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ABR
Available Bit Rate. An ATM layer service category for which the limiting
ATM layer transfer characteristics provided by the network may change
subsequent to connection establishment.
address prefix
A string of 0 or more bits up to a maximum of 152 bits that is the lead
portion of one or more ATM addresses.
AFI
Authority and Format Identifier, This identifier is part of the network
level address header.
aggregated
information
Common information, such as the name of the group, but not the
individual members.
aggregated list
A generalized list which contains the summary of the reachable
addresses for its group.
aggregation token
A number assigned to an outside link by the border nodes at the ends
of the outside link. The same number is associated with all uplinks and
induced uplinks associated with the outside link. In the parent and all
higher-level peer group, all uplinks with the same aggregation token
are aggregated.
Allowed Cell Rate
(ACR)
An ABR service parameter, ACR is the current rate in cells/sec at which
a source is allowed to send.
alternate routing
A mechanism that supports the use of a new path after an attempt to
set up a connection along a previously selected path fails.
Anycast
The ability to allow an application to request a P2P connection over a
single ATM end system that is part of an ATM group.
API
Application Program Interface: API is a programmatic interface used for
interprogram communications or for interfacing between protocol
layers.