GLOSSARY
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ABR Available Bit Rate. An ATM layer service category for which the limiting ATM layer transfer characteristics provided by the network may change subsequent to connection establishment.
address prefix A string of 0 or more bits up to a maximum of 152 bits that is the lead portion of one or more ATM addresses.
AFI Authority and Format Identifier, This identifier is part of the network level address header.
aggregated Common information, such as the name of the group, but not the information individual members.
aggregated list A generalized list which contains the summary of the reachable addresses for its group.
aggregation token A number assigned to an outside link by the border nodes at the ends of the outside link. The same number is associated with all uplinks and induced uplinks associated with the outside link. In the parent and all
Allowed Cell Rate An ABR service parameter, ACR is the current rate in cells/sec at which (ACR) a source is allowed to send.
alternate routing A mechanism that supports the use of a new path after an attempt to set up a connection along a previously selected path fails.
Anycast The ability to allow an application to request a P2P connection over a single ATM end system that is part of an ATM group.
API Application Program Interface: API is a programmatic interface used for interprogram communications or for interfacing between protocol layers.
