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Glossary

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MAC –

Media Access Control. A sublevel of

layer 2 of the

ISO reference model. In Eth-

ernet networks, the source and destination
addresses as well as the protocol type belong
to the MAC layer data.

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MPPC –

Microsoft Point-to-Point Compres-

sion; data compression process (currently not
supported by the

ELSA LANCOM).

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MPR –

Multiprotocol router; a router that is

capable of routing multiple protocols.

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MSN –

Multiple Subscriber Number. With

the DSS1 protocol, the exchange can assign
several subscriber numbers to one ISDN con-
nection. Normally, three numbers are of-
fered, but up to eight are possible. Using
these numbers, you can directly address ter-
minal devices attached to the S

interface.

Unlike the one digit EAZ number that is at-
tached at the end of the telephone number,
the MSN can consist of a maximum of 16 dig-
its.

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Multicast –

Multicasts are special data pa-

kkets sent out to all stations that are set to re-
ceive within a group.

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Multilink PPP –

MLPPP; PPP channel bun-

dling process; (not supported by the

ELSA

LANCOM at the present).

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NBNS –

Net BIOS Name Server. Designa-

tion for a server that provides a name service
for every computer of a

domain. A comput-

er that only knows the symbolic name of a
destination can request the IP address associ-
ated with the name from the DNS server.

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Network –

A network is a multiple-user and

multifunctional group of computers and termi-
nal systems that are connected by communi-
cations lines to share information and
resources.

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NETX –

NETX = NetWare shell. This pro-

gram provides an interface between applica-
tions and the Novell network operating
system.

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Node –

A node is a device connected to a

network that either sends or receives data.
These can be individual

ELSA LANCOMs,

workstations, servers or printers shared by
network participants.

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Node-ID –

MAC-address

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Novell –

The manufacturer of the Novell

NetWare network operating system.

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OSI –

Open System Interconnection. A refer-

ence model for networks developed by the

ISO (International Standardization Organi-

zation) to establish interface standards be-
tween computer manufacturers with regard
to hardware and software requirements.

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Outband configuration –

In outband (or

out-of-band) configuration, data exchange
with the device to be configured is realized
via a serial V.24 interface. This configuration
connection can remain in operation even in
the event of problems with the network con-
nection.

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Ping –

ICMP command; this command is

used to determine the distance of network
components in a TCP/IP network in a manner
similar to the sonar ping used by submarines.

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PPP –

Point-to-Point Protocol; protocol fami-

ly (LCP, IPCP, IPXCP, CBCP, ECP, CCP etc.); pro-
tocol for the negotiation of connection
parameters for the point-to-point connection
of network components (e.g. callback, net-
work protocols, compression)

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Protocol –

Dialog between connected com-

ponents for the establishment and mainte-
nance of connections (network, ISDN, analog
connections).