Paradyne 3800 - Manual (Page 107)

Glossary
Glossary-3 3830-A2-GB91-20 November 1996
buffer A storage device used to compensate for
differences in the data flow rate when transmitting
data from one device to another.
byte A sequence of successive bits (usually eight)
handled as a unit in data transmission.
CCITT An advisory committee (Consultative Committee
on International Telephone and Telegraph)
established by the United Nations to recommend
communications standards and policies.
CCITT V.17 A fax communications standard for modems
operating half-duplex with synchronous data at
14,400 bps.
CCITT V.22 A standard for modems operation full-duplex with
asynchronous or synchronous data at
1200 bps over the dial network (PSTN).
CCITT V.22 bis A standard for modems operating full-duplex with
asynchronous or synchronous data at
1200 or 2400 bps over the dial network (PSTN).
CCITT V.25 bis A dialing protocol that permits direct and
stored-number dialing in asynchronous,
bisynchronous, or HDLC modes.
CCITT V.27 ter A fax communications standard for modems
operating half-duplex with synchronous data at
2400 and 4800 bps.
CCITT V.29 A fax communications standard for modems
operating half-duplex with synchronous data at
7200 and 9600 bps.
CCITT V.32 A standard for modems operating full-duplex with
asynchronous or synchronous data at
4800 or 9600 bps on switched (dial) or leased
telephone lines.