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<h2>V</h2>

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<h3>V-parameter</h3>

<p>base transceiver station uses V-parameter to identify an alarm between an exchange and a base transceiver station</p>
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<h3>V.110'</h3>

<p>GSM protocol used with 9.6kbit/s data traffic channel coding between the mobile station and the mobile services switching centre's (MSC) interworking function (IWF)</p>
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<h3>V.120</h3>

<p>protocol that can be used for adapting terminals with non-ISDN standard network interfaces to an ISDN</p>
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<h3>V.24</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=id01480#id01480" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See V.24 interface</a></p>
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<h3>V.24 interface; <em>V.24</em></h3>

<p>common physical layer interface between data terminal equipment and data communications equipment</p>
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<h3>V.34</h3>

<p>modem operating at data signalling rates of up to 33 600 bit/s, used on the PSTN and on leased point-to- point 2-wire telephone type circuits</p>
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<h3>V.35</h3>

<p>common physical layer interface between a network access device and a packet network that defines signalling for data rates greater than 19.2 kbit/s</p>
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<h3>V.42bis data compression</h3>

<p>data compression for data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) using error correction procedures</p>
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<h3>V.8</h3>

<p>protocol that modems use for capability negotiation</p>
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<h3>V.8 negotiation</h3>

<p>negotiation in which in-band signalling is used between the modems at the beginning of the call</p>
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<h3>V.90</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=id013502#id013502" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See V.90 protocol</a></p>
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<h3>V.90 protocol; <em>V.90</em></h3>

<p>protocol by which PCM modems can operate in speeds up to 56 kbit/s in one direction, from central site equipment to the user</p>
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<h3>V2 interface; <em>interface V2</em></h3>

<p>generally applicable digital equipment interface recommended by the ITU with a frame structure which is designed in accordance with the recommendation ITU-T G.704</p>
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<h3>V3 interface</h3>

<p>interface between an exchange termination and a line termination in an ISDN primary rate access</p>
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<h3>V5</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=id013573#id013573" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See V5 interface</a></p>
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<h3>V5 interface; <em>V5</em></h3>

<p>signalling interface between an access node and local exchange using 64kbit/s channels and 2 Mbit/s links</p>
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<h3>V5 master</h3>

<p>node control unit (NCU) dedicated to a V5.2 interface, executing the actual V5.2 software</p>
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<h3>V5 protection</h3>

<p>feature which enables signalling to move to another link if there is a problem with the link carrying the C-channel</p>
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<h3>V5 slave</h3>

<p>node control unit (NCU) providing additional 2 Mbit/s interfaces for a V5.2 interface</p>
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<h3>V5.1 interface; <em>interface V5.1</em></h3>

<p>static multiplexer interface between the local network and subscribers who physically belong to a separate subscriber network</p>
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<h3>V5.1 to V5.2 conversion</h3>

<p>application where the user ports of one or more V5.1 interfaces are presented as normal user ports to a V5.2 interface</p>
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<h3>V5.2 interface; <em>interface V5.2</em></h3>

<p>dynamic concentrator interface between the local network and subscribers who physically belong to a separate subscriber network</p>
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<h3>VA technology</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=id020375#id020375" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual array technology</a></p>
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<h3>VACM</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=id010033#id010033" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See view-based access control model</a></p>
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<h3>VAD file</h3>

<p>speech sample file which contains the variable part of an announcement with customer-specific information</p>
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<h3>valid cell</h3>

<p>cell where the header is declared by the header error control process to be free of errors</p>
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<h3>valid extensible markup language</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=id015335#id015335" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See valid XML</a></p>
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<h3>valid input signal set</h3>

<p>set of all external signals handled by any input in a process</p>
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<h3>valid LSA</h3>

<p>localised service area (LSA) where a mobile station (MS) is receiving service</p>
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<h3>valid XML; <em>valid extensible markup language</em></h3>

<p>well-formed XML that conforms to the vocabulary specified in a document type definition (DTD) or in an XML schema</p>
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<h3>validating processor</h3>

<p>XML processor which reports the violations of the constraints expressed by the declarations in the document type definition (DTD), and failures to fulfil the validity constraints</p>
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<h3>validating XML parser</h3>

<p>XML (extensible markup language) parser that checks the XML files against rules specified in the document type definition (DTD) or XML schema</p>
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<h3>validation</h3>

<p>act of checking that the subscriber is a valid IN subscriber</p>
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<h3>validation</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=id07315#id07315" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See input validation</a></p>
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<h3>validation server</h3>

<p>server with an interface to the credit card recharging interface that is used to verify the supplied credit card details in recharging with credit card</p>
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<h3>validation service</h3>

<p>service used for the execution of a service for a subscriber that is not a valid IN subscriber, that is, he or she has no commercial services provisioned</p>
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<h3>validity data</h3>

<p>data which indicates whether the deployment of service configuration in a network element was successful or not</p>
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<h3>validity period; <em>VP</em></h3>

<p>information element enabling the originating mobile station to indicate the time which the short message is valid when stored in the short message service centre</p>
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<h3>validity period</h3>

<p>period from the current date until the expiry date</p>
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<h3>validity time</h3>

<p>time period that determines how long a password is valid</p>
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<h3>value</h3>

<p>continuously variable parameter</p>
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<h3>value added network 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=id02900#id02900" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See value added service</a></p>
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<h3>value added service; <em>value added network service</em>; <em>added value service /GB/</em>; <em>VAS</em>; <em>VANS</em></h3>

<p>telecommunication service by means of which the user is provided with a service outside the telecommunication network</p>
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<h3>value added service provider</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=id011492#id011492" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See value-added service provider</a></p>
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<h3>value type</h3>

<p>type of an allowed value of a restricted object</p>
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<h3>value-added service provider; <em>value added service provider</em>; <em>VASP</em></h3>

<p>service provider that offers value-added services</p>
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<h3>VANG</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=id010931#id010931" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See verbal announcement generator</a></p>
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<h3>VANS</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=id02900#id02900" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See value added service</a></p>
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<h3>variable bit rate; <em>VBR</em></h3>

<p>bit rate that enables data traffic with average and peak traffic parameters</p>
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<h3>variable bit rate service</h3>

<p>type of telecommunication service characterised by a service bit rate specified by statistically expressed parameters which allows the bit rate to vary within defined limits</p>
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<h3>variable definition</h3>

<p>indication that listed variable names are visible in a process, procedure or service containing a definition</p>
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<h3>variable-content announcement</h3>

<p>announcement which includes both fixed-content parts and subscriber-specific information</p>
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<h3>variable-length subnet mask; <em>VLSM</em></h3>

<p>network mask with a different subnet mask for the same network number on different subnets that does not include traditional IP network classes A, B, or C</p>
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<h3>variance factor; <em>VF</em></h3>

<p>relative measure of cell rate margin normalised by the variance of the aggregate cell rate on the link</p>
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<h3>VARS</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=id013267#id013267" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice announcement recording system</a></p>
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<h3>VAS</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=id02900#id02900" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See value added service</a></p>
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<h3>VASP</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=id011492#id011492" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See value-added service provider</a></p>
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<h3>VAT file</h3>

<p>fixed-content speech sample file which contains speech that can be used in announcements</p>
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<h3>VBR</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=id09267#id09267" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See variable bit rate</a></p>
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<h3>VC</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=id020472#id020472" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virus scanner</a></p>
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<h3>VC</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=id06600#id06600" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel</a></p>
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<h3>VC</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=id06601#id06601" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual container</a></p>
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<h3>VC</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=id09259#id09259" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual circuit</a></p>
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<h3>VC connection termination point</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=id016106#id016106" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VC 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=id04692#id04692" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel link</a></p>
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<h3>VC link termination point</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=id010112#id010112" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel link termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VC multiplexing</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=id015338#id015338" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel multiplexing</a></p>
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<h3>VC switch</h3>

<p>network element which connects virtual channel links; it terminates VPCs and it translates VCI values. It is directed by control plane functions</p>
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<h3>VC-AIS cell</h3>

<p>ATM cell that is generated and sent downstream on all affected active virtual channel connections (VCC) from the virtual channel (VC) connecting point which detects the VCC defect at VC level</p>
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<h3>VC-RDI cell</h3>

<p>ATM cell that is sent to the far end from a virtual channel (VC) connection endpoint as soon as it has declared a VC-AIS state</p>
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<h3>VCC</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=id04693#id04693" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection</a></p>
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<h3>VCC endpoint</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=id010113#id010113" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection endpoint</a></p>
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<h3>VCC endpoint group</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=id010110#id010110" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection endpoint group</a></p>
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<h3>VCC identifier</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=id014917#id014917" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection identifier</a></p>
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<h3>VCC releasing; <em>virtual channel connection releasing</em></h3>

<p>function which releases one virtual channel connection</p>
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<h3>VCC reserving; <em>virtual channel connection reserving</em></h3>

<p>function which reserves one virtual channel connection or virtual path</p>
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<h3>VCC selection; <em>virtual channel connection selection</em></h3>

<p>feature which offers functions for selecting suitable virtual channel connections (VCC) for an outgoing AAL type 2 connection and given route</p>
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<h3>VCCE</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=id010113#id010113" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection endpoint</a></p>
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<h3>VCCeg</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=id010110#id010110" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection endpoint group</a></p>
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<h3>VCCep</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=id010113#id010113" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection endpoint</a></p>
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<h3>VCCI</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=id014917#id014917" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection identifier</a></p>
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<h3>VCCT</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=id016106#id016106" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VCCtp</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=id016106#id016106" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VCI</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=id06463#id06463" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel identifier</a></p>
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<h3>VCL</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=id04692#id04692" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel link</a></p>
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<h3>VCLtp</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=id010112#id010112" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel link termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VCME</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=id09802#id09802" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel multiplexing entity</a></p>
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<h3>VD</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=id020433#id020433" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual directory</a></p>
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<h3>VDS</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=id013896#id013896" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voucher database server</a></p>
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<h3>VDS</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=id09402#id09402" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual data storing device</a></p>
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<h3>VDS counterpart application</h3>

<p>application that handles the transfer of files from a virtual data storing (VDS) device of a network element to the post-processing system</p>
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<h3>VDS device</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=id09402#id09402" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual data storing device</a></p>
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<h3>VDSL</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=id08714#id08714" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See very high bit rate digital subscriber line</a></p>
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<h3>vector</h3>

<p>quantity usually represented by an ordered set of numbers</p>
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<h3>verbal announcement generator; <em>voice announcement generator</em>; <em>VANG</em></h3>

<p>device that produces a recorded voice message when the called mobile subscriber is busy</p>
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<h3>verbose</h3>

<p>parameter which determines the level of response from the queried host</p>
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<h3>verification tag</h3>

<p>part of the stream control transmission protocol (SCTP) datagram header which the receiver uses to validate the sender of the SCTP datagram</p>
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<h3>version</h3>

<p>identifying number which the version control system gives to each program library component and which, together with the name of the component, identifies it</p>
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<h3>version control; <em>version management</em></h3>

<p>set of functions by which the development phases of a product or its part can be identified and separated from each other</p>
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<h3>version control file</h3>

<p>file that contains the version or date and checksum for each file</p>
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<h3>version management</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=id05658#id05658" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See version control</a></p>
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<h3>version not supported</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=id015765#id015765" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See version not supported message</a></p>
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<h3>version not supported message; <em>version not supported</em></h3>

<p>cause value which is returned when the recipient does not recognise the version number in the request message</p>
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<h3>versioned object base; <em>VOB</em></h3>

<p>repository where versions of elements, derived objects, and metadata are stored</p>
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<h3>vertical partitioning</h3>

<p>dividing a file into parts in a way that the file records or groups of records form parts which are located at different points of a computer network</p>
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<h3>vertical scroll bar</h3>

<p>scroll bar located at the right or left side of the window, which is used to manage the vertical scrolling of the contents of the window</p>
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<h3>vertically-polarised antenna</h3>

<p>antenna which produces an electrical wave vector in the vertical plane</p>
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<h3>very high bit rate digital subscriber line; <em>VDSL</em></h3>

<p>form of digital subscriber line similar to asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) but providing higher speeds at reduced lengths</p>
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<h3>VF</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=id019681#id019681" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice frequency</a></p>
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<h3>VF</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=id09799#id09799" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See variance factor</a></p>
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<h3>VF common 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=id06977#id06977" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice-frequency common channel</a></p>
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<h3>VF 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=id06086#id06086" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice frequency signalling</a></p>
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<h3>VF signalling</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=id06086#id06086" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice frequency signalling</a></p>
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<h3>VFS</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=id010534#id010534" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual file store</a></p>
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<h3>VFS</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=id09925#id09925" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual file system switch</a></p>
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<h3>VHE</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=id011493#id011493" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual home environment</a></p>
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<h3>via traffic</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=id0349#id0349" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See transit traffic</a></p>
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<h3>video call; <em>mobile video call</em></h3>

<p>rich call which contains video</p>
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<h3>video conference</h3>

<p>teleconference where there is a bidirectional voice and image connection between the parties</p>
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<h3>video mail</h3>

<p>e-mail message that contains a video image or a message left in a video conference</p>
</div>


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<h3>view</h3>

<p>representation of a network or part of a network</p>
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<h3>view</h3>

<p>selected visual representation of information in a window or pane</p>
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<h3>view</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>
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<h3>view composer</h3>

<p>tool for administering the views to maintain a graphical presentation</p>
</div>


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<h3>view definition</h3>

<p>type of synchronous service that can be read like a variable</p>
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<h3>view object</h3>

<p>symbol that is used in a view to represent a managed object, its communication line, or an auxiliary object</p>
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<h3>view-based access control model; <em>VACM</em></h3>

<p>access control model that provides a set of services with which an application can control access to management information and that is used in defining authorisation in the simple network management protocol</p>
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<h3>VIP</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=id014721#id014721" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual IP address</a></p>
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<h3>virtual</h3>

<p>feature of a functional unit, such as a device or a program, in simulated form or replaced by another functional unit which, from the user's point of view, works the same way as the actual functional unit</p>
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<h3>virtual address</h3>

<p>in a virtual memory system, the address that the application uses to reference memory</p>
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<h3>virtual answering machine</h3>

<p>service which enables a user to direct incoming calls to an external voice mail system, if the user is busy or does not answer</p>
</div>


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<h3>virtual array technology; <em>VA technology</em></h3>

<p>storage system technology that is based on virtual disk arrays configured in such a way that they appear as one large block of data storage that can be divided into a number of smaller logical storage blocks or logical units</p>
</div>


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<h3>virtual call</h3>

<p>service of a packet switched network where the user data is forwarded via a virtual data link connection between two data terminal equipment (DTE)</p>
</div>


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<h3>virtual channel; <em>VC</em></h3>

<p>unidirectional transport of ATM cells associated by a common unique identifier value</p>
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<h3>virtual channel connection; <em>virtual circuit connection</em>; <em>VT connection</em>; <em>VCC</em></h3>

<p>concatenation of virtual channel links that forms an ATM connection between a transmitting party and a receiving party, and in which both virtual path and virtual channel identifiers are used</p>
</div>


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<h3>virtual channel connection endpoint; <em>VCC endpoint</em>; <em>VCCep</em>; <em>VCCE</em></h3>

<p>endpoint created on virtual channel level</p>
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<h3>virtual channel connection endpoint group; <em>VCC endpoint group</em>; <em>VCCeg</em></h3>

<p>set of virtual channel connection endpoints with common quality of service (QoS) characteristics</p>
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<h3>virtual channel connection identifier; <em>VCC identifier</em>; <em>VCCI</em></h3>

<p>identifier that is used with signalling protocols, unambiguously defining a virtual channel connection (VCC) between two network elements</p>
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<h3>virtual channel connection releasing</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=id09800#id09800" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See VCC releasing</a></p>
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<h3>virtual channel connection reserving</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=id09801#id09801" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See VCC reserving</a></p>
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<h3>virtual channel connection selection</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=id010111#id010111" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See VCC selection</a></p>
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<h3>virtual channel connection termination point; <em>VC connection termination point</em>; <em>VCCtp</em>; <em>VCCT</em></h3>

<p>connection termination point for virtual channels</p>
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<h3>virtual channel cross-connection</h3>

<p>cross-connection of two virtual channel connection termination points (VCCT) in the ATM transport layer</p>
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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual channel identifier; <em>VCI</em></h3>

<p>identifier which identifies a particular virtual channel link for a given virtual path connection (VPC)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual channel link; <em>VC link</em>; <em>VCL</em></h3>

<p>means of unidirectional transport of ATM cells between the point where a virtual channel identifier value is assigned and the point where that value is translated or removed</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual channel link termination point; <em>VC link termination point</em>; <em>VCLtp</em></h3>

<p>link termination point which represents the termination of a virtual channel link on an ATM network element</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual channel multiplexing; <em>VC multiplexing</em></h3>

<p>multiplexing in which each ATM virtual channel (VC) carries protocol data units (PDU) of exactly one protocol type, and when multiple protocols need to be transported, there is a separate VC for each</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual channel multiplexing entity; <em>VCME</em></h3>

<p>functional entity common to all virtual channels and provided by ATM virtual channel sublayer</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual circuit; <em>VC</em></h3>

<p>logical circuit between two hosts defined by a virtual path identifier/virtual channel identifier (VPI/VCI) pair that can be either permanent or switched</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual circuit connection</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=id04693#id04693" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual computer</h3>

<p>role for a computer that is used for defining the runtime environment for software</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual connection</h3>

<p>in ATM, a connection between end-users that has a defined route and endpoints</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual container; <em>VC</em></h3>

<p>structural part of an STM-1 frame consisting of path overhead and a container</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual cookie</h3>

<p>mechanism that enables an application to use cookie services on mPlatform when the subscriber terminal itself does not support cookies</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual data 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=id09402#id09402" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual data storing device</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual data storing device; <em>virtual data storage</em>; <em>VDS device</em>; <em>VDS</em></h3>

<p>input/output device which handles the ring buffer file system on a hard disk</p>
</div>


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<h3>virtual decision value</h3>

<p>each of the two defined values that provide conventional bounds for the working range in quantising (These values are taken to represent hypothetical outer bounds for the two extreme quantising intervals of the quantising law.)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual device</h3>

<p>program of the DX 200 system which does not function as a device controller</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual directory; <em>VD</em></h3>

<p>named collection of files and directories available from a web server</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual entry</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=id011887#id011887" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual subscriber</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual environment</h3>

<p>lifelike working, game or other operational environment created with information technology</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual execution environment</h3>

<p>execution environment that presents an abstraction of the device operating system</p>
</div>


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

<p>file loading in which the file's header data and part of the file data is loaded during the actual loading</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual file store; <em>virtual filestore</em>; <em>VFS</em></h3>

<p>abstract model for describing files and filestores, and the possible actions performed on them</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual file system switch; <em>VFS</em></h3>

<p>mechanism that abstracts the specific implementations of different file systems and allows new file systems to be added to the kernel without modifying the kernel itself</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual filestore</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=id010534#id010534" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual file store</a></p>
</div>


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<h3>virtual group member</h3>

<p>virtual private network group member that is included in the virtual private network (VPN) group but is not provided with the service</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual HLR; <em>virtual home location register</em></h3>

<p>logical part of a DX 200 home location register (HLR) whose subscriber management is divided between several users by allocating each user a unique range of subscriber numbers</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual home environment; <em>VHE</em></h3>

<p>home environment which provides users with the same personalised features, user interface customisation, and services across network boundaries and between terminals</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual home location 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=id011885#id011885" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual HLR</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual IP address; <em>VIP</em></h3>

<p>IP address assigned to a cluster of machines operating as one for resilience or load sharing</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual LAN</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=id010034#id010034" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual local area network</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual 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=id011887#id011887" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual subscriber</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual link termination point</h3>

<p>termination point which can be a virtual path link termination point or a virtual channel link termination point</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual loading</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=id011886#id011886" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual file loading</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual local area network; <em>virtual LAN</em>; <em>VLAN</em></h3>

<p>group of devices on one or more local area networks that communicate as if they were attached to the same wire, although they are located on a number of different local area network segments</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual machine; <em>VM</em></h3>

<p>simulation of a computer and its associated devices by another computer system</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual media gateway; <em>VMGW</em></h3>

<p>set of statically partitioned physical terminations or sets of ephemeral terminations, implemented by partitioning a physical media gateway</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual memory; <em>virtual storage</em>; <em>VS</em></h3>

<p>technique that allows a processor to employ its full address space although it exceeds the physical main memory available</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual MMSC</h3>

<p>multimedia messaging service centre (MMSC) that is shared by several service providers</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual node</h3>

<p>image of a real network element on a computer file, managed offline</p>
</div>


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

<p>on-net call made by an actual member of the virtual private network (VPN) group to a virtual member of the group using a short number and a call made to directory number of a virtual group member included in the group if forced on-net routing is used</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual on-net short number; <em>VOSN</em></h3>

<p>short number that is used to access a commonly used number outside the virtual private network (VPN) group</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual operator; <em>VO</em></h3>

<p>small-sized service provider which, instead of having its own wireless and MMS infrastructure, relies on the application service provider (ASP) type of business model</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual PAD printer; <em>VPP</em></h3>

<p>printer to which data can be output over the X.25 network from a network element</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path; <em>VP</em></h3>

<p>unidirectional transport of ATM cells belonging to virtual channels that are associated by a common identifier value</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path connection; <em>VP connection</em>; <em>VPC</em></h3>

<p>concatenation of virtual path links that extends between the point where the virtual channel identifier values are assigned and the point where those virtual values are translated or removed</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path connection endpoint; <em>VPC endpoint</em>; <em>VPCep</em>; <em>VPCE</em></h3>

<p>endpoint of the virtual path connection (VPC) associated with a specified ATM interface</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path connection identifier; <em>VPCI</em></h3>

<p>identifier that is used with signalling protocols, identifying the virtual path connection between two ATM network elements, or between an ATM network element and a B-ISDN user</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-19215" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path connection selection</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=id010115#id010115" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See VPC selection</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path connection termination point; <em>VPC termination point</em>; <em>VPCtp</em>; <em>VPCT</em></h3>

<p>point that represents the termination of those virtual path links that may be used for virtual channel service level connections</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path cross-connection; <em>VP cross-connection</em></h3>

<p>cross-connection of two virtual path connection termination points (VPCT) in the ATM transport layer</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path identifier; <em>VPI</em></h3>

<p>identifier which identifies a group of virtual channel links, at a given reference point, that share the same virtual path connection (VPC)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path link; <em>VP link</em>; <em>VPL</em></h3>

<p>group of virtual channel links, identified by a common value of the virtual path identifier, between the point where the VPI value is assigned and the point where the VPI value is translated or removed</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path link termination point; <em>VP link termination point</em>; <em>VPLtp</em></h3>

<p>link termination point, which represents the termination of a virtual path link on an ATM network element, associated with a specific ATM interface</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual path multiplexing entity; <em>VPME</em></h3>

<p>functional entity which enables individual cell flows to be logically combined into a single cell flow according to the VPI values</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual printer</h3>

<p>device which is connected to the system using a communication protocol</p>
</div>


<a name="id020189" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual printer driver</h3>

<p>process which emulates a printer</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual printer protocol; <em>VPP</em></h3>

<p>protocol which is used as a terminal device process when ASCII data is to be output from the DX 200 system to another system via the OSI stack</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual private network; <em>VPN</em></h3>

<p>communication network which uses public network resources to provide private network capabilities without necessarily using dedicated network resources</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-19226" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual private network gateway</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=id015449#id015449" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See VPN gateway</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual private network group</h3>

<p>group of members which use the same virtual private network service</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual private network group member; <em>VPN group member</em>; <em>group member</em></h3>

<p>subscriber who belongs to a virtual private network group</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-19229" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual private network numbering plan</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=id012127#id012127" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See VPN numbering plan</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual private network service; <em>VPN service</em></h3>

<p>IN supported service that is implemented in virtual private network</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual router</h3>

<p>abstract object managed by the virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP) that acts as a default router for hosts on a shared local area network (LAN)</p>
</div>


<a name="id010035" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual router redundancy protocol; <em>VRRP</em></h3>

<p>election protocol that dynamically assigns the responsibility for a virtual router and provides virtual router function on a local area network</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-19233" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual school</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=id010716#id010716" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See cyberschool</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual server</h3>

<p>server entity that appears to clients as an independent server but which is actually running on a computer that is shared by any number of other server entities</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual session</h3>

<p>group session in which the participants see the session status in their user equipment, but for which the actual communication resources are reserved only when they are used</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual short message service centre; <em>virtual SMS centre</em>; <em>VSMSC</em></h3>

<p>feature which allows the creation of several different configuration profiles associated with a particular service centre (SC) address parameter for one short message service centre (SMSC)</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual short number</h3>

<p>short number for a subscriber number which is not a virtual private network group member but is often used by the group members</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-19238" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual SMS centre</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=id018215#id018215" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual short message service centre</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual 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=id02438#id02438" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual memory</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual subscriber; <em>virtual entry</em>; <em>virtual link</em></h3>

<p>link in a home location register (HLR) pointing to another HLR where the subscriber's data is stored</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual terminal; <em>VT</em></h3>

<p>terminal defined in a system so that the real terminals connected to the system can be handled in a uniform manner</p>
</div>


<a name="id07284" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual terminal controller</h3>

<p>terminal controller of a virtual terminal</p>
</div>


<a name="id020187" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual terminal driver</h3>

<p>process which emulates a terminal</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual terminal protocol; <em>VTP</em>; <em>ISO VT</em></h3>

<p>ISO application for establishing a virtual terminal connection across a network</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual tributary; <em>VT</em></h3>

<p>structure that transports and switches sub-synchronous transport signal level 1 (STS-1) payloads</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virtual tributary group; <em>VT group</em>; <em>VTG</em></h3>

<p>structure of 108 bytes that carries one or more virtual tributaries (VT) of the same size</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virus; <em>computer virus</em></h3>

<p>rogue program that intrudes into a computer and infects files by inserting in those files copies of itself</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virus scanner; <em>anti-virus scanner</em>; <em>VC</em></h3>

<p>software that scans a computer for viruses, worms, and other malicious software, usually using pattern-matching and heuristic algorithms</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>virus signature interface; <em>VS interface</em></h3>

<p>interface via which virus definitions are downloaded to the content security module</p>
</div>


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

<p>availability of the definition of a name in a scope unit</p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>visited location 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=id04519#id04519" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See visitor location register</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>visited mobile services switching centre; <em>visited MSC</em>; <em>visited mobile telephone exchange</em>; <em>VMSC</em>; <em>MTXV</em></h3>

<p>mobile telephone exchange, other than the home mobile telephone exchange, controlling the traffic area in which the mobile subscriber is currently located</p>
</div>


<a name="p2xhtm-repid-19253" shape="rect"></a>
<div class="topic">
<h3>visited mobile telephone exchange</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=id03856#id03856" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See visited mobile services switching centre</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>visited MSC</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=id03856#id03856" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See visited mobile services switching centre</a></p>
</div>


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<div class="topic">
<h3>visited network; <em>visiting network</em>; <em>visited public land mobile network</em>; <em>visited PLMN</em>; <em>VPLMN</em></h3>

<p>mobile network where the mobile subscriber is roaming and in the visitor location register (VLR) of which the subscriber is temporarily registered</p>
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<h3>visited PLMN</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=id03412#id03412" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See visited network</a></p>
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<h3>visited PLMN of home country</h3>

<p>visited network where the mobile country code (MCC) part of the public land mobile network (PLMN) identity is the same as the MCC of the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)</p>
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<h3>visited public land mobile 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=id03412#id03412" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See visited network</a></p>
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<h3>visiting 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=id03412#id03412" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See visited network</a></p>
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<h3>visiting subscriber</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=id04048#id04048" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See roamer</a></p>
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<h3>visitor</h3>

<p>user when he once accesses the information network or its service</p>
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<h3>visitor location register; <em>VLR</em></h3>

<p>register of a mobile network where all subscriber parameters for call set-up are stored as long as the mobile subscriber is in a location area controlled by this register</p>
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<h3>vital signalling</h3>

<p>communication between the node and the local exchange, excluding POTS and ISDN signalling, used for keeping the connection up and running</p>
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<h3>vital stand-by</h3>

<p>time-slot that is used to protect the time-slot carrying vital signalling</p>
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<h3>Viterbi decoder; <em>viterbi decoder</em></h3>

<p>maximum likelihood decoder that uses the Viterbi algorithm</p>
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<h3>viterbi decoder</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=id010193#id010193" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See Viterbi decoder</a></p>
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<h3>VLAN</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=id010034#id010034" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual local area network</a></p>
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<h3>VLAN trunking protocol; <em>VTP</em></h3>

<p>layer 2 messaging protocol that maintains VLAN configuration consistency by managing the addition, deletion, and renaming of VLANs within a VTP domain</p>
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<h3>VLR</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=id04519#id04519" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See visitor location register</a></p>
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<h3>VLR address analysis</h3>

<p>address analysis in which the visitor location register (VLR) address received by the home location register (HLR) during the location updating is analysed in an operator-defined analysis tree</p>
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<h3>VLR cleaning</h3>

<p>feature which enables the removal of the data of passive subscribers from the visitor location register (VLR)</p>
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<h3>VLR failure procedure</h3>

<p>procedure that the visitor location register (VLR) uses to inform the associated serving GPRS support nodes (SGSN) about the recovery from an internal failure that has affected the association with the SGSNs</p>
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<h3>VLSM</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=id010032#id010032" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See variable-length subnet mask</a></p>
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<h3>VM</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=id02437#id02437" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual machine</a></p>
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<h3>VMA</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=id016920#id016920" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice mail application</a></p>
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<h3>VMA</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=id016921#id016921" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice mail alert</a></p>
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<h3>VMA-IF</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=id016922#id016922" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice mail application user interface</a></p>
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<h3>VMGW</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=id014918#id014918" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual media gateway</a></p>
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<h3>VMS</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=id010799#id010799" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice mail system</a></p>
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<h3>VMS</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=id010751#id010751" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice messaging service</a></p>
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<h3>VMSC</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=id03856#id03856" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See visited mobile services switching centre</a></p>
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<h3>VMSC terminating CAMEL subscription information; <em>VT-CSI</em></h3>

<p>CAMEL subscription information which identifies the subscriber as having terminating CAMEL services in the visited mobile services switching centre (VMSC)</p>
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<h3>VO</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=id019510#id019510" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual operator</a></p>
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<h3>VOB</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=id015740#id015740" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See versioned object base</a></p>
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<h3>voice announcement generator</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=id010931#id010931" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See verbal announcement generator</a></p>
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<h3>voice announcement recording system; <em>VARS</em></h3>

<p>recording system which stores the announcements of a voice announcement generator (VANG)</p>
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<h3>voice announcement system</h3>

<p>system which facilitates the storage and distribution of voice announcements locally in a network element, combined with the distribution of externally-generated announcements</p>
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<h3>voice call; <em>mobile voice call</em></h3>

<p>in context of mobile services, person-to-person communication with voice, with at least one person using a mobile device</p>
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<h3>voice 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=id01670#id01670" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See speech channel</a></p>
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<h3>voice 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=id019324#id019324" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See audio codec</a></p>
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<h3>voice coding</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=id05392#id05392" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See speech transcoding</a></p>
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<h3>voice communication</h3>

<p>telecommunication that is based on the transfer of voice</p>
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<h3>voice frequency; <em>VF</em></h3>

<p>audio frequency within the band of frequencies that is used for the transmission of speech</p>
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<h3>voice frequency 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=id06086#id06086" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice frequency signalling</a></p>
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<h3>voice frequency signalling; <em>VF signalling</em>; <em>voice frequency signaling /US/</em>; <em>VF signaling /US/</em></h3>

<p>signalling method in which signalling information is based on the use of currents which have frequencies within the telephone speech band</p>
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<h3>voice mail alert; <em>VMA</em></h3>

<p>piece of voice-mail-related data sent between the network and a messaging server, informing that a subscriber should be available at that moment</p>
</div>


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<h3>voice mail application; <em>VMA</em></h3>

<p>in short message service centre (SMSC), an optional feature that provides a communication link between the voice mail system (VMS) and the kernel software of the SMSC and sends the voice mail notifications to mobile stations as short messages</p>
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<h3>voice mail application 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=id016922#id016922" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice mail application user interface</a></p>
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<h3>voice mail application user interface; <em>voice mail application interface</em>; <em>VMA-IF</em></h3>

<p>interface through which the short message service centre (SMSC) operators can manage the voice mail application</p>
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<h3>voice mail system; <em>VMS</em></h3>

<p>equipment providing voice messaging services</p>
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<h3>voice messaging service; <em>VMS</em></h3>

<p>service that provides the mobile subscriber with a voice mailbox and sends short messages to the subscriber to indicate that the subscriber has received messages</p>
</div>


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<h3>voice over IP; <em>IP telephony</em>; <em>VoIP</em>; <em>IPT</em></h3>

<p>use of the Internet protocol to carry and route two-way voice communications</p>
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<h3>voice port</h3>

<p>from a media point of view, a time-slot of pulse code modulation (PCM)</p>
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<h3>voice processing system; <em>VPS</em></h3>

<p>system consisting of hardware and software that encompasses voice messaging, voice recognition, voice response, and any other applications that deal with the processing of voice communications</p>
</div>


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<h3>voice response unit; <em>VRU</em></h3>

<p>managed element which runs vendor-specific voice response software that provides voice resources to support text-to-speech, speech recognition, and interactive voice response (IVR) capabilities together or separately</p>
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<h3>voice signal</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=id01705#id01705" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See speech signal</a></p>
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<h3>voice trigger</h3>

<p>service trigger that initiates a service when a request is given with certain words or sound</p>
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<h3>voice variable</h3>

<p>audio segment which represents a single semantic concept, such as a date or number, and dynamically produces the appropriate speech based on information supplied at runtime</p>
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<h3>voice XML</h3>

<p>extensible markup language (XML) designed to describe voice applications</p>
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<h3>voice-frequency channel</h3>

<p>channel suitable for transmission of speech, digital or analogue data or facsimile, generally with a frequency range of about 300 to 3000 Hz</p>
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<h3>voice-frequency common channel; <em>VF common channel</em></h3>

<p>fixed multipoint channel which is used as a service channel for transfer of voice and data</p>
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<h3>voice-frequency ringing; <em>tone ringing</em></h3>

<p>transmission of a voice-frequency signal informing a free subscriber of an incoming call</p>
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<h3>voice-frequency signal</h3>

<p>signal that is sent within the speech-frequency range</p>
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<h3>voice-operated relay circuit; <em>voice-operated transmitter keyer</em>; <em>VOX</em>; <em>VOR</em></h3>

<p>electroacoustic transducer and keying relay connected so that the keying relay is actuated when sound (or voice) energy above a certain threshold is sensed by the transducer</p>
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<h3>voice-operated transmitter keyer</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=id019682#id019682" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice-operated relay circuit</a></p>
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<h3>voicegram</h3>

<p>voice mail message</p>
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<h3>VoIP</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=id010833#id010833" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice over IP</a></p>
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<h3>volatile memory; <em>volatile storage</em></h3>

<p>memory whose content is irretrievably lost when operating power is removed</p>
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<h3>volatile 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=id0198#id0198" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See volatile memory</a></p>
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<h3>voltage standing wave ratio; <em>VSWR</em></h3>

<p>ratio of maximum to minimum voltage in the standing wave pattern that appears along a transmission line. It is used as a measure of impedance mismatch between the transmission line and its load</p>
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<h3>volume-based 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=id013971#id013971" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See volume-based charging</a></p>
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<h3>volume-based charging; <em>traffic-based charging</em></h3>

<p>charging that is based on the amount of sent and received data</p>
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<h3>VOR</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=id019682#id019682" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice-operated relay circuit</a></p>
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<h3>VOSN</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=id020391#id020391" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual on-net short number</a></p>
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<h3>VOT</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=id05614#id05614" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See televoting</a></p>
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<h3>voucher</h3>

<p>printed card used to reload money to the prepaid account</p>
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<h3>voucher</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=id016662#id016662" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See rights object</a></p>
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<h3>voucher credit period</h3>

<p>period of time associated with the voucher which prolongs the credit expiry date according to the expiry function</p>
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<h3>voucher database server; <em>VDS</em></h3>

<p>server where the voucher information resides when more than one platform is required to increase subscriber capacity</p>
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<h3>voucher expiry</h3>

<p>prepaid expiry that defines a certain time period when the subscriber can recharge the voucher for the prepaid account</p>
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<h3>voucher expiry date</h3>

<p>date when the voucher can no longer be used for recharging</p>
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<h3>voucher system</h3>

<p>system for generating voucher numbers and creating and managing vouchers in the voucher database</p>
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<h3>VOX</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=id019682#id019682" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice-operated relay circuit</a></p>
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<h3>Voyager</h3>

<p>web-based user interface for managing and configuring GPRS support nodes (GSN)</p>
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<h3>VP</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=id011883#id011883" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See validity period</a></p>
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<h3>VP</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=id04694#id04694" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path</a></p>
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<h3>VP connection</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=id04696#id04696" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path connection</a></p>
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<h3>VP cross-connection</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=id016082#id016082" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path cross-connection</a></p>
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<h3>VP 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=id04695#id04695" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path link</a></p>
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<h3>VP link termination point</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=id010116#id010116" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path link termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VP releasing</h3>

<p>function which releases one virtual path</p>
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<h3>VP reserving</h3>

<p>function which reserves one virtual path</p>
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<h3>VP-AIS cell</h3>

<p>ATM cell that is generated and sent downstream on all affected active virtual path connections (VPC) from the virtual path (VP) connecting point which detects the VPC defect at VP level</p>
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<h3>VP-RDI cell</h3>

<p>ATM cell that is sent to the far end from a virtual path (VP) connection endpoint as soon as it has declared a VP-AIS state</p>
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<h3>VPC</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=id04696#id04696" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path connection</a></p>
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<h3>VPC endpoint</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=id09805#id09805" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path connection endpoint</a></p>
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<h3>VPC selection; <em>virtual path connection selection</em></h3>

<p>function which offers services for selecting virtual path connections for an on-demand call or connection</p>
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<h3>VPC termination point</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=id09807#id09807" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path connection termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VPCE</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=id09805#id09805" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path connection endpoint</a></p>
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<h3>VPCep</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=id09805#id09805" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path connection endpoint</a></p>
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<h3>VPCI</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=id09666#id09666" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path connection identifier</a></p>
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<h3>VPCT</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=id09807#id09807" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path connection termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VPCtp</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=id09807#id09807" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path connection termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VPI</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=id06082#id06082" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path identifier</a></p>
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<h3>VPL</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=id04695#id04695" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path link</a></p>
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<h3>VPLMN</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=id03412#id03412" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See visited network</a></p>
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<h3>VPLtp</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=id010116#id010116" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path link termination point</a></p>
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<h3>VPME</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=id09804#id09804" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual path multiplexing entity</a></p>
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<h3>VPN</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=id06808#id06808" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual private network</a></p>
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<h3>VPN class</h3>

<p>class of virtual private network (VPN) group members who have the same type of VPN services</p>
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<h3>VPN gateway; <em>virtual private network gateway</em></h3>

<p>integrated firewall and virtual private network (VPN) hardware device that includes static routing functions and provides secure end-to-end VPN connections between sites</p>
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<h3>VPN group member</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=id011965#id011965" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual private network group member</a></p>
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<h3>VPN numbering plan; <em>virtual private network numbering plan</em></h3>

<p>numbering plan that allows a unified numbering plan for mobile subscribers and PBX extension subscribers with short numbers for calls within the group or to virtual group members</p>
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<h3>VPN 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=id011968#id011968" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual private network service</a></p>
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<h3>VPN site code</h3>

<p>additional out-line number identifying a site in a virtual private network (VPN)</p>
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<h3>VPP</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=id013612#id013612" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual PAD printer</a></p>
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<h3>VPP</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=id013613#id013613" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual printer protocol</a></p>
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<h3>VPS</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=id016020#id016020" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice processing system</a></p>
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<h3>VRRP</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=id010035#id010035" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual router redundancy protocol</a></p>
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<h3>VRU</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=id020114#id020114" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voice response unit</a></p>
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<h3>VS</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=id02438#id02438" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual memory</a></p>
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<h3>VS 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=id019899#id019899" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virus signature interface</a></p>
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<h3>VSMSC</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=id018215#id018215" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual short message service centre</a></p>
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<h3>VSWR</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=id03973#id03973" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See voltage standing wave ratio</a></p>
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<h3>VT</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=id016012#id016012" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual tributary</a></p>
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<h3>VT</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=id07283#id07283" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual terminal</a></p>
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<h3>VT connection</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=id04693#id04693" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual channel connection</a></p>
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<h3>VT group</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=id016013#id016013" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual tributary group</a></p>
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<h3>VT-CSI</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=id013268#id013268" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See VMSC terminating CAMEL subscription information</a></p>
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<h3>VTG</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=id016013#id016013" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual tributary group</a></p>
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<h3>VTP</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=id018287#id018287" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See VLAN trunking protocol</a></p>
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<h3>VTP</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=id09926#id09926" onclick="sync(this);return true" shape="rect">See virtual terminal protocol</a></p>
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