Glossary
ADSL(2)
Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (Second Generation)
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
AM
Amplitude Modulation
AN
Access Node
ANSI
American National Standards Institution
APC
Adaptive Predictive Coding
APC
Angled Physical Contact
APC
Automatic Power Control
APCN
Asia Pacific Cable Network
APD
Avalanche Photodiode
API
Application Programming Interface
APON
ATM Passive Optical Network
APPI
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Internetworking
APPN
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASP
Application Service Provider
ASSP
Application-Specific Standard Product
ASTM
American Society of Test and Measurement
ATA
Advanced Technology Attachment
ATDM
Asynchronous Time-Division Multiplexing
ATIS
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATU
ADSL Transceiver Unit
ATU-C
ADSL Transceiver Unit-Central Office
ATU-R
ADSL Transceiver Unit-Remote
AVVID
Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data
AWG
America Wire Gauge
AWG
Arrayed Waveguide Grating