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Acronym |
Description |
“Owner” |
| 3G |
Third Generation |
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| 3GPP |
Third Generation Partnership Project |
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| 10GbE |
10-Gigabit Ethernet |
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| AdvancedMC |
Advanced Mezzanine Card |
picmg.org |
| AdvancedTCA |
Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture |
picmg.org |
| AIS |
Application Interface Specification |
saforum.org |
| AMC |
Advanced Mezzanine Card |
picmg.org |
| API |
Application Programming Interface |
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| ASI |
Advanced Switching Interconnect |
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| ATCA |
Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture |
picmg.org |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
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| BMC |
Baseboard Management Controller |
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| CCCF |
Call Continuity Control Function |
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| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
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| CGL |
Carrier Grade Linux |
osdl.org |
| CGOS |
Carrier Grade Operating System |
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| CO |
Central Office |
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| COTS |
Commercial Off the Shelf |
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| CPE |
Customer Premises Equipment |
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| CU |
Cooling Unit |
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| DMTF |
Distributed Management Task Force |
dmtf.org |
| DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
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| FMC |
Fixed Mobile Convergence |
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| FRU |
Field Replaceable Unit |
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| FTM |
Front Termination Module |
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| GbE |
Gigabit Ethernet |
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| HA |
High Availability |
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| HLR |
Home Location Register |
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| HPI |
Hardware Platform Interface |
saforum.org |
| IMS |
IP Multimedia Subsystem |
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| IP |
Internet Protocol |
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| IPMB |
Intelligent Platform Management Bus |
intel.com |
| IPMI |
Intelligent Platform Management Interface |
intel.com |
| IPTV |
Internet Protocol Television |
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| I-TDM |
Internal-Time Division Multiplexing |
picmg.org |
| JSM |
JTAG Switch Module |
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| JTAG |
Joint Test Action Group |
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| MCH |
MicroTCA Carrier Hub |
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| MCMC |
MicroTCA Carrier Management Controller |
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| MicroTCA |
Micro Telecommunications Computing Architecture |
picmg.org |
| µTCA |
Micro Telecommunications Computing Architecture |
picmg.org |
| MMC |
Module Management Controller |
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| MPLS |
Multiprotocol Label Switching |
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| MTBF |
Mean Time between Failures |
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| MTTR |
Mean Time to Repair |
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| OSS |
Operations Support System |
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| PICMG |
PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group |
picmg.org |
| PEM |
Power Entry Module |
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| PM |
Power Module |
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| PRS |
Packet Routing Switch |
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| PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
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| QoS |
Quality of Service |
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| RAID |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks |
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| RMCP |
Remote Management Control Protocol |
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| RTM |
Rear Termination Module |
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| RTOS |
Real Time Operating System |
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| SAF |
Service Availability Forum |
saforum.org |
| SAS |
Serial Attached SCSI |
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| SIP |
Session Initiation Protocol |
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| SMS |
System Management Specification |
saforum.org |
| SPI |
System Packet Interface |
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| TAP |
Test Access Port |
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| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
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| TDM |
Time Division Multiplexing |
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| TEM |
Telecommunication Equipment Manufacturer |
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| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
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| UMA |
Unlicensed Mobile Access |
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| UTCA |
Micro Telecommunications Computing Architecture |
picmg.org |
| VCC |
Voice Call Continuity |
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| VCM |
Virtual Carrier Manager |
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| VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
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| XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
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