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Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

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Terms relating to

Digital and TEC - telecomms infrastructure

ATA

Analogue terminal adaptor

ADSL

Asymmetric digital subscriber line

Communication provider

Critical national infrastructure

DECT base station

Database server

DMP

Device management platform

DECT

Digital European Cordless Telecommunications

Digital platforms

Dispersed alarms

DTMF

Dual tone multi frequency

Electronic health record

Emulated voice architecture

End to end digital

Fibre broadband

FTTC

Fibre to the cabinet

FTTP

Fibre to the premises

FCT

Fixed cellular terminal

GSM

Global system for mobile communications

Hands-free voice switched

HMP

Host media processing

ISDN

Integrated service digital network

IVR

Interactive voice response

IP

Internet protocol

ISP

Internet service provider

LAN

Local area network

MAN

Metro area network

NGN

Next generation network

Operating system

OUT

Optical termination unit

POTS

Plain old telephone service

PABX

Private automatic branch exchange

PSTN

Public switched telephone network

PTT

RFID

Radio frequency identification device

RX

RAT

Remote audio terminal

SIP

Session initiation protocol

SMS

Short message system

STMF

Single tone multi frequency

SCAIP

Social care alarm Internet Protocol

SIM

Subscriber identity module

SCP

System control panel

Telephone exchange

TIC

Telephone interface card

TX

TSP

Tunstall Service Platform

Ultrafast broadband

UAC

Universal acceptor communicator

VM

Virtual machine

VPN

Virtual private network

VBD

Voice band data

VoIP

Voice over Internet Protocol

WLR

Wholesale Line Rental

Wi-Fi

WAN

Wide area network

WNCS

Wireless nurse call system

WWW

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