Acronym
|
Description
|
|
N(B+D) |
Number of B and D channels |
|
N00 |
700,
800, 900 Core Team |
|
N00 |
800
Routing Control |
|
N-2000 |
IBM PC Terminal Adapter |
|
N-3000 |
Conferencing Unit |
|
N-4000 |
NT1 Interface |
|
NA |
Network
Administration Department |
|
NA |
Numerical Aperture |
|
NABRB |
National
Accounts Business Review Board |
|
NAC |
Network
Access Computer |
|
NAC |
Network Administration Center |
|
NAC |
Network
Administrative Computer |
|
NAC |
Network Applications Center (Northern Telecom Inc.
DMS-100) |
|
NACC |
National
Accounts Control Center |
|
NACMS |
Network
Administrative Computer Management System |
|
NACPS |
National
Account Customer Profile System |
|
NAD |
National
Accounts Division - obsolete USS division (S) |
|
NADP |
North American Dialing Plan |
|
NAE |
National
Accounts Engineering |
|
NAG |
Numerical Algorithms Group |
|
NAK |
Negative acknowledgment (Bisync control character) |
|
NAM |
National Account Manager |
|
NAM |
National
Account Manager (S) |
|
NAM |
Network Access Method |
|
NAN |
No
Action Necessary |
|
NAND |
Not and |
|
NANP |
North American Numbering Plan |
|
NAP |
Network Access Pricing |
|
NAP |
Network
Administrative Processor |
|
NAPI |
Numbering/Addressing Plan Identifier |
|
NAPS |
National
Accounts Proposal System |
|
NAS |
North American Standard |
|
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
|
NASC |
Number Administration Service Center |
|
NASD |
Network
Administrative Systems Development |
|
NASM |
National Account Service Manager |
|
NATA |
North American Telecommunications Association |
|
NATS |
National Activity to Test Software |
|
NAU |
Network Access Unit |
|
NAU |
Network Addressable Unit |
|
NAUCS |
Network
Access Usage And Cost System |
|
NBD |
Non-Business
Day |
|
NBD |
Normal Business Day |
|
NBD |
Not
Been Determined |
|
NBH |
Network Busy Hour |
|
NBLH |
Network Blockage in Heavy Traffic |
|
NBLN |
Network Blockage in Normal Traffic |
|
NBS |
National Bureau of Standards |
|
NC |
Network Clock |
|
NC |
Network Connect |
|
NC |
Network
Connection |
|
NC |
Network Crosspoint (shelf) |
|
NC signal |
No Circuit signal |
|
NCA |
National Command Authority |
|
NCC |
National Computer Conference |
|
NCC |
Network Control Center |
|
NCC |
Network
Control Center (NOCC) |
|
NCD |
Network Call Distributor |
|
NCD |
Noncheck Dummies |
|
NCD |
Number of Calls Delayed |
|
NCEFT |
National Commission on Electronic Funds Transfers |
|
NCH |
Number of Calls Handled |
|
NCLIS |
National Commission on Libraries and Information
Science |
|
NCLK |
Network Clock |
|
NCLK2 |
Network Clock - Model 2 |
|
NCOS |
Network Class of Service |
|
NCP |
Network Control Point |
|
NCP |
Network Control Program |
|
NCR |
National Capital Region |
|
NCR |
National Cash Register |
|
NCR |
Number of Calls Received |
|
NCRT |
No Circuit Route Treatment |
|
NCS |
National Communications System |
|
NCSOC |
National Communications System Operations Center |
|
NCT |
Network Control and Timing |
|
NCTE |
Network Channel Terminating Equipment |
|
NCU |
Network Clock Unit |
|
NDC |
No Double Connection |
|
NDCS |
Network Data Control System |
|
NDD |
Network
Descriptive Database |
|
NDI |
Network
Development Integration |
|
NDL |
Network
Development Laboratory |
|
NDRO |
Non-Destructive Readout |
|
NDSS |
Network
Decision Support System |
|
NDT |
Net Data Throughput |
|
NDV |
Network
Development Validation |
|
NE |
Network
Element |
|
NEA |
National Endowment of the Arts |
|
NEBS |
New Equipment Building Systems (or Standards) |
|
NEC |
National Electrical Code |
|
NECC |
National Emergency Control Center |
|
NED |
Network Element Diagnostic |
|
NEG |
Data
Network Recovery Group |
|
NEP |
Noise Equivalent Power |
|
NES |
Noise Equivalent Signal |
|
NESC |
National Electrical Safety Code |
|
NET |
Network |
|
NetBIOS |
Network Basic Input Output System |
|
NETC |
Network Frame Plane Combined |
|
NETMAN |
Network Management |
|
NETS |
National
Emergency Telecommunications System |
|
NETS |
National Emergency Telephone System |
|
NEWT |
Network
Engineer Workstation Tool (CN) |
|
NEWT |
Network Engineering Workstation Tool |
|
NFAD |
Network
Features Advanced Development |
|
NFAH |
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities |
|
NFD |
Network
Facility Design |
|
NFE |
Network
Facility Engineer |
|
NFI |
Network
Facilities Implementation |
|
NFMS |
Network
Facility Management System |
|
NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association |
|
NHM |
Network Health Monitor |
|
NI |
Network Interface (shelf) |
|
NIA |
Network Interface Adapter |
|
NIATECH |
Network Integration Of Advanced Technologies |
|
NIC |
Network Interface Card |
|
NID |
Network
Information Database |
|
NID |
Network
Interface Development |
|
NID |
Network Interface Device |
|
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
|
NIM |
Network Interface Machine |
|
NIOD |
Network Inward and Outward Dialing |
|
NIP |
Network Interface Processor |
|
NIP |
Nucleus Intialization Program |
|
NIS |
Network
Information System |
|
NIS |
Network Inventory System |
|
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
|
NIU |
Network Interface Unit |
|
NLDM |
Network Logical Data Manager |
|
NLP |
Nonlinear Programming |
|
NLT |
No Line Insulation Test |
|
nm |
Nanometer |
|
NM |
Network Management |
|
NM |
Network
Management |
|
NM |
Network Module |
|
NMA |
National Micrographics Association |
|
NMA |
Network
Monitoring and Analysis |
|
NMC |
Network Management Center |
|
NMC |
Network Message Controller |
|
NMC |
Network
Message Controller |
|
NMC |
Network Module Controller |
|
NMCC |
National Military Command Center |
|
NMCC |
Network
Management Command and Control (NOCC) |
|
NMCC |
Network Management Command and Control System |
|
NMCC |
Network
Management Control Center (NOCC) |
|
NMCCP |
Network
Management and Control Center Peripherals (NOCC) |
|
NMCCS |
Network
Management and Control Center System (NOCC) |
|
NMCR |
Network
Management and Control Room (NOCC) |
|
NMIS |
Network Management Information System |
|
NMIS |
Network
Management Information System |
|
N-MOS (NMOS) |
Negative Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
|
NMOS (N-MOS) |
Negative Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
|
NMP |
Next
Milestone Plan (IS) |
|
NMS |
Network Management System |
|
NMSG |
Network Management Services Group |
|
NNI |
Network to Network Interface |
|
NNMC |
Naval National Medical Center |
|
NNX |
Near Number Exchange |
|
NNX |
Network Number Exchange |
|
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
|
NOC |
Network Operations Center |
|
NOCC |
Network
Operations Control Center |
|
NOD |
Network Outward Dialing |
|
NOH |
No Receiver Off-Hook Tone |
|
NOMDA |
National
Office Machines Dealers Association |
|
NOMS |
Network
Operating Management System |
|
NOPS |
New
Order Processing System |
|
NORC |
Naval Ordnance Research Computer |
|
NOS |
Network Operating System |
|
NOS |
Network
Operations Specialist |
|
NOS |
Network
Optimization System |
|
NOSA |
Network
Operations Service Acceptance |
|
NOSA |
Notice
Of Service Availability |
|
NOTIS |
Network Operations Trouble Information System |
|
NP |
New Peripheral |
|
NP |
Nondeterministic Polynomial |
|
NPA |
Numbering Plan Area |
|
NPC |
Network Policy Council |
|
NPC |
Network Processing Cards |
|
NPC |
North Pacific Cable |
|
NPD |
Network Protection Device |
|
NPL |
Network Planning Letter |
|
NPO |
Network Provisioning Organization |
|
NPSI |
Network Control Program Packet Switching Interface |
|
NQD |
Network
Quality Department |
|
NRAG |
Network Ring Again |
|
NRC |
National
Repair Center |
|
NRC |
Non-recurring Charge |
|
NRC |
Non-Recurring
Charge |
|
NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
|
NRL |
Naval Research Laboratory |
|
NRRD |
National
Repair and Return Depot |
|
NRS |
Network Resource Selector |
|
NRZ |
Nonreturn to Zero |
|
NRZI |
Nonreturn to Zero Inverted |
|
NS |
Network
Server |
|
NSA |
National Security Agency |
|
NSA |
Network
Support Area |
|
NSA |
Network Switch Administration |
|
NSAP |
Network Service Access Point |
|
NSC |
National
Service Center |
|
NSC |
National
Status Center |
|
NSC |
Network Speed Calling |
|
NSC |
Network Status Center |
|
NSCS |
Network Service Center System |
|
NSD |
National
Sales Division |
|
NSD |
Network
Systems Development |
|
NSEC |
Nanosecond |
|
NSEP |
National Security and Emergency Preparedness |
|
NSEP |
Network Switching Engineering Practices |
|
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
|
NSF |
Network
Specific Facility |
|
NSG |
Network Services Group |
|
NSI |
Network Services, Inc. (Bell Atlantic) |
|
NSM |
Network
Service Manager |
|
NSMS |
Network
Status and Monitoring System |
|
NSMS |
Network Staus and Monitoring System |
|
NSO |
National
Service Organization (CS) |
|
NSP |
Network
Service Processor |
|
NSP |
Network Services Platform (DATAP) |
|
NSPD |
Network
Systems Planning and Development |
|
NSPDC |
Network
Systems and Product Demonstration Center |
|
NSPDM |
Network
Systems Planning and Development Methodology |
|
NSPI |
New Services Planning and Implementation |
|
NSPMP |
Network Switching Performance Measurement Plan |
|
NSS |
National Surveillance System |
|
NSS |
Network Support Systems |
|
NSS |
Network
Surveillance System |
|
NSSD |
Network
Support Systems Development |
|
NSSDM |
Network
Support Systems Development Methodology |
|
NSTAC |
National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee |
|
NSV |
Network
Surveillance System |
|
NSWC |
Naval Surface Warfare Center |
|
NT |
Network Termination |
|
NT1 |
Network Termination - Type 1 (Basic ISDN U to T
interface; U = loop interface; T = terminal to network) |
|
NTAC |
National
Technical Assistance Center |
|
NTAC |
Network Technical Assistance Center |
|
NTAS |
Network
Traffic Accounting System |
|
NTC |
National
Training Center |
|
NTEC |
National Telecommunications Education Committee |
|
NTI |
Network Terminating Interface |
|
NTI |
Northern Telecom Inc. |
|
NTI |
Northern
Telecom, Incorporated. |
|
NTIA |
National Telecommunications Information
Administration |
|
NTIS |
National Technical Information Service |
|
NTISSI |
National Telecommunications and Information Systems
Security Instruction |
|
NTISSP |
National Telecommunications and Information Systems
Security Policy |
|
NTMS |
National Telecommunications Management System |
|
NTN |
Network Terminal Number |
|
NTP |
Network Transition Plan |
|
NTP |
Northern Telecom Practices |
|
NTP |
Northern
Telecom Practices |
|
NTPF |
Number of Terminals Per Failure |
|
NTS |
Nodal Timing Supply |
|
NTSC |
National Television Standards Committee (video
standards) |
|
NTTMP |
Network Trunk Transmission Measurement Plan |
|
NTU |
Network Terminating Unit |
|
NUC |
Nailed-Up Connection |
|
NUI |
Network User Identifier |
|
NUI |
Network
User Identifier |
|
NVS |
Network
Voice Services |
|
NVT |
Network Virtual Terminal |
|
NWM |
Network Management |
|
NWS |
Network
Scheduling |
|
NWTP |
Network WATS Term Plan |
|
NXX |
A three-digit code assigned to an NPA |
|
NYNEX |
New York Telephone and New England Telephone
(Regional Holding Company) |