Cable Abbreviation
Abbreviation and Acronyms
ABS |
Acrylonitril Butadiene Styrene copolymer |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
AWG |
American Wire Gauge |
dB |
decibel |
EIA |
Electronic Industries Association |
FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
FTP |
Foil Twisted Pairs |
Gbps |
gigabits per second |
IEC |
International Electro-technical Committee |
IEEE |
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
ISO |
International Standard Organisation |
kHz |
Kilohertz per second |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
Mbps |
Megabits per second |
MHz |
megahertz |
PP |
Polypropylene |
PS |
Styrene Butadiene Copolymer |
PVC |
Polyvinylchloride |
SAN |
Styrene Acrylonitril Copolymer |
scTP |
screened twisted type |
SSTP |
Foil and Braid Shielded Twisted Pair |
STP |
Shield twisted Pair |
sUTP |
screened Unshielded Twisted Pair |
Tbps |
terabit per second |
TIA |
Telecommunication Industry Association |
U" |
Micro-inches |
UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
V |
Volt |