Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table A-1 defines the acronyms and abbreviations that are used in this publication.
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ACE |
access control entry |
ACE |
Allegro Crypto Engine |
ACL |
access control list |
AFLSEC |
Accelerated Flow Logging Security |
AP |
access point |
API |
application programming interface |
APPL |
application |
ASIC |
application-specific integrated circuit |
ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
ATOM |
any transport over MPLS |
BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol |
C2W |
WAN C2Wire |
CAMP |
Cooperative Asymmetric Multiprocessing |
CAPI |
card application program interface |
CEF |
Cisco Express Forwarding |
CMOS |
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
CPP |
Control Plane Policing |
CPU |
central processing unit |
CRC |
cyclic redundancy check |
CSG |
Content Services Gateway |
CWAN |
Constellation WAN |
CWPA |
Constellation WAN port adapter |
CWSLC |
Constellation WAN SiByte Line Card1 |
CWTLC |
Constellation WAN Toaster Line Card1 |
DBUS |
data bus |
DCM |
Digital Clock Managers |
DDR |
dial-on-demand routing |
DF |
designated forwarder |
DFC |
Distributed Forwarding Card |
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DIAG |
diagnostic |
DIP |
Dual In-Line Package |
dLFI |
Distributed Link Fragmentation and Interleaving |
dLFIoATM |
Distributed Link Fragmentation and Interleaving over ATM |
dLFIoFR |
Distributed Link Fragmentation and Interleaving over Frame Relay |
DMA |
direct memory access |
DOT1X |
IEEE 802.1x |
EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
EARL |
Enhanced Address Recognition Logic |
ECC |
error checking and correction |
EFC |
Extended Flow Control |
EM |
Event Manager |
EMD |
Error Message Decoder |
ENVM |
environmental monitoring |
EOBC |
Ethernet out-of-band channel |
EoMPLS |
Ethernet over Multiprotocol Label Switching |
EOU |
Extensible Authentication Protocol over UDP |
EPLD |
Erasable Programmable Logic Device |
ESF |
Express Services Forwarding |
FIB |
Forwarding Information Base |
FIFO |
first-in, first-out |
FM |
Feature Manager |
FPD |
field-programmable device |
FPGA |
field-programmable gate array |
GEMAC |
Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control |
GEWAN |
Gigabit Ethernet WAN |
GSR |
Gigabit Switch Router |
HA |
high availability |
HSRP |
Hot Standby Router Protocol |
I/O |
input/output |
ICDM |
Inter-CPU Data Mover |
IDB |
interface description block |
IDPROM |
identification programmable read-only memory |
IGMP |
Internet Group Management Protocol |
IOS |
Internet Operating System (Cisco) |
IP |
Internet Protocol |
IPC |
InterProcessor Communication |
IPNAT |
IP Network Address Translation |
KPA |
keepalive |
L2 |
Layer 2 |
L3 |
Layer 3 |
L3MM |
Layer 3 Mobility Manager |
LAN |
local-area network |
LC |
line card1 |
LI |
Lawful Intercept |
LTL |
Local Target Logic |
MAC |
Media Access Control |
MCAST |
Multicast |
MD5 |
message digest 5 |
MET |
Multicast Expansion Table |
MFIB |
Multicast Forwarding Information Base |
MIB |
Management Information Base |
MII |
media-independent interface |
MLD |
message loading device |
MLP |
Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol |
MLS |
Multilayer Switching |
MLSCEF |
Multilayer Switching Cisco Express Forwarding |
MLSM |
multi-layer switching for multicast |
MMI |
Modem Management Interface |
MMLS |
Multicast Multilayer Switching |
MN |
mobile node |
MPLS |
Multiprotocol Label Switching |
MPPE |
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption |
MRIB |
Multicast Routing Information Base |
MSFC |
Multilayer Switch Feature Card |
MTU |
maximum transmission unit |
NAT |
Network Address Translation |
NDE |
NetFlow Data Export |
OAL |
Optimized ACL Logging |
OIF |
output interface |
OIR |
online insertion and removal |
OSM |
Optical Services Module |
PBI |
Programmable Binary Image |
PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
PFC |
Policy Feature Card |
PFINIT |
platform initialization |
PFREDUN |
platform redundancy |
PIM |
Protocol Independent Multicast |
PIMSN |
Protocol Independent Multicast Snooping |
PISA |
Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator |
PLIM |
Physical Layer Interface Module |
PM |
port manager |
PoS |
Packet over SONET |
POSLC |
Packet over SONET Line Card1 |
PVLAN |
private VLAN |
PXF |
Parallel Express Forwarding |
QDR |
Quad Data Rate |
QinQ |
IEEE 802.1Q in 802.1Q |
QM |
quality of service management |
QoS |
quality of service |
RACL |
router access control list |
RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service |
RF |
redundancy feature |
ROM |
read-only memory |
ROMMON |
read-only memory monitor |
RP |
route processor |
RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
RPF |
Reverse Path Forwarding |
RPR |
route processor redundancy |
RTC |
Real-Time Clock |
SCP |
Switch-Module Configuration Protocol |
SIP |
SPA Interface Processor |
SMbus |
system management bus |
SMSC |
short message service center |
SONET |
Synchronous Optical Network |
SP |
switch processor |
SPA |
Shared Port Adapter |
SPAN |
Switched Port Analyzer |
SRP |
Spatial Reuse Protocol |
SSA |
Super Santa Ana ASIC |
SSO |
Stateful Switchover |
SSP |
State Synchronization Protocol Manager |
SSRAM |
synchronous static RAM |
STAPL |
Standard Test and Programming Language |
SVI |
switched virtual interface |
SW |
software |
TAC |
Technical Assistance Center (Cisco) |
TBI |
Ten Bit Interface |
TCAM |
ternary content addressable memory |
TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
TFIB |
Tag Forwarding Information Base |
ToS |
type of service |
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
URLF |
URL Filtering |
VACL |
VLAN access control list |
VC |
virtual circuit |
VCD |
virtual circuit descriptor |
VLAN |
Virtual LAN |
VLOU |
Virtual Logic Operation Unit |
VPLS |
Virtual Private LAN Service |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
VPNSM |
Virtual Private Network Services Module |
VRF |
VPN routing and forwarding |
VSA |
vendor-specific attribute |
VTMS |
Versatile Traffic Management and Shaping |
VTP |
VLAN Trunking Protocol |
VTT |
voltage termination |
WAN |
wide-area network |
WCCP |
Web Cache Communication Protocol |
WiSM |
Wireless Service Module |
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