Juniper SYSTEM BASICS - CONFIGURATION GUIDE V 11.1.X Configuration Manual page 595

Abbreviation
or Acronym Term
POP point of presence
POS packet over SONET
POST power-on self-test
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
pps packets per second
PROM programmable read-only memory
PSC per-hop scheduling class
PSNP partial sequence number PDU (protocol data unit)
PVC permanent virtual circuit (or connection)
Q
QoS quality of service
R
RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RD route distinguisher
RDBS relational database system
RDI remote defect indication
RED random early detection
REI remote error indication
RESV reservation
RFC Request for Comments
RIB routing information base
RIP Routing Information Protocol
RISC reduced instruction set computing
RMI Remote Method Invocation (Java)
RP rendezvous point (router)
RPF reverse-path forwarding
RSA Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (encryption algorithm)
Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms
565