
ADCP-75-210 • Issue 1 • March 2007 • Preface
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© 2007, ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
The acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual are detailed in the following list:
AC
Alternating Current
ANT
Multiband Antenna
BIM
Base Station Interface Module
BTS
Base Transceiver Station
C
Centigrade
CDRH
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
C/MCPLR
Cellular SMR Multicoupler
CM
Centimeter
cPCI
CompactPCI
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CXD
Compact RAN
DAS
Distributed Antenna System
dB(FS)
decibals (Full Scale – digital reading)
DC
Direct Current
Div
Diversity
EMS
Element Management System
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
F
Fahrenheit
FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FCC
U.S.
Federal Communications Commission
GPS
Global Positioning System
IC
Industry Canada
IN
Inch
IP
Internet Protocol
KG
Kilogram
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LSE
Location Services Equipment
LVD
Low Voltage Disconnect
MHz
Mega Hertz
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure
MUX
Multiplexer
Node
Any CPU in the Digivance NXD system
NXD
Digivance Neutral Host Product Line
OSP
Outside Plant
PA
Power Amplifier
PAA
Power Amplifier Assembly
PC
Personal Computer
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect bus
PIC
PA Interface Controller