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trunking

trunking

6.7
A way to send many phone calls or data over the same set of lines
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The company implemented an efficient trunking system to manage multiple data streams between its networks.

Examples

  • Among the many XO products DLT Solutions will deliver are enterprise VoIP and SIP Trunking, managed MPLS and Ethernet VPLS wide area networking, and high-performance data center and network connectivity solutions.

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  • You can tap phone lines; you can access inter-trunking routing codes; you can reach 'inward' operators—these are operators in distant cities.

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  • Using trunking, they were able to combine different telephone lines into one shared connection for better performance.

  • With advanced trunking, the network can handle a higher volume of calls without interruptions.

Synonyms

trunk line
vstrunking
  • Specialized
6.4

A main phone line connecting phone centers to carry many calls

is the system managing shared connections to carry multiple calls between networks
telephone circuit
vstrunking
  • Specialized
4.0

A connection that carries voice calls between two places

is the system using shared connections to carry many simultaneous calls between networks

Surface Forms

trunking singular
trunkings plural

Morphology

trunking = trunk (opaque) = trunk + ing

The form is transparently built from 'trunk' + '-ing', but the telecommunications sense depends on a specialized meaning of 'trunk' that most learners will not know.

Etymology

Trunking comes from the word trunk, meaning the 'main' part like a tree trunk or a main road that carries many branches. So in phones and networks, trunking means using shared main lines to carry many calls or data streams at once.