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amplitude modulation
ATM
asynchronous transfer mode
BRI
basic-rate interface
C/I
cite interference
CBR
constant bit rate
CCIR
Comite Consultatif International des Radiocommunications
CDMA
code-divison multiple access
CNR
carrier-to-noise ratio
CO
central office
CPE
customer-premises equipment
DAVIC
Digital Audio Video Council
DPM
data-processor module
DS–0
digital signal, level 0
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FDMA
frequency-division multiple access
FEC
forward error correction
IDU
indoor data rate
IF
intermediate frequency
IP
Internet protocol
ISDN
integrated services digital network
ISP
Internet service provider
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
LAN
local-area network
LMDS
local multipoint distribution service
LOS
line of sight
MAC
medium access control
NIU
network interface unit
NMS
network management system
NNE
network node equipment
NOC
network operations center
OC
optical carrier
ODU
outdoor data unit
PCS
personal communications service
POTS
plain old telephone service
PRI
primary-rate interface
PSK
phase shift keying
PSTN
public switched telephone network
QAM
quadrature amplitude modulation
QoS
quality of service
QPSK
quadrature phase shift keying
RF
radio frequency
SAR
segmentation and reassembly
SOHO
small office home office
SONET
synchronous optical network
TDM
time division multiplexed
TDMA
time-division multiple access
VHF
very-high frequency
WAN
wide-area network
