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