
Glossary
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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Configuration Guide using ASDM
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F
failover, failover
mode
Failover lets you configure two FWSMs so that one will take over operation if the other one fails. The
FWSM supports two failover configurations, Active/Active failover and Active/Standby failover. Each
failover configuration has its own method for determining and performing failover. With
Active/Active failover, both units can pass network traffic. This lets you configure load balancing on
your network. Active/Active failover is only available on units running in multiple context mode. With
Active/Standby failover, only one unit passes traffic while the other unit waits in a standby state.
Active/Standby failover is available on units running in either single or multiple context mode.
Fixup
See
inspection engine
.
Flash, Flash
memory
A nonvolatile storage device used to store the configuration file when the FWSM is powered down.
FQDN/IP
Fully qualified domain name/IP address.
IPSec
parameter that identifies peers that are security
gateways.
FragGuard
Provides IP fragment protection and performs full reassembly of all
ICMP
error messages and virtual
reassembly of the remaining IP fragments that are routed through the FWSM.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. Part of the TCP/IP protocol stack, used for transferring files between hosts.
G
GGSN
gateway
GPRS
support node. A wireless gateway that allows mobile cell phone users to access the
public data network or specified private IP networks.
global
configuration mode
Global configuration mode lets you to change the FWSM configuration. All user EXEC, privileged
EXEC, and global configuration commands are available in this mode. See also
user EXEC mode
,
privileged EXEC mode
,
command-specific configuration mode
.
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time. Replaced by UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) in 1967 as the world time
standard.
GPRS
general packet radio service. A service defined and standardized by the European Telecommunication
Standards Institute. GPRS is an IP-packet-based extension of
GSM
networks and provides mobile,
wireless, data communications
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation described in RFCs 1701 and 1702. GRE is a tunneling protocol that
can encapsulate a wide variety of protocol packet types inside IP tunnels, creating a virtual
point-to-point link to routers at remote points over an IP network. By connecting multiprotocol
subnetworks in a single-protocol backbone environment, IP tunneling using GRE allows network
expansion across a single protocol backbone environment.
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communication. A digital, mobile, radio standard developed for mobile,
wireless, voice communications.
GSN
Global Seamless Network.
Summary of Contents for 6500 - Catalyst Series 10 Gigabit EN Interface Module Expansion
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