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Appendix A Acronyms
MTU
maximum transmission unit
MVAP
multiple VLAN access port
MVRP
multiple VLAN registration protocol
NAM
Network Analysis Module
NDE
NetFlow Data Export
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
OUI
organizational unique identifier
PAE
port access entity
PAgP
Port Aggregation Protocol
PBF
policy-based forwarding
PCM
pulse code modulation
PCR
peak cell rate
PDP
policy decision point
PDU
protocol data unit
PEP
policy enforcement point
PFC
Policy Feature Card
PHY
physical sublayer
PIB
policy information base
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PRID
policy rule identifiers
PROM
programmable read-only memory
PVID
port VLAN identifier
PVST+
per VLAN spanning tree
QoS
quality of service
RADIUS
Remote Access Dial-In User Service
RAM
random-access memory
rcp
Remote Copy Protocol
RGMP
Router-Ports Group Management Protocol
RIF
Routing Information Field
RMON
Remote Monitoring
ROM
read-only memory
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List of Acronyms (continued)
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