IBM SG24-4817-00 manual

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List of Abbreviations

AAL	ATM adaptation layer
ABR	available bit rate
A-CPSW	ATM control point and switch
AIX	advanced interactive
	executive
APPN	advanced peer-to-peer
	networking
ARE	all routes explorer
ARP	address resolution protocol
ASCII	American (National) Standard
	Code for Information
	Interchange
A T M	asynchronous transfer mode
AUI	attachment unit interface
B-ISDN	Broadband ISDN
BOOTP	boot protocol (IP)
Bps	bytes per second
bps	bits per second
BRI	basic rate interface
BUS	broadcast and unknown
	server
CAC	call admission control
CAD	common ATM datamover
CAP	common ATM processor
CBR	constant bit rate
CCITT	Comite Consultatif
	International Telegraphique
	et Telephonique
	(International Telegraph and
	Telephone Consultative
	Committee) now ITU-T
CE	circuit emulation
CIP	classical IP
CLP	cell loss priority
CPCS	common part convergence
	sublayer
CRC	cyclic redundancy check
CSMA/CD	carrier sense multiple access
	with collision detection
DAAT	destination address
	association table
DE	discard eligibility
DXI	data exchange interface
ECC	error correction code

EFCI	Explicit Forward Congestion
	Control
ELID	emulated LAN identifier
EMC	electromagnetic compatibility
ETSI	European Telecommunication
	Standards Institute
FCS	frame check sequence
FDDI	fiber distributed data
	interface
FPGA	field programmable gate
	array
FTP	file transfer protocol
Gbps	gigabits per second
GFC	generic flow control
HDLC	high-level data link control
HDTV	high-definition tele-video
HEC	header error check
I B M	International Business
	Machines Corporation
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and
	Electronics Engineers
IETF	Internet Engineering Task
	Force
IISP	interim inter-switch signaling
	protocol
ILMI	interim local management
	interface
INARP	inverse address resolution
	protocol
IP	internet protocol
IPX	Internetwork Packet
	eXchange
ISA	industry standard
	architecture
ISDN	integrated services digital
	network
ISO	International Organization for
	Standardization
ITSO	International Technical
	Support Organization
ITU-T	International
	Telecommunication Union -
	Telecommunication
KB	kilobyte
Kbps	kilobits per second
LAA	locally administered address

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