Glossary Of Acronyms
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ABI |
Alternative block inversion |
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ADM |
Add/drop module |
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ADSL |
Asymmetric digital subscriber line |
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AES |
Advanced encryption standard |
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AMI |
Alternate mark inversion |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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ARP |
Address resolution protocol |
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ASE |
Amplified spontaneous emission |
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ATM |
Asynchronous transfer mode |
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AWG |
Arrayed waveguide grating |
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BER |
Bit error rate |
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BERT |
Bit error rate tester |
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BGT |
Bulk grating technology |
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BIBI |
Bidirectional transceiver |
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BOSA |
Bidirectional optical sub-assemblies |
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BPON |
Broadband PON |
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C3 |
cleaved-coupled-cavity (laser) |
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CATV |
Community access [cable] TV |
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CBS |
Committed burst size |
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CCWDM |
Compact CWDM |
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CD |
Chromatic dispersion |
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CDP |
Continuous data protection |
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CIR |
Committed information rate |
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CPR |
Coupled power ratio |
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CWDM |
Coarse WDM |
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DBR |
Distributed Bragg reflector [laser] |
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DCF |
Dispersion compensating fibre |
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DCM |
Dispersion compensating modules |
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DCT |
Discrete cosine transform |
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DDM |
Digital diagnostic monitoring |
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DFB |
Distributed feedback [laser] |
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DFE |
Decision feedback equalisation |
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DGE |
Dynamic gain equalisation |
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DHCP |
Dynamic host configuration protocol |
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DLI |
Delay Line Interferometer |
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DOP |
Degree of polarisation |
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DPSK |
Differential phase shift keying |
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DQPSK |
Differential quaternary phase shift keying |
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DSCP |
Differentiated services code point |
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DSF |
Dispersion shifted fibre |
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DSl |
Digital |
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DSLAM |
Digital subscriber line access multiplexer |
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DTG |
Draw tower grating |
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DTM |
Dynamic synchronous transfer mode |
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DTN |
Digital transport network |
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DTS |
Distributed temperature sensing |
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DVM |
Distributed vibration sensing |
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DVTS |
Digital video transport service |
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DWDM |
Dense WDM |
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DXC |
Digital cross connect |
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EBS |
Excess burst size |
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EDC |
Electronic dispersion compensation |
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EDFA |
Erbium doped fibre amplifier |
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EIR |
Excess information rate |
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EML |
Electro-absorptive modulated laser |
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EPON |
Ethernet PON |
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ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
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EVC |
Ethernet virtual circuit |
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FBG |
Fibre Bragg grating |
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FBT |
Fused biconic tapered |
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FCIA |
Fibre Channel Industry Association |
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FDDI |
Fibre distributed data interface |
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FFE |
Feed forward equalisation |
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FFPS |
Fibre Fabry-Perot sensor |
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FIB |
Focused ion beam |
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FOG |
Fibre optic gyroscope |
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FOTS |
Fibre optic transmission system |
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FP |
Fabry-Perot |
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FSAN |
Full service access network |
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FSR |
Free spectral range (Finesse=FSR/FWHM) |
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FTTC |
Fibre to the curb (USA) |
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FTTH |
Fibre to the home |
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FTTK |
Fibre to the kerb (UK) |
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FTTO |
Fibre to the office |
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FTTP |
Fibre to the premises |
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FTTX |
FTTH, FTTO,
FTTP etc. |
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FWHM |
Full width at half maximum (Finesse=FSR/FWHM) |
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FXC |
Fibre cross-connect≥ |
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GBIC |
Gigabit interface converter |
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GMPLS |
Generalised multi-protocol label switching |
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GPON |
Gigabit passive optical network |
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HBA |
Host bus adapter |
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HFC |
Hybrid fibre/coax |
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HIPPI |
High performance parallel interface |
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IDLC |
Integrated digital loop carrier |
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IFWM |
Intrachannel four-wave mixing |
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IGMP |
Internet group management protocol |
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ILEC |
Incumbent local exchange carrier |
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IMS |
IP multimedia subsystem |
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InGaAs |
Indium Gallium Arsenide |
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IP |
Internet protocol |
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IPI |
Intelligent peripheral interface |
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IPTV |
IP television |
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ISDN |
Integrated services digital network |
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ISI |
Inter-symbol interference |
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ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
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IXPM |
Intrachannel cross-phase modulation |
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LAN |
Local area network |
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LID |
Local injection detection [alignment system] |
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MAC |
Media access control |
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MAN |
Metropolitan area network |
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MEF |
Metro Ethernet Forum |
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MLSE |
Maximum likelihood sequence estimation |
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MM |
Multi-mode |
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MMF |
Multi-mode fibre |
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MPCP |
Multi-point control protocol |
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MPLS |
Multi-protocol label switching |
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MPO |
Multi-fibre push on [connector] |
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MSO |
Multiple systems operator |
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MSPP |
Multi-service provisioning platform |
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MUX |
Multiplexer |
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MVF |
Manufactured vitreous fibres |
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MZM |
Mach-Zehnder Modulator |
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NA |
Numerical aperture |
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NAP |
Network access point |
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NID |
Network interface device |
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NLSE |
Non-linear Schrödinger equation |
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NMS |
Network management system |
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NNI |
Network node interface |
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NPU |
Network processing units |
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NRZ |
Non return to zero (as in modulation) |
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NTP |
Network time protocol |
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NZDSF |
Non-zero dispersion shifted fibre |
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OADM |
Optical add/drop multiplexer |
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OAM |
Operation, administration and maintenance |
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OC |
Optical carrier (as in OC-X to define speed) |
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OCM |
Optical channel monitor |
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OCPM |
Optical channel performance monitor |
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ODN |
Optical distribution network |
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OEO |
Optical electronic optical |
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OIF |
Optical Internetworking Forum |
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OLT |
Optical line termination |
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ONU |
Optical network unit |
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OPB |
Optical power budget |
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OSNR |
Optical signal to noise ratio |
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OTN |
Optical transport network |
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OXC |
Optical cross-connect |
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PAS |
Profile alignment system |
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PCM |
Pulse code modulation |
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PCOM |
Pump combiner |
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PDFS |
Polarisation dependent frequency shift |
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PDH |
Plesiochronous digital hierarchy |
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PHY |
Physical layer protocol for FDDI |
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PIC |
Photonic integrated circuits |
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PIM |
Protocol independent multicast |
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PIN |
P-type, intrinsic, N-type (as in photodiode) |
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PLC |
Planar lightwave circuit |
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PLZT |
Lead (Pb) Lanthanum Zirconate Titanate |
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PM |
Polarisation maintaining |
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PMD |
Polarisation mode dispersion
Physical media dependent |
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POF |
Plastic or polymer optical fibre |
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PON |
Passive optical network |
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POP |
Point of presence |
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PRBS |
Pseudo random binary/bit sequence |
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PSTN |
Public switched telephone network |
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PXC |
Photonic cross-connect |
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QOE |
Quality of experience |
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QOS |
Quality of service |
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RADIUS |
Remote authentication dial-in user service |
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RIN |
Relative intensity noise (laser diodes) |
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ROADM |
Reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer |
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ROSA |
Receiver optical sub-assembly |
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RPCOM |
Raman PCOM |
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RPR |
Resilient packet ring (IEEE 802.17) |
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RSOA |
Reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers |
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RTP |
Real transport protocol |
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RZ |
Return to zero (as in modulation) |
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SAN |
Storage area network |
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SBS |
Stimulated Brillouin scattering |
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SCM |
Sub-carrier multiplexed |
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SCM |
Suppressed carrier modulation |
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SDH |
Synchronous digital hierarchy |
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SFF |
Small form factor |
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SFP |
SFF pluggable |
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SIP |
Session Internet protocol |
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SLED |
Super luminescent light emitting diode |
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SM |
Single mode |
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SMF |
Single mode fibre |
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SMQW |
Strained multi-quantum well |
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SMPTE |
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
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SMRS |
Side mode suppression ratio |
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SOA |
Semiconductor optical amplifier |
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SOAP |
Simple object application protocol |
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SONET |
Synchronous optical network |
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SOP |
State of polarisation |
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SPM |
Self phase modulation |
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SRS |
Stimulated Raman scattering |
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STM |
Synchronous transfer mode |
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STS |
Synchronous transport system |
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SWM |
Square wave phase modulation |
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TASR |
Tuneable all-optical signal regenerator |
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T-CONT |
Transmission container |
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TDC |
Tuneable dispersion compensator |
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TDFS |
Temperature dependent frequency shift |
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TDM |
Time division multiplex |
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TFF |
Thin film filter |
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TODC |
Tuneable optical dispersion compensator |
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TOSA |
Transmitter optical sub-assembly |
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UDP |
User datagram protocol |
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ULH/UHL |
Ultra long haul |
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UNI |
User network interface |
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UTP |
Unshielded twisted pair |
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VCSEL |
Vertical cavity surface emitting laser |
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VIPA |
Virtually imaged phase array |
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VLAN |
Virtual local area network |
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VOD |
Video on demand |
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VOIP |
Voice over IP |
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VPLS |
Virtual private LAN services |
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VPN |
Virtual private network |
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VT |
Virtual tributary |
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WADM |
Wavelength add drop module |
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WAN |
Wide area network |
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WB |
Wavelength blocker |
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WDM |
Wavelength division multiplexer |
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WIXC |
Wavelength interchange cross-connect |
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WSS |
Wavelength selective switch |
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WSXC |
Wavelength selective cross-connect |
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