tor algorithm. It uses a vector (a one-dimensional
array) of information to calculate the best path. This
vector consists of four elements: bandwidth, delay,
load, reliability.
designated for the incorporation of network-manage-
ment capability into the ATM UNI. Integrated Local
Management Interface cells provide for automatic
configuration between ATM systems. In LAN emula-
tion, ILMI can provide sufficient information for the
ATM end station to find an LECS. In addition, ILMI
provides the ATM NSAP (Network Service Access
Point) prefix information to the end station.
work. Examples include using Simple Network Man-
agement Protocol (SNMP) or Telnet directly via the
local LAN. Compare with: out-of-band management.
The queue reserves RP buffer space for a packet that
was forwarded from the SP/SSP. If the Router Proces-
sor doesn't process the queued packets at the same
rate, the queue fills up and the incoming packets are
dropped.
user and work their way toward the far end of the area
of dysfunctionality.
insured rate on a PVC and not tagged by the traffic
policing function for being dropped if network con-
gestion occurs. This insured burst is designated in
bytes or cells.
also: area.
ied to the interface buffers. The switch processor
houses the intermediate buffers by using 512KB for
with the autonomous switching cache.
CIP, EIP, FEIP, HIP, MIP, and TRIP.
nally a tool for collaborative academic research, it has
become a medium for exchanging and distributing
information of all kinds. The Internet's need to link
disparate computer platforms and technologies has
led to the development of uniform protocols and stan-
dards that have also found widespread use within cor-
porate LANs. See also: TCP/IP and MBONE.
generic sense. Now rarely used. See also: internet-
work.
operating as a single entity.
term encompasses technologies, procedures, and
products. When you connect networks to a router,
you are creating an internetwork.
structed in a network, allowing a device such as a
router to locate the logical network address and asso-
ciate it with a permanent virtual circuit (PVC). Com-
monly used in Frame Relay to determine the far-end
node's TCP/IP address by sending the Inverse ARP
request to the local DLCI.
and allows connectionless service. IP furnishes an
array of features for addressing, type-of-service speci-
fication, fragmentation and reassembly, and security.