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add/drop multiplexer
ATM
asynchronous transfer mode
BGP
border gateway protocol
CLEC
competitive local exchange carrier
CMIP
common management information protocol
CO
central office
CORBA
common object request broker architecture
CPE
customer premises equipment
DCS
digital cross-connect system
DS
digital signal
DSL
digital subscriber line
DWDM
dense wavelength division multiplexing
e-commerce
electronic commerce
GigE
Gigabit Ethernet
IAD
integrated access device
ILEC
incumbent local exchange carrier
IP
Internet protocol
ISDN
integrated services digital network
ISP
Internet service provider
LAN
local area network
MPLS
multiprotocol labeling system
OC
optical carrier
ONU
optical networking unit
OSPF
open shortest path first
OSS
operations support system
PON
passive optical network
PoP
point of presence
QoS
quality of service
RIP
routing information protocol
ROI
return on investment
SDH
synchronous digital hierarchy
SLA
service-level agreement
SNMP
signaling network management protocol
SONET
synchronous optical network
TDM
time division multiplexed
VP ATM
virtual path ATM
VPN
virtual private network
WDM
wavelength division multiplexing
