Table A-1 List of Acronyms
Acronym
|
Expansion
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AAA
|
authentication, authorization, accounting
|
AAL
|
ATM adaptation layer
|
ACE
|
access control entry
|
ACL
|
access control list
|
AFI
|
authority and format identifier
|
AMP
|
active monitor present
|
APaRT
|
automated packet recognition and translation
|
ARP
|
Address Resolution Protocol
|
ASLB
|
accelerated server load balancing
|
ATM
|
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
|
BES
|
bursty errored seconds
|
BIA
|
bottom interface adapter
|
BPDU
|
bridge protocol data unit
|
BRF
|
bridge relay function
|
BUS
|
broadcast and unknown server
|
CAM
|
content-addressable memory
|
CDP
|
Cisco Discovery Protocol
|
CEF
|
Cisco Express Forwarding
|
CIR
|
committed information rate
|
CLI
|
command-line interface
|
CMM
|
Communications Media Module
|
COPS
|
Common Open Policy Service
|
COPS-DS
|
COPS Differentiated Services
|
COPS-PR
|
COPS for Provisioning
|
CoS
|
class of service
|
CPLD
|
Complex Programmable Logic Device
|
CRAM
|
compression and reordering of the ACL masks
|
CRC
|
cyclic redundancy check
|
CRF
|
concentrator relay function
|
CSG
|
Content Services Gateway
|
DAI
|
Dynamic ARP Inspection
|
DCC
|
Data Country Code
|
DEC
|
Digital Equipment Corporation
|
DFI
|
Domain-Specific Part Format Identifier
|
DHCP
|
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
|
DISL
|
Dynamic Inter-Switch Link
|
DMP
|
data movement processor
|
DNS
|
Domain Name System
|
DRAM
|
dynamic RAM
|
DRiP
|
Dual Ring Protocol
|
DSAP
|
destination service access point
|
DSBM
|
Designated Subnet Bandwidth Manager
|
DSCP
|
differentiated services code point
|
DSP
|
digital signal processing or processor
|
DTP
|
Dynamic Trunking Protocol
|
EAP
|
Extensible Authentication Protocol
|
EARL
|
Enhanced Address Recognition Logic
|
EEPROM
|
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
|
ESI
|
end-system identifier
|
FCS
|
frame check sequence
|
FEFI
|
far end fault indication
|
GARP
|
General Attribute Registration Protocol
|
GBIC
|
Gigabit Interface Converter
|
GMRP
|
GARP Multicast Registration Protocol
|
GSR
|
Gigabit Switch Router
|
GVRP
|
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol
|
HCRMON
|
High Capacity RMON
|
HDD
|
hard disk drive driver
|
HTTP
|
HyperText Transfer Protocol
|
ICD
|
International Code Designator
|
ICMP
|
Internet Control Message Protocol
|
IETF
|
Internet Engineering Task Force
|
IDP
|
initial domain part
|
IDSM
|
Intrusion Detection System Module
|
IGMP
|
Internet Group Management Protocol
|
ILMI
|
Integrated Local Management Interface
|
IP
|
Internet Protocol
|
IPC
|
interprocessor communication
|
IPX
|
Internetwork Packet Exchange
|
ISL
|
Inter-Switch Link
|
ISO
|
International Organization of Standardization
|
KDC
|
Key Distribution Center
|
LACP
|
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
|
LAN
|
local-area network
|
LANE
|
LAN Emulation
|
LCP
|
Link Control Protocol
|
LCV
|
line code violation seconds
|
LD
|
LocalDirector
|
LEC
|
LAN Emulation Client
|
LECS
|
LAN Emulation Configuration Server
|
LEM
|
link error monitor
|
LER
|
link error rate
|
LES
|
LAN Emulation Server or line errored seconds
|
LLC
|
logical link control
|
MAC
|
Media Access Control
|
MDG
|
multiple default gateway
|
MIB
|
Management Information Base
|
MII
|
media-independent interface
|
MISTP
|
Multi-Instance Spanning Tree Protocol
|
MLS
|
Multilayer Switching
|
MMLS
|
Multicast Multilayer Switching
|
MOP
|
Maintenance Operation Protocol
|
MOTD
|
message-of-the-day
|
MSFC
|
Multilayer Switch Feature Card
|
MSM
|
Multilayer Switch Module
|
MST
|
Multiple Spanning Tree
|
MTP
|
Media Termination Point
|
MTU
|
maximum transmission unit
|
MVAP
|
multiple VLAN access port
|
MVRP
|
multiple VLAN registration protocol
|
NAM
|
Network Analysis Module
|
NDE
|
NetFlow Data Export
|
NMP
|
Network Management Processor
|
NSAP
|
network service access point
|
NTP
|
Network Time Protocol
|
NVRAM
|
nonvolatile RAM
|
OAM
|
Operation, Administration, and Maintenance
|
OSI
|
Open System Interconnection
|
OUI
|
organizational unique identifier
|
PAE
|
port access entity
|
PAgP
|
Port Aggregation Protocol
|
PBF
|
policy-based forwarding
|
PCM
|
pulse code modulation
|
PCR
|
peak cell rate
|
PDP
|
policy decision point
|
PDU
|
protocol data unit
|
PEP
|
policy enforcement point
|
PFC
|
Policy Feature Card
|
PHY
|
physical sublayer
|
PIB
|
policy information base
|
PPP
|
Point-to-Point Protocol
|
PRID
|
policy rule identifiers
|
PROM
|
programmable read-only memory
|
PVID
|
port VLAN identifier
|
PVST+
|
per VLAN spanning tree
|
QoS
|
quality of service
|
RADIUS
|
Remote Access Dial-In User Service
|
RAM
|
random-access memory
|
rcp
|
Remote Copy Protocol
|
RGMP
|
Router-Ports Group Management Protocol
|
RIF
|
Routing Information Field
|
RMON
|
Remote Monitoring
|
ROM
|
read-only memory
|
RSA
|
Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman (a public-key cryptographic system)
|
RSPAN
|
remote SPAN
|
RST
|
reset
|
RSVP
|
ReSerVation Protocol
|
SAID
|
Security Association Identifier
|
SAP
|
service access point
|
SIMM
|
single in-line memory module
|
SLCP
|
Supervisor Line-Card Processor
|
SLIP
|
Serial Line Internet Protocol
|
SMP
|
standby monitor present
|
SMT
|
station management
|
SNAP
|
Subnetwork Access Protocol
|
SNMP
|
Simple Network Management Protocol
|
SPAN
|
Switched Port Analyzer
|
SRB
|
source-route bridging
|
SRT
|
source-route transparent bridging
|
SSH
|
Secure Shell
|
SSL
|
Secure Sockets Layer
|
SSLM
|
Secure Sockets Layer Module
|
STE
|
Spanning Tree Explorer
|
STP
|
Spanning Tree Protocol
|
SVC
|
switched virtual circuit
|
TAC
|
Technical Assistance Center (Cisco)
|
TACACS+
|
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus
|
TCP/IP
|
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
|
TFTP
|
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
|
TGT
|
ticket granting ticket
|
TLV
|
type-length-value
|
ToS
|
type of service
|
TrBRF
|
Token Ring Bridge Relay Function
|
TrCRF
|
Token Ring Concentrator Relay Function
|
TTL
|
time to live
|
UART
|
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
|
UDLD
|
UniDirectional Link Detection
|
UDLP
|
UniDirectional Link Protocol
|
UDP
|
User Datagram Protocol
|
UNI
|
User-Network Interface
|
UTC
|
Coordinated Universal Time
|
VACL
|
VLAN access control list
|
VCC
|
virtual channel connection (in ATM technology), virtual channel circuit
|
VCI
|
virtual circuit identifier
|
VCR
|
virtual configuration register
|
VID
|
VLAN ID
|
VIP
|
virtual IP address
|
VLAN
|
virtual LAN
|
VMPS
|
VLAN Membership Policy Server
|
VoIP
|
Voice over IP
|
VPN
|
Virtual Private Network
|
VPNSM
|
Virtual Private Network Services Module
|
VTP
|
VLAN Trunk Protocol
|
VVID
|
voice VLAN identifier
|
WRED
|
weighted random early detection
|
WRR
|
weighted round-robin
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