Acronyms Flashcards
1
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AM
A
Analog modulation
AM
2
Q
ANSI
A
American National Standards Institute
ANSI
3
Q
APC
A
Angled physical contact
APC
4
Q
ATM
A
Asynchronous transfer mode
ATM
5
Q
BWDP
A
Bandwidths distance product
6
Q
CAD
A
Computer-aided drafting
7
Q
CATV
A
Community antennae television
8
Q
CEV
A
Controlled environment vault
9
Q
CW
A
Carrier wave
10
Q
DMD
A
Differential modal dispersion
11
Q
DSL
A
Digital subscriber loop
12
Q
DWDM
A
Dense wavelength division multiplexing
13
Q
EIA
A
Electronic industries alliance
14
Q
EMD
A
Equilibrium modal dispersion
15
Q
EMI
A
Electromagnetic interference
16
Q
ENG
A
Electronic news gathering
17
Q
ERK
A
Emergency restoration kit
18
Q
ESCON
A
Enterprise system connection
19
Q
FDDI
A
Fiber distributed data interface
20
Q
FOTP
A
Fiber optic test procedures
21
Q
FTTC
A
Fiber to the curb
22
Q
FTTH
A
Fiber to the home
23
Q
FTTP
A
Fiber to the premises
24
Q
IC
A
Intermediate cross-connect
25
IEC
International electrotechnical commission
26
IEE
Institution of electrical engineers
27
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
28
InGaAs
Indium-gallium-arsenide
29
InGaAsp
Indium-gallium-arsenide-phosphate
30
IP
Internet Protocol
31
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
32
LAN
Local area network
33
LED
light-emitting diode
34
MC
Main cross-connect
35
MCVD
Modified chemical vapor deposition
36
MDF
Main distribution frame
37
NA
Numerical aperture
38
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
39
NEC
National Electronic Code
40
nm
Nanometer
41
OCWR
Optical continuous wave reflectometer
42
OFC
Optical fiber conductive
43
OFCP
Optical fiber conductive plenum-rated
44
OFCR
Optical fiber conductive riser-rated
45
OGW
Optical ground wire
46
OLTS
Optical loss test
47
OPGW
Optical power ground wire
48
ORL
Optical return loss
49
OSP
Outside plant
50
OTDR
Optical time domain reflectometer
51
OVD
Outside vapor deposition
52
PC
Physical contact
53
PCS
Personal communications system
54
PMD
Polarization mode disposition
55
PON
Passive optical network, used in FTTH
56
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
57
RBOC
Regional Bell Operating Companies
58
RFI
Radio frequency interference
59
RFP
Request for proposal
60
RT
Room temperature
61
SDH
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
62
SFF
Small form factor
63
STL
Standard Telecommunications Labratories
64
STP
Shielded twisted pair
65
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
66
TA
Technical advisory
67
TC
Telecom closet
68
telco
Telephone company
69
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
70
UL
Underwriters Labratories
71
UTP
Unshielded twisted pair
72
VAD
Vapor axial deposition
73
VCSEL
Vertical cavity surface-emitting laser
74
WDM
Wavelength division multiplexing
