Terms and Acronyms
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Convention
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!, #
This symbol means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not
Note
covered in the publication.
This symbol means the following are useful tips.
Tip
This symbol means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action
Timesaver
described in the paragraph.
This symbol means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in
Caution
equipment damage or loss of data.
Terms and Acronyms
A complete list of terms and acronyms is available in the Internetworking Terms and Acronyms guide,
available on the Documentation CD-ROM.
To fully understand the content of this guide, you should be familiar with the following terms and
acronyms.
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Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Router Software Configuration Guide
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Command Syntax and Emphasis Conventions (continued)
Description
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets in contexts
where italics are not available.
Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
An exclamation point ( ! ) or a pound sign ( # ) at the beginning of a line of
code indicates a comment line.
A/D—analog to digital (conversion)
ABR—available bit rate
AAL5—ATM adaptation layer 5
AGC—automatic gain control
AM-VSB—Amplitude Modulation - Vestigial Side Band (Modulation scheme)
ASIC—Application Specific Integrated Circuit
AWG—American wire gauge
BGP—Border Gateway Protocol
BPI—Baseline Privacy Interface
CATV—cable television
CM—cable modem
CMTS—cable modem termination system (headend)
CoS—class of service
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