Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 User Manual page 404

B
Banner
BPDU
bps
Bridge
Broadcast
Buffer
C
Call
Checksum
Cluster controller
Concentrator
Configuration database
Congestion
Glossary-2
is the display area at the top of a screen that generally features product name, revision,
etc.
stands for "Bridge Protocol Data Unit," also called a "Hello" message. Bridges peri-
odically send BPDUs to update each other on their status.
stands for "bits per second," which is a rate of data transmission.
is a device that links two local-area networks (LANs), receiving data from one LAN
and forwarding it to the other.
is a method of delivering the same data to all hosts in a network.
is a storage device or routine used to compensate for a difference in the rate of data
flow or time of occurrence when transmitting data between devices.
is a request for connection between two DTEs, each using a logical channels across
the DTE/DCE interface.
is an arithmetic sum used to verify the integrity of bits of data. A bad checksum means
that the data is corrupted. An IP checksum is calculated only for the IP header, and is
re-calculated each time the datagram is transmitted.
is a device that controls input/output of a group of devices (terminals, printers, PCs,
etc.) attached to it, and linking these devices to a mainframe.
is a communications device that allows a shared transmission medium to accom-
modate more data sources than there are channels available.
see "Database."
is a local condition that occurs when there are too many packets to be queued in the
node buffers, causing information transfer to be delayed.
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