This document is composed of terms
and accompanying definitions that address the disciplines
of:
· telephony,
· NS/EP (National Security/Emergency
Preparedness),
· NII (National Information Infrastructure),
· spectrum sharing,
· radar,
· radio communications (including HF ALE
radio),
· television (including UHF, VHF, cable TV,
and HDTV),
· facsimile,
· networks (e.g., intelligent networks,
open network architecture, ISDN, broadband ISDN, and network management),
· fiber optic communications,
· communications security,
· data processing,
· premises wiring,
· photonics, and
· telegraphy.
The intent is to provide a uniform,
up-to-date set of definitions for the general terminology used in
telecommunications. The benefits of such a standard include:
a) better communications among U.S. providers
and users of telecommunications equipment and services,
b) enhanced understanding of U.S.-developed
telecommunications standards, technical reports, technical requirements,
contributions, and other specifications in international standardization and
trade, and
c) broader public knowledge of
telecommunications concepts and advancement of associated public-interest
telecommunications capabilities.
The purpose of this standard is to
aid interdisciplinary technical communications, and to disseminate the advances
in communications technologies benefiting users, vendors, researchers, and
developers. Additionally, this standard provides an authoritative source of
definitions for standards developers, teachers, technical writers, and all who
are active in the telecommunications field.