
GFC
Generic Flow Control — A
HEC
Header Error Control or Header Error Check — A
ILMI
Interim Local Management Interface — Published by the ATM Forum, this standard provides extra diagnostic, monitoring and configuration services at the
LAN Emulation (LANE)
A technique that specifies the interfaces and protocols needed for providing
LE_ARP
LAN Emulation Address Resolution Protocol — The ARP used in LAN Emulation for binding a requested ATM address to the MAC address.
GLOSSARY 3
LEC
LAN Emulation Client — Typically located in an ATM
LECS
LAN Emulation Configuration Server — A server whose main function is to provide configuration information to a LEC (such as the ELAN it belongs to or its LES).
LES
LAN Emulation Server — A server that provides support for the LAN Emulation address resolution protocol (LE_ARP). The LECs register their own ATM and MAC addresses with the LES. A LES is uniquely identified by an ATM address.
link
Physical connection between two nodes in a network. It can consist of a data communication circuit or a direct channel (cable) connection.
MIB
Management Information Base — A data structure that defines objects for referencing variables such as integers and strings. In general, it contains information regarding a network’s management and performance, for example, traffic parameters.