Nortel 15000 Terminology page 8

adjacency
A relationship formed between selected neighboring routers for the purpose
of exchanging routing information. Not every pair of neighboring routers
becomes adjacent.
adjacent network identifier (ANID)
A numeric identifier assigned to an adjacent network that is directly connected
to this network through at least one X.25 or X.75 gateway.
ADPCM
See adaptive differential pulse code modulation (ADPCM) (page
ADTF
See allowed cell rate decrease time factor (ADTF) (page
advertisement scope
See address scope (page
Advisor
A Multiservice Data Manager toolset.
agent
Network management software components that are contained in managed
entities such as routers, concentrators, and host computers. These
components monitor the operation of the managed entity by maintaining a
collection of objects in the management information base (MIB).
Agents communicate with corresponding managers.
aggregate policy
An internetworking policy through which the border gateway protocol (BGP)
combines the characteristics of different routes and advertises this
combination as a single route. Aggregation reduces the data that a BGP
speaker stores and exchanges with another BGP speaker.
AINI
See ATM inter-network interface (AINI) (page
AIR
See allowed information rate (AIR) (page
AIS
See alarm indication signal (AIS) (page
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