Compaq Netelligent 3024 User Manual page 71

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modular cord
module
Network Interface Connector (NIC)
NMS, Novell
node
partition
Protocol Data Unit (PDU)
A cord containing four twisted pairs of wires, with a modular plug on
one or both ends.
The component that provides connectivity ports for the LAN. Modules
are installed in larger systems, called concentrators.
A card which plugs into a device and allows it to be connected to a
network.
Novell's NetWare Management System (NMS) is an integrated
network management system that provides a platform for managing a
multivendor, heterogeneous network environment. NMS can
autodiscover network services by monitoring transmitted SAP IDs. The
8-port and 16-port repeaters will advertise that they have an HMI
driver and repeater services
A device that is attached to a network and communicates by means of
the network. Any network station
The electrical disconnecting of a node from a LAN at its point of
connection to a repeater. The node remains physically attached.
A packet that contains control information and optional data.