Definitions

From Internetworkpro

CDP (Cee-Dee-Pee)

Cisco Discovery Protocol

CEF (Sef)

Cisco Express Forwarding

CLEC (cee'-lec)

Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

ILEC (I'-lec)

Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier or Independent Local Exchange Carrier

IOS (I-O-es)

Internetwork Operating System

MLS (emm-el-ess)

Multi-Layered Switching. Switches that support at least both layer 2 and layer 3 switching. May include some support for upper layers as well

SDM (ess-dee-emm)

Router and Security Device Manager

SVI (si'-vee)

Switch Virtual Interface Used on MLS switches to provide a layer 3 interface into a vlan. (ie: int vlan 200)

VLAN (Vee-lan)

Virtual Local Area Network

VTP (crap-ola)

VLAN Trunking Protocol