Structured Cabling Acronyms Flashcards
ACR
Attenuation to Cross-Talk Radio
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
BALUN
Balanced unbalanced impedance-matching transformer
BNC
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman connector
CATV
Community Antenna Television
CBC
Coupled Bonding Conductor
CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
CEC
Canadian Electrical Code
CSA
Canadian Standards Association
dB
Decibel
demark
Demarcation point or NID
EIA
Electronic Industries Alliance
EL-FEXT
Equal level far end crosstalk
EMI
Electro Magnetic Interference
FEXT
Far End Cross Talk
FT-cable
Flame test cable
FTP
Foil twisted cable (aka ScTP)
IDC
Insulation Displacement Connection
LAN
Local Area Network
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MC
Main cross-connect
NEXT
Near End Cross Talk
NID
Network Interface Device (aka NIU unit)
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
POTS
Plain old telephone system
RG-6
Radio Guide Coaxial Cable
RJ-45
Registered Jack 8P2C (8 positions 2 conductors)
ScTP
Screened Twisted Pair
SP
Service Provider
STP
Shield Twisted Pair
TBB
Telecommunications Bonding Backbone
TC
Telecommunications closet
TDR
Time Domain Reflectometer
TGB
Telecommunications Grounding Busbar
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
TMGB
Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar
TSB
Technical System Bulletin
USOC
Universal Service Ordering Code
UTP
Unshielded twisted pair
WAN
Wide area network