Glossary
Software-Defined Network. How it works and how to deploy. Part 2

API; Application Programming Interface

Programming interface offered by an application.

BGP; Border Gateway Protocol

Routing protocol used between autonomous systems.

DSCP; Differentiated Services Code Point

IP packet field used to identify the class of service associated with the packet.

Ethernet

Level 2 protocol standardized by IEEE.

ERO ; Explicit Route Object

Object used in PCEP or RSVP-TE signaling protocols, for example, to represent a path in the network.

IEEE; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Association for the promotion of electrical engineering. It publishes journals and standards on electronics and telecommunications.

IETF; Internet Engineering Task Force

Group managing Internet standardization

IGP; Interior Gateway Protocol

Generic name for routing protocols used...