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LAN

local area network

LE

LAN emulation

LEC

LAN emulation client

LECS

LAN emulation client/server

LES

LAN emulation server

LIS

logical IP subnetwork

LLC

logical link control

LNNI

LAN emulation network node
interface

LPDU

logical link control protocol
data unit

LSU

link state update

LUNI

LAN emulation
user-to-network interface

M A C

medium access control

MAT

mamangement application
transporter

M B

megabytes

Mbps

megabits per second

M I B

management information
base

MPOA

multiprotocol over ATM

MSS

Multiprotocol Switched
Services

MTU

maximum transmission unit

NBBS

Networking BroadBand
Services

NDIS

network driver interface
specification

NetBIOS

network basic input/output
system

NIX

network information exchange

NNI

network-to-network interface
network node interface

NSAP

network service access point

NRB

non reserved bandwidth

OC-n

optical carrier level n

ODI

open data-link interface

OID

originator identifier

OSI

open systems interconnection

OSPF

open shortest path first

PC

personal computer

PCR

Peak Cell Rate

PCI

peripheral component
interconnect

P C M

pulse code modulation

PDH

plesiochronous digital
hierarchy

PDU

protocol data unit

PG

peer group

PGI

peer group identifier

PGL

peer group leader

P I M

product independent module

PNNI

private network node
interface

PSM

product specific module

PT

payload type

PTSP

PNNI topology state packet

PVC

permanent virtual circuit

PVP

permanent virtual path

QoS

quality of service

RB

reserved bandwidth

RIP

routing information protocol

RISC

reduced instruction set
computer/cycles

RMON

remote monitor

SAAL

signaling ATM adaptation
layer

SAAT

source address association
table

SAP

service access point

SAR

segmentation and reassembly

SDH

synchronous digital hierarchy

SDLC

synchronous data link control

SDU

service data unit

SFE

specific front end

SNA

Systems Network
Architecture

SNAP

subnetwork access protocol

SNMP

simple network management
protocol

SONET

synchronous optical network

SRB

single route broadcast

SRF

specifically routed frame

SSCOP

service-specific
connection-oriented protocol

SSCS

service-specific convergence
sublayer

SSI

switch to switch interface

STM

synchronous transfer mode

STP

shielded twisted pair

SVC

switched virtual circuit

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