HP auroraTempo User Manual page 272

aurora Tempo - User Guide
A WAN technology, based on transmitting data and voice
Fast Packet
information in packets.
Switching
Frame Check Sequence. The standard 16-bit cyclic
FCS
redundancy check used for Frame Relay frames. The FCS
detects bit errors occurring in the frame between the opening
flag and the FCS.
Forwards Explicit Congestion Notification. A bit in the
FECN
Frame Relay Header which tells the destination device of
congestion in the network.
The flag indicates the beginning and end of a frame relay
Flag
frame.
This is the ability of a device to govern the amount of traffic
Flow Control
it receives from another.
FPS Framing Pattern Sequence.
Frame Relay Access Device. This is equipment which accepts
FRAD
and encapsulates traffic for transport over the Frame Relay
network.
This is a series of bits, arranged in a pattern, used for
Frame
transmitting information over a channel.
A data communications technology, originating from ISDN,
Frame Relay
which provides efficient, fast-packet transmission for wide-
area networking over modern digital access lines.
This is a group of key vendors who first came together to
Frame Relay
promote Frame Relay and ensure the interoperability of their
Forum (FRF)
products.
This is the number of cycles of an alternating signal, over a
Frequency
given period of time (usually 1 second). Frequency is
expressed in Hertz.
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