Appendix B: Acronyms
Gerd E. Keiser · 2006
Institute A-NZDSF Advanced nonzero dispersion-shifted fiber APC Angle-polished connector APD Avalanche photodiode APON ATM PON ASE Amplified spontaneous emission ASK Amplitude shift keying ATM Asynchronous transfer mode AWG Arrayed waveguide grating BER Bit error rate BIP Bit interleaved parity B-ISDN Broadband ISDN BPON Broadband PON CATV Cable television CBR Constant bit rate CD Chromatic dispersion CDV Cell delay variation CER Cell error rate CLR Cell loss ratio CNR Carrier-to-noise ratio CO Central office CRC Cyclic redundancy check CSO Composite second order 271