A European format for digital transmission. E1 supports signals at 2 Mbps (32 channels at 64Kbps, with 2 channels reserved for signaling and controlling), versus the T1, which carries signals at 1.544 Mbps (24 channels at 64Kbps).
Call waiting with “Caller ID” uses a special signal in
order to warn you about an incoming call, during another call there are shown the
name and number of the calling subscriber on the display. The function also
allows switching between two calls.