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Advanced Management and Provisioning of Next-Generation Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Services

Glossary

AM - amplitude modulation

ATM - asynchronous transfer mode

BER - bit error rate

CBR - constant bit rate

CoS - class of service

DSL - digital subscriber line

HDSL - high-bit rate digital subscriber line

IP - Internet protocol

MOS - metal oxide semiconductor

NAP - network access point

NIC - network interface card

PC - personal computer

PPP - point-to-point protocol

PVC - permanent virtual circuit

QoS - quality of service

RFC - request for comment

RFI - radio frequency interference

SNR - signal-to-noise ratio

SVC - switched virtual circuit

UBR - unspecified bit rate

UNI - user network interface

VBR - variable bit rate

VoATM - voice over ATM

VOD - video on demand

VoIP - voice over IP

VPN - virtual private network

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