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Glossary
========
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
-ctrlmbuf
- An *mbuf* carrying control data.
-
Data Plane
In contrast to the control plane, the data plane in a network architecture
are the layers involved when forwarding packets. These layers must be
LPM
Longest Prefix Match
-master lcore
+main lcore
The execution unit that executes the main() function and that launches
other lcores.
+master lcore
+ Deprecated name for *main lcore*. No longer used.
+
mbuf
An mbuf is a data structure used internally to carry messages (mainly
network packets). The name is derived from BSD stacks. To understand the
PHY
An abbreviation for the physical layer of the OSI model.
+PIE
+ Proportional Integral Controller Enhanced (RFC8033)
+
pktmbuf
An *mbuf* carrying a network packet.
Reception
Slave lcore
- Any *lcore* that is not the *master lcore*.
+ Deprecated name for *worker lcore*. No longer used.
Socket
A physical CPU, that includes several *cores*.
Target
In the DPDK, the target is a combination of architecture, machine,
executive environment and toolchain. For example:
- i686-native-linuxapp-gcc.
+ i686-native-linux-gcc.
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
Wr
Write
+Worker lcore
+ Any *lcore* that is not the *main lcore*.
+
WRED
Weighted Random Early Detection