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List of terms
provisioning data
The data that is entered to configure Nortel Multiservice Switch modules. In other systems, it has been known as service data, configuration data, or tables.
provisioning journaling
Represents the journaling of configuration changes on the disk. The journal log files that result from provisioning journaling represent the configuration changes between the current and committed views and can be used by Nortel Multiservice Data Manager to backup the current view
proxy alarm
An alarm that the Nortel Multiservice Data Manager generates on behalf of a device (for example, a Nortel Multiservice Switch node) to report an event or condition that, while detected by the Multiservice Data Manager, could either not be indicated by the device itself (for example, a loss of module access), or was reported through another
proxy ARP
A system by which a router responds to an ARP request in place of the actual destination.
PTSE
See PNNI topology state element (page 103).
PSTN
See public switched telephone network (PSTN) (page 108).
PTSP
See PNNI topology state packet (page 103).
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
The worldwide voice telephone network accessible to all those with telephone and access privileges. The PSTN is composed of all transmission and switching facilities and signal processors supplied and operated by all telecommunications common carriers for use by the public. Every station on the PSTN is capable of being accessed from every other station on the PSTN via the use of NANP E.164 numbers. PSTN is an abbreviation defined by the
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Terminology
PCR7.2 and up March 2006
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