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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

FECN

See

forward explicit congestion notification (FECN) (page 54)

.

file

A set of related records that are treated as a unit for the purposes of storage
and retrieval.

file prober

Software residing on the Nortel Multiservice Data Manager workstation that
uses FTP to transfer accounting data from the Nortel Multiservice Switch node
to the host computer.

file transfer protocol (FTP)

A TCP/IP protocol used to transfer files across an internet. See also Internet
protocol interface over virtual circuit (IPIVC)
.

filter

A subroutine for discriminating among packets. Filters are used to decrease
traffic or improve security over network interfaces.

filtering

In the context of using commands such as list, display or find, filtering is an
operation that decreases the number of components targeted by a command.

FIS

See

fax idle suppression (FIS) (page 52)

.

FL

See

feature list (FL) (page 52)

.

FLM

See

frame link monitoring (FLM) (page 55)

.

FMI

See

frame mode information (FMI) (page 55)

.

FMIP

See

fast management information protocol (FMIP) (page 52)

.

FMIP enclosed

Format type associated with Nortel Multiservice Switch system accounting
and statistics records. FMIP enclosed accounting and statistics records are
raw data records that are enclosed in FMIP headers and trailers.