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GLOSSARY
Demultiplexing
- a function performed by a layer entity that identifies and
separates SDUs from a single connection to more than one connection. (See
multiplexing.)
DIP Switch (Dual In-line Package)
- a device that has two parallel rows of
contacts that let the user switch electrical current through a pair of those con-
tacts to on or off. They are used to reconfigure components and peripherals.
Domain Name Server
- a computer that converts names to their correspond-
ing Internet numbers. It allows users to telnet or FTP to the name instead of
the number.
DNS (Domain Name System)
- the distributed name and address mecha-
nism used in the Internet.
DSn (Digital Standard n (0, 1, 1C, 2, and 3))
- a method that defines the rate
and format of digital hierarchy.
Asynchronous data rates are defined as follows:
DS0
64kb/s
1 voice channel
DS1
1.544Mb/s
24 DS0s
DS1C
3.152 Mb/s
2 DS1s
DS2
6.312 Mb/s
4 DS1s
DS3
44.736 Mb/s
28 DS1s
Synchronous data rates (SONET) are defined as:
STS-1/OC-1
51.84 Mb/s
28 DS1s or 1 DS3
STS-3/OC-3
155.52 Mb/s
3 STS-1s byte interleaved
STS-3c/OC-3c
155.52 Mb/s
Concatenated, indivisible payload
STS-12/OC-12
622.08 Mb/s
12 STS-1s, 4 STS-3cs, or any mixture
STS-12c/OC-12c
622.08 Mb/s
Concatenated, indivisible payload
STS-48/OC-48
2488.32 Mb/s
48 STS-1s, 16 STS-3cs, or any mixture
EGP (Exterior Gateway)
Protocol - used by gateways in an internet, connect-
ing autonomous networks.
EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture)
- a bus architecture for
desktop computers that provides a 32-bit data passage while maintaining
compatibility with the ISA or AT architecture.
elarp
- a FORE program that shows and manipulates MAC and ATM address
mappings for LAN Emulation Clients (LECs).
Summary of Contents for MMAC-Plus SFCS-1000
Page 1: ...ATM Switch Configuration Manual...
Page 2: ......
Page 6: ...Notice iv...
Page 22: ...xx PREFACE...
Page 50: ...1 28 Configuring PVCs...
Page 72: ...2 22 Configuring a Classical IP ATM Network...
Page 120: ...5 12 DS 3 Configuration...
Page 130: ...6 10 E 3 Configuration...
Page 326: ...C 22 AMI Operation Commands...
Page 360: ...D 34 AMI Statistics Commands...
Page 382: ...F 10 ForeThought PNNI...
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