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List of terms
T4
Timing towards a 2 MHz (or 2 Mbit/s, no payload) synchronization interface.
tag control information (TCI)
Tag control information (TCI) is a subheader of the IEEE 802.1Q tag header. It consists of two octets encoded with
tag protocol identifier (TPID)
Tag protocol identifier (TPID) is a subheader of the IEEE 802.1Q tag header. It consists of two octets encoded with the 802.1Q tag type for VLANs. The format of the encoding is dependent on the type of encoding supported: SNAP or Ethernet.
tandem node
A node between the ingress and egress nodes that decides independently the best packet forwarding route to the egress node identified in the packet. See egress node (page 47) and ingress node (page 64).
tandem pass through (TPT)
A software process that allows
TC
See trunk conditioning (TC) (page 137).
TCI
See tag control information (TCI) (page 132).
TCP
See transmission control protocol (TCP) (page 136).
TDM
See
TDMA
See
TDP
See traffic descriptor parameter (TDP) (page 135).
TDS
See transparent data service (TDS) (page 136).
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Terminology
PCR7.2 and up March 2006
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