Finisar Surveyor, User Manual

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Glossary-1
Glossary
.CAP extension
File extension for all capture files.
.CFD extension
File extension for all capture filters.
.DFD extension
File extension for all view filters.
.NAM extension
File extension for all name tables.
.TSP extension
File extension for all transmit specifications.
Abort Delimiter
A counter that records events where a reporting Ring Station encounters recoverable
internal errors, forcing it to transmit an Abort Delimiter frame.
AC Error
A counter that records events where the reporting Ring Station’s nearest active
upstream neighbor could not set the address recognized bits or frame copied bits in
the newly transmitted frame after copying the bits on the last frame received.
Actions
Events that occur as the result of testing conditions within statements in a filter.
Activated Stream
A defined packet or set of packets that is included in a transmit specification. Acti-
vated streams are loaded to a module for transmission.
Address
A character or group of characters that identifies some other data source or destina-
tion.
Alarm
A message posted to Surveyor indicating a certain condition has occurred or a
threshold has been reached.