ADC EDU-409 GLOSSARY

150-409-115-05, Issue 5	Glossary

American Wire	The standard used to describe wire size. The diameter of the wire
Gauge	increases as the gauge decreases. 26 gauge is 4 mm (0.0157') in
	diameter, 24 gauge is 51 mm (0.0201'), and so on.
2B1Q	Two-Binary, One-Quaternary. Line coding used for HDSL.
Cable Binder	A group of 25 pairs of wires.
Group
Bridged Tap	A pair of wires connected in parallel across a single line to form a “T”
	configuration.
Loop	A length of twisted-pair copper wire connecting the local unit of an
	HDSL circuit to the remote unit.

EDU-409 List 1

January 26, 2000