SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
APPENDIX F ā ABBREVIATIONS
Acronym Definition
AC Alternating Current
ACI Adjacent Channel Interference
ACM Adaptive Coding Modulation
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
ALC Automatic Level Control
APSK Amplitude and Phase Shift Keying
ARP Address Resolution Protocol (TCP/IP)
ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface
BB Base Band
BBF Base Band Frame
BCH Boise Chaudhuri and Hocquengham
BER Bit Error Rate/Ratio
BNC Bayonet (Neill Concelman) Connector (for coaxial
cable)
BP Back Panel
BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying
BUC Block Up Converter
CCI Co-Channel Interference
CCM Constant Coding and Modulation
CTS Clear To Send
DC Direct Current
Data Count (in digital data stream)
DES Data Encryption Standard
DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point
DSNG Digital Satellite News Gathering
DTR Data Terminal Ready
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting
DVB-S Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility