Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX8000, User Manual

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Glossary
#
is the UNIX “superuser” prompt, which indicates that you are in maintenance mode.
To perform an operation, enter the appropriate UNIX command(s). (This manual doc-
uments all occurrences of this prompt that you will normally encounter, as well as
appropriate responses.
802.3
is an IEEE standard for LANs, that defines the physical layer as coax or unshielded
twisted pair and the MAC (medium access control) layer as CSMA/CD (carrier-sense
multiple access with collision detection).
802.5
is an IEEE standard for LANs, that defines the physical layer as shielded twisted pair
and the MAC (medium access control) layer as Token Ring.
A
Address
is a coded representation of the destination of a message.
Alarm
is a change in status in software or hardware operation (e.g., configuration, function,
operating state, performance, etc.), that is reported to automatic and specified
FRX8000 or N7000 devices. An alarm is sometimes called an “event,” and alarms are
sent to the “event log,” which sends them to screens, printers, and/or files (depending
on how some parameters are configured).
ASCII
stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
ASCII terminal
also called async terminal, is a VT100 or compatible video display terminal.
Async
stands for “asynchronous.”
Asynchronous
describes terminals, printers, and other devices that transmit data in a discontinuous
character stream; it also describes the protocol used to interconnect such devices.
Async terminal
also called ASCII terminal, is a VT100 or compatible video display terminal.