WAN
Wide Area Network
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
OC
Optical Carrier
Indicates bandwidth
Base reference is 51.84 Mbps
BPL
Broadband over Power Lines
Max of 2.7 Mbps
LoS
Line of Sight
CSU/DSU
Channel Service Unit / Data Service Unit
Where a WAN circuit terminates into your location
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
Layer 2
Transmits multiple Layer 3 protocols simultaneously
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
Layer 1 Technology using Fiber Optic cabling
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
Digital Telephony Technology supporting multiple 64 Kbps channels
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching