Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Dictionary

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LANE - Local Area Network Emulation
LAN Emulation Service
LCD - Loss of Cell Delineation
LCT - Last Compliance Time (used in GCRA definition)
LDP - Label Distribution Protocol
LE - LAN Emulation (also, LANE)
LEC - LAN Emulation Client, also LANE Client Setup
LEC - LAN Emulation Configuration Server
LE-NNI - LAN Emulation Network-to-Network Interface
LES - LAN Emulation Server
LGN - Logical Group Node (ATM Forum, PNNI)
LIS - Logical IP Subnet (rfc1577)
LOF - Loss of Frame (UNI Fault Management)
LOP - Loss of Pointer (UNI Fault Management)
LOS - Loss of Signal (UNI Fault Management)
LSP - Label Switched Path
LSR - Label Switching Router
LTE - Line Terminating Equipment (SONET)
L-UNI - (LANE UNI) LAN Emulation User-to-Network Interface
M
MARS - Multicast Address Resolution Service (Draft IETF - IPATM. See Minutes: WG Meeting, Danvers IETF, April 1995 and ipmc-04.txt)
MBS - Maximum Burst Size
MCR - Minimum Cell Rate
MID - Message IDentifier
MPLS - Multi-Protocol Label Switching
MPOA - Multiprotocol Over ATM (ATM Forum)
MTP 3
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NBMA - Non-Broadcast Multiple Access
NEXT - Near End Crosstalk (adverse phenomenon accociated with high frequencies over twisted-pair wiring, measured in decibels)
NHRP - Next Hop Routing Protocol (from IETF ROLC WG)
NIU - Network Interface Unit
NLPID - Network Layer Protocol Identifier
NNI - Network Node Interface
NRT-VBR - non-realtime Variable Bit Rate Service
NSAP - Network Layer Service Access Point
    

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