmissions.
V.32The CCITT modulation standard for synchronous or
asynchronous input to be transmitted at 9600bps over the
PSTN. V.32 operates in half- or full-duplex mode.
V.32bisThe CCITT modulation standard for synchronous
or asynchronous input to be transmitted at 14,400bps over
the PSTN. V.32bis operates in half- or full-duplex mode.
V.32terboAn AT&T recommendation for synchronous or
asynchronous input to be transmitted at 14,400 bps over
the PSTN. V32terbo operates in half- or full-duplex mode.
V.32The CCITT modulation standard for synchronous or
asynchronous input to be transmitted at 9600bps over the
PSTN. V.32 operates in half- or full-duplex mode.
V.33A CCITT modulation standard for 14,400bps
synchronous transmission over a 40-wire leased line.
V.35The CCITT hardware interface specification com-
monly used by DSU/CSUs and other high-speed devices.
V.42A CCITT recommendation for error-control hardware
on a modem that accepts asynchronous input. V.42 recom-
mends for manufactures to implement LAP-M and makes a
provision for MNP-5 as a alternative because of its
popularity. Most modem makers provide both.
V.42bisA CCITT recommendation for data compressing
hardware on a modem that accepts asynchronous input.
V.42bis is based on a dynamically updated dictionary that
looks up common strings and replaces the strings with code
words. This reduces the amount of characters actually
transmitted. V.42bis has been found to be most effective for
file transfers that contain long strings of repetitive informa-
tion and least effective for short strings of unique data.
V.54The CCITT recommendation to standardize Bit Error
Rate Testing (BERT) and Loopback testing (Local Analog
and Digital Loopback, as well as Remote Analog and
Digital Loopback).
VRC (vertical redundancy check)An error checking
method that generates and tests a parity bit for each byte of
data that is moved or transmitted.
W
WAT S (Wide Area Telephone Service)A discounted long-
distance calling plan that allows calls in or out. The
popular 800 numbers are WATS lines in. The calls are
charges to the holder of the 800 number at a discounted
rate.
WorkstationTraditionally, a dumb terminal connected to a
host. However, with the advent of LANS and WANS, PCs
that are connected to a LAN are now called workstations
too, even though they are capable of independent process-
ing. A workstation is simply an input/display device
through which a user accesses a resource.
X
X.121CCITTs recommendation for unique addressing of
each DTE connected to a communications network
throughout the world. X.121 uses fifteen digits: a one-digit
prefix, a four-digit DNIC number (which identifies the
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