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SpectralWave C-Node
STM-4/ STM-1 Compact Multiplexer

RELEASE 3.20

GLOSSARY

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SpectralWave is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation.

Copyright 2002-2004 by NEC Corporation.

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The information of this manual was approved by product manager of CND.
This manual is subject to change without notice.
1st Issue Aug 2004

Printed in China
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1. GLOSSARY
For the purpose of this manual, the following abbreviations are used.
AB Alarm output for Bell
ACO Alarm Cut Off
ADM Add/Drop Multiplexer
AIS Alarm Indication Signal
AL Alarm output for Lamp
APS Automatic Protection Switching
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AU Administrative Unit
AUG Administrative Unit Group
BER Bit Error Ratio
CID Craft Interface Device
DCC Data Communication Channel
DDF Digital Distribute Frame
DM Differed Maintenance (alarm)
ECC Embedded Control Channel
EMC Electro Magnetic Compatibility
EMI Electro Magnetic Interference
EOS Ethernet over SDH
ES Errored Seconds
ESD Electrostatic-Sensitive Device
FE Far End
FM Fault Monitor
FSP Forced Switch to Protection
FSW Forced Switch to Working
GFP Generic Framing Procedure
GUI Graphic User Interface

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HDLC High Level Data Link Control

HKA Housekeeping Alarm
HKC Housekeeping Control
HP Higher Order Path
HPA Higher Order Path Adaptation
HPC Higher Order Path Connection
HPT Higher Order Path Termination
LAN Local Area Network
LAPS Link Access Procedure-SDH
LCAS Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme
LKOP Lockout of Protection
LKOW Lockout of Working
LOF Loss of Frame
LOM Loss of Multiframe
LOP Loss of Pointer
LOS Loss of Signal
LP Lower Order Path
LPA Lower Order Path Adaptation
LPC Lower Order Path Connection
LPT Lower Order Path Termination
MAC Media Access Control
MCP Management Control Part
MII Media Independent Interface
MSA Multiplex Section Adaptation
MSP Multiplex Section Protection
MST Multiplex Section Termination
MSW Manual Switch
NMS Network Management System

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OFS Out of Frame Seconds

OOF Out of Frame
OS Operation System
PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PJE-N Pointer Justification Event-Negative
PJE-P Pointer Justification Event-Positive
PLMF Payload Mismatch Fault
PM Performance Monitor
PM Prompt Maintenance (alarm)
POH Path Overhead
PPS Path Protection Switch
RDI Remote Defect Indication
REI Remote Error Indication
RIP Route Information Protocol
RST Regenerator Section Termination
SD Signal Degrade
SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SES Severely Errored seconds
SETS Synchronous Equipment Timing Source
SF Signal Failure
SNCP Sub-network Connection Protection
SOH Section Overhead
SPI SDH Physical Interface
SSM Synchronization Status Message
SSU Synchronization Supply Unit
STM Synchronous Transport Module
STP Spanning Tree Protocol

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TCA Threshold Crossing Alert

TIM Trace Identifier Mismatch
TM Terminal Multiplexer
TU Tributary Unit
UAS Unavailable seconds
UNEQ Unequipped
VC Virtual Container
VLAN Virtual Local Access Network
WAN Wide Area Network
WTR Wait to Restore

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