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Glossary
B-2 AT8404 User Guide
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B. Glossary
Acronyms Descriptions
ACPI Advanced Configuration & Power Interface
AdvancedMC (Same as AMC). Advanced Mezzanine Card.
AMC (Same as AdvancedMC). Advanced Mezzanine Card.
AMC.0 Advanced Mezzanine Card Base Specification.
AMC.1
PCI Express and Advanced Switching on AdvancedMC. A subsidiary specification to the
Advanced Mezzanine Card Base Specification (AMC.0).
AMC.2
Ethernet Advanced Mezzanine Card Specification. A subsidiary specification to the Advanced
Mezzanine Card Base Specification (AMC.0).
AMC.3
Advanced Mezzanine Card Specification for Storage. A subsidiary specification to the
Advanced Mezzanine Card Base Specification (AMC.0).
API Application Programming Interface
APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCII codes represent text in comput-
ers, communications equipment, and other devices that work with text.
ATCA Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture
BI Base Interface. Backplane connectivity defined by the ATCA.
BMC Base Management Controller
CLI Command-Line Interface
CLK1 AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 1
CLK1A AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 1, bus A
CLK1B AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 1, bus A
CLK2 AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 2
CLK2A AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 2, bus A
CLK2B AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 2, bus B
CLK3 AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 3
CLK3A AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 3 , bus A
CLK3B AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 3 , bus B
CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device
CP-TA Communications Platforms Trade Association
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CTS Clear To Send
DDR2
(Same as DDR-II). DDR2 SDRAM or Double-Data-Rate two (2) Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung. German Institute for Standardization.
DMA Direct Memory Access