Adjacent system reachable by traversing a single subnetwork. An immediately adjacent router. Also called a peer.
NET
Network entity title. Network address defined by the ISO network architecture and used in CLNS-based networks.
network layer reachability information
See [NLRI]
network link advertisement
An OSPF link-state advertisement flooded throughout a single area by designated routers to describe all routers attached to the network.
Network Time Protocol
See [NTP]
NIC
Network Information Center. Internet authority responsible for assigning Internet- related numbers, such as IP addresses and autonomous system numbers .
See also [IANA]
NLRI
Network layer reachability information. Information that is carried in BGP packets and is used by MBGP.
nonclient peer
In a BGP route reflection, a BGP peer that is not a member of a cluster.
See also [client peer]
not-so-stubby area
See [NSSA]
NSAP
Network service access point. Connection to a network that is identified by a network address.
n-selector
Last byte of a nonclient peer address.
NSSA
Not-so-stubby area. In OSPF, a type of stub area in which external routes can be flooded.
NTP
Network Time Protocol. Protocol used to synchronize computer clock times on a network.
