Acronyms Flashcards

1
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CLEC

A

Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

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dBm

A

Decibels relative to milliwatt

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NEC

A

National Electrical Code

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dBmV

A

Decibels relative to millivolt

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CMTS

A

Cable Modem Termination System

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HDTV

A

High Definition Television

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FAT

A

File Allocation Transfer

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BASIC

A

Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

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PACM

A

Presumed Asbestos Containing Material

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CAD

A

Computer Aided Design

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PCI

A

Peripheral Component Interconnect

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I/O

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Input/Output

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UNI

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User Network Interface

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VGA

A

Video Graphics Array

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DBS

A

Direct Broadcast Satellite

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PNAC

A

Port-based Network Access Control

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17
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CBR

A

Constant Bit Rate

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18
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CO

A

Central Office

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BRI

A

Basic Rate Interface

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Hz

A

Hertz

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21
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dBc

A

Decibel Relative to Carrier

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SCTE

A

Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers

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DPR

A

Dual Party Relay

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EAS

A

Emergency Alert System

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MIMO

A

Multiple In Multiple Out

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SIP

A

Session Initiation Protocol

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27
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MBR

A

Master Boot Record

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28
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ATS

A

Advanced Troubleshooting/Technical Services

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29
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BTN

A

Billing Telephone Number

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30
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HTPC

A

Home Theater Personal Computer

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31
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PIN

A

Personal Identification Number

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32
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BERT

A

Bit Error Rate Tester

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33
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DAC or D/A

A

Digital to Analog Converter

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34
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BPF

A

Band Pass Filter

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35
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HITS

A

Headend In The Sky

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36
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DOCSIS

A

Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification

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CPD

A

Common Path Distortion

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PVC

A

Polyvinyl Chloride

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39
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WPA-PSK

A

WiFi Protected Access, Pre Shared Key

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DNIS

A

Dialed Number Information Service

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ARIN

A

American Registry for Internet Numbers

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42
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PCMCIA

A

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

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43
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TKIP

A

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

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44
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ATM

A

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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45
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BPSK

A

Binary Phase Shift Keying

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46
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XRE

A

Cross Run-time Environment

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47
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AM-VSB

A

Amplitude Modulation-Vestigial Side Band

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48
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FiOS

A

Fiber Optic Service

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49
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CODEC

A

Compression/Decompression Module

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50
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EOL

A

End Of Life or End of Line

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51
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POTS

A

Plain Old Telephone Service

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52
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Gbps

A

Gigabits per second

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53
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CLASS

A

Customer Local Area Signaling Service

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54
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FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

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55
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DQOS

A

Dynamic Quality of Service

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56
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CW

A

Carrier Wave

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57
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MSO

A

Multiple System Operator

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DMA

A

Direct Memory Access

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59
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BGP

A

Border Gateway Protocol

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60
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CCAW

A

Customer Convenience Appointment Window

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61
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DTO

A

Direct Terminal Overflow

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62
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EQAM

A

Edge Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

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63
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ASC

A

Automatic Slope Control

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64
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HTIB

A

Home Theater In a Box

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65
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EISA

A

Extended Industry Standard Architecture

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66
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STB

A

Set Top Box

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67
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CDMA

A

Code Division Multiple Access

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ALC

A

Automatic Level Control

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69
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IR

A

Infrared

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70
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nM

A

Nanometers

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71
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CCG

A

Comcast Customer Guarantee

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72
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CRT

A

Cathode Ray Tube

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AFT

A

Automatic Fine Tuner

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CATVP

A

Community Antenna Television Plenum

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ISDN

A

Integrated Services Digital Network

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VLSM

A

Variable Length Subnet Masking

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77
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ACD

A

Automatic Call Distributor

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IPTV

A

Internet Protocol Television

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79
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SPDIF

A

Sony Phillips Digital Interconnect Format

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ASK

A

Amplitude Shift Keying

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POST

A

Power On Self Test

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82
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VOM

A

Volt Ohm Meter

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83
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CM

A

Cable Modem

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84
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AES

A

Advanced Encryption Standard

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85
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WEP

A

Wired Equivalency Privacy

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86
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KHz

A

Kila Hertz

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87
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CLI

A

Cumulative Leakage Index

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88
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UNI

A

User Network Interface

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ALI

A

Automatic Location Information

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90
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DLP

A

Digital Light Projection

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91
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HTTP

A

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

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92
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QoS

A

Quality of Service

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93
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PBX

A

Private Branch Exchange

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USB

A

Universal Serial Bus

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95
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DNS

A

Domain Name System

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96
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ANI

A

Automatic Number Identification

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CPN

A

Calling Party Number

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98
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XOC

A

eXcellence in Operations Center

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99
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AC

A

Alternating Current Access Condition Access Customer Area Code

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100
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EDFA

A

Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier

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101
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URL

A

Uniform Resource Locator

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102
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IAD

A

Integrated Access Device

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103
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MoCA

A

Multimedia over Coax Alliance

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FIFO

A

First In First Out

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105
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DC

A

Direct Current or Directional Coupler

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106
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HTML

A

Hyper Text Markup Language

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107
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POP

A

Post Office Protocol

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108
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HPF

A

High Pass Filter

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MHz

A

Mega Hertz

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110
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FN

A

Fiber Node

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111
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RAM

A

Random Access Memory

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BCT or BCE

A

Broadband Communications Technician or Broadband Communications Engineer

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AMS

A

Account Management System

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FDMA

A

Frequency Division Multiple Access

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TOD

A

Time Of Day

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DWDM

A

Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing

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GHz

A

Giga Hertz

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ROM

A

Read Only Memory

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LOA

A

Letter of Authorization

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PRI

A

Primary Rate Interface

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FTTF

A

Fiber to the Feeder

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FOC

A

Firm Order Commitment

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ADPCM

A

Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation

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OTN

A

Optical Transport Node

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GPON

A

Gigabit Passive Optical Network

126
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IMS

A

IP Multimedia Substation

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HDT

A

Host Digital Terminal

128
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OE

A

Outlook Express

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DLNA

A

Digital Lifetime Network Alliance

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DHCP

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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DS

A

Down Stream or Digital Signal or Digital Service

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AP

A

Access Point

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FPS

A

Frames Per Second

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XBO

A

X1 Back Office

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DFB

A

Distributed Feedback

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FTTH

A

Fiber To The Home

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CPE

A

Customer Premise Equipment

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CPU

A

Central Processing Unit

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HRC

A

Harmonically Related Carrier

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WMV

A

Windows Media Video

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SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

142
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GUI

A

Graphical User Interface

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DBS

A

Digital Broadcast Satellite Digital Broadcast Service Direct Broadcast Satellite

144
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EMS

A

Element Management System

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DTE

A

Data Terminal Equipment

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RCA

A

Radio Corporation of America

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CMS

A

Call Management Server

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ANSI

A

American National Standards Institute

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MAC

A

Media Access Control

150
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CSR

A

Customer Service Representative

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EVC

A

Ethernet Virtual Circuit/Connection

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XRE

A

Cross Run-Time Environment

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KVM

A

Keyboard Video Mouse

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DVI

A

Digital Visual Interface

155
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AWG

A

American Wire Gauge

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DUN

A

Dial Up Networking

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MTA

A

Media Terminal Adapter

158
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AFC

A

Automatic Frequency Control or Antenna for Communication

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AM

A

Amplitude Modulation

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ONU

A

Optical Network Unit

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BACC

A

Broadband Access Center for Cable

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CNR or C/N

A

Carrier to Noise Ratio

163
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NAT

A

Network Address Translation

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NIC

A

Network Interface Card

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CTB

A

Composite Triple Beat

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LQI

A

Link Quality Indicator

167
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SATA

A

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

168
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MIR

A

Make It Right

169
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BB

A

Broadband

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DTS

A

Digital Theater Systems

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CNAM

A

Calling Name

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DEMUX

A

Demultiplexer

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CRAN

A

Converged Regional Area Network

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DSAM

A

Digital Services Activation Meter

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IRQ

A

Interrupt Request

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PoE

A

Point of Entry

177
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EIA/TIA

A

Electronics Industry Alliance and Telecommunications Industry Association

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DCE

A

Data Communications Equipment

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POC

A

Point of Contact

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VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

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BTSC

A

Broadcast Television Standards Committee

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EMI

A

Electromagnetic Interference

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MTTR

A

Mean Time To Repair

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ILEC

A

Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier

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ASP

A

Alternate Service Provider

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XCC

A

Xfinity Customer Commitment

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ABP

A

Automatic Bill Payment

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NPA

A

Number Plan Area

189
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NFPA

A

National Fire Protection Association

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NFLB

A

National Frontline Bonus

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FDM

A

Frequency Division Multiplexing

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CoS

A

Class of Service or Change of Service

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RIP

A

Routing Information Protocol

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WWW

A

World Wide Web

195
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TCP/IP

A

Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol

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GPS

A

Global Positioning Satellite

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NTSC

A

National Television Standards Committee

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BAM

A

Box Availability Matrix

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PACE

A

Providing Awesome Customer Experience

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NESC

A

National Electrical Safety Code

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TFTP

A

Trivial File Transfer Protocol

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MS

A

Member Services

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ISDN

A

Integrated Services Digital Network

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CB

A

Citizens Band

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CC

A

Customer Care

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ESG

A

Enterprise SIP Gateway

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CNM

A

Cable Network Manager

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CATVR

A

Community Antenna Television Riser

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OMI

A

Optical Modulation Index

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UPS

A

Uninterruptable Power Supply

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OMI

A

Optical Modulation Index

212
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REN

A

Ring Equivalency Number

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HFC

A

Hybrid Fiber Coax

214
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RIN

A

Relative Intensity Noise

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BER

A

Bit Error Rate

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Q

SRO

A

Special Request Order

217
Q

ALSC

A

Automatic Level and Slope Control

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PSTN

A

Public Switched Telephone Network

219
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PAL

A

Phase Alternation by Line

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CSO

A

Composite Second Order

221
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CAN

A

Cable Area Network

222
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GB

A

Gigabyte

223
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DRM

A

Digital Rights Management

224
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CATV

A

Community Antenna Television

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UDB

A

Universal Database

226
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RTV

A

Room Temperature Vulcanizing

227
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OTA

A

Over The Air

228
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OLED

A

Organic Light Emitting Diode

229
Q

NOC

A

Network Operations Center

230
Q

MDU

A

Multiple Dwelling Unit

231
Q

ADC or A/D

A

Analog to Digital Converter

232
Q

EPON

A

Ethernet Passive Optical Network

233
Q

AGC

A

Automatic Gain Control

234
Q

DTMF

A

Dual Tone Multi Frequency

235
Q

ITU

A

International Telecommunications Union

236
Q

PC

A

Personal Computer

237
Q

DVB

A

Digital Video Broadcast

238
Q

EO

A

End Office

239
Q

EDI

A

Ethernet Dedicated Internet

240
Q

DSL

A

Digital Subscriber Line

241
Q

LDAP

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

242
Q

TS

A

Troubleshooting

243
Q

MPEG

A

Moving Picture Expert Group

244
Q

DCT

A

Digital Cable Terminal

245
Q

RSSI

A

Received Signal Strength Indicator

246
Q

GE-PON

A

Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network

247
Q

ACP

A

Analog Copying and Piracy

248
Q

NCTA

A

National Cable Television Association

249
Q

UPnP

A

Universal Plug-n-Play

250
Q

HDCP

A

High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection

251
Q

TPV

A

Third Party Verification

252
Q

PWP

A

Personal Web Page

253
Q

DID

A

Direct Inward Dialing

254
Q

FCC

A

Federal Communications Commission

255
Q

HDMI

A

High Definition Multimedia Interface

256
Q

DTA

A

Digital Transport Adapter

257
Q

FTTC

A

Fiber To The Curb

258
Q

GSMC

A

Global Systems for Mobile Communications

259
Q

THD

A

Total Harmonic Distortion

260
Q

Modem

A

Modulator Demodulator

261
Q

CRC

A

Cycle Redundancy Check

262
Q

EULA

A

End User License Agreement

263
Q

BACC

A

Broadband Access Center for Cable

264
Q

ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

265
Q

FSK

A

Frequency Shift Keying

266
Q

VOP

A

Velocity of Propagation

267
Q

MPG

A

Mega Port Gateway

268
Q

IPPV

A

Impulse Pay Per View

269
Q

IEEE

A

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

270
Q

MSO

A

Multiple System Operator

271
Q

SSID

A

Service Set Indetifier

272
Q

OCEF

A

Optical Cable Entry Facility

273
Q

EIA

A

Electronic Industry Alliance

274
Q

OTDR

A

Optical Time Domain Reflectometer

275
Q

FM

A

Frequency Modulation

276
Q

TN

A

Telephone Number

277
Q

SLA

A

Service Level Agreement

278
Q

PE (cable Jacket)

A

Polyethylene

279
Q

DTCP

A

Digital Transmission Content Protection

280
Q

FEC

A

Forward Error Correction