Second Dialtone

In telecommunication, the term second dialtone has the following meanings:
  1. Dialtone presented to the call originator after an access code has been dialed for access to a second, outside, telecommunications system or service.
  2. Dialtone returned to the call originator after she/he has dialed an access number and has reached a switch providing access to modem, to a fax machine, to another telephone, etc.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C

 

<< PreviousWord BrowserNext >>
repeating coil
reproduction speed
reradiation
resolution
resonance
response
response time
responsivity
restoration
return loss
rf power margin
ringaround
ringback signal
ringdown
ringer equivalency number
ring latency
round trip delay time
routing indicator
rubidium standard
rural radio service
saturation
scan
schematic
scrambler
screen
secondary frequency standard
security
security kernel
security management
self synchronizing code
semiautomatic switching system
sensitive information
sensitivity
separate channel signaling
serial access
serial transmission
service termination point
shadow loss
shannon's law
sheath
shield
shift register
shot noise
sideband