Nortel Contivity 1100 Configuration Manual

Also see for Contivity 1050: Installation Connecting guide Manual

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172 GlossaryNN46110-500A method used by RIP in which a new routing table is sent almostimmediately after a routing change has been made. This is in contrast to thepoison reverse method, in which routes are updated after a cost of infinity isreached, a process that can take much time.User Datagram Protocol (UDP)An Internet standard transport layer protocol. It is a connectionless protocolthat adds a level of reliability to an multiplexing to IP.Uniform Resource Locator (URL)A standard for identifying objects on the Internet accessible through the Web.Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)A protocol that handles private interface failures. VRRP targets hosts that areconfigured with static next-hop routing addresses or default VPN Routers. Itprovides a means of rerouting traffic in the event of a system/interface failure.Wide Area Network (WAN)A network, usually constructed with serial lines, that covers a largegeographic area.