iprotocol Label Switching Protocol (GMPLS) and IP Protocol Suite International Technology Roadmap for Electronics for Telecommunications Semiconductors ITU-T International Telecommunication Union- Telecommunication Network Architecture Telecommunication Standardization Sector Layer-2 Switch Capable Telecommunication Network Architecture Local Area Network Carrier Class Ethernet Loop Back Transmission Systems Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Label Distribution Protocol Label Switched Network (GMPLS) Line Extender Module (Regenerator in Transmission Systems DWDM) Label Edge Router Label Switched Network (MPLS) Long Haul Transmission Systems Logical Link Control Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Link Management Protocol Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Least Mean Square Transmission Systems Linearly Polarized (Fiber Mode) Fiber Optics Link State Advertisement Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Label Switched Path Label Switched Network (MPLS) Label Switched Router Label Switched Network (MPLS) Low Smoke Zero Halogen Optical Cables Limited Wavelength Conversion Optical Transport Network (OTN) Media Access Control Carrier Class Ethernet Metro Ethernet Forum Telecommunication Network Architecture Micro Electrical Mechanical Machine Optoelectronic Components and Sub-systems Management Information Base Telecommunication Management Architecture Multi Label Control Plane Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Maximum-Likelihood-Sequence-Estimator Transmission Systems Multimedia Messaging Service Mobile Networks MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Electronic Circuits and Equalizers Transistor Multiple Section Optical Cross Connect Optical Transport Network Appendix F: Acronyms Acronym What Does It Stand For Where It Is Used Multiprotocol Label Switching Label Switched Network (MPLS) Multi Quantum Well Optoelectronic Components and Sub-Systems Multiple Section SDH/SONET Multi Source Agreement Electronic Circu