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Octal-Port DMT ATU-C Line Card
The 32-bit address assigned to hosts that want to participate in a TCP/IP Internet.
IP address
The International Telecommunications Union; a telecommunications standards body.
ITU
L
Loss of Cell Delineation
LCD
Loss Of Delay Synchronization
LODS
Loss Of Frame.
LOF
A diagnostic test that returns the transmitted signal back to the sending device after it has passed
loopback
through a network or across a particular link. The returned signal can then be compared to the
transmitted one. The discrepancies between the two help to trace the fault. When trying to locate a
faulty piece of equipment, loopbacks will be repeated, eliminating satisfactory machines until the
problem is found.
loss of signal.
LOS
M
See MIB.
Management
Information Base
Management Information Base. A collection of objects that can be accessed via a network
MIB
management protocol, such as SNMP and CMIP (Common Management Information Protocol).
N
A second generation network interface card.
NI-2
P
Stands for permanent virtual connection. A fixed virtual connection between two users: The public
PVC
data network equivalent of a leased line. No call setup or clearing procedures are needed.
R
The path that network traffic takes from its source to its destination. The route a datagram may
route
follow can include many gateways and many physical networks. In the Internet, each datagram is
routed separately.
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