List of Acronyms AAA AAL AAS ABR AC ACL ADM ADSL AF Agg Eth SW Alloc-ID ALQD ALU AMPS AP AP API APoM APP layer AQM AQT ARP ARQ Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting ATM Adaptation Layer Adaptive Antenna System Available Bit Rate Access Connection/Attachment Circuit Access Control List Add/Drop Multiplexer Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Assured Forwarding (a Class of Service) Aggregation Ethernet Switch Allocation Identifier of the upstream T-CONT Approximated LQD Arithmetic Logic Unit Advanced Mobile Phone System Access Point Alternate Port (in Ethernet bridging) Application Program Interface Any Protocol over MPLS Application layer Active Queue Management Area-based QuadTtree Address Resolution Protocol Automatic Request Response