Glossary

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LTE

SONET Lite Terminating Equipment: ATM equipment terminating a communications facility using a SONET Lite Transmission Convergence (TC) layer. This is usually reserved for end user or LAN equipment. The SONET Lite TC does not implement some of the maintenance functions used in long haul networks such as termination of path, line and section overhead.

LUNI

LANE UNI: The standardized interface between a LE client and a LE Server (LES,LECS and BUS).

M

M1

Management Interface 1: The management of ATM end devices.

M2

Management Interface 2: The management of Private ATM networks or switches.

M3

Management Interface 3: The management of links between public and private networks.

M4

Management Interface 4: The management of public ATM networks.

M5

Management Interface 5: The management of links between two public networks.

MAC

Media Access Control: IEEE specifications for the lower half of the data link layer (layer 2) that defines topology dependent access control protocols for IEEE LAN specifications.

MAC Address

The address for a device as it is identified at the Media Access Control layer in the network architecture.

Centillion 1200N ATM Switch User Manual

B-43

NTP 297-8103-903

 

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