Flashcards in acronyms Deck (299):
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AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
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AM
Amplitude Modulation
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ANSI
American National Standards Institute
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AP
Access Point
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APIPA
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Address
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A/V
Audiovisual
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AWG
American Wire Gauge
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BD
Blu-Ray Disc
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BER
Bit Error Rate
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BRIS
Broadband Residential Installation Standard
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BW
Bandwidth
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C/N
Carrier to Noise
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CAE
Customer Account Executive
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CAM
Computer Aided Manufacturing
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CATV
Community Antenna Television
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CCG
Comcast Customer Guarantee
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CDV
Comcast Digital Voice
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CEC
Consumer Electronics Control
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CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
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CLI
Cumulative Leakage Index
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CMC
Comcast Media Center
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CPE
Customer Premise Equipment
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CRAN
Converged Regional Area Network
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CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
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CTNH
CommTech New Hire
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dB
Decibel
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dBmV
Decibel relative to one millivolt
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DCR
Digital Cable Ready
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DDL
Dolby Digital Live
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DLP
Digital Light Processing
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DMM
Digital Multimeter
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DMD
Digital Micromirror Device
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DNS
Domain Name System
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DOCSIS
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
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DOI
Day of Install
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DRM
Digital Rights Management
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DSAM
Digital Services Activation Meter
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DTA
Digital Transport Adapter
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DVD
Digital Versatile Disc
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DVD-A
Digital Versatile Disc - Audio
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DVI
Digital Visual Interface
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DVR
Digital Video Recorder
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EIA/TIA
Electronics Industry Alliance and Telecommunications Industry Association
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eMTA
Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter
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FCC
Federal Communications Commission
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FEC
Forward Error Correction
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FVD
Foreign Voltage Detector
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GFCI
Ground Fault Circuit Interruptor
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GPS
Global Positioning System
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GUI
Graphical User Interface
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HD
High Definition
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HDCP
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
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HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
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HDTV
High Definition Television
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HFC
Hybrid Fiber Coaxial
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HHC
Home Health Check
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IDCR
Interactive Digital Cable Ready
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IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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iOS
iPhone Operating System
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IP
Internet Protocol
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IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
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IPTV
Internet Protocol Television
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IPv4
Internet Protocol Version 4
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IPv6
Internet Protocol Version 6
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IVR
Interactive Voice Response
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LAN
Local Area Network
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LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
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LcoS
Liquid Crystal on Silicon
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LED
Light Emitting Diode
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MA
Mobile Application
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MAC
Media Access Control
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MDU
Multi-Dwelling Unit
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MER
Modulation Error Ratio
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MHP
Multimedia Home Platform
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MHz
Megahertz
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MoCA
Multimedia over Coax Alliance
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MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
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NAT
Network Address Translation
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NEC
National Electrical Code
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NIC
Network Interface Card
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NID
Network Interface Device
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NTIA
National Telecommunications and Information Association
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OS
Operating System
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSI
Open System Interconnection
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OTA
Over-the-air
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P2P
Peer to Peer
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PACE
Providing Awesome Customer Experience
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PE
Polyethylene
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PIN
Personal Identification Number
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PIP
Picture in Picture
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PNAC
Port-based Network Access Control
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PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
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PPV
Pay-Per-View
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PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
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QAM
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
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RCA
Radio Corporation of America
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RF
Radio Frequency
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RG
Radio Guide
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RIGHT
Re-establish your rapport Inform the customer that we need input Guarantee Hand over the Comcast business card to the customer Thank the customer for his/her business
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RNG
Real Next Generation
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ROCK
Rapport Overview Comcast Customer Guarantee Know how to create the Comcast Moment
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RTV
Room Temperature Vulcanizing
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S/PDIF
Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format
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S/N
Signal to Noise Ratio
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SAM
Saturable Absorber Mirror
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SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
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SDTV
Standard Definition Television
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SDU
Single Dwelling Unit
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Si
Silicon
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SLM
Signal Level Meter
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SM
Scheduled Maintenance
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SNR
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
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SRO
Special Request Order
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SSID
Service Set Identifier
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SSL
Secure Socket Layer
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STB
Set-Top-Box
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STD
Standard
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TALK
Take the customer around and show the work to be performed Answer the customer's questions Let the customer know the estimated duration of the work Keep the customer informed
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TCP/IP
Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
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TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
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TRMS
True Root Mean Square
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UAC
User Account Control
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USB
Universal Serial Bus
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UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
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V
Volts
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VCD
Video Compact Disc
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VCR
Video Cassette Recorder
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VHF
Very High Frequency
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VOD
Video On Demand
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VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
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VOM
Volt Ohm Meter
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WAN
Wide Area Network
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WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
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WOW
Work CompletedOpen up a Q&A sessionWelcome Kit and Portal
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WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
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WPA2
Wi-Fi Protected Access Version 2
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Y/C
Luminance/Chrominance, aka S-Video Signal
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DUN
Dial-up Networking
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AFC
Automatic Frequency Control or Antenna for Communications
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DLNA
Digital Living Network Alliance
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EDFA
Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier
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CW
Carrier Wave
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PACM
Presumed Asbestos Containing Material
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ARIN
American Registry for Internet Numbers
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BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
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OCEF
Optical Cable Entry Facility
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NTSC
National Television Standards Committee
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MIMO
Multiple In, Multiple Out
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OLED
Organic Light Emitting Diode
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OTA
Over the Air
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CAD
Computer Aided Design
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ALSC
Automatic Level and Slope Control
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ATS
Advanced Technical Services
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FTTF
Fiber to the Feeder
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GB
Gigabyte
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POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
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UPnP
Universal Plug n Play
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VOM
Volt Ohm Meter
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PRI
Primary Rate Interface
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WMV
Windows Media Video
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DS
Downstream, Digital Signal, Digital Service
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IPPV
Impulse Pay Per View
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BRI
Basic Rate Interface
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PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
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CoS
Class of Service
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CPD
Common Path Distortion
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XOC
eXcellence in Operations Center
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SCTE
Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
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DVI
Digital Visual Interface
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HTPC
Home Theater Personal Computer
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EOL
End of Line, End of Life
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dBc
Decibel relative to Carrier
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EPON
Ethernet Passive Optical Network
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EQAM
Edge Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
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DTMF
Dual Tone Multi Frequency
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PoE
Point of Entry
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NESC
National Electrical Safety Code
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MTA
Multimedia Terminal Adapter
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MTTR
Mean Time To Repair
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AM-VSB
Amplitude Modulation, Vestigial Side Band
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OTN
Optical Transport Node
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HTIB
Home Theater In A Box
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POP
Post Office Protocol
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SPPV
Single Purchase Pay Per View
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GaAs
Gallium Arsenide
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Gbps
Gigabits Per Second
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ASK
Amplitude Shift Keying
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dBm
Decibel Relative to Milliwatt
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HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
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ACP
Analog Copying and Piracy
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POST
Power On Self Test
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ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
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FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexing
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FDMA
Frequency Division Multiple Access
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GUI
Graphical User Interface
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Hz
Hertz
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FTTH
Fiber to the Home
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Gb
Gigabit
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I/O
Input/Output
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MAC
Media Access Control
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NOC
Network Operations Center
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RAM
Random Access Memory
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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GBps
Gigabytes Per Second
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ILEC
Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier
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AGC
Automatic Gain Control
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ALC
Automatic Level Control
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HITS
Head End in the Sky
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UPS
Uninterruptable Power Supply
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URL
Uniform Resource Locator
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VPN
Virtual Private Network
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BERT
Bit Error Rate Tester
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GE-PON
Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network
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CNR, C/N
Carrier to Noise Ratio
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CO
Central Office
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DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
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DTS
Digital Theater Systems
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CODEC
Compression/Decompression
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UDB
Universal Database
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DCT
Digital Consumer Terminal
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FiOS
Fiber Optic Service
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FPS
Frames Per Second
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FIFO
First in, First out
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FM
Frequency Modulation
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GPON
Gigabit Passive Optical Network
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FN
Fiber Node
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CB
Citizens Band
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CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
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CLEC
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
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DC
Direct Current, Directional Coupler
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CMTS
Cable Modem Termination System
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CM
Cable Modem
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DEMUX
Demultiplexer
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GHz
Gigahertz
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CSO
Composite Second Order
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CATVP
CATV Plenum
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CATVR
CATV Riser
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CSR
Customer Service Representative
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BPF
Band Pass Filter
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bps
Bits Per Second
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SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
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CTB
Composite Triple Beat
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VGA
Video Graphics Array
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FSK
Frequency Shift Keying
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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FTTC
Fiber to the Curb
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DAC, D/A
Digitial to Analog Converter
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BPSK
Binary Phase Shift Keying
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BTSC
Broadcast Television Standards Committee
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nm
Nanometer
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MPG
Megaport Gateway
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EULA
End User License Agreement
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IR
Infrared
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KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
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EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
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DTCP
Digital Transmission Content Protection
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AFT
Automatic Fine Tuning
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VLSM
Variable Length Subnet Masking
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DMA
Direct Memory Access
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DBS
Digital Broadcast Satellite, Digital Broadcast Service, Direct Broadcast Satellite
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DCE
Data Communications Equipment
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LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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HDT
Host Digital Terminal
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EIA
Electronic Industry Alliance
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EISA
Extended Industry Standard Architecture
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EVC
Ethernet Virtual Circuit
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BAM
Box Availability Matrix
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PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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ABP
Automatic Bill Payment
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ASP
Alternate Service Providers
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CNAM
Calling Name
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SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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EMS
Element Management System
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DPR
Dual Party Relay
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WPA-PSK
Wifi Protected Access, Pre Shared Key
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FOC
Firm Order Confirmation
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CAN
Cable Area Network
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EO
End Office (exchange)
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GSM
Global Systems for Mobile Communications
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DTE
DATA Terminal Equipment
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ANI
Automatic Number Identification
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HPF
High Pass Filter
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ITU
International Telecommunications Union
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PAL
Phase Alteration by Line
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PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
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CRC
Cycle Redundancy Check
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DFB
Distributed Feedback
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HRC
Harmonically Related Carrier
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DVB
Digital Video Broadcast
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DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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RIN
Relative Intensity Noise
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ACD
Automatic Call Distributor
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BASIC
Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
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AC
Alternating Current, Access Condition, Access Customer, Area Code
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