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Data Terminal Ready (DTR) -
an RS232 modem interface control signal (sent from the DTE to
the modem on pin 20) which indicates that the DTE is ready for data transmission and which
requests that the modem be connected to the telephone circuit.
Datagram -
a packet of information used in a connectionless network service that is routed to
its destination using an address included in the datagram’s header.
DECnet -
Digital Equipment Corporation's proprietary LAN.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) -
the US government agency that
funded the ARPANET.
Demultiplexing -
a function performed by a layer entity that identifies and separates SDUs
from a single connection to more than one connection (see multiplexing).
Destination End Station (DES) -
An ATM termination point which is the destination for ATM
messages of a connection and is used as a reference point for ABR services. See SES.
Digital Access and Cross-Connect System (DACS) -
Digital switching system for routing T1
lines, and DS-0 portions of lines, among multiple T1 ports.
Digital Cross-connect System (DCS) -
an electronic patch panel used to route digital signals in a
central office.
Digital Standard n (0, 1, 1C, 2, and 3) (DSn) -
a method defining the rate and format of digital
hierarchy, with asynchronous data rates defined as follows:
DS0
64kb/s
1 voice channel
DS1
1.544Mb/s
24 DS0s
DS1C
3.152 Mb/s
2 DS1s
DS2
6.312 Mb/s
4 DS1s
DS3
44.736 Mb/s
28 DS1s
Synchronous data rates (SONET) are defined as:
STS-1/OC-1
51.84 Mb/s
28 DS1s or 1 DS3
STS-3/OC-3
155.52 Mb/s
3 STS-1s byte interleaved
STS-3c/OC-3c
155.52 Mb/s
Concatenated, indivisible payload
STS-12/OC-12
622.08 Mb/s
12 STS-1s, 4 STS-3cs, or any mixture
STS-12c/OC-12c
622.08 Mb/s
Concatenated, indivisible payload
STS-48/OC-48
2488.32 Mb/s
48 STS-1s, 16 STS-3cs, or any mixture
DIP (Dual In-line Package) Switch -
a device that has two parallel rows of contacts that let the
user switch electrical current through a pair of those contacts to on or off. They are used to
reconfigure components and peripherals.
Domain Name Server -
a computer that converts names to their corresponding Internet num-
bers. It allows users to telnet or FTP to the name instead of the number.
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