F
Fabry Perot laser: A laser in which two mirrors on the facets of its active layer are used for feedback of the light signals. See also Distributed Feedback laser (DFB).
facilities: A generic term used to describe network provided hardware, software or services.
Facilities Data Link (FDL): See Embedded Operations Channel (EOC).
Facilities Management (FM): The equivalent of outsourcing as used in the Information Technology (IT) industry, in which third parties are paid to manage an organisation’s IT systems, such as computers.
facility request: The part of a signal which is concerned with defining and selecting the relevant facilities on a network.
facsimile (fax): Invented by Alexander Bain in 1843, facsimile is the technique for transmitting ...
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