Alcatel-Lucent 1643 AMS Operation Manual page 364

Glossary
Midspan Meet
The capability to interface between two light wave network elements of different
vendors. This applies to high speed optical interfaces.
MLAN
MultiLAN
MMI
Man-Machine Interface Also called Human Machine Interface (HMI)
MO
Managed Object
Motif
X-Windows System supplied by Open Software Foundation.
MS
Multiplexer Section
MSOH
Multiplex Section Overhead. Part of the SOH (Section Overhead). Is accessible only at
line terminals and multiplexers.
MSP
Multiplex Section Protection. Provides capability of switching a signal from a working
to a protection section.
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
MTBMA
Mean Time Between Maintenance Activities
MTIE
Maximum Time Interval Error
MTPI
Multiplexer Timing Physical Interface
MTTR
Mean Time To Repair
Multiplexer Section OverHead (MSOH)
Part of the Section Overhead. Is accessible only at line terminals and multiplexers.
Multiplexer Section Protection (MSP)
Provides capability of switching a signal from a working to a protection section.
Multiplexer Section Shared Protection Ring (MS-SPRING)
A protection method used in multiplex line systems.
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