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Glossary-10 Compact T1 - Release 6.1
Glossary
MAC Address
MAC Address The address for a device as it is identified at the Media Access Control
layer in the network architecture
mapping In network operations, the logical association of one set of values, such
as addresses on one network, with quantities or values of another set,
such as devices on another network.
Media Gateway
Control Protocol MGCP. A control and signal standard for the conversion of audio signals
carried on telephone circuits (PSTN) to data packets carried over the
Internet or other packet networks.
MLPPP MultiLink PPP. An extension to the point-to-point protocol that enables
two channels to be linked together to double the throughput. It is used for
ISDN transmission and channel bonding
multiplexer Electronic equipment which allows two or more signals to pass over one
communications circuit. The circuit may be analog or digital
MUX See multiplexer
MVEC Majority Vote Error Correction
nonlatching OCU-DP loopback
NTP
Network Time Protocol, developed to maintain a common sense of time
among Internet hosts around the world. Many systems on the Internet run
NTP, and have the same time (relative to Greenwich Mean Time).
OCU-DP Office Channel Unit - Data Port. A channel bank unit used to interface
between the channel bank and a customer’s DDS CSU or DSU.
packet A packet consists of the data to be transmitted and certain control
information.
PAP Password Authentication Protocol
PAT Port Address Translation