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Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Testing

Glossary

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

ITU–T
International Telecommunications Union–Telecommunications 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

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