| ADC |
Analog to digital converter |
| ATE |
Automatic test equipment |
| BER |
Bit error ratio |
| CAPEX |
Capital expenditure |
| CAGR |
Cumulative annual growth rate |
| CPLD |
Complex programmable logic device |
| CWDM |
Coarse wave division multiplexing |
| DCA |
Digital communication analyzer |
| DSP |
Digital signal processing |
| DUT |
Device under test |
| DWDM |
Dense wave division multiplexing |
| EMS |
Electronic manufacture service |
| ERP |
Enterprise resource planning |
| E-PON |
Ethernet (1 Gb/s) passive optical network |
| FC |
Fiber channel |
| FEC |
Forward error correction |
| FPGA |
Field programmable gate array |
| FTTP |
Fibre to the premise |
| GBIC |
Gigabit interface controller |
| Gb/s |
Gigabit (109) per second |
| GbE, GE |
Gigabit Ethernet |
| G-PON |
Gigabit (SONET framing) passive optical network |
| GUI |
Graphical user interface |
| HBA |
Host bus adapter |
| HOSTID |
A unique identifier for an end-user’s machine- can be one or a combination of IP address, MAC address, Disk serial number and so on. |
| I&M |
Installation & maintenance |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers |
| LAN |
Local area network |
| LH |
Long haul |
| Mb/s |
Megabit (106) per second |
| MEMS |
Micro electro-mechanical system |
| MSA |
Multi-source agreement |
| NIC |
Network interface card |
| NPI |
New product introduction |
| ODM |
Original design manufacturer |
| OMA |
Optical modulation amplitude |
| OPEX |
Operating expenditure |
| OSNR |
Optical signal to noise ratio |
| PCB |
Printed circuit board |
| PCI |
Peripheral component interconnect |
| PLL |
Phase lock loop |
| PON |
Passive optical network |
| Renewal |
Resets the date on an expiring entitlement. |
| SAN |
Storage area network |
| SDH |
Synchronous digital hierarchy |
| SFP |
Small form-factor pluggable |
| SKU |
Stock Keeping Unit. A number that uniquely identifies an orderable product in an ERP system. |
| SONET |
Synchronous optical; network |
| SRS |
Stressed receiver sensitivity |
| S/X |
Signal over interfacing signal |
| T&M |
Test & Measurement |
| TX |
transmission |
| Update |
A free upgrade from Product A to Product B assuming the customer is current on maintenance. |
| VOA |
Variable optical attenuator |
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