Adaptec 5ANA-940 - Manual (Page 143)

Glossary
Glossary-7
long separated by decimal
points. The IP address is
hierarchical, site-dependent and
assigned by an administrator.
IPX
Internet Packet eXchange. A
Novell NetWare
communications protocol that is
used to route messages from one
node to another. The Novell
version of IP.
ISO
International Organization for
Standardization. An
organization that sets
international standards,
founded in 1946 and
headquartered in Geneva. ANSI
is the US member body to ISO.
Isochronous
Signals that are dependent on
some uniform timing or carry
their own timing information
embedded as part of the signal.
Voice and video are isochronous
signals but data transfer is
generally not.
L
LAN
Local Area Network. A
computer network usually
incorporating a server and
nodes connected by cables all in
one building or site.
LAN Emulation
How an ATM network emulates
enough of the MAC protocol of
an existing LAN technology,
such as Ethernet or Token Ring,
to allow existing higher layer
protocols and applications to be
used unchanged over an ATM
network.
8B/10B Line Coding
Like 4B/5B encoding used by
FDDI, 8B/10B is a method for
reliable transmission.
M
MAC
Medium Access Control. For
local area networks, the method
of determining which device has
access to the transmission
medium at any time (MAC
protocol). The MAC sublayer is
a part of the data link layer in
the OSI model, that applies a
medium access method (like
Ethernet or Token Ring for
instance).
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network. A
network formed by the
interconnection of two or more
networks which may cross
administrative boundaries and
use multiple access methods.
Somewhere between the LAN
and the WAN.
MIB
Management Information Base.
A collection of objects (like
statistics for instance)
pertaining to the general
maintenance of a network, that
can be accessed via a network