Acronyms

Table A-1 defines the acronyms used in this publication.

Table A-1: List of Acronyms

Acronym Expansion

AAL

ATM adaptation layer

ACE

access control entry

ACL

access control list

AFI

authority and format identifier

Agport

aggregation port

ALPS

Airline Protocol Support

AMP

Active Monitor Present

APaRT

Automated Packet Recognition/Translation

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

BDPU

bridge protocol data unit

BECN

backward explicit congestion notification

BGP

Border Gateway Protocol

BPDU

bridge protocol data unit

BRF

bridge relay function

BSC

Bisync

BSTUN

Block Serial Tunnel

BUS

broadcast and unknown server

BVI

bridge-group virtual interface

CAM

content-addressable memory

CAR

committed access rate

CCA

circuit card assembly

CEF

Cisco Express Forwarding

CoS

class of service

CDP

Cisco Discovery Protocol

CIR

committed information rate

CLI

command-line interface

CLNS

Connection-Less Network Service

CMNS

Connection-Mode Network Service

COPS

Common Open Policy Server

CoS

class of service

CPLD

Complex Programmable Logic Device

CRC

cyclic redundancy check

CRF

concentrator relay function

DCC

Data Country Code

DDR

dial-on-demand routing

DE

discard eligibility

DEC

Digital Equipment Corporation

DFI

Domain-Specific Part Format Identifier

DFP

Dynamic Feedback Protocol

DISL

Dynamic Inter-Switch Link

DLC

Data Link Control

DLSw

Data Link Switching

DMP

data movement processor

DNS

Domain Name System

DoD

Department of Defense

DRAM

dynamic RAM

DRiP

Dual Ring Protocol

DSAP

destination service access point

DSCP

differentiated services code point

DSPU

downstream SNA Physical Units

DTP

Dynamic Trunking Protocol

DTR

data terminal ready

DXI

data exchange interface

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

ESI

end-system identifier

FECN

forward explicit congestion notification

FM

feature manager

FRU

field replaceable unit

FSM

feasible successor metrics

GARP

General Attribute Registration Protocol

GMRP

GARP Multicast Registration Protocol

GVRP

GARP VLAN Registration Protocol

ICC

Inter-card Communication

ICD

International Code Designator

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol

IDB

interface descriptor block

IDP

initial domain part or Internet Datagram Protocol

IGMP

Internet Group Management Protocol

IGRP

Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

ILMI

Integrated Local Management Interface

IP

Internet Protocol

IPC

interprocessor communication

IPX

Internetwork Packet Exchange

ISIS

Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System Intradomain Routing Protocol

ISL

Inter-Switch Link

ISO

International Organization of Standardization

ISR

Integrated SONET router

LAN

local area network

LANE

LAN Emulation

LAPB

Link Access Procedure, Balanced

LDA

Local Director Acceleration

LCP

Link Control Protocol

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

LTL

Local Target Logic

MAC

Media Access Control

MSFC

Multilayer Switching Feature Card

MIB

Management Information Base

MII

media-independent interface

MLS

Multilayer Switching

MLSE

maintenance loop signalling entity

MOP

Maintenance Operation Protocol

MOTD

message-of-the-day

MLSE

maintenance loops signaling entity

MRM

multicast routing monitor

MSDP

Multicast Source Discovery Protocol

MSFC

Multilayer Switching Feature Card

MSM

Multilayer Switch Module

MTU

maximum transmission unit

NBP

Name Binding Protocol

NCIA

Native Client Interface Architecture

NDE

NetFlow Data Export

NETBIOS

NETwork Basic Input/Output System

NFFC

NetFlow Feature Card

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

OSPF

open shortest path first

PAgP

Port Aggregation Protocol

PBD

packet buffer daughterboard

PC

Personal Computer (formerly PCMCIA)

PCM

pulse code modulation

PCR

peak cell rate

PDP

policy decision point

PDU

protocol data unit

PEP

policy enforcement point

PFC

Policy Feature Card

PGM

Pragmatic General Multicast

PHY

physical sublayer

PIB

policy information base

PPP

Point-to-Point Protocol

PRID

Policy Rule Identifiers

PVST+

Per VLAN Spanning Tree+

QM

QoS manager

QoS

quality of service

RACL

router interface access control list

RADIUS

Remote Access Dial-In User Service

RAM

random-access memory

RCP

Remote Copy Protocol

RIF

Routing Information Field

RMON

Remote Monitoring

ROM

read-only memory

RPC

remote procedure call

RSPAN

remote SPAN

RST

reset

RSVP

ReSerVation Protocol

SAID

Security Association Identifier

SAP

service access point

SCM

service connection manager

SDLC

Synchronous Data Link Control

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

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

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

UDLD

UniDirectional Link Detection Protocol

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

UNI

User-Network Interface

UTC

Coordinated Universal Time

VACL

VLAN access control list

VCC

virtual channel circuit

VCI

virtual circuit identifier

VCR

Virtual Configuration Register

VINES

Virtual Network System

VLAN

virtual LAN

VMPS

VLAN Membership Policy Server

VTP

VLAN Trunk Protocol

VVID

voice VLAN ID

WFQ

weighted fair queueing

WRED

weighted random early detection

WRR

weighted round-robin

XNS

Xerox Network System

Acronym	Expansion
AAL	ATM adaptation layer
ACE	access control entry
ACL	access control list
AFI	authority and format identifier
Agport	aggregation port
ALPS	Airline Protocol Support
AMP	Active Monitor Present
APaRT	Automated Packet Recognition/Translation
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BDPU	bridge protocol data unit
BECN	backward explicit congestion notification
BGP	Border Gateway Protocol
BPDU	bridge protocol data unit
BRF	bridge relay function
BSC	Bisync
BSTUN	Block Serial Tunnel
BUS	broadcast and unknown server
BVI	bridge-group virtual interface
CAM	content-addressable memory
CAR	committed access rate
CCA	circuit card assembly
CEF	Cisco Express Forwarding
CoS	class of service
CDP	Cisco Discovery Protocol
CIR	committed information rate
CLI	command-line interface
CLNS	Connection-Less Network Service
CMNS	Connection-Mode Network Service
COPS	Common Open Policy Server
CoS	class of service
CPLD	Complex Programmable Logic Device
CRC	cyclic redundancy check
CRF	concentrator relay function
DCC	Data Country Code
DDR	dial-on-demand routing
DE	discard eligibility
DEC	Digital Equipment Corporation
DFI	Domain-Specific Part Format Identifier
DFP	Dynamic Feedback Protocol
DISL	Dynamic Inter-Switch Link
DLC	Data Link Control
DLSw	Data Link Switching
DMP	data movement processor
DNS	Domain Name System
DoD	Department of Defense
DRAM	dynamic RAM
DRiP	Dual Ring Protocol
DSAP	destination service access point
DSCP	differentiated services code point
DSPU	downstream SNA Physical Units
DTP	Dynamic Trunking Protocol
DTR	data terminal ready
DXI	data exchange interface
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
ESI	end-system identifier
FECN	forward explicit congestion notification
FM	feature manager
FRU	field replaceable unit
FSM	feasible successor metrics
GARP	General Attribute Registration Protocol
GMRP	GARP Multicast Registration Protocol
GVRP	GARP VLAN Registration Protocol
ICC	Inter-card Communication
ICD	International Code Designator
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
IDB	interface descriptor block
IDP	initial domain part or Internet Datagram Protocol
IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol
IGRP	Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
ILMI	Integrated Local Management Interface
IP	Internet Protocol
IPC	interprocessor communication
IPX	Internetwork Packet Exchange
ISIS	Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System Intradomain Routing Protocol
ISL	Inter-Switch Link
ISO	International Organization of Standardization
ISR	Integrated SONET router
LAN	local area network
LANE	LAN Emulation
LAPB	Link Access Procedure, Balanced
LDA	Local Director Acceleration
LCP	Link Control Protocol
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
LTL	Local Target Logic
MAC	Media Access Control
MSFC	Multilayer Switching Feature Card
MIB	Management Information Base
MII	media-independent interface
MLS	Multilayer Switching
MLSE	maintenance loop signalling entity
MOP	Maintenance Operation Protocol
MOTD	message-of-the-day
MLSE	maintenance loops signaling entity
MRM	multicast routing monitor
MSDP	Multicast Source Discovery Protocol
MSFC	Multilayer Switching Feature Card
MSM	Multilayer Switch Module
MTU	maximum transmission unit
NBP	Name Binding Protocol
NCIA	Native Client Interface Architecture
NDE	NetFlow Data Export
NETBIOS	NETwork Basic Input/Output System
NFFC	NetFlow Feature Card
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
OSPF	open shortest path first
PAgP	Port Aggregation Protocol
PBD	packet buffer daughterboard
PC	Personal Computer (formerly PCMCIA)
PCM	pulse code modulation
PCR	peak cell rate
PDP	policy decision point
PDU	protocol data unit
PEP	policy enforcement point
PFC	Policy Feature Card
PGM	Pragmatic General Multicast
PHY	physical sublayer
PIB	policy information base
PPP	Point-to-Point Protocol
PRID	Policy Rule Identifiers
PVST+	Per VLAN Spanning Tree+
QM	QoS manager
QoS	quality of service
RACL	router interface access control list
RADIUS	Remote Access Dial-In User Service
RAM	random-access memory
RCP	Remote Copy Protocol
RIF	Routing Information Field
RMON	Remote Monitoring
ROM	read-only memory
RPC	remote procedure call
RSPAN	remote SPAN
RST	reset
RSVP	ReSerVation Protocol
SAID	Security Association Identifier
SAP	service access point
SCM	service connection manager
SDLC	Synchronous Data Link Control
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
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
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
UDLD	UniDirectional Link Detection Protocol
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UNI	User-Network Interface
UTC	Coordinated Universal Time
VACL	VLAN access control list
VCC	virtual channel circuit
VCI	virtual circuit identifier
VCR	Virtual Configuration Register
VINES	Virtual Network System
VLAN	virtual LAN
VMPS	VLAN Membership Policy Server
VTP	VLAN Trunk Protocol
VVID	voice VLAN ID
WFQ	weighted fair queueing
WRED	weighted random early detection
WRR	weighted round-robin
XNS	Xerox Network System

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