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TELECOMMUNICATION
LEXICONS

INTRODUCTION
The term telecommunications applies to all technologies
used to transmit signals between equipment separated by a
certain distance. The signals may convey sounds, pictures or
data. Etymologically, telecommunication is made up of the
Greek prefix tele-, meaning far (off), and the word
communication.
Signals may be sent over distances by means of radio
waves, infrared waves, or cables made primarily of copper
or optical fiber. Communications are established by means
of various types of networks, and signals are forwarded by
network equipment.
Sending signals over distances requires the use of electronic
ressources, and computer data is transmitted via
telecommunications equipment.

In addition to terms specific to telecommunications, this

lexicon therefore provides vocabulary that is also used in
the fields of electronics and information technology. This
lexicon meets the terminological needs of the greatest
possible number of telecommunications equipment users.
Along with vocabulary related to traditional and cellular
telephony, which belong essentially to the field of
telecommunications, the lexicon includes terms related to
radio wave transmission and signal multiplexing that are
also used in electronics, as well as network-structure and
data- transmission terms that are also used in the field of
information technology.
The lexicon contains very little Internet terminology. We felt
that the Internet constitutes a separate field with its own
concepts, even though data transmission over the Internet
may be seen as a form of distance transmission that falls
under the heading of telecommunications.

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ADSL modem: Modem ADSL

ADSL router: Routeur ADSL
All-optical switch (all optical switch), transparent
optical switch: Commutateur tout optique
All-optical switching (all-optical fiber-optic
switching): commutation tout optique
Amplitude modulation AM: Modulation
damplitude MA ou modulation en amplitude AM
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ADSL:
Asymmetric Bit Rate Digital Subscriber Line
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line

Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line:

Ligne dabonn numrique dbit asymtrique
Raccordement numrique asymtrique
Ligne numrique paire asymtrique
LNPA
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM: Mode de

Transfert Asynchrone (Mode de Transmission
Asynchrone, mode ATM)
ATM cell: Cellule
Attenuation: Affaiblissement (attnuation)
Audio Frequency AF: Audiofrquence (frquence
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Average Revenue Per User ARPU: Revenu Moyen

Par Abonn (revenu moyen par client, revenu
moyen par usager)
Backbone, Backbone network, core network:
Rseau fdrateur, Dorsale, Epine dorsale, Cur
de rseau
Bandwidth BW: Bande passante, largeur de
bande
Bandwidth BW: Bande passante
Bandwidth allocation (Bandwidth reservation):
Allocation de bande passante
Bandwidth management: Gestion de la bande
passante
Bandwidth manager: Gestionnaire de bande
passante, outil de gestion de la bande passante,
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Bandwidht on demand: Bande passante la

demande
Base (Base station, Station): Base, borne, relais
Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Base Transmitter
Station, Base Station: Station de base (Station
dmission-rception de base, Station de
Transmission de Base, Relais radiolectrique)
Baseband: Bande de base
Baud (B) : Baud (Bd) (A unit for symbol rate or
modulation rate in symbols per second or pulses
per second in telecommunication or electronics)
Bit per second (bips, bit/s, b/s, bits per second): bit
par seconde
Bluetooth wireless technology (bluetooth
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Broadband (wideband): large bande (bande

large)
Broadband (wideband): large bande (large
bande, haut dbit, haut dbit)
Broadband integrated services digital network (BISDN, BISDN, broadband ISDN): Rseau numrique
intgration de services large bande
Bundling: groupage (groupement)
Byte per second (byte/s, B/s, Bps, BPS, bytes per
second): Octet par seconde(o/s)
Cable modem: modem cble, modem cbl
Cable television (cable TV, community antenna
television, CATV, cable broadcasting,
cablecasting, wired broadcasting)

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Cblodistribution: tldistribution par cble,

tlvision par cble
Cable television operator (cable TV operator,
cable operator, cable provider, cable
broadcaster, cablecaster): cblodistributeur
(entreprise de cblodistribution, cblodiffuseur)
Call center: centre dappels
Camphone (camera cell phone, cellular camera
phone, camera mobile phone, photophone,
photo-phone, photo phone): tlphone-appareil
photo (tlphone photo, phototlphone,
photophone)
Carrier current: courant porteur
Carrier frequency: frquence porteuse (frquence
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Carrier hotel (telecom hotel, switch hotel,

telehouse): Centre dhebergement de
tlcommunications (htel de
tlcommunications, centre de
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Carrier wave (carrier): Onde porteuse (porteuse)
Category of cable (cabling category, wiring
category, category, cat.): Catgorie de cble
(catgorie de cblage, catgorie de systme de
cblage, catgorie, cat.)
Cell switching (cell relay): Commutation de
cellules (relais de cellules)
Cell switching router (CSR) Cell switch router:
routeur commutation de cellules
Cellular switching (cell switching): commutation
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Cellular telephone (cellular phone, cell phone,

mobile telephone, mobile phone, cellular
terminal): tl. cell, tlphone mobile, cellulaire,
cell, mobile, radiotlphone cellulaire
Cellular telephone carrier (cellular phone carrier,
mobile telephone carrier, cellular carrier, cellular
telephone company, cellular operator, cellular
service provider): entreprise de tlphonie
cellulaire (entreprise de tlphonie mobile,
compagnie de tlphonie cellulaire, socit de
tlphonie cellulaire, exploitant cellulaire,
oprateur de tlphonie mobile, fournisseur de
service cellulaire)
Cellular telephony (cellular radiotelephony, mobile
telephony): radiotlphonie cellulaire, tlphonie
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Coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM)

coarse WDM: Multiplexage par rpartition
approximative en longueur donde
Code division multiple access (CDMA): Accs
multiple par rpartition en code (AMRC)
Code division multiplexing (CDM): multiplexage
par rpartition en code (MRC) multiplexage par
rpartition de code
Coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
(COFDM): multiplexage par rpartition
orthogonale de la frquence avec codage
(multiplexage frquentiel orthogonal cod)
Coder-decoder (CODEC): codec (codeurdcodeur)
Compressor/decompressor (CODEC): codec
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Computer telephony integration (CTI): Couplage

de la tlphonie et de linformatique
Concentrator: Concentrateur
Cordless telephone: tlphone sans fil
Core network (backbone, infrastructure network):
resau infrastructure, cur de rseau
Coverage area (footprint): Zone de couverture
(empreinte)
Customer premises equipment (CPE): quipement
des locaux dabonn
Customer provided equipment (CPE): quipement
priv dabonn
Demultiplexer: dmultiplexeur
Demultiplexing: dmultiplexage

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Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM):

multiplexage en longueur donde dense
Digital set top box (D-STB): Boitier dcodeur
numrique
Digital Subsrciber line (DSL): Ligne dabonn
numrique
Downstream: dans le sens descendant (en voie
descendante, en rception)
Downstream connection (download link): liaison
descendante (voie descendante)
Downstream rate: dbit en rception
Dynamic bandwidth allocation(DBA): Allocation
dynamique de la bande passante
Dynamic routing (adaptive routing): Routage
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end to end (end-to-end): de bout en bout

Erbium-doped fiber amplifier: amplificateur optique
fibre dope lerbium
Fabric switch: commutateur matriciel (commutateur
en matrice)
Fax (fascimile, telefax, telecopy, telecopying):
tlcopie (tlc.)
Fax machine (fascimile machine, fax, telecopier):
tlcopieur (tlc.)
Fax mailing (mailing fax): envoi de tlcopies en
nombre (multidiffusion directe par tlcopie)
Fax modem (data fax modem): modem tlcopieur
(modem pour tlcopie)
Fax on demand (FOD, faxback, fax polling): tlcopie
la demande
Fax switch: aiguilleur de tlcopie

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Fax, to (telecopy, to): tlcopier

Fiber distributed data interface FDDI: Interface de
donnes distribues sur fibre optique
Fiber switch cross-connect FXC (Fiber crossconnect): rpartiteur optique commutation de
fibres (brasseur optique commutation de fibres)
Fiber-optic network (fiber-optic net, optical
network): rseau fibres optiques
Fixed operator (fixed carrier, fixed network
operator, fixed network carrier, wireline operator,
wireline carrier, wireline company): entreprise de
tlphonie fixe (oprateur de tlphonie fixe,
oprateur fixe, oprateur filaire, oprateur de
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Fixed telephone (landline phone): Tlphone fixe

(tlphone filaire)
Frequency division multiple access FDMA: Accs
multiple par rparition en frquence AMRF (Accs
multiple par rpartiteur de frquence)
Frequency modulation FM: Modulation de
frquence MF/FM
Frequency re-use (reuse): Rutilisation de
frquences
Frequency-division multiplexing FDM: Multiplexage
par rpartition en frquence
Full duplex FDX (duplex, two-way simultaneous,
TWS): Bidirectionnel simultan (bilatral simultan,
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Full-duplex transmission (duplex transmission,

duplex): transmission bidirectionnelle simultane
General packet radio service GPRS: Service
gnral de radiocommunication par paquets
(service gnral de radiocommunication en
mode paquet, service de transmission en mode
paquet sur la voie radio, service radio par
paquets, service GPRS, systme GPRS)
Half-duplex HDX, HD, semiduplex, two-way
alternate, TWA: bidirectionnel lalternat (
lalternat, semi-duplex, bidirectionnel non
simultan)
Half-duplex transmission : transmission
bidirectionnelle lalternat (transmission
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Hand-over (hand-over, intercell handover,

handoff, hand-off): transfert intercellulaire
Handshake (handshaking, handshaking
procedure): tablissement dune liaison (prise de
contact, poigne de main, protocole de transfert)
Heavy user: grand utilisateur, grande utilisatrice,
gros utilisateur, grosse utilisatrice
High altitude platform HAP, High altitude platform
station HAPS, Stratospheric platform: Plateforme
haute altitude, plateforme stratosphrique
Home network (home area network) HAN,
home LAN: rseau domestique

To be continued

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