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Acronym Definition
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FEC Forward Error Correction (in data transmission
systems)
FTP File Transfer Protocol (computer networks & systems)
GND Ground (connection in equipment or circuits)
GSE Generic Stream Encapsulation
GUI Graphical User Interface
HSRP Hot Standby Router Protocol
HTML HyperText Mark-up Language (used by World-Wide
Web Docs)
ID Identifier
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IF Intermediate Frequency
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol
IP Internet Protocol
ISI Input Stream Identifier
ITU-T ITU Telecommunications Standardization Sector
LAN Local Area Network
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
LME Link Margin Estimator
LNB Low noise block downconverter
LO Local Oscillator
LSB Least Significant Bit (in digital coding)
M&C Monitoring and Control
MAC Medium Access Control
MCPC Multiple Channel Per Carrier
MIB Management Information Base
MOD Modulator
ModCod Modulation and coding combination
MPE Multi Protocol Encapsulation
MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group
NEC National Electrical Code
NMS Network Management System