Glossary
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 8550 WSG Installation Guide, Release 2.0
September 2007
3HE03334AAAATQZZA Edition 02
L
LAN
Local Area Network
A LAN is a network that operates within a limited
geographical area, usually confined to a single floor,
building, or group of buildings. It connects a variety of data
devices, such as PCs, servers, and printers. Communication
between devices is at a very high data rate, between 1 and
100 Mb/s.
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDAP is a networking protocol for querying and modifying
directory services that run over TCP/IP.
M
management
interface
The management interface is defined between two
subsystems; a management interface allows you to configure
system components, collect statistics, and treat alarms.
O
OAM
operations, administration, maintenance
P
partner
organization
Two organizations that share web service resources over a
secure, configured link that uses web service gateways. Both
organizations create, store, and use each others web services.
In the context of the 8550 WSG, a partner is not the legal
entity formed when two companies enter into a partnership
agreement.