User Manual

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Abbreviations and Acronyms RF-Orchestra!™ Transmitter Installation and Operation
A-2 6880493G02-C July 2000
avc automatic volume control
AWG American Wire Gage
bps bits per second
BTU British Thermal Unit
CFT
Carrier Feed-Through. Refers to the undesired frequency component
present on the carrier frequency on an RF-O! transmitter.
CIR Router Committed Information Rate
ClU Channel Interface Unit
cm centimeter
CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CP/lOP Central Processor/Input Output Processor
CPU Central Processing Unit
CSU Channel Service Unit
Cu Copper
cutback
An intentional decrease in the transmitter’s output power in response to
some abnormal operating condition. A cutback allows the transmitter to
operate, but at a diminished output level.
DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter
DACS Digital Access and Cross-connect System
dB decibel(s)
dBc decibels in reference to the carrier frequency
DC Direct Current
DDS Digital Data Service
DEMUX Demultiplexer
DlOP Digital Input/Output Processor
DIN Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss (German Standards Institute)
DM Direct Messaging
Table A-1: Acronyms and Definitions List (Sheet 2 of 8)
Abbreviation/Term/Acronym Definition