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| AAL |
ATM
Adaptation Layer |
|
NT |
Network
Terminal/Termination |
| ADSL |
Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line |
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OSF/MOTIF |
Open
Software Foundation |
| ANSI |
American
National Standards Institute |
|
OSS |
Operations
Support System |
| ANT |
ADSL
Network Termination |
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PAP |
Password
Authentication Protocol |
| ASAM |
Alcatel
ADSL Access Multiplexer |
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PC
NIC |
Network
Interface Card |
| ATM(F) |
Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (Forum) |
|
POTS |
Plain
Old Telephone System |
| ATU-R |
ADSL
Terminal Unit - Remote |
|
PPP |
Point
to Point Protocol |
| AWS |
Alcatel
ADSL Workstation |
|
PPTP |
Point
to Point Tunnelling Protocol |
| CBR |
Constant
Bit Rate |
|
PVC |
Permanent
Virtual Circuit |
| CHAP |
Challenge
Handshake Authentication Protocol |
|
QoS |
Quality
of Service |
| CPE |
Customer
Premises Equipment |
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RADIUS |
Remote
Authentication Dial-in User Service |
| DANA |
Data
Applications Network Adaptor |
|
RAM |
Remote
Access Multiplexer |
| DHCP |
Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol |
|
RAN |
Remote
Access Node |
| DLC |
Digital
Loop Carrier |
|
RAS |
Remote
Access Server |
| DMT |
Discrete
Multi-Tone |
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RFC1483 |
Request
for Comment |
| DS-1 |
Digital
signal level 1 |
|
RJ |
Registered
Jack Connector |
| DSLAM |
Digital
Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer |
|
SMC |
Service
Management Centre |
| DVD |
Digital
Video Disk |
|
SNMP |
Simple
Network Management Protocol |
| ETSI |
European
Telecommunications Standardization Institute |
|
SPAP |
Service
Provider Administrator Protocol |
| GUI |
Graphical
User Interface |
|
STM-1/OC3 |
Synchronous
Transport Module, level 1, 155 Mbit |
| HTTP |
HypertExt
Transfer Protocol |
|
SVC |
Switched
Virtual Circuit |
| IEEE |
Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
|
TAPI |
Telephone
Application Interface |
| IMA |
Inverse
Multiplexing over ATM |
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TCP-IP |
Transmission
Control Protocol |
| IP |
Internet
Protocol |
|
TFTP |
Trivial
File Transfer Protocol |
| IPCP |
IP
Control Protocol |
|
TL1 |
Transaction
Language One |
| IPX |
Internetwork
Packet Exchange |
|
UADSL |
Universal
ADSL |
| IPXCP |
IPX
Control Protocol |
|
UBR+ |
Unspecified
Bit Rate |
| ISDN |
Integrated
Services Digital Network |
|
VAC |
Voltage
Alternating Current |
| ISP |
Internet
Service Provider |
|
VBR-nrt |
Variable
Bit Rate - non real time |
| LAN |
Local
Area Network |
|
VBR-rt |
Variable
Bit Rate - real time |
| LCP |
Link
Control Protocol |
|
VC |
Virtual
Circuit |
| LLC-SNAP |
Logical
Link Control-Subnetwork Access Protocol |
|
VP |
Virtual
Path |
| MPEG |
Motion
Picture Expert Group |
|
VR |
Virtual
Reality |
| NAT |
Network
Address Translation |
|
WAN |
Wide
Area Network |
| NBCP |
NarrowBand
Connection Point |
|
Zco |
Central
Office Impedance |
| NEBS |
Network
Equipment Building Specification |
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