Glossary

Puncturing

French term for SCART (connector)

Predictive-coded (P) Pictures Frame Structure

Predictive pictures

Private Automatic Branch Exchange

Packet Assembler/Disassembler, Program Associated Data

Phase Alternating Line; Programmable Array Logic

Plasma Addressed LCD

Programmable Atomic Logic Elements

Pulse-Amplitude Modulation

Private Advanced Radio Service

Program Association Table, (multiplex)(part of SI); Power Alignment Technology

Private Automatic Exchange

Plastic Ball Grid Array

Private Branch Exchange

Personal Computer; Printed Circuit

Printed Circuit Board

Programmer Control Center

Peripheral Component Interconnect

Pulse Code Modulation

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

Personal Communications Network

Programmable Clock Reference

Program Control System; Personal Communication Services

Private Circuit Switching Network

Pulse Density Function; Portable Document Format

Praesodymium-Doped Fibre Amplifiers (1310nm)

Plesiosyncronous Digital Heirarchy

Phase Division Multiplex ;Passive Display Model: Pulse Duration Modulation

Portable Digital Media Interface

Public Data Network; Primary Directory Number

Pseudo ___________

Picture Element

Packetized Elementary Stream, Personal Earth Station

Power Flux Density

Pulse Frequency Modulation

Pin Grid Array

Program Identification, Packet Identifier

Personal Identification Number

Programmable Input Output

Peak Inverse

Peak Inverse Voltage

Program Key

Public Key Infrastructure

Programmable Logic Array

Private Line Automatic Ring down

Programmable Logic Controller

Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier

Programmable Logic Device

Phase Locked Loop

Public Land Mobile Network

Private Link Repeater

Picture Line Up Generator Equipment

Phase Modulation, Poly-phase Matched

Private Mobile Radio

Program Map Table (multiplex) (part of SI)

Pseudo-random Number

Private Network to Network Interface

Post Office Code Standardisation Advisory Group

Plastic Optical Fibre

Passive Optical Network

Proof Of Performance / Point of Presence

Programmable Option Select

Plain Old Telephone Service

Pulse Position Modulation

Point - to - Point Protocol

Pay Per View

Plastic Quad Flatpack

Primary Rate Access ( 2Mb/s - ISDN )

Pseudo Random Binary Sequence; Pseudo Random Bit Sequence

Pulse Repetition Frequency

Primary Rate Interface

Programmable Read Only Memory

Power Spectral Density; Programmable System Device

Packet Switched Data Network

Program Specific Information (part of SI)

Phase Shift Keying

Packet Switched System/ Service

Public Switched Telephone Network

Profile Specific Test Specification

Power Supply Unit

Packet Terminal

PASS Transistor Logic

Pulse Time Modulation

Presentation Time Stamp

Postal, Telephone and Telegraph

Packet Transfer Exchange

Permanent Virtual Connection

Personal Video Recorder

Printed Wiring Assembly

Printed Wiring Board

Pulse-Width Modulation

Power