Glossary

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Advanced Integration Module (AIM)

A daughter card plugged into the motherboard to provide ancillary services for the host router.

analog voice port

A physical port in a router or gateway that an analog device or line is plugged into.

answer and disconnect supervision

Monitors and controls circuit connect and disconnect operation.

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

A dedicated-connection switching technology that organizes digital data into units and transmits them over a physical medium using digital signal technology.

attenuation

The reduction in strength of a signal. Attenuation occurs with any type of signal, whether digital or analog. Sometimes referred to as signal loss.

auto-assign

A command used to automatically ...

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