Hoot-n-holler
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Hoot-n-holler (also known as a Squawk box system, Holler Down/Shout Down Circuit and Junkyard Circuit) is a type of telecommunications system where you have a permanent open circuit between two or more parties. Anyone can speak at any time over a distance without having to pick up a phone or press a button. It is used, among other places, in stockbroker and warehouse applications.
Hoot-n-Holler capability provides a business critical and tightly targeted channel of communication which can support thousands of users around the globe and is an integral part of voice trading systems.
Modern Hoot-n-Holler systems are sometimes based on IP Multicast.[1] Using IP means old analogue dedicated circuits can be removed and associated cost removed.
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- "SearchNetworking.com definition". http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,290660,sid7_gci553217,00.html. Retrieved 2006-09-22. (powered by whatis.com).
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