6.  ABBREVIATIONS

   BCS       Batch Change Supplement
   BERP      Bit Error Rate Performance
   BMMI      Bilingual Man Machine Interface
   CC        Central Control
   CCS       Common Channel Signalling
   CI        Command Interpreter
   CM        Computing Module
   CMC       Central Message Controller
   CPSTATUS  Call Processing Status
   CPU       Central Processing Unit
   CR        Carriage Return
   DS        Data Store
   IOC       Input Output Controller
   IOD       Input Output Device
   MAP       Maintenance and Administration Position
   MMI       Man Machine Interface
   MS        Message Switch
   MTC       Maintenance
   NET       Network
   NT        Northern Telecom
   NTP       Nothern Telecom Practice
   NM        Network Module
   PEC       Product Engineering Code
   PM        Peripheral Module
   PO        Purchase Order
   POP       Performance Oriented Practices
   RTM       Ready to Manufacture
   TC        Terminal Controller
   VDU       Visual Display Unit









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