Cisco Prisma II Installation And Operation Manual page 110

Glossary
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Scattering
SLM
SM
SMC
SMIU
SMU
S/N or SNR
SNMP
SONET
SP
Spread Spectrum
Spurious
SSPA
Sweep generator
Synchronous
transmission
TEC
TCP/IP
TDM
TNCS
Torque
TS
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Random directional change of a wave or part of a wave
caused by an irregular reflecting surface or by passing
through an inhomogeneous transmission medium.
Signal level meter
Status monitor
Status monitoring and control
Status Monitor Interface Unit
Server Management Unit
Signal-to-noise ratio
Simple Network Management Protocol
Synchronous optical network
Splitter. It is a device that divides power from an input to
deliver multiple outputs or combines multiple input into
one output.
A modulation technique to spread a narrow band signal
over a wide band of frequencies.
Anything other than the desired result
Solid-state power amplifier
A signal source which can automatically vary its frequency
continuously from one frequency to another.
A method of sending information over a path and
separating discrete characters and symbols by a precise
separation in time.
Thermo-electric cooler
Transmission control protocol/internet protocol
Time division multiplexing
Transmission Network Control System
Twisting force applied to a device.
Transport Stream
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