Acronyms, Abbreviations

2G 2.5G 3G 3GPP

: Second Generation (for mobile technology) : Second Generation (for mobile technology) with data (GPRS/EDGE) : Third Generation (for mobile technology) : Third Generation Partnership Project

A/DSP AA AAA AAA AAL AAL2 AAR AARE AARQ AB ABM ABM ABR ABS ABT AC AC AC ACC ACC ACCH ACD ACE ACE ACF ACG ACK ACK ACL ACM ACM ACS ACSE ACSE ACT ACTS ACU

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Analogue/Digital Signal Processor Access Adapter ATM Access Adapter Authentication, Authorization and Accounting ATM Adaptation Layer ATM Adaptation Layer 2 Automatic Alternate Routing A-Associate Response A-Associate ReQuest Access Burst Asynchronous Balanced Mode Advanced Buffer Material Available Bit Rate Alternate Billing Service ATM Block Transfer Access Control Alternating Current Application Context Automatic Callback Calling Automatic Congestion Control Associated Control CHannel Automatic Call Distribution Automatic Cross-connection Equipment Auxiliary Control Element (Alcatel 1000 S12) Advanced Communications Function Automatic Control Gate ACKnowledgement ACKnowledgement signal Agent Communication Language Accumulated Call Meter Address Complete Message Aluminium Clad Steel Access Control Switching Equipment Association Control Service Element Alcatel Crystal Technology Advanced Communication Technologies and Services Antenna Combining Unit 1

ACU ACU AD A-D A/D ADC ADC ADCCP ADCP ACD ADFOC ADH ADM ADM ADN ADN ADP ADPCM ADPE ADS ADSI ADSL ADSS ADU ADX AE AEC AEF AEI AEIR AES AF AF AFC AFC AFS AFTP AGC AGCH AGE AGP AGW AI AI AIG

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Acknowledge Signal Unit Automatic Calling Unit Administrative Domain Analog-Digital Add/Drop ADministration Center Analogue to Digital Converter Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures/Protocol Advanced Data Communications Protocol Access Control Domain All-Dielectric Fiber Optic Cable Automatic Data Handling Add/Drop Multiplexer ADMinistration processor Abbreviated Dialling Number Advanced Digital Network Automatic Data Processing Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation Automatic Data Processing Equipment ASIC Design System (Alcatel Microelectronics) Analog Display Services Interface Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line All-Dielectric Self-Supported Automatic Dialling Unit Automatic Data Exchange Application Entity Acoustic Echo Control Additional Elementary Functions Automatic Equipment Identification Automatic Equipment Identity Register Audio Engineering Society Assured forwarding Audio Frequency Automatic Fare Collection Area Frequency Planning Advanced Freephone Service Anonymous File Transfer Protocol Automatic Gain Control Access Grant Channel Aerospace Ground Equipment Accelerated Graphics Port Access Gateway Action Indicator Artificial Intelligence Address Indicator Group

AIM AIM AIN AIOD AIS AIS AITS AL ALC ALC ALCIN ALDC ALFA ALIBI ALL ALMA ALMAP ALS ALU AM AM AM AM AMA AMANDA AMC AME AME AMI AMI AMO AMPS AMPS AMR AMS AMS AMSE AMSS AMTICS AN AND ANI ANL ANR ANS

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Access Intelligent Multiplexer Amplitude Intensity Modulation Advanced Intelligent Network Automatic Identified Outward Dialling Alarm Indication Signal Automated Information System Acknowledged Information Transfer Service Artificial Life Alternative Local Carriers Automatic Level Control Alcatel Intelligent Network Alternative Long Distance Carriers Automatic Laser-Fiber Assembly Adptative Location of Internetworked Bases of Information Analog Leased Line Alcatel Management Application Alcatel MAnagement Platform Automatic Laser Shutdown Arithmetic Logic Unit, Co-processor Access Manager Alarm Management (Software Subsystem) Amplitude Modulation Availibility Manager Automatic Message Accounting Automatic Messaging and Directory Assistance Administrative Management Complex Amplitude Modulation Equivalent Automatic Message Exchange Active Microwave Instrumentation Alternate Mark Inversion Access Manager Operator Advanced Mobile Phone System Automatic Message Processing System Adaptive Multi-Rate standard Alternate Modulation Signal Application Management System Average Mean Square Error Aeronautical Mobile Satellite System Advanced Mobile Traffic Information & Communications System Access Network/Node Abbreviated Dialling Number Automatic Number Identification Automatic Noise Limiter Automatic Network Routing Alcatel Air Navigation System 3

ANT AoDI AoC AOC AOCS AON AP AP APA APC APC APD APDU API APL APMS APOLT APON APONT APP APP APPL APS APSE ARA ARF ARFCN ARM ARP ARP ARPA ARPANET ARPU ARQ ARS ARTS ARTT ARU AS AS AS AS AS ASAM ASCE ASCI

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ADSL Network Termination Always on Dynamic ISDN Advice of Charge Automatic Output Control Altitude and Orbit Control System Active Optical Network Access Point Application Process Automatic Pre-emphasis Adjustment Access and Profile Checking Adaptive Predictive Coding Avalanche PhotoDiode Application Protocol Data Unit Application Programmer Interface Analogue Private Line Alcatel Platform for Multimedia Services ATM Passive Optical Line Termination ATM Passive Optical Network ATM Passive Optical Network Termination APPlications Applications Portability Profile Application Programme(s) Automatic Protection Switching Automatic Protection Switching, Extendible Access Registration Point Absolute Radio Frequency Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number Answering and Recording Machine Address Resolution Protocol Authorized Receipt Point Advanced Research Projects Agency Advanced Research Projects Agency Network Average Revenues Per User Automatic Request for Repetition Automatic Route Selection Asynchronous Remote Takeover Server Asynchronous Remote Takeover Terminal Audio Response Unit Access Switch Alarm Surveillance Application Server Autonomous System Availibility Server ADSL Subscriber Access Multiplexer Association Control Service Element Advanced Speech Call Item

ASCII ASE ASE ASFB ASIC ASK ASM ASN ASN.1 ASP ASR ASS ASSYSTO ASU ASVD ATA ATB ATC ATC ATC/ATM ATDM A-TDMA ATE ATIM ATM ATM ATM ATM (F) ATM NIC ATME ATOM ATP ATPC ATS ATSAC ATU ATU ATU-R ATVM AU AUC AUG AUP AUS

: American Standard Commitee on Information Interchange : Amplified Spontaneous Emission : Application Service Element : Application Specific Functional Blocks : Application Specific Integrated Circuit : Amplitude Shift Keying modulation : Analog Subscriber Module : ATM Switching Network : Abstract Syntax Notation One : Application Service Provider : Airport Surveillance Radar : Access Switch System : Automated Assembly System for Optoelectronic Components : ATM Service Unit : Analogue Simultaneous Voice & Data : Advanced Technology Attachment : All Trunks Busy : Air Traffic Control : ATM layer Transfer Capability : Air Traffic Control/Air Traffic Management : Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexing : Advanced Time Division Multiple Access : Automatic Test equipment : Automatic Ticket Issuing Machine : Advanced Testing Methods : Air Traffic Management : Asynchronous Transfer Mode : Asynchronous Transfer Mode (Forum) : Asynchronous Transfer Mode Network Interface Card : Automatic Transmission & Measuring Equipment : Advanced Terminal for Operations & Maintenance (Alcatel 1000 S12) : Authorisation To Proceed : Automatic Transmit Power Control : Alcatel TINA Server : Automatic Traffic Surveillance & Control : Access Termination Unit : ADSL Terminal Unit : ADSL Terminal Unit - Remote : Automatic Ticket Vending Machine : Access/Administrative Unit : AUthentication Center : Administrative Unit Group : Acceptable Use Policy : AUSubrack 5

AUTO AUTODIN AUX AVD AVI AVL/M AVLS AVM AVT AWACS AWS AXE

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AUTOmatic Mode AUTOmatic Digital Network Auxiliary rack Alternate Voice / Data Automatic Vehicle Identification Automatic Vehicle Location and Monitoring System Automatic Vehicle Location System Audio Visual Management Audio/Video Transport ATM Wireless Access Communications System Alcatel ADSL Workstation Automatic Cross-Connection Equipment

B BA BA BA BACC BAIC BAOC BAS BB BB-RAS BBS BC BCC BCC BCCH BCD B-CDMA BCF BCH BCIE BCP BCSM BCT BCU BD BE BEP BER BETRS BEX

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Bit/Byte Balanced Asynchronous Basic Access BCCH Allocation Billing And Customer Care Systems Barring All Incoming Calls Barring All Outgoing Calls Bit Allocation Signal BroadBand Broadband Remote Access Server Bulletin Board System Inspection Node Base transceiver station (BTS) Colour Code Bloc Check Character Broadcast Control Channel Binary Coded Decimal Broadband Code Division Multiple Access Base station Control Function Bose, Chaudhuri and Hocquenghem Error Correction Code Bearer Capability Information Element Burst Control Packet Basic Call State Machine Business Cordless Telephone Base Station Control Unit Baseband Modem Business Environment Back End Processor Bit Error Rate Basic Exchange Telecommunications Radio Service Broadband EXchange 6

BFI BFN BGP BH BHCA BIB B-ICI BI-CMOS BID BIE BIOS BIP BISDN Bit BITE BIU Bkr BLAST B-LE BLER(T) BLSR BML BMS BN BNS BNT BOC BOLT BOM BONT BOOTP BOT BPCC BPN BPS BPS BPSK BR BRA BRAMN BRAS BRI BRITE BRLU BRS BS

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Bad Frame Indication Beam Forming Network Border Gateway Protocol Buried Heterostructure Busy Hour Call Attempts Balanced line Interconnect Board Broadband Inter Carrier Interface Bipolar Plus CMOS Technology Billing Identifier Base station Interface Equipment Basic Input Output System Bit Interface Parity Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network Binary digit Built-in Test Equipment Bus Interface Unit BroKeR Blocked Asynchronous Transmission Broadband Local exchange Block Error Rate (Test) Bidirectional Line Switched Ring Business Management Layer Building Management System Bit Number Broadband Network Service Broadband Network Termination Bell Operating Company Broadband Optical Line Termination Beginning Of Message Broadband Optical Network Termination Bootstrap Protocol Build, Operate and Transfer Business Planning Competence Center Broadband Service Units By PasS Bit Per Second Binary Phase Shift Keying Bit Rate Basic Rate Access Broadband radio Access Networks Broadband Remote Access Server Basic Rate Interface Basic Rate Interface Transmission Equipment Broadband Remote Line Unit Buried Ridge Stripe Basic/Bearer Service

BSACE BSC BSCS BSG BSHR BSIC BSM BSN BSP BSS BSS BSS BSSAP BSSMAP BSSOMAP BSTCE BSYNC BTE B-TE BTP BTS BU BU B-UNI BUS BVCI BW

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Billing System ACE (Alcatel 1000 S12) Base Station Controller (GSM) Business Support and Control System Basic Service Group Bidirectional Self Healing Ring Base Transceiver Station Identity Code (GSM) Base Station Manager Backward Sequence Number Backbone Service Provider Base Station Subsystem (Mobile Network) Business Support System Broadcasting Satellite Service Base Station System Application Part (GSM) Base Station Systems Management Application Part Base Station System Operation & Maintenance Application Part (GSM) Base Station Terminal Control Element (GSM) Binary Synchronous Communications Broadband Terminal Broadband Terminal Equipment Base Transceiver Processor Base Transceiver Station (GSM) Branching Unit (Submarine) Business Unit Broadband-User Network Interface Broadcast and Unknown Server BSS Virtual Connection Identifier BandWidth

CA C/R C3I CA CA CABS CAC CAD CAD/CAM CAI CAI CAI CAM CAM CAMA CAMEL

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Certification Authority Command/Response field bit Command, Control, Communication & Information Call Agent Cell Allocation Carrier Access Billing System Call/Connection Admission Control Computer Aided Design Computer Aided Design/Manufacturing Charge Advice Information Common Air Interface (Mobile) Configuration and Alarm Interface Communication Access Method Computer Aided Manufacturing Centralized Automatic Message Accounting Customized Application for Mobile Enhanced Logic 8

CAMINA CAMP CAN CAP CAP CAP CAPS CAS CAS CAS CAT CATV CAU CB CBB CBC CBCH CBDS CBM CBMI CBR CBS CBSMS CBT CBX CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CCAF CCB CCB CCBS CCBS CCC CCC CCC CCCH CCD CCF CCF CCF

: Common Alcatel Management Interfaces for Networks in the Access : Channel Amplifier : Customer Access Network : Carrierless Amplitude Phase (Modulation) : Cellular Array Processor : Competitive Access Provider : Call Attempts Per Second : Centralized Attendant Service : Channel Associated Signalling : CPE Alerting Signal : Common Authentication Technology : Cable TV, Community Antenna TeleVision : Controlled Access Unit : Cell Broadcast : Customer Care and Billing : Cell Broadcast Center : Cell Broadcast CHannel : Connection less Broadband Data Service : Channel Bank Multiplexer : Cell Broadcast Message Identifier : Constant Bit Rate : Constant Bit Rate Services : Cell Broadcast Short Message Service : Computer Based Training : Computerised Branch eXchange : Call Control : Central Computer : Competence Center : Composite Clock : Connection Coordinator : Country Code : Cross Connect : Cluster Control Agent Function : Cluster Control Bus : Customer Care and Billing : Call Completion to Busy Subscriber : Customer Care and Billing System : Commercial Credit Card : Credit Card Call : Customer Care Center : Common Control Channel : Charge Coupled Device : Call Control Function : Cluster Control Function : Conditional Control Forwarding

CCG CCH CCIS CCM CCM CCNRc CCNRy CCP CCP CCPE CCR CCS CCS CCS CCS CCS7 CCSA CCTV CCU CCV CD CD CD CD CDA CDB CDCA CDDI CDE CDF CDI CDI CDLC CDMA CDR CD-ROM CDT CDU CDV CDV CEIR CELP CEP CES CF CF

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Central Clock Generator Control CHannel Common-Channel Interoffice Signalling Cross Connection Management (Software Subsystem) Current Call Meter Completion of Calls when Not Reachable Completion of Calls when No Reply Capability/Configuration Parameter Cluster Control Processor Control Channel Protocol Entity Commitment, Concurrency and Recovery Calling Card/Customer Services Central Computer System Common Channel Signalling Custom Calling Services Common Channel Signalling N 7 Common Control Switching Arrangement Close Circuit TV Cluster Connection Unit Credit Card Validation Call Deflection/Detail/Distribution Compact Disk Critical Dimension Collision Detection Call Duration Advice Clock Distribution Board Continuous Dynamic Channel Allocation Copper Distributed Data Interface Custom Design Engineering Channel Definition Format Clock Distribution Interface Compact Disk Interactive Cellular Data Link Control Code-Division Multiple Access Call Data Records CD-Read Only Memory Control Data Terminal Central Display Unit Cell Delay Variation Compressed Digital Video Central Equipment Identity Register Code-Excited Linear Prediction Circular Error Probable Circuit Emulation Service Call Forwarding Conversion Facility 10

CFB CFNR CFO CFS CFU CG CGA CGI CG-SOAs CGW CH CHAP CHAT CHP CHR CHV CI CIAS CIC CICS CID CID CIDCW CIDR CIF CIFS CILE CIM CIN CIP CIPHONY CIR CIR CISC CIT CIX CK CKSN CL CL CLASS CLDS CLE CLE CLEC CLI

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Call Forward Busy Call Forward No Reply Customer Front Office Call Forwarding System Call Forwarding Unconditional Charging Gateway Colour Graphics Adapter Common Gateway Interface Clamped-Gain SOAs Customer GateWay Channel Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol Conversational Hypertext Access Technology Charging Point Channel Reliability Card Holder Verification information Cell Identity Circuit Inventory and Analysis System Carrier/Circuit Identification Code Customer Information Control System Caller IDentification Craft Interface Device Calling Line Identification on Call Waiting Classless InterDomain Routing Common Intermediate Format Common Internet File System Call Information Logging Equipment Computer Integrated Manufacturing Communications Interconnection Network Computer Interface Program Ciphered telePHONY Carrier to Interface Ratio Committed Information Rate Complex Instruction Set Computer Computer Integrated Telephony Commercial Internet Exchange Ciphering Key Ciphering Key Sequence Number Connection Less Controlled Load Custom Local Area Signalling Services Connection Less Data Services Common Logic Equipment Customer-Located Equipment Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Calling Line Identification 11

CLID CLIP CLIR CLK CLM CLNI CLNP CLP CLR CLR CLS CLSI CLTP CLTS CM CM CM CMBH CMC CMD CMI CMINT CMIP CMIS CMISE CML CMM CMM CMOS CMP CMP CMR CMR CMRR CMS CMS CMS/MD CMTS CN CN CNAE CNE CNF CNIDR

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Calling Line IDentification Calling Line Identification Presentation Calling Line Identification Restriction Clock ConnectionLess Manager Connection Less Network Interface Connectionless Network Protocol Cell Loss Priority Cell Loss Ratio Connection Loudness Rating Connection Less Server Custom Large Scale Integration Connectionless Transport Protocol Connectionless mode Transport Service Circuit Manager Configuration Management (Software Subsystem) Connection Management Complex Instruction Buried Heterostructure Computer Mediated Communication CoMmanD Clock Mark Inversion COMmunications INTelligence Common Management Information Protocol Common Management Information Service Common Management Information Service Element Current Mode Logic Capability Maturity Model Channel Mode Modify Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Chemical - Mechanical Polishing Cluster Management Processor Cellular Manual Revision Cellular Mobile Radio Common Mode Rejection Ratio Changeable Message Sign Cluster Management System Cluster Management System Mediation Device Cellular Mobile Telephone Services Control Network (ATM) Digital Concentrator (Concentrateur Numrique) (Alcatel 1000 E10) Customer Network Access Equipment Remote Digital Concentrator (Concentrateur Numrique Eloign) (Alcatel 1000 E10) CoNFerence Clearing House for Network Information and Discovery and Retrieval 12

CNLS CNM CNN CNR CNR CNS CNS CNSS CNT CNTL CO CO COAM COBOL COBUCO COCH CODEC CODIR CODS COFDM COI COLI COLP COLR COM COM COMET CMM COMM COMPANDER COMPUSEC COMSAT COMSEC CON CONEX CONFIG CONNACK CONS CONS CONV COR CORBA CoS COS COT COTS

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Connection Less Customer Network Management Composite Network Node Carrier to Noise Ratio Combat-Net Ratio Complementary Network Service Subscriber Digital Access Unit Core Nodal Switching Subsystem Coaxial Network Termination CoNTroL Central Office Connection Oriented Customer Owned and Maintained Equipment Common Business Oriented Language Cordless Business Communications System COmmon control CHannel Coder DECoder Management Board Connection Oriented Data Service Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Code Inspection COnnected Line Identity Connected Line Identification Presentation Connected Line Identification Restriction COMplete Continuation Of Message C++ OSI Management Extended Toolchain Capability Maturity Model COMMunications COMpressor-exPANDER COMPUter SECurity Communications Satellite Corporation COMmunications SECurity Connection Oriented Network Services CONnectivity EXchange CONFIGuration control program CONNect ACKnowledgement CONnection Service Connection-Oriented Network Service CONVerter Code Reading Common Object Request Broker Architecture Class of Services Connection Oriented Services Customer Office Terminal Components Off The Shelf

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CP CP CPAF CPAS CPB CPE CPI CPM CPN CPRA CPS CPSS CPT CPU CR CR CR CRA CRABS CRAG CRC CRC CRCG CRE CRITICOM CRM CRM CRM-LS/HS CROM CRS C-RSU CRT CRU CS CS CS1 CSA CS-ACELP CSC CSC CSC CSCW CSD CSE CSF CSG

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Connection Point Customer Premises Customer Premise Access Facility Cellular Priority Access Services Central Processing Board Customer Premises Equipment Calling Person Identification Critical Path Method Customer Premises Network Common PRocessor, model A Communications Processor Unit Control Packet Switching System Carriage Paid To Central Processing Unit Channel Reliability/Circuit Reliability Change Request Connection Request Call Routing Apparatus Cellular Radio Access for Broadband Services Cellular Radio Advisory Group Corporate Research Center Cyclic Redundancy Check Common Routing Connection Group Call RE-establishment procedure Critical Intelligence Communications Cellular Radio Modem Customer Relation Management Cellular Radio Modem-Low Speed/High Speed Control Read-Only Memory Cell Relay Service Consolidated Remote Subscriber Unit Cathode Ray Tube Control Unit Capability Set (IN) Control Station (ATM) Capability Set number 1 Carrier Service Area Conjugate-Structured Algebraic CELP Circuit Switching Centre Common Signalling Channel Contactless Smart Card Computer Supported Collaborative Work Canonic Signed Digit Electronic Subscriber Access Unit (Center Satellite Electronique) : Cell Site Function : Call Signalling Gateway 14

CSI CSI CSLN CSM CSM CSM CSM CSMA CSMA-CA CSMA-CD CSN CSO CSP CSPDN CSS CST CSTA CSTA CSU CSU CSU CSV CSW CT CT CT CT CT CT-2 CTC CTD CTE CTI CTM CTM CTN CTP CTR CTS CTS CTT CTX CU CU CUG

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Carrier Scale Internetworking Customer Satisfaction Index Client-Server Layer Network Central Strength Member Communication Session Manager Connection Session Management Customer Service Management Carrier Sense Multiple Access Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection Digital Subscriber Access Unit (Center Satellite Numrique) (Alcatel 1000 E10) Composite Second Order Chip Scale Package Circuit Switched Public Data Network Customer Support System Central Signalling Terminal Computer Supported Telecommunication Application Computer Supported Telephony Application Channel Service Unit Circuit Switching Unit Customer Service Unit Circuit Switched Voice Core Switch Call Transfer Channel Tester/Type Computer Tomography Cordless Telecommunications/Telephone Craft Terminal second generation Cordless Telephone Common Trunk Circuit Cell Transfer Delay Channel Translation Equipment Computer Telephony Integration Clock & Tone Module Cordless Terminal Mobility Cordless/Corporate Telecommunication Network Connection Termination Point Common Technical Regulations Conformance Testing Service Cordless Telecom System Central Traffic Terminal Clear To Transmit Carrier/Channel Unit Control Unit Closed User Group

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CUSE CVD CW CW CW CWIS CX CXM

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Configurable Unified Search Engine Chemical Vapor Deposition Call Waiting Carrier/Composite Wave Continuous Wave Community Wide Information Service/System Cross Connect Cross Modulation

DAA DAB DAC DACS DAI DAI DAL DAM DAM DAMA D-AMPS DAS DASS DAT DAVIC DAWS DB DB DBIMOS dBm DBMS DBOR DBR DBS DC DCA DCC DCC DCCH DCE DCE DCE DCF DCF

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Data Access Arrangement Digital Audio Broadcasting Digital to Analog Converter Digital Access Cross-Connect System Digital Audio Interface Distributed Artificial Intelligence Direct Access Line DECT Authentication Module Diagnostic Acceptability Measure Demand Assignment Multiple Access Digital-Advanced Mobile Phone System Data Acquisition System Digital Access Signalling System Digital Audio Tape Digital AudioVIsual Council Digital Advanced Wireless Services Data Base Dummy Burst DBMOS/BIMOS (Double Diffused/Bipolar Metal Oxide Semiconductor) deci-Bel milliwatt Data Base Management System DataBase Of Records Deterministic Bit Rate Direct Broadcasting by Satellite Direct Current Dynamic Channel Assignment Data Communication Channel Data Country Code Dedicated Control Channel Data Circuit terminating Equipment Data Communications Equipment Distributed Computing Environment Data Communications Function block Dispersion Compensating Fiber 16

DCH DCL DCM DCM DCME DCMS DCN DCP DCS DCS DCS DCS DCS1800 DCT DCTN DCTU DCV DCWV DD DDD DDF DDI DDM DDN DDNS DDP DDR DDS DDS DE DEC DECT DEMUX DES DETEM DFB DFC DFS DFT DG DGNSS DGPS DGW DHCP DHN

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Data Clearing House Direct Communications Link Digital Circuit Multiplication Digital Conference Module Digital Circuit Multiplication Equipment Digital Circuit Multiplication System Data/Digital Communication Network (TMN) Dedicated Control Panel Digital Cellular System Digital Communications Standard/System Digital Cross-connect System Dynamic Channel Selection Digital Cellular System at 1800MHz, now GSM1800 Discrete Cosine Transform (Video) Deference Commercial Telecommunications Network Digital Cordless Telephone US Digital Compressed Video Direct-Current Working Volts Detailed Design Direct Distance Dialling Digital Distribution Frame Direct Dialling In Digital Data Multiplexer Digital Data Network Dynamic Domain Naming System Distributed Data Processing Dial on Demand Routing Digital Data Services Direct Digital Synchronous (Interface) Domestic Environment DIGITAL Equipment Corporation Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications DEMUltipleXer Data Encryption Standard DETector/EMitter Distributed FeedBack Data Flow Control Distributed File System Distributed Function Terminal Directorate General (CEC) Differential Global Navigation Satellite Positioning System Differential Global Positioning System Data Gateway Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Digital Home Network

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DHP DI DIAM DID DID DIF DiffServ DIL DIP DIP DIS DISC DISN DISNET DL DL DLC DLC DLC DLCI DLCI DLD DLE DLL DLL DLM DLSP DLU DM DM DM DMA DMA DMA DME DME DMF DMOQ DMOS DMR DMS DMS DMS DMT DMU

: Digital radio Host Processor : Dedicated Integrator : Digital Integrated Announcement Machine (Alcatel 1000 S12) : Detailed Interface Dossier : Direct Inward Dialling : Digital InterFace : Differentiated Services : Dual In Line : Dialup Internet Protocol : Dual Inline Package : Draft International Standard : DISConnect : Defence Information Systems Network : DDN Integrated Secure NETwork : Data Link : Direct Line Telephone : Data Link Control Layer : Digital Line Circuit : Digital Loop Carrier : Data Link Connection Identifier : Digital Loop Carrier Interface : Data Link Discriminator : Digital Local Exchange : Digital Leased Lines : Dynamic Link Library : Data Link Module : Data Link Service Processes : Digital Line Unit : Data Manager : Direct Mode : Distributed Management : Deferred Maintenance Alarm : Direct Memory Access : Dynamic Memory Allocution : Distance Measuring Equipment : Distributed Management Environment : Discrete Matched Filter : Direct Measure of Quality : Double Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor : Digital Mobile Radio : Defence Message System : Digital Multiplex Switch : Digital Multipoint System : Discrete Multi-Tone (modulation) : Display and Metering Unit

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DMX DMZ DN DN DNA DNIC DNIS DNPA DNS DNU DOE DOP DOS DoV DP DP DP DPC DPCM DPCS DPE DPI DPM DPMS DPNSS DPRAM DPRING DPSK DQDB DQPSK DR DR DRA DRAD DRAM DRCU DRF DRI DRN DRO DRRS DRS DRX DS DS DS

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Digital Music eXpress DeMilitarized Zone Directory Number Distribution Network Digital Network Architecture Data Network Identifier Code Dialled Number Identification Service Data Numbering Plan Area Domain Name Server/System Digital Networking Unit Department of Energy Digital Operator Position Disk Operating System Data over Voice Data Processing Dial/Dialled Pulse Drop Precedence Destination Point Code Differential Pulse Code Modulation Digital Personal Communications Service Distributed Processing Environment Dots Per Inch Digital Phase Modulation Digital Performance Monitoring System Digital Private Network Signalling System Dynamic Programmable Random Access Memory Dedicated Protection RING Differential Phase Shift Keying Distributed Queue Dual Bus (MAN) Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying Design Review Dual Rate Direct Radiating Array (Antenna) Digital Remote Antenna Driver Dynamic Random Access Memory Diversity Radio Channel Unit Data Record Format Digital Radio Interface board National Network Management Dielectric Resonance Oscillator Digital Radio Relay System Data Relay Satellite Discontinuous Reception Differentiated Services Direct Sequence Distribution Service 19

DS(-3) DS-1 DSA DSAR DSB DSC DSC DS-CDMA DSCP DSE DSE DSF DSG DSI DSI DSI DSL DSLAM DSLAN DSM DSN DSP DSR DSRR DSS DSS DSS DSS DSS1 DSS1+ DSSS DST DSTE DSU DTAP DTE DTE DTG DTH DTLU DTM DTMF DTN DTP DTS DTU

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Digital Service, Level 3 (44.736 Mbps) Digital signal level 1 (2 Mbps) DAMA Signalling Analyzer (satellite) Direct Subscriber Access & Restriction Double Sideband Digital Satellite Center Digital Subscriber Controller Direct Sequence CDMA Differentiated Services Code Point Data Switching Exchange Digital Switching Element Dispersion Shifted Fiber Data Systems Group Detailed Spectrum Investigation Digital Speech Interpolation (DCMS) Digital Switching Information Digital Subscriber Line Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer Digital Subscriber Line Access Node Distributed Management Digital Switching/Switched Network Digital Signal Processor Data Signalling Rate Digital Short Range Radio Decision Support System Digital Signalling Systems Digital Station Selection Digital Switched Services Digital subscriber Line Signalling No 1 (ISDN) Extended ISDN Signalling (for mobility) Direct Simultaneous Voice & Data Dispersion Supported Transmission Data Subscriber Terminal Equipment Data/Digital Service Unit Direct Transfer Application Part Data Terminal Equipment Digital Toll Exchange Date-Time Group Direct To Home Digital Terminal Line Unit Digital Trunk Module Dual Tone MultiFrequency Data Transmission Network Desk Top Publishing Digital Transmission System Direct To User 20

DTU DTX DUA DUAT DUV DVB DVC DVD DVL DVOR DVT DWDM DWP DWM DX DX DXC DXI DXX

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Data Transfer/Tape/Transmission Unit Discontinuous Transmission Directory User Agent Direct User Access Terminal Deep Ultraviolet Digital Video Broadcast Digitised Voice Communications Digital Video Disk Direct Voice Link Doppler-effect VHF (very-high frequency) Omnidirectional Radio Digital Video Terminal Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Deep Water Protected Data over Voice Multiplexer DupleX Signalling Duplex Digital Cross-Connect Data eXchange Interface Digital Cross Connect system

E E1 EA EA EA EAC EAI EAS E-BER EBO EBS EBSG EC ECAM ECB ECC ECC ECC ECL ECM ECM ECN ECT

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Electrical 2,048 Mbps digital signal, Europe (T1 in the U.S.) Electro-Absorption Evaluation Authority External Alarm EIR Administration Center External Alarm Indicator Extended Area Service Excessive Bit Error Rate Embedded Base Organisation Emergency Broadcast System Elementary Basic Service Group Error Count Extended Communication Access Method Emergency Call Box Electronically Controlled Coupling Embedded Control Channel Error Correcting Code Emitter Coupled Logic Echo Canceller Module Error Correction Mode Emergency Call Network Equipment Craft Terminal (TMN) 21

ECT EDF EDFA EDFFA EDGE EDH EDI EDIF EDIFACT EDP EDTV EE EEL EEPROM EF EFC EFD EFR EFS e.g. EGK EGP EGW EHF EHV EI EIR EIRP EIS EL EL ELF ELINT ELM ELT EM EMC EMCON EME EMF EMF EMI EML eMLPP EMMI EMP

Explicit Call Transfer Engineering Data File Erbium Dopped Fiber Amplifier Erbium Dopped Fluoride Fiber Amplifier Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution Electronic Document Handling Electronic Data Interchange Electronic Data Interchange Format Electronic Data Interchange for Commerce & Trade Electronic Data Processing Extended Definition TeleVision Equipment Engineering Electric Echo Loss Electrical Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Expedited Forwarding Electronic Fare Collection Event Forwarding Discriminator Enhanced Full Rate Enhanced Full-rate Service exempla gratia / for example Extended Gatekeeper Exterior Gateway Protocol Edge Gateway Extremely High Frequency Extra High Voltage Expansion Interface Equipment Identification Register (GSM) Effective/Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power Emergency Information System Echo Loss Element Layer Extremely Low Frequency ELectronic INTelligence Event and Log Management Emergency Locator Transmitter Element Management (TMN) Electro Magnetic Compatibility EMission CONtrol ElectroMagnetic Environment ElectroMotive Force Element Management Function ElectroMagnetic Interference Element Management Layer (TTMN) enhanced Multi-Level Precedence & Pre-emption service : Electrical Man Machine Interface : ElectroMagnetic Pulse 22

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EMR EMS EMS EMU EMV EMW EMX EN ENSS EO EO EOD EOF EOL EOM EOP EOP EOS EOT EOT E-OTDR EOW EPFD EPIRB EPOS EPROM EPSCS EQB ER ER ERC ERL ERLINK ERMES ERP ERP ERQ ERR ES ES ES ESC ESI ESMR ESMTP ESN

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ElectroMagnetic Radiation Electronic Mail System Energy Management System ElectroMagnetic Unit ElectroMagnetic Vulnerability ElectroMagnetic Warfare/Wave Electronic Mobile eXchange Equivalent Nodes Exterior Nodal Switching Subsystem Electro-Optical Converter End to Origin End Of Data End Of File End Of Line End Of Message End Of Program End OutPut End Of Selection End Of Tape End Of Transmission Extended Optical Time Domain Reflectometry Extension of Order Wire/Engineering Order Wire Equivalent Power Flux Density Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons Electronic Point of Sale Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Enhanced Private Switched Communications System EQualiser Board Essential Requirement(s) Extinction Ratio Electrical Rule Checking Echo Return Loss Emergency Response Link European Radio MESsaging system Effective Radiated Power Electronic Road Pricing Quality Record ERRor End System European Standard Expert System Electronic Satellite Center End System Identifier Enhanced Specialised Mobile Radio Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Electronic Serial Number 23

ESP ESS ESS ETA ETACS ETB ETC ETDM ETDMA ETE ETH ETR ETS ETX ETX EYDFA

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Enhanced Service Provider Electronic Switching System Extended Service Set Estimated Time of Arrival Extended Total Access Communication System Extension Board Electronic Toll Collection Electrical Time Division Multiplexing Extended Time Division Multiple Access Equivalent Telephone Erlangs Education to Home ETSI Technical Report Engineering Test Specifications End of TeXt character End of Transmission Erbium Ytterbium Dopped Fiber Amplifier

FAC FACCH FACCH/F FACCH/H FAD FAL FANE FAQ FAS FAT FATTH FB FC FCA FCAPS FCC FCC FCCH FCN FCS FCS FCSR FCT FDA FDD FDDI

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Final Assembly Code Fast Associated Control Channel Fast Associated Control Channel/Full rate Fast Associated Control Channel/Half rate Functional Access Domain (network management) Frame Aligment Loss Flexible Access Network Element Frequently Asked Questions Frame Alignment Signal File Allocation Table Fiber Almost To The Home Frequency correction Burst Functional Component Free Carrier Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance and Security management Forward Control Channel Federal Communications Commission Frequency Correction CHannel Fully Connected Network Facility Control System Frame Check Sequence Frame Unit and Carrier Unit SubRack Fixed Cellular Terminal Nonconformity Sheet Frequency Division Duplex(ing) Fiber Distributed Data Interface 24

FDI FDL FDM FDMA FDN FDS FDX FE FEBE FEC FEC FEM FEP FEQ FER FERF FET FF FF FFC FH FH-CDMA FHSS FIFO FIN FIP FIPA FIPS FIR FIRMR FIRST FISINT FIT FITL FL FLAG FLAM FLL FM FM FMBS FMC FMI FMS FMS

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Feeder Distribution Interface Fiber Delay Line Frequency Division Multiplexing/Multiplex(ed) Frequency Division Multiple Access Fixed Dialling Number Fraud Detection System Full DupleX Functional Entity Far-End Block (bit) Error Forward Error Correction code Front-End Communication Processor Finite Element Method Front End Processor Frequency Domain Equalizer Frame Erasure Ratio Far-End Receive Failure Field Effect Transistor Fast Forward Fiber Fit For Customer Frequency Hopping Frequency Hopping CDMA Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum First-In First-Out Financial Institutions Federal Information Processing Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents Federal Information Processing Standards Finite Impulse Response (Filter) Federal Information Resources Management Regulations First IntegRated Systems Technology Foreign Instrumentation Signals INTelligence Failure In Time Fiber In The Loop Fiber Line Fiberoptic Link Around the Globe Frankenstein-Limes Access Method Fiber in the Loop Local Fault/Function Management Frequency Modulation Frame Mode Bearer Service Fixed Mobile Convergence Fixed Mobile Integration Fraud Management System Fibre Monitoring System

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FN FNN FO FOA FOA F-OADM FOB FOC FOT FOV FOWM FOX F-OXC FP FP FPA FPGA FPLMTS FPP FPS FPSN FQDN FR FR FRA FRAD FRAD FRATM FRBS FRC FRE FRE FRP FRS FRU FS FSAN FSE FSF FSK FSK FSL FSN FSS FSU FT

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Frame Number Full National Number Fiber Optic Fiber Optical Amplifier First Office Application Fixed-Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer Free On Board Final/Full Operational Capability Frequency of Optimum Traffic/Transmission Field of View Fiber Optic Well Monitoring Fiber Optic eXtender Fiber Optical Cross-Connect Fabry-Perot Fixed Part Function Point Analysis Field Programmable Gate Array Future Public Land Mobile Telecommunication System Fixed Path Protocol Focus Projection and Scanning Fibre Pair SubNetwork Fully Qualified Domain Name Frame Relay Full Rate Fixed Radio Access Frame Relay Access Device Frame Relay Assembly Disassembly Frame Relay over ATM Frame Relay Bearer Service Flexible Routing & Charging Frame Relay Engine Fixed-side Radio Endpoint Fast Reservation Protocol Frame Relay Service/Switch FRame Unit Frequency Synchronisation Full Service Access Network Functionally Spaced Equaliser Free Software Foundation Free Spectral Range Frequency Shift Keying Fiber Subscriber Loop Forward Sequence Number Fixed Satellite Service Fixed Subscriber Unit Fixed Radio Termination

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FT1 FTA FTAM FTN FTP FTTB FTTB/Ca FTTC FTTCa FTTEx FTTH FTTO FTTS FU FUNI FWA FWM FWT FX FXC

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Fractional T1 Full Type Approval File Transfer Access and Management forwarded-to-number File Transfer Protocol Fiber To The Building Fiber To The Building/Cabinet Fiber To The Curb Fiber To The Cabinet Fiber To The Exchange Fiber To The Home Fiber To The Office Fiber To The Subscriber Frame Unit Frame User-Network Interface Fixed Wireless Access Four-Wave mixing Fixed Wireless Terminal Fixed Service Fiber Optical Cross-Connect

GaAs GALFAN GAP GAR Gbps GCC GCRA GDF GDMO GDP GDS2 GDT GEA GEO GES GFC GFI GGP GGSN GHz GIF GII GIO

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Gallium Arsenide High Performance Galvanization Generic Access Profile/Protocol General Application Release Gigabits per second Generic Conference Control Generic Cell Rate Algorithm Group Distribution Frame Guidelines for Defining Managed Objects (TMN) Gross Domestic Product Standard Format for Layout Data Technical Data Management Gigabit Ethernet Alliance Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Ground Earth Station Generic Flow Control Generic Format Identifier Gateway-Gateway Protocol Gateway GPRS Support Node GigaHertz Graphics Interchange Format Global Information Infrastructure Generic Interface for Operations 27

Gips GIX GK G-Mail GMM GMPCS GMS GMSC GMSK GMSS GNE GNSS GOB GOM GoS GPA GPI GPROC GPRS GPS GR GR GRATE GRE GRM GS GS GSA GSC GSM Ms GSM GSMBE GSMPLMN GMPLS GSN GSN GSO GSS GSTN GTI GTP GUI GVD GVM GWY

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Giga-instructions per second Global Internet Exchange Gate Keeper GSM text messages Global Mobile MultiMedia Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite Generic Maintenance System Gateway Mobile-services Switching Center Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (modulation) Geostationary Mobile Satellite Standard Gateway Network Element Global Navigation Satellite System Group Of Blocks Generic Object Model Grade of Service GSM PLMN Area GTI Physical Interface Generic PROCessor board General Packet Radio Service Global Positioning System Gigabit Router GPRS Register Generic Rules and Agent Model Test bed Environment Generic Routing Encapsulation General Relationship Model Group Switch Guaranteed Service GSM System Area Ground Switching Centre GSM Mobile Station Global System for Mobile Communication GAS Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy GSM Public Land Mobile Network Global Multi-Protocol Label Switching GPRS Support Node Group Switch Network Geostationary Satellite Orbit Group Switching Sub-system General Switched Telephone Network Generic Traffic Interface GPRS Tunneling Protocol Graphical User Interface Group Velocity Dispersion Global Voice Mail GateWaY

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HAIR HBT HBU HC HCCM HCM HCV HDB HDB3 HDCT HDD HDLC HD-MAC HDML HDPCM HDR HDSL HDT HDTM HDTV HE HEC HEMP HEMT HEXFET HF HF HFC HFDF HFR HHT HIPERLAN HLC HLD HLG HLR HM HMI HMM HMP HO HOL HOPCM HOSTID HOVC

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Highway Advisory Information Radio Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor Home Base Unit High Capacity High performance Common Channel Module High Capacity Multiplexing High Capacity Voice Home Database High Density Bipolar code of order 3 Hybrid Discrete Cosine Transform Hard Disk Drive High-Level Data Link Control High Definition-Multiplexed Analog Components (TV) Handheld Device Markup Language Hybrid Differencial Pulse Code Modulation High Data Rate High bit rate Digital Subscriber Line Host Digital Terminal Half Duplex Transmission Module High Definition Television Head End Header Error Correction High altitude ElectroMagnetic Pulse High Electron Mobility Transistor Hexagonal Field Effect Transistor High Frequency Human Factors Hybrid Fiber Coax High Frequency Distribution Frame Hybrid Fiber Radio Hand Help Terminal HIgh PErformance Radio Local Access Network High Layer Compatibility High Level Dispatcher High Level GNSS Group Home Location Register (GSM) Hardware Management Human Machine Interface Hidden Markov Model Home Mobility Provider Handover High Order Language High Order Mux HOST IDentifier High Order Virtual Container 29

HPA HPLMN HP-OV HPPI HPR HPT HPU HPU HQ HR HRES HSB HSCSD HSLAN HSM HSN HSPSD HSSI HTCC HTF HTML HTTP HU HV HW HyCoS

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High Power Amplifier Home Public Land Mobile Network Hewlett Packard - Open View High Performance Parallel Interface High Performance Routing Higher order Path Termination Hand Portable unit Hand Portable Unit Headquarters Half Rate Hypetext REFerence Hot Standby High Speed Circuit Switched Data High Speed Local Area Network HLR Subscriber Management Hopping Sequence Number High Speed Packet Switched Data High Speed Serial Interface High Temperature Co-Fired Substrate Chip Hub Terminal Facilities HypeText Markup Language HypeText Transfer Protocol Home Units High Voltage HardWare Hypermedia Communication Server

I/F I/O I/Q I2T IA IAB IACS IAD IAM IANA IAP IAPP IBC IBC IBCN IC IC

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Interface Input/Output In-phase/Quadrature Intelligent Interface Technology Incoming Access Internet Architecture Board Integrated Access & Cross-connect System Integrated Access Device Initial Address Message Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Internet Access Provider Inter Access Point Protocol Integrated Broadband Communication International Broadcasting Center Integrated Broadband Communication Network Integrated Circuit Interlock Code (CUG SS) 30

IcaB ICB ICC ICC ICCB ICE ICI ICI ICM ICMP ICP ICP ICS ICS ICT ICT ID IDA IDA IDA IDD IDDD IDEN IDL IDL IDLC IDN IDR IDTV IDU i.e. IE IEI IES IETF IF IFAM IFPGA IFU IG IGMP IGSO IHAC IHP IIOP ILA ILEC

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Incoming Call Barrier Incoming Calls Barred Integrated Circuit Card Intelligent Customer Care Internet Control & Configuration Board In Circuit Emulation Incoming Call Identification Inter-Carrier Interface In-Call Modification Internet Control Message Protocol Integrated Communications Provider Internet Control Protocol Incoming Call Services Information and Control Systems Information and Communications Technologies Interconnection and Packaging Technology Identification/Identifier/Identify Integrated Data Access Integrated Digital Access Interchange of Data between Administrations International Direct Dialling International Direct Distance Dialling Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Interactive Distance Learning Interface Description Language Integrated Digital Loop Carrier Integrated Digital Network Intermediate Data Rate Improved Definition TeleVision Indoor Unit id est / this means Information Element Information Element Identifier Information Exchange Services Internet Engineering Task Force Intermediate Frequency Integrated Fiber Amplifier Module Integrated Field Programmable Gate Array Interworking Functional Unit International Gateway Internet Group Management Protocol Inclined Geosynchronous Orbital Plane Information highway Advisory Council Internal High order path Protection Internet Inter-Operability Protocol In-Line Amplifier Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier 31

ILM ILOS ILP ILS IM IM IM IMA IMAP IMBE IMC IMCC IMEI IMI IMM IMP IMS IMSI IMSP IMT IMT IMTS IMUX IN IN INAP INAP INDX INFOSEC INFS INMS INNO INP INS INS INSP INSS intraLATA INTUG IO IOC IOC IOS IOT/CMS IOU IP IP

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Integrated Laser Modulator Input Loss Optical Signal Internal Low order path Protection Instrument Landing System Information Manager Information Model Intensity Modulation Inverse Multiplexing over ATM Internet Message/Mail Access Protocol Improved MultiBand Excitation Inspection Methods Instruction ISDN Management and Co-ordinating Committee International Mobile Equipment Identity Microelectronics Wiring Instruction Interactive Multimedia Intermodulation Products Integrated Management System International Mobile Subscriber Identity Internet Message Protocol Information Management Technologies international Mobile Telecommunications Improved Mobile Telephone Service Input Multiplexer Intelligent Network Interrogating Node Intelligent Network Application Part (Interface) Extended IN Protocol (for mobility) Integrated Digital Network eXchange INFOrmation systems SECurity Internet Network File System Integrated Network Management System IN Network Operator INtermodulation Products Information Network System Interconnection Network Subsystem IN Service Provider IN Service Subscriber intra-Local Access Transport Area International Telecommunication User Group Infrastructure Operators Independent Operating Company Integrated Optical Circuit Internet Operating System In Orbit Test/Communication Signal Monitoring Input/Output Unit Intelligent Peripheral (IN) Intelligent Platform 32

IP IP IP/PCX IP/SN IP/TCP IPA IPCP IPDC IPNS IPO IPR IPS IPTM IP-VPN IPX IPXCP IQ IQT IR IRAS IRC IRCN IREG IRFU IRIM IRL IROS IRSU IRTF IS IS IS-41 IS-54 ISA ISA ISC ISC ISDE ISDN ISI IS-IS ISM ISM ISN

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Internet Protocol Interworking Point Internet Protocol/Private Communication Exchange Intelligent Peripheral/Service Node Internet Protocol/Transmission Control Protocol Intermediate Power Amplifier IP Control Protocol Internet Protocol Device Control ISDN PBX Networking Specification Initial Public Offering Intellectual Property Rights ISDN Professional Services Integrated/ISDN Packet Trunk Module (Alcatel 1000 S12) Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network Internetwork Packet Exchange IPX Control Protocol Quantity Identification Internal Qualification Test InfraRed Internet Routing & Access Service Internet Relay Chat Inter-Regional Control Node International Roaming Experts Group Integrated Radio Frequency Unit ISDN Remote Interface Module In Real Life Internet Radio Operating System ISDN Remote Subscriber Unit Internet Research Task Force Information Systems Integrated Services Standard defining messages between mobile network elements Standard defining messages between digital mobile network elements Integrated STM /ATM Integrated IP / SDH /ATM International Switching Center Internetworking Service Card Integrated Service Digital Exchange Integrated Services Digital Network InterSymbol Interference Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System ISDN Standards Management ISDN Subscriber Module (Alcatel 1000 S12) Information Systems Network 33

ISN ISOC ISoD ISP ISP IS-PBX/ISPBX ISR IST ISUP IT IT IT IT&T ITAC ITC ITR ITR ITS ITSP ITTP ITV IUAP IVAS IVDM IVDT IVN IVOD IVPN IVR IVS IVSN IWF IWLK IWMSC IWU IXC

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Intelligent Signalling Provider Internet Society Interactive Service on Demand Internal Section Protection Internet Service Provider Integrated Services Private Branch Exchange Integrated Switch Router Internal Section Termination Integrated Services Digital Network User Part Internet Telephony Information Technology Integration Test Information Technology and Telecommunication ISDN Terminal Adapter Circuit International Transfer Capability Interface to Transmission Internet Talk Radio Intelligent Transport System Internet Telephony Service Provider Intelligent Terminal Transfer Protocol Interactive Television Internet User Account Provider Internet Value Added Service Integrated Voice Data Multiplexer Integrated Voice and Data Terminal Intervening Network Interactive Video-On-Demand International Virtual Private Network Interactive Voice Response Interactive Video Service Integrated Versatile Services Node InterWorking Function InterWorking Link (Alcatel 1000S12) InterWorking MSC InterWorking Unit Interexchange Carrier

JDK JMG JPEG JSSA JTAG JTM

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Java Development Kit Joint Management Group Joint Picture Expert Group J-Rack family Small Stand Alone (Alcatel 1000 S12) Joint Test Action Group Job Transfer and Manipulation

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KAM KAP kbps KGD KIF KIS KQML KPI KS KTN KTS KTU

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Key Account Management Key Account Plan Kilobits per second Known Good Die Knowledge Interchange Format Knowbot Information Service Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language Key Performance Indicator Authentication Session Key Kernel Transport Network Key Telephone System Key Telephone Unit

L2TP LA LAC LADS LAI LAM LAN LANACS LANS LAP LAPB LAPD LAPDm LAPM LASINT LASS LATA LBO LBS LC LCD LCN LCP LCR LCS LCX LD LD LDAP LDB

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Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Line Adapter Local Area Code Local Area Data Service Location Area Identification or Identity Line Adaptor Module Local Area Network Local Area Network Asynchronous Connection Server Local Area Network Services Link Access Procedure Link Access Protocol Balanced Link Access Protocol for D-channel Link Access Protocol for mobile D-channel Link Access Procedure-Modems LAser INTelligence Local Areas Signalling Services Local Access and Transport Area Line BuiltOut Location Based Services Line Card Liquid Crystal Display Local Communication/Control Network Link Control Protocol Least-Cost Routing Low order Connection Supervision Local Carrier Cross-connect Laser Diode Loop Disconnect Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Local Database 35

LD-CELP LDD LDDI LDM LDN LDTV LE LEAF LEC LED LEM LEO LEX LF LFA LIC LID LIDB LIFO LIM LISP LL LLA LLA LLC LLC LLC-SNAP LLD LM LMC LMCS LMDS LMF LMI LMI LMR LMSI LMSS LMT LN LNA LND LNP LO LO LOA

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Low-Delay Code-Excited Linear-Prediction Lightly Doped Drain Local Distributed Data Interface Limited Distance Modem Listed Directory Number Low Definition Television Local Exchange Large Effective Area Fiber Local Exchange Carrier Light-Emitting Diode Local Element Manager Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Local Exchange Low Frequency Loss of Frame Alignment Line Interface Card Local Injection Detection Line Information DataBase Last-In First-Out Line Interface Module List Processing Language Leased Line Logical Layered Architecture Low Level Amplifier Logical Link Control Low Layer Compatibility Logical Link Control-Subnetwork Access Protocol Low Level Dispatcher Layer Management Large Matrix Configuration Local Multipoint Communication System Local Multichannel Distribution Services Location Management Function Laser Module with Insulator Local Management Interface Local Maintenance Radio Local Mobile Station Identity Land Mobile Satellite Service Local Maintenance Terminal Linear Networks Low Noise Amplifier Last Number Dialled Local Number Portability Local Oscillator Low Order Location Originated Area

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LOF LOP LOP LOS LOS LOVC LP LP LPA LPA LPC LPD LPD LPI LPLMN LPT LR LRC LRE LS LSC LSI LSL LSN LSPSD LSTR LT LTE LTE LTR LTU LVD

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Lowest Operating Frequency Loss Of Pointer Low Order Path Line of Sight Loss Of Signal Lower Order Virtual Container Linear Programming Larch Prover Linear Power Amplification Lower order Path Adaptation Lower order Path Connection Low Power Device Low Probability of Detection Low Probability of Interception Local PLMN Lower order Path Termination Location Register Longitudinal Redundancy Check Low Rate Encoding Linear Systems Location Station Controller Large-Scale Integration Link Support Layer Local Signalling Network Low Speed Packet Switched Data Listener SideTone Rating Line Termination Line Terminating Equipment Local Terminal Emulator Line Terminal Regenerator Line Termination Unit Low Voltage Directive

M MA MA MAC MAC MACN MAF MAF MAH MAI MAIO

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Modem Mobile Allocation Multi Access Media Access Control Multiplexing Analog Component Mobile Allocation Channel Number Management Application Function Mobile Additional Function Mobile Access Hunting Mobile Allocation Index Mobile Allocation Index Offset 37

MAN MAO MAP MAP MAP MAPOS MAS MASE MASER MASIF MASTER MATSE MAU MB MB MBFT MBHCA Mbps MBS MBS MBSR MC MC MCA MCB MCC MCC MCF MCI MCI MCM MCPC MCR MCS MCS MCT MCU MCVD MCVF MD MDAQ MDBS MDF MDM MDR

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Metropolitan Area Network Maintenance, Administration and Operations Manufacturing Automation Protocol Medium Access Protocol Mobile Application Part Multi-Agent Platform for On-line Services Minimal Access Surgery Mobile Application Support Environment Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation Mobile Agent Systems Interoperability Facility Minimal Access Surgery by Telecommunication and Robotics Mobile Automatic Telephone System - Europe Medium Access Unit Macro Block Mail Box Multipoint Binary Transfer File Million Busy Hour Call Attempts Megabits per second Maximum Burst Size Mobile Base Station Mini BTS SubRack (GSM) Multi Carrier Maintenance Center Micro Channel Architecture Media Control Board Maintenance Control Circuit Mobile Country Code Message Communication Functions Malicious Call Voice Frequency Media Control Interface MultiChip Module Multiple Channel Per Carrier Minimum Cell Rate Master Control Station Multipoint Communications Service Mobile Communication Terminal Master Controller Unit Modified Chemical Vapour Deposition Multi-Channel Voice Frequency Mediation Device (TMN) Mediation and Data Acquisition Mobile Data Base Station Main Distribution Frame Modulator-Demodulator (Modem) Memory Data Register 38

MDR MDS MDSL MDT MDTRS MDU ME ME ME MEF MEG MEL MEMO MEO MES MESFET MeXe MF MF MFAS MFC MFS MFSK MG MGC MGCP MGW MHF MHIC MHN MHS MHZ MIB MIBD MIC MIC MICE MID MIDA MIL MIM MIME MIN MIP MIPS MIS MIT

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Microwave Digital Radio Multipoint distribution Services Moderate speed Digital Subscriber Line Manufacturers Delegated Testing Mobile Digital Trunked Radio Systems Multiple Dwelling Unit Maintenance Entity Mediation Equipment (TMN) Mobile Equipment Maintenance Entity Function (TMN) Mobile Experts Group Multos Executable Language Multimedia Environment for Mobile Medium Earth Orbit Mobile End System Metal Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor Mobile Station Execution Environment Mediation Function group Multi Frame/Frequency Multi Frame Alignment Signal Multi Frequency Code Multi-BSS Fast packet Server Multiple Frequency Shift Keying Media Gateway Media Gateway Controller Media Gateway Control Protocol Media GateWay Medium High Frequency Microwave Hybrid Integrated Circuit MultiHop Network Message Handling System Mega Hertz Management Information Base (TMN) Minimum In-Band Dispersion Microwave Integrated Circuit Mobile Interface Controller Mobile Interworking Control Element Message/Multiplexing Identifier Multiple Integrated Digital Access Military Mobile Interworking Module Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension Mobile Identification Number Medium Interface Point Million Instructions Per Second Management Information System Management Information Tree 39

MLC MLCM MLD MLM MLM MLP MLPP MLS MLTU MM MM MM MM MMB MMC MMC MMC MMC MMCS MMDS MME MMI MMIC MML MMN MMP MMT MMUSIC MMW MNC MNO MNP MNT MO MO MO MO/PP MOC MOC MOD MODEM MOMENTS MOMUSYS MOP MOS MOS

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Multilevel Coding Multilevel Coded Modulation Maximum Likelihood Decoding Mailing List Manager Multi-Level Metal MultiLink Protocol Multi-Level Presence & Pre-emption service Microwave Landing System Monitoring and Line Transmission Units Margin Measurement Man-Machine Mobility Management Multimedia Milli-Metric Band (ETSI) Maintenance, Monitoring and Control Man-Machine Command/Communication Monitoring & Management Center Multimedia Multiparty Conferencing Multimedia Call Server Microwave Multichannel Distribution System Mobile Management Entity Man Machine Interface Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit Man-Machine Language Multimedia Network Man Machine Processor Multimedia Terminal Multiparty Multimedia Session Control Millimeter Wave Mobile Network Code Mobile Network Operator Mobile Number Portability MaiNTenance Managed Object Mobile Operators Mobile Originated Mobile Originated Point-to-Point messages Managed Object Classes Mobile Originated Calls Magneto-Optical Disk MODulator DEModulator MObile Media ENTertainment service MObile MUltimedia SYStem Maitenance Operations Protocol Mean Opinion Score Metal Oxide Semiconductor

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MOS MOSFET MOT MoU MOVPE MP MPC MPDR MPEG MPH MPLS MPMP MPOA MPR MPSR MPTN MPTS MPTY MPX MPS MQFT MQW M-RAS MRE MRN MRO MRSACE MRTIE ms MS MS MSA MSACE MSAN MSAS MSC MSC MSCM MSCU MSDOS MSE MSIN MSISDN MSK MSM MSOH

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Monitor Server Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor Motorway Memorandum of Understanding Metal Organic Vapour Phase Epitaxy Maximum Power Multimedia Personal Computer Multipoint Digital Radio Motion Picture Expert Group Management - PHysical (layer) Multi-Protocol Label Switching Microwave Point-to-Multipoint Multi-Protocol Over ATM Multi-Path Routing MultiPath Self-Routing (switch) Multi-Protocol Transport Network Multi-Protocol Transport Services MultiPartY MultiPleXed Generalised MPLS Metal Quad Flat Pack Multiple Quantum Well Multiservices Remote Access Solutions Mobile Radio Endpoint Mobile Roaming Number Maintenance and Replacement Operations Mobile Radio System ACE (Alcatel 1000 S12) Maximum Relative Time Interval Error milli-second Mobile Station Multiplexer Section Multiplexer Section Adaptation Measurement System ACE (Alcatel 1000 S12) Multi-Service Access Node MTSAT Satellite-based Augmentation System Mobile Services Switching Center (GSM) MultiSlot Cell Mobile Station Control Mark Mobile Station Control Unit MicroSoft Disk Operating System Mobile Subscriber Equipment Mobile Station Identification Number Mobile Station International ISDN Number Minimum Shift Keying Modulation Mixed Subscriber Module Multiplexing Section OverHead (SDH)

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MSP MSP MSRN MSS MSS MSS MS-SPRing MST MSTS MSW MT MTA MTBF MTBM MTBO MTBP MTBPM MTBR MTC MTF MTFF MTIE MTIE MTM MTP MTR MTS MTSat MTSO MTTF MTTR MTU MTX MU MUA MUD MUF MUMS MUP MUSE MUX MVDS MVIP MVNO MVPN MVS MW

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Mobile Service Provider Multiplexer Section Protection Mobile Station Roaming Number MAN Switching System Mobile Satellite System Multi services Software Solutions Multiplex Section Shared Protection Ring (SDH) Multiplexer Section Termination Mobile Subscriber Test System Media Switch Mobile Termination Message Transfer Agent Mean Time Between Failure Mean Time Between Maintenance Mean Time Between Outages Mean Time Between Pointers Mean Time Between Preventive Maintenance Mean Time Between Removal Mobile Terminated Calls Modulation Transfer Function Mean Time to First Failure Maximum Time Interval Error Mean Time Interval Error Mobile-To-Mobile Message Transfer Part (CCS7) Master Time Reference Measured Telephone Service Multi-functional Transport Satellite Mobile Telephone Switching Office Mean Time To Failure Mean Time To Repair Multi Tenant Unit Mobile Telephone eXchange Mark-Up Mail User Agent Multi-User Dimension Maximum Usable Frequency Multi User Mobile Station Management of User Ports Multi-User Simulated Environment MultipleXer Microwave Video Distribution System Multi-Vendor Integration Protocol Mobile Virtual Network Operator Mobile Virtual Private Network Multiple Virtual Storage MegaWatt 42

MW MWI MWV MX MX MX MX MXB MXB MZI

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MicroWave Message Waiting Indicator Maximum Working Voltage Mail Exchange Records Messager Mail Exchanger Mobile eXchange Trunk/Intelligent/High Order Multiplexer Matrix Board Mobile eXchange for Base station Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

N/W NA NA NACD NACK NACSEM NACSIM NAD NADCS NAIG N-AMPS NAP NAP NAS NAS NAT NB NB NBCE NBCP NBFM NBMA NB-RAS NBRVF NBSV NC NCC NCC NCCF NCELL NCOP

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Network Network Aspects Not Applicable Network Automatic Call Distribution Non ACKnowledgment National Communications Security Emanation Memorandum National Communications Security Information Memorandum Network Access Domain (network management) North American Digital Cellular Standards North American Interest Group Narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone System National Attachment Point Network Access Point Network Access Server Network Application Support Network Address Translation Narrowband Normal Burst NarrowBand Control Element NarrowBand Connection Point Narrow Band Frequency Modulation Non-Broadcast Multiple Access Narrowband Remote Access Server Narrow Band Radio Voice Frequency Narrow Band Secure Voice Network Computer Network (PLMN) Colour Code Network Control Center Network Communications Control Facility Neighbouring CELL Network Code of Practice 43

NCS NCTE NDC NDCS NDER NDIS NDS NDSF NDUB NE NEBS NEC NECTAS NEF NEP NET NetBEUI NETID NF NF NFS NGA NGDLC NGN NGSO NGVN NI NIC NIC NIC NICAM NICS NID NID NID NII N-ISDN N-ISUP NIU NL NLDM NLK NLP NLPID NLSP nm

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Network Control System Network Channel Terminating Equipment National Destination Code Network Data Control System National Defence Executive Reserve Network Device Interface Standard NetWare Directory Services Non Dispersion Shifted Fiber Network Determinated User Busy Network Element Network Equipment Building Specification National Electric Code Network Equipment Craft Terminal Application Software Network Element Function Block (TMN) Noise Equivalent Power Network Equipment Technologies Inc. NETwork Bios Enhanced User Interface NETwork Identifier Network Function Noise Figure Network File System Next Generation Applications Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier Next Generation Network Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit Next Generation Voice Network Network Interface Network Independent Clocking Network Information Centre Network Interface Card Near Instantaneous Companded Audio Multiplex NATO Integrated Communications System Network Information Database Network Interface Device Network Inward Dialling National Information Infrastructure Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network Narrowband ISDN User Part Network Interface Unit Network Layer Network Logical Data Manager Network LinK Processors National Level Program Network Layer Protocol Identifier Netware Link Services Protocol Nanometer (m x 10-9) 44

NM NMC NMCS NME NMF NML NMOS NMP NMS NMSI NMT NMU NN NN NNI NNI NNTP NO NOAF NOC NOCC NOCTAS NP NPC NPDU NPE NPL NPN NPR NPRM NR NRA NRI NRM NRZ NRZI NSAP NSAPA NSC NSCC NSE NSEI NSM NSO NSP NSP

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Network Management Network Management Center National Military Command System Network Management Element Network Management Forum/Function Network Management Layer N-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor Network Management Protocol Network Management System National Mobile Station Identification number Nordic Mobile Telephone Network Management Unit National Network Network Node National Network Interface Network-Node Interface Network News Transfer Protocol New Operators Network OperAtor Facility National Operations Center Network Operations Control Center Network Office Craft Terminal Application Software Network Performance Network Parameter Control Network layer Protocol Data Unit Network Protection Equipment Network Planning Network Provider Network Noise Power Ratio Notice of Proposed Rule Making Network Release Network Resource Architecture Net Radio Interface Network Resource Manager Non-Return to Zero Non-Return to Zero Inverted Network Service Access Point Network Service Access Point Address Network Service Center Network Satellite Control Center Network Service Equipment Network Service Equipment Identity Networks & Systems Management National Standards Organisation Native Signal Processing Network Service Point

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NSS NSVC NT NTAAB NTDS NTE NTI NTMS NTN NTO NTP NTS NTSC NTU NU NUA NUI NUP NVOD NWH NWK NZDSF

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Network SubSystem (GSM) Network Service Virtual Connection Network Terminal/Termination New Type Approval Advisory Board Naval Tactical Data System Network Terminating Equipment Network Terminating interface National Telecommunications Management Structure Network Terminal Number Network Terminal Option Network Termination Point Number Translation Service National Television System Committee Network Termination Unit National Use (Byte) Network User Access Network User Identification National User Part Near Video-On-Demand Non Working Hours Network Layer Non-Zero Dispersion Shifted Fiber

OAM O/E O/E OA OA OA&M OAAC OACSU OADM OAM OAM&P OAN OAU OBC OBP OBS OBS OBU OC OcaB

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Operation, Administration and Maintenance Optical/Electrical Optoelectronics Optical Amplifier Outgoing Access Operation, Administration and Maintenance Optical Aerial Attached Cable Off-Air-Call-Set-Up Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer Operation, Administration and Maintenance Operation, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning Optical Access Node Operator Access Unit On-Board Controller On Board Processing Optical Burst Switch Outdoor Base Station (GSM) On Board Unit Optical Carrier Outgoing Call Barrier 46

OCB OCC O-CDMA OCH OCR OCS OCS OCT OCU OD ODA ODF ODIN ODL ODP ODP ODU O/E OE OEIC OELR OEM OF OFA OFC OFC OFCCC OFCP OFCR OFDM OFN OFNP OFNR OFX OH OHA OHI OHR OID OIF OIM OLC OLE OLOS OLP OLR

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Outgoing Calls Barred Operational Control Center Optical Code Division Multiple Access Optical Channel Optical Character Recognition Oceanic Control System Outgoing Call Services Office Craft Terminal Orderwire Control Unit Optical Density Office Document Architecture Optical Distribution Frame Optical Digital Integrated Network Object Definition Language Open Distributed Processing Optical Distribution Point Outdoor Unit Optical to Electrical conversion Origin to End Optoelectronic Integrated Circuit Overall Echo Loudness Rating Original Equipment Manufacturer Optical Fiber Optical Fiber Amplifier Finishing and Inspection Order Optical Fiber, Conductive Optical Fiber Cable Competence Center Optical Fiber, Conductive, Plenum Optical Fiber, Conductive, Riser Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Optical Fiber, Nonconductive Optical Fiber, Nonconductive, Plenum Optical Fiber, Nonconductive, Riser Open Financial Exchange OverHead OverHead Access OverHead Interface OverHead Router Object Identifier Optical Interworking Forum Operator Interface Module Optical Loop Carrier Object Linking and Embedding Output Loss Optical Signal On-Line Provider Overall Loudness Rating

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OLS OLT OLTE OLTP O&M OMAP OMC OMC-M OMC-R OMC-S OMG OMI OML OMM OMP OMS OMS OMT OMT OMUX ON ONA ONC ONMS ONP ONT ONU OO OODB OOE OOS OOUI OPAC OPAL OPC OPEN OPEX OPGW OPMODEL OPS OPS OPSEC OPX OR ORB ORPTR

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On-line Service Optical Line Terminal Optical Line Terminal Equipment On-Line Transaction Processing Operation & Maintenance Operations & Maintenance Application Part Operations and Maintenance Center Operations and Maintenance Center Mobile Operations and Maintenance Center Radio Operations and Maintenance Center - Switching Object Management Group Open Microprocessor Initiative Operations and Maintenance Link Operations & Maintenance Module Operations & Maintenance Processor Operations & Maintenance System Optical Multiplex Section Object Modeling Technique Operations & Maintenance Terminal Output Multiplexer Optical Network Open Network Architecture Open Network Computing Open Network Management Systems Open Network Provision(ing) Optical Network Termination Optical Network Unit Object Oriented Object-Oriented DataBase Organisation Outside ETSI Out Of Service Object-Oriented User Interface Online Public Access Catalog Optical Access Line Operator Position Center Optical Pan-European Network Operational Expenditures Optical Ground Wire OPerations MODEL Operator Position System Optical Path Switch / Optical Protection System Operations SECurity Off-Premises eXtension Off-Route service Object Request Broker Optical RePeaTeR

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ORT ORX OS OS OSAN OSC OSD OSD OSF OSF/MOTIF OSI RM OSI OSINET OSITOP OSNCP OSP OSP OSPF OSRI OSS OSSN OTDM OTDR OTN OTP OTS OTX OV OW OXC

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Operation Readiness Test Outdoor Receiver Operation System (TMN) Optical Section Optical Subscriber Access Node Optical Supervisory Channel On-Screen Display Open Software Description Operations Support Function Open Software Foundation OSI Reference Model Open Systems Interconnection OSI NETwork Open Systems Interconnection Technical & Office Protocol Optical Subnetwork Connection Protection Open Service Platform Online Service Provider Open Shortest Path First Originating Stations Routing Indicator Operation Support System (TMN) Originating Stations Serial Number Optical Time Division Multiplexing Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Optical Transport Network One Time Password authentication Optical Transmission System Outdoor Transmitter Optical Video Order Wire Optical Cross-Connect

P&L P&L PA PA PA PA PABX PBA PAC PACS PACT PAD

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Peripheral & Load Module (Alcatel 1000 S12) Profit and Loss Personal Agent Portable Application Power Amplifier Public Address Private Automatic Branch eXchange Printed Board Assembly Programme Advisory Committee Personal Access Communication System Public Access Cordless Telephony Packet Assembly/Disassembly

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PAF PAIH PAIS PAL PAM PAMA PAMR PAP PAR PAR PAR PARAMP PARS PAS PATED PAX PBGA PBS PBT PBX PC NIC PC PC PC PC PCB PCB PCC PCE PCH PCI PCI PCI PCM PCM PCMC PCMDI PCN PCO PCR PCS PCS PCSN PCSR PCT

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Project Alco File Public Access Internet Host Public Access Internet Site Phase Alternative Line (TV) Passenger Agent Machine Permanent Assigned Multiple Access (Satellite) Public Access Mobile Radio Password Authentication Protocol Peak-to-Average Ratio Performance Analysis and Review Project Autorisation Request PARametric AMPlifier Private Advanced Radio Services Public Address System Prefix Analysis and Task Element Definition (Alcatel 1000 S12) Private Automatic eXchange Plastic Ball Grid Array Personalizable Basic Service PolyButylene Terephthalate Private Branch Exchange Network Interface Card Personal Computer Power Control Printed Circuit Progam Counter Printed Circuit Board Process Control Block Product Control Center Position Control Equipment Paging Channel Peripheral Component Interconnect Pre-Connection Inspection Protocol Control Information Process Control Module Pulse Code Modulation PCM Controller PCM Drop Insert Personal Communication Network Public Call Office (callbox/payphone) Peak Cell Rate Personal Communications Services Plesiochronous Connection Supervision Private Circuit Switching Network Parallel Channels Signalling Rate Private Communication Technology

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PCU PD PDA PDAS PDC PDCH PDE PDEF PDF PDH PDIL PDK PDN PDN PDN PDO PDP PDS PDS PDT PDU PDU PE PE PE PE PED PEDC PEM PEN PF PF PFA PFD PFE PFM PGA PGP PGQ PGT PH PH PHB PHEMT PHI PHS

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Packet control Unit Photodiode Personal Digital Assistant Product Document Archiving System Personal Digital Cellular Packet Data Channels Product Document Exchange Physical Design Exchange Format Portable Document Format Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy Plastic Dual In Line PDH ATM link termination Packet Data Network Primary Distribution Network Public Data Network Packet Data Optimization Packet Data Protocol Program Data Source Protected/Power Distribution System Programmable Data Terminal Packet Data Unit Protocol Data Unit External Product Primary Exchange Processing Element Public Enquiry Portable Electronic Devices Pan European Digital Cellular Privacy Enhanced Mail Public Electronic Network Power Factor Presentation Function (TMN) Perfluoralkoxy (a kind of Teflon) Power Flux Density Power Feeding Equipment Pulse-Frequency Modulation Pin Grid Array Pretty Good Privacy General Quality Procedure General Test Procedure Packet Handler PHysical (layer) Per Hop Behaviors Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor Packet Handler Interface Personal Handyphone System 51

PI PI PIC PIC PICS PIE PIER PIF PIM PIN PIN PIN PING PINT PINX PIP PIS PISN PIXT PKI P&L PL PLA PLC PLC PLCC PLCE PLL PLLN PLM PLMN PLN PLP PM PM PM PM PMA PMBOK PMBS PMC PMD PMD PMO PMOS

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Presentation Indicator Protection Interval Photonic Integrated Circuit Plastic Insulated Cable Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement Personal Interactive Electronics Procedures for Internet/Enterprise Renumbering Project Information Form Passive Intermodulation Products Personal Identification Number Positive-Intrinsic-Negative (semiconductor junction) Public Infrastructure Network Packet InterNet Groper PSTN/Internet Interworking Group Private Telecommunications Network eXchange Picture In Picture Passenger Information System Private Integrated Services Network Protocol Implementation eXtra information for Testing Public Key Infrastructure Profit and Loss Programming Language Programmable Logic Array Power Line Carrier Problem Logging Control Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier Peripheral and Load Control Element (Alcatel 1000 S12) Phase-Locked Loop Public Leased Line Network Pump Laser Module Public Land Mobile Network Private Line Network Packet Layer Protocol Performance Management Personal Mobility Preventive Maintenance Production/Project Management Prompt Maintenance Alarm Project Management Body of Knowledge Packet Mode Bearer Service Personal Mobile Communicator Physical Medium Dependent Polarization Mode Dispersion Program Management Office P-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor

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PMP PMR PMT PMTS PMW PN PNNI PNO PNP PNT POD POH POI POM PON POP POP POPs PoS POS POSIT POSIX POTS PP PP PP PPC PPE PPI PPM PPP PPQFP PPR PPS PPTP PPV PQFP PR PR PRA PRBS PRC PRC IM PRC-IM PRC

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Point-to-Multipoint (Digital Multiple Access Radio) Professional Mobile Radio Personal Mobile Telecommunications Public Mobile Phone System Project Management Workbench Personal Number (Service) Private Network-to-Network Interface Public Network Operator Private Numbering Plan Private Network Termination Programmable Option Path OverHead (SDH) Point Of Interconnection Path Overhead Monitoring Passive Optical Network Point Of Presence (for Internet Service Providers) Post Office Protocol POPulation Packet over SONET Point Of Sales Profiles for Open Systems Interworking Technologies Portable Operating System Interface for computer environments Plain Old Telephone Service Pointer Processor Point-to-Point Polarization - Preserving Prepaid Card Primative Procedure Entity PDH Physical Interface Pulse Position Modulation Point-to-Point Protocol Power Plastic Quad Flat Pack Pulse Repetition Rate Precise Positioning Service Point to Point Tunnelling Protocol Pay-Per-View Plastic Quad Flat Pack Preparatory Review Pulse Rate Primary Rate Access Pseudorandom Bit Sequence Protection Restoration Combined Protection Restoration Combined Information Manager Protection Restoration Combined Information Model Primary Reference Clock

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PRD Pre Ops PRF PRI PRM PRM PRMA PRMD PROM PRS PRS PRSL PS PS PSACE PSAP PSAQ PSB PSC PSCS PSDN PSE PSK PSM PSN PSO PSOP PSPDN PSRCP PSTN PSU PT PT PTA PTI PTM PTM PTN PTNX PTO PTR PTS PTT PU PV

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Permanent Reference Document Pre Operational Services Pulse-Repetition Frequency Primary Rate Interface Premium Rate Pulse-Rate Modulation Packet Reservation Multiple Access Private Registered Management Domain Programmable Read-Only Memory Premium Rate Service Primary Reference Source Primary area Switch Locator Paging Systems Permanent Signal PATED System ACE (Alcatel 1000 S12) Presentation Service Access Point Quality Assurance Section Procedure Public Service Board Public Service Commission Personal Space Communication Service Packet/Public Switched Data Network Packet Switching Exchange Phase Shift Keying Modulation Packet Switch Module Packet Switching Network Semi-finished Product Plastic Small Outline Package Packet Switched Public Data Network Public Safety Radio Communications Project Public Switched Telecommunication/ Telephone Network Power Supply Unit Payload Type Portable Radio Termination Personal Travel Assistant Payload Type Identifier Packet Transport Mode Pulse-Time Modulation Private/Public Telecommunication Network Private Telecommunications Network eXchange Public Telecommunication Operator PoinTeR Public Telecommunications System Post, Telegraph and Telephone (PTO) Power Utilities Present Value

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PVAM PVC PVN PVXC PW PWAC PWC PWFC PWM PWR PWS PWT PX PXML

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Measuring Equipment Verification Procedure Permanent Virtual Circuit Private Virtual Network Pulse Vector eXcitation Coding PassWord Present Worth of Annual Charges Personal Wireless Communicators Present Worth of First Costs Pulse Width Modulation PoWeR Power Supply Personal Wireless Telephone Private eXchange Private Exchange Master List

Qa QA QAF QAM QAPSK QC QCELP QCIF QCIF QDU Q factor QFP QMASS QMR QORC QoS QPRS QPSK QPSX QS QSIG QSM QSTAG QW QX Qx

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Q adaptor (TMN) Quality Assurance Q-Adapter Function (TMN) Quadrature Amplitude Modulation Quadrature Amplitude Phase Shift Keying Quality Control Quadrature Code Excited Linear Prediction Quarter CIF Quarter Common Intermediate Format Quantizing Distortion Units Data transmission Quality factor Quad Flat Pack Qualcomm Multiple Access Software System Quadrature Material Requirement Quadrature Over-lapped Raised Cosine Quality of Service Quadrature Partial Response Shift Quadrature Phase Shift Keying Queued Packet & Synchronous Switch Quantity Survey Q Interface Signalling Qualitative Software Metrics Quadripartite Standardisation Agreement Quantum Well Circuit Multiplexer Generic level TMN interface

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R R&D RA RAB RACE RACH RACON RAD/RASP RADAR RADINT RADIUS RADSL RAID RAINBOW RAM RAM RAN RANAP RAND RAO RAP RAPID RAQ RARP RAS RAS RAST RATT RBBS RBER RBER RBF RBOC RBS RC RC RC RCC RCC RCE RCE RCF RCP

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Route service Research and Development RAndom mode request information field Random Access Burst Research and Development in Advanced Communications Technologies in Europe Random Access Channel RAdar beaCON Remote Antenna Driver/Remote Antenna Signal Power RAdio Direction and Ranging RADar INTelligence Remote Authentication Dial-in Use Service Rate Adaptative Digital Subcriber Line Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks Radio Access Independent Broadband On Wireless Random Access Memory Remote Access Multiplexer Remote Access Node Radio Access Network Application Part RANDom number Remote Access Outsourcing Ratio Access Profile Reserved Alternate Path with Immediate Diversion Quality Assurance Regulation Reverse Address Resolution Protocol Registration, Admission and Status Remote Access Server global RAdio STandardisation RAdio TeleTypewriter system Residensial BroadBand Service Residual Bit Error Ratio Residual Bit Error Ratio/Rate Training Needs Collection Regional Bell Operating Company Radio Base Station Remote Control Resistance Capacitance Routing Controller Radio Common Carrier Reverse Control Channel Remote Channel Extenders Remote Control Equaliser Routing Control Field Radio Control Point 56

RCS RCT RCU RCVR RCx RD RDBMS RDC RDF RDF RDF RDI RDS RDSS RDTD RE REC RECO RED REJ REL RELP REM REN REP REQ RES RES Ret RETS REW RF RFA RFC(H) RFC RFCH RFH RFI RFI RFM RFN RFP RFP RFPI RFQ RFS

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Revision Control System Remote Craft Terminal (TMN) Remote Concentration Unit ReCeiVeR Alcatel 1000 E10 switching matrix Routing Domain Relational Data Base Management System Remote Digital Concentrator Radio Direction-Finding Resource Description Framework Reverse Dispersion Fiber Restricted Digital Information Radio Data System Radio Determination Satellite Service Restricted Differential Time Delay Radio Exchange RECommendation Record & Collecting Random Early Detection REJect(ion) RELease Regular pulse Excitation Linear Predictive coding Ring Error Monitor Ringer Equivalent Number Repeater REQuest Radio Equipment and Systems Signed response (Authentication) RETailer Radar Extractor and Tractor System Rewind Radio Frequency Radio Fixed Access Radio Frequency Channel Request For Comment Radio Frequency Channel Remote Frame Handler Radio Frequency Interference Request for Information Radio Frequency Module Reduced TDMA Frame Number Radio Fixed Point Request for Proposal Radio Fixed Part Identification Request For Quotation Ready For Service 57

RFSK RFU RGB RGW RH RHR RI RIBE RIC RIE RIF RII RIM RIN RIP RIP RISC RITL RJ RL RLAN RLL RLP RLR RLSD RM RME RMI RMON RMS RMS RNC RND RNE RNO RNP R-OADM ROI ROL ROM ROMP ROS ROSE ROV ROW RoW

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Radio Frequency Shift Keying Reserved for Future Use Red-Green-Blue (TV) Residential Gateway Relative Humidity Radio Horizon Range Routing Indicator Reactive Ion Beam Etching Radio Identity Code Reactive Ion Etching Routing Information Field Routing Information Indicator Remote Integrated Multiplexer Relative Intensity Noise Routing Information Protocol Routing Internet Protocol Reduced Instruction Set Computer/Code Radio In The Loop Registered Jack Connector Run Length Radio-based Local Area Network Radio in the Local Loop Radio Link Protocol Receive Loudness Rating Receive Line Signal Detector Regional Manager Remote Mediation Equipment Remote Method Invocation Remote Monitoring Radio Measurement Statistics Root Mean Square Radio Network Controller Radio Network Design Railways Network Exchange Radio Network Optimization Radio Network Planning Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer Return On Investment Reverse Oscillating Layer Read-Only Memory Remote Operations MicroProcessor Remote Operations Services Remote Operation Service Element Remotely Operated Vehicle Rest Of the World Rights-of-Way 58

RP RP RPC RPCU RPE RPE-LTP RPI RPOA RPS RPS RR RR RRRP R-RST RS RS RS RS RSA RSACE RSC RSCW RSE RSL RSL RSM RS-NZDSF RSOH RSP RSS RSS RSSI RST RSTW RSU RSVP RSZI RT RTA RTC RTDMS RTE RTL RTOS RTP RTP

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Registration Point Roaming Partner Remote Procedure Call Radio Port Control Unit Regular Pulse Excitation Regular Pulse Excitation - Long Term Prediction Radio Physical Interface Recognized Private Operating Agencies Radio Protection Switching Ring Parameter Server Radio Resources (Management) Repetition Rate Radio Relay Reference Point Relay-Radio Station Terminal reed Solomon Regenerator Section Remote Signalling Session Key for Routing Rural Service Area Resource Manager System ACE (Alcatel 1000 S12) Radio Station Central (Alcatel 9800) Radio Signal Strength Indicator Radio System Entity Radio Signalling Link Received Signal Level Remote Switching Module Reduce Slope-non Zero Dispersion Shifted Fiber Regeneration Section OverHead (SDH) Routing Switch Platform (Alcatel 7670 RSP) Radio SubSystem Remote Switch Subsystem Radio Signal Strength Indicator Regenerator Section Termination Radio Station Terminal Wireless Remote Subscriber Unit (Alcatel 1000 S12) Resource Reservation Protocol Regional Subscription Zone Identity Remote Terminal Remote Trunk Arrangement Remote Tuneable Combiner Real-Time Database Management System Remote Terminal Emulator Register Transfer Level Real-Time Operating System Rapid Thermal Processing Real-Time Transport Protocol

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RtR RTSE RTSS RTT RTT RTT RTU RTX RWA RWI RX RX RXCDR RXLEV RXQUAL RXU RZ

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Retailer to Retailer Remote Transfer Service Element Radiotermination Satellite Service Radio Transmission Technology Remote Traffic Terminal Round Trip Time Remote Terminal Unit Request To Transmit Receive Wavelength Adapter Radio and Wire Integration Receive(r) Reception Function Remote transCorDeR Received signal LEVel Received signal QUALity Remote transcoder Unit Return to Zero

S/N S/R SA SA SA SAA SAAL SABM SABME SAC SACCH SAG SAG SAGM SAI SAM SAMBA SAN SAP SAPI SAR SAR SARA SARM SAS

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Signal to Noise Ratio Switch/Router Service Adapter Service Architecture Source Address System Application Architecturel Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode SetAsynchronous Balanced Mode Extended Source address Access Code Slow Associated Control CHannel Selective Area Growth Subscription Assignment Group Separate Absorption, Grading and Multiplication (regions of avalanche photodetector) Station Alarm Interface System Administration Module System for Advanced Mobile Broadband Application Service Access Number Service Access Point Service Access Point Identifier Specific Absorption Rate Synthetic Aperture Radar Software Architecture for Reuse in Access Set Asynchronous Response Mode Subscriber Alerting Signal 60

SASE SAT SAT SAT SATAN SAW SB SBC SBCE SBR SBS SBSVC SC SC SC SCADA SCART SCC SCC SCCA SCCE SCCM SCCP SCCS S-CDMA SCE SCEF SCEP SCF SCH SCL SCM SCM SCN SCN SCP SCP SCPC SCR SCSI SCSR SCT SCU SCU SCU SCVF

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Specific Application Service Elements SIM Application Toolkit Stand Alone Terminal Supervisory Audio Tone System Administrator Tool for Analysing Networks Surface Acoustic Wave Synchronization Burst Sub-band Coding SDH/Synchronous Broadband Control Element Statistical Bit Rate Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Selective Broadcast Signalling Virtual Channel Service Center Split Charging System Controller Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition European Audio/video Connection system Satellite Control Center Specialised Common Carrier System Change Control Administration Service Circuits Control Element (Alcatel 1000 S12) Submarine Co-ordinated Cable Manager Signalling Connection Control Part/Point (CCS7) Source Code Control System Synchronous Code-Division Multiple Access Service Creation Environment (IN) Service Creation Environment Function (IN) Service Creation Environment Point (IN) Service Control Function (IN) Synchronization CHannel Supervisory Control Language Service Circuit Module (Alcatel 1000 S12) Service Component Manager Sub-Channel Number Switched Circuit Network Service Control Point (IN) Signalling and Control Processor Single Channel Per Carrier Sustainable Cell Rate Small Computer Systems Interface Single Channel Signalling Rate System Control Terminal Signalling & Control Unit Signalling Channel Unit Station Controller Unit Single Channel Voice Frequency

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SD S-DAB SDC SDCCH SDD SDE SDF (P) SDF SDF SDH SDI SDI SDI SDL SDLC SDM SDMA SDN SDN SDP SDP SDP SDS SDS SDSL SDT SDTV SDU SDVB SE SEC SEC SECAM SECTEL SEF SEIR SEM SEMF SEN SEPG SES SES SES SET SETS

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System Design Satellite Digital Audio Broadcasting Service Development Center Slow/Standalone Dedicated Control CHannel Software Description Database Service Development Environment Service Data/Definition Function (Point) Specialised Database Functions Standard Delay Format Synchronous Digital Hierarchy SDH physical Interface Solution Design Integration Synchronization Distribution Interface Specification and Description Language Synchronous Data Link Control Space Division Multiplexing Space Division Multiple Access Secondary Distribution Network Software-Defined Network Service Data Point Service Delivery Point Session Description Protocol SDH Data Subnetwork Service Specification Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line SDL Development Tool Standard Definition Television Service Data Unit Switched Digital Video Broadcast Support Entity SDH/Synchronous Equipment Clock Security Management Systeme Electronique Couleur Avec Memoire (TV standard) SECure TELephone Support Entity Function Shared Equipment Identity Register Scanning Electron Microscope Synchronous Equipment Management Function Service Execution Node Software Engineering Project Groups Satellite Earth Stations Service Evaluation System Severely Errored Second Secure Electronic Transactions Synchronous Equipment Timing Source

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SEVAS SF SF SFH SG SGCP SGDF SGML SGSN SGW SHAPE SHF SHR SI SI SI SIB(B) SIBH SID SID SIG SIG SIGINT SIM SIM SIMM SIO SIP SIP SIP SIWF SIX SJ SKAN SKT PRO SKT RES SL SLA SLC SLEE SLI SLIC SLIP SLK SLMQW SLP

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Secure Voice Access System Single Frequency Single Fare Slow Frequency Hopping Signaling Gateway Simple Gateway Control Protocol SuperGroup Distribution Frame Standard Generalized Mark-up Language Serving GPRS Support Node Service Gateway Sub-Half micron CMOS Process for European users Super High Frequency Self Healing Ring Screen(ing) Indicator Service Interworking Supplementary Information Service Independent Building Blocks Semi-Insulated Buried Heterostructure (laser) SIlence Descriptor System Identifier SIGnal Special Interest Group SIGnals INTelligence Service Implementation Manual Subscriber Identity Module Single Inline Memory Module Services in Operation Session Initiation Protocol Single-In-line Package SMDS Interface Protocol Shared InterWorking Function Serial Interface eXtender Single Journey SkyBridge Access Node SkyBridge Professional Terminal SkyBridge Residential Terminal Synchronous Line Service Level Agreement Subscriber Loop Carrier Service Logic Execution Environment Service Logic Interpreter (IN) Subscriber Line Interface Circuit Serial Link Internet Protocol SDH Link Termination Board Strained Layer Multiple Quantum Well Service Logic Program 63

SLR SLS SLSA SLTE SLTM SM SM SM SM SM SM SMA SMAE SMAF SMAP SMASE SMB SMB/C SMC SMC SMC SMC SMD SMDR SMDS SME SME SME SMG SMF SMF SMFA SMH SMI SMIP SML SMM SMM SMM SMP SMP SMP SMP SMR

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Send Loudness Rating Service Level Specification Single Line Switching Apparatus Submarine Line Terminal Equipment Signaling Link Test Message Multiprocessor Unit (Alcatel 1000 E10) Service Mobility Short Message Single Mode (Optical fiber) Software Manager Synchronous Multiplexer Auxiliary Multiprocessor Station (Station Multiprocesseurd'auxiliaires) (Alcatel 1000 E10) System Management Application Entities Service Management Access Function System Management Application Part System Management Application Service Element Small and Medium size Businesses Control SM (Alcatel 1000 E10) Control Multiprocessor Station (Station Multiprocesseur de Commande) (Alcatel 1000 E10) Service Management Center Surface Mounted Components Switch Management Center Surface Mounted Device Station Message Detail Recording Switched Multimegabit Data Service Short Message Entity Slave Mediation Device Small-to-Medium Size Enterprise Special Mobile Group Service Management Function (IN) Single Mode Fiber Specific Management Function Area SDH/ATM termination SM (Alcatel 1000 E10) Structure of Management Information Strategic Management Information Plan Service Management Layer Maintenance Multiprocessor Station (Station Multiprocesseur de Maintenance) (Alcatel 1000 E10) Subscriber access Services Management System Management Mode Symmetric MultiProcessor Service Management Platform Service Management Point (IN) Switching Module Processor Specialised Mobile Radio 64

SMR SMS SMS SMS SMSC SMS-CB SMS-MO SMS-MT SMS-PP SMS-SC SMT SMT SMT SMTP SMX SN SN SN SN SNA SNAP SNC SNCP SND SNDCP SNDR S-NE SNES SNG SNI SNMP SNMS SNO SNP SNR SNR SNR SNRM SNRME SOA SOA SOC SOH SOH

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Surface Movement Radar Satellite Multiservice System Service Management System Short Message Service (GSM) Short Message Service Center (GSM) Short Message Service-Cell Broadcast SMS - Mobile Originated SMS - Mobile Terminated SMS - Point-to-Point SMS - Service Center PCM Termination Multiprocessor Station (Station Multiprocesseur de Terminaisons MIC Alcatel 1000 E10) Short Message terminal Surface Mounted Technology Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Connection Multiprocessor Station (Station Multiprocesseur de Connexion Alcatel 1000 E10) Sat Networks Service Node Subscriber Number Switching Network System Network Architecture (IBM) SubNetwork Access Protocol SubNetwork Connection SubNetwork Connection Point SeND Sub-Network Dependent Convergence Protocol SeNDeR STM Network Element Special Network Exchange Small Satellite News Gathering Subscriber Network Interface Simple Network Management Protocol Sub-Network Management System Special Network O&M Center Sequence Number Packet/Protection Serial NumbeR Signal-to-Noise Ratio SubNetwork Router Set Normal Response Mode Set Normal Response Mode Extended Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Suppress Outgoing Access Statement of Compliance Section OverHead Start Of Header

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SOHO SOL SONAR SONET SOP SOR SP SP SP SP SPA SPAO SPAP SPB SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPCM SPCS SPDU SPE SPI SPI SPI SPI SPICE SPID SPM SPM SPN SPO SPO SPOC SPOT SPP SPR SPRING SPS SPS SPSN SPTN SQL SQT

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Small Office, Home Office Structured Query Language Sound Navigation and Ranging Synchronous Optical NETwork (USA) System Operation Package or application Support of Optimal Routing Spare Service Provider Signalling Point Special Product Service Provider Administrator Service Provider Administrator Operator Service Provider Administrator Protocol Satellite Processor Board Semi Permanent Connection Service/Software Production Center Signalling Point Code Split Charging Service Statistical Process Control Stored Program Control Subscriber PCM Satellite Personal Communication System Session Protocol Data Unit Semi-Public Environment SDH Physical Interface Service Provider Interface Software Process Improvement Synchronous Public Input Simulation Program with Integrated Circuits Emphasis Service Profile Identifier Self Phase Modulation Subscriber Private Meter Service Provider Network Service Provider Operator Synchronous Public Output Single Point Of Contact Service Pilot On TINA Service Provisioning Point (IN) Single Path Routing Shared Protected Ring Signalling Protocols and Switching Standard Position Service Synchronisation Point Serial Number Single Protocol Transport Network Structured Query Language Sequential Tone Coding 66

SRAM SRD SREJ SRES SRF SRIM SRP SRT SRT SRTP SS SS SS7 SSAP SSB SSC SSF SSG SSL SSM SSM SSM SSN SSN SSO SSP SSPA SSS SST SSU STAT STB STD STDM STE STE STFS STM STM-N STMR STM-x STN STP STP STREAMS STS

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Static Random Access Memory Service Request Distributor Selective REJect Signed RESponse (authentication) Specialised Resources Function Subrate Interface Module Specialized Resource Point Self-Routing Tag Source Routing Transparent Sequenced Routing Table Protocol Supplementary Service Management System Simulator Signalling System N 7 Source Service Access Point Single Side Band Supplementary Service Control string Service Switching Function (IN) Service Session Graph Secure Socket Layer Service Session Manager Synchronization Status Message System Support Machine (Alcatel 1000 S12) Station Serial Number Sub-System Number Service Subscriber Operator Service Switching Point (IN) Solid State Power Amplifier Subscriber Switching Subsystem Synchronous Service Transport Synchronization Supply Unit STATistics Set-Top Box Subscriber Trunk Dialling Statistical Time Division Multiplexing Overall Technical Specification Signaling Terminal Equipment Standard Time and Freqency Signal/Service Synchronous Transport Module (SDH) Synchronous Transport Module (N = 1, 4, 16) SideTone Masked (loudness) Rating Synchronous Transfer Module - x Super Twisted Nematic (LCD) Signal(ling) Transfer Point (CCS7) Standard Temperature and Pressure Surface Traffic Enhancement and Automation Support System Synchronous Transport Signal (SONET) 67

STS STU SU S-UMTS SUPV SUS SVC SVC SVGA SVM SVN SVOD SW SWFM SWISH SWM SWR SX SX SYNTRAN SYRACUSE SYS SYSGEN SYSOP SYU

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Triplicated clock (Alcatel 1000 E10) Secure Telephone Unit Service Unit Satellite UMTS SUPerVision Station Unit Sharing Signallig Virtual Channel Switched Virtual Circuit Super VGA SerVice Manager Software Version Number Standard Video On Demand SoftWare SoftWare Fault Management Simple Web Indexing System for Humans Software Module Standing Wave Ratio Simplex System eXchange SYNchronous TRANsmission Radio-Communications System Using Satellite SYStem SYStem GENeration System Operator Synchronization Signal Unit

T T T1 T/R TA TAB TAC TAC TACACS TACS TADIG TADIL TADSS TAF TAL TAM TAMS TAP

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Timer Type only 1.544 Mbps digital Signal, U.S. (E1 in Europe) Transmit-Receive Terminal Adapter Tape Automatic Bonding Tape Approval Code Technical Assistance Center Terminal Access Controller Access System Total Access Communications Systems Transferred Account Data Interchange Group Tactical Data Information Link Tactical Automatic Digital Switching System Terminal Adaptation Function Telephonic Acoustic Loss Telephone Answering Machine Telephone Answering Message Service Transferred Account Procedure 68

TAPI TARM TAS TAT TATP TBB TBC TBD TBF TBR TBR TC TC TC TC TC TC TCAM TCAP TCC TCC TCCF TCE TCF TCH TCH/F TCH/HS TCI TCM TCM TCon TCP TCP TCP/IP TCR TCS TCSMG TCTR TCU TCU TCUA TD TD TD T-DAB TDD

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Telephone Application Programming Interface Telephone Answering & Recording Machine Telephone Application System TransAtlantic Telephone Traffic Announcement & Traffic Program Trans-national Broadband Backbone Time Based Competition To Be Defined Temporary Block Flow Technical Basis for Registration/Regulation Timed Break Recall Toll Center Traffic Conditioning Transaction Capabilities TransCoder Transmission Control Transport Connection TeleCommunications Access Method Transaction Capability Application Part (CCS7) TeleCommunications Center Trunk Control Circuit Tactical Communications Control Facility Terminal Control Element (Alcatel 1000 S12) Technical Control Facility Traffic CHannel Full Rate Traffic Channel Half Rate Speech Traffic Channel Transceiver Control Interface Tandem Connection Monitoring Time Compression Multiplex Terminal CONnection Transport Control Protocol Transmission Control Protocol Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Telemetry, Command & Ranging Trusted Computer System Technical Committee, Special Mobile Group (ETSI) Technical Committee Technical Report Telecommunications Control Unit Teletypewriter Control Unit Terminal Control Unit for A-interface Telecom Development Time Delay Transmitter Distributor Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting Time Division Duplex(ing) 69

TDEV TDF TDL TDM TDMA TDMS TDMS TDQM TDS TDS TE TE TE TE TEC TEDIS TEI TELCO TEMP TEMS TEQ TES TETRA TEX TFA TFM TFP TFTP TFTS TFU TGMS TGS TGW TI TIA TIE TIFF TIM TINA TINA-C TIP TIPOR TIS TJF TLD

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Time Deviation Time Division Filtering Tapped Delay Time Time Division Multiplex(ing) Time Division Multiple Access Time Division Multiplex System Transmission Distortion Measuring Set Total Data Quality Management Test-case Definition System Time Division Switching Terminal Equipment Thermoelectric Transit Exchange Trunk Exchange Technical Expertise Centers Trade Electronic Data Interchange Systems Terminal End Identifier TELecommunications COmpany TEMPorary Telecommunications Management System Tilt Equaliser Test Execution System Trans-European Trunked RAdio Transit EXchange TransFer Allowed Tamed Frequency Modulation TransFer Prohibited Trivial File Transfer Protocol Terrestrial Flight Telecommunication System Time Frequency Unit Third Generation Mobile Communication System Testcase Generation System Trunking Gateway Transaction Identifier The Internet Adapter Time Interval Error Tag Image File Format Terrestrial Interface Module Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture Consortium Terminal Interface Processor Terbit IP Optical Router Technical Information Sheets Test Jack Frame Top Level Design 70

TLH TLK TLP TLV TM TM TM TMC TMM TMN TMNK TMS TMS TMSI TN TN TNA TO TOA TOD TOM TON TOS TP TP TP TP TPDU TPMR TPN TQFP TRA TRANSEC TRAPI TRAU TRF TRI TRI-TAC TrL TRS TRX TS TS TSA TSAP

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Transport Layer Header ATM Termination Link (on SDH) Transmission Level Point Type, Length and Value Terminal Mobility/Multiplexer Traffic Manager Transmission and Multiplexing Traffic Message Channel Traffic Metering & Measuring Telecommunication Management Network Telecommunication Management Network Kernel Test Mobile Station Time Multiplexed Switch Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity Timeslot Number Transport Network Telematics Network for Administrations Telecom Operator Time Of Arrival Time Of Day Ticket Office Machine Type Of Number Type Of Service Telecommunication Processor Termination Point Transport Protocol Transaction Processing Transport Protocol Data Unit Trunked Professional Mobile Radio Totally Private Network Thin Plastic Quad Flat Pack Traffic Routing Administration TRANsmission SECurity Transport Application Program Interface Transcoder Rate Adaptation Unit Tuned Radio Frequency Traffic Unit TRI-services TACtical equipment Transmission Line Trunked Radio System Transceiver Telecommunication Standardisation Sector Time Slot Time Slot Allocation Transport Service Access Point

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TSAPI TSB TSC TSC TSDI TSG TSI TSIE TSK TSM TSP TSPS TSR TSRM TSS TSS TSS TT TT&C TTCN TTE TTEM TTF TTL TTM TTP TTS TTY TU TU TUA TUG TUG T-UMTS TUP TV TV TVM TVOT TVRO TW TWA TWA TWS TWT

: Telephony Services Application Programming Interface : Transcoding Selector Bank : Training Sequence Code : Transit Switching Center : Transceiver Speech & Data Interface : Timing Signal Generator : Time Slot Interchange : Ticket Sorting and Issuing Equipment : Transmission Security key : Time Switch Module : Telecommunications Service Priority system : Traffic Service Position System : Telecommunications Service Request : Telecommunication Standards Reference Manual : Telecommunication Support System : Time Space Switch : Trunk & Signalling Subsystem : Traffic Terminal : Tracking, Telemetry & Command : Tree and Tabular Combined Notation : Telecommunications Terminal Equipment : Synonym for back to back Q Factor Measurement : Transport Termination Function : Transistor-transistor Logic : Trunk Test Module : Trail Termination Point : Text To Speech : TeleTYpe : Terminal/Traffic Unit : Tributary Unit (SDH) : Telecommunications Users Association : Telecommunication User Group : Tributary Unit Group : Terrestrial UMTS : Telephone User Part (SS7) : Television : Type and Value : Ticket Vending Machine : Televoting : TeleVision Receiver Only : Travelling Wave : Transmit Wavelength Adapter : Two-Way Alternate : Two-Way Simultaneous : Travelling Wave Tube

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TWTA TWX TX

: Travelling Wave Tube Amplifier : TeletypeWriter eXchange service : Transmit(ter)

U UA UA U-ADSL UAE UAG UAN UART UB UBR UCA UCB UCD UCS UDI UDP UDPC UDUB UHF UI UIC UIM UITS UL ULF ULSI UML UMS UMPS UN UNE UNI UNIX-CE UNMA UNO UPC UPCMI UPCS UPD UPN

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End Users Unbalanced Asynchronous User Agent Universal Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line User Access Equipment universal Access Gateway Universal Access Number Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter User Board Unspecified Bit Rate Utility communications Architecture Unit Control Bus Uniform Call Distribution Universal Communication Standards Unrestricted Digital Information User Datagram Protocol Universal Digital Portable Communicator User Determined User Busy Ultra High Frequency User Interface International Union of Railways Universal Identity Module Unacknowledged Information Transfer Service Unordered List Ultra Low Frequency Ultra Large Scale Integration Unified Modeling Language Unified Message Services Universal Mobile Phone Service Unbalanced Normal Unbalanced Network Elements User to Network Interface UNIX-based Control Element Universal Network Management Architecture Universal Networked Objects Usage Parameter Control Uniform PCM Interface Universal Personal Communications Services UP to Date Universal Personal Number 73

UPS UPSR UPT UPTAA UPTAC UPTAN URAN URI URL US USART USAT USB USCM USHR USM USO USSD USST UT UTC UTP UTRA UTRAN UTS UUCP UUENCODE UUS UV UWB UWC

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Uninterruptible Power Supply Unidirectional Path Switched Ring Universal Personal Telecommunications UPT Access Address UPT Access Code UPT Access Number UMTS Radio Access Network Uniform Resource Identifier Universal Resource Location/Locator Unit Separator Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter Ultra Small Aperture Terminal Universal Serial Bus Universal Service Component Model Unidirectional Self Healing Ring User Service Session Manager Universal Service Obligation Unstructured Supplementary Service Date Usage Specification and Specification Testing Universal Time Universal Time Constant Unshielded Twisted Pair Universal Terrestrial Radio Access UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network Utility Subrack Unix to Unix Copy Protocol Unix to Unix Encoding User-to-User Signalling Ultraviolet Light Ultra WideBand Universal Wireless Communications

V+D VA VAC VAD VADS VAM VAN VAN VAN VANS VAP

: : : : : : : : : : :

Voice plus Data Value Added Voltage Alternating Current Voice Activity Detection Value Added Data Services Versatile Access Multiplexer Value Added Network Vehicular Area Network Virtual Private Network Value Added Network Services Versatile Access Multiplexer 74

VAP VAPC VAS VASP VAT VBI VBNS VBR VBR-ADPCM VBRE VBR-nrt VBR-rt VBS VBS VBT VC VC VC VC VCC VCELP VCI VC-n VCO VCR VCS VCSEL VCXO VDB Vdc VDI VDL VDS VDSL VDT VDU VF VFCT VFDF VFO VFTG VG VGA VGCS VGE

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Videotex Access Point Vector Adaptive Predictive Coding Value Added Services Value Added Services Providers Value Added Tax Vertical Blanking Interval Very High speed Backbone Network Service Variable Bit Rate Variable Bit Rate - Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation Variable Bit Rate Encoding Variable Bit Rate non real time Variable Bit Rate real time Variable Bit Rate Service Voice Broadcast Service Voice Band Data Virtual Call Virtual Channel (ATM) Virtual Circuit (X.25) Virtual Container (SDH) Virtual Channel Connection Vector Code Excited Linear Prediction Virtual Channel Identification/Identifier Virtual Container (order n) Voltage Controlled Oscillator Video Cassette Recorder Virtual Circuit Switch Vertical Cavity Surface Emission Laser Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator Visitor Database Volts direct current Voice Data Integration Very high frequency Digital Link Vehicle Detection System Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line Visual Display Terminal Visual Display Unit Voice Frequency Voice Frequency Carrier Telegraph Voice Frequency Distribution Frame Variable Frequency Oscillator Voice Frequency TeleGraph Videotex Gateway Variable Gain Amplifier Voice Group Call Service Voluntary Group of Experts (ITU)

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VHDL VHDL VHDSL VHE VHF VHI VHS Pal VHSIC VI VIS VIS VISN VITS VL VLAN VLAN VLC VLPA VLR VLRE VLSI VM VMB VME VMP VMS VMS VNL VNLF VNO VO VoATM Vocoder VOD VoDSL VoFR VoIP VOP VOP/VOT VOX VP VPC VPDN VPI VPIM VPLMN

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Very High Level Description Language VHSIC Hardware Description Language Very High bit rate Digital Subscriber Line Virtual Home Environment Very High Frequency Virtual Hardware Interface Video Home System Phase Alternate Line Very High Scale Integrated Circuit Vector Identifier Vehicle Imaging System Vehicle Information System Virtual Integrated Sky Network Vertical Interval Test Signals Vector Length Virtual Local Area Network Virtual Private Network Variable Length Coding Vehicular Location Probability Area Visitor Location Register Very Low Rate Encoding Very Large Scale Integration Virtual Machine Voicemail Box Versa Module European (bus) Voicemail Platform Variable Message Sign Voice Messaging System Via Net Loss Via Net Loss Factor Virtual Network Operations Vans Operators Voice over Asynchronous Transmission Mode Voice-coder Video-On-Demand Voice over DSL Voice Over Frame Relay Voice over Internet Protocol voice Over Packet Vote and Option Poll/Televoting Services Voice Operated relay circuit / transmission Virtual Path (ATM, SDH) Virtual Path Connection Virtual Private Data Network Virtual Path Identification Voice Profile for Internet Mail Visited Public Land Mobile Network

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VPN VPS VPT VPU VR VRC VRML VSA VSAM VSAT VSB VSC VSD VSM VSP VSWR VT VT VT VTE VTM VTNS VTP VTU VTX VWP VXC

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Virtual Private Network(ing) Voice Processing System V.P. Terminal Voice Processing Unit Virtual Reality Virtual Redundancy Check Virtual Reality Modeling Language Virtual Scheduling Algorithm Virtual Storage Access Method Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite) Vestigial Sideband Videotex Service Center SenD state Variable Vestigial Side Band Modulation Vehicular Speaker Phone Voltage Standing Wave Ratio Vertical Tabulation Virtual Terminal Virtual Tributary Virtual Terminal Environment Virtual Partitioning Manager Virtual Telecommunications Network Service Virtual Terminal Protocol Video Teleconferencing Unit VideoTeX service Virtual Wavelength Path Vector eXcitation Coding

WAC WACS WADS WAIS WAM WAN WAP WATM WATS WB/BB WBC WBS W-CDMA W-CDV WD WDM

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Wide Area Centrex (Service) Wireless Access Communications Systems Wide Area Data Service Wide Area Information System Workstation Access Method Wide Area Network Wireless Application Protocol Wireless Asynchronous Transfer Mode Wide Area Telecommunications Service Wide Band/BroadBand Wide Band Combiner Wireless Base Station Wideband Code Division Multiple Access Tungsten Chemical Vapour Deposition Withdrawn and Deleted Wavelength Division Multiplex(ing) 77

WDMA WEP WGW WIMS WIN WIP WIP WLAN WLL WM WML WNIC WNIM WNT WOO WORM WOS WOSA WP WP WPA WPABX WR WRC WS WS WSF WST WT WTA WTC WT-OXC WTR WTS WWDSA WWW WWWIS WYSIWYG

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Wavelength Division Multiple Access Wired Equivalent Privacy Wireless Gateway Wired Information and Messaging Services Wireless Intelligent Network Wireless IP Work In Progress Wireless LAN Wireless Local Loop Wireless Manager Wireless Markup Language Wide-Area Network Interface Co-Processor Wide-Area Network Interface Module Wireless Network Termination Web Object Oriented Write Once-Read Many times Wireless Office System Windows Open Services Architecture Wavelength Path Work Position Wrong Password Attempts Wireless PABX Withdrawn and Replaced World Radiocommunication Conference Wireless Subsystem Work Station Workstation Function Wireless Subscriber Terminal Wireless Tranceiver Wireless Telephony Application Wall Transmission Coefficient Wavelength-Translating Optical Cross Connect Wide Temperature Range Web Transaction Security WorldWide Digital System Architecture World Wide Web World Wide Web Information System What You See Is What You Get

XA XCN XCOR XDF xDSL

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Exchange Access Cross-Connect fullrate TransCOder Extented Distance Feature (any) Digital Subscriber Line System 78

XEC xEOS XID XML XMP XMS XMSN XMTD XMTR XPM X25

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XBS Echo Controller Geostationary or Low-Earth Orbit Satellite eXchange IDentifier eXtensible Markup Language X/Open Management Protocol Extended Memory Specification transmission transmitted transmitter Cross-Phase Modulation Packet switching protocol

YAG Y2K

: Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (laser) : Year Two-thousand

ZBTSI ZC Zco ZCS ZD

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Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange Zone Code Central Office Impedance Zero Code Suppression Zero Defects

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ACC Old : Alcatel Cables & Components ADS : Alcatel Data Solutions APC : Alcatel Project Committee AT : Alcatel Telecom BAD Old : Batteries Division BD : Business Division (of Alcatel) BG : Business Group (a group of BDs) BND : Broadband Network Division BU : Business Unit CCO : Chief Commercial Officer CFO : Chief Financial Officer CEO : Chief Executive Officer CID Old : Carrier Internetworking Division CIO : Chief Information Office CNG : Carrier Networking Group COD Old : Components Division COO : Chief Operating Officer CPS : Corporate Procurement & Sourcing CRC : Corporate Research Centers CSO : Chief Senior Officier CTO : Chief Technology Officer EMAI : Europe, Middle East, Africa and India eBG : e-Business Group eDD : e-Distribution Division eND : e-Networking Division eAD : e-Applications Division Excom : Executive Committee IGRA : International, Government & Regulatory Affairs ITS : International Trading Service KAM : Key Account Manager KAMCD : Key Account and Customer Development KSAM : Key Suppliers Account Management MBD : Marketing & Business Development MCD Old : Mobile Communication Division MND : Mobile Network Division MPD : Mobile Phone Division NAC : Network Administration Center NAD : Network Applications Division NDB : Network Operator Services NOS : Network Design and Build NSD : Network Services Division NSG : Network Strategy Group

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OCD PCA PSO ROW SCM SND SPD SRD Old SVP TND TPF VND VP WTD

: Optronics Components Division : Project Committee Authority : Provincial Senior Officier (only in China) : Rest of the World : Supply Chain Management : Submarine Networks Division : SPace Division : Switching & Routing Division : Senior Vice President : Terrestrial Networks Division : Trade Project Financing : Voice Network Division : Vice President : Wireless Transmission Division

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General Organization Acronyms & Abbreviations

ABC ACITS ACITS ACTE ACTOM ADB AFAQ AFNOR ALCATEL AMESA AMSC ANSI APCO APEC APT AQAP ASCII ASEAN AWG

: Alcatel Business Communication : Academic Computing & Industrial Technology Society : Advisory Committee on Information Technology Standardisation : Approvals Committee for Terminal Equipment : Advisory Committee on Technical and Operational Matters : Asian Development Bank : French Quality Assurance Association : Association Franaise de Normalisation : ALsacienne de Construction Atomique TELecommunications : Asia Mobile Electronic Service Alliance : American Mobile Satellite Consortium : American National Standards Institute : Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials : Asia Pacific Economic Council : Asia Pacific Telecommunity : Allied Quality Assurance Publications : American Standard Code for Information Interchange : Association of South East Asian Nations : American Wire Gauge

BCG BNDES BNM

: Business Communication Group : Brazialian National Development Bank : National Weights and Measures Office

CA CAD CAPEX CCIR CCITT CCS#7 CDG CEC CEM CEN

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Purchase Order Computer-Assisted Design Capital Expenditures International Radio Consultative Committee Comit Consultatif International Tlphonique et Tlgraphique Common Channel Signalling System No7 CDMA Development Group Commission of the European Communities Italian Switching Operation System (Centro Esercizio e Manutenzione) European Committee for Standardization

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CENELEC CEPT CERN CGE CIX CNES CNET COSINE CREDOC CS1 CTIA CWTS

: European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization : Confrence Europenne des Postes et Tlcommunications : European Particle Physics Laboratory, Geneva : Compagnie Gnrale dElectricit : Commercial Internet Exchange Association : Centre National dEtudes Spatiales : Centre National dEtudes des Tlcommunications (France Telecom) : Cooperation for Open Systems Interconnection Networking in Europe : Letter of Credit : Capability Set 1 (ITU-T Recommendations Series<N>Q.121*) : Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association : China Wireless Telecommunications standard group

DA DGA DoD DQA

: Purchase Request : Direction Gnrale pour lArmement (General Armament Delegation) : Development of Defense : Armament Quality Department

EBA EBRC EBTN EBU EC ECAIG ECMA ECSA ECSA ECTEL ECTRA EIA EICTA EIG EIIA EIUF

: European Billing Association : EMC Bio-effect Review Committee Group (GSM Association) : European Backbone Telecommunications Network : European Broadcasting Union : European Community : Former GSM East Central Asia Interest Group (New GSMCA) : European Computer Manufacturers Association : European Community study Association : Exchange Carrier's Standards Association : European Committee for Telecommunications & Professional Electronics Industries : European Committee for Telecommunications Regulatory Affairs : Electronic Industries Association : European Information and Communications Technology Industry Association : Former GSM European Interest Group (now GSMEU) : European Information Industry Association : European ISDN Users Forum 84

EMA EMF ENF ENO EP ERC ERC ERO ERS ESNP ESPRIT ETG ETNO ETO ETRI ETS ETSA ETSAG ETSI EU EUREKA EURESCOM EUROBIT EUTELSAT EVUA EXCSA

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Electronic Messaging Association European Multimedia Forum European Numbering Forum European Numbering Office European Parliament European Radio Communications Committee European Radiocommunications Committee European Radiocommunications Office European Remote Sensing European Satellite Navigation Program European Strategic Programme for research on Information Technology European Tripartite Group European Public Telecommunications Network Operators association European Telecommunications Office Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea European Telecommunication Standard European Telecommunication Services Association European Telecommunications Standards Awareness Group European Telecommunication Standard Institute European Union European Research Cooperation Agency European Institute for Research & Strategic Studies in Telecommunications European Association of manufacturers of Business machines and Information Technology European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation European Virtual Private Network Users Association Exchange Carrier Standards Association

FAMOUS FCC FEI FEMA FF FIPA FTF FTSC

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Future Advanced Mobile Universal System Federal Communication Commission Federation of the Electronics Industry Federal Emergency Management Agency Fraud Forum (GSM Association) Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents Federal Telecommunications Fund Federal Telecommunications Standards Committee

GATT GMCF GMH2000

: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade : Global Mobile Commerce Forum : D-AMPS based cellular solution

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GSA : Global Mobile Suppliers Association GSM Association : Global System for Mobile Communications Association (formerly GSM MoU) GSMEU : GSM Europe Interest Group

IAB IAC IANA ICA ICANN ICI ICTFG IDATE IDC IDDD IEC IEEE IETF I-ETS IGRA IIA IISP IITF IMSO IMTA INMARSAT INTELSAT INTUG IRAC IRC IREG IRTF ISO ISOC ISPO ISSS Forum ITC ITRE ITS ITSO ITU

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Internet Architecture Board Institute for Advanced Commerce Internet Assigned Numbers Authority International Communications Association Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Integrated Communication Infrastructure Information Communications Technology Focus Group (UMTS Forum) Institut de l'audiovisuel et des tlcommunications en Europe International Data Corporation International Direct Distance Dialling International Electrotechnical Commission Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Internet Engineering Task Force Interim European Telecommunications Standard International Government and Regulatory Affairs Internet Industry Association Information Infrastructure Standards Panel (ANSI) Information Infrastructure Task Force International Mobile Satellite Organisation International Mobile Telecommunications Association INternational MARine SATellite organisation INternational TELecommunications SATellite organisation International Telecommunications Users Group Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee Interagency Radio Committee International Roaming Expert Group Internet Research Task Force International Standards Organization Internet Society Information Society Project Office Information Society Standardisation System Forum International Teletraffic Congress Institute of Telecom Resellers in Europe Institute for Telecommunications Sciences International Telecommunications satellite Organisation International Telecommunications Union 86

ITU-D ITUG ITU-T

: International Telecommunications Union Development : International Telecommunications Users Group : International Telecommunications Union Telecommunications

JEEC JESSI JPEG JTRB JTSSG

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Joint ECMA ETSI programme Committee Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative Joint Photographic Experts Group Joint Telecommunications Resources Board Joint Telecommunications Standards Steering Group (formerly JSC)

LNFed LRG LVD

: Layer Network FEDeration : Legal & Regulatory Group (GSM Association) : Low Voltage Directive

MACH MAG MCEB MDA MDI MEG MHEG MIPS Forum MMF MPEG MRC MSF MSUA

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Multinational Automated Clearing House Market Aspects Group (UMTS Forum) Military Communications-Electronics Board Mobile Data Association Mobile Data Initiative Mobile Experts Group Multimedia & Hypermedia Information Coding Experts Group (ISO/IEC) Mobile Internet Phone service Forum Mobile Manufacturers Forum Moving Pictures Experts Group (ISO/IEC) Milestone Review Committee Multiservice Switching Forum Mobile Satellite Users Association

NADAL NASA NCSC NCUG NET NIST NMF NPAG NRA

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Net Analysis and Design for Alcatel National Aeronautical and Space Administration (U.S.) National Communications Security Committee National Centrex Users Group Norme Europenne de Tlcommunications National Institute of Standards & Technology Network Management Forum North American PCS-1900 action group National Regulatory Authority 87

NSA NSTAC NSTD NTAAB NTIA NTSC

: National Security Agency : National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee : National Subscriber Trunk Dialing : New Type Approval Advisory Board : National Telecommunications & Information Administration : National Television Standards Committee

OECD OMC OMG OSF

: Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development : Organisation Mondiale du Commerce : Object Management Group : Open Software Foundation

PAC PCG PCIA PCMCIA POSI PSE PSO PTC PTM PTT PUC

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Programme Advisory Committee Project Coordination Group (3GPP) Personal Communications Industry association Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Promotion Conference for Open Systems Environment and Interoperability Personal Services Environment Protocol Supporting Organisation (ICANN) Pacific Telecommunications Council Personal Telecom Manager Post Telephon & Telecommunication Public Utility Commission

RA RACE RAG RAG RBOC RDP RVWG

: Radiocommunications Agency : Research Programme in Advanced Communications for Europe : Radiocommunication Advisory Group (ITU) : Regulatory Aspects Group (UMTS Forum) : Regional Bell Operating Company : Reconstruction and Development Programme (South Africa) : Reliability and Vulnerability Working Group

SAG SAP RWG

: Spectrum Aspects Group (UMTS Forum) : Satellite Action Plan Regulatory Working Group 88

SATIG SCAG SCEG SCTT SDVN SEI SERG SES SG SGFS SITA

: : : :

Satellite Interest Group (GSM Association) Smart Card Application Group (GSM Association) Speech Coding Expert Group France Telecom - Technical Inspection Service

SMG SPER SRC SSC STAG STM

: Switched Digital Video Network (SDVN is a trademark of Alcatel Network Systems Inc.) : Software Engineering Institute : Services Experts Rapporteur Group (GSM Association) : Satellite Earth Station Committee (ETSI) : Security Group (GSM Association) : Special Group on Functional Standards (ISO/IEC) : Socit International de Tlcommunications Aronautiques (International Society of Aeronautical Telecommunications) : Special Mobile Group (ETSI) : Union of Professional Electronic and Radioelectric Equipment Industries : Strategic Review Committee (ETSI) : Former GSM Satellite Steering Committee (now SATIG) : Security Techniques Advisory Group (ETSI) : Synchronous Transfer Mode Forum

T1 TABD TADIG TC/SMG TDAB TEN TETRA TFTP TIA TINA TIPHON TMA TMF TMG TMN TOM TRA TRAC

: USA Wirleine Standardisation Committee : Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue : Transferred Account Data Interchange Group (GSM Association) : Technical Committee/Special Mobile Group (ETSI) : Telecommunication Development Advisory Board (ETSI) : Trans European Network : Trans-European Trunked Radio System : Task Force for Telecommunications Policy : Telecommunications Industry Association (USA) : Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture Consortium : Telecommunications and Internet Protocol Harmonisation over Networks : Telecommunications Managers Association : Telecom Management Forum : TRAC Mobile Group : Telecommunications Management Network : Telecom Operation Map : Telecommunications Resellers Association : Telecommunications Regulations Application Committee 89

TSAG TSG TTA TTC TWG

: Telecommunications Standardisation Advisory Group (ITU) : Technical Specification Group (3GPP) : Telecommunications Technology Association, Korea : Telecommunications Technology Committee, Japan : Terminal Working Group (GSM Association)

UACG UAWG UF UIC UIPA UIT UMTS Forum UNITE USTA UWCCC

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UMTS Auction Consultancy Group Universal ADSL Working Group Manufacturing Functional Unit Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (International Railway Association) UMTS Intellectual Property Association Union Internationale des Tlcommunications (see ITU) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Forum User Network for Information exchange on Telecommunications in Europe United States Telephone Association Universal Wireless Communication Consortium

VSAT Forum

: Very small Aperture Satellite Transmission Forum

W3C WAP Forum WARC WCA WG FM WG SE WIN WIPO WLIF WTA WTAC WTO WTPF

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World Wide Web Consortium Wireless Application Protocol Forum World Administrative Radio Conference Wireless Communications Association Working Group Frequency Management (CEPT) Working Group Spectrum Engineering (CEPT) Wireless Information Network World Intellectual Property Organisation Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum World Teleport Association World Telecommunications Advisory Council World Trade Organisation World Telecommunications Policy Forum (ITU)

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This leaflet should contain a set of basic telecom terms. While care has been taken by us to be as complete/accurate as possible, we are sure that sometimes you will find mistakes or you will discover that some abbreviations which you believe are important are missing. In order to help us to improve this tool, we would value your inputs in this case. If you discover mistakes or missing important abbreviations please inform us either by listing them below (Marie Lepicard-Lachnitt, fax: +33 (0)1 40 76 59 36)

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