APPN Implementers Workshop

[ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ]

A

AAL: ATM Adaptation Layer
AAL1: ATM Adaptation Layer type 1 for constant bit-rate traffic
AAL3/4: ATM Adaptation Layer type 3/4 for variable bit-rate traffic with no end-to-end timing requirements
AAL5: ATM Adaptation Layer type 5 for variable bit-rate traffic with no end-to-end timing requirements (low overhead)
ABM: Asynchronous Balanced Mode
ABR: Available Bit Rate
AD: Approved Direction
AIW: APPN Implementers Workshop
ANR: Automatic Network Routing
AP: Approved Pages
APPC: Advanced Program-to-Program Communication
APPN: Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
ARB: Adaptive Rate-Based Congestion Control
ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
ASM: Address Space Manager
ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode

B

BAN: Boundary Access Node
BECN: Backward Explicit Congestion Notification (Frame Relay)
BHLI: Broadband High Layer Information
BLLI: Broadband Low Layer Information
B-ISDN: Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
BOF: Birds Of a Feather
BN: Border Node
BrNN: Branch Network Node
BTU: Basic Transmission Unit

C

CBR: Constant Bit Rate
CDV: Call Delay Variation
CLP: Call Loss Priority
CIW: CPI-C Implementers Workshop
CMIP: Common Management Information Protocol
CN: Connection Network
COS: Class Of Service
CP: Control Point or Closed Pages
CPCS: Common Part Convergence Sublayer
CPI-C: Common Programming Interface for Communication
CP-MSU: Control Point Management Services Unit
CS: Configuration Services
CV: Control Vector
CxM: Connection Manager

D

DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DLC: Data Link Control
DLCI: Data Link Connection Identifier
DLSw: Data Link Switching
DLU: Destination Logical Unit
DLUR: Dependent LU Requester
DLUS: Dependent LU Server
DS: Directory Services
DSAP: Destination Service Access Point

E

E.164: CCITT (now ITU-T) Recommendation for Numbering Plan for the ISDN Era
EBN: Extended Border Node
EFCI: Explicit Forward Congestion Indication
EN: End Node
ENCP: End Node Control Point
ESI: End System Identifier (field in private ATM addresses)

F

FECN: Forward Explicit Congestion Notification (Frame Relay)
FID: Format Identification (specified in SNA transmission headers)
FID2: FID type X'2' (used for APPN/ISR traffic)
FID5: FID type X'5' (used for HPR traffic)
FR: Frame Relay
FSM: Finite State Machine
FTP: File Transfer Protocol

G

GCRA: Generic Cell Rate Algorithm
GDS: General Data Stream
GFC: Generic Flow Control

H

HBN: HPR Border Node
HDLC: High-Level Data Link Control
HPR: High Performance Routing

I

IANA: Internet Assigned Number Authority
IE: Information Element
IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force
ILMI: Interim Local Management Interface
IP: Internet Protocol
ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
ISR: Intermediate Session Routing
ITU-T: International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication Standardization Sector

J

K

L

LAN: Local Area Network
LDLC: Logical Data Link Control
LEN: Low Entry Networking
LL ATMI: Low-level ATM Interface
LLC: Logical Link Control
LLC1: IEEE 802.2 LLC type 1
LLC2: IEEE 802.2 LLC type 2
LSAP: Link Service Access Point
LSCB: Link Station Control Block
LU: Logical Unit

M

MAC: Media Access Control
MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
MBS: Maximum Burst Size
MDS: Multiple Domain Support
MDS-MU: Multiple Domain Support Message Unit
MIB: Management Information Base
MPTN: Multiprotocol Transport Networking
MS: Management Services
MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit

N

NAU: Network Accessible Unit
NCL: Network Control Layer
NDIS: Network Driver Interface Specification
NETID: Network Identifier
NLP: Network Layer Packet
NLPID: Network Layer Protocol Identifier
NN: Network Node
NNI: Network Node Interface
NNS: Network Node Server
NOF: Node Operator Facility
NPI: Numbering Plan Identification

O

OAM: Operations Administration and Maintenance
ODI: Open Data-Link Interface
OLU: Origin Logical Unit

P

PBN: Peripheral Border Node
PCM: Port Connection Manager
PCR: Peak Cell Rate
PDU: Protocol Data Unit
PLU: Primary Logical Unit
PT: Payload Type
PU: Physical Unit
PVC: Permanent Virtual Connection

Q

Q.2100: ITU-T Recommendation for B-ISDN Signalling ATM Adaptation Layer Overview Description
Q.2110: ITU-T Recommendation for B-ISDN ATM Adaptation Layer Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol
Q.2130: ITU-T Recommendation for B-ISDN ATM Adaptation Layer Service Specific Coordination Function for Signalling at the User to Network Interface
Q.2931: ITU-T Recommendation for B-ISDN UNI Layer 3 Specification for Basic Call/Connection Control
Q.2963: ITU-T Recommendation for Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. 2 - Connection Modification - Peak Cell Rate Modification by the Connection Owner
QLLC: Qualified Logical Link Control
QoS: Quality of Service

R

RFC: Request For Comments
RIG: Related Interest Group
RSCV: Route Selection Control Vector
RSVP: Route ReSerVation Protocol
RTP: Rapid Transfer Protocol

S

SAAL: Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer
SATF: Shared Access Transport Facility
SAP: Service Access Point
SAR: Segmentation and Reassembly Sublayer
SCM: Session Connector Manager
SCR: Sustainable Cell Rate
SDLC: Synchronous Data Link Control
SDU: Service Data Unit
SHM: Short Hold Mode
SIG: Special Interest Group
SLU: Secondary Logical Unit
SM: Session Manager
SNA: Systems Network Architecture
SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
SOC: Sphere Of Control
Sonet: Synchronous Optical Network
SRB: Source-Route Bridge
SS: Session Services
SSAP: Source Service Access Point
SSCF: Service Specific Coordination Function
SSCOP: Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol
SSCP: System Services Control Point
SSCS: Service Specific Convergence Sublayer
SVC: Switched Virtual Connection

T

TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
TDB: Topology Database
TDU: Topology Database Update
TG: Transmission Group
TGV: Transmission Group Vector
TOA: Type Of Address
TOS: Type of Service
TRS: Topology and Routing Services

U

UBR: Unspecified Bit Rate
UDP: User Datagram Protocol
UNI: User-to-Network Interface
URL: Universal Resource Locator

V

VBR: Variable Bit Rate
VCC: Virtual Channel Connection
VCI: Virtual Channel Identifier
VPI: Virtual Path Identifier
VPI 0 / VPI 5: Virtual channel reserved for the control plane at the UNI
VRN: Virtual Routing Node

W

WAN: Wide Area Network
WG: Working Group

X

XID: Exchange Identification
XID3: XID Format X'3' (for T2.1 to T2.1|4|5 node exchanges)
XID3(na): XID Format X'3' in non-activation phase
XID3(np): XID Format X'3' in negotiation proceeding phase
XID3(pn): XID Format X'3' in prenegotiation phase

Y

Z

Last Update: November 12, 1997