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AES
advanced encryption standard

AES
advanced encryption standard

API
application programming interface

API
application programming interface

ATM
asynchronous transfer mode

ATM
asynchronous transfer mode

BTI
broadband telephony interface

BTI
broadband telephony interface

CBC
cipher block chaining

CBC
cipher block chaining

CELP
code excited linear prediction

CELP
code excited linear prediction

CS
conjugate structure

CS
conjugate structure

DAVIC
Digital Audio Video Council

DAVIC
Digital Audio Video Council

DBV
digital broadcast video

DBV
digital broadcast video

DCM
digit collection module

DCM
digit collection module

DES
data encryption standard

DES
data encryption standard

DIM
DSP interface module

DIM
DSP interface module

DOCSIS
data over cable service interface specification

DOCSIS
data over cable service interface specification

DSL
digital subscriber line

DSL
digital subscriber line

DSP
digital signal processor

DSP
digital signal processor

DTMF
dual-tone multifrequency

DTMF
dual-tone multifrequency

ECCA
European Cable Communications Association

ECCA
European Cable Communications Association

ECL
EuroCableLabs

ECL
EuroCableLabs

ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute

FIFO
first in, first out

FIFO
first in, first out

HTTP
hypertext transfer protocol

HTTP
hypertext transfer protocol

IP
internet protocol

IP
internet protocol

ISP
Internet service provider

ISP
Internet service provider

ITU
International Telecommunications Union

ITU
International Telecommunications Union

LAN
local-area network

LAN
local-area network

LD
low delay

LD
low delay

MCNS
multimedia cable-network system

MCNS
multimedia cable-network system

MGCP
media gateway control protocol

MGCP
media gateway control protocol

MIB
management information base

MIB
management information base

NCS
network-based call signaling

NCS
network-based call signaling

PBX
Private branch exchange

PBX
Private branch exchange

PCM
pulse code modulation

PCM
pulse code modulation

POTS
plain old telephone service

POTS
plain old telephone service

QoS
quality of service

QoS
quality of service

RAM
random access memory

RAM
random access memory

RISC
reduced instruction set computing

RISC
reduced instruction set computing

SIP
session initiation protocol

SIP
session initiation protocol

UGS
unsolicited grant service

UGS
unsolicited grant service

UGS-AD
UGS with activity detection

UGS-AD
UGS with activity detection

USB
universal serial bus

USB
universal serial bus

VoATM
voice over ATM

VoATM
voice over ATM

VoIP
voice over Internet protocol

VoIP
voice over Internet protocol

XGCM
XGCP signaling module

XGCM
XGCP signaling module

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