Abbreviations

AB

FastPADmp equipment subscriber number (2 digits)

ACO No.

Complementary number specific to each IS No.

BCC

Block Check Counter

BECN

Backward Explicit Congestion Notification bit

BSC

Binary Synchronous Communication

C

Class (see "Configuration" chapter)

CA

Controller Address

CCITT

International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee

CLAMN

Called Line Address Modified Notification

CLR

Clear

CLUSTER

Cluster controller for IBM3274 and 3676 terminals, IBM compatible PCs with IBM SDLC communications adapter board and SNA3270 emulation and RJE support software

CONF

Configuration

CPU

Central Processor Unit

CR

Carriage Return

C/R

Command/Response indication bit

CRC

Cyclic Redundancy Check

CSA

Canadian Standard Association

CUG

Closed User Group

D

Data separator

DA

Device Address

DCE

Data Communication Equipment

DE

Discard Eligibility bit

DISC

Disconnect

DL

Dedicated Line

DLM

Dynamic Line Management

DM

Disconnect Mode

DMA

Direct Memory Access

DNIC

Data Network Identification Code (4 digits)

DNIC ZO AB

FastPADmp private network subscriber address

DLC

Data Link Control

DLCI

Data Link Connection Identifier

DSA

Distributed System Architecture

DSA

Direct Selection at Arrival (transparent BSC characters)

DSE

Data Switching Equipment

DTE

Data Transmission Terminal Equipment

EBA

Asynchronous Standardized Input

EBS

Synchronous Standardized Input

ECP

Error Correction Procedure

ECPI

Error Correction Procedure in Inverse mode

ECPN

Error correction Procedure in Normal mode

Ei

Element information

EPROM

Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

EEPRO2M

Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

ESV

Virtual Session Entity (Securized virtual circuits)

FA

Outstanding events Family

FastPADmp

Multi-protocol concentrator and switching equipment

FCC

Federal Communication Commission

FECN

Forward Explicit Congestion Notification bit

FR

Frame Relay

FRAD

Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler

FRI

Internal Frame Relay

FRMR

Frame Reject

FRSW

Frame Relay Switched

HDLC

High Level Data Link Control

HPAD

Host Packet Assembler Disassembler

HW

Hardware

I

Information

IML

Inter Module Link

IR

Network Interface (Securized virtual circuits)

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

ISE

Selective reset

IS No

Internal Service Number

ISO

International Standardization Organization

IT

Interrupt

ITO

Complete reset

IUL

Inter Unit Link

LAN

Local Area Network

LAP-B

Link Access Procedure Balanced

LAP-D

Link Access Procedure on D-channel

LAP-F

Link Access Procedure for Frame relay (ISO standard Q.222)

LC

Logical Channel

LL

Leased Line

LLC

Logical Link Controller

LMI

Local Management Interface

LRC

Longitudinal Redundancy Check

LSB

Least Significant Bit/byte

LSCP

Low-Speed Computer Port (receiving)

LSCP-A

Low-Speed Computer Port (transmitting)

LVE

Outgoing line

MAP

Management Access Print

MFR

Multi-Frame

MLP

Multi-link protocol

MMI

Man-Machine Interface

MODEM

Modulator-Demodulator

MPH

Physical Management

MSN

Multiple Subscriber Number

NARP

Number of the private network subscriber (viewed from the public network)

NC

Complementary number to address an application

NIA

Network Interface Adapter (IBM)

NL

Line number

NUI

Network User Identifier

N4

Level 4 (Securized virtual circuits)

msb

most significant bit/byte

NA

Not Accepted

NAK

Not Acknowledged

NSAP

Network Service Access Point

N2

Level 2

OEV

Outstanding Event

OPALE

French acronym: Personalized Management Tool to Access the Management Software

OSI

Open System interconnection

P

Parameter (see "Configuration" chapter)

PAD

Packet Assembler Disassembler

PDN

Public Data Network

PGOF

Page Off

PLL

Permanent Logical Link

PROM

Programmable Read Only Memory

PSH

Physical Service Header

PSPDN

Packet Switched Public Data network

PSTN

Public Switched Telephone Network

PU

Physical unit

PVC

Permanent Virtual Circuit

PVDN

Private Data Network

R

Recurrence (see "Configuration" chapter)

RAM

Random Access Memory

RC

Reverse Charging

REJ

Reject

REST

Restart

RNR

Receive Not Ready

RR

Receive Ready

RVI

Reverse interrupt

QLLC

Qualified Logical Link Control

SA

Sub-address (Compacted DNIC ZO AB: 4 digits)

SABM

Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode

SABME

Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode Extended

SARM

Set Asynchronous Response Mode

SAPI0

Service Access Point Identification (0 = signalling)

SAPI16

Service Access Point Identification (16 = packet in D-channel)

SBA

Asynchronous Standardized Output

SBS

Synchronous Standardized Output

SCT

Synchronous Character Transparent

SDLC

Synchronous Data Link Control

SNA

Systems Network Architecture (IBM)

SNRM

Set Normal Response Mode

STUPAV

Videotex gateway specifications

STUR

French standard: Technical specification and utilization of networks

SSU

User to User Signalization

SVC

Switched Virtual Circuit

SW

Software

S0

Basic interface (two B-channels, one D-channel at 16 kbit/s)

S2

Primary interface (thirty B-channels, one D-channel at 64 kbit/s)

TA

Terminal Adapter

TCU

Terminal Controller Unit

TEI

Terminal Equipment Identification

TPAD

Controller PAD (Terminal)

TPDU

Transport Protocol Data Unit

TPDU DT

TPDU Data Transfer

TPDU ED

TPDU Expedite Data

TPDU EA

TPDU Expedite Acknowledge

TPDU RJ

TPDU Reject

TPDU PI

TPDU Protocol Identifier

TRANSPAC

Public switched data network in France

TTD

Temporary Text Delay

T.VIP

Transport Visualising Interactive Processing

UA

Unnumbered Acknowledge

VAP

Video Access Point

VC

Virtual Circuit

VDX

Videotex Concentrator

VIP

Visualising Interactive Processing (Bull)

VN2 or VN3

SW version of the French "Numeris" (ISDN) network

VRC

Vertical Redundancy Check

V.28, V.11, V.35

Interfaces defined according to line data rates

WAN

Wide Area Network

XID

Exchange Identification

ZO

Identification of a zone of the FastPADmp equipment (2 digits)

99

Internal subscriber number (AB) for management functions