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Jargon Buster

 
Here is a basic Jargon Buster for some of the commonly used abbreviations within Telecommunications
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    ACD

    Automatic Call Distribution

     

    ADSL

    Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line

     

    ANI

    Automatic Number Identification

     

    API

    Application Programming Interface

     

    ATM

    Asynchronous Transfer Mode

     

    BRI

    Basic Rate Interface - ISDN 2

    CCU Central Control Unit
     

    CFTP

    Continuous Fault Tolerant Processing

     

    CLI

    Calling Line Identity

     

    CPS

    Carrier Pre-Select

     

    CPU

    Central Processor Unit

     

    CSTA

    Computer Supported Telephony Application

     

    CSTAPI

    Computer Supported Telephony Application Programming Interface

     

    CTI

    Computer Telephony Integration

     

    DASS

    Digital Accessing Signaling System

     

    DDI

    Direct Dialling In

     

    DISA

    Direct Inward Signalling Access

     

    DLL

    Dynamic Link Librarie

    DPNSS Digital Private Network Signalling System
     

    DSP

    Digital Signal Processor

     

    DTMF

    Dual Tone Multiple Frequency

     

    FMS

    Fax Messaging Server

     

    GUI

    Graphical User Interface

     

    ISDN

    Integrated Services Digital Network

     

    ISV

    Independent Software Vendor

     

    IVR

    Interactive Voice Response

     

    LCR

    Least Cost Routing

     

    LAN

    Local Area Network

     

    LAP

    Local Area Paging

     

    LLU

    Local Loop Unbundling

     

    LD

    Loop Disconnect

     

    MAPI

    Microsoft's Messaging API - Application Programming Interface

     

    MF

    Multi Frequency

     

    MIS

    Management Information System

     

    MVIP

    Multi Vendor Integration Protocol

     

    NIC

    Network Interface Cards

     

    NTS

    Novel Network Telephony Services

     

    PABX

    Private Automatic Branch Exchange

     

    PBX

    Private Branch Exchange

     

    PC

    Personal Computer

     

    POT

    Plain Ordinary Telephone

     

    POTS

    Plain Old Telephone System

     

    PRI

    Primary Rate Interface - ISDN 30

     

    PSTN

    Public Switched Telephone Network

     

    PSU

    Power Supply Unit

     

    RAM

    Random Access Memory

     

    RAS

    Remote Access Services

     

    RISC

    Reduced Instruction Set Computing

     

    SCSA

    Signal Computing Services Architecture

     

    SIP

    Session Initiation Protocol

     

    SMDI

    System Management Data Information

     

    TAPI

    Telephone Application Programming Interface - Microsoft's

     

    TSAPI

    Telephone System Application Programming Interface

     

    TBR

    Time Break Recall

     

    TUI

    Telephone User Interface

     

    VMS

    Voice Messaging Server

     

    VAR

    Value Added Reseller

     

    VoIP

    Voice over Internet Protocol

     

    VPN

    Virtual Private Network

     

    WAN

    Wide Area Network