On Tue, 2005-09-20 at 09:23 -0400, Andy Anderson wrote: > I know that this is off topic, but I've been curious for a while > as to what, exactly, the acronyms (or designators, or whatever > they're properly called) in the subject line mean. I sort of > have some sense of what a T1 is - a dedicated connection to the > Internet via some ISP that is anywhere from 128 Kbps to 1.5 Mbps > in bandwidth - but what does the T (or DS or OC) stand for? Is > there a reference somewhere? Google was no help at all... > > Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light on this. apt-get install dict-vera dict dict-jargon dict-gcide \ dict-elements dict-foldoc dict-devil dict-bouvier \ dict-gazetteer dict-gazetteer2k dict-gazetteer2k-counties \ dict-gazetteer2k-places dict-gazetteer2k-zips dict-hitchcock $ dict T-1 1 definition found From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (March 2005) [vera]: T1 [digital] Transmission link 1 [1.544 Mbit/s] (DS1, BIT) $ dict DS-3 2 definitions found From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (March 2005) [vera]: DS3 Digital Signal level 3 (T3), "DS-3" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (March 2005) [vera]: DS3 Digital Signal level 3, "DS-3" $ dict OC-48 2 definitions found From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]: OC-48 {Optical Carrier 48} From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (March 2005) [vera]: OC48 Optical Carrier level 48 [2488,32 Mbps] (SONET, STM-16), "OC-48" -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Temporarily not of Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs." Aldous Leonard Huxley
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