ICMP: Internet Control Management Protocol. An Internet protocol that allows for the generation of error messages, tests packets, and information messages related to IP.
IDSL: A form of ISDN DSL using 2B1Q line code.
IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
IEEE: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
ILMI: Interim Local Management Interface. Provides ATM layer management between a switch and a client device.
IP address: Internet Protocol address. The
IP multicast: A technique that allows packets to be simultaneously transmitted over the Internet to a multiple destinations.
IPOA: IP over ATM.
IRQ: Interrupt
ISO: International Standards Organization.
ISP: Internet Service Provider. An organization that provides access to the Internet.
ITU: International Telecommunications Union. The telecommunications agency of the United Nations.
kbps: KiloBits Per Second. A kilobit is usually taken to be 1,000 bits when speaking of data rates.
LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a A data communications system that lies within a limited spatial area, has a specific user group, and has a specific topology.
latency: The time it takes a signal to transmit from its source to its destination.
LED: Light Emitting Diode. A light or status indicator.
LOC: Loss of Cell delineation. A situation where receiving equipment is unable to identify the boundaries of a cell.
local analog loopback: A test in which the modem’s VF signal is looped to its receiver.
local loop: An ordinary telephone line.
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