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16 Terms and Definitions
1 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
This chapter contains the terms and their definitions that are used throughout the Software
Configuration Guide for SmartWare, Release 2.10.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Introduction
•
SmartWare Architecture Terms and Definitions
1.1 Introduction
The Software Configuration Guide for SmartWare, Release 2.10 contains many terms that are relate to
specific networking technologies areas such as LAN protocols, WAN technologies, routing, Ethernet,
and Frame Relay. Moreover various terms are related to telecommunication areas, such as the
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), and Plain
Old Telephone Service (POTS).
Because a glossary for these technologies exists in Appendix B, "Internetworking Terms and
Acronyms", of this document, and because including every term for all related technologies would
prove unrealistic and burdensome, only those terms which are in some way related to the
SmartWare-specific architecture are included here.
1.2 SmartWare Architecture Terms and Definitions
In Table 1-1 terms or definitions used to describe the SmartWare architecture are alphabetically
sorted.
Term or Definition Meaning
Administrator The person who has privileged access to the SmartWare CLI.
Application Download A application image is downloaded from a remote TFTP
server to the persistent memory (
flash: ) of a SmartNode.
Application Image The binary code of SmartWare stored in the persistent
memory (flash:) of a SmartNode.
Batchfile Script file containing instructions to download one or more
software component from a TFTP server to the persistent
memory (
flash: or nvram: ) of a SmartNode.
Bootloader The bootloader is a “mini” application performing basic
system checks and starting the SmartWare application. The
bootloader also provides minimal network services allowing
the SmartNode to be accessed and upgraded over the
network even if the SmartWare application should not start.
The bootloader is installed in the factory and is in general
never upgraded.
Bootloader Image The binary code of the Bootloader stored in the persistent
memory (
flash: ) of a SmartNode.
Bootstrap The starting-up of a SmartNode, which involves checking
the Reset button, loading and starting the application image,
and starting other software modules, or—if no valid
application image is available—the bootloader.
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