Panasonic 15000 - Manual (Page 102)

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List of terms
Nortel Multiservice Switch 7400/15000/20000
Terminology
NN10600-005 7.2S1 Standard
PCR7.2 and up March 2006
Copyright © 2006, Nortel Nortel Confidential
physical link
Single physical interface that interconnects two devices in a network.
PID
See process identifier (PID) (page 105) .
PIM
See protocol independent multicast-sparse mode (PIM-SM) (page 107) .
ping
The ping command is a debugging method used to determine the reachability
of another node, the path(s) to another node, and the round trip delay to
another node. The command is used
1 in a network supporting the RID/MID address plan for RID/MID
destinations or frame relay VCs (see “VC ping” (page 140)).
2 by Internet control message protocol (ICMP) to test connections to other
IP nodes
PLC
See permanent logical connection (PLC) (page 100) .
PINX
Private Integrated Services Network Exchange.
PLCP
Physical layer convergence procedure is a technique for mapping ATM cells
into DS3 or E3 frames over PDH networks.
PM
See processor module (PM) (page 106) .
PNNI
See private network-to-network interface (PNNI) (page 105) .
PNNI node ID
A 22 octet string that is used to uniquely identify a node at a particular PNNI
hierarchy level.
PNNI port ID
A 32 bit integer that is used to uniquely identify a PNNI interface.
PNNI routing control channel
VCC that nodes use to exchange PNNI routing protocol messages.