AUG
Administrative Unit Group
Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC)
Reduces the power output from the transmitter during normal propagation conditions and
increases the power output to maximum during fading periods to try to maintain the
nominal level of receiver input.
Autonomous Message
A message transmitted from the controlled network element to the Lucent NMS that was
not a response to a command that originated in the Lucent NMS.
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B
B3ZS
Bipolar 3-Zero Substitution
B8ZS
Bipolar 8-Zero Substitution
BBTR
Backplane Bus Transceiver
BC
Board Controller
BCC
Board Controller Complex
BIN
BINary
BISDN
Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
Bit Error Ratio (BER)
The ratio of bits received in error to bits sent.
Bit Interleaved Parity (BIP)
A method of error monitoring that uses a specified number of bits (BIP-8)
BLD OUT LG
Build-Out Lightguide
Board Controller Local Area Network (BC-LAN)
The internal local area network that provides communications between the Line
Controller circuit pack and board controllers on the circuit packs that are associated with
a high-speed line.
Branching
Interconnection of independent line systems.
Glossary
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