In integrated services digital networks, a piece of telecommunications equipment that provides support or services to the user.

A functional block that communicates with a telecommunications management network (TMN) for the purpose of being monitored, or controlled, or both. [T1.210-1993]

A building (such as a central office) or nonbuilding location housing NEs. Communication within an NE location may be accomplished with minimal attention to such factors as noise, lightning protection, or the cost of bandwidth; communication outside an NE location uses suitable modems and uses conventional communications services or an EOC (embedded operations channel). [T1.204-1992]

1. In telephony, the discipline concerned with (a) determining internetworking service requirements for switched networks, and (b) developing and implementing hardware and software to meet them.
2. In computer science, the discipline of hardware and software engineering to accomplish the design goals of a computer network.
3. In radio communications, the discipline concerned with developing network topologies.

See netiquette.

The connection between the radio port controller and the PCS (personal communications services) switching center. [T
1. Rpt34-1994]

A complete or partial failure of a component or components of a network because of malfunction or natural or human-caused disasters. Partial failures include degradation (and graceful degradation). [T
1. Rpt24-1993]

A combination of the network's unservability (U), duration (D), and extent (E) parameters that exceeds a threshold. [After T
1. Rpt24-1993]

See NFS.

The field in the U. S. signaling point code structure that identifies signaling networks. [T1.110-1987]