Switch User's Manual

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wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
Simultaneously transmits many colors
(wavelengths) of laser light down the same
optical fiber to increase the amount of transferred
information.
Web Switching Module (WSM)
Provides content-intelligent processing of
Web-based traffic.
weighted round robin (WRR)
A mechanism that uses the packet transmit
opportunity (PTO) of a queue to determine which
queue to process first.
well-known attribute
A BGP attribute that is required to be known by
all BGP implementations.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
A network that provides communication services
to a geographic area larger than that served by
a Local Area Network or a metropolitan area
network, and that can use or provide public
communication facilities.
wiring closet (WC)
A central termination area for telephone or
network cabling or both.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Terminology
NN46205-102 01.01 Standard
30 May 2008
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