communication channel; bearer channel (ISDN)
Technical computing term. In ISDN contexts, specifically refers to the bearer channel (B-channel) that carries user data. More broadly, any channel for transmitting information.
In ISDN, the bearer channel carries voice and data.
This system can handle multiple communication channels simultaneously.
Compound of 情報 (information) and チャネル (channel), a direct adaptation of the English term 'information channel' or 'communication channel'.