Panasonic 1200N manual Interior, Internal Reachable Address, Iop, Ipoa, Ipx

Glossary I

Interior

Denotes that an item (e.g., link, node, or reachable address) is inside of a PNNI routing domain.

Internal Reachable Address

An address of a destination that is directly attached to the logical node advertising the address.

IOP

Interoperability: The ability of equipment from different manufacturers (or different implementations) to operate together.

IP

Internet Protocol: Originally developed by the Department of Defense to support interworking of dissimilar computers across a network. This protocol works in conjunction with TCP and is usually identified as TCP/IP. A connectionless protocol that operates at the network layer (layer 3) of the OSI model.

IPOA

IP Over ATM

IPX

Novell Internetwork Packet Exchange: A built-in networking protocol for Novell Netware. It was derived from the Xerox Network System protocol and operates at the network layer of the OSI protocol model.

IS

Intermediate System: A system that provides forwarding functions or relaying functions or both for a specific ATM connection. OAM cells may be generated and received.

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network: A switched network providing end-to-end digital connections where voice, data, video and image services are provided over the same transmission facilities. ISDN comes today in two basic flavors-BRI, which is 144,000 bits per second and design for the desk top, and PRI which is 1,544,000 bits per second and design for telephone switches, computer telephony and voice processing systems.Neither ISDN BRI or ISPN PRI is a standard service, though there are several "standard" configurations.ISDN BRI is a wonderful service in your home or office because it can give you video conferencing, and ultrafast data communications.But it is not an easy service to get up and running.

Centillion 1200N ATM Switch User Manual	B-35
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