A |
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AAL |
ATM Adaptation Layer |
| ABR |
Available Bit Rate |
| ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| API |
Application Program Interface |
| APON |
ATM Passive Optical Network |
| ASK |
Amplitude Shift Keying |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
(broadband switching and transmission technology) |
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B |
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| BECN |
Backward Explicit Congestion Notification |
| BER |
Bit Error Rate |
| BICI |
Broadband Intercarrier Interface |
| BISDN |
Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network |
| BPI |
Baseline Privacy Interface |
| BSS |
Broadband Switching System |
| BW |
Bandwidth |
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C |
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| CAC |
Connection Admission Control (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) |
| CAT5 |
Category 5 UTP Cable (used for connecting computer networks) |
| CATV |
Community Antenna Television or Cable Television |
| CBR |
Constant Bit Rate |
| CCITT |
Comite Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CDV |
Cell Delay Variation |
| CES |
Circuit Emulation Service |
| CLP |
Cell Loss Priority |
| CMTS |
Cable Modem Termination System (Cisco) |
| CPCS |
Common Part Convergence Sublayer |
| CPE |
Customer Premise(s) Equipment |
| CPN |
Calling Party Number |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Code |
| CSMA/CA |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance |
| CSMA/CD |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection |
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D |
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DBS |
Digital Broadcast System |
| DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(protocol for automating the configuration of computers that use TCP/IP) |
| DNS |
Domain Name Server/Service |
| DOCSIS |
Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification |
| DPSK |
Differential Phase Shift Keying |
| CDV |
DRA Data Rate Adapter |
| DSL-O |
Digital Signal level -O (DSO=64 Kb/s) |
| DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
| DSSS |
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum |
| DTE |
Date Terminal Equipment |
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E |
|
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EMS |
Element Management System |
| E1 |
2.048Mbps data rate (European) |
| EFCI |
Explicit Forward Congestion Indication |
| ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
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F |
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FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
| FEBE |
Far-End Block Error |
| FECN |
Forward Explicit Congestion Notification |
| FERF |
Far End Reporting Failure |
| FHSS |
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum |
| FRS |
Frame Relay Service |
| FSAN |
Full Services Access Network |
| FTTC |
Fiber To The Curb |
| FTTH |
Fiber To The Home |
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G |
|
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GEO |
Geostationary Earth Orbit |
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H |
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HDTV |
High Definition TV |
| HE |
Head End |
| HEC |
Header Error Control (ATM) |
| HFC |
Hybrid Fiber Coax |
| HLAN |
Helical Local Area Network |
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I |
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IAM |
Initial Address Message |
| ICIP |
Interexchange Carrier Interface Protocol (ATM) |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers |
| IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
| ILEC |
Independent Local Exchange Carrier |
| IN |
Intelligent Network |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
| ISP |
Internet service provider |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
| IXC |
Inter Exchange Carrier |
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L |
|
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LATA |
Local Access & Transport Area |
| LEC |
Local Exchange Carrier (telephony) |
| LEO |
Low-Earth Orbit |
| LLC |
Logical Link Control |
| LMDS |
Local Multipoint Distribution Service
(broadband wireless point to multipoint communication system in the 28GHz band) |
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M |
|
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| MAC |
Media Access Control |
| MAC |
Medium Access Control |
| MCNS |
Multimedia Cable Network System |
| MEO |
Medium-Earth Orbit |
| MIB |
Management Information Base |
| MMDS |
Multichannel Distribution System |
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N |
|
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| NAT |
Network Address Translation |
| NNI |
Network Node Interface |
| NIC |
Network Interface Card (PC Ethernet network card) |
| NOC |
Network Operations Center |
| NT |
Network Terminal |
| |
O |
|
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| ONU |
Optical Network Units |
| OSI |
Open System Interconnection |
| OSSI |
Operations Support System Interface |
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P |
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| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PCR |
Peak Cell Rate |
| PDH |
Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy |
| PLCP |
Physical Layer Convergence Procedure |
| PMD |
Physical Medium Dependent |
| POP |
Point Of Presence |
| POS |
Point-Of-Service or Point-Of-Sale |
| POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
| PVC |
Permanent Virtual Connection |
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Q |
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| QAM |
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
| QOS |
Quality of Service |
| QPSK |
Quaternary Phase Shift Keying |
| |
R |
|
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| RF |
Radio Frequency |
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S |
|
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| SAAL |
Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer |
| SCR |
Sustainable Cell Rate |
| SDH |
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy |
| SMDS |
Switched Multi-megabit Data Service |
| SNI |
Service Node Interface |
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SONET |
Synchronous Optical Network |
| SPE |
Synchronous Payload Envelope |
| SRYS |
Synchronous Residual Time Stamp |
| SSCOP |
Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol |
| SSCS |
Service Specific Convergence Sublayer |
| STB |
Set Top Box (VCR, cable box, other TV appliances) |
| STM |
Synchronous Transfer Mode |
| SVC |
Switched Virtual Connection |
| SWAP |
Shared Wireless Access Protocol |
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T |
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| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol
(with Internet Protocol [IP], the main protocol of the Internet) |
| TDMA |
Time Division/Demand Multiple Access |
| |
U |
|
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| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
| UNI |
User Network Interface |
| UPC |
Usage Parameter Control (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
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V |
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| VBR |
Variable Bit Rate |
| VCC |
Virtual Channel Connection |
| VCI |
Virtual Channel Identification |
| VCR |
Video Cassette Recorder |
| VPC |
Virtual Path Connection |
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W |
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| WAN |
Wide Area Network or Wireless Area Network |
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