Communications for the Information Age: Conference Record, Volume 1 |
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ADPCM algorithm application application software architecture Asynchronous Transfer Mode B-ISDN bandwidth Bellcore bit rate blocking probability Broadband ISDN cable capabilities CCITT cell Centrex channel circuit circuit switching codebook codec coding communication components configuration connection database decoder defined delay developed device distribution echo path encoder environment equipment error example failure rate fiber optic fibre Figure filter flexibility frequency functions hardware header IEEE implementation input integrated Intelligent Network interworking ISDN laser laser diode layer logical interface Mbit/s method mode modulation multimedia multiplexing node OA&M operations systems optical fibre outage output packet switching parameters performance prediction procedures protocol quantization queueing reliability requirements sample signal specific speech standard synchronous techniques telecommunications telephone terminal throughput traffic transmission transmitted utilization vector vector quantization voice