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3/3 DXCS

DS3 Level Digital Cross Connects

AAF

Access Adaptation Function

AAL-5

ATM Adaptation Layer Type 5

AAP

Alternate Access Provider

AC-1

Atlantic Crossing

ACD

Automatic Call Distributor

ACO

Administrative CO

ACR

Alternate Carrier Routing

ACT

Accounting Control Transaction

ADMD

Administrative Management Domain

ALGC

Alternate LGC

ALPS

Automatic Line-Protection Switching

AMC

Air Force Materials Command

ANI

Automatic Number Identification

ANS

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Advanced Networks and Services

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

APAN

Asia Pacific Advanced Network

APEC

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

APS

Automatic Protection Switching

ARS

Action Request System

ATIS

Alliance for Technology Information Standards

ATMF

ATM Forum

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode Service

ATOR

Automatic Telex Over Radio

ATR

Automated Trunk Routing

ATSC

Advanced Television Systems Committee

AUTODIN

Automatic Digital Network

-B-

BBDXC

Broadband DXCs

BC

Committed Burst Rate

BE

Excess Burst Rate

BofA

Bank of America

BSP

Black Steel Pipe

BT

British Telecommunications

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CA

Communication Assistant

CANet

Canada Advanced Network

CAP

Competitive Access Provider

CAP

Cable Awareness Program

CBL

Common Business Line

CBR

Constant Bit Rate

CBT

Computer Based Training

CCB

Canadian Cross Border

CCIS

Common Channel Interoffice Signaling

CCPC

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Civil Communications Planning Committee

CCS-7

Common Channel Signaling 7

CDM

Concert Data Management

CD-ROM

Compact Disk Read Only Memory

CEPT

European Conference on Postal & Telecommunications Administration

CES

Circuit Emulation Services

CFM

Customer Focused Management

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CFRS

Concert Frame Relay Service

CIP

Comprehensive Implementation Plan

CIVR

Customized Interactive Voice Response

CLID

Calling Line ID

CLP

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Cell Loss Priority

CMBS

Concert Managed Bandwidth Service

CMIP

Common Management Information Protocol

CNM

Customer Network Management

CNMI

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana

CO

Central Office

CO

Contracting Officer

COMS

Circuit Order Management System

COO

Chief Operating Officer

COR

Contracting Officer Representative

CORE

Custom Order and Registration Entry

COTS

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Commercial-Off-The-Shelf

CPE

Customer Premise Equipment

CPM

Critical Path Method

CSDS

Circuit Switched Data Service

CSM

Customer Service Manager

CSO

Customer Service Office

CSP

Common Services Procurement

CSP

Common Services Provider

CTP

Comprehensive Transition Plan

CVNS

Concert Virtual Network Service

CVS

Cellular Voice Service

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DAL

Dedicated Access Link

DAP

Data Access Points

DAR

Designated Agency Representatives

DASA

Defense Atomic Support Agency

DBMS

Database Management System

DCR

Dynamically Controlled Routing

DCS

DXC 3/3 Control System

DDN

Digital Data Network

DDS

Digital Data Service

DISA

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Defense Information Systems Agency

DISN

Defense Information System Network

DITCO

Defense Information Technology Contract Office

DMS

Database Management System

DMSSC*Net

Defense Medical System Support Center Network

DNS

Domain Name System

DREN

Defense Research and Engineering Network

DRG

Dynamic Route Generation

DS/BMS-C

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DISN Switched/Bandwidth Manager Services - CONUS

DSSCS

Defense Special Security Communications System

DTO

Direct Termination Option

DTO

Direct Termination Overload

DTS

Dedicated Transmission Service

DXC

Digital Cross Connects

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EATSURV

Eastern Area Transmission Surveillance Center

EBD

Effective Billing Date

EBS

Emergency Broadcast System

ECR

Enhanced Call Router

ECS

Electronic Commerce Service

ECSA

Exchange Carrier Standards Association

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

EH&S

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Environmental, Health and Safety

EIS

Excellence In Service

EMS

Electronic Messaging Service

EMS

Element Management System

EOC

Emergency Operations Center

EPSS

Electronic Performance Support Systems

ERS

Emergency Recovery Service

ERT

Emergency Response Team

ESF

Extended Superframe

ESFMU

Extended Super Frame Monitoring Units

ESNet

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Energy and Sciences Network

ESTF

Enterprise Security Task Force

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EVS

Enhanced Voice Services

EWN

Enterprise Wide Network

EWN II

Enterprise Wide Network II

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FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FAAMS

FAA Management System

FAATSAT

FAA Telecommunications Satellite

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

FCS

Farm Credit System

FEC

Forward Error Correction

FEM

Field Engineering Manager

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FOC

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Field Operations Center

FRAD

Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler

FRP

Fiber Route Protection

FRS

Frame Relay Service

FSS

Fixed Satellite Service

FTS

Fiber Termination System

FTS

Federal Technology Service

FWTS

Federal Wireless Telecommunications Services

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GETS

Government Emergency Telecommunications Service

GMC

Government Management Center

GMS

GSA Management Service

GNMC

Global Network Management Center

GRCI

GRC International

GSD

Government Systems Division

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HDPE

High-Density Polyethylene

HICAP

High Capacity Digital Service

HNMC

HyperStream Network Management Center

HP

Hewlett-Packard

HPCC

High Performance Computing and Communications

HSFR

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HyperStream Frame Relay

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IATF

Information Assurance Task Force

IBT

Illinois Bell Telephone

ICC

Implementation Control Center

ID

Identification

IDAL

International Dedicated Access Line

IDDD

International Direct Distance Dialing

IDL

Interactive Distance Learning

IEEE

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

IEG

Information Exchange Guide

IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force

IMP

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Implementation Plan

IMT

InterMachine Trunk

INMC

International Network Management Center

INMS

Integrated Network Management System

INS

Intelligent Network Services

IOC

Initial Operational Capability

IP

Information Provider

IP

Internet Protocol

IPL

International Private Line

IPS

IP Services

IPS

Internet Protocol Internetworking Service

IS-IS

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Intermediate System to Intermediate System

ISMS

Integrated Security Management System

ISN

Intelligent Services Network

ISO

International Standards Organization

ISVS

International Switched Voice Services

IT

Information Technology

ITOC

International Test and Maintenance Center

IVR

Interactive Voice Response

IXC

Interexchange Carrier

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KDI

Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence

L

LAN

Local Area Network

LATA

Local Access and Transport Area

LEC

Local Exchange Carrier

LERP

Local Emergency Response Personnel

LGC

Local Government Coordinator

LINCS

Leased Interfacility National Air Space Communications System

LLTS

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Long-Line Tracing Systems

M

MCC

Migration Control Center

MERIT

Major Emergency Response Incident Team

MFS

Metropolitan Fiber Systems

MIB

Management Information Base

MICOM

Microwave Communications of America, Inc.

MIP

Migration Interconnection Plan

MMP

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Migration Management Plan

MNS

Managed Network Services

MP

Migration Plan

MPOA

Multi-Protocol Over ATM

MSF

Major Switch Facilities

MSN

Microsoft Network

MSS

Mobile Satellite Service

MTF

Mobile Telephone Facility

MTTR

Mean Time To Repair

MU

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Monitoring Unit

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NAC

Network Access Center

NANP

North American Numbering Plan

NAS

National Air Space

NASC

National Accounts Service Center

NASC

National Account Support Consultant

NASD

National Association of Securities Dealers

NASDAQ

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation

NATA

North American Telecommunications Association

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NCC

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National Coordinating Center

NCR

Network Call Redirect

NCS

National Communications System

NCS

Network Control System

NEC

National Electrical Code

NESC

National Electric Safety Code

NETCAP

Network Capabilities

NGSN

Next Service Generation Service Node

NII

National Information Infrastructure

NIMS

Infrastructure Management System

NIUF

North American ISDN Users Forum

NM

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Network Management

NMC

Network Management Center

NMM

Network Monitoring and Management

NNI

Network-to-Network Interface

NNIS

Network to Network Interconnections

NNMC

National Network Management Center

NNSC

National Network Service Center

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOC

Network Operations Center

NP

Network Processor

NPA

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Number Plan Administrator

NREN

NASA Research and Engineering Network

NS/EP

National Security and Emergency Preparedness

NSAEWN

NASD Smart Architecture Enterprise Wide Network

NSF

National Science Foundation

NSFNET

National Science Foundation Network

NSIE

Network Security Information Exchange

NSN

National Significant Number

NSTAC

National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

NSTHS

Network Services Trouble Handling Standards

NTMS

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National Telecommunications Management Structure

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OCD

Operational Capability Demonstration

OCIS

Customer Information System

ODB

Open Data Base

ODR

Optical Domain Restoration

OE

Order Entry

OEX

Order Entry Express

OIM

Office of Implementation Management

OMM

Office of Migration Management

OPS

One-Way Paging Service

OPT/GW

Optical Ground Wire

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Act

OSI

Open Systems Interconnection

OSU

Optical Service Units

OTM

Office of Transition Management

OXC

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Optical Cross Connects

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P1

Priority 1

PAD

Packet Assembler/Disassemblers

PC

Personal Computer

PCTN

Pacific Consolidated Telecommunications Network

PD

Program Director

PDD

Post Dial Delay

PERT

Program Evaluation and Review Technique

PMO

Program Management Office

PNOC

Primary DISN Network Operations Center

PO

Project Office

POC

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Point Of Contact

POP

Point Of Presence

PP&C

Program Planning and Control

PRN

Postal Routed Network

PSN

Public Switched Network

PSS

Packet Switched Services

PSTN

Public Switched Telephone Network

PTC

Pacific Transit Cable

PTT

Postal, Telephone and Telegraph

PVC

Private Virtual Circuits

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QPAP

Quality Performance Appraisal

Quad-WDM

Four-Wavelength Wave Division Multiplexing

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R&U

Restoration and Upgrade

RBOC

Regional Bell Operating Company

RFP

Request for Proposal

RMC

Restoration Management Center

RNA

Ring No Answer

ROW-M

Right-of-Way Management

RSA

Registered Site Access

RTR

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Real Time Restoration

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SAE

Strategic Accounts Engineering

SB

Service Bureau

SC

Service Coordinator

SCA

Special Customer Agreement

SDI

Service Delivery Initiatives

SDH

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

SDP

Service Delivery Point

SDS

Security Database Server

SDU

Secure Domain Unit

SI

Sprint International

SIC

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Service Initiation Charges

SINGAREN

Singapore Research and Engineering Network

SLA

Service Level Agreement

SMDS

Switched Multimegabit Data Service

SMS

Service Management System

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SNA

Simple Network Architecture

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SONET

Synchronous Optic Network

SONMS

SONET Network Management System

SOW

Statement of Work

SPT

Self-Paced Correspondence Courses

SS

Satellite Service

SSA

Social Security Administration

SVS

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Switched Voice Service

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T3

Transition to Technology

TAG

Technology Advisory Group

TC

Technical Consultant

TCC

Transition Control Center

TCIF

Telecommunications Industry Forum

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TDDRA

Telephone Disclosure & Dispute Resolution Act

TDS45

Terrestrial Data Service 45

TEMIP

Telecommunications Management Information Process

TESP

Telecommunications Electric Service Priority

TIP

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Transition Interconnection Plan

TMC

Telemarketing Center

TMI

Transition, Migration and Implementation

TMN

Telecommunications Management Network

TMP

Transition Management Plan

TP

Transition Plan

TSC

Technical Support Center

TSC

Technical Service Center

TSE

Transmission Systems Engineering

TSP

Telecommunications Service Priority

TSR

Telecommunications Service Request

TTC

Telecommunications Technology Committee

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UBR

Unspecified Bit Rate

UNI

User-to-Network Interface

UPS

Uninterruptible Power System

USPS

United States Postal Service

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vBNS+

very high performance Backbone Network Service

VBR-NRT

Variable Bit Rate-Non Real Time

VBR-RT

Variable Bit Rate-Real Time

VBT

Video Based Training

VLPD

Variable Length Private Dialing

VNAB

VSAT Network Access Points

VNC

Virtual Network Connection

VNET

Virtual Private Network

VNMC

Virtual Network Management Center

VPN/VNC

International Private Lines

VRU

Voice Response Unit

VSAT

Very Small Aperture Satellite

VTS

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Video Teleconferencing Service

-W-

WAL

Switched WATS Access Line

WAN

Wide Area Network

WATSURV

Western Area Transmission Surveillance Center

WBDXC

Wideband DXCs

WBS

Work Breakdown Structure

WDPDS

Wireless Digital Packet Data Service

WHCA

White House Communications Agency

WORM

Write Once, Read Many

WS

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Wireless Service