General Wiring Common terminology

Ansi:american National Standards Institute American Institute of Standards
Au:administration Unit snap-in

Aug:administration Unit group snap-in groups

Bac:building Automation & Controls NET Building automation and control network

B-isdn:brand Band ISDN Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network

Bms:building Management System Intelligent Building Management systems

Cd:campus distributor building Complex wiring frame

Er:equipment Room Equipment Room

Fcc:fire Alarm system Fire alarm Systems

Fcs:field Control System Fieldbus

Fddi:fiberdistributed Data Interface fiber cable distributed interface.

Fdma:frequency Division Multiple Access Frequency division multiple address

Fpd:fire Public Derice Fire facility

Fttb:fiber to the building fiber to the building

Fttc:fiber to the curb fiber to the curb

Ftth:fiber to the home fiber to the family


Fw:fire Wall Firewall

Pacr:attonuation to Crosstalk Ratio attenuation and crosstalk ratio.

Gc:generic Cabling Integrated Wiring

Gsm:global System for mobile communications global mobile communication systems

Hfc:hybrid Fiber Coax fiber-coaxial cable hybrid system

I:interference crosstalk


Ia:intruder Alarm Burglar Alarm

Ib:intelligent Building Intelligent Building

Icmp:internet Control Messages protocol controlling Information Protocol

Idc:insucation Displacement Connection insulating layer letter-moving connectors

Idf:intermediate Distribution Frame Distribution line frame

Ids:industrial Distribution System Industrial wiring systems

Ima:interactive Multimedia Association Interactive Multimedia Protocol

In:information Network Information Network

Io:information Outlet Information socket

It:information Technology Information Technology

ITU:INTERNATIONAL-Telecommunications Union International Telecommunication Union

Le:local Exchange Local Exchange network

Mdf:main Distribution frame main wiring frame

Mic:mediu Interface Connector Media Interface connector

Mio:multiuser Information Outlet Multi-user information socket

Mmo:multionedia Outlet Multimedia Socket

Mn-nes:mn-network element System network element Management system

Mn-rms:mn-region Management System Network Management Systems

Mo:managed Object Management objectives.

Next:near end Crosstalk near-terminal crosstalk

Nms:network Management System Network Management Systems

O/e:optical to electrical coverter photoelectric Converter

Oam&p:operation administration, maintenance and provisioning run, manage, maintain, and preset

Oam:operation, administration and maintenance operations, management, and maintenance

Osi:open Systems Interconnection Open Systems Interconnection

Otdk:optical time Doman reflectometer light Time-domain reflection Line

Otdm:optical Time Division Multiplexing light time Division multiplexing

Pa:power amphfier Power Amplifier

Pabx:private auntomatic Branch Exchange programmable Digital Automatic switch

Paging: Wireless Call system

Pbx:private BRANCN Exchange Program-controlled user switch

Pds:premises distribution System Building wiring systems

Psnt:ponver Sum Next Synthetic near-end crosstalk

Pvc:polyvinyl chloride polyvinyl chloride

Pws:power System Power Systems

Itu-t:international Telecommunication union-telecommunication Sector International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication Standards Department

Sc:subscriber Connector (Optical Fiber Connector) User connector (optical connector)

Sc-d:duplex SC Connector Duplex SC connector

Sti:surface Transfer impedance Surface transmission Impedance

St:straight Tip Straight-through fiber optic connector

Scs:stractured Cabling System structured wiring Systems

Slc:sate llite commumication Satellite Communication

Snr:sighal to Noise Ratio signal to noise ratio

Stb:set-top-box Set-top box

Tc:telecommunication Closet Communication Socket

Tp:tunst Pair pair Strand

Tp:transirion Point Turn contact

Tr:token Ring Token Net

Vi:video interphone Visual Intercom Doorbell

Vcs:video Conferphone System Conference TV

Vod:video on demand Video on demand