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Glossary
GL-4
Cisco Prime Network 4.0 User Guide
OL-29343-01
LMA
Local Mobility Anchor is the home agent for a mobile node in a Proxy Mobile IPv6 (PMIPv6)
domain. It is the topological anchor point for mobile node home network prefixes and manages the
binding state of an mobile node.
logical link
An association between two network elements (based on a chain of physical links between the
elements); for example, a tunnel.
M
managed element
A network element that is managed by Prime Network; for example, a device, cloud, or Internet
Control Message Protocol (ICMP) VNE.
MLPPP
Multilink PPP is a protocol that connects multiple links between two systems as needed to provide
bandwidth when needed. MLPPP packets are fragmented, and the fragments are sent at the same time
over multiple point-to-point links to the same remote address.
MME
Mobility Management Entity is the key control-node for an LTE access network, which works in
conjunction with NodeB(eNodeB), Serving Gateway, or the LTE/SAW core network. It is responsible
for initiating paging and authentication of mobile devices.
N
network clock service
The means by which a clock signal is generated or derived and distributed through a network and its
individual nodes for the purpose of ensuring synchronized network operation.
network element
Any physical component or device in the network that can be managed through an IP address.
P
PDSN
Packet Data Serving Node is a component of the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2000
mobile network. It acts as a connection point between the Radio Access Network (RAN) and IP
Network.
physical link
A link between physical network objects; for example, a connection between two physical ports.
provider
The party providing a service.
pseudowire
An emulation of a point-to-point connection over a packet-switching network (PSN), which operates
over a uniform packet-based access/aggregation networ
pseudowire headend
A technology that allows termination of access or aggregation pseduowires into an L2 or L3 domain.
It replaces a 2-node solution with a 1-node solution.