IAD

(Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. Devices supporting various combinations (analog voice, DSL, ISDN, T1, etc.) are available. The term often refers to a device that deals only with DSL, mixing both voice and data over the DSL line. See VoDSL.

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IAD may stand for :

• Iraqi Army Division
• Washington Dulles International Airport, IATA airport code
• Internet addiction disorder
• Integrated access device
• Internal affairs (law enforcement), the part of a police agency that investigates possible misconduct
• Inter-American Dialogue, a non-profit organization in Washington DC
• Inter Agency drug misuse Database, An integrated drug intelligence and monitoring system housed at the Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University (UK)
• Intramolecular aglycon delivery, a stereospecific glycosylation technique in organic carbohydrate chemistry
• Interaction Design
• International Automotive Design, a British car manufacturer
• Institut des Arts de Diffusion, film/ television/radio/animation and drama school

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