SPOT (Single Point Of Termination)

In the context of digital subscriber line (DSL), a frame used

where a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) or Internet service provider (ISP) is leasing dry copper pairs from the incumbent LEC (ILEC) for purposes of provisioning xDSL data services. The SPOT

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• DARPANET (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network)
• DAS (Dual Attached Station)
• dash
• data
• Data
• database
• data circuit terminating equipment (DCTE or DCE)
• data communications equipment (DCE)
• data compression
• Data Encryption Standard (DES)
• Data Exchange Interface (DXI)
• data field
• data file
• data format
• datagram
• datagram
• datagram service
• datagram service
• Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA)
• Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI)
• Data Link Layer (DLL)
• Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS)
• DataPhone
• data service unit (DSU)
• data set or dataset