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Glossary module monitoring interface MPF MSFC, MSFC2 MSRPC MySDN A removable card in a switch, router, or security appliance chassis. The AIM IPS, AIP SSM, IDSM2, and NME IPS are IPS modules. See sensing interface. Modular Policy Framework. A means of configuring security appliance features in a manner similar to Cisco IOS software Modular QoS CLI. Multilayer Switch Feature Card. An optional card on a Catalyst 6000 supervisor engine that performs L3 routing for the switch. Microsoft Remote Procedure Call. MSRPC is the Microsoft implementation of the DCE RPC mechanism. Microsoft added support for Unicode strings, implicit handles, inheritance of interfaces (which are extensively used in DCOM), and complex calculations in the variable-length string and structure paradigms already present in DCE/RPC. My Self-Defending Network. A part of the signature definition section of IDM and IME. It provides detailed information about signatures. N NAC Network Access Controller. See ARC. NAT Native Address Translation. A network device can present an IP address to the outside networks that is different from the actual IP address of a host. NBD Next Business Day. The arrival of replacement hardware according to Cisco service contracts. Neighborhood Discovery Protocol for IPv6. IPv6 nodes on the same link use Neighbor Discovery to discover each other's presence, to determine each other's link-layer addresses, to find routers, and to maintain reachability information about the paths to active neighbors. network device A device that controls IP traffic on a network and can block an attacking host. An example of a network device is a Cisco router or PIX Firewall. network participation Networks contributing learned information to the global correlation database. network The software component of CollaborationApp that sends data to the SensorBase Network. participation client never block address Hosts and networks you have identified that should never be blocked. never shun address See never block address. NIC Network Interface Card. Board that provides network communication capabilities to and from a computer system. NME IPS Network Module Enhanced. An IPS module that you can install in any network module slot in the Cisco 2800 and 3800 series integrated services routers. OL-18504-01 Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.0 GL-13