Acronyms – Nortel Networks Passport ARN Routers User Manual

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Preface

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Acronyms

This guide uses the following acronyms:

italic text

Indicates file and directory names, new terms, book
titles, and variables in command syntax descriptions.
Where a variable is two or more words, the words are
connected by an underscore.

Example: If the command syntax is:

show at <

valid_route>

valid_route

is one variable and you substitute one value

for it.

screen text

Indicates system output, for example, prompts and
system messages.

Example:

Set Nortel Networks Trap Monitor

Filters

separator ( > )

Shows menu paths.

Example: Protocols > IP identifies the IP option on the
Protocols menu.

vertical line (

|

)

Separates choices for command keywords and
arguments. Enter only one of the choices. Do not type
the vertical line when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is:

show ip {alerts

|

routes}

, you enter either:

show ip alerts

or

show ip routes

, but not both.

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

ARN

Advanced Remote Node

AUI

Attachment Unit Interface

BootP

Bootstrap Protocol

BRI

Basic Rate Interface

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