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ADM |
Add/Drop Multiplexer |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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APS |
Automatic Protection Switching (SONET/SDH) |
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ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
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BLSR |
Bidirectional Line-Switched Ring |
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CES |
Circuit Emulation Service |
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CO |
Central Office |
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CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
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CWDM |
coarse wavelength division multiplexing |
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DCC |
Data Communications Channel |
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DSF |
Dispersion Shifted Fiber |
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DSLAM |
Digital Subscriber Line Access Module |
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DWDM |
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
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EDFA |
Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier |
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EMS |
Element Management System (ATM) |
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EOS |
Ethernet Over SONET |
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EPORT |
Ethernet Port |
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GUI |
Graphical User Interface (goo-ey) |
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IOP |
Interoffice Planner |
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IP |
Internet Protocol |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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LSP |
Local Service Provider |
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MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
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Mb/s |
Million Bits per Second |
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NDC |
Network Dispatch Center |
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NE |
Network Element |
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NMS |
Network Management System |
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NOC |
Network Operations Center |
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NPC |
Network Provisioning Center |
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OA&M |
Operations, Administration & Maintenance |
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OADM |
Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer |
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OAM&P |
Operations, Administration, Maintenance & Provisioning |
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OLC |
Optical Line Cards |
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OS |
Operating System |
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OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection (iso Standard) |
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OSPF |
Open Shortest Path First (ATM) |
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OSS |
Operations Support System |
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OUPSR |
Optical Unidirectional Path-Switched Ring |
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PCN |
Personal Communications Networks (European PCS) |
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PID |
Protocol Identifier Data |
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PM |
Performance Monitoring |
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QoS |
Quality of Service |
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RDI |
Remote Defect Indicator (UNI Fault Management) |
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RIP |
Routing Information Protocol |
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RMBU |
Remote Memory BackUp |
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ROADM |
Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer |
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RSM |
Remote Switching Module |
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SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
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SMF |
Single Mode Fiber |
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