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Glossary
N
name server
(1) In TCP/IP,
see
domain name server . (2) In Fibre Channel protocol,
a server that allows node ports (N_Ports) to register information
about themselves. This information allows N_Ports to discover and
learn about each other by sending queries to the name server.
name server zoning
Node port (N_Port) access management that allows N_Ports to
communicate if and only if they belong to a common name server
zone.
NAS See
network-attached storage .
network
An arrangement of hardware, software, nodes, and connecting
branches that consists of a data communication system. The
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) seven-layer
specification partitions a computer network into independent
modules from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application)
layer
(D)
.
network address
Name or address that identifies a device on a transmission control
protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) network. The network address
can be either an IP address in dotted-decimal notation (composed of
four three-digit octets in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or a domain
name (as administered on a customer network).
network-attached
storage
NAS. Storage connected directly to the network, through a processor
and its own operating system. Lacks the processor power to run
centralized, shared applications.
network interface
card
NIC. An expansion board inserted into a computer so the computer
can be connected to a network. Most NICs are designed for specific
types of networks, protocols, and medias, although some can serve
multiple networks.
network management
The broad subject of managing computer networks. There exists a
wide variety of software and hardware products that help network
system administrators manage a network. Network management
covers a wide area, including security, performance, and reliability.
network router
An attaching device that connects two local area network (LAN)
segments, which use similar or different architectures, at the
reference model network layer
(D)
.
Contrast with
bridge .