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List of terms
NTP
See network time protocol (NTP) (page 88).
NTS
See Network Time Synchronization (NTS) System (page 89).
numbering-plan indicator (NPI)
The part of a given data network address that defines the numbering plan to which it belongs. Examples of numbering plans defined by
OAM
See operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) (page 93).
OC-3
Optical carrier level 3. In SONET networks,
155.52Mbit/s
An optical carrier signal in the SONET optical format that is 12 times the OC- 1 rate.
OC-48
A
OC-N
Optical Carrier level N. The optical signal that results from an optical conversion of an
A call destined to another network. An
on-network call
A call that is routed internally through the SCR and DCR systems to a destination within the network.
open shortest path first (OSPF)
An IP routing model defined in RFC 1583, whereby the shortest route to a destination is calculated from a database of link states.
Nortel Multiservice Switch 7400/15000/20000
Terminology
PCR7.2 and up March 2006
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