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Media Access Control (MAC)
Arbitrates access to and from a shared medium.
media access unit (MAU)
The equipment in a communications system
that adapts or formats signals, such as optical
signals, for transmission over the propagation
medium.
media dependent adapter (MDA)
An independent module, that features an input or
output port that interfaces to a media connector.
Message Digest 5 (MD5)
A one-way hash function that creates a message
digest for digital signatures.
metropolitan area network (MAN)
A broadband network that covers an area larger
than a Local Area Network.
microflow
A single instance of an application-to-application
packet flow identified by source address,
destination address, protocol ID, and source
port.
mirrored port
The port to mirror. The port is also called the
source port.
mirroring port
The port to which all traffic is mirrored, also
referred to as the destination port.
mirroring multilink trunk
The multilink trunk to which the traffic is mirrored.
mirroring VLAN
The virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) to which
the traffic is mirrored.
multicast group ID (MGID)
A hardware mechanism in the egress path that
directs data to several ports simultaneously.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Terminology
NN46205-102 01.01 Standard
30 May 2008
Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks
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