Local Access Network Technologies
This text reviews the major new access technologies that are finding their way into significant use. It defines terms and technologies, and goes on to discuss how those technologies may be deployed.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Local Access Network Technologies
Glossary
- 2B + D
- Two Bearer plus Data
- 2B1Q
- Two Binary, One Quaternary
- 2G
- Second Generation
- 3B2T
- 3 Binary, 2 Ternary line code
- 3G
- Third Generation
- 4B3T
- 4 Binary, 3 Ternary line code
Numbers
- A1141
- A1141 form
- AC
- Alternating Current
- ACE
- Automatic Cross-connection Equipment [kilostream]
- ACK
- Acknowledgement
- ADC
- Analogue to Digital Converter
- ADM
- Add-drop Multiplexer [SDH]
- ADPCM
- Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
- ADSL
- Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
- ALC
- Analogue Line Card
- AM
- Amplitude Modulation
- AM-VSB
- Amplitude Modulation Vestigial Sideband [modulation]
- AMI
- Alternate Mark Inversion
- ANFP
- Access Network Frequency Plan
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- AoD
- Analogue over Digital
- AP
- Access Point
- API
- Application Programming Interface
- APON
- ATM over Passive Optical Networks [BTL]
- ASCII
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- ASDH
- Access Synchronous Digital Hierarchy [BT]
- ASN.1
- Abstract Syntax Notation One
- AT&T
- American Telephone and Telegraph
- ATM
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- ATM25
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode at 25 Mbit/s [ATM Forum]
- ATU-C
- ADSL Transceiver Unit Central office end
- ATU-R
- ADSL Transceiver Unit Remote terminal end
- AU4
- Administrative Unit 4 [SDH]
- AUC
- Authentication Centre [GSM]
A
- B-ISDN
- Broadband Integrated Service Digital Network [ITU-T]
- BAS
- Broadband Access Server
- BE
- Best Effort service [IETF]
- BellCoRe
- Bell Company Research
- BER
- Bit Error Rate
- BFWA
- Broadband Fixed Wireless Access
- BIDS
- Broadband Integrated Distributed Star
- BPON
- Broadband Passive Optical Network
- BPSK
- Binary Phase Shift Keying
- BSC
- Base-Station Controller
- BSS
- Base-Station Subsystem
- BT
- British Telecommunications plc
- BTexaCT
- BTexact [BT]
- BTS
- Base Transceiver Station
- BTTJ
- BT Technology Journal [BT]
- CA
- Collision Avoidance
- CAA
- Civil Aviation Authority [UK]
- CAC
B-C
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