COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

1. An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling communications traffic . The center normally includes message center, transmitting, and receiving facilities. [ JP1 ] 2. A facility that (a) serves as a node for a communications network , (b) is equipped for technical control and maintenance of the circuits originating, transiting, or terminating at the node, (c) may contain message-center facilities, and (d) may serve as a gateway . ( 188 ) Synonym comm center.