Glossary Technology evolves at a rapid-fire pace. That’s why we’ve built an easy-to-use glossary to help you better understand the terms, technologies and trends that impact your business. Show only animated 0-9 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 A-BGF ABR Absorption ABTS ACC Access Network Access Nodes ACK ACQ ACT Adapter Add-Drop Multiplexer (ADM) Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Adjacent Channel ADM ADS ADSL Advanced Antenna System - AAS Aerial Cable AGW AIS AIS-L AIS-P AL_PA Algorithm ALS American National Standards Institute (ANSI) American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) American Wire Gauge (AWG) AMI Amplifier Amplitude AM ASK Analog ADC ANSI AP APC APD API APON APS ARB ARCNET ARFCN ARP AS ASCII ASP Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Transceiver Unit — Central or Remote (ATU-C and ATU-R) Asynchronous Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) ATM Attenuation Attenuator ATU-C ATU-R AU AU PTR AU-LOP AUG Auto-Negotiation AWG