Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations - IIUSA
Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations - IIUSA
Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations - IIUSA
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Configuration - Database - The user-specified information about the<br />
network (such as nodes, cards, ports, <strong>and</strong> links) stored in flash<br />
memory, PSM disk drive, or both on Promina nodes.<br />
Connect - Time - The time that a circuit is in use.<br />
Connectivity - The ability to effectively integrate information <strong>and</strong><br />
communications equipment, including equipment with different<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> protocols.<br />
CONOPS - Concept of Operations<br />
CONPLAN - 1. contingency plan; 2. operations plan in concept<br />
format<br />
CONT - continuous<br />
Contention - The facility provided by the dial network or a port<br />
selector that allows multiple terminals to compete on a first-comefirst-serve<br />
basis for a smaller number of computer ports.<br />
Control - Mode - A DDS circuit is in the Control Mode when the<br />
circuit's C bit = 0 (for example, the data bits contain a DDS<br />
Network Control Code such as a loopback request).<br />
Controller - A generic term for a type of communication control unit<br />
that manages the details of line control <strong>and</strong> routing of data<br />
through a network.<br />
CONUS - Continental United States<br />
coord - coordinate(s)<br />
COP - character oriented protocol<br />
COP - common operating picture<br />
COR - central office of record<br />
CORBA - common object request broker architecture<br />
CORN - computer resource nucleus (FAA)<br />
COS - class of service<br />
COS - corporation for open systems<br />
COSCOM - corps support comm<strong>and</strong><br />
COSE - common open system environment<br />
COSMIC - Computer Software Management <strong>and</strong> Information Center<br />
COSPO - Community Open Source Program Office (CIA)<br />
Cost - Routing - See routing cost.<br />
COSTARS - combined sensors target acquisition, recognition, strike<br />
COT - Commercial Over TRI-TAC<br />
COT - computer operator terminal<br />
COT - customer office terminal<br />
COTS - commercial off-the-shelf<br />
COU - cable orderwire unit<br />
COW - control orderwire<br />
CP - comm<strong>and</strong> post<br />
CP - crypto peripheral<br />
CP - collaborative planning<br />
CPAS - Cellular Priority Access Service<br />
CPCI - computer program configuration item<br />
CPCS - (Common Part Conjunction Sublayer) - The Common Part<br />
Conjunction Sublayer of ATM Adaption Layer 5 in conjunction<br />
with the ATM-layer ATM_user_to_user Indication (end of PDU)<br />
provides segmentation <strong>and</strong> reassembly (frame delimiting) for FR-<br />
SSCS PDUs.<br />
CPD - combat pictorial detachment (Army)<br />
CPDLC - controller/pilot data link communications (FAA)<br />
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CPDS - computer program development specification<br />
CPE - central processing element<br />
CPE - (Customer Premises Equipment) - Equipment that is located<br />
on the customer's premises.<br />
CPFSK - continuous-phase frequency shift keying<br />
CPG - Central Processor Group<br />
CPIN - computer program identification number<br />
CPLD - complex programmable logic device<br />
CPLI - calling party line identification<br />
CPM - communications planning module<br />
CPNI - Customer Proprietary Network Information<br />
CPP - Communications Protocol Processor<br />
CPP - point-to-point analysis<br />
CPP - communication patch panel<br />
CPPP - Compressed Point-to-Point Protocol<br />
CPS - characters per second<br />
CPS - certificate practices statement<br />
CPS - COMSEC parent switch<br />
CPSM - continuous phase shift modulation<br />
CPSR - Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility<br />
CPSS - Computer Systems Squadron<br />
CPTS - computer program test specification<br />
CPU - central processing unit<br />
CPX - comm<strong>and</strong> post exercise<br />
CR - channel (circuit) reliability<br />
CRAG - compass, radar <strong>and</strong> global positioning<br />
CRC - Control <strong>and</strong> Reporting Center<br />
CRC - circuit routing chart<br />
CRC - (Cyclical Redundancy Check) - 1. An error detection method,<br />
for link-level data transmissions, that does mathematical<br />
calculations on a message <strong>and</strong> sends the results to the receiving<br />
side. The receiving side performs the same calculation, <strong>and</strong> if the<br />
results do not match, it requests a retransmission. 2. circuit<br />
routing chart.<br />
CRE - control <strong>and</strong> reporting element<br />
CREN - Computer Research Education Network<br />
CRF - Cable Retransmission Facility<br />
CRF - channel reassignment function<br />
CRI - collective RI<br />
CRIS - communications resource information sharing (NCS)<br />
CRIS - computer resources integrated support<br />
CRISD - Computer Resources Integrated Support Document<br />
CRISIS - combat readiness infrastructure support information system<br />
(USAF)<br />
CRISP - Computer Resources Integrated Support Plan<br />
CRISP - crypto reduced instruction set processor<br />
CRITIC - critical intelligence<br />
CRL - certificate revocation list<br />
CRM - Collections Requirements Management<br />
CRMP - Computer Resources Management Plan
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