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              Outbreak Magazine Issue #11 - Article 13 of 18
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*XX - speed dialing
5ESS - #5 Electronic Switching System
AABS-APS - Automated Alternate Billing Services-Automated Position System
AAC - Alarm Conversion Circuit
AAL - ATM Adaptation Layer
ACD - Automated Call Distributor
ACE - ATM Circuit Emulation
ACQS - Automated Charge Quotation Services
ACTS - Automated Coin Toll Service
ADAS - Automated Directory Assistance System
ADSL - Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
AFM - ATM Feed Multiplexer
AIN - Advanced Intelligen Network
AIU - Access Interface Unit
ALI - Automatic Location Identification
AM - Administrative Module
AMA - Automatic Message Accounting
AMLB - Automated Muti Leaf Bulletin
ANAC - Automated Number Announcement
ANAC - Automatic Number Announcement Circuit
ANI - Automatic Number Identificaiton
ANI - Automatic Number Identifier
APPRC - Application Recent Change
APS - Automated Position System
ARU - Audio Response Unit
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASM - Administrative Service Module
ASP - Advanced Services Platform
AT - Administrative Terminal
A-TA - Asynchronous-Terminal Adapter
ATA - Automated/Automatic Trouble Analysis (OSS-network)
ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATMI - ATM Interface Unit
BAF - Bellcore AMA Format
BAIU - Broadband Access Interface Unit
BICC - Bearer Independent Call Control
BLNA - Busy Line No Answer
BLV - Busy Line Verification
BMI - Begin Managed Introduction
BRCS - Business and Residence Custom Services
BRI - Basic Rate Interface
BST - Basic Service Terminal
BVA - Billing Validation Application
BW - Bandwidth
CALEA - Communication Assistance to Law Enforcement Act
CAMA - Centralized Automatic Message Accounting
CAP - Carrierless Amplitude and Phase
CAPIS - Customer Accessible Product Information System
CAS - Customer Account Services
CCC - Call Content Channel
CCC - Commercial Credit Card
CCI - Computer Consoles Incorporated
CCIS6 - Common Channel Interoffice Signaling System Number 6
CCITT - International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative
CCQS - Centralized Charge Quotation Service
CCRS - Bellcore Customer Change Reuqest System
CCS - Common Channel Signaling
CDC - Call Data Channel
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access
CDP - Custom Dialing Plan
CDPD - Cellular Digital Packet Data
CDX - Compact Digital Switch
CFR - Centralized Flexible Rating
CFV - Call Fowarding Variable
CI2 - Control Interface 2
CIC - Carrier Identification Code
CLASS - Customer Local Area Signal System
CLEC - Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
CM - Communications Module
CMC - Cellular Mobile Carrier
CMP - Communication Module Processor
CMT - CCS Message Transport
CNA - Connecting Network Access
CNA - Customer Name Address
CNI - Change Number Intercept
CNI - Common Network Interface
CO - Central Office
COMDAC - COMmon Data And Control Circuit
CORE40 - MC68040 based processor
CORE60 - MC68060 based processor
CPE - Customer Premise Equipment
CSD - Circuit Switched Data
CSS - Cluster Support System
CSV - Circuit Switched Voice
CTI - Computer Telephone Integration
DA - Directory Assistance
DA/LS - Directory Assistance/Listing Service
DAA - Directory Assistance Automation
DACC - Directory Assistance Call Completion
DACS/C - Directory Assistance System Computer
DAL - Data Access Line
DAL - Direct Access Link
DF2 - Data Fanout 2
DCI - DSCh Computer Interconnect
DCLU - Digital Carrier Line Unit
DCPPU - Direct Current Power Protection Unit
DCS - Digital Cellular Switch
DDM - Dual Digtal Multiplexer
DDS - Digital Data Service
DID - Direct Inward Dial
DII - Direct Intelligent Interface
DIOR - Direct International Orginations
DLC - Digital Loop Carrier
DLTU - Digtial Line Trunk Unit
DMT - Discrete Multi-Tone
DN - Directory Number
DNT - Dialed Number Trigger
DNU - Digital Network Unit
DNU-S - Digital Networking Unit-SONET
DOJ - Department of Justice
DOPS - Digital Ordering and Planning System
DRM - Distinctive Remote Module
DS-0 - Digital Signal Level 0 (1 Channel/64 Kbps)
DSCh - Dual Serial Channel
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
DSLAM - Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
DSU2-RAF - Digital Subscriber Unit 2-Recorded Announcement Function
DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency
EADAS - Engineering and Administrative Data Acquisition System
EAIU - Expanded Access Interface Unit
EAS - Extended Area Service
EC - Echo Cancellation
ECD - Equipment Configuration Database
ECP - Engineering Change Procedure
EDU - External Disk Unit
EIS - External Information System
EM - Element Management
EMS - Element Management System
EOTAS - External Operator Trouble Report Analysis System
ESA - Emergency Service Adjunct
ESN - Emergency Service Number
EVRC - Enhanced Variable Rate Coding
EXM2000 - Extended Module 2000
FACR - Feature Activation Counting & Reconciliation
FCA - Fully Coded Addressing
FCCS - Foward Call-Call Screening
FDMA - Frequency Division Multiple Access
FEP - Front End Process
FFA - First Feature Applicaiotn
FGD - Feature Group D
FMC - Force Management Center
FMO - Future Mode of Operation
FMSI - Force Management System Interface
FR - Frame Relay
GMB - Group Make Busy
GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications
HDSL - High bit-rate DSL
HOBIC - Hotel Billing Information Center
HOBIS - Hotel Billing Information Service
HSM - Host Switching Module
IAM - Initial Address Message
ICC - Illinois Commerce Commission
IDDD - International Direct Distance Dialing
ILEC - Independent Local Exchange Carrier
IN - Intelligent Network
IP - Intelligent Peripheral
ISAS - ISDN Smart Attendant Services
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
ISLU - Integrated Services Line Unit
ISP - Intermediate Switching Point
ISP - Internet Service Provider
ISUP - ISDN User Part
ISVM - Interswitch Voice Messaging
iVTOA - Integrated Voice Telephony Over ATM
IXC - Interexchange Carrier
JIP - Jurisdiciton Information Parameters
Kbps - Kilobits per second
LAG - Line Access Gateway
LASS - Local Area Signaling Services
LCC - Line Class Code
LD - Long Distance
LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDIT - Local Digit Interpreter Table
LDSU - Local Digital Service Unit
LEA - Law Enforcement Agency
LEC - Local Exchange Carrier
LIDB - Line Information Data Base
LNP - Local Number Portability
LRN - Local Routing Number
LS - Listing Service
LSDB - Listing Services Data Base
LSPI - Local Service Provider Identificaiton
LTD - Local Test Desk
LTS - Loop Test System
LTSB - Line Time Slot Bridging
LU - Line Unit
MARCH - Bellcore System for end office service requests
MBG - Multiswitch Business Group
Mbps - Megabits per second
MCC - Master Control Center
MDBA - Multiple Data Base Access
MDF - Main Distruting Frame
MDN - Mobile Directory Number
MECH - More Efficient Call Handling
MF - Multi-Frequency
MFFU - Modular Fuse and Filter Unit
MHD - Moving Head Disk
MLPP - MultiLevel Precedence and Preemption
MM - Multi-Media
MMB - Member Make Busy
MMRSM - Multi-Module Remote Switching Module
MMSU - Modular Metallic Service Unit
MP - Modem Pool
MSA - Metro Service Area
MSC - Mobile Switching Center
MTB - Metallic Test Bus
MUX - MUltipleX
MWI - Message Wating Indicator
NAES - Network Administration and Engineering Support group
NAI - Network Access Interrupt
NCT - Network Control and Timing
NEBS - National Electrical Building Standards
NEBS - New Equipment and Building Standards
NEL - Next Event List
NI-2 - Network Interconnect
NOTIS - Network Operator Trouble Information System
NP - Number Portability
NPA - Number Portability Area
NPV - Net Present Value
NRC - Network Reliability Center
NRPM - Notice of Proposal Rule Making
NSC - Network Software Center
NT - Network Termination
NTP - NetMinder
NXX - Office code
OA&M - Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
OAP - OSPS Adminstrative Processor
OC-1 - Optical Carrier-1
ODBE - Office Data Base Editor
ODD - Office Dependent Data
OHD - Off-Hook Delay
OIU - Optical Interface Unit
OLS - Originating Line Screening
OMP - Operations Maintenance Platform
ORDB - Operator Reference Data Base
ORM - Optically Remote Terminal
OS - Operating System
OSDE - On-Site Data Evolution
OSPS - Operator Services Position System
OTO - Office-To-Office
OTR - Operator Trouble Reports
OWS - OSPS Operator Services Workstation
OXU - Optical Transmission Unit
PCM - Pulse Code Modulation
PCS - Personal Communications Services
PCT - Peripheral Control and Timing
PCTFI - Peripheral Control and Timing Facility Interface
PDC - Packet Data Channel
PDS 3.0 - Packet Driver Solution 3.0
PF - Private Facility
PH - Packet Handler
PH - Protocol Handler
PHV - Protocol Handler for Voice
PIDB - Peripheral Interface Data Bus
PLI - Peripheral Link Interface
PLTU - PCT Line and Trunk Unit
PMO - Present Mode of Operation
PO - Peripheral Optioning
PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol
PRI - Primary  Rate Interface
PSAP - Public Safety Answering Point
PSDI - Pin Service Denial Indicator
PSM - Position Switching Module
PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network
PSU - Packet Switch Unit
PVC - Permanent Virtual Circuit
QoR - Query on Release
QPH - Quad-link Protocal Handler
QSS - Quote Support System
RADSL - Rate-Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line
RAF - Recorded Announcement Function
RAO - Revenue Accounitng Office
RaP - Record and Playback
RAS - Remote Access Server
RAS - Remote Access Service
RASM - Recorded Announcement Systems Manager
RBOC - Regional Bell Operating Company
RC - Recent Change
RC/V - Recent Change/Verify
REX - Routine Exercise
RFA - Receive Frame Area
RISLU - Remote ISDN Line Unit
RN - Ring Node
ROP - Read Only Printer
RSD - Rapid Software Delivery
RSM - Remote Switch Module
RT - Remote Terminal
RTBM - Real-Time Billing Memory
RTCD - Real-Time Call Detail
RTRS - Real-Time Rating System
RTU - Right-To-Use
SABM - Stand-Alone Billing Memory
SAS - Security Administration System
SAS - Security Announcement System
SCC - Switching Control Center
SCE - Service Creation Environment
SCE - Signal Conversion Electronics
SCN - Service Circiut Node
SCP - Service Control Point
SEI - Switch Engineering Information
SG-SS7 - 7R/E Signaling Gateway-SS7
SH - Stop Hunt busy
SLC - Subscriber Loop Carrier
SM - Switch Module
SM-2000 - Switching Module-2000
SMC - Switch Module Control
SMDS - Switched Multimegabit Digital Service
SMF - Single Mode Fiber
SMP - Switching Module Processor
SMS - Service Management System
SMSI - Simplified Message Service Interface
SODD - Static Office Dependent Data
SONET - Synchronous Optical NETwork
SPID - Service Profile Indicator
SPs - Service Providers
SQL - Standardized Query Language
SS7 - Signaling System Number 7
SSP - Service Switching Point
STLWS - Supplementary Trunk-Line Work Station
STP - Signal Transfer Point
STS - Synchronous Transport Signals
STS-1 - Synchronous Transport Signal Level 1 (672 Channels/51.840 Mbps)
SU - Software Update
SVC - Swithced Virtual Circuit
T&A - Toll and Assistance
TAPI - Telecomminucation Application Programming Interface
TCAP - Transaction Capabilities Application Part
TCP-IP - Transmission Control Protocol-Internet Protocol
TCS - Terminating Code Screening
TDMA - Time Division Muiple Access
TDMS - Transmission Distortion Measuring Set
TIRKS - Trunk Integrated Record Keeping System
Title III - US Code - Title III
TMS - Time Multiplexed Switch
TNM - Total Network Management System (OSS-network)
TR - Operator Trouble Reports
TRCU - Transmission Rate Converter Unit
TRCU3 - Transmission Rate Converter Unit 3
TSICNTL - Time Slot Interchange Control
TSICOM - Time Slot Interchange Common board
TSMS - Telephone Status Monitor and Select
TSP - Telephone Service Provider
UNI - User-Network Interface
USB - Universal Serial Bus
UUCP - UNIX to UNIX Copy
VCDX - Very Compact Digital Switch
VCP - Visual Call Pickup
VDT - Video Display Terminal
VRCP - Voice Recognition Call Processing
WDLC - Wireless Digital Loop Carrier
XAIU - MultipleX Access Interface Unit
XAT - X.25 Protocol Over T1 Facility

