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List of terms

Nortel Multiservice Switch 7400/15000/20000

Terminology

NN10600-005 7.2S1 Standard

PCR7.2 and up March 2006

Copyright © 2006, Nortel

Nortel Confidential

physical link

Single physical interface that interconnects two devices in a network.

PID

See

process identifier (PID) (page 105)

.

PIM

See

protocol independent multicast-sparse mode (PIM-SM) (page 107)

.

ping

The ping command is a debugging method used to determine the reachability
of another node, the path(s) to another node, and the round trip delay to
another node. The command is used

1

in a network supporting the RID/MID address plan for RID/MID
destinations or frame relay VCs (see “VC ping” (page 140)).

2

by Internet control message protocol (ICMP) to test connections to other
IP nodes

PLC

See

permanent logical connection (PLC) (page 100)

.

PINX

Private Integrated Services Network Exchange.

PLCP

Physical layer convergence procedure is a technique for mapping ATM cells
into DS3 or E3 frames over PDH networks.

PM

See

processor module (PM) (page 106)

.

PNNI

See

private network-to-network interface (PNNI) (page 105)

.

PNNI node ID

A 22 octet string that is used to uniquely identify a node at a particular PNNI
hierarchy level.

PNNI port ID

A 32 bit integer that is used to uniquely identify a PNNI interface.

PNNI routing control channel

VCC that nodes use to exchange PNNI routing protocol messages.