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List of Abbreviations
abend abnormal end of task
AC alternating current
ACF Advanced Communications Function
ASCII American National Standard Code for
Information Interchange
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AUI attachment unit interface
autoBER automatic BER analysis program
BCD binary-coded decimal notation
BER box event record
BNN boundary network node
bps bits per second
BSC binary synchronous communication
BTAM basic telecommunications access
method
BTAM-ES BTAM extended storage
CA channel adapter
CCITT Comité Consultatif International
Télégraphique et Télép honique
(International Telegraph and
Telephone Consultative Committee)
CCU central control unit
CDF configuration data file
CEPT Comité Européen des Postes et
Télécommunications (European
Conference of Postal and
Telecommunications Administrations).
European service for high-speed
transmissions at 2.048 Mbps.
CLIST command list
CNM communication network management
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CRI call request identification
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CRN call request number
CSP communication scanner processor
CSS control subsystem
CSU channel service unit
DC direct current
DCE data circuit-terminating equipment
DCI direct current interlock
DDS digital data service
DII disk IPL information
DMA direct memory access
DSU data service unit
DTE data terminal equipment
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EAC Ethernet adapter card
EBCD extended binary-coded decimal
EBCDIC extended binary-coded decimal
interchange code
ECC error checking and correction
ECMA European Computer Manufacturer's
Association
EIA Electronic Industries Association
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EID Ethernet interface display
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ELA Ethernet LAN adapter
ELD event log display
EP Emulation Program
ESA* Enterprise Systems Architecture
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ESS Ethernet-type LAN subsystem
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FCC Federal Communications Commission
FESL front-end scanner low-speed
FESH front-end scanner high-speed
ft foot
HCS Hardware Central Service (WT)
HDLC high-level data link control
HPO high performance option
HPTSS high-performance transmission
subsystem
HSB high-speed buffer
HSC Hardware Support Center (US)
HSS high-speed scanner
ICF internal clock function
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers
IML initial microcode load
INN intermediate network node
(deprecated term for IRN)
INOP inoperative (line, DCE, or terminal)
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I/O input/output
IOC input/output control
IPL initial program load
IRN intermediate routing node
k kilo, 1 000
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