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Acronyms/Abbreviations
The following is a list of acronyms and abbreviations associated with the AB-Access System,
some of which may appear in this guide.
ACRONYM DEFINED
AAL
ATM Adaptation Layer
ADC
Analog to Digital Converter
AFC
Automatic Frequency Control
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
ALG
Application Layer Gateway
AP
Access Point
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
ARPAnet
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ARQ
Automatic Repeat Request
AS
Anchor Switch
ASIC
Applications Specific Integrated Circuit
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATMOS
ATM Operating System
AWGN
Additive White Gaussian Noise
BER
Bit Error Rate
BOOTP
Bootstrap Protocol
BS
Base Station
CBR
Constant Bit Rate
CCIR
Comite Consultatif International des Radiocommunications
CHAP
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
CIDR
Classless Interdomain Routing
CLIP
Classical Internet Protocol
CNR
Carrier To Noise Ratio
COTS
Commercial Off The Shelf
CPE
Customer Premise Equipment
CS
Control Server
dB
Decibel
dBm
Decibel over 1mW
DBS
Direct Broadcast Satellite
DC
Direct Current
DES
Data Encryption Standard
DFE
Decision Feedback Equalizer
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DS1,2,3
Digital Signal 1,2,3
E1
2.048 Mbps circuit supporting (30) 64 Kbps digital channels for voice or data
calls
EIRP
Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
EMS
Element Management System