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This set of Frequently Asked Questions, as well as U-Verse service in general, can use a lot of Acronyms. So here is a list to try to keep them straight A: ADSL2+: Assymetric Digital Subscriber Line version 2+ »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.992.5 ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As ··· fer_Mode B: BAN: (U-Verse) Billing Account Number; 9 digits in length BBU: Battery Backup Unit BPON: Broadband Passive Optical Network »AT&T U-Verse FAQ »What is BPON or GPON (xPON)? Bridge Tap: »DSL FAQ »Bridge Tap? C: CAT 3: Category 3 Cable »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca ··· _3_cable CAT 5(e): Category 5 (enhanced) Cable »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca ··· _5_cable CAT 6: Category 6 Cable »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_6 COAX: Coaxial Cable »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co ··· al_cable CPE: Customer Premise Equipment »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu ··· quipment D: DEMARC: Demarcation »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De ··· on_point DSLAM: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di ··· tiplexer DVR: Digital Video Recorder »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di ··· recorder F: F1: First Telco Facility - a copper phone pair or fiber leaving the CO typically to a SAI (sometimes directly to a Premise) F2: Second Telco Facility - a copper phone pair or fiber leaving a SAI typically to a Terminal/Pedestal/Demarc FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions FST: Fiber Splice Terminal - Serving Terminal on FTTP, where Service Drop connects to AT&T's Plant/Network FTTC: Fiber to the Curb FTTN: Fiber to the Node/Neighborhood FTTP: Fiber to the Premise FTTx: Fiber to the (generic) »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fi ··· to_the_x G: GPON: Gigabit Passive Optical Network »AT&T U-Verse FAQ »What is BPON or GPON (xPON)? H: HPNA: Home Phoneline Networking Alliance »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePNA I: iNID: Intelligent Network Interface Device IP: Internet Protocal IPDSLAM: Internet Protocol Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer IPTV: Internet Protocol Television IRAD: Interent/IPDSLAM Ready Access Device IT: Inside Terminal »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De ··· on_point IW: Inside Wiring K: kbps: kilobits per second »DSL FAQ »KBPS (Kilobits Per Second) ? kB/s: kilobytes per second »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da ··· te_units M: Mbps: Megabits per second »DSL FAQ »Mbps ? MB/s: Megabytes per second »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da ··· te_units MDU: Multiple Dwelling Units »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu ··· idential MPoE: Main Point of Entry »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De ··· on_point N: NID: Network Interface Device »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne ··· e_device O: OLT: Optical Line Terminal »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op ··· mination ONT: Optical Network Terminal »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne ··· e_device P: PFP: Primary Flexibility Point - FTTP version of the SAI/Crossbox POTS: Plain Old Telephone Service »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pl ··· _service PTM: Packet Transfer Mode Q: QoS: Quality of Service »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu ··· _service R: RG: Residential Gateway »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re ··· _gateway RT: Remote Terminal - Basically, a generic term for a Field Deployed DSLAM, be it in a CEV/underground vault, or an above ground cabinet aka a VRAD/IRAD S: SAI: Serving Area Interface, also known as SAC, Crossbox, B-Box, X-Box »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se ··· nterface SFU: Single Family Unit STB: Set Top Box »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se ··· -top_box STP: Shielded Twisted Pair »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tw ··· ted_pair T: TB: TeraByte - 1000 Gigabyets U: UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tw ··· ted_pair V: VDSL2: Very high bit rate Digital Subscriber Line version 2 »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ve ··· ber_line VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vo ··· _over_IP VRAD: Video/VDSL Ready Access Device »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi ··· s_device X: xDSL: (generic) Digital Subscriber Line xPON: (generic) Passive Optical Network »AT&T U-Verse FAQ »What is BPON or GPON (xPON)? got feedback? by ILpt4U |