Ringing tone, the Glossary
Ringing tone (audible ringing, also ringback tone) is a signaling tone in telecommunication that is heard by the originator of a telephone call while the destination terminal is alerting the receiving party.[1]
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32 relations: AT&T, Bell System, Busy signal, Call waiting, Call-progress tone, Caribbean, Central America, Commonwealth of Nations, Customized Applications for Mobile networks Enhanced Logic, Dial tone, ETSI, General Post Office, In-band signaling, India, Mexico, Mobile network operator, Mobile phone, Off-hook tone, Patent, Public switched telephone network, Reorder tone, Republic of Ireland, Ringing (telephony), Ringtone, Signal tone, Signalling System No. 7, Smartphone, Telecommunications, Telephone call, Telephone number, Terminal (telecommunication), Verizon (mobile network).
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas.
Bell System
The Bell System was a system of telecommunication companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), that dominated the telephone services industry in North America for over 100 years from its creation in 1877 until its antitrust breakup in 1983.
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Busy signal
A busy signal (or busy tone or engaged tone) in telephony is an audible call-progress tone or audible signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection of that particular telephone call. Ringing tone and busy signal are telephony signals.
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Call waiting
Call waiting is a telephone service where a subscriber can accept a second incoming telephone call by placing an in-progress call on hold—and may also switch between calls.
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Call-progress tone
In telephony, call progress tones are audible tones that provide an indication of the status of a telephone call to the user. Ringing tone and call-progress tone are telephony signals.
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Caribbean
The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.
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Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America.
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Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.
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Customized Applications for Mobile networks Enhanced Logic
Customized Applications for Mobile networks Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) is a set of standards designed to work on either a GSM core network or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network.
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Dial tone
A dial tone (dialling tone in the UK) is a telephony signal sent by a telephone exchange or private branch exchange (PBX) to a terminating device, such as a telephone, when an off-hook condition is detected. Ringing tone and dial tone are telephony signals.
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ETSI
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent, not-for-profit, standardization organization operating in the field of information and communications.
General Post Office
The General Post Office (GPO) was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969.
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In-band signaling
In telecommunications, in-band signaling is the sending of control information within the same band or channel used for data such as voice or video. Ringing tone and in-band signaling are telephony signals.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.
Mobile network operator
A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a mobile network provider, wireless service provider, wireless carrier, mobile network carrier, or cellular company, is a telecommunications provider of services that sells, delivers and maintains mobile telephony services to an end user.
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Mobile phone
A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone (landline phone).
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Off-hook tone
The off-hook tone (also off-hook warning, howling tone, or howler tone) is a telephony signal for alerting a user that the telephone has been left off-hook without use for an extended period, effectively disabling the telephone line. Ringing tone and off-hook tone are telephony signals.
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Patent
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention.
Public switched telephone network
The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the aggregate of the world's telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony operators.
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Reorder tone
The reorder tone, also known as the fast busy tone, or the congestion tone, or all trunks busy (ATB) tone is an audible call progress tone in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) that is returned to a calling party to indicate that the call cannot be processed through the network. Ringing tone and reorder tone are telephony signals.
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
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Ringing (telephony)
Ringing is a telecommunication signal that causes a bell or other device to alert a telephone subscriber to an incoming telephone call. Ringing tone and Ringing (telephony) are telephony signals.
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Ringtone
A ringtone is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming telephone call. Ringing tone and ringtone are telephony signals.
Signal tone
A signal tone or signalling tone is a steady or pulsating periodic signal typically in the frequency range of sound for indicating a condition, communication protocol state, or serve as an audible warning. Ringing tone and signal tone are telephony signals.
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Signalling System No. 7
Signalling System No. Ringing tone and Signalling System No. 7 are telephony signals.
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Smartphone
A smartphone, often simply called a phone, is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities.
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Telecommunications
Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.
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Telephone call
A telephone call or telephone conversation (or telcon), also known as a phone call or voice call (or simply a call), is a connection over a telephone network between the called party and the calling party.
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Telephone number
A telephone number is a sequence of digits assigned to a landline telephone subscriber station connected to a telephone line or to a wireless electronic telephony device, such as a radio telephone or a mobile telephone, or to other devices for data transmission via the public switched telephone network (PSTN), or other public and private networks.
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Terminal (telecommunication)
In the context of telecommunications, a terminal is a device which ends a telecommunications link and is the point at which a signal enters or leaves a network.
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Verizon (mobile network)
Verizon is an American wireless network operator that previously operated as a separate division of Verizon Communications under the name Verizon Wireless.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringing_tone
Also known as Audible ring, Audible ringing, Audible ringing tone, CRBT, Caller tune, Calling melody, Personalized ringback, Ring back tones, Ringback Tones, Ringback signal, Ringback tone, RingbackTone.