MAT (Maintenance and Administration Terminal)

A PC or other data terminal connected to the

maintenance port of a PBX or key telephone system (KTS) in order that authorized users can access the system software for purposes that might include Move, Add, and Change (MAC) activity; Class of Service (CoS) changes; automatic route selection (ARS) programming; requests for traffic and usage statistics; requests for status reports; and diagnostic testing and analysis. Remote maintenance generally can be accomplished over the PSTN via a modem connection.

• congestion
• congestion management
• conjugate structure algebraic code excited linear prediction (CS-ACELP)
• connection
• connectionless
• Connectionless Broadband Data Service (CBDS)
• Connectionless Network Protocol (CLNP)
• connection-oriented
• connector
• Consent Decree
• console
• Consortia, Fora, and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• Consortia, Fora, and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• Consortia, Fora, and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• constant bit rate (CBR)
• constraint-based routing
• Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph (CCITT)
• content blocking
• continuity algorithm
• continuously variable slope delta modulation (CVSDM)
• continuously variable slope delta modulation (CVSDM)
• continuous redial
• continuous redial
• contraction
• Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM Act)