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Cisco Systems Terms and Acronyms
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AIP

ATM Interface Processor. ATM network interface for Cisco 7000 series routers designed to minimize performance bottlenecks at the UNI. The AIP supports AAL3/4 and AAL5. See also AAL3/4 and AAL5.
ALPS

airline product set. A tunneling mechanism that transports airline protocol data across a Cisco router-based TCP/IP network to an X.25-attachedmainframe. This feature provides connectivity between agent set control units (ASCUs) and a mainframe host that runs the airline reservation system database.
APaRT

automated packet recognition/translation. Technology that allows a server to be attached to CDDI or FDDI without requiring the reconfiguration of applications or network protocols. APaRT recognizes specific data link layer encapsulationpacket types and, when these packet types are transferred from one medium to another, translates them into the native format of the destination device.
ATG

address translation gateway. Cisco DECnet routing software function that allows a router to route multiple, independent DECnet networks and to establish a user-specified address translation for selected nodes between networks.
ATM networkTraditional Cisco ATM network built around BPX switches.
ATM network interface card

ESP card that is used as the OC-3 interface to the BPX’s BXM.
autonomous switching

Feature on Cisco routers that provides faster packet processing by allowing the ciscoBus to switch packets independently without interrupting the system processor.

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BIGA

Bus Interface Gate Array. Technology thatallows the Catalyst 5000 to receive and transmit frames from its packet-switching memory to its MAC local buffer memory without the intervention of the host processor.
BOBI

break-out/break-in. VNS feature that allows interworking between Euro-ISDN (ETSI) and other VNS-supported signaling variants, such as DPNSS and QSIG.

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BPX Service Node

Closely integrated BPX switch, AXIS interface shelf, and extended services processor designed to support ATM and Frame Relay switched virtual circuits, as well as traditional PVCs.

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CAM

Cisco Access Manager.
CCIE

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert.
CCNA

Cisco Certified Network Associate.
CCO

Cisco Connection Online. Thename of Cisco Systems’ external Web site.
CCSRC

Cisco Subscriber Registration Center. An integrated solution for data-over-cable service providers to configure and manage broadband modems, and enable and administer subscriber self-registration and activation.
CDP

Cisco Discovery Protocol. Media- and protocol-independent device-discovery protocol that runs on all Cisco-manufactured equipment,including routers, access servers, bridges, and switches. Using CDP, a device can advertise its existence to other devices and receive information about other devices on the same LAN or on the remote side of a WAN. Runs on all media that support SNAP, including LANs, Frame Relay, and ATM media.
CEF

Cisco Express Forwarding.
CET

Cisco Encryption Technology. 40- and 56-bit Data EncryptionStandard (DES) network layer encryption available since Cisco IOS Software Release 11.2.
CFRAD

See Cisco FRAD.
Channel Interface Processor

See CIP.
CIP

Channel Interface Processor. Channel attachment interface for Cisco 7000 series routers. The CIP is used to connect a host mainframe to a control unit, eliminating the need for an FEP for channel attachment.
Cisco Discovery ProtocolSee CDP.
Cisco FRAD

Cisco Frame Relay access device. Cisco product that supports Cisco IOS Frame Relay SNA services and can be upgraded to be a full-function multiprotocol router. The Cisco FRAD connects SDLC devices to Frame Relay without requiring an existing LAN. However, the Cisco FRAD does support attached LANs and can perform conversion from SDLC to Ethernet and Token Ring. See also...