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ATIS Telecom Glossary

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E-LMI

Ethernet - Local Management Interface

e-mail

also E-mail, and email, Abbreviation for electronic mail. An electronic means for communication in which (a) usually text is transmitted (but sometimes also graphics and/or audio information), (b) operations include sending, storing, processing, and receiving information, (c) users are allowed to communicate under specified conditions, and (d) messages are held in storage until called for by the addressee. Some e-mail… (Read More →)

e-mail address

A character string that identifies, on a network, the point of presence of a user or account, and includes all information needed to direct a communication. An Internet e-mail address includes: (a) a user name that identifies a network account; (b) the channel operator @ (pronounced "at"); and (c) a domain name indicating the server computer. An e-mail address outside… (Read More →)

e-VCC

enhanced Voice Call Continuity

e-zine

Abbreviation for electronic magazine. A periodical publication that is stored on a file server and that may be distributed or accessed via a computer network. [After 2382-pt.35]
Note: An e-zine that is distributed primarily over the Web is also referred to as a webzine.

E/N ratio

In the transmission of a pulse of an electromagnetic wave representing a bit, the ratio of (a) the energy in each bit, E, to (b) the noise energy density per hertz, N.
Note: E is usually expressed in joules per bit and N is usually expressed in watts per hertz. Thus, the E/N ratio is hertz-seconds per bit. A joule… (Read More →)

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