The term "Synchronous Test Line" denotes an arrangement in an end office which performs marginal operational tests of supervisory and ring-tripping functions.

In a Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN), a proposed transport level technique in which time-division multiplexing and switching is to be used across the user's network interface.

Digital transmission in which the time interval between any two similar significant instants in the overall bit stream is always an integral number of unit intervals.
Note: "Isochronous" and "anisochronous" are characteristics, while "synchronous" and "asynchronous" pertain to relationships.

The basic logical building block signal of synchronous optical networks (SONET). The STS-1 signal has a bit rate of
5
1. 840 Mb/s. [T
1. X1] [After T1.105-1988]

1. In a language, the relationships among characters or groups of characters, independent of their meanings or the manner of their interpretation and use.
2. The structure of expressions in a language.
3. The rules governing the structure of a language.
4. In a language, the relationship among symbols.
Note: In computer languages, as in all artificial languages, syntax is… (Read More →)

The process of setting the frequency of one oscillator equal to that of another.
Note: The term "synchronization" is commonly used in place of "syntonization" to mean the same thing. [T
1. X1]

Acronym for system generation.

1. Acronym for system(s) operator.
1. The person responsible for performing the day-to-day and periodic maintenance of a computer forum.
2. An individual responsible for the physical operations of a network or of a computer system. [After Bahorsky]

1. Any organized assembly of resources and procedures united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a set of specific functions. [JP 1-02]
2. A combination of two or more interrelated equipment (sets) arranged in a functional package to perform an operational function or to satisfy a requirement. [JP 1-02]
3. A collection of personnel, equipment, and methods organized… (Read More →)

In computer technology, a set of functions that provides support services, ensures reliable operations, promotes efficient use of the system, and ensures that prescribed service-quality objectives are met. Synonym system management.