Panasonic 1200N Manuel D’Utilisation
Glossary
B-8
Centillion 1200N ATM Switch User Manual
NTP 297-8103-903
ATM Address
Defined in the UNI Specification as 3 formats, each having 20 bytes in length
including country, area and end-system identifiers.
including country, area and end-system identifiers.
ATM Layer Link
A section of an ATM Layer connection between two adjacent active ATM Layer
entities (ATM-entities).
entities (ATM-entities).
ATM Link
A virtual path link (VPL) or a virtual channel link (VCL).
ATM-NIC
ATM Network Interface Card: Electronic circuitry connecting a workstation to a
network.Usually a card that fits into one of the expansion slots inside a personal
computer.It works with the network software and computer operating system to
transmit and receive messages on the network.
network.Usually a card that fits into one of the expansion slots inside a personal
computer.It works with the network software and computer operating system to
transmit and receive messages on the network.
ATM Peer-to-Peer Connection
A virtual channel connection (VCC) or a virtual path connection (VPC).
ATM Switch
A generic term usually referring to an ATM switching system rather than a
switching element. ATM switches are generally hardware based, self-routing, and
high speed (up to Gbit/s).
switching element. ATM switches are generally hardware based, self-routing, and
high speed (up to Gbit/s).
ATM-TA
ATM Terminal Adapter: The terminal adapter is a protocol converter (little black
box) that adapts PCs, workstations and other equipment to the peculiar world of
ISDN.
box) that adapts PCs, workstations and other equipment to the peculiar world of
ISDN.
ATM Traffic Descriptor
A generic list of traffic parameters that can be used to capture the intrinsic traffic
characteristics of a requested ATM connection.
characteristics of a requested ATM connection.
ATM User-User Connection
An association established by the ATM Layer to support communication between
two or more ATM service users (i.e., between two or more next higher entities or
between two or more ATM-entities). The communications over an ATM Layer
connection may be either bidirectional or unidirectional. The same Virtual Channel
Identifier (VCI) issued for both directions of a connection at an interface.
two or more ATM service users (i.e., between two or more next higher entities or
between two or more ATM-entities). The communications over an ATM Layer
connection may be either bidirectional or unidirectional. The same Virtual Channel
Identifier (VCI) issued for both directions of a connection at an interface.