Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations On GlobalSpec

From Packet Broadband Network Handbook

AAA		authentication, authorization, and accounting
AAL		ATM Adaptation Layer
AAL1		ATM Adaptation Layer 1
AAL2		ATM Adaptation Layer 2
AAL3/4		ATM Adaptation Layer 3/4
AAL5		ATM Adaptation Layer 5
ABM		asynchronous balanced mode
ABNF		augmented Backus-Naur form
ABR		available bit rate
ACL		asynchronous connectionless
ADSL		asynchronous digital subscriber loop
AESA		ATM end system address
AFI		authority and format identifier
AH		Authentication Header
AIS		alarm indication signal
AMI		Alternate Mark Inversion
AMPS		advanced mobile phone service
A node		asynchronous node (HomeRF)
ANSI		American NationalStandards Institute
AP		access point
ARIS		aggregate route-base IP switching
ARL		average ring length
ARM		asynchronous response mode
ARP		Address Resolution Protocol
ARPANET		Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
AS		autonomous system
ASCII		American Standards Committee for Information Exchange
ASIC		application-specific integrated circuit
ASIU		ATM satellite interworking unit
ASK		amplitude shift keying
ATM		asynchronous transfer mode
ATMARP		ATM Address Resolution Protocol
AUI		attachment unit interface
BECN		backward explicit congestion notification
BER		bit error rate
BGP		Border Gateway Protocol
BICC		Bearer Independent Call Control
BICI		Broadband Inter-carrier Interface
B-ISDN		broadband ISDN
B-ISUP		broadband ISDN service user part
BITS		building integrated timing supply
BLES		broadband LES
BLSR		bidirectional line-switched rings (SONET)

BPSK		binary phase-shift keying
BRAN		Broadband Radio Access Network (ETSI)
BRI		basic rate interface

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Index

Note: Boldface numbers indicate illustrations. A Access control, virtual private networks (VPNs), 478 479 Access points (APs): wireless LANs (WLANs) and, 230, 232 233 Hiper LAN and,...

Appendix

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms AAL ATM Adaptation Layer AAL2 ATM Adaptation Layer 2 AAL5 ATM Adaptation Layer 5 AC...

Acronymns

3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project AAA authentication, authorisation and accounting AAL ATM adaptation layer AAP alternative approval process (ITU-T)...

Acronyms and Abbreviations

2G Second Generation 3G Third Generation 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project 3GPP2 Third Generation Partnership Project 2 AAA Authentication,...

Appendix B: Common Industry Acronyms

AAL ATM Adaptation Layer AARP AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol ABM Asynchronous Balanced Mode ABR Available bit rate AC Alternating Current ACD...