Call processing

In telecommunication, the term call processing has the following meanings:

1. The sequence of operations performed by a switching system from the acceptance of an incoming call through the final disposition of the call. See call control for a more complete description
2. The end-to-end sequence of operations performed by a network from the instant a call attempt is initiated until the instant the call release is completed.
3. In data transmission, the operations required to complete all three phases of an information transfer transaction.

See also

• Call control

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22.

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