AAL
ATM adaption layer
ABR
available bit rate
ATM
asynchronous transfer mode
CDV
cell delay variation
CDVT
CDV tolerance
CER
cell error ratio
CLR
cell loss ratio
CMR
cell misinsertion rate
CTD
cell transfer delay
FDDI
fiber distributed data interface
GCRA
general cell rate algorithm
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
IP
Internet protocol
IPX
Internet package exchange
ITUT
International Telecommunications UnionTelecommunications Standardization Sector
LAN
local-area network
LLC
logical link control
MPOA
multiprotocol over ATM
NHRP
next hop resolution protocol
OAM
operation and maintenance
PDU
protocol data unit
peak-to-peak CDV
peak-to-peak cell delay variation
PNNI
private network-network interface
PRBS
pseudo-random bit stream
PVC
permanent virtual circuit
QoS
quality of service
SVC
switched virual circuit
TCP
transmission control protocol
TDP
tag distribution protocol
UBR
unspecified bit rate
UNI
user network interface
UPC
usage parameter control
VBR
variable bit rate
VC
virtual connection
VCC
virtual channel connection
VCI
virtual channel identifier
VPI
virtual path identifier
WAN
wide-area network



