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application programming interface
ATM
asynchronous transfer mode
ATU–C
ADSL transmission unit–CO
ATU–R
ADSL transmission unit–remote
CLEC
competitive local-exchange carrier
DSL
digital subscriber line [also xDSL]
DSLAM
digital subscriber line access multiplexer
EMS
element management system
ILEC
incumbent local-exchange carrier
IP
Internet protocol
LMS
loop management system
MDF
main distribution frame
NMS
network management system
NOC
network operations center
OSS
operations support system
POTS
plain old telephone service
SLA
service-level agreement
SNMP
simple network management protocol
TDR
time domain reflectometry
XML
extensible markup language
