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).
Is a telephony service allowing the distribution of telephone calls from one telephone number in the group consisting from several telephone lines, using the special algorithm, which determines the line receiving a call.