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;21CN:21st Century Network.

;ALG:Application Layer Gateway - typically software in a router to try to help with VoIP calls, often needing to be disabled

;ALG:Application Layer Gateway - typically software in a router to try to help with VoIP calls, often needing to be disabled.

;Bonding:Bonding more than one broadband line.

;BT:British Telecom.

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;Traffic:Activity on the network/line.

;TTW:TalkTalk Wholesale.

;Tx Rate:Tx – Download rate.

;Tx Rate:Tx – Download rate. Rx – Upload rate.

Rx – Upload rate.

;VLAN:Virtual Local Area Network.

;VoIP:Voice over Internet Protocol.

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;ADSL:Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line.

;BRAS:Broadband Remote Access Server (Takes PPP from EU and passes it to ISP by [[L2TP]]).

;CPE:Customer ~~Premise~~ Equipment (router or modem).

;CPE:Customer Premises Equipment (router or modem).

;DSL:Digital Subscriber Line. E.g. ADSL, FTTC/VDSL, Gfast.

;DSLAM:Digital Subscriber Line Access Modulator.

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;POH:Point of Handover.

;RA:Rate Adaptive.

;REIN:Repetitive Electrical Impulse Noise - some sort of interference causing problems with a broadband line - tricky to pinpoint, patience needed in diagnosing these faults.

;RWT:Right When Tested.

;SIN:Supplier Information Note [BT].