common control

common control: An automatic switching arrangement in which the control equipment necessary for the establishment of connections is shared by being associated with a given call only during the period required to accomplish the control function for the given call. (188) Note: In common control, the channels that are used for signaling, whether frequency bands or time slots, are not used for message traffic.

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