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DSL filter. A DSL filter (also DSL splitter or microfilter) is an analog low-pass filter installed between analog devices (such as telephones or analog modems) and a plain old telephone service (POTS) line. The DSL filter prevents interference between such devices and a digital subscriber line (DSL) service connected to the same line.
Telephone jack and plug. A telephone jack and a telephone plug are electrical connectors for connecting a telephone set or other telecommunications apparatus to the telephone wiring inside a building, establishing a connection to a telephone network. The plug is inserted into its counterpart, the jack, which is commonly affixed to a wall or ...
British telephone sockets were introduced in their current plug and socket form on 19 November 1981 by British Telecom to allow subscribers to connect their own telephones. The connectors are specified in British Standard BS 6312. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Electrical characteristics of the telephone interface are specified by individual network operators ...
A party line ( multiparty line, shared service line, party wire) is a local loop telephone circuit that is shared by multiple telephone service subscribers. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Party line systems were widely used to provide telephone service, starting with the first commercial switchboards in 1878. [ 4] A majority of Bell System subscribers in the mid ...
e. Digital subscriber line ( DSL; originally digital subscriber loop) is a family of technologies that are used to transmit digital data over telephone lines. [ 1] In telecommunications marketing, the term DSL is widely understood to mean asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), the most commonly installed DSL technology, for Internet access .
General Electric in Schenectady, New York, aerial view, 1896 Plan of Schenectady plant, 1896 [19] General Electric Building at 570 Lexington Avenue, New York. During 1889, Thomas Edison (1847–1931) had business interests in many electricity-related companies, including Edison Lamp Company, a lamp manufacturer in East Newark, New Jersey; Edison Machine Works, a manufacturer of dynamos and ...
History. GE Appliances was originally a part of General Electric, a company which began marketing a full roster of heating and cooking products in 1907. [ 7] In January 2004, it became part of GE Consumer & Industrial when GE Consumer Products (founded in 1905) merged with GE Industrial Systems (founded in 1930) to form GE Consumer & Industrial.
Gigabit Ethernet. Intel PRO/1000 GT PCI network interface controller. In computer networking, Gigabit Ethernet ( GbE or 1 GigE) is the term applied to transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second. The most popular variant, 1000BASE-T, is defined by the IEEE 802.3ab standard. It came into use in 1999, and has replaced Fast ...