Glossary - Alcatel OmniStack 8008 User Manual

Glossary

Bandwidth Utilization
The percentage of packets received over time as compared to overall bandwidth.
BOOTP
Boot protocol used to load the operating system for devices connected to the
network.
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)
Defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information in order to register
necessary VLAN members on ports along the Spanning Tree so that VLANs defined
in each switch can work automatically over a Spanning Tree network.
Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP)
GARP is a protocol that can be used by endstations and switches to register and
propagate multicast group membership information in a switched environment such
that multicast data frames are propagated only to those parts of a switched LAN
containing registered endstations. (Formerly called Group Address Registration
Protocol.)
Group Address Registration Protocol
See Generic Attribute Registration Protocol.
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
An integral part of the Internet Protocol (IP) that handles error and control
messages. ICMP also includes an echo request /reply used to test whether a
destination is reachable and responding.
IEEE 802.1D
Specifies a general method for the operation of MAC bridges, including the
Spanning Tree Protocol.
IEEE 802.1Q
VLAN Tagging defines Ethernet frame tags which carry VLAN information. It allows
switches to assign end-stations to different virtual LANs, and defines a standard way
for VLANs to communicate across switched networks.
IEEE 802.3ac
Defines frame extensions for VLAN tagging.
In-Band Management
Management of the network from a station that is attached to the network.
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