Specifications

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Cisco CRS-1 Series Carrier Routing System XML API Guide
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GLOSSARY
A
AAA
authentication, authorization, and accounting. A network security service that provides the primary
framework to set up access control on a Cisco CRS-1 Series router or access server. AAA is an
architectural framework and modular means of configuring three independent, but closely related
security functions in a consistent manner.
B
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol. A routing protocol used between autonomous systems. It is the routing
protocol that makes the internet work. BGP is a distance vector routing protocol that carries
connectivity information and an additional set of BGP attributes. These attributes allow for a rich set
of policies for deciding what the best route to reach a given destination is.
Border Gateway
Protocol
See BGP.
C
CLI
command-line interface
CORBA
Common Object Request Broker Architecture. Specification that provides the standard interface
definition between OMG-compliant objects. CORBA allows applications to communicate with one
another no matter where they are located or who has designed them.
CWI
Craft Works Interface. Remote web-based monitoring, configuration, fault management, and
troubleshooting system for the Cisco CRS-1 Series router.
E
eBGP
external Border Gateway Protocol. BGP sessions are established between routers in different
autonomous systems. eBGPs communicate among different network domains.
EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol. Internet protocol for exchanging routing information between different
autonomous systems. EGP is an obsolete protocol that was replaced by BGP. See also BGP.
extensible markup
language
See XML.