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AAL |
ATM adaptation layer |
ACE |
access control entry |
ACL |
access control list |
AFI |
authority and format identifier |
Agport |
aggregation port |
ALPS |
Airline Protocol Support |
AMP |
Active Monitor Present |
APaRT |
Automated Packet Recognition and Translation |
ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
ATA |
Analog Telephone Adaptor |
ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
AV |
attribute value |
BDD |
binary decision diagrams |
BECN |
backward explicit congestion notification |
BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol |
BPDU |
bridge protocol data unit |
BRF |
bridge relay function |
BSC |
Bisync |
BSTUN |
Block Serial Tunnel |
BUS |
broadcast and unknown server |
BVI |
bridge-group virtual interface |
CAM |
content-addressable memory |
CAR |
committed access rate |
CCA |
circuit card assembly |
CDP |
Cisco Discovery Protocol |
CEF |
Cisco Express Forwarding |
CHAP |
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol |
CIR |
committed information rate |
CIST |
Common and internal spanning tree |
CLI |
command-line interface |
CLNS |
Connection-Less Network Service |
CMNS |
Connection-Mode Network Service |
COPS |
Common Open Policy Server |
COPS-DS |
Common Open Policy Server Differentiated Services |
CoS |
class of service |
CPLD |
Complex Programmable Logic Device |
CRC |
cyclic redundancy check |
CRF |
concentrator relay function |
CST |
Common Spanning Tree |
CUDD |
University of Colorado Decision Diagram |
DCC |
Data Country Code |
dCEF |
distributed Cisco Express Forwarding |
DDR |
dial-on-demand routing |
DE |
discard eligibility |
DEC |
Digital Equipment Corporation |
DFC |
Distributed Forwarding Card |
DFI |
Domain-Specific Part Format Identifier |
DFP |
Dynamic Feedback Protocol |
DISL |
Dynamic Inter-Switch Link |
DLC |
Data Link Control |
DLSw |
Data Link Switching |
DMP |
data movement processor |
DNS |
Domain Name System |
DoD |
Department of Defense |
DOS |
denial of service |
dot1q |
802.1Q |
DRAM |
dynamic RAM |
DRiP |
Dual Ring Protocol |
DSAP |
destination service access point |
DSCP |
differentiated services code point |
DSPU |
downstream SNA Physical Units |
DTP |
Dynamic Trunking Protocol |
DTR |
data terminal ready |
DXI |
data exchange interface |
EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
EARL |
Enhanced Address Recognition Logic |
EEPROM |
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory |
EHSA |
enhanced high system availability |
EIA |
Electronic Industries Association |
ELAN |
Emulated Local Area Network |
EOBC |
Ethernet out-of-band channel |
EOF |
end of file |
ESI |
end-system identifier |
FAT |
File Allocation Table |
FECN |
forward explicit congestion notification |
FM |
feature manager |
FRU |
field replaceable unit |
fsck |
file system consistency check |
FSM |
feasible successor metrics |
GARP |
General Attribute Registration Protocol |
GMRP |
GARP Multicast Registration Protocol |
GVRP |
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol |
HSRP |
Hot Standby Routing Protocol |
ICC |
Inter-card Communication |
ICD |
International Code Designator |
ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
IDB |
interface descriptor block |
IDP |
initial domain part or Internet Datagram Protocol |
IDSM |
Intrusion Detection System Module |
IFS |
IOS File System |
IGMP |
Internet Group Management Protocol |
IGRP |
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
ILMI |
Integrated Local Management Interface |
IP |
Internet Protocol |
IPC |
interprocessor communication |
IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange |
IS-IS |
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System Intradomain Routing Protocol |
ISL |
Inter-Switch Link |
ISO |
International Organization of Standardization |
ISR |
Integrated SONET router |
IST |
Internal spanning tree |
LAN |
local area network |
LANE |
LAN Emulation |
LAPB |
Link Access Procedure, Balanced |
LCP |
Link Control Protocol |
LDA |
Local Director Acceleration |
LEC |
LAN Emulation Client |
LECS |
LAN Emulation Configuration Server |
LEM |
link error monitor |
LER |
link error rate |
LES |
LAN Emulation Server |
LLC |
Logical Link Control |
LTL |
Local Target Logic |
MAC |
Media Access Control |
MD5 |
Message Digest 5 |
MFD |
multicast fast drop |
MIB |
Management Information Base |
MII |
media-independent interface |
MLS |
Multilayer Switching |
MLSE |
maintenance loop signaling entity |
MOP |
Maintenance Operation Protocol |
MOTD |
message-of-the-day |
MLSE |
maintenance loops signaling entity |
MRM |
multicast routing monitor |
MSDP |
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol |
MST |
multiple spanning tree |
MTU |
maximum transmission unit |
MVAP |
multiple VLAN access port |
NAM |
Network Analysis Module |
NBP |
Name Binding Protocol |
NCIA |
Native Client Interface Architecture |
NDE |
NetFlow Data Export |
NET |
network entity title |
NetBIOS |
Network Basic Input/Output System |
NFFC |
NetFlow Feature Card |
NMP |
Network Management Processor |
NSAP |
network service access point |
NSF |
Nonstop Forwarding |
NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
NVRAM |
nonvolatile RAM |
OAM |
Operation, Administration, and Maintenance |
ODM |
order dependent merge |
OSI |
Open System Interconnection |
OSM |
Optical Services Module |
OSPF |
open shortest path first |
PAE |
port access entity |
PAgP |
Port Aggregation Protocol |
PBD |
packet buffer daughterboard |
PC |
Personal Computer (formerly PCMCIA) |
PCM |
pulse code modulation |
PCR |
peak cell rate |
PDP |
policy decision point |
PDU |
protocol data unit |
PEP |
policy enforcement point |
PFC |
Policy Feature Card |
PGM |
Pragmatic General Multicast |
PHY |
physical sublayer |
PIB |
policy information base |
PIM |
protocol independent multicast |
PISA |
Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator |
PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
PRID |
Policy Rule Identifiers |
PVST+ |
Per VLAN Spanning Tree+ |
QDM |
QoS device manager |
QM |
QoS manager |
QoS |
quality of service |
RACL |
router interface access control list |
RADIUS |
Remote Access Dial-In User Service |
RAM |
random-access memory |
RCP |
Remote Copy Protocol |
RGMP |
Router-Ports Group Management Protocol |
RIB |
routing information base |
RIF |
Routing Information Field |
RMON |
remote network monitor |
ROM |
read-only memory |
ROMMON |
ROM monitor |
RP |
route processor or rendezvous point |
RPC |
remote procedure call |
RPF |
reverse path forwarding |
RPR |
route processor redundancy |
RPR+ |
route processor redundancy plus |
RSPAN |
remote SPAN |
RST |
reset |
RSVP |
ReSerVation Protocol |
SAID |
Security Association Identifier |
SAP |
service access point |
SCM |
service connection manager |
SCP |
Switch-Module Configuration Protocol |
SDLC |
Synchronous Data Link Control |
SGBP |
Stack Group Bidding Protocol |
SIMM |
single in-line memory module |
SLB |
server load balancing |
SLCP |
Supervisor Line-Card Processor |
SLIP |
Serial Line Internet Protocol |
SMDS |
Software Management and Delivery Systems |
SMF |
software MAC filter |
SMP |
Standby Monitor Present |
SMRP |
Simple Multicast Routing Protocol |
SMT |
Station Management |
SNAP |
Subnetwork Access Protocol |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
SRM |
single router mode |
SSO |
stateful switchover |
SPAN |
Switched Port Analyzer |
SREC |
S-Record format, Motorola defined format for ROM contents |
SSTP |
Cisco Shared Spanning Tree |
STP |
Spanning Tree Protocol |
SVC |
switched virtual circuit |
SVI |
switched virtual interface |
TACACS+ |
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus |
TARP |
Target Identifier Address Resolution Protocol |
TCAM |
Ternary Content Addressable Memory |
TCL |
table contention level |
TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
TIA |
Telecommunications Industry Association |
TopN |
Utility that allows the user to analyze port traffic by reports |
TOS |
type of service |
TLV |
type-length-value |
TTL |
Time To Live |
TVX |
valid transmission |
UDLD |
UniDirectional Link Detection Protocol |
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
UNI |
User-Network Interface |
UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
VACL |
VLAN access control list |
VCC |
virtual channel circuit |
VCI |
virtual circuit identifier |
VCR |
Virtual Configuration Register |
VINES |
Virtual Network System |
VLAN |
virtual LAN |
VMPS |
VLAN Membership Policy Server |
VPN |
virtual private network |
VRF |
VPN routing and forwarding |
VTP |
VLAN Trunking Protocol |
VVID |
voice VLAN ID |
WAN |
wide area network |
WCCP |
Web Cache Communications Protocol |
WFQ |
weighted fair queueing |
WRED |
weighted random early detection |
WRR |
weighted round-robin |
XNS |
Xerox Network System |
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