Continuous operation
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In telecommunication
, the term continuous operation has the following meanings:
Continuous operation usually requires that there be fully redundant configuration
, or at least a sufficient X out of Y degree of redundancy
for compatible equipment, where X is the number of spare components and Y is the number of operational components.
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
, the term continuous operation has the following meanings:
- Operation in which certain components, such as nodes, facilities, circuits, or equipment, are in an operational state at all times.
Continuous operation usually requires that there be fully redundant configuration
Computer configuration
In communications or computer systems, a configuration is an arrangement of functional units according to their nature, number, and chief characteristics. Often, configuration pertains to the choice of hardware, software, firmware, and documentation...
, or at least a sufficient X out of Y degree of redundancy
Redundancy (engineering)
In engineering, redundancy is the duplication of critical components or functions of a system with the intention of increasing reliability of the system, usually in the case of a backup or fail-safe....
for compatible equipment, where X is the number of spare components and Y is the number of operational components.
- In data transmissionData transmissionData transmission, digital transmission, or digital communications is the physical transfer of data over a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint communication channel. Examples of such channels are copper wires, optical fibres, wireless communication channels, and storage media...
, operation in which the master station need not stop for a reply from a slave station after transmitting each messageMessageA message in its most general meaning is an object of communication. It is a vessel which provides information. Yet, it can also be this information. Therefore, its meaning is dependent upon the context in which it is used; the term may apply to both the information and its form...
or transmission blockTransmission blockIn telecommunication, the term transmission block has the following meanings:#A group of bits or characters transmitted as a unit and usually containing an encoding procedure for error control purposes....
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