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1137| Glossary of Terms AOS-W 6.5.3.x| User Guide
LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol. LACP is used for the collective handling of multiple physical ports that can
be seen as a single channel for network traffic purposes.
LAG
Link Aggregation Group . A LAG combines a number of physical ports together to make a single high-
bandwidth data path. LAGs can connect two switches to provide a higher-bandwidth connection to a public
network.
LAN
Local Area Network. A LAN is a network of connected devices within a distinct geographic area such as an
office or a commercial establishment and share a common communications line or wireless link to a server.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display. LCD is the technology used for displays in notebook and other smaller computers. Like
LED and gas-plasma technologies, LCDs allow displays to be much thinner than the cathode ray tube
technology.
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. LDAP is a communication protocol that provides the ability to access
and maintain distributed directory information services over a network.
LDPC
Low-Density Parity-Check. LDPC is a method of transmitting a message over a noisy transmission channel
using a linear error correcting code. An LDPC is constructed using a sparse bipartite graph.
LEAP
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. LEAP is a Cisco proprietary version of EAP used in wireless
networks and Point-to-Point connections.
LED
Light Emitting Diode. LED is a semiconductor light source that emits light when an electric current passes
through it.
LEEF
Log Event Extended Format. LEEF is a type of customizable syslog event format. An extended log file contains
a sequence of lines containing ASCII characters terminated by either the sequence LF or CRLF.
LI
Lawful Interception. LI refers to the procedure of obtaining communications network data by the Law
Enforcement Agencies for the purpose of analysis or evidence.
LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol. LLDP is a vendor-neutral link layer protocol in the Internet Protocol suite used
by network devices for advertising their identity, capabilities, and neighbors on an IEEE 802 local area
network, which is principally a wired Ethernet.