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LOSSARY
agent
A standalone or embedded source of RMON-1 or RMON-2 data.
aggregation
The process of adding the data from multiple devices in the same
domain, and representing those devices as a simple “aggregated”
device. Used to limit database growth.
application
As used in Traffix
™
Manager, this is a grouping of related RMON-2
defined protocols. It provides the user with a more recognizable and
convenient way of selecting protocols.
application layer
Layer seven, the uppermost part of the OSI Reference Model. This layer
contains the user and application programs.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol. ARP is a TCP/IP Interior Gateway Protocol
for dynamically mapping Internet addresses to physical hardware
addresses on LANs. It is limited to LANs that support hardware
broadcast.
attribute
A label for a piece of information about devices: for example, the
location of a device, or its
IP address
. Traffix Manager is supplied with a
number of predefined attributes, and you can add your own. See
Chapter 4
,
“Grouping Network Devices in the Map”
for more
information about attributes.
backbone
The part of a network used as the primary path for transporting traffic
between network segments.
bandwidth
Information capacity, measured in bits per second, that a channel can
transmit. The bandwidth of Ethernet is 10 Mbps, the bandwidth of Fast
Ethernet is 100 Mbps and the bandwidth of Gigabit Ethernet is
1000Mbps. FDDI bandwidth is 100 Mbps. Token Ring bandwidth is 4 or
16 Mbps.
Summary of Contents for Traffix Transcend Traffix Manager
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