SMC Networks 8606SX - annexe 2 User Manual page 174

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LOSSARY
IPX
Internetwork Packet Exchange is a NetWare protocol providing datagram message delivery.
Local Area Network (LAN)
A group of interconnected computers and other devices.
MAC Address
Media Access Control address that represents a unique physical address for each port in a local area
network.
Map
A network diagram showing devices managed by EliteView.
MIB
An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of objects that contain information about
the device. Note that MIB-2 is simply a subordinate component of the overall MIB.
Multicast Packet
A packet transmitted to a specified set of nodes on the network.
Netmask
The netmask divides a network into logical subnets. This number uses a binary representation to
include or exclude address. For example, these netmasks correspond to various internet classes:
Class A: 255.0.0.0
Class B: 255.255.0.0
Class C: 255.255.255.0
Network Management Station (NMS)
The computer used to run network management software, e.g., EliteView. Messages from EliteView
are displayed on the NMS.
Out-of-Band
A way of communicating with a network device from outside the standard network channels.
Packet
The unit of data transfer over a local area network. For Ethernet, it includes the number of preamble
bits, the start of frame delimeter, the destination and source addresses, the data to be transferred,
and the frame check sequence (CRC) bytes.
Protocol
A set of rules that allows computers to communicate with one another, specifying the format, timing,
sequencing, and error-checking for data transmission.
Retries
The number of times EliteView attempts to communicate with a device before quitting. Also see timeout.
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