backscatter

In a fiber optic transmission system (FOTS), the portion of an optical signal that is deflected back towards the transmitter through interaction with the glass or plastic medium. See also back reflection, FOTS, GOF, and POF.

• ANSI/EIA/TIA-568
• ANSI/ICEA S-101-699
• ANSI/ICEA S-80-576
• ANSI/ICEA S-91-661
• ANSI NFPA 70
• answering machine
• antenna
• Antheil, George (1900–1959)
• anycast
• anycast address
• AODI (Always On/Dynamic ISDN)
• AP
• APC (Angled Physical Contact)
• APD (Avalanche PhotoDiode)
• APD (Avalanche PhotoDiode)
• API (Application Program Interface, aka Application Programming Interface)
• API (Application Program Interface, aka Application Programming Interface)
• APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Center)
• APON (ATM-based Passive Optical Network)
• app (application)
• APP (Atom Publishing Protocol)
• APPC (Advanced Program-to-Program Communications)
• Appendix A: Standards Organizations
• application
• Application Layer