Telecom Acronyms Starting With N

Here are the most common telecom acronyms starting with N from the world of computer networking.

Acronym	Description
N(B+D)	Number of B and D channels
N00	700, 800, 900 Core Team
N00	800 Routing Control
N-2000	IBM PC Terminal Adapter
N-3000	Conferencing Unit
N-4000	NT1 Interface
NA	Network Administration Department
NA	Numerical Aperture
NABRB	National Accounts Business Review Board
NAC	Network Access Computer
NAC	Network Administration Center
NAC	Network Administrative Computer
NAC	Network Applications Center (Northern Telecom Inc. DMS-100)
NACC	National Accounts Control Center
NACMS	Network Administrative Computer Management System
NACPS	National Account Customer Profile System
NAD	National Accounts Division – obsolete USS division (S)
NADP	North American Dialing Plan
NAE	National Accounts Engineering
NAG	Numerical Algorithms Group
NAK	Negative acknowledgment (Bisync control character)
NAM	National Account Manager
NAM	National Account Manager (S)
NAM	Network Access Method
NAN	No Action Necessary
NAND	Not and
NANP	North American Numbering Plan
NAP	Network Access Pricing
NAP	Network Administrative Processor
NAPI	Numbering/Addressing Plan Identifier
NAPS	National Accounts Proposal System
NAS	North American Standard
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASC	Number Administration Service Center
NASD	Network Administrative Systems Development
NASM	National Account Service Manager
NATA	North American Telecommunications Association
NATS	National Activity to Test Software
NAU	Network Access Unit
NAU	Network Addressable Unit
NAUCS	Network Access Usage And Cost System
NBD	Non-Business Day
NBD	Normal Business Day
NBD	Not Been Determined
NBH	Network Busy Hour
NBLH	Network Blockage in Heavy Traffic
NBLN	Network Blockage in Normal Traffic
NBS	National Bureau of Standards
NC	Network Clock
NC	Network Connect
NC	Network Connection
NC	Network Crosspoint (shelf)
NC signal	No Circuit signal
NCA	National Command Authority
NCC	National Computer Conference
NCC	Network Control Center
NCC	Network Control Center (NOCC)
NCD	Network Call Distributor
NCD	Noncheck Dummies
NCD	Number of Calls Delayed
NCEFT	National Commission on Electronic Funds Transfers
NCH	Number of Calls Handled
NCLIS	National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
NCLK	Network Clock
NCLK2	Network Clock – Model 2
NCOS	Network Class of Service
NCP	Network Control Point
NCP	Network Control Program
NCR	National Capital Region
NCR	National Cash Register
NCR	Number of Calls Received
NCRT	No Circuit Route Treatment
NCS	National Communications System
NCSOC	National Communications System Operations Center
NCT	Network Control and Timing
NCTE	Network Channel Terminating Equipment
NCU	Network Clock Unit
NDC	No Double Connection
NDCS	Network Data Control System
NDD	Network Descriptive Database
NDI	Network Development Integration
NDL	Network Development Laboratory
NDRO	Non-Destructive Readout
NDSS	Network Decision Support System
NDT	Net Data Throughput
NDV	Network Development Validation
NE	Network Element
NEA	National Endowment of the Arts
NEBS	New Equipment Building Systems (or Standards)
NEC	National Electrical Code
NECC	National Emergency Control Center
NED	Network Element Diagnostic
NEG	Data Network Recovery Group
NEP	Noise Equivalent Power
NES	Noise Equivalent Signal
NESC	National Electrical Safety Code
NET	Network
NetBIOS	Network Basic Input Output System
NETC	Network Frame Plane Combined
NETMAN	Network Management
NETS	National Emergency Telecommunications System
NETS	National Emergency Telephone System
NEWT	Network Engineer Workstation Tool (CN)
NEWT	Network Engineering Workstation Tool
NFAD	Network Features Advanced Development
NFAH	National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
NFD	Network Facility Design
NFE	Network Facility Engineer
NFI	Network Facilities Implementation
NFMS	Network Facility Management System
NFPA	National Fire Protection Association
NHM	Network Health Monitor
NI	Network Interface (shelf)
NIA	Network Interface Adapter
NIATECH	Network Integration Of Advanced Technologies
NIC	Network Interface Card
NID	Network Information Database
NID	Network Interface Development
NID	Network Interface Device
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIM	Network Interface Machine
NIOD	Network Inward and Outward Dialing
NIP	Network Interface Processor
NIP	Nucleus Intialization Program
NIS	Network Information System
NIS	Network Inventory System
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIU	Network Interface Unit
NLDM	Network Logical Data Manager
NLP	Nonlinear Programming
NLT	No Line Insulation Test
nm	Nanometer
NM	Network Management
NM	Network Management
NM	Network Module
NMA	National Micrographics Association
NMA	Network Monitoring and Analysis
NMC	Network Management Center
NMC	Network Message Controller
NMC	Network Message Controller
NMC	Network Module Controller
NMCC	National Military Command Center
NMCC	Network Management Command and Control (NOCC)
NMCC	Network Management Command and Control System
NMCC	Network Management Control Center (NOCC)
NMCCP	Network Management and Control Center Peripherals (NOCC)
NMCCS	Network Management and Control Center System (NOCC)
NMCR	Network Management and Control Room (NOCC)
NMIS	Network Management Information System
NMIS	Network Management Information System
N-MOS (NMOS)	Negative Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
NMOS (N-MOS)	Negative Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
NMP	Next Milestone Plan (IS)
NMS	Network Management System
NMSG	Network Management Services Group
NNI	Network to Network Interface
NNMC	Naval National Medical Center
NNX	Near Number Exchange
NNX	Network Number Exchange
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOC	Network Operations Center
NOCC	Network Operations Control Center(generic)
NOD	Network Outward Dialing
NOH	No Receiver Off-Hook Tone
NOMDA	National Office Machines Dealers Association
NOMS	Network Operating Management System
NOPS	New Order Processing System
NORC	Naval Ordnance Research Computer
NOS	Network Operating System
NOS	Network Operations Specialist
NOS	Network Optimization System
NOSA	Network Operations Service Acceptance
NOSA	Notice Of Service Availability
NOTIS	Network Operations Trouble Information System
NP	New Peripheral
NP	Nondeterministic Polynomial
NPA	Numbering Plan Area
NPC	Network Policy Council
NPC	Network Processing Cards
NPC	North Pacific Cable
NPD	Network Protection Device
NPL	Network Planning Letter
NPO	Network Provisioning Organization
NPSI	Network Control Program Packet Switching Interface
NQD	Network Quality Department
NRAG	Network Ring Again
NRC	National Repair Center
NRC	Non-recurring Charge
NRC	Non-Recurring Charge
NRC	Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRL	Naval Research Laboratory
NRRD	National Repair and Return Depot
NRS	Network Resource Selector
NRZ	Nonreturn to Zero
NRZI	Nonreturn to Zero Inverted
NS	Network Server
NSA	National Security Agency
NSA	Network Support Area
NSA	Network Switch Administration
NSAP	Network Service Access Point
NSC	National Service Center
NSC	National Status Center
NSC	Network Speed Calling
NSC	Network Status Center
NSCS	Network Service Center System
NSD	National Sales Division
NSD	Network Systems Development
NSEC	Nanosecond
NSEP	National Security and Emergency Preparedness
NSEP	Network Switching Engineering Practices
NSF	National Science Foundation
NSF	Network Specific Facility
NSG	Network Services Group
NSI	Network Services, Inc. (Bell Atlantic)
NSM	Network Service Manager
NSMS	Network Status and Monitoring System
NSMS	Network Staus and Monitoring System
NSO	National Service Organization (CS)
NSP	Network Service Processor
NSP	Network Services Platform (DATAP)
NSPD	Network Systems Planning and Development
NSPDC	Network Systems and Product Demonstration Center
NSPDM	Network Systems Planning and Development Methodology
NSPI	New Services Planning and Implementation
NSPMP	Network Switching Performance Measurement Plan
NSS	National Surveillance System
NSS	Network Support Systems
NSS	Network Surveillance System
NSSD	Network Support Systems Development
NSSDM	Network Support Systems Development Methodology
NSTAC	National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
NSV	Network Surveillance System
NSWC	Naval Surface Warfare Center
NT	Network Termination
NT1	Network Termination – Type 1 (Basic ISDN U to T interface; U = loop interface; T = terminal to network)
NTAC	National Technical Assistance Center
NTAC	Network Technical Assistance Center
NTAS	Network Traffic Accounting System
NTC	National Training Center
NTEC	National Telecommunications Education Committee
NTI	Network Terminating Interface
NTI	Northern Telecom Inc.
NTI	Northern Telecom, Incorporated.
NTIA	National Telecommunications Information Administration
NTIS	National Technical Information Service
NTISSI	National Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instruction
NTISSP	National Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Policy
NTMS	National Telecommunications Management System
NTN	Network Terminal Number
NTP	Network Transition Plan
NTP	Northern Telecom Practices
NTP	Northern Telecom Practices
NTPF	Number of Terminals Per Failure
NTS	Nodal Timing Supply
NTSC	National Television Standards Committee (video standards)
NTTMP	Network Trunk Transmission Measurement Plan
NTU	Network Terminating Unit
NUC	Nailed-Up Connection
NUI	Network User Identifier
NUI	Network User Identifier
NVS	Network Voice Services
NVT	Network Virtual Terminal
NWM	Network Management
NWS	Network Scheduling
NWTP	Network WATS Term Plan
NXX	A three-digit code assigned to an NPA
NYNEX	New York Telephone and New England Telephone (Regional Holding Company)