Comtest Networks MTAS-192 METALLIC TEST ACCESS SYSTEM - Manual (Page 61)

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MTAS-192
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Appendix D
Acronyms and
Abbreviations
Table 24: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/
Abbreviation
Meaning
ACK Acknowledgement
ACO Alarm Cut-Off
AID Access IDentifier
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
AUX Auxiliary
AWG American Wire Gauge
CAT Category
CD Compact Disk
CM Control Module
CO Central Office
CPE Customer Premises Equipment
CPT Circuit Pack Type
CTAG Correlation TAG
DC Direct Current (voltage)
DNS Domain Name Server/Service
DSL Digital Subscriber Loop
DSLAM Digital Subscriber Loop Access Multiplexer
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
IP Internet Protocol
ISCL Inter-shelf Communications Link
LAN Local Access Network
lbs pounds
LED Light Emitting Diode
MAC Media Access Control (address)
MDF Main Distribution Frame
MTAS Metallic Test Access System