AFI--Address Family Identifier. Carries the identity of the network layer protocol that is associated with the network address.
BGP--Border Gateway Protocol. An interdomain routing protocol that exchanges reachability information with other BGP systems. It is defined by RFC 1163, A Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). The current implementation of BGP is BGP Version 4 (BGP4). BGP4 is the predominant interdomain routing protocol that is used on the Internet. It supports CIDR and uses route aggregation mechanisms to reduce the size of routing tables.
MBGP--multiprotocol BGP. An enhanced version of BGP that carries routing information for multiple network layer protocols and IP multicast routes. It is defined in RFC 2858, Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4.
MIB--Management Information Base. A group of managed objects that are contained within a virtual information store or database. MIB objects are stored so that values can be assigned to object identifiers and to assist managed agents by defining which MIB objects should be implemented. The value of a MIB object can be changed or retrieved using SNMP or CMIP commands, usually through a GUI network management system. MIB objects are organized in a tree structure that includes public (standard) and private (proprietary) branches.
NLRI--Network Layer Reachability Information. Carries route attributes that describe a route and how to connect to a destination. This information is carried in BGP update messages. A BGP update message can carry one or more NLRI prefixes.
RIB--Routing Information Base (RIB). A central repository of routes that contains Layer 3 reachability information and destination IP addresses or prefixes. The RIB is also known as the routing table.
SAFI--Subsequent Address Family Identifier. Provides additional information about the type of the Network Layer Reachability Information that is carried in the attribute.
SNMP--Simple Network Management Protocol. A network management protocol used almost exclusively in TCP/IP networks. SNMP provides a means to monitor and control network devices and to manage configurations, statistics collection, performance, and security.
snmpwalk
--The snmpwalk command is an SNMP application that is used to communicate with a network entity MIB using SNMP.
VPN--Virtual Private Network. Enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP/IP network by encrypting all traffic from one network to another. A VPN uses a tunnel to encrypt all information at the IP level.