Chapter 48: Abbreviations
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Abbrev'n
Definition
PEM
Power Entry Module
PER
Packet error rate
PHY
Physical layer
PIC
Physical Interface Card
PON
Passive Optical Network
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PS
Portal Server
PSNP
Partial Sequence Number Packet
PSTN
Public switched telephone network
QAM
Quadrature amplitude modulation
QPSK
Quadrature phase shift keying
QoS
Quality of service
Q-tag
802.1Q VLAN Tagging
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial in User Service
RAN
Regional Area Network
RAS
Remote access server
RCC
DOCSIS Receive Channel Configuration
Abbrev'n
Definition
RCM
Router Control Module
RF
Radio frequency
RFC
Request for comments
RIB
Routing Information Base
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
RMA
Return Materials Authorization
RPC
Remote Procedure Call
RPIC
Router System Module Physical Interface Card
RPM
Routing Protocol Manager
RRC
Route Reflector Client
RSM
Router System Module
RTM
Route Table Manager
SAC
Selected Active Codes feature of SCDMA
SAII
Source Attachment Individual ID
SAFE
Service/Application Functional Entity
SAMIS
Subscriber Accounting Management Interface
Specification
SCDMA
Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access