Acronyms – What do they mean?
Many times just knowing what the acronym means gives one an idea of its purpose and how it’s used. Here is a list of some telecommunications acronyms.
Telephony Acronyms:
ACD (Automatic Call Director)
CDR (Call Detail Recording)
CLID (Calling Line IDentifaction)
CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit)
DNIS (Dialed Number Identification Service)
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
LCR (Least Cost Routing)
LNP (Local Number Portability)
MAC (Moves, Adds and Changes)
NANP (North American Numbering Plan)
NPA (Number Plan Area)
SMDR (Station Message Detail Record)
TEM (Telecom Expense Management)
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)
WATS (Wide Area Telecommunications Services)
911 Acronyms:
ALI (Automatic Location Identification)
ANI (Automatic Numer Identification)
APCO (Association of Public Safety Officials)
B911 (Basic 911 Emergency Service)
CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch)
CAMA (Centralized Automatic Message Accounting)
ESN (Emergency Service Number)
ESZ (Emergency Service Zone)
E911 (Enhanced 911 Emergency Service
GIS (Geographic Positioning System)
MSAG (Master Street Address Guide)
NENA (National Emergency Number Association)
PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point)
SLA (Service Listed Address)
SR (Selective Routing)
SRDB (Selective Routing Database)
Tandem (E911 Network Routing Switch)
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