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Appendix A Acronyms
RIB routing information base
RIF Routing Information Field
RMON remote network monitor
ROM read-only memory
ROMMON ROM monitor
RP route processor or rendezvous point
RPC remote procedure call
RPF reverse path forwarding
RSPAN remote SPAN
RST reset
RSVP ReSerVation Protocol
SAID Security Association Identifier
SAP service access point
SCM service connection manager
SCP Switch-Module Configuration Protocol
SDLC Synchronous Data Link Control
SGBP Stack Group Bidding Protocol
SIMM single in-line memory module
SLB server load balancing
SLCP Supervisor Line-Card Processor
SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMDS Software Management and Delivery Systems
SMF software MAC filter
SMP Standby Monitor Present
SMRP Simple Multicast Routing Protocol
SMT Station Management
SNAP Subnetwork Access Protocol
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SPAN Switched Port Analyzer
SREC S-Record format, Motorola defined format for ROM contents
SSTP Cisco Shared Spanning Tree
STP Spanning Tree Protocol
SVC switched virtual circuit
SVI switched virtual interface
TACACS+ Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus
TARP Target Identifier Address Resolution Protocol
Table A-1 List of Acronyms (continued)
Acronym Expansion