| ACIR |
Adjacent-channel interference
ratio |
| AFP |
Apple File Protocol |
| ACMPA |
Aperture-coupled microstrip
patch antenna |
| ACTA |
Administrative Council for Terminal Attachment |
| ADC |
Analog-to-digital converter |
| ADPCM |
Adaptive differential
pulse-code modulation |
| ADSL |
Advanced Digital Subscriber Line |
| AFTA |
Asian Free Trade Area |
| AIS |
AUTOMATIC Identification
System |
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AMN |
ARTIFICIAL Mains Network |
|
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| APCO |
The Association of P:ublic
Safety Communications Iffuicials International |
| AtoNAIS |
Aid to Navigation AIS |
| AOC |
Automatic Overload
Control |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASIC |
Application-specific
integrated circuit |
| ATIS |
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions |
| ATU-C |
ADSL Terminal Unit-Central
Office |
| ATU-R |
ADSL Terminal Unit-Remote |
| AWS |
Advanced Wireless Service |
| BPSK |
Binary Phase Shift Keying |
| BSMI |
Chinese-Taipei Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and
Inspection |
| BER |
Bit error rate |
| BETS |
Broadcast Equipment Technical
Standard |
| BPSK |
Biphase-shift keying or binary
phase-shift |
| CAB |
Conformity Assessment Body |
| CB |
Citizen's Band or
Certification Body |
| CATV |
Community antenna
television |
| CCD |
Charge-coupled device |
| CEN |
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| CENELEC |
The European Committee for
Electro Technical Standardization |
| CEPT |
Conference of European & Telecommunication
Administrations |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulation |
| CIRM |
Committee International Radio Maritime |
| CISPR |
Comite International Special
pour le Perturbations Radioelectriques |
| COG |
Course over Ground |
| COFDM |
Coded orthogonal frequency
division multiplex |
| COSPAS-SARSAT |
International Satellite System
for Search & Rescue |
| CPDF |
Cumulative Probability
Distribution Function |
| CPFSK |
Continuous phase
frequency-shift keying |
| CQPSK |
Constant Envelope quadrature
phase-shift keying |
| CSMA/CD |
Carrier-Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection |
| CTI |
Computer Telephony Integration |
| DCE |
Data Communication Equipment |
| DECT |
Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telephone |
| DFS |
Dynamic Frequency Selection or
Distributed File System or Deutsche Flugsicherung (German Aviation
Security) |
| DGNSS |
Differential Global Navigation
Satellite Service |
| DGSP |
Differential Global
Positioning System |
| DMUX |
Demultiplexer |
| DLS |
Data Link Service |
| DoC |
Declaration of Conformity |
| DOC |
Old abbreviation for Industry Canada (Dept of Communications) |
| DQPSK |
Differential quadrature
phase-shift keying |
| DSC |
Digital Selective Call |
| DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
| DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment |
| DTMF |
Dual Tone Multi Frequency |
| EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| ECDIS |
Electronic chart display and information system |
| EFTA |
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| EIA |
Electronics Industries Association |
| EFTA |
European Free Trade
Association |
| ELT |
Emergency Locator Transmitter |
| EMC |
Electro Magnetic Compatibility |
| EOTC |
European Organization for
Conformity Assement |
| EPIRB |
Emergency Position Indication
Radio Beacon |
| ERC |
European Radiocommunications Committee |
| ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETSI |
Eurropean Telecommunications
Standards Institute |
| EUT |
Equipment Under Test |
| FCB |
Foreign Certification Body |
| FCS |
Frame Check Sequence |
| FNPRM |
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
| FRS |
Family Radio Service |
| FUBAR |
Foul Up Beyond All
Recognition |
| GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress &
Safety System |
| GMSK |
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying |
| GSM |
Global System for Mobile communications |
| HSPA |
High Speed Packet
Access |
| HSUPA |
High Speed Uplink Packet
Access |
| IC |
Industry Canada - Spectrum Regulatory Agency in Canada |
| ICLID |
Incoming Call Identification Device |
| IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange |
| ISDN |
Integrated System Digital Network |
| ISDN |
It Still Does Nothing |
| ITU-T |
International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| MAC |
Media Access Control |
| MCA |
Micro Channel Architecture |
| MIMO |
Multiple In Multiple Out |
| MPE |
Maximum Permissible Exposure |
| MPR |
Maximum Power reduction |
| MURS |
Multi User Radio Service |
| NDIS |
Network Driver Interface Standard |
| NETBEUI |
NetBIOS Extended User Interface |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.acronymfinder.com/ |
| NM |
Nautical Miles |
| NOS |
Network Operating System |
| NPRM |
Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
| NRTL |
National Recognized Test Lab |
| NTSC |
National Television Systems Committee |
| NTIA |
National Telecommunications
& Information Administration |
| NTSC |
Never the Same Color |
| ODI |
Open Data-Link Interface |
| OFDM |
Orthoangle Frequency Division
Multiplexing |
| OOK |
On Off Keying |
| PAL |
Phase Alternate Line (EU TV format) |
| PAL |
Pease at Last |
| PAM |
Pulse Amplitude Modulation |
| PCI |
Peripheral Component Interface |
| PBX |
Private Branch Exchange |
| PER |
Packet Error Rate |
| PPM |
Pulse Position Modulation |
| PTCRB |
PCS Type Certification Review
Board www.ptcrb.com |
| QAM |
? |
| RAIM |
Receiver autonomous integrity
monitoring |
| ROLR |
Receive Objective Loudness
Rating |
| RTCM |
Radio & Technical Commission on Maritime Services |
| R&TTE |
Radio &Telecommunications
Terminal Equipment |
| SAR |
Specific Absorption Rate |
| SDO |
Software Delivery Optimization
or Shared Data Object |
| SDoC |
Suppliers Declaration of Conformity |
| SECAM |
Sequentiel Couleur Avec
Memoire (French color TV Standard) |
| SECAM |
(Funny) Something Entirely
Contrary to the American Method |
| SGA |
Some Government Agency |
| SoC |
System on Chip |
| SOG |
Speed over Ground |
| SOO |
Statement of Opinion |
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| SPX |
Sequential Packet Exchange |
| SRD's |
Short Range Devices (European) |
| ST |
Shielded Twisted Pair |
| TAC |
Technical Acceptance Certificate |
| TCB |
Telecommunications Certification Body |
| TIA |
Telecommunications Industry Association |
| TFCI |
Transmit Format Combination
Indicator |
| TTL |
Transistor Transistor Logic |
| VDT |
Video Display Terminal |
| VTS |
Vessel Traffic Services |
| Uc |
Un-Certainty |
| UMTS |
Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System |
| UTAM |
Unlicensed Transmission and
Management |
| UTC |
Universal Time Co-ordinated |
| UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| W-CDMA |
Wideband code division multiplexing |
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| Check out NIST |
http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/acronyms.html#P |