ANSI American National Standards Institute AP access provider ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATM asynchronous transfer mode AWG American Wire Gauge BICSI Building Industry Consulting Services International CATV community antenna television CCIA Computer Communications Industry Association EF entrance facility EIA Electronics Industries Alliance ELFEXT equal level far-end crosstalk EMI electromagnetic interference EMS energy management system EP entrance point ER equipment room FCC Federal Communications Commission FDDI fiber distributed data interface FEXT far-end crosstalk FOCIS Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability Standard FTR Federal Telecommunications Recommendation HC horizontal cross-connect HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning IC intermediate cross-connect IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IS Interim Standard ISDN integrated services digital network ISO International Organization for Standardization LAN local area network LED light emitting diode Mb/s megabits per second MC main cross-connect MUTOA multi-user telecommunications outlet assembly NCS National Communications System NEC® National Electrical Code® NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NESC® National Electrical Safety Code® NEXT near-end crosstalk NFPA National Fire Protection Association NVP nominal velocity of propagation PSELFEXT power sum equal level far-end crosstalk PSFEXT power sum far-end crosstalk PSNEXT power sum near-end crosstalk ScTP screen twisted-pair STP shielded twisted-pair TR telecommunications room TGB telecommunications grounding bar TIA Telecommunications Industry Association TSB Telecommunications System Bulletin UL Underwriters Laboratories US United States UTP unshielded twisted-pair WA work area X cross-connect
A Ampere dB decibel °C degrees Celsius °F degrees Fahrenheit ft feet, foot GHz gigahertz in inch km kilometer lbf pound-force m meter mA milliampere MHz megahertz mm millimeter N Newton nm nanometer ns nanosecond sq in square inch sq mm square millimeter Vac volts alternating current V rms volts root mean square µm micrometer or micron
