Contec Flexlan PC Card FX-DS-110-PCC - Manual (Page 47)

Appendix
FX-DS110-PCC
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Glossary
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
"I-triple-E," involved in a wide range of fields from
communications and computer to medicine and biology, with
primary activities related to publishing articles and sponsoring
conferences, but also recommending and setting of standards. The
organization sponsoring Committee 802, which is responsible for
LAN related matters.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
A function necessary for network control, provides three functions:
Get (acquire), Set (modify), and Trap (notify event). Conceived as
an easily installable control protocol that places as little load on the
network as possible.
LAN (Local Area Network)
A network configured from mutual connections between computers
within a limited area. Also called an "intranet" or "business or
regional data communications network."
Peer-To-Peer
A network in which two or more nodes can communicate directly
with each other without going through another device.
AP (ACCESS POINT)
Access point. In the FLEXLAN-DS110 series, the access point is
used as a bridge between wired and wireless networks and provides
advanced features such as the inter-segment brouter function and IP
tunneling, serving as an indispensable component for a versatile and
large-scale wireless network.
User Unit
In the FLEXLAN-DS110 series, the user unit indicates the
FX-DS110-PCC or the unit containing it.