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Software Configuration GuideRelease 12.2(25)SG
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AppendixA Acronyms and Abbreviations
OAM Operation, Administration, and Maintenance
ODM order dependent merge
OSI Open System Interconnection
OSPF open shortest path first
PACL Port Access Control List
PAE port access entity
PAgP Port Aggregation Protocol
PBD packet buffer daughterboard
PBR Policy Based Routing
PC Personal Computer
PCM pulse code modulation
PCR peak cell rate
PDP policy decision point
PDU protocol data unit
PEP policy enforcement point
PGM Pragmatic General Multicast
PHY physical sublayer
PIB policy information base
PIM Protocol Independent Multicast
PoE P ower over Internet
PPP Point-to- Point Protocol
PRID Policy Rule Identifiers
PVST+ Per VLAN Spanning Tree+
QM QoS manager
QoS quality of service
RADIUS Remote Access Dial-In User Service
RAM random-access memory
RCP Remote Copy Protocol
RGMP Router-Ports Group Management Protocol
RIB r outing information base
RIF Routing Information Field
RMON remote network monitor
ROM read-only memory
ROMMON ROM monitor
RP route processor or rendezvous point
RPC remote procedure call
TableA-1 Acronyms (continued)
Acronym Expansion