
Appendix G. Glossary
Full Status Poll
A poll that occurs each N391 polls and reports the status of each PVC. During this poll the frame relay switch can also notify the user side of the UNI of any creation or deletion of frame relay PVCs.
G.723.1
Groom
The assignment and redistribution of any DS0 on any T1 circuit to any other DS0 on any on the T1 cir- cuits in a DACS.
Group of Four
The Frame Relay Consortium, composed of Cisco Systems, DEC, Nortel, and StrataCom, which defined an interface for the UNI.
HDLC
High Level Data Link Control. A generic
hot swappable
A device is hot swappable if it can be installed without powering down the main unit.
IAD
Integrated Access Device. A network access device that provides many services from a single plat- form. The ATLAS 550 is an IAD.
IARP
Inverse Address Resolution Protocol. Used for resolving the protocol address when the hardware address is known.
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol. Specified in
Integrated Access System
A
IP
Internet Protocol. A protocol which provides for transmitting blocks of data between hosts identified by
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network. A network architecture that enables
See Annex A.
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