BROADBAND BUSINESS DICTIONARY

ALTS: Association for Local Telecommunications Services

API: application programming interface

ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASP: application service provider

ATM: asynchronous transfer mode

BOC: Bell operating company

CAP: competitive access provider

CEO: chief executive officer

CFO: chief financial officer

CLEC: competitive local exchange carrier

CO: central office

COO: chief operating officer

CPE: customer premises equipment

DLC: digital loop carrier

DSL: digital subscriber line

DSLAM: digital subscriberline access multiplexer

DWDM: dense wavelength-division multiplexing

FCC: Federal Communications Commission

gbps: gigabits per second

GHz: gigahertz

GUI: graphical user interface

HTML: hypertext markup language

IAD: integrated access device

ICP: integrated communications provider

ILEC: incumbent local exchange carrier

IP: Internet protocol

ISDN: integrated services digital network

ISP: Internet service provider

T: information technology

IXC: interexchange carrier

kbps: kilobits per second

LAN: local area network

LATA: local access and transport area

LEC: local exchange carrier

LMDS: local multipoint distribution system

MAN: metropolitan area network

mbps: megabits per second

MDU: multidwelling unit

MHz: megahertz

MMDS: multichannel multipoint distribution service

NOC: network operations center

OEM: original equipment manufacturer

OSS: operations support system

PBX: private branch exchange

PC: personal computer

PCS: personal communications services

PoP: point of presence

POTS: plain old telephone service

PSC: Public Service Commission

PSTN: public switched telephone network

PTT: postal, telegraph and telephone authority

PUC: Public Uitility Commission

QoS: quality of service

R&D: research and development

RBOC: regional Bell operating company

SLA: service level agreement

SONET: synchronous optical network

SS7: signaling system 7

TCP/IP: transmission control protocol/Internet protocol

UNE: unbundled network element

VoIP: voice over Internet protocol

VPN: virtual private network

WAN: wide area network

WDM: wavelength-division multiplexing