Colocation Defined
Colocation Glossary Index
For definitions associated with co-location and datacentres, please browse the glossary of terms below.
T-1 Carrier
A dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544Mbits per second. A T-1 line consists of 24 individual channels, each of which supports 64Kbits per second. Each 64Kbit/second channel can be configured to carry voice or data traffic.
Telco
A generic term for the local telephone company operator in a given area.
Telecommuting
American term for teleworking where people work from home either full time or as part of their working week.
Terminal Adapter
A device that connects a computer to an external digital communications line, such as an ISDN line. A terminal adapter is somewhat like a modem, but whereas a modem needs to convert between analog and digital signals, a terminal adapter only needs to pass along digital signals.
