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LEC
LAN Emulation Client. Typically located in an ATM end station,
its task is to maintain address resolution tables and to forward
data traffic. Each LEC is associated with a unique ATM address.
LECS
LAN Emulation Configuration Server. A server whose main
function is to provide configuration information to an LEC
(such as the ELAN it belongs to or its LES).
LES
LAN Emulation Server. A server that implements the control
coordination function for the emulated LAN. Examples of this
function are enabling a LEC to join an ELAN, and resolving
MAC to ATM addresses.
LLC
Logical Link Control. The upper of the two sublayers of the
Data Link Layer of the OSI Reference Model that defines the
transmission of data between two stations.
MAC
Media Access Control. That part of the ISO model that
describes how devices share access to a network. Ethernet,
token ring, and FDDI are MAC layer specifications.
Mbps
Megabits (1024 x 1024 bits) per second.
MBps
Megabytes (1024 x 1024 bytes) per second.
Multicast
A technique that allows copies of a single packet or cell to be
passed to a selected set of end stations.
Multimode
A large-core (62.5 micron) optical fiber through which multiple
signals will propagate.
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