Glossary
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
ITU-R
International Telecommunications Union - Radio standardization sector. Formerly known
as CCIR: Comité Consultatif International Radio; International Radio Consultative
Committee.
ITU-T
International Telecommunications Union - Telecommunication standardization sector.
Formerly known as CCITT: Comité Consultatif International Télégraphique &
Téléphonique; International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee.
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J
Jitter
Short term variations of amplitude and frequency components of a digital signal from
their ideal position in time.
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L
LAN
Local Area Network
LBA
Lightwave Booster Amplifier.
LBO
Line Build Out - An optical attenuator that guarantees the proper signal level and shape
at the receiver input.
LCAS
Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme
LCN
Local Communications Network
LDI
Linear Drop/Insert (Add-Drop)
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LEN
Local Exchange Node
LF
Low Frequency
LH
Long Haul
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GL-14
Alcatel-Lucent - Proprietary
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Issue 3, May 2007