VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding)

In multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) or a router-based

network, a routing table instance associated with a virtual private network (VPN) or frame relay access port.There may be multiple VRFs (one per VPN) in a single router serving multiple VPNs, a common situation within carriers and Internet service providers (ISPs). In a complex multi-site enterprise, there may be several routers, perhaps one serving the headquarters site and one or more serving the remote sites, and multiple VRFs, with each VRF serving one VPN. See also carrier, frame relay, ISP, MPLS, router, and VPN.

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• 1B+D
• 1. Domain Name System. The naming convention that divides the Internet into logical domains identified in Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) as a 32-bit portion of the total address.The standard convention is user@organization.domain, where user is the name of the end user, organization is the name of the enterprise or other organization owning or sponsoring the address, and domain is the type of entity owning or sponsoring the address.The administration of the DNS is the responsibility of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). See also domain, ICANN, Internet, and IPv4. 2.
• 1. In storage, irrelevant material, usually zero (0) bits, added to a data block in order to fill it to a minimum size, to force certain fields of control data or user data into certain positions or sizes, or to prevent the user data from duplicating a bit pattern that has a specific control meaning. See also block. 2.
• 1 cps, 1 Hz
• 1+ Dialing
• 1G (1st Generation)
• 1G (1st Generation)
• 1-persistent carrier sense multiple access (1-Persistent CSMA)
• 1-Persistent CSMA (1-Persistent Carrier Sense Multiple Access)
• 1+ WATS
• 1xEV-DO (one carrier EVolution-Data Optimized)
• 1xRTT (one times Radio Transmission Technology)
• 2
• 20
• 2:1
• 2:1
• 2:1
• 218–219 MHz Service
• 22
• 23B+D
• 23B+D
• 24
• 256-QAM
• 2.5 Gbps
• 2.5 Gbps