More Acronym Definitions:
| -I- | |
| I | Intra (JVT) |
| I&I | Interworking and Interoperability |
| I/G | Implementors Guide |
| I/O | Input/Output |
| IA | Implementation Agreement |
| IA | Interoperability Agreements |
| IAA | I Am Alive (emergency system) |
| IAB | Internet Architecture Board |
| IA5 | International Alphabet No. 5, now called International Reference Alphabet (IRA) |
| IAC | Industry Advisory Committee/Council |
| IACM | Industry Advisory Committee Meeting (UL) |
| IAD | Integrated Access Device |
| IAEI | Israel Association of Electronics Industries |
| IAF | Internet Aware Fax (T.38) |
| IAM | Initial Address Message |
| IANA | Internet Assigned Number Authority |
| IAP | Intercept Access Point |
| IAS | Industrial Applications Society (IEEE) |
| IAT | Internet access time |
| IB | Indicator Bits |
| IBS | Intelligent Building Systems |
| IC | Impairment Combination |
| IC | Industry Canada |
| IC | Interexchange Carrier |
| ICA | Information Communication Architecture |
| I-CAN | Integrated Customer Access Network |
| ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
| ICC | International Coordination Committee (ISO) |
| ICCID | Integrated Circuit Card ID |
| ICCF | Industry Carriers Compatibility Forum |
| ICD | International Code Designator |
| ICEA | Insulated Cable Engineers Association |
| ICF | InfoConfirm |
| ICF | Inter-Connection Function, e.g., a firewall |
| ICFA | International Computer Facsimile Association |
| ICG | Intersector Coordination Group |
| ICI | Inter Carrier Interference |
| ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
| ICO | Intermediate Earth Orbit |
| ICP | IMA Control Protocol |
| ICS | Digital line interface to ISDN Compatible Station meeting requirements of TIA/EIA-579 |
| ICS | Incoming Call Screening |
| ICS | Implementation Conformance Statement |
| ICS | Interoperability Compliance Statement (DSL Forum) |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology (ETSI) |
| ICT | Integer Cosine Transforms |
| I-CTR | Interim Common Technical Requirements |
| ICTSB | Information and Communication Technology Standards Board |
| ICV | Integrity Check Value |
| ICWWG | Interagency Cellular and Wireless Working Group |
| ID | delay impairment value |
| ID | Identification |
| IDB | J2366 ITS Data Bus |
| IDC | Insulation Displacement Contact (TIA/EIA-568-B) |
| IDCT | Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform |
| IDEA | International Data Encryption Algorithm (Proprietary, from Ascom Tech. AG) |
| IDFT | Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform |
| IDL | Interface Design Language |
| IDLC | Integrated Digital Loop Carrier |
| I-D-QoS | Inter-Domain QoS |
| IDRA | Integrated Dispatch Radio System |
| IDS | Integrated Directory Service |
| IDSL | ISDN Digital Subscriber Line |
| IE | Information Element |
| IEB | Industrial Electronic Bulletin |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IECEE | Compliance with IEC for Electrical Equipment |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| IEMS | International Emergency Multimedia Services |
| IEPS | International Emergency Preference Scheme (ITU-T E.106 [2000]) |
| IESG | Internet Engineering Steering Group |
| IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force |
| I-ETS | Interim ETS (ETSI Standard) |
| IF | Intermediate Frequency |
| IF | Isolation Filters |
| IF | Isolation Function |
| IFA | Informal FTP Area |
| IFAST | International Forum on AMPS Standards Technology (CTIA) |
| IFAX | Internet Facsimile |
| IFBCA | Internet Fax and Business Communications Association |
| IFFT | Inverse Fast Fourier Transform |
| IFP | Internet Facsimile Protocol |
| IG | Implementer's Guide |
| IG | Interoperability Group |
| IGMP | Internet Group Management Protocol |
| IIF | Interworking Interoperability Function |
| IIP | Itinerant Internet Protocol |
| IIR | Institute for International Research |
| IIS | Inteface Implementation Specifications (Telemanagement Forum) |
| IITF | Information Infrastructure Task Force |
| IL | Independent Lab |
| ILC | Identifier Length Content |
| ILD | Insertion Loss Deviation |
| ILEC | Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers |
| ILMI | Integrated Local Management Interface (ATM Forum) |
| IM | Instant Messaging |
| IM | Intensity Modulation |
| IM | Inter-modulation |
| IM | Internet Multimedia (3GPP) |
| IMA | Interactive Multimedia Association |
| IMA | Inverse Multiplexing for ATM |
| IMBE | Improved MultiBand Excitation |
| IMC | Internet Mail Consortium |
| IMD | Inter Modulation Distortion |
| IME | ILMI Management Entity |
| IME | Interface Management Entity |
| IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identifier |
| I-mode | Idle mode |
| IMP | Internet Modem Protocol |
| IMPP | Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol (IETF) |
| IMRS | Interactive Multimedia Retrieval Services |
| IMS | Interactive Multimedia Services |
| IMSF | IS-41 Message Security Forum |
| IMSI | International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
| IMT | International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT-2000) |
| IMTC | International Multimedia Teleconferencing Consortium |
| I-MUX | Inverse-Multiplexing |
| IN | Intelligent Networking |
| INAA | Integrated Network Access Arrangement |
| INAP | Intelligent Network Application Profile |
| IN/B | Intelligent Network/Broadband |
| INC | International Carrier |
| INF | IN Forum |
| INMD | In-service Non-intrusive Measurement Device |
| INMETRO | Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacion e Qualidad Industrial (Brazil) |
| iNOW | interoperability NOW! |
| INTAP | Interoperability Technology Association for Information Processing (Japan) |
| INTSERV | Integrated Services |
| IOL | InterOperability Laboratory (University of New Hampshire) |
| IOS | Inter-Operability Specifications |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| IP | Intelligent Peripheral |
| IP | Internet Protocol (IETF) |
| IPAD | Internet Packet Assembler Disassember |
| IPAT | Internet Protocol Access Terminal |
| IPB | Improved PB |
| IP BCP | Internet Protocol Basic Call Processing (SG11) |
| IPBCP | IP Bearer Control Protocol |
| IPBX | Internet PBX |
| IPC | Insulation Piercing Contact (TIA/EIA-568-B) |
| IPCDN | IP over Cable Data Networks |
| IP-CME | Circuit Multiplication Equipment optimized for IP-based Networks |
| IPCP | Internet Protocol Control Protocol (RFC1332) |
| IPDC | IP Device Control |
| IPDR | IP Detail Record (Consortium) |
| IPDV | IP Packet Delay Variation |
| I-PDU | Information PDU |
| IPER | IP Packet Error Ratio |
| IPFN | IP Federating Network (SPAN14 and TIPHON project) |
| IPLR | IP Packet Loss Ratio |
| IPMP | Intellectual Property Management and Protection |
| IPN | Intelligent Packet Network |
| IPng | Internet Protocol - next generation |
| IPNS | ISDN PBX Network Specification |
| IPP | Internet Printing Protocol |
| IPPM | Internet Protocol Performance Metrics (IETF) |
| IPR | Intellectual Property Rights |
| IPSEC | IP Security (IETF) |
| IPT | Internet Protocol Telephony |
| IPTD | IP Packet Transfer Delay |
| iptel | Internet Protocol Telephony (IETF Working Group) |
| IPUI | International Portable User Identity |
| IPUI R | International Portable User Identity for public/GSM |
| IPv4 | Internet Protocol version 4 |
| IPv6 | Internet Protocol version 6 |
| IPX | Internetwork Packet eXchange |
| IRA | International Reference Alphabet |
| IRA | Internet Routing Address |
| IRDA | Infrared Interface Committee |
| IREG | ITU-T Recommendation Experiment Group |
| IRI | Intercept Related Information |
| IRM | International Roaming MIN |
| IRQ | Interworking Service Request identifier |
| IRR | Information Request Response |
| IRS | Intermediate Reference System |
| IS | Interim Standard (TIA) |
| IS | International Standard (ISO) |
| ISA | Industry Standard Architecture |
| ISC | International Softswitch Consortium |
| ISC | International Switching Center |
| ISCI | Inter-Symbol and Channel Interference |
| ISCRI | International Special Committee on Radio Interface |
| ISD | Independent Segment Decoding |
| ISD | Integrated Services Digital (TIA-646-B) |
| ISD | International Standards Development |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISDN-BA | ISDN Basic Access |
| ISDN BRA | ISDN Basic Rate Access |
| ISDN-PA | ISDN Primary Access |
| ISD/TT | Integrated Services Digital/Tie Trunk |
| ISI | Inter Symbol Interference |
| ISIS | Information Society Initiatives in Standardization |
| ISLP | Intersystem Link Protocol |
| ISM | Industrial, Scientific, Medical |
| ISN | Interface Service Node |
| ISN | Interface Serving Node (SG11) |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ISOC | Internet Society |
| ISOL | Integrated Services Over Low speed serial inks |
| ISP | International Standardized Profile |
| ISP | Internet Selective Polling |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| ISPBX | Integrated Services Private Branch Exchange |
| ISPT | Italian PTT |
| ISRF | Internet Screenphone Forum |
| ISS | Inter-Satellite Service |
| ISSG | Internet Services Study Group (MSAF) |
| ISSLL | Integrated Services over Specific Links |
| ISSLOW | Integrated Services System for Low Bitrate Environments |
| IST | Integrated Services Trunk |
| IST | ISDN tie trunks |
| ISTO | Industry Standards and Technology Organization |
| ISTP | IPCablecom Signaling Transport Protocol |
| IST/TT | IST and other Tie Trunk |
| ISUP | ISDN User Part |
| ISWG | Interoperability Sub-Working Group (ADSL Forum) |
| IT | Information Technology |
| IT | Intermediate Trunk |
| ITAAB | ISDN Technical Advisory Ad hoc Board |
| ITAAG | ISDN Technical Advisory Ad hoc Group |
| ITAC | Information Technology Association of Canada |
| ITAC | ITU-T Advisory Committee |
| ITAD | Integrated Telephone Answering Device |
| ITAR | International Traffic in Arms Regulations |
| ITD | Interface Telecom Domotique |
| ITE | Information Technology Equipment |
| ITI | Information Technology Industry Council (formerly CBEMA) |
| ITIC | Information Technology Industry Council |
| ITL | Independent Testing Labs |
| ITM | Informative Test Methods |
| ITOC | Independent Telephone Operating Company |
| ITS | Institute for Telecommunications Sciences |
| ITS | Intelligent Transport System |
| ITSB | Image Technology Standards Board |
| ITSI | Individual TETRA Subscriber Identity |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| ITU-D | ITU - Development Sector |
| ITU-R | ITU - Radiocommunications Sector |
| ITU-T | ITU - Telecommunications Sector |
| ITU-TSB | ITU - Telecommunications Standardization Board |
| ITUDOCS | Electronic Document Service of ITU |
| ITV | Interactive Television |
| IUT | Implementation Under Test |
| I-V | Current - Voltage |
| IV | Initial Value |
| IV | Initialization Vector |
| IVCD | Initial Voice Channel Designation |
| IVN | Intervening Networks |
| IVP | Integrated Voice Protocol |
| IVPC | Integrated Voice Protocol and Commands |
| IVR | Interactive Voice Response |
| IVS | Integrated Video Services |
| IWF | Inter-Working Function |
| IWU | Interworking Unit |
| -J- | |
| JADSL | ADSL for ISDN |
| JBIG | Joint Binary Image Group |
| JC | Joint Capabilities |
| JCCR | Joint Committee on Cellular Roaming |
| JCG | Joint Coordination Group |
| JDC | Japan Digital Cellular |
| JEEC | Joint ETSI/ECMA Committee |
| JEM | Joint Experts Meeting |
| JFIF | JPEG File Interchange Format |
| JITC | Joint Interoperability Test Center |
| JM | Joint Menu |
| JM | Joint test Model (JVT Group) |
| JND | Just Noticeable Difference |
| JPC | Joint Project Committee |
| JPCG | Joint Presidents Coordination Group (originally ISO/IEC, now also ITU) |
| JPT | Joint Project Team |
| JPEG | Joint Photographics Expert Group |
| JPG | Joint Presidents Group (CEN/CENELEC/ETSI) |
| JQG | Joint Question Group |
| JRG | Joint Rapporteurs Group |
| JSC | Joint Sectoral Committee |
| JSD | Joint Standards Documents |
| JTACS | Japanese TACS System |
| JTAPI | JAVA Telephony API |
| JTC | Joint Technical Committee |
| JVT | Joint Video Team (ISO/IEC MPEG Video + ITU-T Q6/16) |
| JURA | JPEG Utilities Registration Authority |
| JUSTINTAC | Joint User Supplier TIA ICEA NEMA Technical Advisory Committee |
| JWD | Joint Working Draft (JVT Group) |
| JWG | Joint Working Group |
| -K | |
| KAME | Joint effort of seven companies in Japan to provide a free IPv6 and IPsec (for both IPv4 and IPv6) stack for BSD variants to the world |
| KLT | Karhunen-Loeve Transform |
| KTA | Key Technical Areas |
| KTS | Key Telephone System |
| KY | totally protected key systems (FCC Part 68 Form 730) |
| -L- | |
| L2TP | Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (IETF) |
| l2tpext | Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Extensions (IETF) |
| LA | Local Application (T.611) |
| LA | Look Ahead |
| LAC | L2TP Access Concentrator |
| LAC | Link Access Control |
| LADC | Local Area Data Channels |
| LAES | Lawfully Authorized Electronic Surveillance |
| LAIC | Lawfully Authorized Intercept Capability |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LANE | LAN Emulation |
| LAP | Link Access Protocol |
| LAPB | Link Access Protocol B (ISDN-B Channel) |
| LAPD | Link Access Protocol D (ISDN-D Channel) |
| LAPF | Link Access Protocol - Frame |
| LAPM | Link Access Protocol for Modems (V.42) |
| LAPV | Link Access Protocol (G.964, G.965) |
| LAR | Log Area Ratio |
| LATA | Local Access Transport Area |
| LATN | Loop Attentuation |
| LB | Letter Ballot |
| LB | Loop Back (Rec. I.610) |
| LBC | Low Bit rate Coder |
| LBO | Line Build Out |
| LBS | Location Based Service |
| LC | Last Call (ITU, IETF) |
| LC | Layer-1/2 Converters (Q14/9, MediaHomeNet) |
| LC | Logic Channel |
| LCAP | Large Cell Access Profile |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| LCD | Loss of Cell Delineation |
| LCF | Location Confirm |
| LCFO | Line Current Feed Open |
| LCF-PMD | Low Cost Fiber-Physical Medium Dependent |
| LCL | Longitudinal Conversion Loss |
| LCN | Logical Channel Number |
| LCP | Link Control Protocol |
| LCTL | Longitudinal Conversion Loss Transfer |
| LD | Long Distance |
| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| LDCELP | Low Delay CELP |
| LDDS | Limited Distance Data Service |
| LDLL | Limited Degradation of the Long Loop |
| LDM | Limited Distance Modem (CS-03) |
| LDP | Label Distribution Protocol |
| LDPA | Light Document Printing Architecture |
| LDPC | Low Density Parity Check |
| LDS | Local Digital Switch |
| LDSL | Long Reach DSL |
| LE | Local Exchange |
| LEC | Local Exchange Carrier |
| LEO | Low Earth Orbit |
| LEP | Leaving EC Pattern |
| LES | Loop Emulation Service |
| LHS | Left Hand Side |
| LI | Lawful Interception |
| LISN | Line Impedance Stabilization Network |
| LL | Leased Line |
| LLC | Logical Link Control |
| LLI | Lower Layer Information |
| LLID | Loopback Location Identifier (Rec. I.610) |
| LMCO | Lockheed Martin Corporation and Ericsson |
| LMCS | Local Multipoint Communications System |
| LMDS | Local Multi-point Distribution Service |
| LMF | Location Management Function |
| LMR | Land Mobile Radio |
| LMS | Land Mobile Service |
| LMS | Loop Management System | LMSI | Local Mobile Station Identity |
| LN | Link Attention (V.42 Annex A) |
| LNP | Local Number Portability |
| LNS | L2TP Network Server |
| LO | Local Oscillator |
| LOI | Letter of Intent |
| LON | Local Operating Networks |
| LOO | Likelihood of Occurrence |
| LOS | Loss of Signal |
| LOSQ | Listening Only Speech Quality |
| LP | Loop Provider |
| LPC | Linear Predictive Coding |
| LPF | Low Pass Filter |
| LPIC | Primary / Presubscribed Interexchange/IntraLATA Carrier |
| LR | Local Response form (DSL Forum) |
| LR | Loudness Rating |
| LRCC | Last Registration Control Channel |
| LRE | Low bit Rate Encoding |
| LRF | Location Registration Function |
| LRFD | Load and Resistance Factor Design |
| LRJ | LocationReject |
| LRMS | Low Rate Messaging Service |
| LRN | Location routing number for LNP |
| LRQ | Location Request |
| LS | Lossless and near Lossless |
| LSAS | Line-Side Answer Supervision |
| LSB | Least Significant Bit |
| LSD | Low Speed Data channel |
| LSG | Lead Study Group |
| LSO | Loopback Service Options (cdma2000) |
| LSOG | Local Service Ordering Guidelines |
| LSOP | Local Service Ordering and Provisioning Committee |
| LSP | Line Spectral Pair |
| LSP | Local Service Provider |
| LSQ | Listener Speech Quality |
| LSSGR | LATA Switching Systems Generic Requirements (Bellcore) |
| LSTR | Listener Sidetone Rating |
| LT | Line Termination |
| LTP | Long Term Prediction |
| LTU | Line Terminating Unit |
| LU | Logical Unit |
| LUS | Location Update Service |
| LVD | Low Voltage Directive |
| LVDS | Low Voltage Differential Signaling |
| LW | Long Wave |
| LZJH | Lempel-Ziv-Jeff.Heath |
| LZW | Lempel-Ziv-Welch algorithm |
| -M- | |
| MA | Moving Average |
| MA | Mobile Service |
| MAC | Management Ad Hoc Committee (TR-41) |
| MAC | Media Access Control |
| MACA | Mobile Assisted Channel Allocation |
| MAE | Mean Absolute Error |
| MAH | Mobile Access Hunting |
| MAHO | Mobile Assisted Handoff |
| MAP | Media Access Procedure |
| MAP | Mobile Application Part |
| MAPI | Messaging API |
| MAPI | Microsoft API |
| MASA | Multimedia Services Affiliate Forum |
| MA-THD | Multi Amplitude Total Harmonic Distortion |
| MATLAB | MathWorks |
| MATV | Master Antenna Television |
| MAWG | Message Attachment Work Group |
| MB | Macro Block |
| MBA | Macroblock Address (H.263) |
| MBE | Multi-Byte Extension |
| MBFT | Multipoint Binary File Transfer |
| MBMP | Modem Bank Management Protocol |
| MBN | Multiservice Broadband Networks |
| MC | Message Center |
| MC | Multipoint Controller (H.323) |
| MCBPC | Macroblock type & Coded Block Pattern for Chrominance |
| MCC | Mobile Country Code |
| MCC | Modem Control Channel |
| MCCC | Multiple Concatenated Convolutional Codes |
| MCD | Mobile Communications Division |
| MCF | Message Confirmation (T.30) |
| MCID | Multi-line Caller Identification |
| MCM | Multi-Carrier Modulation |
| MCP | Motion Compensated Prediction |
| MCPE | Motion Compensated Prediction Error |
| MCNS | Multimedia Cable Network System |
| Mcps | Megachips per second |
| MCS | Multi-point Control Services (T.122) |
| MCU | Multi-point Control Unit |
| MCV | Multipoint Command Visualization |
| MD-IS | Mobile Data Intermediate System |
| MD | Manufacturer Defined |
| MDBS | Mobile Data Base Station |
| MDC | Manufacturer Declaration of Conformity |
| MDC | Multiple Description Coding |
| MDCP | Media Device Control Protocol |
| MDCR | Minimum Desired Cell Rate |
| MDELFEXT | Multiple-Disturber Equal-Level Far-End Crosstalk |
| MDF | Mux Data Frame |
| MDI | Media Dependent Interface |
| MDI | Medium Dependent Interface |
| MDLP | Mobile Data Link Protocol |
| MDN | Message Disposition Notification |
| MDN | Mobile Directory Number |
| MDTP | Multi-network Datagram Transmission Protocol |
| MDU | Multi-Dwelling Unit |
| ME | Managed Entity |
| ME | Mobile Equipment |
| ME | Motion Estimation |
| MED | Multiplexer Entry Descriptor |
| Megaco | MEdia GAteway Control Protocol (IETF) |
| Megacop | MEdia GAteway COntrol Protocol |
| MEI | Multiple Extension Interworking |
| MEI | Multiple Extension In use (TIA/EIA-777-A) |
| MELP | Mixed Excitation Linear Prediction |
| MER | Message Error Rate |
| MERS | Minimal Essential Requirements |
| M-ES | Mobile End System |
| MES | Mobile Earth Station |
| MF | fully protected hybrid systems (FCC Part 68 Form 730) |
| MF | Multi-tone Frequency |
| MFFA | Macroblock-Frame-Field-Adaptive |
| MFJ | Modified Final Judgment |
| MFP | Multi-Function Peripheral |
| MFPA | Multi-Function Peripheral Association |
| MFPI | Multi-Function Peripheral Interface |
| MFPL | Multi-Function Peripheral Language |
| MFPP | Multi-Function Packet Protocol |
| MG | Management Group |
| MG | Media Gateway |
| MGC | Media Gateway Controller |
| MGCP | Media Gateway Control Protocol |
| MGT | Mobile Global Title |
| MH | MultiHypothesis motion pictures (H.26L) |
| MHEG | Multimedia and Hypermedia Experts Group |
| MHP | Multimedia Home Platform |
| MHS | Message Handling System X.400 |
| MI | Miscellaneous Work Item (ETSI) |
| MI | Mode Indicator |
| MIB | Management Information Base |
| MIDCOM | Middlebox Communication (IETF) |
| MIF | Management Information File |
| MIGG | MRA Implementation Guide Group |
| MII | Ministry of Industry Information (China) |
| MIM | Man in the Middle |
| MIME | Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (IETF) |
| MIMO | Multi-Input-Multi-Output |
| M-IN | Multimedia Intelligent Networking |
| MIN | Mobile Identification Number |
| MIN | Mobile Intelligent Network |
| MIP | Mobile Internet Protocol |
| MIPS | Million Instructions Per Second |
| M-IRS | Modified IRS |
| MIRS | Multimedia Information Retrieval Services |
| MIV | Multipoint Indication Visualization |
| ML | Maximum Likelihood |
| MLC | Multiple Logical Channel |
| MLFR | Multi Link Frame Relay (FRF) |
| MLP | Multi-Layer Protocol |
| MLPP | Multi-Level Precedence and Preemption |
| MLPPP | Multi Link PPP |
| MLT | Modulated Lapped Transform |
| MLTS | Multi-Line Telecommunications Systems |
| M-LVDS | Multipoint Low Voltage Differential Signaling |
| MLWW | Multi Layered Winding Wire |
| MM | Mass Media (FCC) |
| MM | Mobility Management |
| MM | MultiMedia |
| MM | Multimode |
| MMAP | Mobility Management Application Protocol (T1S1) |
| MMBAN | Multi Media Broadband Access Nodes |
| MMC | Multiple Modulus Conversion |
| MMCF | Multimedia Communications Forum |
| MMCOI | Multimedia Communications Community of Interest |
| MMDS | Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service |
| MMF | Multi Mode Optical Fiber |
| MMG | Multimedia Management Group (ETSI) |
| MMH-MAC | Multilinear Modular Hash - Message Authentication Code |
| MMI | Man-Machine Interface (TTT Services) |
| MMI | Modem Management Interface |
| MMITS | Modular Multifunction Information Transfer System |
| mml | mobile multilink |
| MMO | Modem Managed Objects |
| MMoMBN | Multimedia over MBN |
| MMR | Modified Modified Read |
| MMRA | Model Mutual Recognition Agreement |
| MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service |
| MMUSIC | Multiparty Multimedia Session Control (IETF) |
| MNA | Management Network Architecture |
| MNC | Mobile Network Codes |
| MNE | Mobile Network Entity |
| MNLP | Mobile Network Location Protocol (IS-732-501) |
| MNP4 | Microcom Networking Protocol |
| MNRP | Mobile Network Registration Protocol |
| MNRU | Modulated Noise Reference Unit |
| MO | Mobile Originated |
| MOCS | Managed Objects Conformance Statements |
| MODB | Macroblock mode for B-blocks |
| MoDSL | Modems over DSL |
| MOH | Modem on Hold |
| MoIP | Modems over Internet Protocol |
| MOPS | Million Operations Per Second |
| MOS | Mean Opinion Score |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MP | Measurement Point |
| MP | Media Player |
| MP | Modulation Parameter |
| MP | Multipoint Processor (H.323) |
| MPC | Mobile Position Center |
| MPCI | Mobile Protocol Capability Indicator |
| MPD | Mode Power Distribution |
| M-PDU | Meta Protocol Data Unit |
| MPE | Maximum Permissive Exposure |
| MPEG | Motion Picture Experts Group(ISO/IEC) |
| MPI | Minimum Picture Interval |
| MPh | Half Duplex Modulation Parameters in the V.34 negotiation |
| MPL | Multiplex Payload Length field |
| MPLS | Multi-Protocol Label Switching (IETF) |
| MP-MLQ | Multi-Pulse - Maximum Likelihood Quantizer |
| MPMU | Meta Protocol Message Unit |
| MPOP | Main Point of Penetration (where phone lines enter the residence) |
| MPPC | Microsoft Point to Point Compression |
| MPS | Minimum Performance Specification |
| MPS-TC | Management Protocol Specific - Transmission Convergence |
| MPU | Multiple Port Unit |
| MQ | Modified Quantization |
| MQLVS | Multi-Quality Layered Video Service |
| MR | Mode Request |
| MR | Modem Relay |
| MR | Modified Read |
| MR | MultiRate |
| MRA | Mutual Recognition Agreements |
| MRC | Mixed Raster Content |
| MRE | Mode Request |
| MRD | Market Requirements Document |
| MRM | Meeting Room Management |
| MRP | Markov Renewal Process |
| MRPC | Multipoint Remote Procedure Call |
| MRU | Maximum Receive Unit |
| MS | Management Services |
| MS | Microsoft |
| MS | Mobile Station |
| MS | Mode Select |
| MSAF | Multimedia Services Affiliate Forum |
| MSB | Manufacturer Specified Blocks |
| MSB | Most Significant Bit |
| MSBN | MultiService Broadband Network |
| MSC | Message Sequence Chart |
| MSC | Mobile Switching Center |
| MSC | Multi-mode Source Controlled |
| MSC-BC | Mobile Switching Center - Base Center |
| MSCID | Mobile Switching Center Identification |
| MSCIN | Mobile Switching Center Identification Number |
| MSC-VBR | Multi-mode Source Controlled Variable Bit-Rate |
| MSD | Master Slave Determination |
| MSD | Minimum Significant Difference |
| MSDL | MPEG-4 Syntactic Description Language |
| MSDN | Multi-Service Data Network |
| MSE | Mean Squared Error |
| MSF | Multiservice Switching Forum |
| MSI | Manufacturer Specific Information |
| MSI | Maximum Symbol Inversion |
| MSID | Mobile Station Identity |
| MSIN | Mobile Station INput (GSM) |
| MSIN | Mobile Subscriber Identification Number |
| MSISDN | Mobile Station ISDN |
| MSJ | Multiple Selective Reject |
| MSLT | Minimum Scan Line Time |
| MSN | Microsoft Network |
| MSN | multiple subscriber numbering |
| MSO | Markov Service Option (cdma2000) |
| MSR | Market Service Requirement |
| MSR | Multiple Service Ring |
| MSR | Multi-Selective Reject |
| MSS | Mobile Satellite Services |
| MSSF | Multi Service Switching Forum |
| MST | MESSAGE TYPE field |
| MSWG | Mobile Services Working Group (NAFTA/CCT) |
| MT | Mobile Terminal |
| MT | Mobile Terminated |
| MT | Mode Toggle |
| MT | Type of commercial fiber optic connector |
| MT2 | Cellular User's Mobile Termination |
| MTA | Major Trading Area |
| MTA | Multimedia Terminal Adapter (SG9) |
| MTA | Multimedia Terminal and Applications |
| MTH | Module Telecom Home |
| MTIE | Maximum Time Interval Error |
| MTM | Mobile Test Model |
| MTP | Message Transfer Part |
| MTP | Message Transfer Point |
| MTP | Multicast Transport Protocol |
| MTP/SO | Multiple Transport Protocol/Self Organizing |
| MTS | Methodology of Test Suites |
| MTS | Methods for Testing and Specification (ETSI TC) |
| MTSO | Mobile Telephone Switching Office |
| MTTCM | Multi-tone Turbo Trellis Coded Modulation |
| MTU | Maintenance Terminating Unit |
| MTU | Maximum Transfer Unit |
| MTU | Multiple Terminal Unit (DSL Forum) |
| MUB | Multi-Use Bearer Service |
| MUSHRA | Multi Stimulus test with Hidden Reference and Anchor |
| MUT | Modem Under Test |
| MUTOA | Multi-User Telecommunications Outlet Assemblies |
| MUX | Multiplexer |
| MV | Membership Vote (ETSI) |
| MV | Motion Vector |
| MVA | Multipoint Visualization Achieved |
| MVBR | Multimode Variable Bit Rate |
| MVC | Mobile Video Coder |
| MVC | Multipoint Visualization Capability |
| MVD | Motion Vector Data |
| MVNO | Mobile Virtual Network Operator |
| MVPD | Multi-channel Video Programming Distributor |
| MVR | Multipoint Visualization Refused/Revoked |
| MVV | Multirate/VAD VBR |
| MW | Mid Wave |
| MWC | Multi-Way Calling |
| MWI | Message Waiting Indication |
| MWIF | Mobile Wireless Internet Forum |
| MWN | Message Waiting Notification |
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Acronym Definitions last updated July 2, 2002. We are no longer keeping it current.