Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

trdquery

Definition:

Tool used to display the contents of the TDR log. Once a transaction is terminated, a log file is created and transferred to
the TDR. log.

Traceroute

Traceroute is a network diagnostic tool used to track the pathway taken by a packet on an IP network from source to destination in real time,...

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ANSIRULE TABLE

For CDMA or TDMA calls, this table on the FMCC defines the parameter that will trigger the FMCC to behave in a test scenario rather than how it would...

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Manual Transfer

A feature that enables the PSAP attendant to transfer incoming 9‐1‐1 calls by manually obtaining dial tone through use of the telephone switch or...

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Back-Haul

A communications path that takes traffic farther than the ultimate destination and then routes it back. The cost of transmission to the more remote...

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