A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Acronym
Description
AAO
Agency Authorizing Official
ACO
Administrative Contracting Officer
ACS
Audio Conferencing Service
AHC
Agency Hierarchy Code
ASRN
Agency Service Request Number
ATMS
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Service
AVMS
Anti Virus Management Service
BBKUP&R
Backup and Restore
bps
Bits per second
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C.O.
Contracting Officer
CB
Centralized Billing
CBR
Constant Bit Rate
CCS
Call Center/Customer Contact Center Services
CDD
Custom Design Document
CDNS
Content Delivery Network Services
CDPDS
Cellular Digital Packet Data Service
CDR
Call Detail Records
CHS
Collocated Hosting Services
CIPS
Converged Internet Protocol Services
CIR
Committed Information Rate
CLEC
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
CLLI
Common Language Location Identifier
CONS
CONUS
Contiguous United States
COOP
Continuity Of Operations
COR
Contracting Officers Representative
COS
Class of Service
CoSS
Collaboration Support Services
COTR
Contracting Officers Technical Representative
CPCS
Cellular/Personal Communications Service
CPE
Customer Premises Equipment
CPNI
Customer Proprietary Network Information
CPO
Contractors Program Office
Contractors Program Organization
CS
Combined Services
CSDE
Customer Specific Design and Engineering
CSDES
Customer Specific Design and Engineering Services
CSDS
Circuit Switched Data Service
CSO
Customer Service Office
CSS
Circuit Switched Service
CTD
Customer Training and Documentation
CWD
Customer Want Date
DAR
Designated Agency Representative
DB
Direct Billing
DFS
Dark Fiber Services
DHS
Dedicated Hosting Services
DNIS
Dialed Number Identification Service
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DTS
Dedicated Transmission Service
DUNS
Data Universal Numbering System
ECR
Enhanced Call Routing
EDI
Electronic Data Exchange
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer
E-LAN
Ethernet Private Local Area Network
E-LINE
Ethernet Private Line
E-Mail
Electronic Mail
EMS
Electronic Messaging Service
EN
Event Notification
EOS
Elements of Service
FAR
Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAX
Facsimile
FB
Fixed Bandwidth
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FFP
Firm Fixed Price
FOCN
Firm Order Commitment Notice
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
FOTS
Fiber Optic Transport System
FRS
Frame Relay Service
FSS
Fixed Satellite Service
FT3
Fractional T3
FTI
Fractional Ti
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
FTR
Federal Telecommunications Recommendations
FTS
Federal Technology Service (Federal Telecommunications Service prior to October 1997)
FTS200I
Federal Telecommunications System 2001
GAO
General Accounting Office
Gbps
Gigabit per second
Gbyte
Gigabyte
GFE
Government Furnished Equipment
GFP
Government Furnished Property (formerly Government Furnished Equipment)
GHz
Gigahertz
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
GigE
Gigabit Ethernet
GNOSC
Government Networks Operation Security Center
GOS
Grade of Service
GSA
General Services Administration
GSA FTS
General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service
GSAR
GSA Regulation
HTML
HyperText Markup Language
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
Hz
Hertz
I/O
Input/Output
IA
Invoice Archive
ICB
Individual Case Basis
ID
Identification (User)
IDDD
International Direct Dial
IDPS
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Service
IEC
Interexchange Carrier
IFS
Internet Facsimile Service
IILEC
Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier
IM (UMS)
Instant Messaging
INC
International Carrier
INRS
Incident Response Service
IOPS
Input/Output per Second
IP
Internet Protocol
IPS
Internet Protocol Service
IPSEC
Internet Protocol Security
IPTelS
Internet Protocol Telephony Service
IPVPN
Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network
IPVTS
Internet Protocol Video Transport Services
IPX
Internet Protocol Exchange
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
ITFS
International Toll Free Service
ITS
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
IVR
Interactive Voice Response
IXC
kbps
Kilobit per second
kHz
Kilohertz
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
L2VPNS
Layer 2 Virtual Private Network Services
LAN
Local Area Network
LEC
Local Exchange Carrier
LERG
Local Exchange Routing Guide
LGC
Local Government Contact
LMRS
Land Mobile Radio Service
MAA
Metropolitan Area Acquisition
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MAS
Multiple Award Schedule
MB
Mega Bytes
Mbps
Megabit per second
MEAS
Managed E-Authentication Service
MFS
Managed Firewall Service
MHz
Megahertz
MNS
Managed Network Services
MOP
Management and Operations
MRC
Monthly Recurring Charge
MRG
Minimum Revenue Guarantee
MSS
Mobile Satellite Service
MTSP
Multi-Tier Security Profiles
MTSS
Managed Tiered Security Services
MTTR
Mean Time To Repair
MTTR (ES)
Meantime To Restore
MUX
Multiplexor
MWLANS
Multimode Wireless LAN Service
NBIP-VPNS
Network-Based Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network Services
NCR
Network Call Redirect
NECC
Networx Enterprise Customer Center
NHC
Networx Hosting Center
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NMOC
Network Management Operations Cente
NNI
Network to Network Interface
NOC
Network Operations Center
NPA
Numbering Plan Area
NRC
Non-recurring Charge
NS/EP
National Security and Emergency Preparedness Requirements
NTSC
National Television Standards Committee Standard
NUCC
Networx Universal Customer Center
NUI
Network User Identification
NXX
Numbering Exchange
OCD
Operational Capability Demonstration
OSS
Operational Support System
OWS
Optical Wavelength Services
PagS
Paging Service
PBIP-VPNS
Premises-Based Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network Services
PBX
Private Branch Exchange
PIN
Personal Identification Number
PIR
Peak Information Rate
PlC
Primary Interexchange Carrier
PLS
Private Line Service
PMO
Program Management Office
PMP
Program Management Plan
POC
Point of Contact
POP
Point of Presence
POS
Packet over SONET
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
PSS
Packet Switched Service
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit
QA
Quality Assurance
QoS
Quality of Service
RT
Response Time
RTP
Real-Time Transport Protocol
SAN
Storage Area Network
SatAA
Satellite Access Arrangement
SBU
Sensitive but Unclassified
SC
Service Coordinator
SCID
Service Configuration Identification
SCR
Sustained Cell Rate
SDP
Service Delivery Point
SED
Service Enabling Device
SLA
Service Level Agreement
SMEMS
Secure Managed Email Service
SO
Service Order
SOC
Service Order Confirmation
SOCN
Service Order Completion Notice
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network Services
SOP
SOW
Statement of Work
SS
Storage Services
SSA
Source Selection Authority
SVC
Switched Virtual Circuit
SVS
Switched Voice Service
SWC
Serving Wire Center
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TDD
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
TDD/TTY
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf/Teletypewriter
TFNM
Toll Free Network Manager
TFS
Toll Free Service
TIFF
Tag Image File Format
TOPS
Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System
TS
Telecommunications Services
TSP
Telecommunications Service Priority
TTR
Time to Restore
TWS
Teleworking Services
U.S.
United States
UBI
Unique Billing Identifier
UBR
Unspecified Bit Rate
UBS
Unclassified But Sensitive
UI
User Interface
UIFN
Universal International Free Phone Number
UITN
Universal International Toll Free Number
UMS
Unified Messaging Services
UNI
User-to-Network Interface
VAS
Value Added Service
VBR
Variable Bit Rate
VBR-NRT
Variable Bit Rate-Near Real-Time (also: nrt-VBR)
VBR-rt
Variable Bit Rate-Real Time
VC
Virtual Circuit
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
VOFR
Voice over Frame Relay
VOIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
VOIPTS
Voice over Internet Protocol Transport Services
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VS
Voice Services
VSAT
Very Small Aperture Terminal
VSS
Vulnerability Scanning Service
VTS
Video Teleconferencing Services
WAN
Wide Area Network
WCS
Web Conferencing Services
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
WLNAA
Wireline Access Arrangement
WLNAS
Wireline Access Service
WLSAA
Wireless Access Arrangement
