Panasonic 15000 Multiservice Access Function Processor MSA8 FP, 8-port, Multiservice Switch bus

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List of terms

Multiservice Access Function Processor (MSA8 FP), 8-port

The 8-port DS1 or E1 function processor card which provides Multiservice capability on the Multiservice Switch 7400.

Multiservice Passport access network link (MPANL)

A Nortel Multiservice Switch link support service designed to communicate with Passport 4400 access units. MPANL includes proprietary protocol elements derived from ITU-T X.36 (frame relay) and signaling protocols (Q.922 and Q.933). These protocol elements enhance the treatment of voice traffic over links shared with application data and enable secure signaling as a frame relay application. MPANL includes

•components for interfacing to Passport 4400 access units using frame relay, FrMux, and ISDN

•components for traffic shaping

•components for participating in Multiservice Switch voice and various VC services

Multiservice Passport access network link signaling protocol (MSP)

This protocol allows end devices connected to a Passport 4400 unit to interwork with end devices of a similar type in the Nortel Multiservice Switch network. The same protocol can also allow a Passport 4400 unit to connect to another Passport 4400 unit in a hierarchical manner.

Multiservice Switch bus

Two synchronous 32-bit 25-MHz cell buses, operating in a load-sharing capacity, that can communicate with up to 16 function and control processors. Each bus operates at 800 Mbit/s for a combined speed of 1.6 Gbits/s.

Multiservice Switch cluster

A group of one or more interconnected access nodes connected to the backbone in the same RID subnet. A cluster may consist of a single node or multiple nodes. A single-node cluster is a single cluster border node providing access and not connected to any other access nodes. A multi-node cluster is a group of one or more access nodes interconnected to one or more cluster border nodes. A cluster exchanges limited routing information and no topology information with the backbone.

Multiservice Switch subnet

A number of Nortel Multiservice Switch nodes directly connected to one another.

Multiservice Switch trunk

Nortel Multiservice Switch node-to-Multiservice Switch node connection supporting core networking. Multiservice Switch trunks support the dynamic packet routing system (DPRS) and path-oriented routing system (PORS).

Nortel Multiservice Switch 7400/15000/20000

Terminology

NN10600-005 7.2S1 Standard

PCR7.2 and up March 2006

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