Acronym Explainer
OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
IRS Integrated Receiving System
SOC Security Operating Centre
isp
Internet Service Providers
SPDT Single-Pole Double-Throw
OTT Over The Top
IT
Information Technology
SSAI
Server-Side Ad Insertion
OWASP Open Web Application Security Project
ITU International Telecommunication Union
STP Spanning Tree Protocol
PHY The physical layer
SVOD Subscription VOD
Kbps Kilo bits per second
pixel
A single element of a picture
Tbs
Terabits per second
KWh Kilowatt Hours
POE Power Over Ethernet
TCO Total Cost of Ownership
LAN Local Area Network
PON Passive Optical Network
TX
Transmitter
LESS Low Energy Sustainable Streaming
PSG Performance Signal Generators
UHD Ultra High Definition 4K- 3840 by 2160 pixels 8K- 7680 by 4320 pixel
QED Quality Experience Delivered
LLD Low Level Design
QoE Quality of Experience
LLM Large Language Model
URL Uniform Resource Locators
RF
Radio Frequency
LSBUD LINESEARCHBEFOREUDIG
USENET User’s network
rOLT Remote Optical Line Terminal
MAC Medium Access Control Address
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
ROM Read Only Memory
VOD Video on demand
MATV Master Antenna Televison
RPD Remote PHY Device
VR Virtual Reality
MB Mega Bytes
R-PHY Remote PHY
WAAP Web Application and API Protection
Mbps Mega bits per second
RX
Receiver
MLO Multi-Link Operation
WICT Women in Cable
Telecommunications
SCTE Society for Broadband Professionals
MWh Megawatt Hours
Wi-Fi
Family of wireless network protocols
SD Standard Definition picture up to 640 by 600 pixel
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
XGS- PON
known as 10G-PON
SLA Service Level Agreements
OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multi-plexing
xPON Any version of PON technology
SMATV Satellite Master Antenna Television
OLT Optical Line Terminal (port)
SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
opex Operational expenditure
oss/bss Operations Support System and Business Support System
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