Acronym Glossary
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AIS        Automatic Intercept System
AMA        Automatic Message Accounting
ATRS       Automated Trouble Reporting System
BOSS       Billing and Order Support System
C1         Circuit system
CAC        Circuit Administration Center
CAROT      Centralized Automatic Reporting On Trunks
CATLAS     Centralized Automatic Trouble Locating and Analysis System
CMDS       Centralized Message Data System
CPC        Circuit Provision Center
CO         Central Office
COC        Circuit Order Control
COEES      Central Office Equipment Engineering System
COSMOS     COmputer System for Mainframe OperationS
CRIS       Customer Records Information System
CRS        Centralized Results System
CRT        Cathode-Ray Tube
CSAR       Centralized System for Analysis and Reporting
CSS        Computer SubSystem
CUCRIT     Capital Utilization CRITeria
CU/EQ      Common Update/EQuipment system
CU/TK      Common Update/TrunKing system
DACS       Digital Access and Cross-connect System
DPAC       Dedicated Plant Assignment Card
E1         Equipment system
EADAS      Engineering and Administrative Data Acquisition System
EADAS/NM   EADAS/Network Management
EFRAP      Exchange Feeder Route Analysis Program
ESS        Electronic Switching System
F1         Facility system
FEPS       Facility and Equipment Planning System
5XB COER   No. 5 Crossbar Central Office Equipment Report system
ICAN       Individual Circuit ANalysis
IFRPS      Intercity Facility Relief Planning System
IPLAN      Integrated PLanning and ANalysis
LAC        Loop Assignment Center
LBS        Load Balance System
LMOS       Loop Maintenance Operations System
LRAP       Long Route Analysis Program
LSRP       Local Switching Replacement Planning system
MATFAP     Metropolitan Area Transmission Facility Analysis Program
MCC        Master Control Center
MMC        Minicomputer Maintenance Center
MMOC       Minicomputer Maintenance Operations Center
NAC        Network Administration Center
NDCC       Network Data Collection Center
NMC        Network Management Center
NOC        Network Operations Center
NOCS       Network Operations Center System
NORGEN     Network Operations Report GENerator
NOTIS      Network Operations Trouble Information System
NSCS       Network Service Center System
OFNPS      Outstate Facility Network Planning System
PIA        Plug-In Administrator
PICS       Plug-in Inventory Control System
PICS/DCPR  PICS/Detailed Continuing Property Records
PREMIS     PREMises Information System
PSTN       Public Switched Telephone Network
RDES       Remote Data Entry System
RMAS       Remote Memory Administration Center
SARTS      Switched Access Remote Test System
SCC        Switching Control Center
SCCS       Switching Control Center System
SMAS       Switched Maintenance Access System
SONDS      Small Office Network Data System
SPCS COER  Stored-Program Control System/Central Office Equipment Report
TASC       Telecommunications Alarm Surveillance and Control system
TCAS       T-Carrier Administration System
TCSP       Tandem Cross Section Program
TDAS       Traffic Data Administration System
TFLAP      T-Carrier Fault-Locating Applications Program
TFS        Trunk Forecasting System
TIRKS      Trunks Integrated Records Keeping System
TNDS       Total Network Data System
TPMP       TNDS Performance Measurement Plan
TSPS       Traffic Service Position System
TSS        Trunk Servicing System
WC         Wire Center