Acronyms

The following table provides information about the acronyms and the terminology used in the document:

Table - Acronyms

Acronym Description
APC Adjacent Point Code
DPC Destination Point Code
GPL Generic Program Load
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
IMT Interprocessor Message Transport
IPSG IP Signaling Gateway
LIM Link Interface Module
MAS Maintenance and Administration Subsystem
MASP Maintenance and Administration Subsystem Processor
MIB Management Information Base
MSU Message Signaling Unit
MTP Message Transfer Part
NI Network Identifier
NMS Network Management System
SIF Signaling Information Field
SIO Service Information Octet
SLIC Service and Link Interface Card
SLS Signaling Link Selector
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SSN SS7 Subsystem Number
TCP ransport Control Protocol
TPC True Point Code