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Resp Org Change (ROC)

A change initiated by a Toll-Free Subscriber to move their service to a different Responsible Organization (Resp Org).

Resp Org Change – Unauthorized
A change to a Toll-Free Subscriber’s selection of Responsible Organization that was completed without authorization or following verification procedures.

Resp Org Change (ROC) System

A system, maintained by the TFNA that enables Resp Orgs to administer TollFree Number Resp Org Changes and store the associated Letter of Agency (LOA) along with supporting
documentation in a centralized location. This system standardizes the process of Resp Org Change
management, submission, and processing of the change requests as well as provides access to the history
of the… (Read More →)

Resp Org Entity ID

A unique 2-character alpha code associated with the Resp Org authorized to access the 800 Service Management System (SMS/800) and manage Toll-Free Numbers for Toll-Free Subscribers.

Resp Org ID

A 5 alpha-numeric character code that designates or points to the Resp Org associated with a specific Toll-Free Number in the 800 Service Management System (SMS/800). The 5 characters begins with a unique Resp Org Entity ID, followed by 3 additional alphanumeric characters.

respond opportunity

In data transmission, the link level logical control condition during which a given secondary station may transmit a response.

response frame

In data transmission, all frames that may be transmitted by a secondary station.

response PDU

A protocol data unit (PDU) transmitted by a logical link control (LLC) sublayer in which the PDU command/response (C/R) bit is equal to "1".

response spectrum

A plot of the maximum response, as a function of oscillator frequency, of an array of single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) damped oscillators subjected to the same base excitation. [T1.329-1995] Synonym shock spectrum.

response time

The time a system or functional unit takes to react to a given input.
Note: For example, in data processing, the response time perceived by the end user is the interval between (a) the instant at which an operator at a terminal enters a request for a response from a computer and (b) the instant at which the first character… (Read More →)

response timer (TK)

In multilevel precedence and preemption, the device that controls the length of time that the call receiver of the precedence call has to accept the incoming precedence call.
Note: The length of the time is usually set in the range of 4 s to 30 s.

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