IBM 8285 Nways, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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protocol. (2) A protocol used to route data from its
source to its destination in an Internet environment.
interoperability. The capability to communicate,
execute programs, or transfer data among various
functional units in a way that requires the user to have
little or no knowledge of the unique characteristics of
those units. (T)
Inverse Address Resolution Protocol (InARP). A
protocol for converting a physical network address (for
example, an ATM address) into a higher level protocol
address (for example, an IP address).
IP. Internet Protocol.
IP address. The 32-bit address defined by the Internet
Protocol, standard 5, Request for Comment (RFC) 791.
It is usually represented in dotted decimal notation.
ISO. International Organization for Standardization.
J
jumper cable. Synonym for patch cable.
K
Kbps. Kilobits per second.
kilobit (Kb). (1) For processor storage, real and virtual
storage, and channel volume, 2
10
or 1024 bits. (2) For
disk storage capacity and communications volume, 1000
bits.
kilobyte (KB). (1) For processor storage, real and
virtual storage, and channel volume, 2
10
or 1024 bytes.
(2) For disk storage capacity and communications
volume, 1000 bytes.
L
LAN. Local area network.
LE. LAN emulation.
LEC. LAN emulation client.
LECS. LAN emulation configuration server.
LED. Light-emitting diode.
LES. LAN emulation server.
local. (1) Pertaining to a device accessed directly
without use of a telecommunication line. (2) Contrast
with
remote.
local area network (LAN). (1) A computer network
located on a user's premises within a limited
geographical area. Communication within a local area
network is not subject to external regulations; however,
communication across the LAN boundary may be
subject to some form of regulation. (T) (2) A network in
which a set of devices are connected to one another for
communication and that can be connected to a larger
network. (3) See also
Ethernet and token ring.
(4) Contrast with metropolitan area network (MAN) and
wide area network (WAN).
M
m. meter
MAC. Medium access control.
MAN. Metropolitan area network.
Management Information Base (MIB). A tree-like data
structure for the definition and use of information.
Mb. Megabit; 1 048 576 bits.
Mbps. One million bits per second.
MB. Megabyte; 1 048 576 bytes.
medium access control (MAC). In LANs, the sublayer
of the data link control layer that supports
medium-dependent functions and uses the services of
the physical layer to provide services to the logical link
control (LLC) sublayer. The MAC sublayer includes the
method of determining when a device has access to the
transmission medium.
megabyte. (1) For processor storage and real and
virtual memory, 2
20
or 1 048 576 bytes. (2) For disk
storage capacity and transmission rates, 1 000 000
bytes.
MIB. Management Information Base.
mm. Millimeter, millimeters.
multimode optical fiber. (1) A graded-index or
step-index optical fiber that allows more than one bound
mode to propagate. (E)
Contrast with single mode
optical fiber. (2) In FDDI, an optical fiber waveguide
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