Of optical fibers, a splice, i.e., permanent joint, accomplished by aligning the mating fibers in some kind of mechanical fixture.
Note 1: The fibers may be secured by mechanical means or with an optical adhesive.
Note 2: When the fibers are secured by mechanical means, the gap between them is usually filled with an index-matching gel to reduce Fresnel reflection.… (Read More →)

Optical signal modulation induced by mechanical means.
Note: An example of deleterious mechanically induced modulation is speckle noise created in a multimode fiber by an imperfect splice or imperfectly mated connectors. Mechanical disturbance of the fiber ahead of the joint will introduce changes in the modal structure, resulting in variations of joint loss.

Connectors that are mechanically mateable, without creating mechanical damage, and without regard to attenuation properties.

The software, hardware, procedures, etc. by which a function (e. g. a security function) is implemented [CESG].

Multiple Exchange Carriers Ordering and Design

1. Generic term for elements such as movies, sounds, and pictures.
2. An object or device, such as a disk, on which data (Content) is stored.

Synonym medium access unit (MAU).

The Media Gateway Controller Function (MGCF) provides the ability to control a trunking media gateway function (T-MGF) through a standardized interface. Such control includes allocation and deallocation of resources of the media gateway, as well as modification of the usage of these resources. The MGCF communicates with the CSCF, the BGCF and circuit-switched networks. The MGCF performs protocol conversion between… (Read More →)

The Media Gateway Controller Function (MGCF) provides the ability to control a trunking media gateway function (T-MGF) through a standardized interface. Such control includes allocation and deallocation of resources of the media gateway, as well as modification of the usage of these resources. The MGCF communicates with the CSCF, the BGCF and circuit-switched networks. The MGCF performs protocol conversion between… (Read More →)

An Intelligent Peripheral, which provides and manages voice enabled application resources in packet-based networks.