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Communication channel qualifier UN/CEFACT Revision 1999A Code List |
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Repr: | an..3 |
Desc: | Code identifying the type of communication channel being used. |
| This table also occurs in the following versions of this standard:
D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B, D93A, D94A, D94B, D95A, D95B, D96A, D96B, D97A, D97B, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B |
AA | Circuit switching |
| A process that, on demand, connects two or more data terminal equipments and permits the exclusive use of a data circuit between them until the connection is released (ISO). |
AB | SITA |
| Communications number assigned by Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques (SITA). |
AC | ARINC |
| Communications number assigned by Aeronautical Radio Inc. |
AD | AT&T mailbox |
| AT&T mailbox identifier. |
AE | Peripheral device |
| Peripheral device identification. |
AF | U.S. Defense Switched Network |
| The switched telecommunications network of the United States Department of Defense. |
AG | U.S. federal telecommunications system |
| The switched telecommunications network of the United States government. |
AH | World Wide Web |
| Data exchange via the World Wide Web. |
| AI |
| International calling country code |
| Identifies that portion of an international telephone number representing the country code to be used when calling internationally. |
| AJ |
| Alternate telephone |
| Identifies the alternate telephone number. |
| AK |
| Videotex number |
| Code that identifies the communications number for the online videotex service. |
| AL |
| Cellular phone |
| Identifies the cellular phone number. |
| AM |
| International telephone |
| Telephone number, including country and/or city code as required, for voice or data transmission by telephone beyond the border of a country. |
CA | Cable address |
| Self explanatory. |
EI | EDI transmission |
| Number identifying the service and service user. |
EM | Electronic mail |
| Exchange of mail by electronic means. |
EX | Extension |
| Telephone extension. |
FT | File transfer access method |
| According to ISO. |
FX | Telefax |
| Device used for transmitting and reproducing fixed graphic material (as printing) by means of signals over telephone lines or other electronic transmission media. |
GM | GEIS (General Electric Information Service) mailbox |
| Self explanatory. |
IE | IBM information exchange |
| Self explanatory. |
IM | Internal mail |
| Internal mail address/number. |
MA | Mail |
| Postal service document delivery. |
PB | Postbox number |
| Self explanatory. |
PS | Packet switching |
| The process of routing and transferring data by means of addressed packets so that a channel is occupied only during the transmission; upon completion of the transmission the channel is made available for the transfer of other packets (ISO). |
SW | S.W.I.F.T. |
| Communications address assigned by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications s.c. |
TE | Telephone |
| Voice/data transmission by telephone. |
TG | Telegraph |
| Text transmission via telegraph. |
TL | Telex |
| Transmission of text/data via telex. |
TM | Telemail |
| Transmission of text/data via telemail. |
TT | Teletext |
| Transmission of text/data via teletext. |
TX | TWX |
| Communication service involving Teletypewriter machines connected by wire or electronic transmission media. Teletypewriter machines are the devices used to send and receive signals and produce hardcopy from them. |
XF | X.400 |
| CCITT Message handling system. |