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List of terms
DR
See designated router (DR) (page 41).
default gateway
The gateway used to reach a destination if no other route is known or provided.
Defense Network Secure Information Exchange (DNSIX)
A protocol defined in RFC 1038 and RFC 1108 for passing confidential data securely over a network.
delta channel (D-channel)
A bidirectional channel, also known as the
designated router (DR)
When a LAN has multiple multicast routers attached, one of the routers is elected as the router designated to forward the multicast traffic.
designated transit list (DTL)
A list of node and link identifiers that completely specify a path across a single PNNI peer group. Link identifiers are optional.
device alarm
An alarm that originated from a device (for example, a Nortel Multiservice Switch node).
DGCRA
See dynamic generic cell rate algorithm (DGCRA) (page 45).
dial backup network link (DBNL)
A type of
dial-in DPN gateway
A connection made by modem between a DPN module and a Nortel
Multiservice Switch node. The network link type is dial backup.
DiffServ
A Nortel Multiservice Switch IP differentiated service feature that provides IP traffic management.
DiffServ domain
Agroup of virtual routers that are using the same
Nortel Multiservice Switch 7400/15000/20000
Terminology
PCR7.2 and up March 2006
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