Definitions for "Guard Tone"
Keywords:  modem, tone, kingdom, wireline, pstn
A guard tone is a tone emitted by the modem when it detects a carrier. Different countries use guard tones of different frequencies. For instance, the default guard tone for the United Kingdom is 1800 Hz.
A tone that an answering modem sends when it first answers the phone, to tell the calling modem that a modem is on the other end of the line.
A tone generated by a high speed modem dial-up modem to ensure that there is sufficient bandwidth available on the PSTN circuit for transmission.