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Spent ages on this one (about one hour for an oldschool!) -waste/pst
Damage, INC. List of Acronyms v1.0
---------------------------------3ACC
3A Central Control
5XB COER 5 X-Bar Central Office Equipment Reports system
A/D
Analog to Digital
AAX
Automated Attendant eXchange
ABATS Automatic Bit Access Test System
ABHC
Average Busy Hour Calls
ABS
Alternative Billing Service
ABSBH Average Busy Season Busy Hour
ACB
Annoyance Call Bureau
ACC
Analog Control Channel
ACC
Audio Communications Controller
ACCS
Automated Calling Card Service
ACD
Automatic Call Distributor
ACDA
Automatic Call Disposition Analyzer
ACE
Automatic Calling Equipment
ACF
Advanced Communications Functions
ACH
Attempt per Circuit per Hour
ACOF
Attendant Control Of Facilities
ACP
ACtion Point
ACSNET Acedemic Computing Services NETwork
ACSU
Advanced t-1 Channel Service Unit
ACTS
Automated Coin Toll Service
ACU
Alarm Control Unit
ACU
Automatic Calling Unit
ADCCP Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure
ADCI
Automatic Display Call Indicator
ADN
Abbreviated Dialing Number
ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
ADS
Advanced Digital System
ADS
Audio Distribution System
ADS
Auxilary Data System
AF
Audio Frequency
AFACTS Automatic FACilities Test System
AFADS Automatic Force Adjustment Data System
AFSK
Automatic Frequency Shift Keying
AIC
Automatic Intercept Center

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AICC
Automatic Intercept Communications Controller
AIOD
Automatic Identificated Outward Dialing
AIS
Automatic Intercept System
AIX
Advanced Interactive eXecutive
ALBO
Automatic Line BuildOut
ALFE
Analog Line Front End
ALGOL ALGOrhythmic computer Language
ALI
Automatic Location Indentification
ALIT
Automatic Line Insulation Testing
ALRU
Automatic Line Record Update
ALS
Automated List Service
AM
Administrative Module
AM
Amplitude Modulation
AM
Answering Machine
AMA
Automatic Message Accounting
AMACS AMA Collection System
AMARC AMA Recording Center
AMASE AMA Standard Entry
AMAT
AMA Transmitter
AMATPS AMA TeleProcessing System
AMERITECH AMERican Information TECHnologies
AMI
Alternate Mark Inversion
AMPS
Advanced Mobile Phone Service
AN
Associated Number
ANA
Automatic Number Announcement
ANAC
Automatic Number Announcement Circuit
ANC
All Number Calling
ANI
Automatic Number Identification
ANIF
Automatic Number Identification Failure
ANIS
Automatic Number Identification Switching/Spoofing
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
AOS
Alternate Operator Service
AOSS
Auxilliary Operator Service System
AP
Attached Processor
APC
AMARC Protocol Converter
APD
Avalanche Photo Diode
APS
Automatic Protection Switch
AR
Alarm Report
ARC
Audio Response Controller
ARCH
Access Response Channel
ARIS
Audichron Recorded Information System
ARQ
Automatic Repeat reQuest
ARS
Alternate Route Selection
ARSB
Automated Repair Service Bureau
ARU
Audio Response Unit
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interexchange
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASM
Assembly
ASOC
Administrative Service Oversight Center
ASPEN Automatic System for Performance Evaluation of the Network
AT
Access Tandem
AT&T
American Telephone and Telegraph
ATB
All Trunks Busy
ATC
Automatic Transmission Control
ATH
Abbreviated Trouble History
ATI
Automatic Test Inhibit
ATIS
Automatic Transmitter Identification System
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATM
Automatic Teller Machine
ATMS
Automated Trunk Measurement System

ATP
All Tests Pass
ATR
Alternate Trunk Routing
ATRS
Automated Trouble Reporting System
ATTC
Automatic Transmission Test and Control circuit
ATTCOM AT&T COMmunications
ATTIS AT&T Information System
AUDIX AUDio Information eXchange
AUTODIN AUTOmatic DIgital Network
AUTOSEVCOM AUTOmatic SEcure Voice COMmunications
AUTOVON AUTOmatic VOice Network
AUXF
AUXillary Frame
AVC
Analog Voice Channel
AVD
Alternate Voice Data
B6ZS
Bipolar with 6 Zero Subsitution
B8ZS
Bipolar with 8-Zero Substitution
B911
Basic 911
B
Bridge
BA
Bell Atlantic
BAMAF BELLCORE AMA Format
BANCS Bell Administrative Network Communications System
BAPCO Bellsouth Advertising & Publishing COmpany
BB
Blue Box
BBS
Bulletin Board System
BCC
Blocked Call Cleared
BCCH
Broadcast Channel
BCD
Binary Coded Decimal
BCD
Blocked Call Delayed
BCS
Batch Change Supplement
BCH
Blocked Calls Held
BCR
Blocked Calls Released
BCTEL British Columbia Telco
BDP
Bi-Directional Protocol
BDT
Billing Data Transmitter
BEF
Band Elimination Filter
BELLCORE BELL COmmunications REsearch
BER
Bit Error Rate
BERT
Bit Error Rate Test
BETRS Basic Exchange Telecommunications Radio Service
BHC
Busy Hour Calls
BIN
Binary
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
BISP
Business Information System Program
BITNET Because-It's-Time NETwork
BL/DS Busy Line/Don't Answer
BLER
Block Error Rate
BLF
Busy Line Field
BLS
Business Listing Service
BLV
Busy Line Verification
BNS
Billed Number Screening
BOC
Bell Operating Company
BOR
Basic Output Report
BORSCHT Battery, Overvoltage, Ringing, Supervision, Coding, Hybrid Testing
BOS
Business Office Supervisor
BOSS
Billing and Order Support System
BOT
Beginning Of Tape
BPI
Bits Per Inch
BPOC
Bell Point Of Contact
BPS
Bits Per Second
BPSS
Basic Packet-Switching Service
BRAT
Business Residence Account Tracking system

BRCS
BPH
BRI
BRM
BS
BS
BSA
BSBH
BSC
BSCM
BSE
BSF
BSOC
BSP
BSRFS
BST
BSTJ
BT
BTAM
BTL
BTN
BTU
BVA
BVC
BWM
BWT
BWTS
CA
CABS
CAC
CAC
CAC
CAC
CAD
CAD/CAM
CADV
CAI
CAIS
CALRS
CAMA
CAROT
CAS
CAS
CAS
CAT
CATLAS
CBS
CBX
CC
CC
CC
CC
CC
CCC
CCC
CCF
CCH
CCi
CCIR
CCIS

Business Residence Custom Service

Bits Per Hour
Basic Rate Interface
Basic Remote Module
Banded Signaling
Bell South
Basic Serving Arrangements
Busy Season Busy Hour
Business Service Center
BiSynchronous Communications Module
Basic Service Elements
Bell Shock Force
Bell Systems Operating Company
Bell System Practice
Bell System Reference Frequency Standard
Basic Services Terminal
Bell System Technical Journal
Bus Terminator
Basic Telecommunications Access Message
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Billing Telephone Number
British Thermal Unit
Billing Validation Application
Billing Validation Center
Broadcast Warning Message
Broadcast Warning TWX
BandWidth Test Set
CAble
Carrier Access Billing System
Calling-card Authorization Center
Carrier Access Code
Circuit Administration Center
Customer Administration Center
Computer Aided Dispatch
Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing
Combined Alternate Data/Voice
Call Assembly Index
Colocated Automatic Intercept System
Centralized Automatic Loop Reporting System
Centralized Automatic Message Accounting
Centralized Automatic Reporting On Trunks
Circuit Associated Signaling
Centralized Attendant Service
Computerized Autodial System
Craft Access Terminal
Centralized Automatic Trouble Locating and Analysis System
CrossBar Switching
Computerized Branch eXchange
Calling Card
Central Control
Common Control
Country Code
Credit Card
Central Control Complex
Computer Control Center
Credit/Calling Card Fraud
Connections per Circuit per Hour
CyberCrime International Network
Comite' Consultatif International des Radio Communications
Common Channel Interoffice Signaling

CCITT
CCNC
CCNC
CCR
CCS
CCS
CCSA
CCT
CCTAC
CCTV
CCU
CCV
CDA
CDA
CDAR
CDCF
CDF
CDI
CDO
CDPR
CDR
CDS
CEF
CEI
CELP
CEPT
CEV
CF
CFCA
CFR
CGN
CGSA
CIC
CICS
CID
CII
CIS
CLASS
CLASS
CLDN
CLEI
CLI
CLID
CLLI
CMAC
CMC
CMDF
CMDS
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMS
CMT
CMU
CN
CN/A
CNA
CNAB
CNCC
CNI

Consultative Committee on International Telephone and Telegraph

Common Channel Network Controller
Computer/Communications Network Center
Customer-Controlled Reconfiguration
Common Channel Signaling
Hundred (C) Call Seconds
Common-Control Switching Arrangement
Central Control Terminal
Computer Communications Trouble Analysis Center
Closed Circuit Television
COLT Computer Unit
Calling Card Validation
Call Data Accumulator
Coin Detection and Announcement
Customer Dialed Account Recording
Cumulative Discounted Cash Flow
Combined Distributing Frame
Circle Digit Identification
Community Dial Office
Customer Dial Pulse Receiver
Call Dial Rerouting
Craft Dispatch System
Cable Entrance Facility
Comparably Efficient Interconnection
Code Excited Linear Prediction
Conference European on Post and Telecommunications
Controlled Environment Vault
Coin First
Communications Fraud Control Association
Code of Federal Regulations
Concentrator Group Number
Cellular Geographic Serving Area
Carrier Identification Code
Customer Information Control System
Caller ID
Call Identity Index
Customized Intercept Service
Centralized Local Area Selective Signaling
Custom Local Area Signaling Service
Calling Line Directory Number
Common-Language Equipment Identification
Calling Line Ident
Calling Line IDentification
Common-Language Location Identification
Centralized Maintenance and Administration Center
Construction Maintenance Center
Combined Main Distributing Frame
Centralized Message Data System
Call Management System
Circuit Maintenance System
Communications Management Subsystem
Conversational Monitoring System
Cellular Mobile Telephone
COLT Measurement Unit
Change Notice
Customer Name/Address
Communications Network Application
Customer Name/Address Bureau
Customer Network Control Center
Common Network Interface

CNI
CNID
CNMS
CNS
CO
COAM
COC
COCOT
CODCF
CODEC
COE
COEES
COLT
COMSAT
CONN
CONTAC
CONUS
CORNET
COSMIC
COSMOS
COT
CP
CPC
CPC
CPD
CPE
CPH
CPI
CPM
CPMP
CPU
CRAS
CRC
CRC
CREG
CRFMP
CRIS
CRS
CRSAB
CRSO
CRT
CSA
CSACC
CSAR
CSC
CSDC
CSM/CD
CSNET
CSO
CSS
CSU
CTC
CTM
CTMS
CTO
CTSS
CTT
CTTC
CTTN
CU

Calling Number Identification

Caller Name Identification
Cylink Network Management System
Complimentary Network Service
Central Office
Customer Owned And Maintained
Circuit Order Control
Customer-Owned Coin-Operated Telephone
Central Office Data Connecting Facility
COder-DECoder
Central Office Equipment
COE Engineering System
Central Office Line Tester
COMmunications SATellite
CONNector
Central Office NeTwork ACcess
CONtinental United States
CORperate NETwork
COmmon Systems Main InterConnection frame system
COmputerized System for Mainframe OperationS
Central Office Terminal
Control Program
Cellular Phone Company
Circuit Provisioning Center
Central Pulse Distributor
Customer Premises Equipment
Cost Per Hour
Computer Private branch exchange Interface
Cost Per Minute
Carrier Performance Measurement Plan
Central Processing Unit
Cable Repair Administrative System
Customer Record Center
Cyclic Redundancy Check
Concentrated Range Extension with Gain
Cable Repair Force Management Plan
Customer Record Information System
Centralized Results System
Centralized Repair Service Answering Bureau
Cellular Radio Switching Office
Cathode Ray Tube
Carrier Serving Area
Customer Service Administration Control Center
Centralized System for Analysis Reporting
Cell Site Controller
Circuit Switched Digital Capability
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
Computer Science NETwork
Central Services Organization
Computer Sub-System
Channel Service Unit
Central Test Center
Contac Trunk Module
Carrier Transmission Measuring System
Call Transfer Outside
Cray Time Sharing System
Cartridge Tape Transport
Cartridge Tape Transport Controller
Cable Trunk Ticket Number
Control Unit

CU
CUG
CU/TK
CUCRIT
CVR
CWC
D/A
DA
DACS
DACS
DAIS
DAMA
DARC
DARU
DAS
DAS
DAS-WDT
DASD
DAV
DB
DBA
DBAC
DBAS
DBM
DBS
DCCH
DCCS
DCE
DCH
DCL
DCLU
DCM
DCMS
DCMU
DCP
DCPR
DCPSK
DCS
DCT
DCTN
DCTS
DDC
DDD
DDN
DDS
DDS
DDS
DDX
DEC
DERP
DES
DEW
DFI
DFMS
DIC
DID
DIF
DIM
DIP
DISA

Customer Unit
Closed User Group
Common Update/EQuipment system
Capital Utilization CRITeria
Compass Voice Response
City-Wide Centrex
Digital to Analog
Directory Assistance
Digital Access Cross-connect System
Directory Assistance Charging System
Distributed Automatic Intercept System
Demand Assigned Multiple Access
Division Alarm Recording Center
Distributed automatic intercept system Audio Response Unit
Directory Assistance System
Distributor And Scanner
Distributor And Scanner-Watch Dog Timer
Direct Access Storage Device
Data Above Voice
Decibel
Data Base Administrator
Data Base Administration Center
Data Base Administration System
DataBase Manager
Duplex Bus Selector
Digital Control Channel
DisContiguous Shared Segments
Data Circuit-terminating Equipment
D Channel Handler
DEC Control Language
Digital Carrier Line Uint
Digital Carrier Module
Distributed Call Measurement System
Digital Concentrator Measurement Unit
Duplex Central Processor
Detailed Contuing Property Record (PICS/DCPR)
Differential Coherent Phase-Shift Keying
Digital Crosconnect System
Digital Carrier Trunk
Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network
Dimension Custom Telephone Service
Direct Department Calling
Direct Distance Dialing
Defense Data Network
Digital Data Service
Digital Data System
Digital Dataphone Service
Distributed Data eXchange
Digital Equipment Corporation
Defective Equipment Replacement Program
Data Encryption Standard
Distant Early Warning (line)
Digital Facility Interface
Digital Facility Management System
Digital Interface Controller
Direct Inward Dialing
Digital Interface Frame
Data In the Middle
Dual In-line Package
Direct Inward System Access

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DLC
DLCU
DLL
DLS
DLTU
DLU-PG
DM
DMA
DMI
DML
DMS
DMS
DMU
DN
DNC
DNHR
DNIC
DNIS
DNR
DNS
DNX
DOC
DOCS
DOJ
DOM
DOS
DOS
DOTS
DOV
DP
DP
DP
DPAC
DPC
DPE
DPN-PH
DPP
DPSK
DQDB
DR
DR
DRMU
DS
DS
DS
DSBAM
DSDC
DSI
DSN
DSP
DSR
DSS
DSU
DSX
DT
DT
DTAS
DTC
DTC

Digital Interface Unit

Digital Loop Carrier
Digital Line Carrier Unit
Dial Long Lines
Digital Link Service
Digital Line/Trunk Unit
Digital Line Unit-Pair Gain
Delta Modulation
Direct Memory Access
Digital Multiplexed Interface
Data Manipulation Logic
Data Management System
Digital Multiplexed System
Data Manipulation Unit
Directory Number
Dynamic Network Controller
Dynamic Non Hierarchical Routing
Data Network Identification Code
Dialed Number Identification Service
Dialed Number Recorder
Domain Name Server
Dynamic Network X-connect
Dynamic Overload Control
Display Operator Console System
Department Of Justice
Data On Master group
Denial Of Service
Disk Operating System
Digital Office Timing Supply
Data Over Voice
Demarcation Point
Dial Pulse
Digital Phone
Dedicated Plant Assignment Center
Destination Point Code
Data Path Extender
Data Packet Network-Packet Handler
Discounted Payback Period
Differential Phased-Shift Keying
Distributed Queue Dual Bus
Data Ready
Data Receive
Digital Remote Measurement Unit
Digital carrier Span
Digital Signal
Direct Signal
Double-SideBand Amplitude Module
Direct Service Dial Capability
Digital Speech Interpolation
Digital Signal (level) N
Digital Signal Processor
Dynamic Service Register
Data Station Selector
Data Service Unit
Digital System X-connect
Data Transmit
Di-group Terminal
Digital Test Access System
Di-group Terminal Controller
Digital Traffic Channel

DTC
Digital Trunk Controller
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
DTF
Dial Tone First
DTG
Direct Trunk Group
DTIF
Digital Transmission Interface Frame
DTMF
Dual Tone Multi Frequency
DTU
Di-group Terminal Unit
DUV
Data Under Voice
DVX
Digital Voice eXchange
E&M
rEceive & transMit/Ear & Mouth signaling
E-BCCH Extended Broadcast Channel
E-COM Electronic Computer Originated Mail
E911
Enhanced 911
EADAS Engineering and Administrative Data Acquisition System
EADAS/NM EADAS/Network Management
EAEO
Equal Access End Office
EARN
European Academic Research Network
EAS
Extended Announcement System
EAS
Extended Area Service
EASD
Equal Access Service Date
EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interexchange Code
ECAP
Electronic Customer Access Program
ECC
Enter Cable Change
ECCS
Economic C (hundred) Call Seconds
ECF
Enhanced Connectivity Facility
ECPT
Electronic Coin Public Telephone
ECS
Electronic Crosconnect System
EDAC
Electromechanical Digital Adapter Circuit
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EDP
Electronic Data Processing
EDSX
Electronic Digital Signal X-connect
EECT
End-to-End Call Trace
EEDP
Expanded Electronic tandem switching Dialing Plan
EEHO
Either End Hop Off
EEI
Equipment-to-Equipment Interface
EFRAP Electronic Feeder Route Analysis Program
EFS
Error Free Seconds
EIA
Electronics Industries Assotiation
EIRP
Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
EIS
Expanded Inband Signaling
EISS
Economic Impact Study System
EKTS
Electronic Key Telephone Sets
EMF
Electromagnetic Frequency
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
EML
Expected Measured Loss
EMS
Expanded Memory Specification
ENFIA Exchange Network Facility for Interstate Access
EO
End Office
EOE
Electronic Order Exchange
EOS
Extended Operating System
EOTT
End Office Toll Trunking
EPL
Electronic switching system Program Language
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPSCS Enhanced Private Switched Communication Service
ER
Error Register
ERAR
Error Return Address Register
EREP
Environmental Recording Editing and Printing
ERL
Echo Return Loss
ERP
Effective Radiated Power
ERU
Error Return address Update

ESAC
ESB
ESF
ESL
ESN
ESN
ESP
ESS
EESS
ESSX
ETAS
ETF
ETN
ETS
ETS
ETSACI
ETSSP
EXT
F-BCCH
FA
FACS
FAR
FAST
FAT
FAQ
FCAP
FCC
FCC
FCG
FCS
FCS
FDCCH
FDDI
FDM
FDMA
FDP
FDX
FEC
FED
FEMF
FEPS
FEV
FGA
FGB
FGC
FGD
FIFO
FIOC
FIP
FIPS
FM
FMAC
FNPA
FOC
FON
FR
FREQ
FREQ
FRS
FSK

Electronic Surveillance Assistance Center

Emergency Service Bureau
Extended SuperFrame
Emergency Stand-Alone
Electronic Serial Number
Electronic Switched Network
Enhanced Service Provider
Electronic Switching System
Enhanced Electronic Switching System
Electronic Switching Systen eXchange
Emergency Technical ASsistance
Electronic Toll Fraud
Electronic Tandem Network
Electronic Tandem Switching
Electronic Translation System
Electronic Tandem Switching Adminstration Channel Interface
ETS Status Panel
EXTension
Fast Broadcast Channel
Fuse Alarm
Facilities Assignment and Control System
Federal Acquisition Regulation
First Application System Test
File Allocation Table
Frequently Asked Questions
Facility CAPacity
Federal Communications Commission
Forward Command Channel
False Cross or Ground
File Control Systemction
Frame Check Sequence
Forward DCCH
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Frequency Division Multiplexing
Frequency Division Multiple Access
Field Development Program
Full DupleX
Forward Error Correction
Far End Data
Foreign Electro-Motive Force
Facility and Equipment Planning System
Far End Voice
Feature Group A
Feature Group B
Feature Group C
Feature Group D
First In, First Out
Frame Input/Output Controller
Facility Interface Processor
Federal Information Processing Standards
Frequency Modulation
Facility Maintenance And Control
Foreign Numbering Plan Area
Fiber Optic Communications
Fiber Optics Network
Flat Rate
Frequency
File Request
Flexible Route Selection
Frequency Shift Keying

FTG
FTP
FTS
FUBAR
FX
GB
GBS
GCS
GEISCO
GHZ
GID
GND
GODS
GOS
GP
GPIB
GRD
GRP MOD
GSA
GSAT
GSZ
GTC
GTE
GTT
HCS
HCSDS
HCTDS
HD
HDLC
HDTV
HDX
HEAP
HEHO
HIC
HNPA
HNS
HOBIC
HOBIS
HP
HPO
HSSDS
HTML
HU
HUTG
HZ
I&M
I/O
IB
IBM
IBN
IC
IC
IC
IC
ICAN
ICC
ICD
ICLID
ICM
ICSC

Final Trunk Group

File Transfer Protocol
Federal Telecommunications System
Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition
Foreign eXchange
GigaByte
Group Bridging Service
Group Control System
General Electric Information Services COmpany
GigaHertZ
Group ID
GrouND
Global Outdials
Grade Of Service
Group Processor
General Purpose Interface Bus
GRounD
GRouP MODulator
General Services Administration
General telephone and electronics SATellite corporation
Graphical Zmodem
General Telephone Company
General Telephone Electronics
Global Title Transmission
Hierarchical Cell Structure
High-Capacity Satellite Digital Service
High-Capacity Terrestrial Digital Service
Hard Drive
High-level Data Link Control
High Definition TV
Half DupleX
Home Energy Assistance Program
High End Hop Off
Hybrid Integrated Circuit
Home Numbering Plan Area
Hospitality Network Service
HOtel Billing Information Center
HOtel Billing Information System
Hewlett-Packard
High Performance Option
High-Speed Switched Digital Service
Hyper Text Markup Language
High Usage
High Usage Trunk Group
HertZ
Installation & Maintenance
Input/Output
Instruction Buffer
International Business Machines
Integrated Business Network
Independent Carrier
Integrated Circuit
Inter-exchange Carrier
Inter-LATA Carrier
Individual Circuit ANalysis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interactive Call Distribution
Individual Calling Line ID
Integrated Call Management
Inter-LATA Customer Service Center

IDDD
International Direct Distance Dialing
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
IEC (IXC) Interexchange Carrier
IDF
Intermediate Distributing Frame
IDS
Internal Directory System
IDVC
Integrated Data/Voice Channel
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IF
Intermediate Frequency
IFRPS Intercity Facility Relief Planning System
IIN
Integrated Information Network
IM
Interface Module
IMAS
Integrated Mass Announcement System
IMM
Input Message Manual
IMT
Inter-Machine Trunk
IMTS
Improved Mobile Telephone Service
IN
Intelligent Network
INC
InterNational Carrier
INL
Inter Node Link
INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite Service
INN
Inter Node Network
INT
Interrupt
INTELSAT INternational TELecommunications SATellite consortium
INWATS INward Wide Area Telephone Service
IO
Inward Operator
IOC
Input/Output Controller
IOCC
International Overseas Completion Center
IOP
Input-Output Processor
IOT
Inter-Office Trunk
IP
Information Provider
IP
Internet Protocol
IP
Internet Provider
IPCS
Interactive Problem Control System
IPL
Initial Program Load
IPLAN Integrated PLanning And Analysis
IPM
Impulses Per Minute
IPM
Interruptions Per Minute
IPX
Integrated Packet eXchange
IRC
International Record Carrier
IROR
Internal Rate Of Return
IS
Interrupt Set
ISC
International Switching Center
ISDN
Integrated Service Digital Network
ISLM
Integrated Services Line Module
ISLU
Integrated Services Line Unit
ISN
Information Systems Network
ISN
Integrated Systems Network
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ISP
Internet Service Provider
ISS
Integrated Switching System
ISSN
Integrated Special Services Network
ISUP
Integrated Services User Part
ITS
Institute of Telecommunication Science
ITSO
Incoming Trunk Service Observation
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
IVP
Installation Verification Program
IVR
Interactive Voice Response
IVTS
International Video Teleconferencing Service
IX
Interactive eXecutive
IXM
IntereXchange Mileage
JCL
Job Control Language

JES
JIM
JMX
JSN
JSW
K
KB
KBPS
KDT
KFT
KHZ
KP
KSR
KTS
KTS
LAC
LADT
LAIS
LAM
LAMA
LAN
LAP
LAPD
LAPD
LASS
LATA
LATIS
LBO
LBS
LCAMOS
LCBO
LCCIS
LCCL
LCCLN
LCDN
LCIE
LCLOC
LCN
LCR
LCRMKR
LCSE
LCSEN
LD
LDMTS
LEAS
LEC
LED
LENCL
LF
LFACS
LIFO
LLC
LLN
LMMS
LMOS
LMX
LOC
LOCAP
LOF
LON

Job Entry System

Job Information Memorandum
Jumbogroup MultipleX
Junction Switch Number
Junctor SWitch
Kilobit
Keyboard
KiloBits Per Second
Keyboard Display Terminal
KiloFeeT
KiloHertZ
Key Pulse
Keyboard Send-Receive
Key Telephone Set
Key Telephone System
Loop Assignment Center
Local Access Data Transport
Local Automatic Intercept System
Leave A Message
Local Automatic Message Accounting
Local Area Network
Link Access Protocol
Link Access Procedure on the D channel
Los Angeles Police Department
Local Area Signaling Service
Local Access and Transport Area
Loop Activity Tracking Information System
Line Buildout
Load Balance System
Loop CAble Maintenance Operation System
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Local Common Channel Interoffice Signaling
Line Card CabLe
Line Card Cable Narrative
Last Called Directory Number
Lightguide Cable Interconnection Equipment
Line Card LOCation
Logical Channel Numbers
Least Cost Routing
Line Card ReMarKs, Retained
Line Card Service and Equipment
Line Card Service and Equipment Narrative
Long Distance
Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service
LATA Equal Access System
Local Exchange Carrier
Light-Emitting Diode
Line Equipment Number CLass
Line Finder
Loop Facilties Assignment And Control System
Last In, First Out
Logical Link Control
Line Link Network
Local Message Metering System
Loop Maintenace Operations System
L Multiplex
Local Operating Company
LOw CAPacitance
Lock OFf-line
Lock ON-line

LPCDF
LRAP
LRC
LRS
LRSS
LSB
LSI
LSRP
LSS
LSV
LTAB
LTC
LTD
LTF
LTF
LTG
LTS
LXE
M/W
MA
MACBS
MADN
MAN
MAP
MAPSS
MAR
MARC
MAS
MAS
MASB
MASC
MASM
MASM
MATFAP
MB
MBPS
MBR
MCIAS
MCC
MCCS
MCH
MCHB
MCI
MCIAS
MCN
MCS
MCTRAP
MDACS
MDC
MDC
MDF
MDU
MDX
MEC
MELD
MERS
MET
MF
MFENET
MFJ

Low Profile Combined Distributing Frame

Long Route Analysis Program
Longitudal Redundancy Check
Line Repeater Station
Long Range Switching Studies
Lower Side Band
Large-Scale Integrated circuitry
Local Switching Replacement Planning system
Loop Switching System
Line Status Verifier
Line Test Access Bus
Local Test Cabinet
Local Test Desk
Lightwave Terminating Frame
Line Trunk Frame
Line Trunk Group
Loss Test Set
Lightguide eXpress Entry
MicroWave
Maintenance Administrator
Multi-Access Cable Billing System
Multiple Access Directory Numbers
Metropolitan Area Network
Maintenance and Administration Position
Maintenance & Analysis Plan for Special Services
Microprogram Address Register
Market Analysis of Revenue and Customers system
MAin Store
Mass Announcement System
MAS Bus
MAS Controller
MAS Memory
Micro$oft Assembler
Metropolitan Area Transmission Facility Analysys Program
MegaByte
MegaBits Per Second
Master Boot Record
Multi-Channel Intelligent Announcement System
Master Control Center
Mechanized Calling Card Service
Maintenance CHannel
Maintenance CHannel Buffer
Microwave Communications Incorporated
Multi-Channel Intercept Announcement System
Metropolitan Campus Network
Meeting Communications Service
Mechanized Customer Trouble Report Analysis Plan
Modular Digital Access Control System
Marker Distributor Control
Meridian Digital Centrex
Main Distribution Frame
Marker Decoder Unit
Modular Digital eXchange
Mobile Equipment Console
Mechanized Engineering and Layout for Distributing frames
Most Economic Route Selection
Multibutton Electronic Telephone
Multi Frequency
Magnetic Fusion Energy NETwork
Modification of Final Judgement

MFR
MFT
MG
MGT
MHS
MHZ
MICE
MIN
MINX
MIR
MIS
MISCF
MITS
MLC
MLCD
MLN
MLT
MMC
MMGT
MMOC
MMS
MMS
MMX
MODEM
MOG
MOS
MP
MPCH
MPOW
MPPD
MRF
MS
MS
MSC
MTBF
MTF
MTP
MTR
MTS
MTS
MTS
MTSO
MTTR
MTU
MTU
MTX
MU
MUD
MULDEM
MUX
MVP
MVS
MW
MWI
MXU
NA
NAC
NAG
NAM
NAND

Multi-Frequency Receivers
Metallic Facility Terminal
MasterGroup
MasterGroup Translator
Message Handling System
MegaHertZ
Modular Integrated Communications Environment
Mobile Identification Number
Multimedia Information Network eXchange
Micro-Instruction Register
Management Information System
MISCellaneous Frame
Microcomputer Interactive Test System
MiniLine Card
Multi-Line Call Detail
Main Listed Number
Mechanized Loop Testing
Minicomputer Maintenance Center
MultiMasterGroup Translator
Minicomputer Maintenance Operations Center
Main Memory Status
Memory Management System
Mastergroup MultipleX
MOdulator-DEModulator
Minicomputer Operations Group
Metal Oxide Semiconductor
Multi-Processor
Main Parallel CHannel
Multiple Purpose Operator Workstation
Multi-Purpose Peripheral Device
Maintenance Reset Function
Maintenance State
Millisecond
Media Stimulated Calling
Mean Time Between Failures
Master Test Frame
Message Transfer Part
Mechanized Time Reporting
Message Telecommunications Service
Message Telephone Service
Mobile Telephone Service
Mobile Telephone Switching Office
Mean Time to Repair
Maintenance Termination Unit
Media Tech Unit
Mobile Telephone eXchange
Message Unit
Master User Directory
MULtiplexer-DEMultiplexer
MUltipleX
Multiline Variety Package
Multiple Virtual Storage
MultiWink
Message Waiting Indicator
MultipleXer Unit
Next Address
Network Administration Center
Network Architecture Group
Number Assignment Module
Not-AND gate

NAS
NASA
NAU
NCC
NCCF
NCP
NCS
NCTE
NDCC
NEBS
NESAC
NEXT
NHR
NI
NIC
NID
NM
NMC
NNX
NOC
NOCS
NORGEN
NOTIS
NPA
NPA
NPV
NS
NSA
NSC
NSCS
NSEC
NSFNET
NSPMP
NT1
NT2
NT
NT
NTEC
NTIA
NTN
NTS
NTS
NUA
NUI
NYNEX
O-LTM
OAA/P
OASYS
OC
OCC
OCE
OCU
ODAC
ODD
ODDD
ODS
OFNPS
OGT
OMM
OMPF

Numerical and Atmospheric Sciences network

North American Space Agency
Network Access Unit
Network Control Center
Network Communications Control Facility
Network Control Point
National Communications System
Network Channel-Terminating Equipment
Network Data Collection Center
New Equipment-Building System
National Electronic Switching Assistance Center
Near-End X-Talk
Non Hierarchial Routing
Network Interface
Network Interface Card
Network Interface Device
Network Module
Network Management Center
Network Numbering eXchange
Network Operations Center
Network Operations Center System
Network Operations Report GENerator
Network Operator Trouble Information System
No Power Alarm
Numbering Plan Area
Net Present Value
Nanosecond
National Security Agency
Network Service Center
Network Service Center System
Network Switching Engineering Center
National Science Foundation NETwork
Network Switching Performance Measurement Plan
Network Termination 1
Network Termination 2
Network Termination
Northern Telecom
Network Technical Equipment Center
National Telecommunications and Information Agency
Network Terminal Number
Network Technical Support
Network Test System
Network User Address
Network User Identification
New York, New England and the unknown (X)
Optical Line Terminating Multiplexer
Over-the-Air Activation and Programming
Office Automation SYStem
Operator Centralization
Other Common Carrier
Other Common carrier channel Equipment
Office Channel Unit
Operations Distribution Administration Center
Operator Distance Dialing
Operator Direct Distance Dialing
Overhead Data Stream
Outstate Facility Network Planning System
OutGoing Trunk
Output Message Manual
Operation and Maintenance Processor Frame

ONA
ONAC
ONAL
ONI
OP
OPC
OPEOS
OPM
OPS
OPSM
OPX
OR
ORB
ORM
OS
OS
OSAC
OSC
OSC
OSDS
OSI
OSO
OSP
OSPS
OSS
OUTWATS
OW
P/AR
PA
PA
PABX
PACE
PACT
PAD
PAM
PAN
PANS
PAS
PASP
PAT
PAX
PBC
PBC
PBD
PBS
PBX
PC
PCDA
PCH
PCH
PCM
PCO
PCS
PCTV
PD
PD
PDF
PDI
PDN
PDSP

Open Network Architecture

Operations Network Administration Center
Off Network Access Line
Operator Number Identification
Outside Plant
Originating Point Codes
Outside Plant planning, Engineering & construction Operations System
Outside Plant Module
Off-Premises Station
Outside Plant Subscriber Module
Off-Premises eXtension
Originating Register
Office Repeater Bay
Optical Remote Module
Operator Service
OutState
Operator Services Assistance Center
Operator Services Center
OSCillator
Operating System for Distributed Switching
Open Systems Interconnection
Originating Signaling Office
OutSide Plant
Operator Service Position System
Operator Service System
OUTward Wide Area Telecommunications Service
Over-Write
Peak-to-Average Ratio
Power Alarm
Program Address
Private Automatic Branch eXchange
Program for Arrangement of Cables and Equipment
Prefix Access Code Translator
Packet Assembly/Disassembly
Pulse-Ampitude Modulation
Personal Account Number
Pretty Advanced New Stuff
Public Announcement Service
Public Service Answering Point
Power Alarm Test
Private Automatic eXchange
Peripheral Bus Computer
Processor Bus Controller
Pacific Bell Directory
Personal Base Station
Private Branch eXchange
Primary Center
Program Controlled Data Acquisition
Paging Channel
Parallel CHannel
Pulse-Code Modulation
Peg Count and Overflow
Personal Communications Services
Program Controlled TransVerters
Peripheral Decoder
Public Domain
Power Distribution Frame
Power and Data Interface
Public Data Network
Peripheral Data Storage Processor

PE
PECC
PFPU
PH
PIA
PIC
PIC
PICS
PIN
PIP
PL
PM
PM
PMAC
PMU
PNB
PNPN
POB
POF
POP
POTS
PP
PP
PPD
PPN
PPP
PPS
PPS
PRCA
PREMIS
PRI
PROM
PROMATS
PROTEL
PRS
PRTC
PS
PSAP
PSC
PSC
PSC
PSDC
PSE
PSID
PSIU
PSK
PSM
PSM
PSN
PSN
PSO
PSPDN
PSS
PSS
PSTN
PSU
PSW
PT
PTAT
PTT

Peripheral Equipment
Product Engineering Control Center
Processor Frame Power Unit
Parity High bit
Plug-In Administrator
Plastic-Insulated Cable
Primary Independent Carrier
Plug-in Inventory Control System (PICS/DCPR)
Personal Identification Number
Packet Interface Port
Parity Low bit
Peripheral Module
Plant Management
Peripheral Module Access Controller
Precision Measurement Unit
Pacific Northwest Bell
Positive-Negative-Positive-Negative devices
Periphal Order Buffer
Programmable Operator Facility
Point Of Presence
Plain Old Telephone Service
Pay Phone
Post Pay
Peripheral Pulse Distributor
Public Packet Switching
Point to Point Terminal
Product Performance Surveys
Public Packet Switching network
Puerto Rico Communications Authority
PREMises Information System
Primary Rate Interface
Programmable Read-Only Memory
PROgrammable Magnetic Tape System
PRocedure Oriented Type Enforcing Language
Personal Response System
Puerto Rico Telephone Company
Program Store
Public Safety Answering Point
Prime Service Contractor
Public Safety Calling system
Public Service Commission
Public Switched Digital Capability
Packet Switch Exchange
Private System Identity
Packet Switch Interface Unit
Phase-Shift Keying
Packet Service Module
Position Switching Module
Packet Switched Network
Public Switched Network
Pending Service Order
Packet Switched Public Data Network
Packet Switch Stream
Packet Switched Services
Public Switched Telephone Network
Program Storage Unit
Program Status Word
Program Timer
Private Trans Atlantic Telecommunications
Postal Telephone and Telegraph

PTW
PUC
PUC
PVC
PVN
QAM
QAS
QMP
QRSS
QSS
R
R&R
R&SE
R/O
R/W
R/WM
RACH
RAM
RAND
RAO
RAO
RAR
RASC
RBHC
RBOC
RBOR
RC
RC
RC MAC
RCC
RCC
RCC
RCF
RCLDN
RCM
RCMP
RCSC
RCU
RCVR
R&D
RD
RDCCH
RDES
RDS
RDT
REC
REM
REMOBS
REN
REXX
RF
RID
RISLU
RLCM
RLT
RMAS
RMATS
RMR
RMS
RN

Primary Translation Word

Peripheral Unit Controller
Public Utilities Commission
Permanent Virtual Circuits
Private Virtual Network
Quadrature-Amplitude Modulation
Quasi-Associated Signaling
Quality Measurement Plan
Quasi Random Signal Source
Quality Surveillance System
Ring
Rate & Route
Research & Systems Engineering
Read/Only
Read Write
Read/Write Memory
Random Access Channel
Random-Access Memory
Rural Area Network Design
Regional Accounting Office
Revenue Accounting Office
Return Address Register
Residence Account Service Center
Regional Bell Holding Company
Regional Bell Operating Company
Request Basic Output Report
Regional Center
Resistance-Capacitance
Recent Change Memory Administration Center
Radio Common Carrier
Remote Cluster Controller
Reverse Command Channel
Remote Call Forwarding
Retrieval of Calling Line Directory Number
Remote Carrier Module
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem
Radio Channel Unit
ReCeiVeR
Research and Development
Reverse Database
Reverse DCCH
Remote Data Entry System
Radio Digital System
Radio Digital Terminal
Regional Engineering Center
Remote Equipment Module
REMote OBservation System
Ring Equivalence Number
REstructred eXtended eXecuter language
Radio Frequency
Remote Isolation Device
Remote Integrated Services Line Unit
Remote Line Concentrating Module
Remote Line Test
Remote Memory Administration System
Remote Maintenance and Testing System
Remote Message Registers
Root-Mean-Square
Reference Noise

RNOC
RO
ROB
ROC
ROH
ROM
ROTL
RQS
RQSM
RRO
RSA
RSB
RSC
RSC
RSCS
RSCS
RSID
RSL
RSLE
RSLM
RSM
RSS
RSTS/E
RSU
RTA
RTL
RTM
RTM
RTS
RTU
RTU
RUM
RWC
RX
S
SAC
SAC
SAC
SAG
SAI
SALI
SAMA
SAR
SARTS
SAT
SAT
SBMS
SBS
SC
SC
SCAT
SCC
SCC
SCC
SCCS
SCCS
SCF
SCF
SCM
SCO

Regional Network Operations Center

Receive Only
Remote Order Buffer
Regional Operating Company
Receiver Off Hook
Read-Only Memory
Remote Office Test Line
Rate/Quote System
Regional Quality Service Management
Reports Receiving Office
Repair Service Attendant
Repair Service Bureau
Remote Switching Center
Residence Service Center
Remote Source Control System
Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem
Residential System Identity
Received Signal Level
Remote Subscriber Line Equipment
Remote Subscriber Line Module
Remote Switching Module
Remote Switching System
Resource System Time Sharing/Enhanced
Remote Switching Unit
Remote Trunking Arrangement
Resistor-Transistor Logic
Regional Telecommunications Management
Remote Test Module
Remote Testing System
Remote Trunking Unit
Right To Use
Remote User Multiplex
Remote Work Center
Remote eXchange
Sleeve
Service Area Code
Service Area Computer
Special Area Code
Street Address Guide
Serving Area Interface
Standalone Automatic Location Identification
Step by step Automatic Message Accounting
Store Address Register
Switched Access Remote Test System
Special Access Termination
Supervisory Audio Tone
Southwestern Bell Mobile Service
Skyline Business Systems
Scanner Controller
Sectional Center
Stromberg-Carlson Assistance Team
Satellite Communications Control
Specialized Common Carrier
Switching Control Center
Specialized Common Carrier Service
Switching Control Center System
Selective Call Forwarding
Shared Channel Feedback
Subscriber Carrier Module
Serving Central Office

SCOT
SCOTS
SCP
SCP
SCP
SCPC
SCPD
SCSI
SCU
SCX
SD&D
SDIS
SDL
SDLC
SDN
SDOC
SDP
SDR
SDS
SDS
SDSC
SE
SEAS
SEL
SES
SF
SFMC
SG
SGML
SGMP
SI
SIC
SID
SIT
SLC
SLE
SLIC
SLIM
SM
SMAS
SMAS
SMASF
SMASPU
SMDF
SMDI
SMDR
SMDS
SMG
SMS
SMSA
SMSCH
SMTP
SNA
SNADS
SNET
SOAC
SOC
SOH
SONAR
SONDS

Stepper Central Office Tester

Surveillance & Control Of Transmissions System
Signal Control Point
Signal Conversion Point
System Control Program
Signal Channel Per Carrier
Supplementary Central Pulse Distributor
Small Computer Systems Interface
Selector Control Unit
Specialized Communications eXchange
Specific Development & Design
Switched Digital Integrated Service
Specification and Description Language
Synchronous Data Link Control
Software-Defined Network
Selective Dynamic Overload Controls
Service Delivery Point
Store Data Register
Switched Data Service
Synchronous Data Set
Synchronous Data Set Controller
Social Engineer
Signaling Engineering and Administration System
SELector
Service Evaluation System
Single Frequency
Satellite Facility Management Center
SuperGroup
Standard Generic Markup Language
Simple Gateway Management Protocol
Status Indicator
Silicon Integrated Circuit
System IDentification
Special Information Tone
Subscriber Loop Carrier
Screening Line Editor
Subscriber Line Interface Circuit
Subscriber Line Interface Module
Switching Module
Supplementary MAin Store
Switched Maintenance Access System
SMAS Frame
SMAS Power Unit
Subscriber Main Distributing Frame
Subscriber Message Desk Interface
Station Message Detailed Recording
Switched Multimegabit Data Service
SuperMasterGroup
Service Management System
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Short Message Service Channel
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
System Network Architecture
System Network Architecture Distribution Service
Southern New England Telephone
Service Order Analysis Control
Service Oversight Center
Service Order History
Service Order Negotiation And Retrieval
Small Office Network Data System

SONET Synchronous Optical Network

SP
Signal Processor
SP
Signaling Point
SPACH SMS point-to-point messaging, paging, and access response channel
SPAN
Space Physics Analysis Network
SPAN
System Performance ANalyzer
SPC
Southern Pacific Communications
SPC
Stored Program Control
SPCS
Stored Program Control Systems
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
SPUC/DL Serial Peripheral Unit Controller/Data Link
SQL/DS Structured Query Language/Data System
SRA
Selective Routing Arrangement
SS
Special Services
SSAS
Station Signaling and Announcement Subsystem
SSB
Single-SideBand
SSBAM Single-SideBand Amplitude Modulation
SSC
Special Services Center
SSCP
Subsystem Services Control Point
SSO
Satellite Switching Office
SSP
Signal Switching Point
SSP
Sponsor Selective Pricing
SSP
System Status Panel
SSPC
SSP Controller
SSPRU SSP Relay Unit
SSTTSS Space-Space-Time-Time-Space-Space network
ST
STart
STC
Serving Test Center
STC
Switching Technical Center
STD
Subscriber Trunk Dialing
STDM
Statistical Time Division Multiplexing
STP
Signal Transfer Point
STS
Shared Tenant Service
STS
Space-Time-Space network
SVC
Switched Virtual Circuits
SVS
Switched Voice Service
SWB
SouthWestern Bell
SX
SimpleX signaling
SXS
Step by (X) Step
SYC
SYstem Control
SYSADMIN SYStem ADMINistrator
SYSGEN SYStem GENeration
SZ
Send Zmodem
T
Tip
T1/OS T1 carrier OutState
T1FE
T1 carrier Front End
TA
Terminal Adaptor
TA
Transfer Allowed
TAC
Terminal Access Circuit
TAP
Telephone Assistance Plan
TAS
Telephone Answering Service
TASC
Technical Assistance Service Center
TASC
Telecommunications Alarm Surveillance and Control system
TASI
Time Assignment Speech Interpolation system
TASM
Turbo Assembler
TAT
TransAtlantic Telephone
TB
TerraByte
TC
Timing Counter
TC
Toll Center
TCAP
Transaction Capabilities Applications Port

TCAS
TCC
TCG
TCM
TCM
TCR
TDAS
TDC
TDC
TDD
TDM
TDMA
TDR
TE1
TE2
TE
TE
TEHO
TELSAM
TERM
TF
TFLAP
TFS
TGC
TGN
TH
TIA
TIA
TIRKS
TLD
TLM
TLN
TLP
TLTP
TM
TMDF
TMMS
TMR
TMRS
TMRS
TMS
TN
TN
TNDS
TNN
TNOP
TNPC
TNPP
TOPS
TOPS
TP
TP
TPMP
TR
TR
TREAT
TRMTR
TRR
TSCPF
TSCPF

T-Carrier Administration System

Trunk Class Code
Test Call Generation
Time Compression Multiplexer
Trellis Coded Modulation
Transient Call Record
Traffic Data Administration System
Tape Data Controller
Terrestrial Data Circuit
Telecommunications Device for Deaf
Time Division Multiplexing
Time Division Multiple Access
Time Domain Reflectometer
Terminal Equipment Type 1
Terminal Equipment Type 2
Terminal Equipment
Transverse Electric
Tail End Hop Off
TELephone Service Attitude Measurement
TERMinal
Toll Free
T-carrier Fault-Locating Applications Program
Trunk Forecasting System
Terminal Group Controller
Trunk Group Number
Trouble History
Telecommunications Industry Association
Telephone Information Access
Trunk Integrated Record Keeping System
Top Level Domain
Trouble Locating Manual
Trunk Line Network
Transmission Level Point
Trunk Line and Test Panel
Transverse Magnetic
Trunk Main Distributing Frame
Telephone Message Management System
Transient Memory Record
Traffic Measurement and Recording System
Traffic Metering Remote System
Time-Multiplexed Switch
Telephone Number
Transaction Number
Total Network Data System
Trunk Network Number
Total Network Operation Plan
Traffic Network Planning Center
Telocator Network Paging Protocol
Timesharing OPerating System
Traffic Operator Position System
Toll Point
Turbo Pascal
Total network data system Performance Measurement Plan
Test Register
Transfer Register
Trouble Report Evaluation Analysis Tool
TRamsMiTteR
Tip-Ring Reverse
Time Switch and Call Processor Frame
Time Switch and Central Processor Frame

TSI
TSO
TSORT
TSP
TSP
TSPS
TSS
TSST
TST
TST
TSTS
TT
TTC
TTL
TTP
TTS
TTTN
TTY
TTYC
TUR
TUR
TWX
UCD
UDP
UIC
UID
UITP
UNISTAR
UPC
UPS
URL
USB
USITA
USO
USOC
USP
UUCICO
UUCP
VAN
VC
VCS
VER
VF
VFY
VGA
VGF
VHF
VINES
VIU
VLSI
VMB
VM/SP
VMCF
VMR
VMRS
VMS
VMS
VMS
VNF
VNL

Time Slot Interchanger

Time Sharing Option
Transmission System Optimum Relief Tool
Test SuPervisor
Traffic Service Position
Traffic Service Position System
Trunk Servicing System
Time-Space-Space-Time network
Time-Space-Time network
Traveling-Wave Tube
Time-Space-Time-Space network
Trunk Type
Terminating Toll Center
Transistor-Transistor Logic
Trunk Test Panel
Trunk Time Switch
Tandem Tie Trunk Network
TeleTYpewriter
TTY Controller
Traffic Usage Recording
Trunk Utilization Report
TeletypeWriter eXchange
Uniform Call Distribution
User Datagram Protocol
User Identification Code
User ID
Universal Information Transport Plan
UNIversal Single call Telecommunications Answering & Repair
Universal Product Code
Uninterruptable Power Supply
Universal Resource Locator
Upper Side Band
United States Independent Telephone Association
Universal Service Order
Universal Service Order Code
Universal Sampling Plan
Unix to Unix Copy Incoming Copy Outgoing
Unix to Unix Copy Program
Value Added Network
Virtual Circuit
Virtual Circuit System
VERify
Voice Frequency
VeriFY
Video Graphics Array
Voice Grade Facility
Very High Frequency
VIrtual NEtwork Software
Voiceband Interface Unit
Very Large-Scale Integrated circuitry
Voice Mail Box
Virtual Machine/System Product
Virtual Machine Communications Facility
Volt-Meter Reverse
Voice Message Relay System
Virtual Memory operating System
Voice Mail/Message System
Voice Management System
Virtual Network Feature
Via Net Loss plan

VNLF
VODAS
VPN
VRS
VRU
VSAM
VSAT
VSB
VSE
VSR
VSS
VSSP
VTAM
VTI
VTOC
VTS
WAN
WATS
WC
WCPC
WDM
WDT
WM
WOS
WWW
XB
XBAR
XBT
XFE
XMS
XPD
Y2K
YP
ZL
ZLTR

Via Net Loss Factor

Voice Over Data Access Station
Virtual Private Network
Voice Response System
Voice Response Unit
Virtual Storage Access Method
Very Small Aperature Terminal
Vestigial SideBand modulation
Virtual Storage Extended
Voice Storage and Retrieval
Voice Storage System
Voice Switch Signaling Point
Virtual Telecommunications Access Method
Virtual Terminal Interface
Volume Table Of Contents
Video Teleconferencing System
Wide Area Network
Wide Area Telephone Service
Wire Center
Wire Center Planning Center
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Watch Dog Timer
Work Manager
Wireless Office Services
World Wide Web
X-Bar
X-BAR
X-Bar Tandem
X-Front End
eXtended Multiprocessor operating System
Cross Polarization Discrimination
Year 2000
Yellow Pages
Zero Loss
Zero Loss Terminating Resistor

Sources:
------This list was compiled over several months time and spans many areas of
interest (from telco terms to general/common computer terms). Multiple sources
were used, including: a list from Metal Shop Private BBS (as published in
Phrack), a list from PIMP issue #3, text files on specific networks, various
telco documents (Bell, AT&T, MCI) I've found and read, my own knowledge, and
from memory, etc. It isn't a complete list by any means, but it's as complete
as it's ever going to be. So, that's why I decided that I might as well release
it the way it is. It was originally released at the end of 1998 in issue #13 of
the Damage, INC. Newsletter. A few additions and minor changes have been made
to it since then. I may decide to update it and release a new version sometime
in the distant future. That is, if I have the time to type all of the acronyms
and definitions from various documents that I've obtained. Gathering together
masses of loose papers that are strewn around is an undertaking in itself.
Final Notes:
----------Hopefully you find this small list of acronyms useful. It was created to be
used mainly as a reference for terms that you might run across while exploring
systems, reading text files, looking through documents you found while trashing

or whatever. :)
- THC Phreak Damage, INC.
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