Abbreviations/Acronyms

automatic power control; angle polished connector

data collection system; digital access and cross-connect systems; dual-cone scanner

government open systems interconnection profile

media access unit — A media access unit (MAU) is a unique device utilized to connect token ring devices from multiple network stations into a star topology. There are two types of MAUs, passive and active. Passive MAUs are powered from their network connections while active MAUs are powered electrically from an external source.

multistage interconnection network

optical cross connect

peripheral component interconnect

reconfigurable optical interconnect device