LED | Light Emitting Diode: A small stack of lights to indicate link, |
| duplex or other options. |
LFPT | Link Fault |
| through the console port. |
LOF | Loss Of Frame: An error condition where the receiver/decoder |
| misses detection of the framing signal. |
LOS | Loss Of Signal: An error condition where the receiving line |
| interface unit does not detect a signal. |
MDI/MDIX |
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| Crossover. The ability of an Ethernet port to automatically detect |
| and configure its cabling connections to accommodate crossover |
| or |
MIB | Management Information Base: A database of objects that can be |
| monitored by a network management system. Both SNMP and |
| RMON use standardized MIB formats that allow any SNMP and |
| RMON tools to monitor any device defined by a MIB. |
MSA | |
| be compatible in network devices. |
OOS | |
| the alarm reporting so they can service the line without causing |
| alarm TRAPS to be sent to the NOC Center. The LEDs display a |
| line status but do not report any line related alarms back to the |
| NOC. A card removal or insertion is still reported, but a PORT |
| up/down or changes to its configuration are not. |
POP | Point(s) Of Presence: The demarcation point where carrier owned |
| equipment is located at the customer site. |
RAI | Remote Alarm Indication: Status information received from the |
| line indicating there is an alarm condition at the far end of the |
| transport. |
SFP | Small |
| pluggable module. |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol: A set of protocols for |
| managing complex networks over a |
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