Panasonic 1200N manual Cpad, Cpcs

C Glossary

Communication endpoint

An object associated with a set of attributes which are specified at the communication creation time.

Concatenation

Joining several fibers together end-to-end.

Configuration

The phase in which the LE Client discovers the LE Service.

Connection

An ATM connection consists of concatenation of ATM Layer links in order to provide an end-to-end information transfer capability to access points.

Connection

In switched virtual connection (SVC) environments the LAN Emulation

Management entities set up connections between each other using UNI signaling.

Connectionless

Refers to ability of existing LANs to send data without previously establishing connections.

Control Connections

A Control VCC links the LEC to the LECS. Control VCCs also link the LEC to the LES and carry LE_ARP traffic and control frames. The control VCCs never carry data frames.

Corresponding Entities

Peer entities with a lower layer connection among them.

CP

Control Panel

CPAD

Character Packet Assembly/Disassembly

CPCS

Common Part Convergence Sublayer: The portion of the convergence sublayer of an AAL that remains the same regardless of the traffic type.

B-18	Centillion 1200N ATM Switch User Manual
	NTP 297-8103-903