Alcatel-Lucent 1643 AMS User's Operation Manual page 697

Glossary
Mediation Device (MD)
Allows for exchange of management information between Operations System and
network elements.
MEF
Maintenance Entity Function (in NE)
MEM
System MEMory unit
Message Communications Function (MCF)
Function that provides facilities for the transport and routing of Telecommunications
Management Network messages to and from the Network Manager.
Metropolis® ADM MultiService Mux
A network multiplexer that is designed to flexibly multiplex plesiochronous and/or
STM-1 tributary port signals into STM-4 or STM-16 line port signals.
MF
Mediation Function
MFS
Multi Frame Synchronization signal
MIB
The Management Information Base is the database in the node. The MIB contains the
configuration data of the node. A copy of each MIB is available in the EMS and is
called the MIB image. Under normal circumstances, the MIB and MIB image of one
node are synchronized.
MIB image
See Management Information Base.
Midspan Meet
The capability to interface between two lightwave 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
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