HP LCS60 Installation Manual page 396

Glossary
HDLC High-level data link control. A link level protocol used by PPP.
IETF Internal Engineering Task Force.
interface The connection between a host and a network.
internet A network of networks.
IP Network A symbolic name assigned to a virtual subnet IP address. This
Security name matches the group ID assigned on the NAC. Four such IP
Group Network Security groups are supported in LCS60 R2.0; the first
IP Network Security group name assigned is the uname.
IPCP IP control protocol.
IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol.
LAN Local area network.
LCM LAN Communications Manager.
LCS LAN Communications Systems.
MIB Management information base.
NAC The Lucent Technologies Network Access Controller. The NAC
is used to provide network security.
network The name by which the network is identified in the configura-
name tion database. (In Figure 3-1, dock-net is a network name.)
node The point where switching between computers and terminals
takes place.
node name The name given to a LCS60. This is the hostname and is
independent of host interface names. This becomes the uname
for this machine (e.g., morse in Figure 3-1).
originating A group assigned to devices which can call each other.
group
Predefined destination.
PDD
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol. Similar to SLIP, but can carry multiple
protocols simultaneously.
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