AAA 

Authentication Programm Interface

AAL 

ATM Adaption Layer

AAL 

ATM Adaption Layer

AAL - 1 

ATM Adaption Layer Type 1

AAL - 1 

ATM Adaption Layer Type 1

AAL - 2 

ATM Adaption Layer Type2

AAL - 2 

ATM Adaption Layer Type2

AAL - 3/4 

ATM Adaption Layer Type 3/4

AAL - 3/4 

ATM Adaption Layer Type 3/4

AAL - 5 

ATM Adaption Layer Type 5

AAL - 5 

ATM Adaption Layer Type 5

ABR 

Available Bit Rate

ABT 

ATM Block Transfer

ACD 

Automatic Call Distributor

ACM2 

Nokia's 2 Mbit/s Access Multiplexer

ACR 

Allowed Cell Rate: An ABR service parameter

Address Prefix 

A string of 0 or more bits up to a maximum of 152 bits that is the lead portion of one or more ATM  Addresses

ADF 

Application Directory File

ADM 

Add Drop Multiplexer

ADSL 

Asymetrical Digital Subscriber Line

AESA 

ATM End System Adresses

AFI 

Authority and Format Identifier

AH 

Authentication Header

AICH 

Acquisition Indication Channel

AINI 

ATM Inter Network Interface

AIS 

Alarm Indication Signal

ALCAP 

Access Link control application part

AMI 

Asynchronous Methode Invocation

AMPS 

Advanced Mobile Phone Service

AMR 

Adaptive Multi Rate

AN 

Acces Network

AN 

Application Modularity

ANI 

Automatic Number Identification

ANSI 

American National Standards Institute

AO/DI 

Always On / Dynamic ISDN

Aoc 

ADSL Overhead Channel

AoCC 

Advice of Charge - Charging

AoCI 

Advice of Charge - Information

AP 

Access Point

API 

Application Program Interface

APN 

Access Point Name

APNIC 

Asia Pacific Network Information Centre

APS 

Automatic Protection Switching

ARIB 

Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (Japan)

ARIN 

American Registry for Internet Numbers

ARIP 

Association of Radio Industries and Businesses

ARP 

Address Resolution Protocol

ARQ 

Automatic Repeat Request

AS 

Autonomous System

AS 

Application Server

ASIC 

Application Specific Integrated Circuit

ASO 

Address Supporting Organization

ASP 

Attendant Services Platform

ASP 

Application Service Provider

ATC 

ATM Transfer Capability

ATM 

Automatic Tailor Machine

ATM 

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATMF 

ATM Forum

ATMP 

Ascend Tunelling Management Protocol

ATSC 

Advanced Television Systems Committee

ATVEF 

Advanced TV Enhancement forum

AuC 

Authentication Center

AUSC 

Active User Service Cache