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<h3>F</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id02383#id02383" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See flag</a></p>
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<h3>F bit</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id017215#id017215" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See framing bit</a></p>
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<h3>F interface</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014015#id014015" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See F reference point</a></p>
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<h3>F interface</h3>

<p>interface which connects workstations remotely to the operations systems function (OSF) or mediation function (MF) through a data communications network</p>
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<h3>F reference point; <em>F interface</em></h3>

<p>interface between the mobile services switching centre (MSC) and the equipment identity register (EIR) of the home subscriber server (HSS)</p>
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<h3>F/B ratio</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id07450#id07450" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See front-to-back ratio</a></p>
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<h3>f1</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016045#id016045" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See algorithm f1</a></p>
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<h3>f1*</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016046#id016046" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See algorithm f1*</a></p>
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<h3>f2</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016047#id016047" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See algorithm f2</a></p>
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<h3>f3</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016048#id016048" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See algorithm f3</a></p>
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<h3>f4</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016049#id016049" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See algorithm f4</a></p>
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<h3>F4/F5 flow loopback; <em>OAM F4/F5 Loopback</em></h3>

<p>operation in which OAM cells arriving in the virtual path (VP) connection are looped back to ATM node</p>
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<h3>f5</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016050#id016050" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See algorithm f5</a></p>
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<h3>f5*</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016051#id016051" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See algorithm f5*</a></p>
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<h3>FA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0354#id0354" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame alignment</a></p>
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<h3>FAA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012249#id012249" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See facility accepted message</a></p>
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<h3>fabric</h3>

<p>group of interconnections between ports, which provides transport and switching for different types of signals</p>
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<h3>FAC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012251#id012251" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See facility message</a></p>
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<h3>FACCH</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011221#id011221" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fast associated control channel</a></p>
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<h3>FACH</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014205#id014205" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forward access channel</a></p>
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<h3>facility</h3>

<p>technical basis for the realisation of a function or a service</p>
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<h3>facility accepted message; <em>FAA</em></h3>

<p>signalling message sent as a response to a facility request message indicating that the requested facility has been invoked</p>
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<h3>facility category</h3>

<p>group to which a facility can be specified on a per-category basis</p>
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<h3>facility code</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08846#id08846" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See service code</a></p>
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<h3>facility control procedure</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08382#id08382" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See subscriber control procedure</a></p>
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<h3>facility group number</h3>

<p>call number of a centrex subgroup based on the use of facilities</p>
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<h3>facility indicator</h3>

<p>signalling parameter sent in facility related messages identifying the facilities with which the message is concerned</p>
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<h3>facility indicator code; <em>FIC</em></h3>

<p>code which is used in the service information message (SIM) to provide supplementary service information</p>
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<h3>facility list</h3>

<p>list of facilities and configuration parameters</p>
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<h3>facility message; <em>FAC</em></h3>

<p>signalling message that can be sent at any phase of the call to request an action at another exchange</p>
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<h3>facility reject message; <em>FRJ</em></h3>

<p>signalling message sent as a response to a facility request message indicating that the requested facility has been rejected</p>
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<h3>facility request message; <em>FAR</em>; <em>FRQ</em></h3>

<p>signalling message sent from one exchange to another exchange to request activation of a facility</p>
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<h3>facility telephone</h3>

<p>versatile phone which is easy to use and is often equipped with a display for the benefit of easier use of the facilities provided by the exchange</p>
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<h3>facsimile</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04340#id04340" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fax</a></p>
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<h3>factory setting</h3>

<p>initial setting for an parameter given at the factory</p>
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<h3>fading</h3>

<p>variation in time of the intensity and/or relative phase of any or all frequency components of a received signal due to changes in the characteristics of the propagation path</p>
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<h3>fading depth</h3>

<p>ratio of received signal level to the level received in unfaded condition</p>
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<h3>fading margin measurement; <em>FMM</em></h3>

<p>measurement of fading margin that is used to verify the quality of the radio link by comparing the measured value to the required fading margin value</p>
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<h3>FADU</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011781#id011781" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See file access data unit</a></p>
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<h3>failback</h3>

<p>process of migrating back to a node after it has been repaired</p>
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<h3>failed calls observation</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03243#id03243" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See clear code observation</a></p>
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<h3>failure counts; <em>FC</em></h3>

<p>optional parameter for determining whether the unavailable seconds (UAS) or severely errored seconds (SES) count is the result of a single failure or multiple failures</p>
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<h3>failure in time; <em>FIT</em></h3>

<p>unit used in fault observation for measuring the intensity of failures</p>
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<h3>failure modes and effects analysis; <em>FMEA</em></h3>

<p>analytical process for determining the likely failure modes of a new product or process so that action can be taken early in the development process, for example, at the design stage, to minimise or eliminate those failures</p>
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<h3>failure notification</h3>

<p>notification which informs the receiver about an abnormal situation that can affect the managed object's operation</p>
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<h3>failure operation; <em>FOP</em></h3>

<p>trigger data which indicates what the call control has to do if it fails to contact the service control point (SCP)</p>
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<h3>failure rate monitoring</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0833#id0833" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fault rate monitoring</a></p>
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<h3>failure response time</h3>

<p>elapsed time from the instant a signalling point recognises that a signalling link is unavailable until the instant when the signalling point completes sending a changeover (or emergency changeover) order to the remote signalling point</p>
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<h3>fall back</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012981#id012981" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fallback</a></p>
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<h3>fall-back</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012981#id012981" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fallback</a></p>
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<h3>fallback</h3>

<p>call set-up procedure where any full rate traffic channel or multi-slot configuration parameters are ignored because one of the parties does not support or use the general bearer services concept</p>
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<h3>fallback; <em>fall-back</em>; <em>fall back</em></h3>

<p>mechanism whereby a request for a teleservice, which includes an indication that an alternative teleservice is acceptable, results in a call using the alternative teleservice</p>
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<h3>fallback; <em>fallback copy</em>; <em>FB</em></h3>

<p>backup copy stored on the system's hard disk; for example a fallback copy of a SW build stored on the hard disk of a network element</p>
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<h3>fallback</h3>

<p>in NMS, the status of a software build previously run in a network element</p>
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<h3>fallback build; <em>FB</em></h3>

<p>software build that is a fallback copy of the backup build and can be used as safecopy if backup build is corrupted</p>
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<h3>fallback copy</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08299#id08299" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fallback</a></p>
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<h3>fallback saving; <em>FBS</em></h3>

<p>backup copying of GTP' packets into a storing device when immediate GTP' transfer is not fast enough or does not work at all</p>
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<h3>false call</h3>

<p>seizure that originates from a subscriber line or a trunk circuit and that is not followed by dialling information</p>
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<h3>family control block; <em>FCB</em></h3>

<p>data structure of the operating system that contains control data of a process family</p>
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<h3>family ID</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04320#id04320" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See family identifier</a></p>
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<h3>family identifier; <em>family ID</em></h3>

<p>identifier that identifies a process family inside a computer</p>
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<h3>family table</h3>

<p>parameter table which defines the process families that are to be created in a computer</p>
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<h3>FAQ</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010664#id010664" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frequently asked question</a></p>
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<h3>FAR</h3>

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<h3>FAR</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04213#id04213" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See far pointer</a></p>
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<h3>far end</h3>

<p>side of an echo canceller which does not contain the echo path on which the echo canceller is intended to operate</p>
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<h3>far end block error</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06604#id06604" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See remote error indication</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>far end receive failure</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06603#id06603" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See remote defect indication</a></p>
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<h3>far pointer; <em>FAR</em></h3>

<p>qualifier which defines the pointer as a far pointer if a processor contains pointers of varying lengths</p>
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<h3>far-end block error; <em>FEBE</em></h3>

<p>maintenance signal transmitted in the physical layer (PHY) overhead indicating that a bit error or bit errors have been detected at the physical layer at the far end of the link</p>
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<h3>far-end loop</h3>

<p>loop at the remote end of a link that is used for testing and diagnosis</p>
</div>


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<h3>far-end remote failure; <em>FERF</em></h3>

<p>alarm that indicates failure or defect at the far end of a network</p>
</div>


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<h3>farm</h3>

<p>area containing a number of similar structures</p>
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<h3>FAS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0356#id0356" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame alignment signal</a></p>
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<h3>fast ACCH</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011221#id011221" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fast associated control channel</a></p>
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<h3>fast associated control channel; <em>fast ACCH</em>; <em>FACCH</em></h3>

<p>associated control channel that is available for control signalling when the uplink or downlink of the assigned channel is not in use for traffic</p>
</div>


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<h3>fast auto-tuning</h3>

<p>fast tuning of parameters based on actual fast-changing data from the cells within specified limits</p>
</div>


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<h3>fast averaging</h3>

<p>method that enables the base station controller to start the averaging of level and quality from the first measurement sample</p>
</div>


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<h3>fast data structure; <em>FDS</em></h3>

<p>in-memory data structure that is shared by several processes and that is used to gain high performance</p>
</div>


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<h3>Fast Ethernet; <em>100Base-T</em>; <em>FE</em></h3>

<p>IEEE standard for high speed l00Mbps Ethernet</p>
</div>


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<h3>fast fading</h3>

<p>fading caused by multipath propagation</p>
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<h3>fast frequency hopping</h3>

<p>frequency hopping in which the frequency change rate is faster than the modulation rate</p>
</div>


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<h3>fast frequency shift keying modulation; <em>FFSK modulation</em></h3>

<p>continuously phased binary frequency modulation where the difference of signal frequencies is half of the modulation rate ("1" = 1200 Hz, "0" = 1800 Hz)</p>
</div>


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<h3>fast message; <em>FM</em></h3>

<p>chat message that is sent via the PoC system</p>
</div>


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<h3>fast packet switching</h3>

<p>packet-orientated, digital technology that differs from traditional packet switching in a number of ways, the most obvious being that it transmits all data in a single packet format whether the information is video, voice, or data</p>
</div>


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<h3>fast power control</h3>

<p>radio frequency power control that combats the fading effects and reduces the average power level thus increasing capacity</p>
</div>


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<h3>fast subscriber management; <em>FSM</em></h3>

<p>feature which offers an open and fast machine-machine CORBA interface for handling the data of one subscriber at a time in different DX network elements</p>
</div>


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<h3>fastread</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04562#id04562" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See database fastread</a></p>
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<h3>FAT</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013406#id013406" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See file allocation table</a></p>
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<h3>fatal error</h3>

<p>unexpected condition where signal transfer is no longer possible</p>
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<h3>fatal error</h3>

<p>type of error in a computer program that results in the termination of the execution of the program</p>
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<h3>fatal state</h3>

<p>state of a database that occurs after switchover if the new working (WO) database node cannot complete the transactions</p>
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<h3>Fault and Configuration Management Unit; <em>FCMU</em></h3>

<p>duplicated unit in the Front End, which contains the functions of a PLMN, fault information and forwarding</p>
</div>


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<h3>fault code; <em>FC</em></h3>

<p>number that identifies the fault type of a fault on a piece of transmission equipment</p>
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<h3>fault detection</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03328#id03328" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fault localisation</a></p>
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<h3>fault diagnosis</h3>

<p>actions taken for fault recognition, fault localisation, and cause identification</p>
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<h3>fault event; <em>alarm point event</em>; <em>alarm event</em></h3>

<p>event which indicates a fault in the hardware, a malfunction in the software, or a decrease in the system's reliability or grade of service</p>
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<h3>fault hypothesis</h3>

<p>assumption of the fault, made by the alarm system and determined on the basis of support rules and one or more disturbance or fault observations</p>
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<h3>fault localisation; <em>fault detection</em>; <em>fault localization /US/</em></h3>

<p>finding the general part of the equipment in which the fault exists and fault finding, that is, determining the faulty item of the equipment</p>
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<h3>fault localisation time</h3>

<p>part of active repair time during which fault localisation is performed</p>
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<h3>fault localization /US/</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03328#id03328" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fault localisation</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault localization for ATM switching fabric</h3>

<p>feature which is used to localise the hardware faults in the plug-in units of the ATM Switching Fabric Units (SFU)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault localization for network interface units</h3>

<p>feature that is used for fault localisation in the network interface units of a network element</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault management; <em>maintenance management</em>; <em>trouble management</em>; <em>FM</em></h3>

<p>functions which enable the detection and localisation of failures, the scheduling of repairs, and the testing out and return to service of repaired equipment</p>
</div>


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<h3>fault management cell</h3>

<p>specific OAM cell used for fault management. Various types of fault management cells are defined to specific functions</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault management GUI</h3>

<p>graphical user interface (GUI) application for the handling of alarms</p>
</div>


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<h3>fault management main window</h3>

<p>main window of the fault management graphical user interface (GUI) which has two tabs, the active alarms tab and the alarm history tab</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault monitor</h3>

<p>user who is responsible for fault monitoring</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault observation</h3>

<p>permanent failure in the system, detected by the supervision or application program blocks</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault propagation</h3>

<p>process in which a managed object that discovers a malfunction in itself passes a notification of the fault to the containment hierarchy</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault rate monitoring; <em>FRM</em></h3>

<p>statistical monitoring of faults in the system</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault recovery</h3>

<p>part of fault recovery and state administration of interface computers which manages automatic recovery actions for eliminating the effects of faulty units</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault recovery and state administration</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013405#id013405" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fault recovery and state administration of interface computers</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault recovery and state administration of interface computers; <em>fault recovery and state administration</em></h3>

<p>feature which controls the restarting of the interface computers and hosts by determining in which order the computers are restarted in system restart and in which order they are allowed to move to certain restart phases</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault report point</h3>

<p>point which can receive fault reports of difficulties from different sources and make such reports to other points, as well as initiate the fault location and clearing operations</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault tree analysis; <em>FTA</em></h3>

<p>analysis to determine which fault modes of the sub-items or external events, or combinations of them, may result in a stated fault mode of the item, resulting in a fault tree</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fault-tolerant computing platform</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08517#id08517" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See computing platform</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>faultsman's ringback service</h3>

<p>supplementary service which enables the users to check the number of their access line</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>favorite</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010731#id010731" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See bookmark</a></p>
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<h3>FAW</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08668#id08668" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame alignment word</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>fax; <em>telefax</em>; <em>facsimile</em></h3>

<p>telecommunications service which can be used to transmit a copy of a text, drawing or image through a telecommunications network</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FB</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08299#id08299" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fallback</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>FB</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09098#id09098" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fallback build</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>FBS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id017202#id017202" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fallback saving</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011222#id011222" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fault code</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id015127#id015127" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See failure counts</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016471#id016471" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fibre channel</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id017050#id017050" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See filter criteria</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>FC hub</h3>

<p>device, either stand-alone or embedded, used in fibre-channel-arbitrated loop (FC-AL) systems, bringing a number of device ports to an interconnection point</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FC-AL</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020298#id020298" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fibre-channel-arbitrated loop</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FC-AL hub</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014565#id014565" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fibre channel-arbitrated loop hub</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FC-AL interface</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014566#id014566" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fibre channel-arbitrated loop interface</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FCAL</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020298#id020298" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fibre-channel-arbitrated loop</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FCAPS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08421#id08421" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See FCAPS management functional areas</a></p>
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<h3>FCAPS management functional areas; <em>FCAPS</em></h3>

<p>constituent part of the functional architecture of a telecommunications management network (TMN), listed in ITU-T Recommendation M.3010 and described in ITU-T Recommendation M.3400 containing five specific functional areas which are fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security management</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FCB</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04170#id04170" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See family control block</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FCI</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09103#id09103" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See furnish charging information</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>FCISMS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016032#id016032" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See FurnishChargingInformationSMS procedure</a></p>
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<h3>FCL</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010074#id010074" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame control layer</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>FCMU</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08510#id08510" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See Fault and Configuration Management Unit</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>FCP</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020734#id020734" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See floor control protocol</a></p>
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<h3>FCS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03570#id03570" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame check sequence</a></p>
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<h3>FDC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04586#id04586" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed destination call</a></p>
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<h3>FDD</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010817#id010817" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frequency division duplex</a></p>
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<h3>FDD</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03716#id03716" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See diskette unit</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FDDI</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09265#id09265" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fiber distributed data interface</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>FDDI network</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011195#id011195" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fiber distributed data interface network</a></p>
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<h3>FDE</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011921#id011921" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See functional definition element</a></p>
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<h3>FDM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0713#id0713" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frequency-division multiplexing</a></p>
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<h3>fdm</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0713#id0713" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frequency-division multiplexing</a></p>
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<h3>FDMA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05388#id05388" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frequency division multiple access</a></p>
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<h3>FDS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013086#id013086" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fraud detection system</a></p>
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<h3>FDS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014564#id014564" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fast data structure</a></p>
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<h3>FDW</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09616#id09616" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See field data warehouse</a></p>
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<h3>FE</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010327#id010327" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See Fast Ethernet</a></p>
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<h3>FE</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012061#id012061" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See front end</a></p>
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<h3>FE</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05295#id05295" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See functional entity</a></p>
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<h3>FE</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09445#id09445" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See functional entity</a></p>
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<h3>FEA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05461#id05461" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See functional entity action</a></p>
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<h3>feature</h3>

<p>function or property of a product or system which is interesting either from the customer viewpoint or from the internal product development viewpoint</p>
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<h3>feature code</h3>

<p>unique identifier for an optional feature which is controlled by feature management, and used as a keyword which connects a feature to the correct licence</p>
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<h3>feature interaction</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06773#id06773" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See interaction</a></p>
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<h3>feature interaction manager; <em>FIM</em></h3>

<p>system which enables the control of services that are simultaneously active</p>
</div>


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<h3>feature level</h3>

<p>development stage of a system release which is established when features are added to the system or the previous level is completed in some other way</p>
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<h3>feature management; <em>FM</em></h3>

<p>set of functions for controlling optional features which require valid licences</p>
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<h3>feature status check; <em>status check</em></h3>

<p>service interrogation which informs a user which services are currently active</p>
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<h3>feature-level update</h3>

<p>within one release level, an update that introduces a new minor feature or feature group to the network element</p>
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<h3>FEBE</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06604#id06604" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See remote error indication</a></p>
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<h3>FEBE</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08667#id08667" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See far-end block error</a></p>
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<h3>FEC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09440#id09440" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forward error correction</a></p>
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<h3>FECN</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08971#id08971" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forward explicit congestion notification</a></p>
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<h3>federal information processing standards; <em>FIPS</em></h3>

<p>standards and guidelines which concern security and interoperability issues in federal computer systems developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)</p>
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<h3>feed</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id07327#id07327" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See feeder</a></p>
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<h3>feed resistance</h3>

<p>resistance through which an analogue user line is fed</p>
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<h3>feeder; <em>feed</em></h3>

<p>portion of an antenna which directs the electromagnetic radiation from the focus of the paraboloid to the reflector and vice versa</p>
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<h3>FEPROM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id07922#id07922" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See flash memory</a></p>
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<h3>FER</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013350#id013350" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame error rate</a></p>
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<h3>FERF</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id018317#id018317" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See far-end remote failure</a></p>
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<h3>FERF</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06603#id06603" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See remote defect indication</a></p>
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<h3>fetch</h3>

<p>locate and load a quantity of data from storage</p>
</div>


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<h3>fetch service</h3>

<p>feature which enables the user to retrieve presaved information during a data query</p>
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<h3>FEWS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019992#id019992" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See field engineering workstation</a></p>
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<h3>FFSK modulation</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03707#id03707" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fast frequency shift keying modulation</a></p>
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<h3>FGN</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020426#id020426" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See FlexiGateway GGSN</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>FH</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id017200#id017200" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed hunting</a></p>
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<h3>FH</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05054#id05054" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frequency hopping</a></p>
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<h3>FHO</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08863#id08863" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forced handover</a></p>
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<h3>FHP</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010075#id010075" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame handling protocol</a></p>
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<h3>FHS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04981#id04981" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frequency hopping system</a></p>
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<h3>FHSS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010820#id010820" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frequency hopping spread spectrum</a></p>
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<h3>FI</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013407#id013407" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See file system interface</a></p>
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<h3>FIA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013734#id013734" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See FIA tool</a></p>
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<h3>FIA tool; <em>FIA</em></h3>

<p>TNSDL test application with a holistic integration tester (HIT) user interface which is used for testing asynchronous and synchronous services and their combinations</p>
</div>


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<h3>FIB</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0934#id0934" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forward indicator bit</a></p>
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<h3>FIB</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id015135#id015135" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forwarding table</a></p>
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<h3>fiber channel /US/</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016471#id016471" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fibre channel</a></p>
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<h3>fiber distributed data interface; <em>FDDI</em></h3>

<p>standard specified by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for fiber optic links with data rates up to 100 Mbit/s</p>
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<h3>fiber distributed data interface network; <em>FDDI network</em></h3>

<p>100 Mbit/s local area network (LAN) using an optical fibre medium based on a token passing ring protocol, characterised by low down-time</p>
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<h3>fibre cable</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06283#id06283" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See optical cable</a></p>
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<h3>fibre channel; <em>fiber channel /US/</em>; <em>FC</em></h3>

<p>computer communications protocol designed to meet the requirements related to the ever-increasing demand for high performance information transfer</p>
</div>


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<h3>fibre channel-arbitrated loop hub; <em>FC-AL hub</em></h3>

<p>hub that provides a port by-pass function and verifies valid signal quality in each port</p>
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<h3>fibre channel-arbitrated loop interface; <em>FC-AL interface</em></h3>

<p>fast serial bus interface for a small computer system interface (SCSI) on high-end servers</p>
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<h3>fibre cladding</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06271#id06271" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See cladding</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>fibre core</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06310#id06310" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See core</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>fibre-channel-arbitrated loop; <em>FC-AL</em>; <em>FCAL</em></h3>

<p>loop topology for fibre channel systems</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fibre-optic aerial cable</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06281#id06281" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See aerial optical cable</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fibre-optic cable</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06283#id06283" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See optical cable</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fibre-optic connector; <em>optical connector</em>; <em>optical fibre connector</em></h3>

<p>optical fibre component normally attached to a cable or piece of apparatus, for the purpose of providing interconnection or disconnection of optical cables</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fibre-optic duct cable; <em>optical fibre duct cable</em>; <em>duct optical cable</em></h3>

<p>optical cable designed for duct installation</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FIC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id015968#id015968" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See facility indicator code</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>field</h3>

<p>a specified area in a record used for a particular category of data</p>
</div>


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<h3>field data warehouse; <em>FDW</em></h3>

<p>data warehouse of DX 200 hardware delivery and failure information</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>field engineering workstation; <em>FEWS</em></h3>

<p>workstation that is used for normal operational tasks and for all commissioning tasks, such as booting hardware over the network for the first time</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>field manipulation language; <em>FML</em></h3>

<p>language that includes a set of C language functions for defining and manipulating storage structures, which contain attribute-value pairs in fields, where the attribute is the field's identifier and the associated value represents the field's data content</p>
</div>


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<h3>field reporting</h3>

<p>functions of traffic administration that provide the user with information on the system's availability, reliability, and grade of service</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6276" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>field reporting of IN service gapping</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08744#id08744" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See IN service gapping measurement</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>field reporting of routing components; <em>routing component field reporting</em></h3>

<p>part of field reporting which makes it possible to monitor the routing that is controlled by attributes</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6278" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>field reporting of subscriber facility</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08783#id08783" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See subscriber facility measurement</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>field strength</h3>

<p>magnitude of a component of specified polarisation of the electric or magnetic field</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>field test</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03842#id03842" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See field trial</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>field trial; <em>field test</em></h3>

<p>compliance test or determination test made in the field where operating, environmental, maintenance and measurement conditions are recorded</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FIFO</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0186#id0186" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See first in first out</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FIFO shift register</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019482#id019482" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See first-in first-out shift register</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FIGS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013087#id013087" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fraud information gathering system</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>file</h3>

<p>set of related records treated as a unit, or a byte string</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file access data unit; <em>FADU</em></h3>

<p>data structure that FTAM (file transfer, access and management) file access services use when accessing data on a file</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file administration</h3>

<p>all the operational functions that are used for defining, modifying and outputting unit and system specific files in the system</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file allocation table; <em>FAT</em></h3>

<p>index which keeps track of where the various pieces of each file on a disk are stored</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file catalog</h3>

<p>list which gives file names</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file compression</h3>

<p>data compression of a file, usually to reduce storage requirements</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file conversion</h3>

<p>operation in which a file's structure is changed</p>
</div>


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<h3>file descriptor</h3>

<p>integer that identifies a file within a process, obtained as a result of opening a file</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file distribution; <em>distribution</em></h3>

<p>event in which a change made in one file is transferred to the copies of the file situated in other units of the exchange</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file extension; <em>file name extension</em></h3>

<p>characters added to the filename to identify the type of data held in the file</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file handle</h3>

<p>parameter given to an application when it opens a memory file, to be used in other file operations</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file handler</h3>

<p>entity that retrieves log records and writes them to the file specified in the FileHandler parameter</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file identifier</h3>

<p>two bytes which address a file in the subscriber identity module (SIM)</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6298" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>file label</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0543#id0543" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See label</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file loading; <em>loading</em></h3>

<p>event in which the data contents of a target file are fetched from a source file</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file maintenance</h3>

<p>activity of keeping a file up to date by adding, changing or deleting data</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file management</h3>

<p>process of facilitating access to, and maintenance of, files, folders, and their directory structure</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file name</h3>

<p>combination of alphanumeric characters used for identifying a concrete file</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6303" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>file name extension</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09441#id09441" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See file extension</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file scanning</h3>

<p>file operation in which it is possible to reference a record or subrecord containing the desired information</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file set</h3>

<p>entity of files and directories on digital data storage (DDS) tape that are referred to by using a unique name</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file slice</h3>

<p>part of a file to which the read and write operations of each observed process are restricted</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6307" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>file storage</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id021192#id021192" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See file store</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file store; <em>file storage</em></h3>

<p>non-volatile memory that is based on files</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file system</h3>

<p>in a computer, the way in which files are named and how they are placed logically for storage and retrieval</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file system interface; <em>FI</em></h3>

<p>application programming interface (API) which is used to read the configuration data from configuration files of TFTP and BOOTP servers and to read the files requested by TFTP clients</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file template</h3>

<p>textual file model in textual form which can be modified or filled in to make a file containing site- specific data</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6312" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>file transfer protocol</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09855#id09855" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See FTP</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6313" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>file transfer protocol over TCP/IP</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09855#id09855" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See FTP</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file transfer service</h3>

<p>service that is used to perform file operations on the files in a file store using a previously established file transfer connection</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file transfer, access, and management; <em>FTAM</em></h3>

<p>in the OSI model, an application layer protocol developed for network file exchange and management between diverse types of computers</p>
</div>


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<h3>file writing</h3>

<p>file operation in which an application can write in a file by routines which copy the desired part into the file</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file-based ICD provisioning</h3>

<p>provisioning where the provisioning definitions and other information is written to CSV files</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>file-compatible update</h3>

<p>software update during which disk update operations are transmitted from the old to the new software package and vice versa and where file structures do not change</p>
</div>


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<h3>fill-in signal unit; <em>FISU</em></h3>

<p>signal unit containing only error control and delimitation information, which is transmitted when there are no message signal units or link status signal units to be transmitted</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fill-in site; <em>coverage fill-in site</em></h3>

<p>site which includes a low-capacity and low-power base transceiver station to add network coverage or capacity locally</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filler; <em>padding</em></h3>

<p>part of a data structure which extends a string to the required length</p>
</div>


<a name="id06132" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>filling bit</h3>

<p>bit with no specific meaning used to fill a time of communication during which there are no significant bits to be transmitted</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filter</h3>

<p>mechanism which specifies the set of assertions that defines the filtering test to be applied to the managed object</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6324" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>filter</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id018538#id018538" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See classifier</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filter action</h3>

<p>action that occurs when the filter criteria is met</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filter code</h3>

<p>interpreted binary code that is used to decide how to process an IP packet</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filter condition</h3>

<p>condition set to the filter that determines the filter action</p>
</div>


<a name="id017050" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>filter criteria; <em>FC</em></h3>

<p>information which the serving call state control function (S-CSCF) receives from the home subscriber server (HSS) or the application server (AS) and which defines the relevant service points of interest (SPI) for a particular application</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filter dialogue</h3>

<p>dialogue of the graphical user interface in which the user defines the filtering criteria used for choosing the alarms and other events to be shown</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filter name</h3>

<p>name that identifies a filter in the processing list</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filter order</h3>

<p>order which is applied when there is more than one filter per message</p>
</div>


<a name="id013078" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>filtering</h3>

<p>method for finding the total number of subscribers matching a given search condition or conditions</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6333" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>filtering</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013735#id013735" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See filtering of alarm input state change</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filtering application</h3>

<p>application which receives a message from a network element (NE), processes the message, and then sends the message or message status information back to the NE</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filtering of alarm input state change; <em>alarm input state change filtering</em>; <em>filtering</em></h3>

<p>operation which prevents the notification about the fast transition from one logic state at an alarm input to another logic state and back</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filtering of log entry</h3>

<p>filtering of the printing of log to service terminal or MML-terminal according to several rules</p>
</div>


<a name="id020071" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>filtering profile</h3>

<p>profile that is used to bar service based upon service category or upon the time of day</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>filtering time</h3>

<p>period during which the gapping gate is active</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6339" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FIM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010424#id010424" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See feature interaction manager</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>final calculation; <em>final calculation of peak hour measurement</em></h3>

<p>updating of the values related to peak hour measurements</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6341" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>final calculation of peak hour measurement</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08727#id08727" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See final calculation</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id018620" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>final filter</h3>

<p>filter which determines the final filter action when the filter condition is met</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>final response</h3>

<p>last operation that the service control function (SCF) sends to the service switching function (SSF) allowing the call control function (CCF) to proceed with the call</p>
</div>


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<h3>final result of extended preanalysis</h3>

<p>result data achieved in an extended preanalysis</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>final semantic check</h3>

<p>semantic check in which the semantics of each parameterblock is checked first, followed by the correlation check between the parameter blocks</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6346" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>final semantics</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id07306#id07306" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See final semantic check</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>financial customer report; <em>financial prepaid report</em>; <em>financial report</em></h3>

<p>customer report generated by the network operator with the customer reporting interface to create an overview of the financial situation concerning the prepaid subscriptions of a service provider</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6348" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>financial prepaid report</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013876#id013876" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See financial customer report</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6349" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>financial report</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013876#id013876" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See financial customer report</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>finger; <em>rake finger</em>; <em>RAKE finger</em></h3>

<p>receiver unit that despreads one multipath signal</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fingering</h3>

<p>establishing connection to the host computer for the purpose of obtaining information on its users</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fingerprint</h3>

<p>identification bit code with which the cryptographic key can be guaranteed to belong to its claimed owner</p>
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<h3>finite state automaton; <em>state automaton</em>; <em>automaton</em>; <em>finite state machine</em>; <em>state machine</em></h3>

<p>abstract machine which, on the basis of an input and its internal status, gives an output and takes on a new state</p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>finite state machine</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03417#id03417" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See finite state automaton</a></p>
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<h3>finite state machine model; <em>finite state model</em></h3>

<p>operational model of an entity that is described by the finite set of states the entity can be in and the finite set of transitions possible from one state to another</p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>finite state model</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010425#id010425" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See finite state machine model</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>FIPS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09969#id09969" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See federal information processing standards</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>firewall; <em>FW</em></h3>

<p>system or a group of systems that enforce access control between two networks</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>firmware</h3>

<p>software which has been permanately bonded to hardware</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>first bit rate</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08012#id08012" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See first-level bit rate</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>first call attempt</h3>

<p>first attempt of a call demand that reaches a given point of the network</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>first choice route</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0140#id0140" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See primary subdestination</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>first extension number; <em>FIS</em></h3>

<p>extension number which is the first in a private network's or centrex group's extension number space</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>first Fresnel zone</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06158#id06158" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See Fresnel zone</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>first in first out; <em>FIFO</em></h3>

<p>queuing discipline in which arriving entities are handled in the order of arrival</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>first line maintenance; <em>1st line maintenance</em></h3>

<p>level of maintenance which refers to the simple repair and replacement process</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>first ringing</h3>

<p>first part of a calling signal that is sent immediately after the connection to the called party has been established</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>first-in first-out shift register; <em>FIFO shift register</em></h3>

<p>shift register that provides an elastic buffer by shifting data in at a rate independent from the data being shifted out</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>first-level bit rate</h3>

<p>lowest bit rate depending on the transmission technique used</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FIS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010772#id010772" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See first extension number</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FISU</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id02513#id02513" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fill-in signal unit</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>FIT</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09628#id09628" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See failure in time</a></p>
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<h3>fixed allocated announcement</h3>

<p>fixed phrase transmitted to all listening users by using permanently reserved transmission channel or time-slot</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed allocation</h3>

<p>medium access mode which can be used during temporary block flow and which is characterised by fixed distribution of radio blocks and packet data channels (PDCH) in the assignment message without an assigned uplink state flag (USF)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed announcement</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010427#id010427" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed-content announcement</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed call forwarding busy; <em>call forwarding busy, fixed</em>; <em>fixed call forwarding on busy</em></h3>

<p>call forwarding busy which allows a user to forward all incoming calls to another number included in predefined list of maximum 10 numbers</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed call forwarding no reply; <em>call forwarding no reply, fixed</em>; <em>fixed call forwarding on no reply</em></h3>

<p>call forwarding no reply which allows a user to forward all incoming calls to another number included in predefined list of maximum 10 numbers</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed call forwarding on busy</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012901#id012901" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed call forwarding busy</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed call forwarding on no reply</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012891#id012891" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed call forwarding no reply</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed call forwarding unconditional; <em>call forwarding unconditional, fixed</em>; <em>fixed unconditional call forwarding</em></h3>

<p>call forwarding unconditional which allows a user to forward all incoming calls to another number included in predefined list of maximum 10 numbers</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed CDR format</h3>

<p>charging record (CDR) format in which the fields of the charging record are defined beforehand</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed circuit group</h3>

<p>circuit group permanently reserved for a certain task</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed data</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id07746#id07746" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed data pattern</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed data pattern; <em>fixed data</em></h3>

<p>bit pattern transmitted in a connection not allocated to normal traffic</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed destination</h3>

<p>destination used in time controlled routing (TCR) if there are no change times for some day class or when analysis is detached from TCR</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed destination call; <em>direct call</em>; <em>hot line /US/</em>; <em>FDC</em></h3>

<p>service which establishes a call to a predefined number when a user lifts the handset or the terminal starts a call</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed destination call number</h3>

<p>called subscriber number for the fixed destination call registered by a network operator or a user</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed destination call with time-out; <em>fixed destination call, subscriber controlled with time-out</em>; <em>delayed direct call</em></h3>

<p>fixed destination call where a connection to a previously defined destination is established unless the subscriber dials another number within a time limit</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed destination call, administration controlled, immediate</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05592#id05592" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See immediate fixed destination call</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed destination call, subscriber controlled with time-out</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04587#id04587" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed destination call with time-out</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed file</h3>

<p>file the contents of which are the same in all builds</p>
</div>


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<h3>fixed hunting; <em>FH</em></h3>

<p>hunting method in which the hunting is started from a fixed or rotating starting point</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed length record</h3>

<p>record that always has the same length as all other records with which it is logically or physically associated</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6394" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed logical file</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09819#id09819" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See permanent logical file</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed network; <em>landline network</em></h3>

<p>telecommunications network in which most of the connections are permanently fixed</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6396" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed network adapter</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06462#id06462" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See tele adapter</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed network user rate; <em>FNUR</em></h3>

<p>user rate between the mobile services switching centre interworking function (MSC IWF) and the fixed network</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed outgoing call barring; <em>OCB-F</em></h3>

<p>supplementary service which enables calls belonging to certain types to be rejected if they are originated by the served user</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed password</h3>

<p>password that cannot be changed</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed radio access</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05749#id05749" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed wireless</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6401" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed routing</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09493#id09493" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See static routing</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed switching centre; <em>FSC</em></h3>

<p>fixed network element which performs the switching functions in its area of operation</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed terminal</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06381#id06381" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed WLL terminal</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed terminal</h3>

<p>end-user device which is connected to a communication network by wire or cable</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed time based tariff</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08096#id08096" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See time tariff</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed unconditional call forwarding</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012735#id012735" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed call forwarding unconditional</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed username</h3>

<p>username that cannot be changed</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed wireless; <em>fixed wireless access</em>; <em>wireless local loop</em>; <em>radio local loop</em>; <em>fixed radio access</em>; <em>WLL</em>; <em>RLL</em>; <em>FRA</em></h3>

<p>part of the access network where the connection between the subscriber station and the exchange is implemented partly or completely by the radio path</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed wireless access</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05749#id05749" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed wireless</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed WLL terminal; <em>fixed terminal</em></h3>

<p>WLL terminal which is connected to a local exchange of a fixed network trough a radio path with the help of a teleadapter and a radio part</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed-content announcement; <em>fixed announcement</em></h3>

<p>fixed phrase distributed by broadcast method to all listening users</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed-length encoding</h3>

<p>character encoding method that uses the same number of bytes to represent all the characters in a character set</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed-mobile convergence; <em>fixed-mobile integration</em>; <em>FMI</em></h3>

<p>convergence of fixed and mobile services into an integrated service involving the related networks</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6414" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed-mobile integration</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012062#id012062" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed-mobile convergence</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fixed-rate charging</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013943#id013943" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See flat-rate charging</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flag; <em>F</em></h3>

<p>unique pattern on the signalling data link used to delimit a signal unit</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flag method</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05265#id05265" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See ticket service method</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flame</h3>

<p>abusive or personally insulting e-mail message or news group posting</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flash boot</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09827#id09827" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See bootable archive</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flash erasable programmable read-only memory</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id07922#id07922" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See flash memory</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flash memory; <em>flash erasable programmable read-only memory</em>; <em>FEPROM</em></h3>

<p>non-volatile memory that can be electrically erased in the circuit and reprogrammed; allows blocks of data to be stored, booted, and rewritten as necessary</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flat fading</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05162#id05162" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See amplitude fading</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flat fading margin</h3>

<p>value in dB that shows how much the received signal level can decrease before the quality of the detected signal falls below a given criterion</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flat random noise</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id01790#id01790" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See white noise</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flat rate subscription</h3>

<p>subscription in which the subscriber pays the same rate for each billing period and can use the operator's services for that amount during each billing period</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flat-rate billing</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013943#id013943" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See flat-rate charging</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flat-rate charging; <em>fixed-rate charging</em></h3>

<p>charging based on a fixed fee, in which a pre-defined price is charged for a pre-defined billing period</p>
</div>


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<h3>fleet</h3>

<p>pre-defined set of users who belong to the same organisation</p>
</div>


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<h3>flexibility</h3>

<p>ability of a system to adapt to changing requirements and business needs</p>
</div>


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<h3>flexible waveguide</h3>

<p>waveguide constructed to permit limited bending and twisting without appreciable change in its electrical properties</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FlexiGateway GGSN; <em>FGN</em></h3>

<p>gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) that is based on the FlexiGateway hardware platform and includes traffic analyser functions</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FlexiServer platform</h3>

<p>platform for server-based applications, especially for control plane applications</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floating transceiver; <em>floating TRX</em></h3>

<p>transceiver which can be dynamically switched to operate in any of the sectors of the base transceiver station and which is also used as a replicating transceiver automatically replacing a faulty broadcast control channel (BCCH) transceiver</p>
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<h3>floating TRX</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08862#id08862" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See floating transceiver</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flooding</h3>

<p>in a real-time network, sending a large amount of data, for example, to another user or to a public web server</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor</h3>

<p>right to access or manipulate a shared object or resource</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor control</h3>

<p>feature that enables applications or users to gain safe and mutually exclusive or non-exclusive input access to a shared object or resource</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor control protocol; <em>FCP</em></h3>

<p>protocol which is used to convey the floor control messages among the floor moderators, floor control server, and the participants of the session</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor deny</h3>

<p>floor control message which the PoC server uses to notify the user equipment that it has been denied permission to use the media resource</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor grant</h3>

<p>floor control message which the PoC server uses to notify the user equipment that it has been granted the floor and therefore has been granted permission to use the media resource</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor idle</h3>

<p>floor control message which the PoC server uses to notify the user equipment that no-one owns the media resource and the floor is open and available for the users</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor release</h3>

<p>floor control message which the user equipment uses to notify the PoC server that it is releasing the media resource</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor request</h3>

<p>floor control message which the user equipment uses to request the PoC server to allocate media resources for its use</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor revoke</h3>

<p>floor control message by which the PoC server revokes the media resource from the user equipment</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floor taken</h3>

<p>floor control message which the PoC server uses to notify all users, except the user that has been granted the floor, that the floor has been granted to another user</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>floppy disk</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id02682#id02682" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See diskette</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>floppy disk drive</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03716#id03716" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See diskette unit</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flow</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019480#id019480" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See IP flow</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flow</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id021242#id021242" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See data flow</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flow control</h3>

<p>function which controls the flow of data within a layer or between peer entities</p>
</div>


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<h3>flow label</h3>

<p>20-bit field in the IPv6 header that can be used by a source to label sequences of packets for which it requests special handling by the IPv6 routers</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flow line</h3>

<p>line representing a connection path between symbols in a diagram</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flush</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011224#id011224" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See flush procedure</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flush</h3>

<p>to delete or clear something, or to abort an operation</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flush message protocol</h3>

<p>ATM protocol ensuring the delivery of data frames in the same order they were transmitted</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flush procedure; <em>flush</em>; <em>flushing</em></h3>

<p>procedure used for deleting or clearing something, or for aborting an operation</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>flushing</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011224#id011224" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See flush procedure</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020211#id020211" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See feature management</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020716#id020716" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fast message</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05309#id05309" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fault management</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FM CORBA interface</h3>

<p>interface based on Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) for forwarding fault management (FM) data to a third-party system</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FM rule editor</h3>

<p>application that is used for creating and modifying rules for alarm flow reduction</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FMC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id015367#id015367" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frequency measurement control</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FMCG</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019098#id019098" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See inter-system measurement control</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FMCI</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019095#id019095" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See inter-frequency measurement control</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FMCS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019101#id019101" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See intra-frequency measurement control</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FMD</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06803#id06803" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See follow-me</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FMEA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id015652#id015652" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See failure modes and effects analysis</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FMI</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012062#id012062" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed-mobile convergence</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FML</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020036#id020036" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See field manipulation language</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FMM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020652#id020652" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fading margin measurement</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>fmtp</h3>

<p>in the session description protocol (SDP), a format-specific attribute that lists all supported events that are not vendor-specific, and allows parameters that are specific to a particular format to be conveyed in such a way that SDP does not have to understand them</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FN</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014277#id014277" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame number</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FNIM channel</h3>

<p>transmission channel which implements the internal data transmission connection between the call control computer and FNIM</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FNUR</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09101#id09101" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed network user rate</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>focus</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04327#id04327" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See hand's life focus</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>focus</h3>

<p>identifier separating tasks performed by a process to different customers</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>folder</h3>

<p>storage location which is used for grouping organisations, users, and groups into suitable talk groups</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>folder switchover</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019973#id019973" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See switchover</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>follow-me; <em>follow-me diversion</em>; <em>follow-me service</em>; <em>FMD</em></h3>

<p>service which enables a user to control the call forwarding unconditional service remotely</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>follow-me diversion</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06803#id06803" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See follow-me</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>follow-me service</h3>

<p>facility by which a user can have his incoming calls automatically transferred to a number where he has activated the facility (the subscriber may also further retransfer the calls. Follow-me service can only be deactivated from the home station. In order to use this facility, the subscriber needs a special identification code.)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>follow-me service</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06803#id06803" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See follow-me</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>follow-on call</h3>

<p>feature which enables a user to make a series of call attempts</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FOP</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012587#id012587" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See failure operation</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced control</h3>

<p>user command (MML command or a switch in the equipment) which cannot be realised under controlled circumstances</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced detachment</h3>

<p>procedure by which the management user detaches a user or group of users from a talk group, or terminates an entire talk group</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced handover; <em>FHO</em></h3>

<p>handover used to rapidly clear the base station (BTS) or transceiver (TRX) from traffic by using locking commands without disturbing the ongoing calls</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced on-net call</h3>

<p>on-net call where the calling subscriber uses the directory number of the called subscriber and the call is treated as if it was an on-net call</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced on-net routing</h3>

<p>feature of the virtual private network (VPN) that allows calls made to VPN group members using a directory number to be treated as they were made using a short number</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced reference</h3>

<p>synchronisation reference which the operator sets for the system clock</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced release</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012255#id012255" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forced release line signal</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced release</h3>

<p>facility whereby a circuit or traffic-carrying device can be arbitrarily released, independently of any release action taken by the calling or called party</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced release line signal; <em>forced release</em></h3>

<p>line signal which clears the call without any action by the call parties</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced rerouting</h3>

<p>procedure of transferring signalling traffic from one signalling route to another, when the signalling route in use fails or is required to be cleared of traffic</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced retransmission</h3>

<p>error correction procedure used to complement the preventive cyclic retransmission procedure</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced routing</h3>

<p>routing in which the circuit is reserved by using test hunting</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced state transition</h3>

<p>state change of a functional unit which a user can, in exceptional circumstances, do by using forced control parameters</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced switch</h3>

<p>command that the operator uses to force the protection switching operation to happen</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forced switchover</h3>

<p>switchover procedure that makes a standby unit active when an active unit goes out of service</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forceful shutdown</h3>

<p>shutdown in which the server notifies all applications and subsystems to drop all current work and release all resources</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>foreign actor</h3>

<p>actor outside of the Chorus site, or in another communications domain</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>foreign agent</h3>

<p>mobility agent on the foreign network that can assist the mobile node in receiving datagrams delivered to the care-of address</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>foreign base transceiver station; <em>foreign BTS</em></h3>

<p>neighbouring base transceiver station not managed by NMS</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>foreign BTS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08422#id08422" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See foreign base transceiver station</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>foreign PLMN</h3>

<p>any PLMN other than the home PLMN</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>foreign subscriber</h3>

<p>mobile subscriber to a foreign public land mobile network (PLMN)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>foreign temporary logical link identity</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011288#id011288" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See foreign TLLI</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>foreign TLLI; <em>foreign temporary logical link identity</em></h3>

<p>temporary logical link identity (TLLI) built by the mobile station (MS) on the basis of the packet temporary mobile subscriber identity (PTMSI) allocated in another routing area (RA)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>form file</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09102#id09102" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See format file</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>form file editor</h3>

<p>feature used to create and modify form files used in the exchange to format charging records (CDR)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>formal parameter</h3>

<p>variable name to which concrete values are assigned or which is replaced by concrete variables</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>formal parameter list</h3>

<p>list which contains formal parameters</p>
</div>


<a name="id0188" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>format</h3>

<p>arrangement or layout of data on a data medium</p>
</div>


<a name="id0189" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>format</h3>

<p>make an unused data medium ready for use</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6516" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>format</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id02435#id02435" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See format statement</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id09102" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>format file; <em>form file</em></h3>

<p>file that controls which fields of received data are saved into a record or report</p>
</div>


<a name="id02435" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>format statement; <em>format</em></h3>

<p>statement or expression for the presentation of an input-output operation which describes the presentation mode of data to be transmitted or data already transmitted in a programming language</p>
</div>


<a name="id012588" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>format type</h3>

<p>information field in a raw data message which tells which form will be used when creating a charging record (CDR) or a report</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>format, resolution, and proportional size reduction policy; <em>FRS</em></h3>

<p>policy used for content adaptation, which determines how the format, resolution, or size of a media component of a multimedia message is changed to meet the capabilities of the recipient</p>
</div>


<a name="id019895" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>formatter</h3>

<p>class which is responsible for producing the syntax of the actual output</p>
</div>


<a name="id08618" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forming of charging records; <em>generation of charging records</em>; <em>CDR generation</em></h3>

<p>part of detailed charging which forms a detailed charging record from the defined charging cases</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6523" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FORW CDR</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012093#id012093" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forwarded call charging record</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id013085" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FORW charging</h3>

<p>charging which is started for the forwarding subscriber for the leg from the forwarding subscriber to the third party</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>forward access channel; <em>FACH</em></h3>

<p>downlink transport channel used by mobile stations (MS) for receiving control information and packet data</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6526" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward CDR</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012093#id012093" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forwarded call charging record</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id011289" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward congestion; <em>congestion encountered forward</em></h3>

<p>congestion indicated with a forward explicit congestion notification (FECN)</p>
</div>


<a name="id0173" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward direction</h3>

<p>direction from the calling party to the called party</p>
</div>


<a name="id09440" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward error correction; <em>FEC</em></h3>

<p>technique allowing the receiver to correct errors occurring on a transmission channel without requiring retransmission of the data</p>
</div>


<a name="id08971" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward explicit congestion notification; <em>FECN</em></h3>

<p>bit that a congested network sets to notify the user that congestion avoidance procedures should be initiated where applicable for traffic in the direction of the frame carrying the forward explicit congestion notification (FECN) indication</p>
</div>


<a name="id0934" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward indicator bit; <em>FIB</em></h3>

<p>bit in a signal unit which indicates the start of the retransmission cycle</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6532" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward link</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04455#id04455" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See downlink</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6533" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward lock</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019493#id019493" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See DRM forward lock</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id03447" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward routing</h3>

<p>call transfer in which an exchange redirects a call to another exchange or to another subscriber in that exchange</p>
</div>


<a name="id0992" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward sequence number; <em>FSN</em></h3>

<p>signal unit used to identify the transmitted message signal units</p>
</div>


<a name="id03420" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward signal</h3>

<p>signal, used for the establishment, release or other control of a connection, sent in the same direction as call set-up</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6537" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward signaling /US/</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0504#id0504" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forward signalling</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id0504" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward signalling; <em>forward signaling /US/</em></h3>

<p>signalling sent in forward direction from the calling party to the called party</p>
</div>


<a name="id010560" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward slice</h3>

<p>program slice that consists of all program points that are affected by a given point in the program</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6540" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward transfer</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012258#id012258" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forward transfer message</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id012258" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward transfer message; <em>forward transfer</em>; <em>FOT</em></h3>

<p>signalling message sent in the forward direction on semi-automatic calls when the outgoing international exchange operator wants the help of an operator at the incoming international exchange</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6542" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forward-lock</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019493#id019493" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See DRM forward lock</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6543" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarded call</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012105#id012105" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See mobile forwarded call</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6544" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarded call CDR</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012093#id012093" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forwarded call charging record</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id012093" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarded call charging record; <em>forwarded call CDR</em>; <em>forward CDR</em>; <em>FORW CDR</em></h3>

<p>charging record that contains charging data related to call forwarding</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6546" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarded-to user</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05663#id05663" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See subscriber C</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id018273" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarding behaviour</h3>

<p>features selected by nodes within the differentiated service (DS) domain for packets based on their DS code point (DSCP)</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6548" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarding information base</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id015135#id015135" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forwarding table</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id013083" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarding leg</h3>

<p>leg that is established between the forwarding point, such as the called subscriber, and the forwarded point, such as subscriber C</p>
</div>


<a name="id020380" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarding number analysis</h3>

<p>analysis that is executed at a forwarding service invocation and that includes called party number analysis and redirecting party analysis</p>
</div>


<a name="id015987" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarding prefix</h3>

<p>first digit of the number which causes a specific notification to the calling or called subscriber when the call is forwarded</p>
</div>


<a name="id013084" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarding subscriber; <em>forwarding user</em></h3>

<p>called subscriber of the leg preceding the call forwarding, or called subscriber of the leg succeeding the call forwarding</p>
</div>


<a name="id015135" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarding table; <em>forwarding information base</em>; <em>FIB</em></h3>

<p>table in the kernel that controls the forwarding of packets</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6554" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>forwarding user</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013084#id013084" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forwarding subscriber</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6555" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FOT</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012258#id012258" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forward transfer message</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id014506" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>four-way uplink diversity; <em>4-way uplink diversity</em></h3>

<p>function by which a base transceiver station (BTS) uses four antennas and four receivers simultaneously on a single channel to obtain improved overall BTS receiver sensitivity in an environment that is subject to random multipath fading</p>
</div>


<a name="id02996" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>four-wire switching</h3>

<p>switching using a separate path, frequency band or time interval for each direction of transmission</p>
</div>


<a name="id06120" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>fourth-order multiplex equipment</h3>

<p>multiplex equipment which combines a number of tributary signals into and separates them from one 139264 kbit/s signal</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6559" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FP</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014208#id014208" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame protocol</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6560" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FPA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09556#id09556" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See function point analysis</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6561" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FPH</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id01180#id01180" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See freephone</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6562" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FQC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014802#id014802" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame quality classification</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6563" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FQDN</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014014#id014014" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fully qualified domain name</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6564" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FR</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05530#id05530" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame relay</a></p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6565" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>FRA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id05749#id05749" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed wireless</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fractional interface</h3>

<p>interface where capacity can be allocated fully or partially</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fractional load</h3>

<p>ratio of the received power caused by the mobile stations of the own cell and surrounding cells to the total interference power received</p>
</div>


<a name="id05460" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>fragment</h3>

<p>grouping of a limited number of object class definitions. Each fragment deals with a particular subject.</p>
</div>


<a name="id015748" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>fragment header</h3>

<p>IPv6 extension header used by an IPv6 source to send a packet larger than would fit in the path maximum transmission unit (MTU) to its destination</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6570" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019820#id019820" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See pane</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id0351" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame</h3>

<p>cyclic set of consecutive time slots in which the relative position of each time slot can be identified (Identification takes place by reference to a frame alignment signal. It does not necessarily occur as a whole or even partly in each frame.)</p>
</div>


<a name="id04379" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame</h3>

<p>In high-level data link control protocol (HDLC), a bracketed sequence of contiguous bits including both opening and closing flags at layer 2 of the OSI reference model</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6573" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id07695#id07695" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See group box</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id08423" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame</h3>

<p>in a TDM system, a repetitive group of signals that result from the signal sampling of all channels including any additional signals needed for the purposes of synchronisation and other required system information</p>
</div>


<a name="id07482" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame abort</h3>

<p>event that occurs when a link layer entity ignores a frame that it is currently receiving</p>
</div>


<a name="id0354" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame alignment; <em>FA</em></h3>

<p>state in which the frame of the receiving equipment is synchronised with that of the received signal</p>
</div>


<a name="id0352" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame alignment recovery time</h3>

<p>time that elapses between a valid frame alignment signal being available at the receiving terminal equipment and frame alignment being established</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6578" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame alignment sequence</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0356#id0356" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame alignment signal</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id0356" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame alignment signal; <em>frame alignment sequence</em>; <em>FAS</em></h3>

<p>distinctive signal inserted in every frame or once in every n frames, always occupying the same relative position within the frame, and used to establish and maintain the frame alignment</p>
</div>


<a name="id0355" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame alignment time slot</h3>

<p>time slot occupying the same relative position in every frame and used to transmit the frame alignment signal</p>
</div>


<a name="id07430" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame alignment time-slot</h3>

<p>time-slot, occupying the same relative position in every frame, used to transmit the frame alignment signal</p>
</div>


<a name="id08668" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame alignment word; <em>FAW</em></h3>

<p>frame synchronisation pattern, which is part of the frame alignment signal (FAS), and consists of "0011011" in bits 2-8 of the FAS in even frames, complemented by an "1" in bit 2 of the succeeding odd frame</p>
</div>


<a name="id011787" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame bit</h3>

<p>bit which is used to synchronise the sending and receiving units and to carry maintenance data</p>
</div>


<a name="id03570" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame check sequence; <em>FCS</em></h3>

<p>cyclic redundancy check sequence derived over an entire frame (excluding flags)</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-6585" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame clumping</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id018285#id018285" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See clumping</a></p>
</div>


<a name="id010074" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame control layer; <em>FCL</em></h3>

<p>part of the protocol stack in the lur interface that attaches transport block information to the user plane for macro diversity combining, outer loop transmission power control and synchronisation</p>
</div>


<a name="id06105" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame counter</h3>

<p>binary counter used for framing</p>
</div>


<a name="id013737" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>frame discard</h3>

<p>part of congestion control which allows the discarding of multiple cells in a frame, as part of the frame is lost due to a lost or mis-inserted cell</p>
</div>


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<h3>frame error rate; <em>FER</em></h3>

<p>ratio of the number of errored frames to the total number of frames transmitted in a given time interval</p>
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<h3>frame handling protocol; <em>FHP</em></h3>

<p>user plane protocol for information transmitted or received on dedicated transmission channel between the base station (Node B) and combining or splitting equipment in the radio network controller (RNC)</p>
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<h3>frame number; <em>FN</em></h3>

<p>identifier for the position of a particular TDMA time-frame within a hyperframe</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>frame protocol; <em>FP</em></h3>

<p>protocol which is used to transport user data frames between the serving radio network controller (SRNC) and the base transceiver station (BTS) over the Iub and Iur interfaces Frame Protocols, System Level Design White Paper</p>
</div>


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<h3>frame quality classification; <em>FQC</em></h3>

<p>information element (IE) which is used for classifying the contents of a frame depending on whether errors have occurred in frame transmission or not</p>
</div>


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<h3>frame reject; <em>FRMR</em></h3>

<p>message sent in the case of a logical link control error that results from the receipt of an undefined or incorrect frame and that cannot be corrected by retransmitting an identical frame</p>
</div>


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<h3>frame relay; <em>FR</em></h3>

<p>fast packet switching that uses a unit of data of variable length (frame) and leaves error correction for the endpoints</p>
</div>


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<h3>frame relay bearer channel</h3>

<p>logical entity containing all the equipment, software, and memory resources allocated for the use of one frame relay user connection</p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>frame relay switch</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08965#id08965" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See CAS access node</a></p>
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<h3>frame slip</h3>

<p>loss or gain of a complete frame of consecutive digit time-slots in a digital signal, where the loss or gain of the frame cannot be corrected</p>
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<h3>frame synchronising signal; <em>frame synchronizing signal /US/</em></h3>

<p>basic timing signal that is used in a functional unit to set the beginning of the exchange's internal PCM frame (DX 200)</p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>frame synchronizing signal /US/</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id02258#id02258" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame synchronising signal</a></p>
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<h3>frame tunnelling mode; <em>FTM</em></h3>

<p>mode of data transmission in which the circuits transfer high-level data link control protocol (HDLC) frame data asynchronously</p>
</div>


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<h3>frame type</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020545#id020545" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See AMR frame type</a></p>
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<h3>frame-based MPLS</h3>

<p>mode of multi-protocol label switching (MPLS), in which all MPLS frames between two MPLS devices move within a single point-to-point channel</p>
</div>


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<h3>framed interface</h3>

<p>interface where the serial bit stream is segmented into periodic physical frames. Each frame is divided by a fixed partition into an overhead and an information payload portion</p>
</div>


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<h3>framework</h3>

<p>structural plan or description for classifying and organising information</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>framework for state machine based applications</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019447#id019447" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See state machine framework</a></p>
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<h3>framework PIB</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id018541#id018541" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See framework policy information base</a></p>
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<h3>framework policy information base; <em>framework PIB</em></h3>

<p>policy information base which defines a set of provisioning classes (PRC) and textual conventions that are common to all clients that provision policy using COPS for provisioning</p>
</div>


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<h3>framing</h3>

<p>control procedure used with multiplexed digital channels where bits are inserted so that the receiver may identify the time slots allocated to each subchannel</p>
</div>


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<h3>framing bit; <em>F bit</em></h3>

<p>bit introduced into a bit stream that identifies where one frame ends and the next one begins</p>
</div>


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<h3>fraud detection</h3>

<p>part of fraud management involving actions taken to detect fraudulent use of the network and possibly fraudulent subscribers who misuse the network</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fraud detection system; <em>FDS</em></h3>

<p>system which orders the home network (HPLMN) to collect fraud information gathering system (FIGS) data according to certain principles for given subscribers</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fraud information gathering system; <em>FIGS</em></h3>

<p>feature which provides the means for the home network (HPLMN) to monitor the activities of its subscribers in a visited network (VPLMN)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fraud management</h3>

<p>activities for the limitation, monitoring and detection of fraudulent use of the network and the organisation for handling these activities</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>fraud prevention</h3>

<p>part of fraud management involving actions taken to prevent and limit fraudulent use of the network</p>
</div>


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<h3>fraud profile</h3>

<p>combination of subscriber-specific time limits for different calls and the maximum number of allowed services</p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>free call</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0257#id0257" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See free-line call</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>free marked traffic channel</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03785#id03785" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See free traffic channel</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>free numbering</h3>

<p>function which is used to implement the application location register</p>
</div>


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<h3>free running mode; <em>free-run mode</em></h3>

<p>operating condition of a clock, the output signal of which is strongly influenced by the oscillating element and not controlled by servo phase-locking techniques</p>
</div>


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<h3>free state</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id01070#id01070" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See idle state</a></p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>free traffic channel; <em>free marked traffic channel</em></h3>

<p>channel which is sending the identifier frame of a free traffic channel</p>
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<h3>free-line call; <em>free call</em></h3>

<p>call to a subscriber number made without charge</p>
</div>


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<h3>free-of-charge service</h3>

<p>service that is provided for the subscriber for free</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>free-run</h3>

<p>state of a system clock when the system is powered up, or when there is no reference to the system clock and the operator has given a control word value of digital-to-analogue converter</p>
</div>


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<h3>free-run frequency; <em>free-running frequency</em></h3>

<p>frequency of operation of a normally synchronised oscillator that operates in the absence of a synchronising signal</p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>free-run mode</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08013#id08013" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See free running mode</a></p>
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<h3>free-running frequency</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id08034#id08034" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See free-run frequency</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>free-space attenuation</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06236#id06236" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See free-space loss</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>free-space loss; <em>free-space attenuation</em></h3>

<p>basic path attenuation between isotropic antennas that occurs when all effects from obstruction, scatter, or reflection are sufficiently removed to have no effect on propagation and when the propagating medium is free space</p>
</div>


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<h3>FreeBSD</h3>

<p>advanced BSD UNIX operating system for the Intel compatible (x86), DEC Alpha, and PC-98 architectures</p>
</div>


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<h3>freeform radio frequency hopping; <em>freeform RF hopping</em></h3>

<p>radio frequency hopping that introduces more efficient hopping through synchronised cells, re-used mobile allocations (MA) and specially organised mobile allocation index offsets (MAIO)</p>
</div>


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<h3>freeform RF hopping</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09025#id09025" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See freeform radio frequency hopping</a></p>
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<h3>freephone; <em>freephone service</em>; <em>FPH</em></h3>

<p>telecommunication service allowing a reverse charging whereby a subscriber can be allocated a special number and charges to this number are paid by that subscriber instead of by the callers</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>freephone service</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id01180#id01180" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See freephone</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>freephone service charging</h3>

<p>application of charging which makes the use of charging zone counters more diversified in, for example, service number charging</p>
</div>


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<h3>freeware</h3>

<p>program, the writer of which has partly renounced the copyright, allowing the program to be used and distributed without charge</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency bandwidth</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04917#id04917" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See bandwidth</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency counter</h3>

<p>instrument in which frequency is measured by counting the number of cycles (pulses) occurring during a precisely established time interval</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency deviation</h3>

<p>in frequency modulation, the peak difference between the instantaneous frequency of the modulated wave and its carrier frequency</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>frequency diversity</h3>

<p>propagation or equipment protection where several frequencies are used for the transmission of signals</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency division duplex; <em>FDD</em></h3>

<p>duplex where uplink and downlink transmissions use two separate radio frequencies</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>frequency division multiple access; <em>FDMA</em></h3>

<p>technique in which each user receives a radio channel of its own on a common frequency band</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>frequency error</h3>

<p>system frequency minus the scheduled frequency</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>frequency hopping; <em>FH</em></h3>

<p>technique in which the instantaneous carrier frequency of a signal is, according to a predetermined code, periodically changed to other positions within a frequency spectrum that is much wider than that required for normal transmission</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency hopping spread spectrum; <em>FHSS</em></h3>

<p>spread spectrum radio technology in which the signal hops among different channels several times per second to avoid interference and to reduce opportunities or eavesdrop</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>frequency hopping system; <em>FHS</em></h3>

<p>system which defines the principles of the frequency hopping</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>frequency locking</h3>

<p>locking of one signal to another signal so that the first signal follows the frequency of the second signal</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency measurement control; <em>FMC</em></h3>

<p>managed object in the radio network configuration management, including the parameters for measuring the transmission frequencies</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency planning</h3>

<p>planning frequency reuse schemes</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency reuse factor; <em>reuse factor</em></h3>

<p>in WCDMA, a factor that varies between 0 and 1 and describes how much of the total theoretical capacity is available, calculated as the other cell interference divided by the total interference</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>frequency spectrum</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06208#id06208" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See radio frequency spectrum</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>frequency stability</h3>

<p>ability of electronic equipment to maintain the desired operating frequency</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency standard</h3>

<p>stable frequency source used for frequency calibration. It usually generates a fundamental frequency with a high degree of accuracy, and harmonics of this fundamental are used to provide reference points</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequency-division multiplexing; <em>FDM</em>; <em>fdm</em></h3>

<p>multiplexing in which a separate frequency band is allocated to each tributary channel in the common channel</p>
</div>


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<h3>frequently asked question; <em>FAQ</em></h3>

<p>document or a web page listing common questions and answers on a particular subject, often posted on Internet newsgroups</p>
</div>


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<h3>Fresnel zone; <em>first Fresnel zone</em></h3>

<p>zone where the sum of distances from the transmitting aerial and receiving aerial to any point in the zone does not vary by more than half a wave length throughout the zone</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FRJ</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012252#id012252" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See facility reject message</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FRM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0833#id0833" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fault rate monitoring</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FRMR</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011290#id011290" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame reject</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>front end; <em>FE</em></h3>

<p>node or software program that requests services of a back end</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>front lobe</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06146#id06146" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See main lobe</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>front page</h3>

<p>summary of a graphical user interface (GUI) which contains the most important and critical system information in one place</p>
</div>


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<h3>front-to-back ratio; <em>F/B ratio</em></h3>

<p>for a directional antenna, the ratio of field strength in front of the antenna to field strength behind the antenna (180 degrees +-40 degrees)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FRQ</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012253#id012253" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See facility request message</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FRS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019543#id019543" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See format, resolution, and proportional size reduction policy</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FSC</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id012092#id012092" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fixed switching centre</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FSIP</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019965#id019965" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See FSIP tool</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FSIP tool; <em>FSIP</em></h3>

<p>tool that provides a command line interface for configuring the IP network</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>FSM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id010432#id010432" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See functional state model</a></p>
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<h3>FSM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013077#id013077" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fast subscriber management</a></p>
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<h3>FSMA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id019447#id019447" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See state machine framework</a></p>
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<h3>FSN</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id0992#id0992" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See forward sequence number</a></p>
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<h3>FT</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id020545#id020545" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See AMR frame type</a></p>
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<h3>FTA</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id015471#id015471" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fault tree analysis</a></p>
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<h3>FTAM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04901#id04901" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See file transfer, access, and management</a></p>
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<h3>FTAM application interface</h3>

<p>interface providing file services for a remote device</p>
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<h3>FTAM security</h3>

<p>feature which prevents unauthorised users from using the hard disks of the DX 200 network elements via remote file handling functions</p>
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<h3>FTM</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014803#id014803" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See frame tunnelling mode</a></p>
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<h3>FTM identifier; <em>FTMID</em></h3>

<p>unique runtime-specific identifier assigned for each method and used for identifying data associated with the method throughout the processing</p>
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<h3>FTMID</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id011558#id011558" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See FTM identifier</a></p>
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<h3>FTP; <em>file transfer protocol</em>; <em>file transfer protocol over TCP/IP</em></h3>

<p>application protocol, part of the TCP/IP protocol stack, used for transferring files between network nodes</p>
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<h3>FTP client</h3>

<p>feature where a client uses the file transfer protocol (FTP), enabling the transfer of files from a network element to a server and the fetching of files from a server to a network element over a TCP/IP network</p>
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<h3>FTP configuration file</h3>

<p>configuration file which allows the end-users to change various default parameters of the FTP server without making changes to the source code and without using the DX 200 message interface</p>
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<h3>FTP connection supervision</h3>

<p>supervision of the FTP connections between the connected regional systems and the global cluster</p>
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<h3>FTP over socket interface</h3>

<p>feature that implements a log file creation facility using POSIX file system services</p>
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<h3>FTP server</h3>

<p>server supporting the file transfer protocol (FTP), by which complete files can be copied or transferred from one system to another over a TCP/IP network</p>
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<h3>full availability</h3>

<p>arrangement in which every input to a switching stage has or can have access to every output from the stage</p>
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<h3>full diversion to a fixed announcement, without message accepting capability</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id06390#id06390" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See do not disturb</a></p>
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<h3>full duplex</h3>

<p>capable of transmitting in both directions simultaneously</p>
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<h3>full process identifier</h3>

<p>identifier that designates a process inside a computer</p>
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<h3>full rate codec</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id013409#id013409" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See full rate speech codec</a></p>
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<h3>full rate speech codec; <em>full rate codec</em></h3>

<p>codec which has a frame length of 260 bits and in which every frame is coded into one 33 octet buffer</p>
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<h3>full rate traffic channel; <em>TCH/F</em></h3>

<p>channel that functions at 16 kbit/s</p>
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<h3>full text search</h3>

<p>content addressing directed at the whole text</p>
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<h3>full-rate ADSL</h3>

<p>ADSL service which has the capability to provide full transmission rates compliant to ITU-T G.992.1 and ANSI T1.413 issue 2 standards</p>
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<h3>fullscreen</h3>

<p>picture format alternative for widescreen programmes on an ordinary 4:3 TV set in which the picture is zoomed so that it fills the whole TV screen at the same time cutting off some information on the left and right sides</p>
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<h3>fully functional</h3>

<p>period of time that all-functional aspects of the system are available and usable</p>
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<h3>fully operational</h3>

<p>period of time that all features, both functional and non-functional, of the system are available and usable</p>
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<h3>fully qualified destination name</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id014014#id014014" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See fully qualified domain name</a></p>
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<h3>fully qualified domain name; <em>absolute domain name</em>; <em>FQDN</em></h3>

<p>full logical name of a computer system, rather than just its host name</p>
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<h3>fully routed call attempt; <em>successful call attempt</em></h3>

<p>call attempt that receives intelligible information about the state of the called user</p>
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<h3>function</h3>

<p>task or group of tasks of a defined part of the system</p>
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<h3>function</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04141#id04141" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See feature</a></p>
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<h3>function analysis</h3>

<p>analysis which the call control uses to analyse subscriber facilities or clear codes</p>
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<h3>function attributes</h3>

<p>properties or characteristics of functions which allow differentiation between realisations to be specified by means of parameters</p>
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<h3>function block</h3>

<p>constituent part of the functional architecture of a TMN</p>
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<h3>function block</h3>

<p>set of program blocks, load modules, and files which provides known services and which is indivisible from the system configuration point of view</p>
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<h3>function class</h3>

<p>set of features grouped to form an entity</p>
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<h3>function degrading maintenance</h3>

<p>maintenance action that affects one or more of the required functions of a maintained item, but not to such extent as to cause a complete loss of all the functions</p>
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<h3>function permitting maintenance</h3>

<p>maintenance action that does not affect any of the required functions of the maintained item</p>
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<h3>function point</h3>

<p>unit for measuring the number and complexity of functions in a software</p>
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<h3>function point analysis; <em>FPA</em></h3>

<p>method for defining the size of software based on functional aspects</p>
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<h3>function preventing maintenance</h3>

<p>maintenance action that prevents a maintained item from performing a required function by causing a complete loss of all the functions</p>
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<h3>function result</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id015019#id015019" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See return value</a></p>
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<h3>function-affecting maintenance</h3>

<p>maintenance action that affects one or more of the required functions of a maintained item</p>
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<h3>functional architecture</h3>

<p>description of appropriate distribution of functions that allows for the creation of functional blocks from which a TMN of any complexity can be implemented. These function blocks are separated by reference points and lead to the requirements for the TMN-recommended interface specifications</p>
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<h3>functional component</h3>

<p>sub-element within a TMN function block</p>
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<h3>functional definition element; <em>FDE</em></h3>

<p>basic building block of an IN supported service, which represents the high level logical features of the service function</p>
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<h3>functional dependence</h3>

<p>indication of the interrelationships of attributes in a relation</p>
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<h3>functional entity; <em>FE</em></h3>

<p>subset of functions in a single location required to provide a service</p>
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<h3>functional entity</h3>

<p>undivided entity consisting of one or more functions in which separate functions follow each other</p>
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<h3>functional entity; <em>FE</em></h3>

<p>part of a network element</p>
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<h3>functional entity action; <em>FEA</em></h3>

<p>action performed by a functional entity as a result of a specific stimulus while the functional entity is in a specific state</p>
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<h3>functional model</h3>

<p>layered structure of functions and their logical interfaces representing the TMN</p>
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<h3>functional state model; <em>FSM</em></h3>

<p>model in which the functional state structure and the transition controls are defined</p>
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<h3>functional unit; <em>physical functional unit</em>; <em>PFU</em></h3>

<p>entity of hardware and software, or only hardware, capable of accomplishing a special purpose</p>
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<h3>functional unit hierarchy</h3>

<p>relations between nested functional units</p>
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<h3>functional unit type and index</h3>

<p>data which is used for functional unit identification throughout the system</p>
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<h3>functionality</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id03490#id03490" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See function</a></p>
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<h3>functionality</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id04141#id04141" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See feature</a></p>
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<h3>fundamental frequency</h3>

<p>frequency whose value is the highest common factor of all the frequencies present in the wave</p>
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<h3>furnish charging information; <em>FurnishChargingInformation procedure</em>; <em>FCI</em></h3>

<p>operation between the service control point (SCP) and the service switching point (SSP), used to determine the generation of a charging record (CDR) in the SSP, or to add information to a CDR generated in the SSP</p>
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<h3>FurnishChargingInformation procedure</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id09103#id09103" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See furnish charging information</a></p>
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<h3>FurnishChargingInformationSMS</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id016032#id016032" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See FurnishChargingInformationSMS procedure</a></p>
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<h3>FurnishChargingInformationSMS procedure; <em>FurnishChargingInformationSMS</em>; <em>FCISMS</em></h3>

<p>operation which is used to send charging-related information to a logical short message (SM) record</p>
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<h3>FW</h3>

<p><a href="NED?action=retrieve&amp;identifier=general_glossary&amp;edition=13&amp;language=en&amp;coverage=global&amp;encoding=xhtml_1_0&amp;component=data&amp;item=data&amp;pointer=id07362#id07362" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See firewall</a></p>
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