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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches Table 249. Acronyms and Abbreviations (continued) Acronym Definition MAC Media Access Control Management Interface An external IP interface used to send and receive IP packets to configure and monitor the device. Management VLAN A VLAN configured to be used for management rather than control or data traffic. MFDB Multicast Forwarding Database MIB Management Information Base MLAG Multi-chassis Link Aggregation MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching: A standard involving IP quality. MVR Multicast VLAN Registration N/A not applicable NSF Nonstop Forwarding PAE Port Access Entity PDU Protocol Data Unit PIM-DM Protocol-Independent Multicast Dense mode PIM-SM Protocol-Independent Multicast Sparse mode Primary IP Address An IP address selected from the set of real interface addresses. One possible selection algorithm is to always select the first address. VRRP advertisements are always sent using the primary IP address as the source of the IP packet. PoE Power over Ethernet. Corresponds to the IEEE 802.3AF standard which supports power delivery of up to 15.4W per port. PoE+ Power over Ethernet Plus. Corresponds to the IEEE 802.3AT standard which supports power delivery of up to 34.2W per port. PSE Power Sourcing Equipment QoS Quality of Service RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service Routing Interface An IP interface whose physical ports are front panel ports and associated with a VLAN. Packets received on a routing interface can be transmitted on a different VLAN than they were received on. SDM Switch Database Management Service Port An IP interface on an Ethernet interface that is separate from the front panel ports. The service port is dedicated to management. The service port has its own independent interface to the IP stack. The service port is a host interface. SM state machine Acronyms and Abbreviations 763