Abbreviations and acronyms for VMware Smart Assurance Optical Transport Managerlists common abbreviations and acronyms that are used in this document.
| Term |
Description |
|---|---|
| AIS-L |
Alarm Indication Signal-Line Level |
| AIS-P |
Alarm Indication Signal-Path Level |
| API |
Application Program Interface |
| APR |
Automatic Power Reduction |
| BDI |
Backward Defect Indication |
| BER |
Bit Error Rate |
| BLSR |
Bidirectional Line Switched Ring |
| CCT |
Codebook Correlation Technology |
| CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
| CTP |
Connection Termination Point |
| DCF |
Dispersion Compensation Fiber |
| EMS |
Element Management System |
| FEC |
Forward Error Correction |
| LOF |
Loss of Frame |
| LOP |
Loss of Pointer |
| LOS |
Loss of Signal |
| MS-SPRing |
Multiplexed Switched Protection Ring |
| OCH |
Optical Channel |
| OCN |
Optical Carrier Network |
| OCS |
Optical Supervisory Channel |
| OMS |
Optical Multiplex Section |
| OSS |
Operations Support System |
| OTM |
Optical Transport Manager |
| OTS |
Optical Transport Section |
| PDH |
Pliesosynchronous Digital Hierarchy |
| PDI |
Payload Defect Indication |
| PLM |
Payload Label Mismatch |
| PTP |
Physical Termination Point |
| RDI |
Remote Defect Indication |
| RFI |
Remote Failure Indication |
| SD |
Signal Degrade |
| SDH |
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy |
| SF |
Signal Failure |
| SNCPP |
Subnetwork Connection protection |
| SONET/SDH |
Synchronous Optical NETwork |
| TIM |
Trace Identifier Mismatch |
| TMF 814 |
TeleManagement Forum 814 Specification |
| UNEQ |
Unequipped |
| UPSR |
Unidirectional path switched ring |
| WDM |
Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
