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List of terms
remote alarm indication (RAI)
On DS1, DS3, E1, and E3 interfaces, a signal transmitted in the outgoing direction when the interface determines that specific defects have persisted long enough to declare a received signal failure.
remote defect indication (RDI)
A signal transmitted in the upstream direction when a downstream fault is detected. The RDI signal is used at the physical and the ATM layer.
remote group
The remoteGroup component allows the X.25 DTE LLP (for example) to be shared among a number of protocol ports. This allows separate virtual routers to share the same physical X.25 connection into a WAN. Note that at least one remoteGroup component is required for each X25Dte component.
remote group address
The unique address that identifies the remote group.
Remote Server Agent
An entry point for applications requiring access to Nortel Multiservice Switch network servers.
rendezvous node
The node terminating the reroute request for an alternate connection segment.
Remote Server Interface
A Passport
rendezvous point (RP)
A router configured as a meeting point for multicast senders and receivers. The RP acts as the root for a shared multicast distribution tree.
replicated attribute
An attribute with the replicated data type.
replicated component
A component that can have more than one instance value of a given type, for example lp/3.
replay alarm
A characteristic of an alarm indicating that it has previously been issued as a live alarm, and is now being reissued in response to a replay command.
Nortel Multiservice Switch 7400/15000/20000
Terminology
PCR7.2 and up March 2006
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