10-GigE - 10-Gigabit Ethernet 1xEV-DO - 1x Evolution for Data Optimized 3GPP - Third-Generation Partnership Project 3GPP2 - Third Generation

Partnership Project 2 4G - Fourth Generation wireless systems A&C - Access and Control A/NM Administration/Network Management A/V - Audio/Video AA - Associate Administrator AAA - Authentication, Authorization and Accounting AADS - Ameritech Advanced Data Services AAF - Army Air Field AAL1 - ATM Adaptation Layer 1 AARNET - Australian Academic & Research Network AAS - Adaptive Antenna System AATT - Advanced Aircraft Transportations Technologies ABM - Asynchronous Balanced Mode ABQP - Aggregate Base Station Subsystem Quality of Service Profile AC - Access Class AC - Authentication Center ACC - Automatic Congestion Control ACD - Active Circuits Directory ACE - Advanced Composition Explorer ACI - Adjacent Channel Interference ACIR - Adjacent Channel Interference Ratio ACK - Acknowledge or Acknowledgement ACK - ACKnowledgment ACL - Access Control List ACLR - Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio ACM - Attitude Control Motor ACMS - Automated Communications Management System ACO - Access Control Officer ACRR - Adjacent Channel Rejection Ratio ACS - Adjacent Channel Selectivity ACTD - Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration AD - Active Directory ADC - Analogue to Digital Converter ADD - Architecture Description Document ADIMSS - Advanced DSN Integrated Management Support System ADM - Add Drop Multiplex ADM - Asynchronous Disconnected Mode ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line AEHF - Advanced Extremely High Frequency AES - Advance Encryption System AES - Advanced Encryption Standard AF - Application Function AF - Assured Forwarding AFB - Air Force Base AFI - - Air Force Instruction AFIP - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology AFIS - American Forces Information Services AFMAN - Air Force Manual AFNOC - Air Force Network Operations Center

AFSCN - Air Force Satellite Control Network AG - Access Gateway AGMEMS - AT&T Government Markets Enterprise Management System AGS - Poker Flat Research Range aGW - access gateway AHAMS - Automated Health and Morale System AIDE - Automated Intrusion Detection Environment AIS - Alarm Indication Signal AIS - Automated Information System AIS-L - Line AIS AIS-P - STS Path AIS AIS-V - VT Path AIS AKA - Authentication and Key Agreement ALA - Active Line Access ALHAT - Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology ALIT - Automatic Line Insulation Test ALNP - Aggregated Line and Node Protection AM - Acknowledged Mode AM - Acknowledged Mode AMA - Automatic Message Accounting AMBR - Aggregate Maximum Bit rate AMBR - Aggregated Maximum Bit-Rate AMC - Adaptive Modulation and Coding AMC - Adaptive Modulation and Coding AMD - Acknowledged Mode Data AMN - Artificial Mains Network AMO - Advanced Modeling Object (GRANITE) AMR - Adaptive Multi-Rate AMR - Automatic Meter Reading AMX - AMX is the name of a company now known as Panja AN - Access Network ANC - Active Nutation Control ANDVT Advanced Narrowband Digital-Voice Terminal ANI - Automatic Number Identification ANR - Automatic Neighbour Relation ANRF - automatic neighbor relation function ANSI - American National Standards Institute ANTL - NREN Laboratory at ARC AO - Area of Operations AOPNS - Activity & Outage Posting & Notification System AOR - Area of Responsibility AP - Access Point AP - Application Protocol AP - Application Protocol APAN - Asian Pacific Area Network APAS - Androgynous Peripheral Assembly System APC - Adaptive Protective Coding APC - Hardware - Advanced processed control APC - Vendor - American Power Conversion APCP - Application Protection Constraint Policy APD - Avalanche Photo-Diode APDA - Androgynous Peripheral Docking Assembly API - applications programming interface APL - Applied Physics Laboratory

APL - Approved Product(s) List APN - Access Point Name APP - Application Layer APP - Application Layer, Application Services Layer APS - Automatic Protection Switching APS - reference ECANS project APU - Auxiliary Power Unit AR&D - Automated Rendezvous & Docking ARC - American Red Cross ARC - Ames Research Center ARFCN - Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number ARI - Accessibility/Retainability/Integrity ARIB - Association of Radio Industries and Businesses ARIN - American Registry for Internet Numbers ARO - Authorized Requesting Official ARP - Address Resolution Protocol ARP - Allocation and Retention Priority ARQ - Automatic Repeat Request ARQ - Automatic Repeat reQuest ARSTRAT - Army Forces Strategic Command (see SMDC/ARSTRAT) ARTS - Assured Real Time Services ARTS-SS - Assured Real Time Services SoftSwitch AS - Access Stratum AS - Access Stratum AS - Angular Spread AS-SIP - Assured Service Session Control Protocol ASA - Automatic Security Authentication ASAC - Assured Service Admission Control ASAP - As soon as possible ASCC - Academia Sinica Computing Centre ASCLAN - Assured Services Converged Local Area Network ASIC - Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASLAN - Assured Service LAN ASME - Access Security Management Entity ASN - Autonomous System Number ASN.1 - Abstract Syntax Notation 1 ASP - Active Server Pages (web-scripting developed by Microsoft) ASP - Application Server Process ASP - Application Service Provider ASP - Attached Satellite Payload ASRS - Automated Support Requirement System ASU - Arizona State University ATC - Authority to Connect ATCS - Active Thermal Control System ATIS - Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATO - Authority to Operate ATT - Attenuator AU - Administrative Unit AUC - authentication center AUTOVON - Automatic Voice Network AVC - Advanced Video Coding AWGN - Additive White Gaussian Noise AWINS - Agency Widows Internet Naming Services

AXT - Alien Crosstalk B-ONT - business optical network terminal B/P/C/S - Base/Post/Camp/Station B2BUA - Back-to-Back User Agent BA - Billing Agent BAA - Broad Agency Announcement BADD - Battlefield Awareness Data Dissemination BAF - Billing AMA Format BASP - Ball AeroSpace BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation BBE - Background Block Error BBER - Background Block Error Ratio BC - Boundary Controller BCC - Base station Colour Code BCCH - Broadcast Control CHannel BCH - Broadcast CHannel BCH - Broadcast Channel BCM - Bearer Control Mode BCT - Brigade Combat Team BCU - Booster Controller Unit/Booster Control Unit BE - Block Error BEM - Bandwidth Efficient Modem BER - Bit Error Rate BERK - University of California, Berkeley BFP - Branch Flow Point BFS - reference ECANS project BGP - Border Gateway Protocol BI - Backoff Indicator BID - Bridge ID BIDWH - Business Intelligence & Data WareHouse BIND - Berkeley Internet Name Daemon BIP - Bit Interleaved Parity BITS - Building Integrated Timing Supply BLDR - University of Colorado at Boulder BLER - Block Error Rate BLER - Block Error Rate BLOS - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences BLSR - Bidirectional Line-Switched Ring BM-SC - Broadcast-Multicast Service Centre BMC - Company that provides Remedy Software BMC - Name of Company BMCC - Boeing Mission Control Center, El Segundo, CA BNCC - Base Network Control Center BO - Business Object Database BP - Bandwidth Part BP - Bandwidth Profile BPA - Blocked Precedence Announcement BPC - Boost Protective Cover BPDU - Bridge Protocol Data Unit(s) BPL - Broadband Power Line Communications BPSK - Binary Phase Shift Keying BPSK - Binary Phase Shift Keying modulation BR-FP - Branch Flow Point BRAS - Broadband Remote Access Server

BRI - Basic Rate Interface BS - Base Station BSC - base station controller BSIC - Base Station Identification Code BSM - Booster Separation Motor BSR - Buffer Status Report BSS - Base Station Subsystem BSS - Business Support System BSTU - Base SHDSL Termination Unit BTA - Business Transformation Agency BTP - backhaul transport provider BTS - Base Transceiver Station BVI - Bridge Virtual Interface BW - BandWidth BWP - BandWidth Profile BYOB - Bring Your Own Behaviour BYOD - Bring Your Own Device C&A - Certification and Accreditation C&T Networks - Command & Telemetry C-RNTI - Cell Radio Network Temporary Identity C-SAFS - Central Standard Autonomous File Server C-VLAN - Customer VLAN C/S/A - COCOM / Service / Agency C/S/A - Combatant Commands, Services, and Agencies C2 - Command and Control C3 Command, Control, and Communications C3I - Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence C3I - Communication, Command, Control & Information C4I - Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence C4ISR - Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance CA - Certificate Authority CA - Certification Authority CAAP - Critical Asset Assurance Program CAC - Call Admission Control CAC - Common Access Card CAD - Computer Aided Design CAGR - Cumulative Average Growth Rate CAIL - reference ECANS project CaLV - Cargo Launch Vehicle CAMB - Cambridge, MA CAN - Campus Area Network CANET*4 - Canadian Research Network - Autonomous System Number (ASN) 4 CANF - Cancel From CANT - Cancel To CAP - Command and Attitude Processor CARD - Constellation Architecture Description Document CAS - Conditional Access System - content protection [IPTV] see DRM CAS - Channel Associated Signaling CASI - Center for Aerospace Information CAT - Category CAT - Crisis Action Team CAT7 - Category 7 cable CATV - Cable Television

CAW - Certificate Authority Workstation CAZAC - Constant Amplitude Zero Auto-Correlation CB - Circular Buffer CBACS - Center Badging and Access Control System CBC - Cell Broadcast Centre CBE - Cell Broadcast Entity CBE - Current Best Estimate CBH - Cell BackHaul CBS - Cell Broadcast Service CBS - Committed Burst Size CBT - Computer Based Training CC - Combatant Commander CC - Convolutional Code CCA - C3I Communications Adaptor CCA - Call Connection Agent CCB - Configuration Control Board CCB - Configuration Control Boards CCCH - Common Control CHannel CCE - Control Channel Element CCIR - Critical Command Intelligence Requirements CCM - Continuity Check Message CCO - Cell Change Order CCS - Cambridge Communications Systems (small cell backhaul product) CCS - Common Channel Signaling CCSA - China Communications Standards Association CCSD - command communications service designator CCV - Common Communications Vehicle CD - Chromatic Dispersion CD - Conversion Device CDATA - (unparsed) Character DATA [ XML (#CDATA) ] CD&SC - Communications Distribution and Switching Center CDD - Cyclic Delay Diversity CDF - Cumulative Distribution Function CDL - Clustered Delay Line CDM - Code Division Multiplex(ed/ing) CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access CDMGR - Conversion Device Manager CDN - Coupling/Decoupling Network CDP - Commander's Dissemination Policy CDR - Call Detail Recording CDR - Critical Design Review CDRM - Conceptual Data Reference Model CDSCC - Canberra Deep Space Control Center CDTI - Comsat Digital Teleport Incorporated CE - Carrier Ethernet CE - Circuit Emulation CE - Customer Edge CE - Customer Equipment CE - Cyclic Extension CEC - Collaborative Engagement Capability CEN - Carrier Ethernet Network CEM - Customer Experience Management (formerly DV/SEA) CENTCOM - United States Central Command CEPCA - Consumer Electronics Communications Alliance

CER - Customer Edge Router CERN - Conseil Europen pour la Recherche Nuclaire" (CERN)- European Organization for Nuclear Research CERS - Contractor Equipment Relocation System CERT - Computer Emergency Response Team CES - Circuit Emulated Services CESoETH - Circuit Emulated Services over ETHernet CEU channel encryption unit CEV - Crew Exploration Vehicle CF - Contention-Free CF - Coupling Flag CFES - Compact Flash Evaporator CFI - Canonical Format Indicator CFI - Channel Format Indicator CFI - Control Format Indicator CFM - Connectivity Fault Management CFO - Carrier Frequency Offset CG - Center of Gravity CGI - Cell Global Identification CHAP - Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHLI - Consecutive High Loss Interval CI - Characteristic Information CI - Collection Interval CI - Contaminant Insensitive CI - Customer Installation CIC - Circuit Identification Code CICS - Customer Information Control System CID - Cell IDentifier CID - Context IDentifier CID - Craft Interface Device CIDR - Classless Inter-Domain Routing CIEF - Carrier Independent Exchange Facility CIFA - Counterintelligence Field Activity CIMS - Cyber Identity Management System (DCNSS) CINR - Carrier-to-Interference-and-Noise Ratio CIO - Chief Information Officer CIO - Corporate Information Officer CIR - Channel Impulse Response CIR - Committed Information Rate CITS - Combat Information Transport System CJCS - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CJCSI - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction CKSN - Ciphering Key Sequence Number CLAN - Converged Local Area Network CLE - Customer Located Equipment CLI - Command Line Interface CLIPS - Clientless IP Service Selection CLV - Crew Launch Vehicle CM (Color Mode) - CM is a Bandwidth Profile parameter -either "color blind" or "color aware" CM - Command Module CM - Configuration Management CMC - Connection Mobility Control CMDB - Customer Management DataBase

CMDB - Configuration Management DataBase CMHH - Constant Modulus Householder CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon CMS - Calix {Compass?} Management System CMTS - Cable Modem Termination System CN - Core Network CN - Core Network CNA - Computer Network Attack CND - Computer Network Defense CNE - Center Network Environment CNES - Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales CNPS - Common Network Planning System CO - Central Office CoA - Care Of Address COA - Course of Action COB - Close of Business COCOM - Combatant Command (Command Authority) CODEC - Coder Decoder COE - Common Operating Environment COFDM - Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing COI - Community of Interest COLA - Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies COM - Continuous Operations Messaging COMINT - Communications intelligence (Communications and Intelligence) COMPUSEC - computer security COMSEC - Communications Security CONEX - CONtingency Employment eXercise CONEXPLAN - contingency and exercise plan CONOPS - Concept of Operations CONPLAN - operation plan in concept format CONUS - Continental United States COOP - Continuity of Operations COP - Common Operating Picture COP - Common Operational Picture COPS - Common Open Policy Service CORBA - Common Objective Request Broker Architecture CoS - Class of Service CoS ID - Class of Service Identifier COTR - Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS - Commercial Off The Shelf CP - Cyclic Prefix CPE customer premises equipment CPI - Computational Physics Incorporated CPICH - Common PIlot CHannel CPM - Capability Portfolio Manager CPO - CoS Performance Objective CPT - Control Protocol Data Unit Type CPU - Central Processing Unit CQI - Channel Quality Indicator CQI - Channel Quality Indicator CR - Change Request CR - Clock Recovery CRAN - Converged Regional Area Network CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check

CRC-2 - reference ECANS project CRL - Certificate Revocation List CRM - Customer Relationship Manager CRTS - Compressed Real time Transport protocol CS - Circuit Switched CS - Computing Services (DISA) CS-ACELP - Conjugate-Structure Algebraic-Code-Excited Linear-Prediction CS-CN - Circuit Switched Core Network CSA - Canadian Space Agency CSCF - Call Session Control Function CSCI - Computer Software Configuration Item CSFB - Circuit Switched FallBack CSG - Carrier Strike Group CSG - Closed Subscriber Group CSI - Channel State Information CSI - Cryptographic Support Infrastructure CSIT - Channel State Information at the Transmitter CSMA - Carrier Sense Multiple Access aka CSMA-CD (Collision Detect) CSN - Connected Sub-Network CSPF - Constraint based Shortest Path First CSR - Customer Service Representative CST - Component Subtype CSU - Channel Service Unit CTAM - Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing CTF - Channel Transfer Function CTF - coalition task force CTO - Chief Technology Office CTO - Chief Technology Officer CTPM - Common Tactical Picture Manager CUI - Controlled Unclassified Information CV - Coding Violations CVAS - ConVerged Application Server CVI - CITS Virtualization Infrastructure CVPN - Corporate Virtual Private Network CW - Continuous-Wave CWDM - Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing CWM - Cisco WAN Manager Cx - Constellation CxCB - Constellation Control Board CxP - Constellation Program DAA - Designated Approval Authorities DAA - Designated Approval Authority DAA - Designated Approving Authority DAC - Design Analysis Cycle DAC - Digital to Analogue Converter DACS - Directory Access Control System DAI - Downlink Assignment Index DAM - diagnostic acceptability measure DAMA - Demand Assigned Multiple Access DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DAS - Demand Access System DAU - Data Acquisition Unit DAU - Defense Acquisition Agency DAV - Descent Ascent Vehicle (ECANS)

DAV - Desktop Appliance Video (ViTS) DB - Database dB - decibel dBm - decibel (refers to 1 Milliwatt) DC - District of Columbia DCAA - Defense Contract Audit Agency DCC - Data Communications Channel DCCC - Defense Cyber Crime Center DCCH - Dedicated Control Channel DCE - Data Circuit terminating Equipment DCF - DISN Customer Forum DCF - Dispersion Compensated Fiber DCI - Downlink Control Information DCMA - Defense Contract Management Agency DCN - Data Communications Network DCNSS - Data Center Network and Security Services DCP - Docking Control Panel DCS - Digital Cross-Connect System DCSS - Digital Communications Satellite Subsystems DDMS - DoD Discovery Metadata Standard DDOE - DISN Direct Order Entry DECA - Defense Commissary Agency DECC - Defense Enterprise Computing Center DEI - Discard Eligibility Indicator DES - Data Encryption Standard DFAS - Defense Finance Accounting Agency DFB - Distributed FeedBack Laser DFRC - Dryden Flight Research Center DFT - Discrete Fourier Transform DFT-SOFDM - Discrete Fourier Transform- Spread- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multi-plexing DFTS - Defense Fixed Telecommunications Service DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHRA - Defense Human Resources Activity DI - Data Instance DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency DIACAP - Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process DICE - Department of Defense Interoperability Communications Exercise DID - Direct Inward Dialing DiD/DoD - Direct In-Dial/Direct Out-Dial DiffServ - Differentiated Services DII - Defense Information Infrastructure DIMS - DSCS Integrated Management System DIRNSA - Director, National Security Agency DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency DISAC - Defense Information Systems Agency Circular DISN - Defense Information System Network DISN - Defense Information Systems Network DISO-UNRRA - United National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration DISR - Dod Information technology Standards Registry DITCO - Defense Information Technology Contracting Office DITSCAP - DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process

DL - DownLink DL - TFT Downlink TFT DL-SCH - DownLink Shared CHannel DLA - Defense Logistics Agency DLC - Data Link Control DLC - Digital Loop Carrier DLC - Domestic Leased Circuit DLCI - Data Link Connection Identifier (A number attached to a data frame that identifies the PVC for the data frame) DLSA - Defense Legal Services Agency DLT/DAT - Tape Formats DM - RS DeModulation Reference Signal DMDC - Defense Manpower Data Center DMEA - Defense Microelectronics Activity DMS - Defense Message System DMS - Defense Messaging Service DMZ - Demilitarized Zone DN - Directory Number DNCCB - DISA NetOps Configuration Control Board DNPS - Defense Satellite Communications System Network Planning Software DNS - Domain Name Service DNS - Domain Name System DOCSIS - Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification DOD - Department Of Defense DoD - Department of Defense DOD - Direct - Outward - Dialing DOD-IG - Department of Defense - Inspector General DODAF - DOD Architecture Framework DODEA - DOD Education Activity DODMVA - DOD Military Vaccine Agency DODTRMC - DOD Test Resource Management Center DOF - Degree of Freedom DP - Discard Priority DP - Dynamic Pricing DPA - Dual Phone Adapter DPC - Destination Point Code DPM - digital phone multiplexers DPMO - Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office DPS - Descent Propulsion System DQPSK - Differential Quadrature Phase-shift Keying DR - Discrepancy Report DRA - Dynamic Resource Allocation DRB - Data Radio Bearer DREN - Defense Research and Education Network DRM - Design Reference Missions DRM - Digital Rights Management - content protection [IPTV] see CAS DRSN - Defense Red Switch Network DRT - diagnostic rhyme test DRX - Discontinuous Reception Dserver - Distribution Server DS - Data Set DS - Descent Stage DS - Direct Spread DS-CDMA - Direct Sequence- Code Division Multiple Access

DS0 - Digital Signal Level 0 DS1 - Digital Signal Level 1 DS3 - Digital Signal Level 3 DSAC - Domain Specific Access Control DSAWG - Security Accreditation Working Group DSCA - Defense Security Cooperation Agency DSCP - Differentiated Service Code Point DSCP - Differentiated Services Code Point DSCS - Defense Satellite Communications System DSF - Data Service Frame (A Service Frame that is Unicast, Multicast, or Broadcast) DSL - Digital Subscriber Line DSMC - Data Services Management Center DSN - Deep Space Network DSN - Defense Switched Network DSn - Digital Signal at level 'n' DSP - Descent Stage Propulsion DSP - Digital Signal Processor DSS - Defense Security Service DSS - Destination Surface Segment DSTM - Derived System Timing Mode DSU - Data Services Unit DT - Developmental Testing DTA - Dual Trunk Adaptor DTAU - Digital Test Access Unit DTC - Digital Telecommunications Conferencing DTCH - Dedicated Traffic CHannel DTD - Document Type Definition DTG - Date/Time Group DTIC - Defense Technical Information Center DTM - Derived Timing Mode DTMF - Dual Tone Multi - Frequency DTRA - Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTSA - Defense Technology Security Administration DTX - Discontinuous Transmission DUT - Device Under Test DVA - Desktop ViTS Appliance DVB - Digital Video Broadcast DVB-S - Digital Video Broadcast Satellite DVD - Digital Video Disk DVD - Digital Video Diskette, Digital Versatile Disk DVR - Digital Video Recorder DVS - Defense Video Services DVX - Deployable Voice Exchange DVX - Deployable Voice Switch DWCF - Defense Working Capital Fund DWDM - Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing E&M - Ear and Mouth Signaling E-LAN - Ethernet LAN - An MEF Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) Service Type is any Ethernet service that is based on a Multipoint-to-Multipoint EVC E-Line - Ethernet line service E-LMI - Ethernet Layer Management Interface E-Mail - Electronic Mail E-NNI - ethernet External Network to Network Interface

E-TREE - Ethernet Tree - An MEF Ethernet LAN (E-Tree) Service Type is any Ethernet service that is based on a Rooted-Multipoint-to-Multipoint EVC E-UTRA - Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access E-UTRAN - Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network E-UTRAN - Evolved UTRAN E-WAN - Ethernet WAN (An MEF defined ETH services aware network that provides connectivity between two or more MENs via ENNIs) E2E - End-to-End EA - electronic attack EA - Enterprise Architecture EA-ILM - Electro-Absorptive Integrated Laser Modulator EAF - ETH (Ethernet) Adaptation Function EAM - Electro-Absorptive Modulator EARFCN - E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number EBC - Edge Boundary Controller EBEM - Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem EBNET - EOSDIS Backbone Network EBS - Excess Burst Size EC - Echo Canceller EC - ETH (Ethernet) Connection ECANS - Exploration Communication & Navigation Systems ECDX - Emulated Circuit De/Multiplexing Function ECF - Ethernet Connection Function ECGI - E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier ECI - E-UTRAN Cell Identifier ECID - Emulated Circuit Identifier ECLSS - Environmental Control and Life Support System ECM - EPS Connection Management ECM - Evolved Packet System Connection Management ECM-EPS - Connection Management ECN - Ethernet Controller Node (Ericsson) ECOC - European Conference on Optical Communication ECS - Environment Control Service ECT - Ethernet Connectionless Trail EDA - Ethernet Distribution Area EDC - Electronic Dispersion Compensation EDC - EROS Data Center EDI - Ethernet Dedicated Internet EDIA - Ethernet Dedicated Internet Access EDS - Earth Departure Stage EEA - Evolved Packet System Encryption Algorithm EEC - Ethernet Equipment Clock EELV - reference ECANS project EEPP - End to End Path Protection EESM - Exponential Effective Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio Mapping EETF - Ethernet EVC Terminating Function EF - Expedited Forwarding EFCF - Ethernet flow Conditioning Function EFD - Ethernet Flow Domain EFM - Ethernet in the First Mile EFN - Ethernet Fiber Node (e.g. Ericsson EFN324) EFP - Ethernet Flow Point EFT - Ethernet Flow Termination

EFTF - Ethernet Flow Termination Function EHF - extremely high frequency EHPLMN - Equivalent Home Public Land Mobile Network EI - End Instrument EIA - Electronics Industry Association EIA - Evolved Packet System Integrity Algorithm EIR - Equipment Identity Register EIR - Excess Information Rate EKMS - Electronic Key Management System ELI - Electric Lightwave Network EM - Enterprise Management EM - Equipment Manufacturer EMA - Electromechanical Actuator EMAN - Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (Canadian) EMC - ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC - Emergency Management Center EMERALDS - Enterprise Management with Enhanced Resource Allocation Database System EMI - ElectroMagnetic Interference EMM - EPS Mobility Management EMM - Evolved Packet System Connection Management EMN - Ethernet Metro Node EMS - Electronic Maintenance Section EMS - Element Management System EMSS - Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service eNB - E-UTRAN Node B ENIQ - Ericsson Network Intelligent Quotient ENMC - Enterprise Network Management Center ENNI - External (ethernet) Network to Network Interface eNodeB - Evolved NodeB ENPL - Earth Observatory System (EOS) Laboratory ENS - Ethernet Network Service EO - End Office EOC - Embedded Operations Channel EOD - Ethernet Over DOCSIS EoDWDM - Ethernet over DWDM EOI - Earth Orbit Injection EOL - End of Life EoMPLS - Ethernet over MPLS EOR - Earth Orbit Rendezvous EOS - Earth Observation System EOS - Ethernet Over SONET EP - Elementary Procedure EP-LAN - Ethernet Private LAN (Service) EP-TREE - Ethernet Private Tree (Service) EPA - Extended Pedestrian A EPC - Enhanced Pentagon Capability EPC - Evolved Packet Core EPG - Electronics Product Group EPGN - Earth Polar Ground Network EPL - Ethernet Private Line (Service) EPOCC - Enhanced Photo Optic Control Center EPON - Ethernet Passive Optical Network EPP - Enhanced Planning Process

EPRE - Energy Per Resource Element EPS - Electrical Power System EPS - Evolved Packet System ER - Extended Reach ERBS - Earth Radiation Budget Satellite EROS - Earth Radiation Observatory Satellite ES - Errored Seconds ESA - European Space Agency ESAS - Exploration Systems Architecture Study ESB - enterprise service bus ESC - Ethernet Service Construct ESCON - Enterprise Systems Connectivity ESD - Electrostatic discharge ESD - Ethernet Services Definition ESF - Extended Super Frame ESM - Ethernet Services Model ESM - Evolved Packet System Session Management ESMD - reference ECANS project ESN - Ethernet SubNetwork ESNC - Ethernet SubNetwork Connection ESNET - Energy Sciences Network ESOC - ESA Space Operations Center ESP - Encapsulating Security Payload ESP - Essential Service Protection ESR - Errored Second Ratio ESTEC - ESA Science and Technology Center ESTL - Electronic System Test Laboratory ESU - Enterprise Services Unit ET - External Tank ETDP - Exploration Technology Development Program ETH - Ethernet ETL - Extract / Transform / Load (SD/EEM) eTOM - Enhanced Telecommunications Operations Map ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETTV - External Tank Television ETU - Extended Typical Urban ETWS - Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System EUCOM - United States European Command EUNI - External Network Interface EUT - Equipment Under Test EUTRAN - Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network EUTRAN - Evolved UTRAN EV-DO - Evolution for Data Optimized EVA - Extended Vehicular A EVA - Extravehicular Activity EVC - Ethernet virtual circuit EVCS - Enterprise Voice Consolidation System EVDO - Evolution Data Optimized EVM - Error Vector Magnitude EVP-LAN - Ethernet Virtual Private Lan (Service) EVP-TREE - Ethernet Virtual Private Tree (Service) EVPL - Ethernet Virtual Private Line (Service) EW-SE - enterprise-wide systems engineering ExTF - reference ECANS project

F - FLASH FA - Foreign Agent FAA - Federal Aviation Administration FAMA - Fixed Assignment Multiple Access FastE - Fast Ethernet FAX - facsimile FBG - Fiber Bragg Grating FC - Fibre Channel FCAPS - Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security FCC - Federal Communications Commission FCC - Flight Critical Computers (ECANS) FCS - Frame Check Sequence FCS - Future Combat System FD - Frame Delay FDD - Frequency Division Duplex FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data Interface FDE - Frequency-Domain Equalizer FDF - Flight Dynamics Facility FDIR - Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery FDL - Facility Data Link FDM - Frequency Division Multiplexing FDMA - Frequency Division Multiple Access FDR - Frame Delay Range FDSS - Frequency Domain Spectral Shaping FDV - Frame Delay Variation (often misquoted as jitter) FDW - Financial Data Worksheet FDX - Full DupleX FE - Far End FE - Functional Element FEA - Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) FEC - Forward Error Correction FEMTOCELLS - small cellular base station FER - Frame Error Ratio FEXT - Far-end Crosstalk FFR - Fast (Flow?) Reroute FFRDC - Federally Funded Research & Development Center FFS - For Further Study FFSC - Full-flow Staged Combustion FFT - Fast Fourier Transform FFT - Fast Fourier Transform FI - Framing Info FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standard FIR - Finite Impulse Response FISMA - Federal Information Security Management Act FISU - Fill - In Signaling Unit FIX - Federal Internet Exchange FLR - Frame Loss Ratio FM - Fault Management FMC - Fixed Mobile Convergence FMS - First Missing Service Data Unit FMS foreign military sales FN - First Name FO - FLASH OVERRIDE FOC - Final Operational Capability

FOO - Flash Override Override FP - Fabry-Perot FPDS - Fire Protection, Detection, and Suppression FPI - First Production Instance FPP - Flow Point Pool FPR - Flight Propellant Reserve FTTC - Fiber To The Cell FTTC - Fiber To The Curb FTTCS - Fiber To The Cell Site FTTH - Fiber To The Home FQDN - Fully Qualified Domain Name FQP - Firm Quote Price FRC - Fixed Reference Channel FS - First Stage FS - Frame Structure FSAL - Fixed Security Access Level FSO - Field Security Office FSTD - Frequency Switched Transmit Diversity FT - Fault Tolerance FTP - File Transfer Protocol FTP - File Transport Protocol FTS - Federal Telecommunications Services FTS - Federal Telecommunications System FTTX - Fiber To The (Home, Desk, Building) FUSE - Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer FW - Firewall FY - Fiscal Year GAA - gateway access authorization GaAs - Gallium Arsenide GAR - Gateway Access Request GARP - Generic Attribute Registration Protocol GbE - Gigabit Ethernet Gbps - Giga bits per second GBR - Guaranteed Bit Rate GBS - Global Broadcast Service GBS - Global Broadcast System GCCS - Global Command and Control System GCL - Generalized Chirp-Like sequences GCMP - GIG Convergence Master Plan GCSS - Global Combat Support System GCTC - Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center GDS - Deep Space Network Goldstone Tracking Facility GDSCC - Goldstone Deep Space Control Center GEI - reference ECANS project GERAN - GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network GETS Government Emergency Telecommunications Service GFE - Government Furnished Equipment GGND - GIG Network Defense GGSG - Geodynamics Geophysics and Space Geodessy GGSN - Gateway GPRS Support Node GHz - Gigahertz GI - Guard Interval GI-POF - Graded Index Plastic Optical Fiber GIG - Global Information Grid

GIG-BE - Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion GigE - Gigabit Ethernet GIWF - Generic InterWorking Function GLOW - Gross Liftoff Weight GMC - GCCS Management Center GN - Ground Network GN&C - Guidance, Navigation and Control GNC - Global NetOps Center GNOSC - Global NetOps and Security Center GNSC - Global NetOps Support Center GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite System GO - GIG Operations GO - Ground Operations GOES - Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite GOS - Grade of Service GOTS - Government Off The Shelf GOX - Gaseous Oxygen GP - Guard Period GPB - Gravity Probe B GPON - Gigabit Passive Optical Network GPRS - General Packet Radio Service GPS - General Purpose Segment GPS - Global Positioning System GRC - Glenn Research Center GRC-TL - Glenn Research Center Technology Laboratory GRE - Generic Routing Encapsulation GRGT - Guam Remote Ground Terminal GSA - General Services Administration GSCR - Generic Switching Center Requirements GSE - Ground Support Equipment GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications GSM/EDGE - Radio Access Network (GERAN) or UTRAN CS infrastructure UTRAN coverage is overlapped by GERAN or UTRAN coverage GSN - GPRS Support Node GSR - Generic System Requirements GSS - Generic System Specification GSSC - Global SATCOM Support Center GST - GIG Standard Ticketing GSU - Geographically Separated Unit GT - Guard Time GTP - GPRS Tunneling Protocol GTP-C - GTP-Control plane GTP-U - GPRS Tunneling Protocol-User plane GTP-U - GTP User plane GUID - Globally Unique IDentifier (RFC 4112) GUMMEI - Globally Unique MME Identity GUMMEI - Globally Unique Mobility Management Entity Identifier GUTI - Globally Unique Temporary Identity GUTI - Globally unique Temporary UE identity GW - GateWay GWAC - Government-Wide Acquisition Contract H-ARQ - Hybrid ARQ

H-FDD - Half-Frequency Division Duplex H-PCRF - Home Policy and Charging Rules Function HA - Home Agent HAIPE - High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor HAIPE - High Assurance IP Encryptor Hanger AE - Building designation HARQ - ACK/NACK HARQ ACKnowledgement/Negative ACKnowledgement information HARQ - Hybrid ARQ HBA - Host Bus Adapter HD-FDD - Half-Duplex Frequency Division Duplex HDTV - Hi Definition TV HDX - Half DupleX HE - HeadEnd HE - Home Environment HEMI - Headquarters Enterprise Messaging Initiative HEMP High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax HFN - Hyper Frame Number HI - HARQ Indicator HII - High Interference Indicator HLI - High Loss Interval HLN - High Leverage Network HLR - Home Location Register HMW health, morale, and welfare HNBID - Home eNodeB IDentifier HO - HandOver HOVC - Higher Order Virtual Container HPC - High Performance Computing HPCMO - High Performance Computing Modernization Office HPLMN - Home PLMN HPLMN - Home Public Land Mobile Network HPOV - HP Openview HPR - High Performance Router HPU - Hydraulic Power Unit HQ - Headquarters HQ - NASA Headquarters HRPD - High Rate Packet Data HRSI - High-Temperature Reusable Surface Insulation HSBI - High Speed Backplane Initiative HSDPA - High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSF - Human Space Flight HSIR - reference ECANS project HSPA - High-Speed Packet Access HSPA+ - High-Speed Packet Access Evolution HSS - Home Subscriber Server HST - Hubble Space Telescope HSUPA - High Speed Uplink Packet Access HTML - Hypertext Markup Language HTR - Hard To Reach HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol httpcodes - Informational 1xx httpcodes - 100 Continue httpcodes - 101 Switching Protocols httpcodes - Successful 2xx

httpcodes - 200 OK httpcodes - 201 Created httpcodes - 202 Accepted httpcodes - 203 Non-Authoritative Information httpcodes - 204 No Content httpcodes - 205 Reset Content httpcodes - 206 Partial Content httpcodes - Redirection 3xx httpcodes - 301 Moved Permanently httpcodes - 305 Use Proxy httpcodes - 307 Temporary Redirect httpcodes - Client Error 4xx httpcodes - 400 Bad Request httpcodes - 401 Unauthorized httpcodes - 402 Payment Required httpcodes - 403 Forbidden httpcodes - 404 Not Found httpcodes - 405 Method Not Allowed httpcodes - 406 Not Acceptable httpcodes - 407 Proxy Authentication Required httpcodes - 408 Request Timeout httpcodes - 409 Conflict httpcodes - 410 Gone httpcodes - 411 Length Required httpcodes - 412 Precondition Failed httpcodes - 413 Request Entity Too Large httpcodes - 414 Request-URI Too Long httpcodes - 415 Unsupported Media Type httpcodes - 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable httpcodes - 417 Expectation Failed httpcodes - Server Error 5xx httpcodes - 500 Internal Server Error httpcodes - 501 Not Implemented httpcodes - 502 Bad Gateway httpcodes - 503 Service Unavailable HTTPS - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure HW - Hardware HWCI - HardWare Configuration Item Hz - Hertz I - IMMEDIATE I&W - Indications and Warnings i-mode - mobile internet (as opposed to wireless internet) !WAP I-NNI - Internal NNI (Network to Network Interface) I-NOSC - Integrated Network Operations Security Centers i-TRM - The Air Force Infostructure Technology Reference Model IA - Implementation Agreement IA - Information Assurance IAA - Information Assurance Accreditation IAAS - Infrastructure As A Service IAD - Integrated Access Device IAM - Initial Address Message IANA - Internet Assigned Number Authority IAP - Internet Access Point IAS Integrated access Switch/System

IATF - Information Assurance Technical Framework IATO - interim authority to operate IATP - Information Assurance Test Plan IATT - Information Assurance Test Team IAVA - Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert IAW - In Accordance With IBMP - Institute of Biomedical Problems IC - Integrated Circuit IC - Intelligence Community ICATS Integrated Configuration And Tracking System ICE - Refers to the monitoring of actual ice on the orbital prior to launch. ICI - Inter-Carrier Interference ICI - Interexchange Carrier Interconnection ICIC - Inter-Cell Interference Coordination ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol ICOM - Input-Control-Output-Mechanism ICPR - Initial Constellation Program Review ICS - Implementation Conformance Statement ICS - In-Channel Selectivity ID - Identification ID - IDentity ID/IR - Intrusion Detection/Incident Response IDAC - Integrated Design Analysis Cycle IDD - Interface Definition Document iDEN - integrated Digital Enhanced Network IDFT - Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform IDIQ - Indefinite Demand/Indefinite Quantity IDLC - Integrated Digital Loop Carrier IDMS - Information and Data Management System IDNNS - Intra-Domain Non-Access Stratum Node Selector IDNX - Integrated Digital Network Exchange IDS - Intrusion Detection System IDT - Integrated Digital Terminal IE - Information Element IEA - reference ECANS project IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEM - Integrated Enterprise Management IEMP - Integrated Enterprise Management Program IER - In Effect Report IER - Information Exchange Requirements IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force IFDMA - Interleaved Frequency Division Multiple Access IFDV - Inter Frame Delay Variation IFFT - Inverse Fast Fourier Transform IGMP - Internet Group Management Protocol IGP - Interior Gateway Protocol IIEP - Integrated Inventory Express Pack (NE <=> GRANITE) IIJ - Internet Initiative Japan IL - Insertion Loss ILEC - Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier IM - Implementation Margin IM - Information Management IM - Instant Meeting

IMA - Inverse Multiplexing over ATM IMD - InterModulation Distortion IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity IMEISVN - International Mobile Equipment Identity Software Version number IMS - Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem IMS - IP Multimedia Subsystem IMSI - International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMT - International Mobile Telecommunication IMT - International Mobile Telecommunications IN - Intelligent Networks INFOCON - Information Operations Threat/Alert Conditions INFOSEC - Information Security INMD - In - service Non - intrusive Measurement Device INMS - Integrated Network Management System INNI - Internal Network to Network Interface InP - Indium Phosphide IO - Interoperability IOC - Initial Operational Capability IONet - Internet Protocol Operational Network IOV-UI - Input Offset Value - Unconfirmed Information IP - Internet Protocol IP-CAN - Internet Protocol Connectivity Access Network IPAM - Internet Protocol Address Management IPD - Integrated Powerhead Demonstrator IPDV - Ip Packet Delay Variation [ITU-T Y.1541] IPER - Ip Packet Error Ratio [ITU-T Y.1541] IPLC - International Private Leased Circuit IPLR - Ip Packet Loss Ratio [ITU-T Y.1541] IPMSAN - IP Multi Service Access Network IPMSAN - IP Multi Service Access Node IPNOC - Internet Protocol Network Operating Center IPOT - Octet based IP packet Throughput [ITU-T Y.1541] IPPT - IP Packet Through put [ITU-T Y.1541] IPS - Integrated Planning System IPSC - IP Stream Connect IPSec - Internet Protocol Security IPSec - IP Security IPTD - Ip Packet Transfer Delay (commonly referred to as latency) [ITU-T Y.1541] IPTV - Internet Protocol Television iPV - internet based manual Procedure Viewer IPv4 - Internet Protocol version 4 IPv4 - IP Version 4 IPv6 - IP Version 6 IQ - In-phase - Quadrature phase IR - Incremental Redundancy IRC - Infra-red Cameras IRC - Interference Rejection Combining IRD - Interface Requirements Document IRIS - Internet Protocol Router in Space IRV - Incremental Redundancy Version ISA - Industry Standard Architecture ISAM - Intelligent Services Access Manager iSCSI - IP Small Computer System Interface

ISD - Inter-Site Distance ISDN - Integrated Service Digital Network ISDNUP - Integrated Services Digital Network User Part ISHM - Integrated System Health Management ISI - Inter-Symbol Interference ISIS - Intermediate System to Intermediate System protocol ISP - Information Support Plans ISP - Internet Service Provider ISPAN - Integrated Strategic Planning and Analysis Network ISR - Idle state Signalling Reduction ISR - Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance ISR - Internet Screening Router ISRU - In-Situ Resource Utilization ISS - International Space Station IST - interswitch trunk ISTC - Information Systems Technical Control ISUP - Integrated Services Digital Network User Part ISUP - ISDN Signaling User Part ISUP - ISDN User Part IT - Information Technology ITA-PENTCIRT - Information Technology Agency ITIL - IT Infrastructure Library ITIL - Information Technology Infrastructure Library ITMC - International Telecommunications Management Center ITS - Information Transport System ITSM - Information Technology Security Manager ITT - Integrated Test Team ITU - International Telecommunication Union ITU - International Telecommunications Union ITU-R - International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication sector ITU-T - Telecommunications Standardization Sector IU - Instrument Unit IUA - ISDN User Adaptation IV&V - Independent Verification and Validation Facility IVA - Intravehicular Activity IWF - Interworking Function IXC - Inter-exchange Carrier IXIT - Implementation eXtra Information for Testing JASON-1 - The JASON Project is an organization engages students in scientific research and expeditions led by leading scientists. Named after the mythical character Jason of the Argonauts. JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JBC - Joint Battle Center JBOD - Just a Bunch Of Disks JBS - Joint Broadcast Service JCCC - Joint Communications Control Center JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff JCSE - Joint Communications Support Element JCTD - Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration JDAWS - JCS Data Access Web Server JDBC - Java DataBase Connectivity JET - Joint Engineering Team JFCOM - Joint Forces Command JHU - John Hopkins University

JIC - Joint Interoperability Certification JIEO - Joint Information and Engineering Organization JIPM - Joint IP modem JISE - Joint Intelligence Support Element JIST-NET - Joint Integrated System Technology Network JITC - Joint Interoperability Test Command JMOS - Joint Management Operations Subsystem JNMS - Joint Network Management System JNO - Joint Net-Centric Operations JOC - Joint Operations Center JOIN - Joint On-demand Interoperability Network JOPES - Joint Operations Planning and Execution System JPL - Jet Proportion Laboratory JS - Joint Staff JSC - Johnson Space Center JSC - Joint Spectrum Center JSCP - Joint SATCOM Communications Plan JSMPS - Joint SATCOM Management and Planning System JSOTF - Joint Special Operations Task Force JTA - Joint Technical Architecture JTDLMP Joint Tactical Data Link Management Plan JTF - Joint Task Force JTF-GNO - Joint Task Force - Global Network Operations JUICE - Joint User's Interoperability Communications Exercise JV2010 - Joint Vision 2010 JWCA - Joint Warfighter Capability Assessment JWICS - Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System KAFB - Kirtland Air Force Base Kb - Kilobits Kbps - Kilo bits per second Kg - Kilogram KHSC - Khrunichev Space Center KHz - Kilo Hertz KHz - KiloHertz KIV (not an acronym) K (cryptographic) the I (data comm) V (removable) km - kilometer KMI - Key Management Infrastructure KMIEN - KMI Enclave Node kN - KiloNewton KP - Key Processor KPP - Key Performance Parameters KPI - Key Performance Indicator KQI - Key Quality Indicator KSC - Kennedy Space Center KSI - Key Set Identifier KSOE - Key Systems Operation Exchange L/D - Lift to Drag Ratio L1 - Layer 1 (physical layer) L2 - Layer 2 L2+ - Layer(s) above L2 L2CP - Layer 2 Control Protocols L2TP - Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol L2VPN - Layer 2 VPN L3 - Layer 3

L3 - Layer 3 (network layer) LA - Location Area LAC - Location Area Code LACP - Link Aggregation Control Protocol LAG - Link Aggregation Group LAI - Location Area Identity LAN - Local Area Network LANE - ATM LAN Emulation LANM - LANDSAT, Lanham, MD LaRC - Langley Research Center LAS - Launch Abort System LASD - Local Assured Service Domain LASP - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics LAT - Launch Abort Tower LATA - Local Access and Transport Area LAV - Launch Abort Vehicle LB - Load Balancing LB - Loop Back Lbf - Pound Force LBI - Linked Evolved Packet System Bearer ID LBM - LoopBack Message LBR - LoopBack Reply LBRM - Limited-Buffer Rate Matching LC-39 - Launch Complex-39 LCAS - Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme LCC - Local Control Center LCG - Logical Channel Group LCID - Logical Channel ID LCK - LoCKed - used in reference to LCK PDU LCMT - Lockheed Martin facility LCR - Low Chip Rate LD - Long Distance LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDBP - Logistics Data Bank LDIF - LDAP Interchange Format LDPC - Low-Density Parity Check LDS - Local Digital Switch LEO - Low Earth Orbit LES - Launch Escape System LH2 - Liquid Hydrogen LI - Lawful Intercept LI - Length Indicator Li-Ion - Lithium-Ion LIDAR - Light Detection and Ranging LIDS - Low Impact Docking System LIPPS - LANDSAT IP Processing System LISN - Line Impedance Stabilizing Network LITT - Littleton, Colorado LLC - Logical Link Control LLO - Low Lunar Orbit LLR - Log-Likelihood Ratio LMD - Local Management Device LMMSE - Linear Minimum Mean Squared Error LMMSI - Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Inc.

LMS - Least Mean Square LN - Last Name LNA - Low Noise Amplifier LO - Local Oscillator LOA - Linear Optical Amplifier LOE - Level Of Effort LOF - Loss Of Frame LOFS - Loss Of Frames State LOH - Line OverHead LOI - Lunar Orbit Insertion LOMF - Laser Optimized Multimode Fiber LOPS - Loss Of Packet Synchronization LOR - Lunar Orbit Rendezvous LOS - Line-Of-Sight LOS - Loss Of Signal LOSS - Loss Of Signal Seconds LOVC - Lower Order Virtual Container LOX - Liquid Oxygen LPC - linear predictive coding LPM - Link Protection Mechanism LPRP - Lunar Precursor Robotics Program LPS - Launch Processor System LR - Location Registration LR - Long Reach LRA - Local Registration Authority LRC - Langley Research Center LROC - Long Range Optical Camera LS - Least Squares LS - Liaison Statement LSAM - Lunar Surface Access Module LSAT - Land Remote Sensing Satellite LSB - Least Significant Bit LSC - Local Session Controller LSF - Last Segment Flag LSP - Lable Switched Path LSR - Lable Switched Router LSSGR - LATA Switching System Generic Requirements LSSU - Link Status Signaling Unit LTE - Line Termination Equipment LTE - Long Term Evolution LTM - LinkTrace Message LU - Line Unit LUT - Launch Umbilical Tower LW - Long Wavelength LZP - Level Zero Processing M - Mega m - milli M-TMSI - M Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity M1 - User plane interface between Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service GateWay (MBMS GW) and eNodeB M2 - Control plane interface between Multicell/Multicast Coordination Entity (MCE) and eNodeB M2PA - MTP2 User Peer - to - Peer Adaptation M2UA - MTP2 User Adaptation

M3 - Control plane interface between Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and EUTRAN (Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service GateWay (MBMS GW) Multi-Cell/Multicast Coordination Entity (MCE)) M3UA - MTP3 User Adaptation MA - Maintenance Association MAC - Media Access Control MAC - Medium Access Control MAC - Message Authentication Code MAC - Move-Add-Change MAC-I - Message Authentication Code for Integrity MAE - Metropolitan Access Exchange MAE - Metropolitan Area Exchange MAF - Michoud Assembly Facility MAID - Maintenance Association (equivalent to MEG) MAJCOM - Major Command MAN - Metropolitan Area Network MAP - Maximum A-posteriori Probability MAS - MMC Automated Systems MAX - Mid Atlantic Crossroads MB - MegaByte MBB - Mobile BroadBand MBGP - Multi-protocol Border Gateway Protocol MBH - Mobile BackHaul MBMS - Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Mbps - Mega bits per second MBR - Maximum Bit Rate MBSFN - MBMS Single Frequency Network MBSFN - Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network MCA - maximum calling area MCC - Mission Control Center MCC - Mobile Country Code MCC-H - Mission Control Center - Houston MCC-M - Mission Control Center - Moscow MCC1 - reference ECANS project MCCH - Multicast Control CHannel MCCS - Mission Control Center System MCDTV - Multi Channel Digital Television MCE - Multi-Cell/Multicast Coordination Entity MCF - MAC Convergence Function MCH - Multicast CHannel MCIP - Mission Critical Internet Protocol MCM - Multi-Carrier Modulation MCPTi - Milstar Communications Planning Tool - integrated MCS - Modulation and Coding Scheme MCU - Multiport Control Unit MD - Maintenance Domain (equivalent to OAM Domain) MD - Maintenance Entity MD level - Maintenance Domain Level (equivalent to a MEG level) MDA - Missile Defense Agency MDA - Multifunction Digital Adaptor MDDS - Multi-Domain Dissemination Server MDM - Multiplexer/Demultiplexer MDSCC - Madrid Deep Space Control Center ME - Mobile Equipment

MEF - Metro Ethernet Forum MEG - Maintenance Entity Group MEGI - Maintenance Entity Group Identifier MEGL - Maintenance Entity Group Level MEHS - Multi-environment Evaporative Heat Sink MEL - reference ECANS project MEMs - Micro-Electro-mechanical machines MEN - Metro Ethernet Network MENE - Metro Ethernet Network Element MEOP - Maximum Expected Operating Pressure MEP - Maintenance EndPoint MER - Mars Exploration Rovers MER - Minimal Essential Requirements MF - Multi - Frequency MFD - Mean Frame Delay MF-TDMA - Multiple Frequency - Time Division Multiple Access MFS - Multi-Function Switch MFSS - Multi-function Softswitch MG - Media Gateway MGC - Media Gateway Controller MGCF - Media Gateway Control Function MGCP - Media Gateway Control Protocol MGW - Media Gateway MHz - Mega Hertz MI - Measurement Interval MIB - Management Information Base MIB - Master Information Block MICS - Management and Information Control System MIDAS - Multiplexer Integration and DCSS Automation System MIDB - Modernized Intelligence Data Base MIF - MAC Independant Function MIL-STD - Military Standard MILA - Merritt Island Launch Annex MILDEP - Military Department MILSATCOM - military satellite communications MILSTAR - Military Strategic and Tactical Relay Satellite MIMO - Multiple Input Multiple Output MIMU - Miniature Inertial Measurement Unit MIP - Maintenance Intermediate Point MIP - MEG Intermediate Point MIP - Mobile Internet Protocol MIP - Mobile IP MISO - Multiple Input Single Output MIX - Marshall Image Exchange ML - Maximum Likelihood ML - Mobile Launcher MLD - Maximum Likelihood Detector MLI - Multi-Layer Insulation MLP - Mobile Launch Platform MLPP - Multilevel Precedence and Preemption MLPPP - Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol MLS - multilayer switch MLS - Multilevel Security MM - Mobility Management

MMD - Multimedia Domain MME - Mobility Management Entity MMEC - Mobility Management Entity Code MMEGI- MME Group Identity MMF - Multi-mode Fiber MMH - Monomethyl Hydrazine MMP - Margin Management Plan MMS - Multimedia Messaging Service MMSE - Minimum Mean Squared Error MN - Middle Name MNC - Mobile Network Code MNE - Multi-National Experiment MNU - Maximum Number of UNIs MO - Managed Object MO - Monitored Object MOA - memorandum of agreement MOC - Mission Operations Center MOCC - Mission Operations Control Center MOCN - Multi-Operator Core Network MOCVD - Metal-Oxide Chemical Vapor Deposition MOCVD - Metallo-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition MONS - Mission Outage Notification System MOP - Maximum Output Power MOS - Mean Opinion Score MOT&E - Multi-service Operational Test and Evaluation MOU - memorandum of understanding MOVE - Mission Operations Voice Enhancement MPBN - Mobile Packet Backhaul Network MPE - (AEHF) MPE - Mission Planning Element MPEG - Motion Picture Experts Group mph - Miles Per Hour MPLS - Multi-Protocol Layer Switching MPLS-TP - Multiprotocol Label Switching-Transport Profile MPR - Maximum Power Reduction MPS - Main Propulsion System MPSA - Military Postal Service Agency MPSR - Multi-Purpose Support Room MPTFO - Mission Planning, Training & Flight Operations MPV - Manual Procedure Viewer MRC - Maximum Ratio Combining MRDS - Mission Routed Data Service MREN - Metropolitan Research and Education Network MRP - Mouth Reference Point MRRU - Maximum Reconstructed Reception Unit MRTIE - Maximum Relative Time Interval Error ms - Milliseconds MS - Mission Systems MS - Mobile Station MSA - Multi-source Agreement MSAP - Multicast channel Subframe Allocation Pattern MSAP - MultiService Access Platforms MSB - Most Significant Bit MSC - Mobile Switching Center MSD - Maximum Sensitivity Degradation

MSE - Mean Squared Error MSFC - Marshall Space Flight Center MSFI - Marshall Space Flight Center-institutional MSISDN - Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number MSO - Multiple System Operator MSOC - JSC Mission Support Operations Contract MSP - mobile service provider MSPP - Multi-Service Performance Platform MSRD - Mission Support Routed Data MSRDS - Mission Support Routed Data Service MSS - Maximum Segment Size MSS - Mobile Satellite System MSSS - Malin Space Science Systems MSTP - MultiService Transport Platform MSU - Message Signaling Unit MS - Microsoft mT - Metric Ton MTCH - MBMS Traffic Channel MTCH - Multicast Traffic CHannel MTF - Message Text Format MTNM - Multi-Technology Network Management MTOSI - Multi Technology Operations System(s) Interface MTP - Message Transfer Part MTSO - mobile telephone switching office MTTR - Mean Time to Restore MTU - Maximum Transfer Unit MTU - Maximum Transmission Unit MTV - Mars Transfer Vehicle MU-MIMO - Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output MUF - Military-Unique feature MUOS2 - Mobile User Objective System MUSE - Multi-service access Everywhere MUX/DEMUX - Multiplexer/Demultiplexer MWC - Mobile World Congress N/S - Not Specified NACC - Network Assisted Cell Change NACK - Negative ACK NACK - Negative ACKnowledgment NACS - Non-Adjacent Channel Selectivity NAF non-appropriated fund NANOG - North American Network Operator Group NAOC - National Airborne Operations Center NAPT - Network Address Port Translation NARNet - Notice of Ammunition Reclassification Network NAS - Network Associated Storage NAS - Non Access Stratum NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASIRC - NASA Automated Systems Incident Response Capability NAT - Network Address Translation NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization NBC - National Business Center NBM - Network Based Mobility NC - Network Cluster NCA National Command Authorities

NCARS - NISN Cyber Attack Response System NCC - Network Colour Code NCES - Net-Centric Core Enterprise Services NCES - Net-Centric Enterprise Services NCI - NASA Collaborative Infrastructure NCID - Net-Centric Implementation Documentation NCL - Neighbour Cell List NCM - Network Cluster Member NCMS - Network Configuration Management System NCN - NATO Core Network NCOW - Net-Centric Operations and Warfare NCOW-RM - Network Centric Operations and Warfare - Reference Model NCS - National Communications System NCSA - NISN Customer Scheduling Awareness NDC - NASA Data Center NDCOS - Network Data Collection Operations Systems NDI - New Data Indicator NDN - National Defense Network NDS - Network Domain Security NDU - National Defense University NE - Near End NE - Network Element NEC - Network Equipment Center NEC - Network Equipment Corp NECC - Net-Enabled Command Capability NENA - Naional Emergency Number Association NEO - Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation NESC - NASA Engineering and Safety Center NET/SYSCON - Network System Control NetCOORD - NetOps Coordination NetCOP - NetOps Common Operational Picture NETOPS - Network Operations NF - Noise Figure NFOEC - National Fiber Optics Engineering Conference NGA - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NGIX - Next Generation Internet Exchange NGMN - Next Generation Mobile Networks NGO - Non-Government Organization NGOSS - Next Generation Operations Systems and Software NGST - Next Generation Space Telescope NI - Network Identifier NI - Network Interworking NI-NNI - Network Interworking NNI NIC - Network Indicator Code NIC - Network Integration Center NIC - Network Interface Card NII - Network and Information Integration (see OASD/NII) NIIS - NASA Integrated Information System NILE - Network Integration Lab Environment NIMA - National Imagery and Mapping Agency NIPC - National Information Protection Infrastructure NIPRNET - Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network NIPRNet - Nonsecure Internet Protocol Routed Network NIPRNET - Sensitive, but unclassified Internet Protocol

NISC - NASA Information Support Center NISE - NASA Integrated Services Environment NISN - NASA Integrated Services Network NISSU - NASA Infrastructure System Services Utility NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology NITZ - Network Information and Time Zone NLMS - Normalized Least-Mean-Square NLOS - Non-Line-Of-Sight nm - nanometer NM - Network Management NMC - Network Management Center NMCC - National Military Command Center NMCC - Network Management Configuration Control NMCS - National Military Command System NMS - Network Management System / Server NNI - Network (to) Network Interface NNM - Network Node Manager NNO - Natioanl Network Operations NNSF - NAS Node Selection Function NOAA - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration NOC - Network Operations Center NODE - a provider owned network element NOMC - NISN Operations Management Center NORAD - North American Aerospace Defense Command NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command NORTHCOM - United States Northern Command NOSC - Network Operations and Security Center NOSL - NISN Operation and System Laboratory NPD - NASA Policy Directive NPN - NISN Prototyping Network NREN - NASA Research and Engineering Network NRI - Network Resource Identifier NRL - Naval Research Laboratory NRO - National Reconnaisance Organization NRO - National Reconnaissance Office NRS - NASA Collaborative Infrastructure (NCI) Request System NS - Network Services (DISA) NS/EP National Security and Emergency Preparedness NSA - National Security Agency NSAP - Network Service Assurance Plan NSAPI - Network layer Service Access Point Identifier NSAT - NISN Service Announcement Tool NSBF - National Scientific Balloon Facility NSBFTX - National Scientific Balloon Facility, Palestine, Texas NSE - Network Switching Element NSF - National Science Foundation NSI - NASA Science Internet NSR - NISN Service Request NSRS - NISN Service Request System NSS - National Security System NSS - Network Security Services NSSC - NASA Shared Service Center NSSTC - NASA Space Science and Technology Center

NSTISSD - National Security Telecommunications & Information Systems Security Directive NSWSC - Naval Space Warfare Systems Center (now known as SPAWAR) NT - Network Termination NTAS - NORAD Tactical AUTOVON System NTISSI - National Telecommunications & Information Systems Security Instruction NTO - Nitrogen Tetroxide NTR - NSAP Technology Refresh NTU - Network Termination Unit NUT - Non-preemptible Unprotected Traffic O&C - Operations & Checkout O&M - operation and maintenance O/A - Optimized Access OA&M - Operations, Administration and Maintenance OADM - Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer OAFB - Onizuka Air Force Base OAM - Operation and Maintenance OAM - operations, administration and maintenance OAN - Operational Area Network OARNET - Ohio Academic and Research Network OASD/NII - Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Network and Information Integration OASIS - Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards OBW - Occupied BandWidth OC-x - Optical Carrier OCH - Optical CHannel OCNG - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access Channel Noise Generator OCONUS - outside continental United States (CONUS) OCSP - Online Certificate Status Protocol OCU - Office Channel Unit OD - Optionally present, Discontinue ODB - Operator Determined Barring ODBC - Open Database Connectivity ODF - Optical Distribution Frame ODIN - Outsourced Desktop Initiative ODRC - Orbiter Data Reduction Complex ODXC - optical digital cross connect OEA - Office of Economic Adjustment OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer OEO - Optical-to-Electrical-to-Optical OFC - Optical Fiber Communications Conference OFCS - Offline Charging System OFDM - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDMA - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access OI - Overload Indicator OIF - Optical Internetworking Forum OJT - On-the-job training OLT - Optical Line Termination OMB - Office of Management and Budget OMC - Operation and Maintenance Centre OML - Outer Mold Line

OMS - Orbital Maneuvering System ON - Optionally present, No action ONS - Optical Network Switch ONT - Optical Network Terminals OOB - Out Of Band OOTW - Operations Other Than War OP - Optionally Present OPC - Originating Point Code OPDIR - Operational Direction OPERA - Open PLC European Research Alliance OPFAC - Operations Facility OPLAN - Operations Plan OPORD - Operations Order OPR - Office of Primary Responsibility OPUS - Open Source Unix Software OS - Operating System OSA - Optical Sub-assembly OSC - Orbital Sciences Corporation OSD - Office of the Secretary of Defense OSF - Operational Support Facility OSI - Open Systems Interconnection OSM - Operational SATCOM Manager OSPF - Open Shortest Path First OSS - Operations Support System OSS - Operations System Support OSS-J - OSS through Java OSTPV - on-station procedure Viewer OT - Operational Testing OTDR - Optical Time Domain Refectometer OTF - Operations Technology Facility OTS - Optical Transmission Section OTS - Organization Tracking System OVC - Operator Virtual Connection OVC - Operator Virtual Circuit (Virtual connection between UNI and ENNI end points with "on-net/off-net" indicator) OVC-EP - Operator Virtual Connection Endpoint (OVC association with specific external interface i.e. UNI, ENNI OVCI - Operator Virtual Connection Identifer P - Polling bit P - PRIORITY P&ID - reference ECANS project P&P - Practices and Procedures P&P - Pressurization & Pneumatics P-GW - Packet data Network GateWay P-GW - PDN Gateway P-MCCH - Primary Multicast Control CHannel (MCCH) P-RNTI - Paging Radio Network Temporary Identity P-SCH - Primary Synchronization Channel P-TMSI - Packet Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI) P-VLAN - Provider VLAN P/S - Parallel-to-Serial P2P - Peer to Peer P2P - point-to-point PA - Power Amplifier

PAAS - Platform As A Service PACOM - United States Pacific Command PACOR - Packet Processor PAIX - Palo Alto Internet Exchange PALS - Program Automated Library System PAO - Public Affairs Office PAPR - Peak-to-Average Power Ratio PAT - Precedence Access Threshold PATH - a sucession of interconnected links at a specific (ETH or TRANS) layer PB - Pass Band PBAN - reference ECANS project PBB - Provider Backbone Bridge PBCH - Physical Broadcast CHannel PBD - Program Budget Decision PBEM - Policy Based Enterprise Management PBM - policy based management PBNM - Policy-Based Network Management PBR - Prioritized Bit-Rate PBX - Private Branch Exchange PBX1 - Private Branch Exchange Type 1 PBX2 - Private Branch Exchange Type 2 PBX2 - Private Branch Exchange Type 2 (MLPP) PC - Personal Computer PC - Power Control PCA - Potential Cause Analysis PCC - Policy Control and Charging PCCC - Parallel Concatenated Convolutional Code PCCH - Paging Control CHannel PCCW - Hong Kong Telecommunications Research PCDATA - Parsed Character DATA [ XML (#PCDATA) ] PCEF - Policy and Charging Enforcement Function PCEF - Policy Control Enforcement Function PCFICH - Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel PCG - Project Coordination Group PCH - Paging CHannel PCI - (or PCID) Physical Cell Identifier PCI - Peripheral Computer Interface PCI - physical cell identity PCM - Pulse Code Modulation PCO - Protocol Configuration Options PCP - Power Control Panel PCP - Priority Code Point PCRF - Policy and Charging Rule Function PCRF - Policy Control and Charging Rules Function PCS - Physical Coding Sub-Layer PCU - Power Control Unit PDA - Personal Data Assistant PDB - Packet Delay Budget PDC - Program Designator Code PDCCH - Physical Dedicated Control Channel PDCCH - Physical Downlink Control CHannel PDCP - Packet Data Convergence Protocol PDF - Probability Distribution Function

PDH - Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy PDL - Ponce DeLeon - MILA Sub station PDN - Packet Data Network PDN - Public Data Network PDP - Packet Data Protocol PDP - Performance Data Provider PDP - Policy Decision Point PDP - Power Delay Profile PDS - Protected Distribution System PDSCH - Physical Downlink Shared CHannel PDSN - Packet Data Serving Node PDU - Product Development Unit PDU - Protocol Data Unit PE - Premise Edge PE - Provider Edge PE - Price Estimate PEM - Proton Exchange Membrane PEO-IAN - Program Executive Office for Information Assurance Network Operations PEP - Policy Enforcement Point PEP - Policy Execution Point PEP - Protocol Enhancing Proxy PER - Premise Edge Router PF - Packet Flow PF - Paging Frame PFCU - Pyro Fire Control Unit PFI - Packet Flow Identifier PFLT - Poker Flats PFPA - Pentagon Force Protection Agency PFS - Proportional Fair Scheduling PGW - PDN gateway PH - Power Headroom PHB - Per-Hop Behavior PHICH - Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator CHannel PHR - Power Headroom Report PHY - Physical Layer PIC - Photonic Integrated Circuit PICS - Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement PIM - Protocol Independant Multicast PIN - p Intrinsic n detector PIN - personal identification number PIP - Premium Internet Protocol PIR - Peak Information Rate PIX - Private Internet Exchange PIXIT - Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing PKI - Public Key Infrastructure PL - Path-Loss PLC - Photonic Lightwave Circuit PLC - Power Line Communications PLL - Phase-Locked Loop PLMN - Public Land Mobile Network PLR - Packet Loss Rate PM-DCATS - Project Manager - Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems

PMA - Pressurized Mating Adapter PMAD - Power Management and Distribution PMBT - Propulsion Mean Bulk Temperature PMCH - Physical Multicast CHannel PMD - Polarization Mode Dispersion PMI - Precoding Matrix Indicator PMIP - Proxy MIP PMIP - Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol PMM - Packet Mobility Management PMO - Program Management Office PN - Pseudo-Noise PN - Pseudo-random Noise PO - Paging Occasion POF - Plastic Optical Fiber POLAR - Polar Plasma Laboratory POM - Program Objective Memorandum PON - Passive Optical Network POP - Point of Presence POS - Packet over SONET/SDH POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service PPF - Paging Proceed Flag PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet PRA - Primary Rate Access PRA - Probabilistic Risk Analysis PRACH - Physical Random Access CHannel PRB - Physical Resource Block PRBS - Pseudo Random Binary Sequence PRC - Primary Reference Clock PRI - Primary Rate Interface PS - Packet Switched PSA - Principal Staff Assistants PSAP - Public Safety Answering Point PSD - Power Spectral Density PSDU - Protocol Service Data Unit PSLA - Program Service Level Agreement PSN - Public Switched Network PSS - Primary Synchronization Signal PSS_RA - Primary Synchronization Signal to Reference Signal Energy Per Resource Element Ratio PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network PSU - Pennsylvania State University PSU - Power Switching Unit (ECANS) PT - Pressure Transducers PTCS - Passive Thermal Control System PTI - Procedure Transaction IDentity PTP - Programmable Telemetry Processor PTT - Post, Telegraph, and Telephone PTT - Public Telephone and Telegraph PUCCH - Physical Uplink Control CHannel PUSCH - Physical Uplink Shared CHannel PVC - Permanent Virtual Circuit PVR - Personal Video Recorder PW - Pseudo Wire

PWS - Public Warning System Q & A - Question and Answer QAM - Quadrature Amplitude Modulation QCI - QoS Class identifier QCI - QoS Class Identifiers QCI - Quality of Service (QoS) Class Identifier QoE _ Quality of Experience QoS - Quality of Service QPP - Quadratic Permutation Polynomial QPSK - Quadrature Phase Shift Keying QSTU - Quad SHDSL Termination Unit R - Reserved R - Routine R-KPI - Resource KPI R-PLMN - Registered Public Land Mobile Network r.m.s. - root mean square RA - Random Access RA - Registration Authority RA - Resource Allocation RA - Routing Area RA-RNTI - Random Access Radio Network Temporary Identifier RAB - Radio Access Bearer RAC - Radio Admission Control RAC - Routing Area Code RACH - Random Access CHannel RAD - Reference Architecture Document RAI - Remote Alarm Indication RAI - Routing Area Identity RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAN - Radio Access Network RAPID - Random Access Preamble IDentifier RAR - Random Access Response RAT - Radio Access Technology RAU - Routing Area Update RB - Radio Bearer RB - Resource Block RBC - Radio Bearer Control RBG - Radio Bearer Group RBG - Resource Block Group RBOC - Regional Bell Operating Company RBS - Radio Base Station RCA - Root Cause Analysis RCIP - Real-time Critical Internet Protocol RCN - Regional Communications Network RCS - Reaction Control System RDI - Remote Defect Indication RDIR - Routed Data Infrastructure Refresh RDP - Requirements and Design Phase RDP - Requirements and Design Plan RDT - Remote Digital Terminal RE - Resource Element REFSENS - REFerence SENSitivity power level REG - Resource Element Group

RESE - Canadian Rseau d'Evaluation et de Surveillance Ecologiques or Canadian Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN) REST - Representational State Transfer RET - Remote Electrical Tilting RF - Radio Frequency RF - Resegmentation Flag RFC - Request for Comment RFI - radio frequency interference RFI - Request for Information RFSOC - Radio Frequency Simulations Operations Center RFSP - Radio Access Technology / Frequency Selection Priority RFTS - Remote Fiber Test System RG - Residential Gateway RG-STB - Residential Gateway Set Top Box RHESE - Radiation Hardened Electronics for Space Environments RI - Rank Indicator RIA - Rich Internet Applications RIM - Radio Access Network Information Management RIPE - Reseaux Internet Protocol Europeens (Francais) RIV - Resource Indication Value RL - Radio Link RL - Return Loss RLC - Control PDU RLC - Radio Link Control RLC - reference ECANS project RLF - Radio Link Failure RLP - Radio Link Protocol RLS - Recursive Least Squares RLT - Regimental Landing Team RM - Rate Matching RM - Redundancy Management RM - Reference Model RMC - Reference Measurement Channel RMC - Resource Management Committee RMD - Required Markup Declaration (XML) RMON - Remote Monitor RMP - Rooted Multi-Point RMS - Root Mean Square RNC - Radio Network Controller RNL - Radio Network Layer RNOSC - Regional Network Operations and Security Center RNS - Radio Network Subsystem RNTI - Radio Network Temporary Identifier RNTP - Relative Narrowband Transmit Power ROCC - Range Operations Control Center ROHC - RObust Header Compression ROM - Rough Order of Magnitude ROSA - Receiver Optical Sub-assembly Roscosmos - Russia Federal Space Agency RoT - Rise over Thermal RPCU - Remote Power Control Unit RPF - RePetition Factor RPH - Resource-Priority Header RPM - Route Processing Module

RPR - Resilient Packet Ring RPSF - Rotation, Processing & Surge Facility RRC - Radio Resource Control RRC - Root Raised Cosine RRM - Radio Resource Management RS - Reference Signal RSA - Russian Space Agency RSC-E - Rocket Space Corporation-Energia RSCP - Received Signal Code Power RSE - Reliable Software Engineering RSG - Remote Support Gateway RSP - Route Switch Processor RSRM - Reusable Solid Rocket Motor RSRM/B - Reusable Solid Rocket Motor/Booster RSRP - Reference Signal Received Power RSRP - Reference Symbol Received Power RSRQ - Reference Signal Received Quality RSSC - Regional SATCOM Support Center RSSI - Received Signal Strength Indicator RSTP - Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSU - Remote Switching Unit RSVC - Russian Services RSVG - Russian Services Group RSVP - repondez s'il vous plait (please reply) RT - Round Trip RTCH - Research and Technology RTCP - Real-time Transport Control Protocol RTCP - RTP Control Protocol RTD - Round-Trip Delay RTF - Return to Flight RTP - Real-time Transport Protocol RTS - Real Time Services RTS - Routing And Translation Server RTT - Responsible Test Organization RTT - Round Trip Time RTU - Remote Test Unit (NQMSfiber OSS) RUNI - Remote UNI (User Network Interface) RV - Redundancy Version Rx - Receive RxD - Receive Diversity S&A - reference ECANS project S&NM - Systems & Network Management S-GW - Serving GateWay S-KPI - Service (or Subscriber) KPI S-MCCH - Secondary Multicast Control CHannel S-Tag - Service VLAN Tag S-Tag - Service VLAN Tag S-TMSI - SAE Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity S-TMSI - System Architecture Evolution - Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity S-VLAN - Service VLAN (also referred to as provider Vlan) S-VLAN ID - The 12 bit VLAN ID field in the S-Tag of an ENNI frame S/P - Serial-to-Parallel S1 - The interface between an eNodeB and the Core Network (CN)

S1-AP - S1 Application Protocol S1-U - S1 User plane S5 - The interface between a Serving-GateWay (S-GW) and a Packet Data Network GateWay (P-GW) in the same Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) S8 - The interface between a Serving-GateWay (S-GW) and a Packet Data Network GateWay (P-GW) in a different Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) SA - Service Agent SA - Situational Awareness SA - Spacecraft Adapter SA - stand-alone SAA - satellite access authorization SAAS - Software As A Service SABI - Secret and Below Interoperability Initiative SABM - Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode SAE - System Architecture Evolution SAFB - Schriever Air Force Base SAIC - Science Applications International Corporation SAL - security access level SAMPEX - Solar Anomalous and Magnetosphere Particle Explorer SAN - Storage Area Network SAO - Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory SAP - Service Access Point SAP - Software Brand Name SAPI - Service Access Point Identifier SAR - satellite access request SAS - Serial-Attached SCSI SATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SATCOM - satellite communications SAToP - Structure-Agnostic TDM over Packet SAW - Stop-And-Wait SBC - Session Border Controller SBM - Satellite Broadcast Manager SBRY - Southbury, CT SBU - Sensitive, But Unclassified SC - Single Carrier SC-FDMA - Single Carrier - Frequency Division Multiple Access SC2C - Satellite Command and Control Center SCAWG - Space Communications Architecture Working Group SCD - Small Conversion Device SCDS - Space Communications and Data Systems SCH - Synchronization CHannel SCI - Sensitive Compartmented Information SCIF - SCI facility SCIP - Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol SCM - Spatial Channel Model SCME - Spatial Channel Model - Extension SCN - Switched Circuit Network SCP - Service Control Point (IN) SCP - Session Control Protocol (protocol) SCP - Secure CoPy (UNIX) SCS - Session Control and Signaling SCSI - Small Computer System Interface SCTP - Stream Control Transmission Protocol SD - Service Director

SDB - SATCOM Data Base SDC - System Management/Display & Control/Communication & Tracking SDF - Service Data Flow SDF - Service Data Flows SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy SDIL - Software Development and Integration Lab SDMA - Space (or Spatial) Division Multiple Access SDMA - Spatial Division Multiple Access SDN - Services Delivery Node SDN - Subscriber Directory Number SDO - Standards Development Organisation SDU - Service Data Unit SEA - Subscriber Experience Analyzer SECDEFCOM - Secretary of Defense Communications SECN - Survivable Emergency Conferencing Network SEFS - Severely Errored Framing Seconds SEI - Secure End Instrument SEM - Spectrum Emission Mask SERDES - Serializer/Deserializer SES - Severely Errored Seconds SESR - Severely Errored Seconds Ratio SEWP - Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement SF - SuperFrame SFAL - Sioux Falls, (site of EROS Data Center) SFBC - Space-Frequency Block Code SFDR - Spurious-Free Dynamic Range SFF - Small Form Factor SFG - Special Function Gateway SFN - System Frame Number SFP - Small Form-factor Pluggable SG - Signaling Gateway SGS - Svalbard Ground Station SGSN - Service GPRS Support Node SGW - serving gateway SHDSL - Symmetric High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Loop, G.shdsl SHF - super high frequency SI - Service Indicator SI - Service Interworking (e.g. SI-NNI) SI - Study Item SI - System Information SI-1 - System Information message 1 SI-NNI Service Interworking NNI SI-RNTI - System Information Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) SIAP - Systems Integrated Analysis Plan SIB - Status Indication Busy SIB - System Information Block SIC - Successive Interference Cancellation SID - shared information / data SiGe - Silicon Germanium SILC - Selective Incoming Load Control SIM - Subscriber Identity Module SIMO - Single Input Multiple Output SINET - Science Information Network SINR - Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio

SIO - Status Indication Out - of Alignment SIO - Systems Integration Office SIP - Session Control Protocol SIP - Session Initiation Protocol SIPO - Signal Units Indicating Processor Outage SIPRNET - Secret Internet Protocol Router Network SIPS - Session Control Protocol Secure SIR - Signal to Interference Ratio SISO - Single-Input Single-Output SISO - Soft-Input Soft-Output SLA - Service Level Agreement SLO - Service Level Objective SLT - Signaling - Link Test SLTE - Signaling Link Terminal Equipment SM - Service Module SMB - Small and Medium size Businesses SMC - Security Mode Command SMDC - Space and Missile Defense Command SMDC/ARSTRAT - U. S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command / U. S. Army Forces Strategic Command SMEO - Small / Medium End Office SMEO - Small End Office SMF - Single Mode Fiber SMS - Short Message Service SMS - Spectrum Monitoring System SMU - Switch Multiplexer Unit SN - Sequence Number SN - Service Node SN - Service Node Interface SN - Space Network SN-PDU - SubNetwork Dependent Convergence Protocol Protocol Data Unit SNASS - Space Network Scheduling System SND - Sequence Number Down SNDCP - SubNetwork Dependent Convergence Protocol SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol SNMPv2 - Simple Network Management Protocol Version 2 SNMPv3 - Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 SNOW3G - A stream-cipher algorithm available in UMTS and LTE SNR - Signal-to-Noise Ratio SNU - Sequence Number Up SO - Segmentation Offset SO - Service Order SOA - Service Oriented Architecture SOAM - Service OAM SOAM-PDU - Service OAM frames or PDU SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol SOC - Service Operations Center SOCC - Satellite Operations Control Center SOCOM - United States Special Operations Command SOFDMA - Scalable Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access SOFIA - Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy SOHO - Small Office Home Office SOHO - Solar and Heliosperic Observatory SOMD - Space Operations Mission Directorate

SON - self-optimizing networks SON - Self-Optimizing/Organizing Network SONET - Synchronous Optical Network SOP - Standard Operating Procedure SOS - System of Systems SOUTHCOM - United States Southern Command SP - Service Provider SPAWAR - Naval Space Warfare Systems Center SPC - Signal Point Code SPCS - Space Control Squadron SPCS/OS - Stored Program Control System/Operations Systems SPDU - Secondary Power Distribution Unit SPECTRUM - SPECTRUM (TTS) SPID - Subscriber Profile IDentity for Radio Access Technology / Frequency Selection Priority SPL - Sound Pressure Level SPRM - Supplemental Performance Report Message SPRT - Simple Packet Relay Transport SPS - Semi-Persistent Scheduling SPS-C-RNTI - Semi-Persistent Scheduling Cell- Radio Network Temporary Identifier SQL - Structured Query Language SQM - Service Quality Management SR - Scheduling Request SRB - Signalling Radio Bearer SRB - Solid Rocket Booster SRD - Systems Requirements Document SRLG - Shared Risk Link Group SRM - Service Reference Model SRNC - Serving Radio Network Controller SRNS - Serving Radio Network Subsystem SRRM/B - Shuttle Reusable Rocket Motor/Booster SRS - Service Request System SRS - Sounding Reference Signals SRTCP - SRTP Control Protocol SRTP - Secure Real Time Protocol SRTP - Secure Real time Transport Protocol SRVCC - Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (VCC) SS - Softswitch SS - System Simulator SS7 - Signaling System Number 7 SSC - Secondary Synchronization Code SSC - Stennis Space Center SSCI - Stennis Space Center-institutional SSE - State Signaling Event SSH - Secure SHell SSL - Secure Sockets Layer SSM - Single System Manager SSM - Strategic SATCOM Manager SSM - Synchronization Status Message SSME - Space Shuttle Main Engine SSP - Service Switching Point SSPF - Space Station Processing Facility SSRC - Synchronization Source

SSS - Secondary Synchronization Signal SSS - System/Segment Specification SSS_RA - Secondary Synchronization Signal - to - Reference Signal Energy Per Resource Element Ratio ST - Star Tracker STAN - Stanford University STBC - Space-Time Block Code STC - Space Time Coding STE - Secure Terminal Equipment STEP - Standard Tactical Entry Point STEP - Standardized Tactical Entry Point STP - Signal Transport Point STP - Spanning Tree Protocol STRATCOM - United States Strategic Command STS - Space Transportation System STS - Synchronous Transport Signal STTD - Space-Time Transmit Diversity STU-III Secure Telephone Unit third generation/low-cost terminal SU - Signal Unit SU-MIMO - Single-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output SUIT - Suitland, Maryland SUT - System Under Test SVD - Singular-Value Decomposition SVN - Software Version Number SVS - Secure Voice System SVS - Switched Voice Service SW - Software SW - Switch SyncE - Synchronous Ethernet T-ISP Tailored Information Support Plans T-Line - TDM Line service TA - Time Alignment TA - Timing Advance TA - Tracking Area TAC - Tracking Area Code TAD - Traffic Aggregate Description TAF - Transport Adaptation Function Tag - an optional field in a frame header TAI - Tracking Area Identifier TAI - Tracking Area Identity TALS - TDM Access Line Service TANET2 - Taiwan Research Network TASO - Terminal Area Security Officer TAT - Timing Advance Timer TAU - Tracking Area Update TB - Tera Byte TB - Transport Block TBACS - Token-Based Access Control System TBD - To Be Determined TBF - Temporary Block Flow TBR - To be reviewed TBS - Transport Block Size TC - Test Case TC - Textual Conventions

TCA - Threshold Crossing Alert TCA - Transformational Communications Architecture TCCC - Theater C4 Coordination Center TCCC - Theater C4I Coordination Center TCF - Transport Connection Function TCH - Traffic CHannel TCI - Tag Control Information TCP - Transmission Control Protocol TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TD - Treasury Department TD-SCDMA - Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access TDB - To Be Determined TDD - Time Division Duplex TDD - Time Division Duplex TDL - Tactical Data Links TDL - Tapped Delay Line TDM - Time Division Multiplexing TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access TDR - Time Domain Reflectometry TDRS - Tracking and Data Relay Satellite TDRS-E - Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, East TDRSS - Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System TE - Terminal Equipment TE - Transport Equipment TEAC - Brand Name TEI - Trans Earth Injection TEID - Tunnel Endpoint Identifier TEID - Tunneling End ID TEID - Tunnelling End IDentity TF - Transport Format TFT - Traffic Flow Template TG - Trunk Gateway TGRP - Transmission Gap Repetition Period TH - Temperature High TI - Transaction Identifier TIA - Telecommunication Industries/Industry Association TIA - Telecommunications Industry Association TIA - Transimpedance Amplifier TID - Trunk ID TIDY - Temporary Duty TIG - Theater Information Grid TIM - Theater Information Manager TIN - Temporary Identifier used in Next update TL - Temperature Low TLI - Trans Lunar Injection TLLI - Temporary Logical Link Identity TLS - Transport Layer Security TLV - Type, Link, Value TM - Transparent Mode TMA - Tower Mounted Amplifier TMA - TRICARE Management Activity TMCS - Teleport Management and Control System TMD - Transparent Mode Data TMF - TeleManagement Forum

TMN - Telecommunications Management Network TMOS - TSAT Mission Operations System TMS - Telephony Management System TMS - Trouble Management System TNA - Technology Neutral Architecture TNA - Training Needs Analysis TNC - Theater NetOps Center TNL - Transport Network Layer TNM - Telecommunications Management Network TO - Technical Order TOAD - Software editing tool TOMS - Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer TOPEX - The Ocean Topography Experiment TOR - Terms of Reference TOS - Type Of Service (presently differentiated services code point / DSCP) TOSA - Transmitter Optical Sub-assembly TPC - Transmitter Power Control TPC-PUCCH-RNTI - The Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used for sending Transmitter Power Control (TPC) commands applicable to the Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUCCH). TPC-PUSCH-RNTI - The Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used for sending Transmitter Power Control (TPC) commands applicable to the Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH). TPD - Total Power De-rating TPFDD - Time Phased Forces Deployment Data TPMI - Transmitted Precoding Matrix Indicator TPOCC - Transportable Payload Operations Control Center TPPU - Task, Post, Process, Use TR - Technical Report TR - Telecom Request TR - Telecommunications Request TRADOC - Training and Doctrine Command TRAN - TRANsport layer TRANSCOM - United States Transportation Command TrCH - Transport CHannel TrCP - Traffic Conditioning Point TRD - Technical Requirements Document TRI-TAC - Tri-Services Tactical Communications TRMM - Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission TRO - Tailored Readiness Options TRR - Test Readiness Review TRX - Transciever / Transmiter Receiver TS - Tandem Switch TS - Technical Specification TS - TOP SECRET TSAT - Transformational Satellite Communications System TSC - Telescience Support Center TSC - Test System Controller TSEC - Telecommunications Security TSG - Technical Specification Group TSO - Telecommunication Service Order TSP - TDM Service Processing TSP - Telecommunications Service Priority

TSRS - Telecommunications Service Requests TSSI - Telecom Switched Services Interoperability TSTD - Time-Switched Transmit Diversity TT - Test Tolerance TT - Trouble Ticket TT&C - Telemetry, Tracking and Command TT&P - Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures TTA - Telecommunications Technology Association TTC - Telecommunication Technology Committee TTF - Trail Termination Function TTI - Transmission Time Interval TTI - Transmission Time Interval TTR - Time To Restore TTS - Trouble Ticket System TU - Tributary Unit TU - Typical Urban TUG - Tributary Unit Groups TVA - reference ECANS project TVC - Thrust Vector Control Tx - Transmit TxD - Transmit Diversity U-PE - Unclassified Provider Edge U-plane - User plane UAC - User Agent Client UAH - University of Alabama, Huntsville UARC - University Affiliated Research Center UARFCN - UTRA Absolute Radio Freequency Channel Number UARS - Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite UAS - Unavailable Seconds UAS - User Agent Server UCI - Uplink Control Information UCPT - Ultra High Frequency Follow-on Communications Planning Tool UCR - Unified Communications Requirements UDDI - Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration UDP - User Datagram Protocol UE - User Equipment UE-AMBR - UE Aggregate Maximum Bit-Rate UEA2 - A new ciphering algorithm to be deployed in UMTS Release 7 as an insurance policy against the original UMTS Kasumi-based cyphering scheme being cracked in the future UEUT - User Equipment Under Test UFO - Ultra High Frequency Follow-on UFO/E - UHF Follow-on (Enhanced) UFS - User Features and Services UHF - ultra high frequency UICC - Universal Integrated Circuit Card UL - UpLink UL - SCH Uplink Shared Channel UL - TFT - Uplink TFT ULAF - Universal Line Access Family ULH - Ultra Long Haul UM - Unacknowledged Mode UMA - Unlicensed Mobile Access UMD - Unacknowledged Mode Data

UML - Unified Modeling Language UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications System UMUX - Universal Multiplexer UN - United Nations UNI - User (to) Network Interface UNI - user-network interface UNI-C User Network Interface C (Customer) UNI-EVC-ID - a UNI service attribute UNI-identifer - a UNI service attribute UNI-list - a UNI service attribute UNI-MTU - the maximum sized service frame allowed at the UNI UNI-N User Network Interface N (Network) UNITeS - Unified NASA Information Technology Services UP - Unitary Precoding UPA - Universal Powerline Association UPE - User Plane Entity UpPTS - Uplink Pilot Time Slot UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply UPSR - Unidirectional Path-Switched Ring UpTS - Uplink Time Slot URI - Uniform Resource Identifier URL - Universal Resource Locator URN - Uniform Resource Name URRP-MME - UE Reachability Request Parameter for the Mobility Management Entity US - Upper Stage USA - United Space Alliance USA - United States Army USAF - United States Air Force USCG - United States Coast Guard USD - Under Secretary of Defense USE - Upper Stage Engine USFK - United States Forces (Korea) USGS - United States Geological Survey USIM - Universal Subscriber Identity Module USMC - United States Marine Corps USN - United States Navy USNORTHCOM - United States Northern Command USSTRATCOM - United States Strategic Command USUHS - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences UTA - UNI Tunnel Access UTC - coordinated Universal Time UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair UTRA - Universal Terrestrial Radio Access UTRAN - UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network UTRAN - Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network Uu - The radio interface between the eNodeB and the User equipment (or, in the case of UMTS, between the nodeB and the UE) UUID - Universally Unique IDentifer (RFC 4112) UUNET - Internet Service Provider - Company Name V-PCRF - Visited Policy Control and Charging Rules Function V-TAG - VLAN Tagging a.k.a frame tagging to help identify "trunk" links VA - Vulnerability Assessment VAB - Vehicle Assembly Building

VAFB - Vandenberg Air Force Base VBNS+ - Very high speed Backbone Network Service VBScript - Visual Basic Script VC - Virtual Circuit VC - Virtual Container VCAO - Voice Connection Approval Office VCAT - Virtual ConCAtenation VCB - Virtual Circular Buffer VCC - Voice Call Continuity VCI - Virtual Channel Identifier VCO - Voltage-Controlled Oscillator VCR - Video Cassette Recorder VCRM - Verification Cross Reference Matrix VCRS - Video Conferencing Reservation System VCSEL - Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser VDC - Volts Direct Current VDNC - Virtual NASA Data Center VGD - Video Graphics Display VGW - Video Gateway VH - Higher extreme Voltage VHF - very high frequency VID - VLAN Identification ViIP - Video over Internet Protocol ViTS - Video Teleconference Service VL - Lower extreme Voltage VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network VLL - L2 MPLS VPN VLR - Visitor Location Register VOD - Video On Demand VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP - Voice over IP VOP - Voice Over Packet VoSIP - Voice over Secure Internet Protocol VOSIP - Voice Over Secure IP VoTS - Voice Teleconferencing Service VP - Virtual Path VPF - Vertical Processing Facility VPLMN - Visited PLMN VPLMN - Visited Public Land Mobile Network VPLS - MPLS L2 VPN VPLS - Virtual Private LAN Service VPN - Virtual Private Network VPS - Voice Protection System VPWS - Virtual Private Wire Service VRA - Video Roll-About (video conferencing system) VRB - Virtual Resource Block VRB - Virtual Resource Blocks VRRP - Virtuel Router Redundancy Protocol VSAL - variable security access level VSS - Voice Switching Systems VSU - Video Session Unit VT - Virtual Tributary VTC - Video Teleconferencing

VTP - VLAN Trunking Protocol VUNI - Virtual (C-tagged) User Network Interface UNI - Virtual UNI (User Network Interface) W-ASAC - WAN Level ASAC W-CDMA - Wideband Code Division Multiple Access WACO - Waco, TX WAN - Wide Area Network WANR - Wide Area Network Replacement WAP - Wireless Access Protocol / Wireless Access Point WARNORD - WARNing ORDer WCDMA - Wideband Code Division Multiple Access WCF - Windows COmputing Foundation WDISC - WSC Data Interface Service Capability WDM - Wave Division Multiplexing WFF - Wallops Flight Facility WG - Working Group WGS - Wallops Ground Station WGS - Wideband Global System WHS - Washington Headquarters Service Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity WiMax - Wireless Maximum WiMAX - Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WIN-T - Warfighter Information Network - Tactical WIND - Spacecraft WINS - Windows Internet Naming Services WKQI - Weighted Key Quality Indicator WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network WLAN - Wireless Local Area Networks WLPS - Wallops Island WPC - Wireless Packet Core WSC - White Sands Complex WS-Security - Web Services Security WSS - Web Services Security WSDL - Web Services Description Language WSMR - White Sands Missile Range WSOC - Wideband SATCOM Operations Center WSTF - White Sands Test Facility WTR - Wait To Restore WWSVCS - Worldwide Secure Voice Conferencing System WWW - World Wide Web WY - WY is the amount of traffic accepted as yellow over the time interval T that may be delivered to the egress UNI X-MAC - X Message Authentication Code X2 - The interface used to interconnect eNodeBs X2-C - X2 Control plane xCH_RA - xCHannel to Reference Signal Energy Per Resource Element ratio XENPAK - 10-Gigabit Enhanced Package XFP - 10-Gigabit Form factor pluggable module XID - eXchange IDentification XML - Extensible Markup Language XO - Company Name xSTP - Spanning Tree Protocol (multiple variations) XTE - X-ray Timing Explore ZC - Zadoff-Chu

ZCZ - Zero Correlation Zone ZF - Zero-Forcing