Paradyne COMSPHERE 3610 Operator's Manual page 298

COMSPHERE 3600 Series Data Service Units
Multichannel Multipoint
(MCMP)
multipoint circuit
NetView
Network Communications
Control Facility (NCCF)
Network Control Program
(NCP)
Network Controller (NC)
Network Management System
(NMS)
Network Problem
Determination Application
(NPDA)
non-disruptive diagnostics
non-disruptive session
non-modular circuit card
off-network extension
option sets
permissive interface
physical address
physical unit
(PU)
point-to-point circuit
Glossary-6
A circuit card that enables the support of up to six independent applications over
a single multipoint digital facility. The MCMP capability can support up to 16
tributary DSUs, each optioned (installed) with an MCMP circuit card.
A data network circuit that uses multipoint transmission and consists of one
control with multiple tributaries.
An IBMr program product that is used to monitor and control a network and
diagnose problems.
The NetView command facility that is used to monitor and control network
operation.
An IBM program product that runs in a front-end processor and helps virtual
telecommunications access method (VTAM) manage the network.
An AT&T NMS that uses the DATAPHONE II (DPII) protocol.
A set of diagnostic and configuration management tools for a data communication
network, consisting of software programs and dedicated computer hardware.
The NetView hardware monitor that gathers information about network error
conditions from devices like NCPs, DSUs, modems, and cluster controllers.
Diagnostics that are transmitted over the in-band secondary channel or routed
through a DBM in Standby mode so that bandwidth assigned to the data is not
affected.
Executing the command will not disrupt primary data.
A Model 3611 circuit card (DSU, TDM, or MCMP) with connectors mounted onto
the card. This circuit card type requires that the DTE cables be disconnected before
the circuit card is removed from the carrier.
See extended network.
Sets of configuration options (or libraries) that are related and fulfill a specific
function. For example, the Diagnostic (Diag branch) configuration options allow
you to configure the DSU for performing diagnostic functions. This option set (or
library) contains 16 configuration options related to the DSU's or DBM's diagnostic
operation.
A dial modem operating mode characterized by a fixed output power level of
– 9 dBm. It is one of two possible operating modes for a DBM connected to dial
lines (see programmable interface).
The shared diagnostic control panel (SDCP) address of a DSU derived from its
carrier address and physical slot number.
In Systems Network Architecture (SNA), manageable hardware or software that
provides a function for the network (a resource) that manages and controls
communication between other resources in that network.
A data network circuit with one control and one tributary.
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