Animated Telecom Dictionary
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Animated Telecom Dictionary
CABS Call Detail Record (CDR) Processing
CABS
Carrier Access Billing System
CAC
Call Admission Control
CAC
Card Authorization Center
CAC
Carrier Access Code
CAC
Connection Admission Control
CAC
Customer Administration Center
CAD
Computer Aided Design
CAD
Computer Aided Dispatch
CAI
Common Air Interface
CAI
Computer Assisted Instruction
CAI
Computer Associates International
CALC
Carrier Access Line Charge
CALC
Customer Access Line Charge
CALEA
Communications Assistance For Law Enforcement
Call Accounting
A the processing call routing information that tracks the services used and their amount of use associated with the call.
Call Admission Control (CAC)
(1-ATM) A traffic management feature of ATM networks that ensures that virtual channel connections are not offered unless enough bandwidth is available on its network. (2-voice) Call Admission Control (CAC) is a concept that applies to voice traffic only, not data traffic. CAC is a deterministic and informed decision that is made before a voice call is established and is based on whether the required network resources are available to provide suitable QoS for the new call.
Call Agent (CA)
In a communication network, the call agent is responsible for call processing functions related to setup, maintain, and teardown communication sessions (e.g. voice calls).
Call Barring
A telecommunications network feature which restricts the origination or delivery of calls to a device operating in its system. Call barring can restrict some or all parts of outgoing or incoming calls. When all calls are restricted (may be activated when the customer does not pay their bill), no calls may be made from or answered...
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