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Alert Identifier

A textual or numeric label unique to each alert event which may be used by receiving devices to identify a given alert message as a duplicate transmission of a previously-processed alert. This identifier may be provided by the Service Provider to consumer-domain devices to allow the ITF to avoid re-displaying previously displayed alert messages.

Alert Priority

An integer value that indicates the priority of the alert

alerting signal

A signal used by the network to indicate the presence of an incoming call. It consists of a ringing signal periodically interrupted by silent (no ringing signal) intervals. [T1.401-1988]

ALG

Application Layer Gateways

algorithm identifier

In encryption, a unique identifier or recognizer for a given encryption or hash algorithm, together with any required parameters. [After X9.31-1]

algorithmic language

An artificial language established for expressing a given class of algorithms.

ALI

Automatic Location Identification

alias point code

1. A Signaling System No.7 (SS7) address that is shared by more than one system supporting the same GTT (global title translation) function (or other SS7 function). It allows other systems to address the function instead of maintaining the status of multiple point codes. [T1.711-1999]
2. A point code that may be assigned to more than one signaling point, each… (Read More →)

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