ATM Configuration and Management Manual

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Abbreviations
Abbreviations
The following list defines abbreviations and acronyms used in this manual. Both
industry-standard terms and HP terms are included. Because this list covers ATM
subsystem as a whole, not all of the terms given here are used in this particular
manual.
AAL. ATM Adaptation Layer
AMP. ATM Management Process
API. Application Program Interface
ARP. Address Resolution Protocol
ASM. ATM Subsystem Manager
ATM. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (a type of LAN, WAN, or both)
ATMSAP. ATM Service Access Point
CLP. Cell Lost Priority
DCT. Destination Control Table
DFC. Data Forwarding Count
DFT. Data Forward Timer
DIH. Driver/Interrupt Handler
DSM. Distributed Systems Management
EMS. Event Management Service
E4SA. Ethernet 4-port ServerNet adapter
FTP. File Transfer Protocol
HEC. Header Error Control
IETF. Internet Engineering Task Force
ILMI. Interim Local Management Interface
IP. Internet Protocol
ITU-T. International Telecommunications Union-Telecommunication Sector
LAN. Local Area Network