Telecommunication Acronyms A – Z A ABF Air blown fiber. ADM Add/drop multiplexer. ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line. ADSS All-dielectric self-supporting. AMA mplitude modulation. ANSI American National Standards Institute. AOC Active optical cable. AON All-optical network. APC Angled physical contact. APD Avalanche photodiode. APL Allowable path loss. APON Asynchronous transfer mode PON. APS Automatic protection […]