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Glossary

PER	packed encoding rules. Instead of using a generic style of encoding that encodes all types in a uniform
	way, PER specializes the encoding based on the date type to generate much more compact
	representations.
PFC	Policy Feature Card. An optional card on a Catalyst 6000 supervisor engine that supports VACL packet
	filtering.
PID	Product Identifier. The orderable product identifier that is one of the three parts of the UDI. The UDI
	is part of the PEP policy.
ping	packet internet groper. Often used in IP networks to test the reachability of a network device. It works
	by sending ICMP echo request packets to the target host and listening for echo response replies.
PIX Firewall	Private Internet Exchange Firewall. A Cisco network security device that can be programmed to
	block/enable addresses and ports between networks.
PKI	Public Key Infrastructure. Authentication of HTTP clients using the clients X.509 certificates.
Pluggable	See PAM.
Authentication
Modules
POST	Power-On Self Test. Set of hardware diagnostics that runs on a hardware device when that device is
	powered up.
Post-ACL	Designates an ACL from which ARC should read the ACL entries, and where it places entries after all
	deny entries for the addresses being blocked.
Pre-ACL	Designates an ACL from which ARC should read the ACL entries, and where it places entries before
	any deny entries for the addresses being blocked.
promiscuous delta	PD. A weight in the range of 0 to 30 configured per signature. This weight can be subtracted from the
	overall risk rating in promiscuous mode.
promiscuous mode	A passive interface for monitoring packets of the network segment. The sensing interface does not have
	an IP address assigned to it and is therefore invisible to attackers.

Q.931	ITU-T specification for signaling to establish, maintain, and clear ISDN network connections.
QoS	quality of service. Measure of performance for a transmission system that reflects its transmission
	quality and service availability.

rack mounting			Refers to mounting a sensor in an equipment rack.
RADIUS			Remote Authentication Dial In User Service. A networking protocol that provides centralized AAA
			functionality for systems to connect and use a network service.
		Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.1

	GL-16		OL-24002-01

IPS4520K9 specifications

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Cisco Systems IPS4520K9 manual GL-16

Models: IPS4520K9

OL-24002-01

IPS4520K9 specifications