LAN

local area network

LE

LAN emulation

LEC

LAN emulation client

LECS

LAN emulation client/server

LES

LAN emulation server

LIS

logical IP subnetwork

LLC

logical link control

LNNI

LAN emulation network node

 

interface

LPDU

logical link control protocol

 

data unit

LSU

link state update

LUNI

LAN emulation

 

user-to-network interface

M A C

medium access control

M A T

mamangement application

 

transporter

M B

megabytes

Mbps

megabits per second

M I B

management information

 

base

MPOA

multiprotocol over ATM

M S S

Multiprotocol Switched

 

Services

M T U

maximum transmission unit

NBBS

Networking BroadBand

 

Services

NDIS

network driver interface

 

specification

NetBIOS

network basic input/output

 

system

NIX

network information exchange

NNI

network-to-network interface

 

network node interface

NSAP

network service access point

NRB

non reserved bandwidth

OC-n

optical carrier level n

ODI

open data-link interface

OID

originator identifier

OSI

open systems interconnection

OSPF

open shortest path first

PC

personal computer

PCR

Peak Cell Rate

PCI

peripheral component

 

interconnect

P C M

pulse code modulation

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PDH

plesiochronous digital

 

hierarchy

PDU

protocol data unit

PG

peer group

PGI

peer group identifier

PGL

peer group leader

P I M

product independent module

PNNI

private network node

 

interface

P S M

product specific module

PT

payload type

PTSP

PNNI topology state packet

PVC

permanent virtual circuit

PVP

permanent virtual path

QoS

quality of service

RB

reserved bandwidth

RIP

routing information protocol

RISC

reduced instruction set

 

computer/cycles

RMON

remote monitor

SAAL

signaling ATM adaptation

 

layer

SAAT

source address association

 

table

SAP

service access point

SAR

segmentation and reassembly

SDH

synchronous digital hierarchy

SDLC

synchronous data link control

SDU

service data unit

SFE

specific front end

SNA

Systems Network

 

Architecture

SNAP

subnetwork access protocol

SNMP

simple network management

 

protocol

SONET

synchronous optical network

SRB

single route broadcast

SRF

specifically routed frame

SSCOP

service-specific

 

connection-oriented protocol

SSCS

service-specific convergence

 

sublayer

SSI

switch to switch interface

STM

synchronous transfer mode

STP

shielded twisted pair

SVC

switched virtual circuit

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