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Description / Abstract:
INTRODUCTION
The standards included in Part 1 are for Terminating and
Signaling equipment to be used in Telephone Service. Subsequent
parts will cover such services as Data Transmission, Remote
Control, Teletype, Facsimile, and so on.
Because there are so many accepted practices in the telephone
industry, each devised to meet pertinent requirements in specific
situations, it is difficult to reduce these practices to a single
standard for Terminating and Signaling equipment for Telephone
Service. Where it appears impractical to establish a numerical
value for a Standard, examples of current practices, or informative
notes on relative importance, have been given.
One of the most important considerations is the achievement of a
common acceptance of terms and their definitions. Wherever
possible, terminology already established by recognized
organizations have been used. Where no previously accepted terms
and definitions were available, they were prepared by the cognizant
EIA Engineering Committee. A list of applicable terms, their
sponsors and reference, is included in this Standard.