Federal Standard 1037C
Encyclopedia
Federal Standard 1037C, titled Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms is a United States
Federal Standard, issued by the General Services Administration
pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
, as amended.
This document provides Federal departments and agencies a comprehensive source of definitions of terms used in telecommunications and directly related fields by international and U.S. Government telecommunications specialists.
As a publication of the U.S. Government, prepared by an agency of the U.S. Government, it appears to be mostly available as a public domain
resource, but a few items are derived from copyrighted
sources: where this is the case, there is an attribution to the source.
This standard was superseded in 2001 by American National Standard
T1.523-2001, Telecom Glossary 2000, which is published by ATIS
. The old standard is still frequently used, because the new standard is not in the public domain.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Federal Standard, issued by the General Services Administration
General Services Administration
The General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a United States federal law that established the General Services Administration . The act also provides for various Federal Standards to be published by the GSA...
, as amended.
This document provides Federal departments and agencies a comprehensive source of definitions of terms used in telecommunications and directly related fields by international and U.S. Government telecommunications specialists.
As a publication of the U.S. Government, prepared by an agency of the U.S. Government, it appears to be mostly available as a public domain
Public domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
resource, but a few items are derived from copyrighted
United States copyright law
The copyright law of the United States governs the legally enforceable rights of creative and artistic works under the laws of the United States.Copyright law in the United States is part of federal law, and is authorized by the U.S. Constitution...
sources: where this is the case, there is an attribution to the source.
This standard was superseded in 2001 by American National Standard
American National Standards Institute
The American National Standards Institute is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organization also coordinates U.S. standards with international...
T1.523-2001, Telecom Glossary 2000, which is published by ATIS
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions is a standards organization that develops technical and operational standards for the telecommunication industry. ATIS is headquartered in Washington, D.C....
. The old standard is still frequently used, because the new standard is not in the public domain.