Glossary
National Electrical Code.
NEC
National Fire Protection Association 70 (in the United States).
NFPA
Network processing engine.
NPE
Network services engine.
NSE
National Television System Committee.
NTSC
Nonvolatile random-access memory.
NVRAM
O
Online insertion and removal.
OIR
One-time programmable.
OTP
P
Port adapter.
PA
Phase alternate line.
PAL
Protocol control information.
PCI
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
PCMCIA
Q
Quadrature amplitude modulation. A modulation technique using variations in simple amplitude.
QAM
Quaternary phase shift keying. A compression technique used in modems and wireless networks.
QPSK
R
59-series headend coaxial cable.
RG-59
Request to send.
RTS
S
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy.
SDH
Synchronous dynamic random-access memory.
SDRAM
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