Nortel Networks BCM1000 manual Text conventions, Acronyms

Preface 5

Text conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions:

bold Courier text	Indicates command names and options and text that you need to enter in
	a command-line interface.
	Example: Use the dinfo command.
	Example: Enter show ip {alertsroutes}.
italic text	Indicates file and directory names, new terms, book titles, Web
	addresses, and variables in command syntax descriptions.
bold text	Indicates command names, screen titles, options and text for a graphical
	user interface (GUI).
angle brackets (< >)	Indicates a keyboard key press or simultaneous key presses, i.e.
	<ENTER> or <CTRL j>
	or when part of a command string, indicates that a variable is to be
	entered.
	Example: <IP address>, where the information to be entered at that
	point is the specific information for the required field, in this case, a
	specific IP address.

Acronyms

These are the acronyms used in this document.

ANSI	American National Standards Institute
ASM	Analog station module
AWG	American wire gauge
BIOS	Basic input output system
BPS	Bits per second
BRI	Basic rate interface module
CAP	Central answering position
CIR	Committed information rate
CLID	Calling line identification
CSMA/CD	Carrier sense multiple access/collision detect
CSU	Channel service unit
CTM	Calling line trunk module
DECT	Digital enhanced cordless telecommunications
DIMM	Dual in-line memory module
DLCI	Data link connection indentifier

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