150-231-185-05, Revision 05
Appendix E - Glossary
HLU-231 List 8E
September 13, 1999
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LOSSARY
2B1Q
2 Binary,1 Quaternary
DSX-1
DS1 Cross-connect Frame
ACO
Alarm Cut Off
ECI
Equipment Catalog Item
AIS
Alarm Indication Signal indicated by
transmission of an all ones pattern
ENA
Enabled
ALMP
Alarm Pattern
ENFT
Enable Fractional T1
AMI
Alternate Mark Inversion
ES
Errored Seconds
AWG
American Wire Gauge
ESF
Extended SuperFrame
B8ZS
Bipolar with 8-zero Substitution
ESF DL
Extended SuperFrame Data Link
BBS
Bulletin Board System
HCDS
High Capacity Digital Service
BER
Bit Error Rate
HCS
HiGain Central Office Shelf
BPV
Bipolar Violation
HDSL
High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
BPVT
Bipolar Violation Transparency
HDU
HiGain Doubler Unit
BRG
Bridge
HLU
HiGain Line Unit
CDI
Customer Disconnect Indicator
HMS
HiGain Management Shelf
CI
Customer Installation
HMU
HiGain Management Unit
CLEI
Common Language Equipment Identifier
HRE
HiGain Remote Enclosure
CLOC
Customer Local Loopback
HRU
HiGain Remote Unit
CO
Central Office
I-CPE
Current (amperes) requirements for Customer
Premises Equipment
COM
Communications
ILR
Intelligent Line Repeater
CPE
Customer Premises Equipment
IOR
Intelligent Office Repeater
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
IR
Intelligent Repeater
CREM
Customer Remote Loopback
LED
Light Emitting Diode
CSA
Carrier Service Area
LOS
Loss of Signal
CSU
Channel Service Unit
LOSW
Loss of Sync Word
DCE
Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment
NEBS
Network Equipment Building System
DDS
Digital Data Service
NEC
National Electric Code
DIS
Disabled
NI
Network Interface
DLC
Digital Loop Carrier
NID
Network Interface Device
DS0
Digital Signal, level 0
NIU
Network Interface Unit
DS1
Digital Signal, level 1
NLOC
Network Local Loopback