Acronyms Flashcards
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3GPP
A
3RD Generation partnership program
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A/O
A
Additional outlet
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A/V
A
audio visual
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AAC
A
Alternate area code
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AADC
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Automated area distribution center
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ABM
A
Access bandwidth manager
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ABNF
A
augmented Backus-Naur form
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AC
A
alternating current
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ACM
A
asbestos containing material
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ACR
A
anonymous call rejection
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ACSR
A
Advanced customer service representative
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ADC
A
analog digital conversion
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ADPCM
A
adaptive digital pulse code modulation
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ADS
A
all digital simulcast
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ADSG
A
advanced docsis settop gateway
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AES
A
advanced encryption standard
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AET
A
adaptive equalization technology
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AFC
A
automatic frequency control
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ALI
A
automatic location information
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ALSC
A
automatic level and slope control
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AM
A
amplitude modulation
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ANSI
A
American national standards institute
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AP
A
access point
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APC
A
angled polished connector
25
API
application programming interface
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APIPA
automatic private internet protocol address
27
APSK
amplitude phase shift keying
28
ARIN
American registry for internet numbers
29
ARP
address resolution protocol
30
ASC
advanced services center
31
ASCII
American standard code for information interchange
32
ASK
amplitude shift keying
33
ATSC
advanced television systems committee
34
AVP
acceptable use policy
35
AWG
American wire gauge
36
bacc
broadband access control for cable
37
bcdv
business class digital voice
38
BE
business class ethernet
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BD
Blu-ray disc
40
BER
Bit error rate
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BGP
border gateway protocol
42
BLI
busy line interrupt
43
BOOTP
bootstrap protocol
44
BPS
bits per second
45
BRD
business requirements document
46
BRI
basic rate information
47
BRIS
broadband residential installation standards
48
BTN
billing telephone number
49
BTS
broadband telephony server
50
BW
bandwidth
51
C/N
carrier to noise
52
CA
certification authority
53
CAAP
Comcast advanced activation platfrom
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CAE
customer account executive
55
CAG
computer aided manufacturing
56
CAM
computer aided manufacturing
57
CAT
conditional access table
58
CAT-iQ
cordless advanced technology internet and quality
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CATV
community antennae television
60
CBR
constant bit rate
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CCC
Comcast connection center
62
CCDN
Comcast content delivery network
63
CCG
Comcast customer guarantee
64
CCP
Comcast converged products
65
CCS
concurrent call sessions
66
CDL
commercial drivers license
67
cDVR
cloud dvr
68
CEC
consumer electronics control
69
CEI
corporate equality index
70
CEP
cable entry point
71
CES
customer experience scorecard
72
CFNA
call forwarding no answer
73
CFR
code of federal regulations
74
CFV
call forward variable
75
CHC
Comcast home certification
76
CIDR
classless inter domain routing
77
CIFA
Comcast integrated financial application
78
CIM
Comcast interactive media
79
CLASS
custom local area signaling service
80
CLEC
competitive local exchange carrier
81
CLI
command line interface
82
CMAP
converged multi-service access platform
83
CMEX
cable modem exception report
84
CMS
call management server
85
CMTS
cable modem termination system
86
CNM
cable network manager
87
CNOC
commercial network operations center
88
BNOC
Business network operations center
89
CO
Central office
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CODEC
Compression Decompression
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COE
center of excellence
92
CoS
class of service
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CPD
common pat distortion
94
CPE
customer premise equipment
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CPM
Comcast premise management
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CPN
calling party number
97
CPNI
customer proprietary network information
98
CPPH
calls per productive hour
99
CQE
Comcast quality experience
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CR
customer resolution
101
CRAN
converged regional area network
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CRT
Cathode ray tube
103
CSG
customer service group
104
CTNA
Comcast telephone number administration
105
CTNH
communication tech new hire
106
CTR
call time restriction
107
CW
continuous wave
108
CWDM
course wave division multiplexing
109
CWER
code word error rate
110
DA/DL
directory assistance / directory listing
111
DAC
digital access controller
112
dB
decibel
113
dBmV
decibel relative to millivolt
114
DC
direct current
115
DC
directional coupler
116
DCR
digital cable ready
117
DCRF
dry creek road facility
118
DDL
dolby digital live
119
DDoS
distributed denial of service
120
DECT
digital enhanced cordless telecommunication
121
DFB
distributed feed back
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DHCP
dynamic host control protocol
123
DID
direct inward dialing
124
DISA
direct inward system access
125
DLNA
digital living network alliance
126
DLP
digital light processing
127
DMCA
digital millennium copyright act
128
DMD
digital micro mirror device
129
DMM
digital multi meter
130
DNCS
digital network control system
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DNIS
dialed number information services
132
DNS
domain name service
133
DOCSIS
data over cable services interface specifications
134
DOI
day of install
135
DOJ
day of job
136
DOT
Department of transportation
137
DQI
digital quality index
138
DQoS
digital quality of service
139
DQPSK
differential quadrature phase shift keying
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DRM
digital rights management
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DSAM
digital services activation meter
142
DSG
docsis settop gateway
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DSM-CC
digital storage media-command control
144
DSP
digital signal processor
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DSX
direct sales express
146
DTA
digital transport adapter
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DTMF
dual tone multi function
148
DTO
direct termination overflow
149
DUN
dial up network
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DVC
digital voice center
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DVD
digital video disk
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DVD-A
digital versatile disc-audio
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DVI
digital visual interface
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DW
data warehouse
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E911
enhanced 911
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EAP
employee assistance program
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EAS
emergency alert system
158
ECM
embedded cable modem
159
EDI
Ethernet dedicated internet
160
EDTA
embedded digital terminal adapter
161
EHS
environmental health and sfety
162
EIA/TIA
electronics industry alliance/ telecommunications industry association
163
EMI
electromagnetic interference
164
eMTA
embedded multimedia terminal adapter
165
eNPS
employee net promoter score
166
ENS
Ethernet network service
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ENT
electrical nonmetallic tubing
168
EoHFC
Ethernet over hybrid fiber coaxial
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EPG
electronic program guide
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EPL
Ethernet private line
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ERM
edge resource manager
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ERG
employee resource group
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ERP
environmental recycling program
174
ETS
enterprise technical service
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EU
end user
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EVPL
Ethernet virtual private line
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FC
ferruled connector
178
FCR
first call resolution
179
FDM
frequency division multiplexing
180
FMC
fixed mobile convergence
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F-P
fabrey parot
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FPTV
front projection television
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FQDN
fully qualified domain name
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FSVM
frequency selective volt meter
185
FTP
file transfer protocol
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FTUE
first time user experience
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FTUI
first time user interface
188
GDV
group delay variation
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GFCI
ground fault circuit interrupter
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GOP
group of pictures
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GPS
global positioning system
192
GRC
governance risk and compliance control
193
GUI
graphical user interface
194
GVWR
gross vehicle weight rating
195
H2S
Hydrogen sulfide
196
HDCP
high bandwidth digital content protection
197
HD-uDTA
high definition universal digital transport adapter
198
HE
head end
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HPNA
home phone line network alliance
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HTIB
home theater ina a box
201
HTTP
hypertext transfer protocol
202
IA
interconnection agreement
203
IAD
interactive access device
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IANA
internet assigned numbers authority
205
ICFR
in channel frequency response
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ICMP
internet control message protocol
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IDC
insulation displacement connector
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IDCR
interactive digital cable ready
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IEEE
institute of electrical and electronics engineers
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IETF
internet engineering task force
211
IGMP
internet group management protocol
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IIS
information and infrastructure security
213
IMAP
internet message access protocol
214
IMS
IP multimedia sub system
215
In Ga As
indium gallium arsenide
216
IPPV
impulse apy per view
217
IR
infrared
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IRC
internet relay chat
219
ISDN
integrated services digital network
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ISI
intersymbol interference
221
ISP
internet service provider
222
ITG
interactive troubleshooting guide
223
ITU
interactive television
224
IVR
interactive voice response
225
IVS
installation verification scorecard
226
JPEG
joint photographic experts group
227
JSA
job safety analysis
228
kHz
kilohertz
229
LAMP
local advertiser multiscreen performance
230
LATA
local access transport area
231
LC
lucent connector
232
LCAT
local calling area tool
233
LCD
liquid crystal display
234
LcOS
liquid crystal on silicon
235
LEL
lower explosive limit
236
LFL
lower flammable limit
237
LID
local injection and detection
238
LLC
logical link control
239
LMC
local management center
240
LNP
local number portability
241
LOA
letter of authorization
242
LOB
line of business
243
LOE
level of effect
244
LOQ
line of questioning
245
LQI
link quality indicator
246
LRC
legal response center
247
LSR
local service request
248
LTE
long term evolution
249
MA
management area
250
MA
mobile application
251
MAC
media access control
252
MACD
move add change delete
253
MAN
metropolitan area network
254
MBG
money back guarantee
255
MCNS
multimedia cable network system partners
256
MDTA
multi dwelling unit transport adapter
257
MEF
metro Ethernet forum
258
MHP
multimedia home platform
259
MOCA
media over cable alliance
260
MPLS
multi protocol label switching
261
MRC
monthly recurring charge
262
MTBF
mean time between failure
263
MTU
maximum transmission unit
264
MUTCD
manual on uniform traffic control device
265
mV/m
microvolts per meter
266
mW
milliwatt
267
NAID
national association for information destruction
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NAMIC
national association for multi ethnicity in communication
269
NASR
national activation services repair
270
NAT
network address translation
271
NAU
network addressable unit
272
NC
network controller
273
NCTA
national cable and telecom association
274
NE
network element
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NEC
national electrical code
276
NetBIOS
network basic input/output system
277
NFPA
national fire protection association
278
NGOD
next generation on demand
279
NIC
network interface card
280
NID
network interface device
281
NNI
network to network interface
282
NNSP
new network service provider
283
NPA
number plan area
284
NPS
net promoter score
285
NTIA
national telecommunications and information administration
286
NTN
native telephone number
287
O2
oxygen
288
OCAP
open cable access platform
289
OCEF
optical cable entry facility
290
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
291
OFDM
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
292
OJC
order job creation
293
OMI
optical modulation index
294
ONSP
old network service provider
295
OOB
out of band
296
OP
order path
297
OSD
on screen display
298
OSG
operations support group
299
OSHA
occupation safety health administration
300
OSI
open system interconnection
301
OTY
over the air
302
OTT
over the top
303
OWE
online welcome experience
304
P
pixels
305
P2P
peer to peer
306
PACM
presumed asbestos contained material
307
PAT
port address termination
308
PBX
private branch exchange
309
PDU
protocol data units
310
PE
polyethylene
311
PES
packetized elementary stream
312
PHT
premise health check
313
PID
packet identifier
314
PIE
premise infrastructure evaluation
315
PII
personally identifiable information
316
PIM
panel interface module
317
PIN
personal identification number
318
PM
phase modulation
319
PNAC
port based network access control
320
POC
point of contact
321
POE
point of entry
322
POP
point of presence
323
POP3
post office protocol 3
324
POR
plan of record
325
POS
point of sale
326
POST
power on self test
327
POTS
plain old telephone system
328
PPI
plant performance index
329
PPTP
peer to peer tunneling protocol
330
PRI
primary rate interface
331
PROM
programmable read only memory
332
PSAP
public service access point
333
PSI
program specific information
334
PSK
phase shift keying
335
PSTN
public switched telephone network
336
PTN
ported telephone number
337
PTO
power take off
338
Q2Q
QAM 2 QAM
339
QoS
quality of service
340
QPSK
quadrature phase shift keying
341
RCA
radio corporation of America
342
REN
ringer equivalence number
343
RFI
radio frequency interface
344
RG
radio grade
345
RGU
revenue generating unit
346
RIN
relative intensity number
347
RIP
router information protocol
348
RL
return loss
349
RNG
real next generation
350
rNPS
rolling net promoter score
351
RPD
return path demodulator
352
RS
reed solomon
353
RSSI
received signal strength indicator
354
RTH
refer to head end
355
RTM
refer to maintenance
356
RTP
real-time transport protocol
357
RTV
room temperature vulcanizing
358
SAM
saturable absorber mirror
359
SB
standby
360
SCDMA
synchronous code division multiple access
361
SCSI
small computer system interface
362
SDPM
service delivery project manager
363
SDVSM
switched digital video session manager
364
SFP
small form factor pluggable
365
Si
silicon
366
SKU
stock keeping unit
367
SLA
service level agreement
368
SLD
signal leakage detector
369
SLM
signal level meter
370
SM
scheduled maintenance
371
SMB
small/medium business
372
SMD
surface mounted device
373
SME
subject matter expert
374
SMTP
simple mail transfer protocol
375
SNAT
static network address translation
376
SNMP
simple network management protocol
377
SPDIF
sony phillips digital interconnect format
378
SPI
stateful packet inspection
379
SPTS
single program transport stream
380
SRC
security response center
381
SRO
special request order
382
SRR
span replacement request
383
ssh
secure shell
384
SSID
service set identifier
385
SSL
secure socket layer
386
STB
set top box
387
STD
standard
388
STP
shielded twisted pair
389
SUR
sales upgrade rate
390
SVOD
subscription video on demand
391
SVP
service visibility portal
392
TAP
transmission access point
393
TCF
think customer first
394
TCP/IP
transmission control protocol / internet protocol
395
TCP
transmission control protocol
396
TDMA
time division multiple access
397
TFTP
trivial file transfer protocol
398
TKIP
temporal key integrity protocol
399
TN
telephone number
400
tNPS
transactional net promoter score
401
TRACE
technical reference and customer experience
402
TRMS
true root means square
403
TRS
telecom relay service
404
TSR
transitional sales rate
405
TTL
time to live
406
TTS
trouble ticket system
407
TTT
train the trainer
408
UAC
user account control
409
UCD
upstream channel descriptor
410
UDP
user datagram protocol
411
UET
upstream extended transmit
412
UNI
user network interface
413
UPC
ultra-polished connector
414
USB
universal serial bus
415
UTP
unshielded twisted pair
416
VAC
volts alternating current
417
VAR
value added resseller
418
VBR
variable bit rate
419
VCD
video compact disc
420
VCID
virtual channel identification
421
VCTID
virtual channel table identifier
422
VHF
very high frequency
423
VLSM
variable length subnet masking
424
vms
verified messaging system
425
VOC
voice of the customer
426
VOP
velocity of propagation
427
VPN
virtual private network
428
WDM
wave division multiplexing
429
WEP
wire equivalent privacy
430
WFX
workforce express
431
WICT
women in cable television
432
WI-FI
wireless fidelity
433
WPA
Wi-Fi protected access
434
WRE
wireless range extender
435
XFP
10 Gig small form factor pluggable
436
XMPP
extensible messaging and presence protocol
437
XRE
cross runtime environment
438
Y?C
luminance chrominance - s-video signal
439
YAG
yttrium aluminum garnett
