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Gen 3 Site Controller System Manual Appendix A   Acronyms
 
lbs pounds
LED Light Emitting Diode
LIU Line Interface Unit
LLC Link Layer Controller
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
LOS Loss of Signal
max maximum
MGN Multi-Grounded Neutral
MHz MegaHertz
min minimum
min minute
mm millimeter
MMI Man-Machine-Interface
MPS Metro Packet Switch 
MS Mobile Station 
MSO Mobile Switching Office
ms millisecond
MSC Mobile Switching Center
N.C. Normally Closed
N.O. Normally Open
NEC National Electric Code
no. number
NTWK Network
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OMC Operations and Maintenance Center 
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act
P/N Part Number
Acronym Definition
PA Power Amplifier
PAL Programmable Array Logic
PC Personal Computer
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCCH Primary Control Channel
PDOP Position Dilution of Precision
PLL Phase Locked Loop
PPM Parts Per Million
PPS Pulse Per Second
PS Power Supply 
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network 
PSU Power Supply Unit
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
pwr power
QRSS Quasi Random Signal Sequence
Qty Quantity
R1 Receiver #1
R2 Receiver #2
R3 Receiver #3
RAM Random Access Memory
RCV Receiver
Ref Reference
RF Radio Frequency 
RFC Radio Frequency Cabinet
RFDS RF Distribution System
RFS RF System
ROM Read Only Memory
Acronym Definition