Telecommunications terms starting with B

345 terms

  1. broadband system See [in analog technology] wideband.
  2. broadcast operation The transmission of signals that may be simultaneously received by stations that usually make no acknowledgement.
  3. broadcasting satellite space station A space station in the broadcasting-satellite service (sound broadcasting). [NTIA]
  4. broadcasting service A radiocommunication service in which the transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general public.
  5. broadcasting station A station in the broadcasting service. [NTIA] [RR]
  6. broadcasting-satellite service A radiocommunication service in which signals transmitted or retransmitted by space stations are intended for direct reception by the general public.
  7. broadside antenna Synonym billboard antenna.
  8. brouter A combined bridge and router that operates without protocol restrictions, routes data using a protocol it supports, and bridges data it cannot route.
  9. Browser An application, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, used to view and navigate the World Wide Web and other Internet resources.
  10. browsing [The] act of searching through information-system (IS) storage to locate or acquire information without necessarily knowing of the existence or the format…
  11. brute force attack An attack by a malicious user or malicious software on a computer or operating system to find a secret password or a symmetric encryption key by guessing…
  12. BSA Abbreviation for bovine serum albumin.
  13. BSE Abbreviation for bovine spongiform encephalopathy. See protein aceous infectious particle.
  14. BSI Abbreviation for British Standards Institution.
  15. budgeting Synonym proration.
  16. buffer A zone of a specified distance around coverage features. Both constant- and variable-width buffers can be generated for a set of coverage features based…
  17. buffer amplifier Synonym buffer.
  18. Buffer Overflow A condition at an interface under which more input can be placed into a buffer or data holding area than the capacity allocated, overwriting other…
  19. Bug A problem with computer software or hardware that causes it to malfunction or crash.
  20. build-out delay The maximum variable transmission and processing delay that is permitted in a wideband network.
  21. building out The process of adding a combination of inductance, capacitance, and resistance to a cable pair so that its electrical length may be increased by a desired…
  22. bulk encryption Simultaneous encryption of all channels of a multichannel telecommunications link.
  23. bulletin board A form of electronic messaging in which addressed messages or files are entered by users into a computer or network of computers.
  24. bunched frame-alignment signal A frame-alignment signal in which the signal elements occupy consecutive digit positions.
  25. bundle A group of related modules on "CPAN". (Also, sometimes refers to a group of command-line switches grouped into one "switch cluster".)
  26. buried cable See direct-buried cable.
  27. buried plant See direct-buried cable.
  28. Burst In solar-terrestrial terms, a transient enhancement of the solar radio emission, usually associated with an active region or flare.
  29. burst isochronous Deprecated synonym for isochronous burst transmission.
  30. burst switching In a packet-switched network, a switching capability in which each network switch extracts routing instructions from an incoming packet header to…
  31. burst transmission Transmission that combines a very high data signaling rate with very short transmission times. 2.
  32. Bus A parallel circuit that connects the major components of a computer, allowing the transfer of electric impulses from one connected component to any other.
  33. bus interface unit (BIU) See network interface device.
  34. bus network See network topology.
  35. bus topology See network topology.
  36. busy back Deprecated term. See busy signal.
  37. busy hour In a communications system, the sliding 60-minute period during which occurs the maximum total traffic load in a given 24-hour period.
  38. busy season During a 1-year cycle, the period of 3 consecutive months having the highest busy hour traffic.
  39. busy signal In telephony, an audible or visual signal that indicates that no transmission path to the called number is available. Synonym busy tone. 2.
  40. busy test In telephony, a test made to determine whether certain facilities, such as a subscriber line or a central office trunk, are available for use.
  41. busy tone Synonym busy signal.
  42. busy verification In a public switched telephone network, a network-provided service feature that permits an attendant to verify the busy or idle state of station lines and…
  43. BW body weight.
  44. bypass A surgical procedure in which the doctor creates a new pathway for the flow of body fluids.
  45. byte (B) A sequence of contiguous bits (usually 8) considered as a unit. Note: In pre-1970 literature, "byte" referred to a variable-length bit string.