Compaq Netelligent 2524 User Manual page 91

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G-2 Glossary
802.3 RAW
A frame type that uses the packet format defined by the 802.3 IEEE
standard without the additional header support such as that provided by
802.2.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol is used by the TCP/IP protocol stack to
dynamically bind an IP address with a MAC address.
Autopartition
A port is autopartitioned (disabled) by the hardware after a continuous
collision for 1024 to 2048 bit times or after it detects 32 consecutive
collisions.
Backplane
The data bus used to interconnect different communications modules in
a concentrator or repeater stack.
Boot Sectors
The 3512/3612 repeater uses 96KB sectors of Flash as the firmware boot
sectors. The primary boot sector, which is hardware write-protected,
cannot be modified by downloading the Flash.
BOOTP
Bootstrap ProtocolA BOOTP server can be used to provide the initial
repeater configuration parameters (e.g., IP address, IP net mask, IP
default gateway) and to assist in downloading the latest version of the
Flash. A repeater BOOTP request contains its MAC address.