Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0(13)S7
Selective MVRF Download Feature on Cisco 12000 Series Routers
Glossary
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Part Number OL-11099-01 Rev. A0 August 28, 2006
Glossary
ACL
Access Control List
BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
CE
Customer Edge
CDP
Cisco Discovery Protocol
EVCS
Ethernet Virtual Connection Service
L2PT
Layer 2 Protocol Tunnelling
MAC
Media Access Control
MPLS
Multi Protocol Label Switching
PE
Provider Edge
QoS
Quality of Service
Split Horizon
A packet forwarding technique that prevents packets received from
an emulated VC from being forwarded to another emulated VC.
This technique is important for creating loop-free paths in a
full-meshed network.
an emulated VC from being forwarded to another emulated VC.
This technique is important for creating loop-free paths in a
full-meshed network.
STP
Spanning-Tree Protocol
TLS
Transparent LAN Service
VC
Virtual Connection
VFI
Virtual Forwarding Instance
VPLS
Virtual Private LAN Service
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VRF
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) routing/forwarding instance.
VTP
Virtual Terminal Protocol