
Verilink Access System 2000: Basics Glossary-1
Glossary
Acronyms and Definitions
A
A
Ampere.
See
current
.
AC Alternating current. An electric
cu r r en t t h a t re v e r s es di r e c ti o n
(positive and negative values) at
regular intervals.
acknowledged alarm An alarm sent to the management
module and acknowledged by the
user or automatically by software.
ACP See
Advanced Communications
Protocol (ACP)
.
address switch A selector switch on Verilink shelf
units used to assign an address to
each shelf.
adjacent channels Channels are assigned so there are
no unassigned channel between
them. For example, if Port 1 =
Channels 2, 3, 5, 7 & 9 and Port 2
= Channels 10, 24, then 2 is
adjacent to 3, 7 is adjacent to 8,
and 24 is adjacent to 1.)
Advanced Communications Engine (ACE) A series of Verilink products
compatible with the AS2000
platform. Applications include
cross-connect switch, video
conferencing, and high-density
CSUs.
Advanced Communications Protocol
(ACP)
ACP is Verilink’s proprietary
controller protocol used by the
NCM & SCM controller modules,
and ACE application modules.
Advanced Programmable Architecture
(APA)
Verilink proprietary architecture
that provides the capability for
downloading firmware updates
into an Access System module
RAM via a firmware service
function.
AIS See
alarm indication signal
(AIS)
. Sometimes called a “
red
alarm
.”
AISS See
Alarm Indication Signal
Second (AISS)
.
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