jonathan@cs.pitt.edu (Jonathan Eunice) (03/21/91)
What is the meaning of the "bis" in V.32bis and V.42bis and the "ter" in V.27ter? Are there any more of these little suffixes, and what do they mean? Finally, is there any particular meaning to the assignment of numbers for V or X series standards?
tnixon@hayes.uucp (03/21/91)
In article <10207@pitt.UUCP>, jonathan@cs.pitt.edu (Jonathan Eunice) writes: > What is the meaning of the "bis" in V.32bis and V.42bis and the "ter" > in V.27ter? Are there any more of these little suffixes, and > what do they mean? Finally, is there any particular meaning to the > assignment of numbers for V or X series standards? The CCITT (which is based in Geneva, a French-speaking area) uses "bis" to indicate the second in a family of related standards, and "ter" to indicate the third. I think "quatre" would come next, but I can't say I've ever seen one. The assignment of number is NOT in ascending numeric order. The V series recommendations, for example, are broken up into several categories: V.1-V.7 General V.10-V.33 Interfaces and voice-band modems V.35-V.37 Wideband modems V.40-V.42 Error control V.50-V.57 Transmission quality and maintenance V.100-V.230 Interworking with other networks Within various groups, the numbers have been more or less assigned in ascending order chronologically. There is NO direct correlation between the "speed" at which a modem operates and its numeric assignment. It is best to simply consider CCITT number of recommendations to be RANDOM, and leave it at that. -- Toby Nixon, Principal Engineer | Voice +1-404-840-9200 Telex 151243420 Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc. | Fax +1-404-447-0178 CIS 70271,404 P.O. Box 105203 | UUCP uunet!hayes!tnixon AT&T !tnixon Atlanta, Georgia 30348 USA | Internet hayes!tnixon@uunet.uu.net
jpd@pc.usl.edu (Dugal James P.) (03/22/91)
Bis and ter are French words meaning, respectively, second and third. For example, a street address of 123bis Rue Maillot means two buildings exist between numbers 121 and 125; one of them is the "second instance" of address 123. As for X. standards, bis and ter seem to indicate second and third revisions of a standard. Bis is pronounced like "beese". Ter is pronounced like the first syllable in terrible ;-) Regards, -- -- James Dugal, N5KNX Internet: jpd@usl.edu Associate Director Ham packet: n5knx@k5arh Computing Center US Mail: PO Box 42770 Lafayette, LA 70504 University of Southwestern LA. Tel. 318-231-6417 U.S.A.
jpr@jpradley.jpr.com (Jean-Pierre Radley) (03/22/91)
In article <10207@pitt.UUCP> jonathan@cs.pitt.edu (Jonathan Eunice) writes: >What is the meaning of the "bis" in V.32bis and V.42bis and the "ter" >in V.27ter? Are there any more of these little suffixes, and >what do they mean? Finally, is there any particular meaning to the >assignment of numbers for V or X series standards? bis == a second time ter == a third time Latin words. The French would number some intermediate dwelling between Numbers 20 and 21 as 20bis where we might use 20A. When we want more from a concert artist, we shout the French word "encore', while the French would shout "bis" instead. Jean-Pierre Radley NYC Public Unix jpr@jpradley.jpr.com CIS: 72160,1341