Agilent Technologies N2610A - Manual (Page 243)

Glossary 9
Glossary
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MIB Management Information Base - A set of parameters that
are available and sometimes customizable that an SNMP
management station can query. Used to report status or
configuration information of components of a network.
Multicast A subset of a Broadcast where a packet is only
delivered to a subset of all possible destinations that share a
multicast address.
NFS Server Network File System - A Sun Microsystems
protocol allowing computers on the same network use data
stored on other computers as if it were on local disks. An NFS
server is usually a UNIX server.
Novell server A device that provides services such as file
services and print services in a network where a Novell
operating system is being used.
Ping A commonly used test which determines whether a
device can be reached. Generally, from a command line a user
types ping a.b.c.d <enter> to determine whether the device at IP
address a.b.c.d can be reached. The response is often an
indication of the success of the test and a time stamp
designating the length of the query-response, usually in
milliseconds. The ping tests reachability by sending an ICMP
echo request to the destination and waiting for a reply.
POP Post Office Protocol - E-mail post office protocol that
allows a single user host system to connect and download
E-mail.
RIP Routing Information Protocol - An interior gateway
protocol that allows groups of hosts on a LAN share routing
information.
Router A device that forwards traffic between subnets or
connected networks.
RMON Remote Monitoring - Using SNMP to read or control
remote probes for network monitoring and troubleshooting.
SAP Request Service Advertisement Protocol - A Netware
protocol for publicizing the current network address of
available services.