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AAL |
ATM adaptation layer |
ACE |
access control entry |
ACL |
access control list |
ACNS |
Application and Content Networking System |
AFI |
authority and format identifier |
Agport |
aggregation port |
ALPS |
Airline Protocol Support |
AMP |
Active Monitor Present |
APaRT |
Automated Packet Recognition and Translation |
ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
ATA |
Analog Telephone Adaptor or Advanced Technology Attachment |
ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
AV |
attribute value |
BDD |
binary decision diagrams |
BECN |
backward explicit congestion notification |
BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol |
Bidir-PIM |
bidirectional PIM |
BMA |
broadcast multiaccess |
BPDU |
bridge protocol data unit |
BRF |
bridge relay function |
BSC |
Bisync |
BSR |
bootstrap router |
BSTUN |
Block Serial Tunnel |
BUS |
broadcast and unknown server |
BVI |
bridge-group virtual interface |
CAM |
content-addressable memory |
CAR |
committed access rate |
CASA |
Cisco Appliance Services Architecture |
CBAC |
context based access control |
CCA |
circuit card assembly |
CDP |
Cisco Discovery Protocol |
CE |
customer edge |
CEF |
Cisco Express Forwarding |
CHAP |
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol |
CIR |
committed information rate |
CIST |
Common and Internal Spanning Tree |
CLI |
command-line interface |
CLNS |
Connection-Less Network Service |
CMM |
Communication Media Module |
CMNS |
Connection-Mode Network Service |
CNS |
Cisco Networking Services |
CoPP |
control plane policing |
COPS |
Common Open Policy Server |
COPS-DS |
Common Open Policy Server Differentiated Services |
CoS |
class of service |
CPLD |
Complex Programmable Logic Device |
CRC |
cyclic redundancy check |
CRF |
concentrator relay function |
CSM |
Content Switching Module |
CST |
Common Spanning Tree |
CUDD |
University of Colorado Decision Diagram |
CBWFQ |
class-based weighted fair queueing |
DAI |
dynamic ARP inspection |
DCC |
Data Country Code |
dCEF |
distributed Cisco Express Forwarding |
DDR |
dial-on-demand routing |
DE |
discard eligibility |
DEC |
Digital Equipment Corporation |
DF |
designated forwarder |
DFC |
Distributed Forwarding Card |
DFI |
Domain-Specific Part Format Identifier |
DFP |
Dynamic Feedback Protocol |
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DISL |
Dynamic Inter-Switch Link |
DLC |
Data Link Control |
DLCI |
data-link connection identifier |
DLSw |
Data Link Switching |
DMP |
data movement processor |
DNS |
Domain Name System |
DoD |
Department of Defense |
DOM |
digital optical monitoring |
DoS |
denial of service |
dot1q |
802.1Q |
dot1x |
802.1x |
DRAM |
dynamic RAM |
DRiP |
Dual Ring Protocol |
DSAP |
destination service access point |
DSCP |
differentiated services code point |
DSPU |
downstream SNA Physical Units |
DSS |
Digital Signature Standard |
DTP |
Dynamic Trunking Protocol |
DTR |
data terminal ready |
DVMRP |
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol |
DWRR |
deficit weighted round robin |
DXI |
data exchange interface |
EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
EAPoUDP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol over User Datagram Protocol |
EARL |
Enhanced Address Recognition Logic |
EEPROM |
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory |
EHSA |
enhanced high system availability |
EIA |
Electronic Industries Association |
ELAN |
Emulated Local Area Network |
EOBC |
Ethernet out-of-band channel |
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EoMPLS |
Ethernet over Multiprotocol Label Switching |
ERM |
Exception Recovery Manager |
ESI |
end-system identifier |
FAT |
File Allocation Table |
FIB |
Forwarding Information Base |
FIE |
Feature Interaction Engine |
FECN |
forward explicit congestion notification |
FM |
feature manager |
FPD |
field programmable devices |
FRU |
field replaceable unit |
fsck |
file system consistency check |
FSM |
feasible successor metrics |
FSU |
fast software upgrade |
FTP |
file transfer protocol |
FWSM |
Firewall Services Module |
GARP |
General Attribute Registration Protocol |
GBIC |
Gigabit Interface Converter |
GBTE |
guaranteed bandwidth traffic engineering |
GE-WAN |
Gigabit Ethernet WAN |
GMRP |
GARP Multicast Registration Protocol |
GVRP |
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol |
HSRP |
Hot Standby Routing Protocol |
ICC |
Inter-card Communication or interface controller card |
ICD |
International Code Designator |
ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
IDB |
interface descriptor block |
IDP |
initial domain part or Internet Datagram Protocol |
IDSM |
Intrusion Detection System Module |
IFS |
IOS File System |
IGMP |
Internet Group Management Protocol |
IGMPv2 |
IGMP version 2 |
IGMPv3 |
IGMP version 3 |
IGP |
Interior Gateway Protocol |
IGRP |
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
ILMI |
Integrated Local Management Interface |
IP |
Internet Protocol |
IPC |
interprocessor communication |
IPG |
inter packet gap |
IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange |
IS-IS |
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System Intradomain Routing Protocol |
ISL |
Inter-Switch Link |
ISL VLANs |
Inter-Switch Link VLANs |
ISO |
International Organization of Standardization |
ISR |
Integrated SONET router |
LACP |
Link Aggregation Control Protocol |
LACPDU |
Link Aggregation Control Protocol data unit |
LAN |
local area network |
LANE |
LAN Emulation |
LAPB |
Link Access Procedure, Balanced |
LCP |
Link Control Protocol |
LDA |
Local Director Acceleration |
LEC |
LAN Emulation Client |
LECS |
LAN Emulation Configuration Server |
LEM |
link error monitor |
LER |
link error rate |
LES |
LAN Emulation Server |
LLC |
Logical Link Control |
LOU |
logical operation units |
LTL |
Local Target Logic |
MAC |
Media Access Control |
MD5 |
message digest 5 |
MDIX |
media-dependent interface crossover |
MDS |
multicast distributed switching |
MDSS |
Multicast Distributed Shortcut Switching |
MDT |
multicast distribution tree |
MFD |
multicast fast drop |
MFIB |
multicast forwarding information base |
mGRE |
multipoint generic routing encapsulation |
MIB |
Management Information Base |
MII |
media-independent interface |
MLDv2 |
multicast listener discovery version 2 |
MLS |
Multilayer Switching |
MLSE |
maintenance loop signaling entity |
MLSM |
multilayer switching for multicast |
MN |
mobil node |
MOP |
Maintenance Operation Protocol |
MOTD |
message-of-the-day |
MPLS |
Multiprotocol Label Switching |
MQC |
modular QoS CLI |
mrinfo |
multicast router information |
MRM |
multicast routing monitor |
mroute |
multicast route |
mrouter |
multicast router |
MSDP |
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol |
MSM |
Multilayer Switch Module |
MSS |
maximum segment size |
MST |
Multiple Spanning Tree (802.1s) |
MSTCI |
MST configuration identifier |
MTU |
maximum transmission unit |
MVAP |
multiple VLAN access port |
NAM |
Network Analysis Module |
NAT |
network address translation |
NBMA |
nonbroadcast multiaccess |
NBP |
Name Binding Protocol |
NCIA |
Native Client Interface Architecture |
NDE |
NetFlow Data Export |
NDR |
no drop rate |
NET |
network entity title |
NetBIOS |
Network Basic Input/Output System |
NFFC |
NetFlow Feature Card |
NHRP |
Next Hop Resolution Protocol |
NMP |
Network Management Processor |
NSAP |
network service access point |
NSF |
non-stop forwarding |
NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
NVGEN |
nonvolatile generation |
NVRAM |
nonvolatile RAM |
OAL |
optimized ACL logging |
OAM |
Operation, Administration, and Maintenance |
ODM |
order dependent merge |
OIF |
Outgoing interface of a multicast {*,G} or {source, group} flow |
OSI |
Open System Interconnection |
OSPF |
open shortest path first |
PAE |
port access entity |
PAgP |
Port Aggregation Protocol |
PBD |
packet buffer daughterboard |
P bits |
prioritization bits |
PBR |
policy-based routing |
PC |
Personal Computer (formerly PCMCIA) |
PCM |
pulse code modulation |
PCR |
peak cell rate |
PDP |
policy decision point |
PDU |
protocol data unit |
PE |
provider edge |
PEP |
policy enforcement point |
PE router |
provider edge router |
PFC |
Policy Feature Card |
PGM |
Pragmatic General Multicast |
PHY |
physical sublayer |
PIB |
policy information base |
PIR |
peak information rate |
PIM |
protocol independent multicast |
PIM-SM |
Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode |
PISA |
Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator |
PoS |
Packet over Sonet |
PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
ppsec |
packets per second |
PRID |
Policy Rule Identifiers |
psecure |
port security |
PVL |
per VLAN learning |
PVLANs |
private VLANs |
PVST+ |
Per-VLAN Spanning Tree+ |
QDM |
QoS device manager |
QM |
QoS manager |
QM-SP |
SP QoS manager |
QoS |
quality of service |
QinQ |
IEEE 802.1Q in 802.1Q |
RACL |
router interface access control list |
RADIUS |
Remote Access Dial-In User Service |
RAM |
random-access memory |
RCP |
Remote Copy Protocol |
RF |
Redundancy Facility |
RGMP |
Router-Ports Group Management Protocol |
RIB |
routing information base |
RIF |
Routing Information Field |
RM |
routed MAC |
RMON |
remote network monitor |
ROM |
read-only memory |
ROMMON |
ROM monitor |
RP |
route processor or rendezvous point |
RPC |
remote procedure call |
RPF |
reverse path forwarding |
RPR |
Route Processor Redundancy |
RSPAN |
remote SPAN |
RST |
reset |
RSTP |
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol |
RSTP+ |
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol plus |
RSVP |
ReSerVation Protocol |
RTP |
Real-Time Transport Protocol |
SA |
source active |
SAID |
Security Association Identifier |
SAP |
service access point |
SCM |
service connection manager |
SCP |
Switch-Module Configuration Protocol or Serial Control Protocol |
SDLC |
Synchronous Data Link Control |
SFP |
small form factor pluggable |
SGBP |
Stack Group Bidding Protocol |
SIMM |
single in-line memory module |
SLB |
server load balancing |
SLCP |
Supervisor Line-Card Processor |
SLIP |
Serial Line Internet Protocol |
SMDS |
Software Management and Delivery Systems |
SMF |
software MAC filter |
SMP |
Standby Monitor Present |
SMRP |
Simple Multicast Routing Protocol |
SMT |
Station Management |
SNAP |
Subnetwork Access Protocol |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
SPAN |
Switched Port Analyzer |
SREC |
S-Record format, Motorola defined format for ROM contents |
SRR |
shaped round robin |
SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer |
SSM |
Source Specific Multicast |
SSO |
Stateful Switch Over |
SSTP |
Cisco Shared Spanning Tree |
STP |
Spanning Tree Protocol |
SVC |
switched virtual circuit |
SVI |
switched virtual interface |
TACACS+ |
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus |
TARP |
Target Identifier Address Resolution Protocol |
TCAM |
Ternary Content Addressable Memory |
TCL |
table contention level |
TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TDR |
Time Domain Reflectometery |
TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
TIA |
Telecommunications Industry Association |
TopN |
Utility that allows the user to analyze port traffic by reports |
ToS |
type of service |
TLV |
type-length-value |
TTL |
Time To Live |
TVX |
valid transmission |
UDE |
unidirectional Ethernet |
UDL |
unidirectional link |
UDLD |
UniDirectional Link Detection Protocol |
UDLR |
UniDirectional Link Routing |
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
UNI |
User-Network Interface |
uRPF |
unicast reverse path forwarding |
UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
VACL |
VLAN access control list |
VCC |
virtual channel circuit |
VCI |
virtual circuit identifier |
VCR |
Virtual Configuration Register |
VFI |
virtual forwarding instance |
VINES |
Virtual Network System |
VLAN |
virtual LAN |
VMPS |
VLAN Membership Policy Server |
VMR |
value mask result |
VPLS |
Virtual Private LAN Service |
VPN |
virtual private network |
VRF |
VPN routing and forwarding |
VTP |
VLAN Trunking Protocol |
VVID |
voice VLAN ID |
WAN |
wide area network |
WCCP |
Web Cache Coprocessor Protocol |
WFQ |
weighted fair queueing |
WLSM |
Wireless LAN Services Module |
WRED |
weighted random early detection |
WRR |
weighted round-robin |
XCM |
external column memory |
XNS |
Xerox Network System |
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