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List of terms
hard rerouting
See connection recovery (page 33).
HDB3
See
HDLC
See
HDLC mode
See
HDLC-transparent data service (HTDS)
A service that transports
header error control (HEC)
A CRC code found in the last byte of the ATM cell header that is used for verifying cell integrity.
hello packet
A type of PNNI routing packet that neighboring logical nodes exchange.
Hello protocol
The Hello protocol is a neighbor discovery protocol run over private network-
HEP
See hot equipment protection (HEP) (page 62).
HG
See hunt group (HG) (page 62).
hierarchically complete source route
A stack of DTLs that represent a route across a PNNI routing domain. A DTL is included for each hierarchical level between and including the current level and the lowest visible level in which the source and destination nodes are reachable.
high-density binary 3 zero maximum encoding (HDB3)
An encoding technique used to transfer bits over E1 and E3 lines. To ensure 1’s density, HDB3 substitutes a bipolar violation where four or more 0s are to be sent in a row.
Nortel Multiservice Switch 7400/15000/20000
Terminology
PCR7.2 and up March 2006
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