Cisco Systems 8xDMT manual Loss of Cell Delineation, Loss Of Delay Synchronization, Loss Of Frame

Octal-Port DMT ATU-C Line Card

Glossary

IP address	The 32-bit address assigned to hosts that want to participate in a TCP/IP Internet.
ITU	The International Telecommunications Union; a telecommunications standards body.

L

LCD	Loss of Cell Delineation
LODS	Loss Of Delay Synchronization
LOF	Loss Of Frame.
loopback	A diagnostic test that returns the transmitted signal back to the sending device after it has passed
	through a network or across a particular link. The returned signal can then be compared to the
	transmitted one. The discrepancies between the two help to trace the fault. When trying to locate a
	faulty piece of equipment, loopbacks will be repeated, eliminating satisfactory machines until the
	problem is found.
LOS	loss of signal.

M

Management Information Base

MIB

See MIB.

Management Information Base. A collection of objects that can be accessed via a network management protocol, such as SNMP and CMIP (Common Management Information Protocol).

N

NI-2

P

PVC

R

A second generation network interface card.

Stands for permanent virtual connection. A fixed virtual connection between two users: The public data network equivalent of a leased line. No call setup or clearing procedures are needed.

route	The path that network traffic takes from its source to its destination. The route a datagram may
	follow can include many gateways and many physical networks. In the Internet, each datagram is
	routed separately.

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