Echelon IzoT Commissioning Tool - Manual (Page 375)

• Configuring the various Control Network Protocol parameters in each device for the desired
features and performance, including channel bit rate, acknowledgement, authentication, priority
service, etc.
Network Explorer
An auto-hide window that displays a hierarchical view of your IzoT Commissioning Tool network and
supports all of the commands available within the drawing pages. The Network Explorer can be used
in an OpenLNS CT drawing as a navigational tool or as a network management tool.
Network Image
A device's network address and connection information. For Neuron Chip hosted devices, the device's
network image is stored in EEPROM on the Neuron Chip. For host-based devices, the entire network
image except the network variable configuration table is stored in EEPROM on the Neuron Chip.
Network Interface
A L ON W ORKS device that provides a layer 6 LonTalk interface to an external host computer such as a
computer or a handheld maintenance tool. Network interfaces include IP-852 interfaces (SmartServer,
i.LON 100 e3 Internet Server, and i.LON 600 IP-852 Router); U10/U20 USB network interfaces; and
PCC-10 and PCLTA-10, 20, and 21 PCI network interface cards.
Network Merge
Process in which one IzoT Commissioning Tool network design is merged into another existing
network design.
Network Navigator
A dialog displaying a hierarchal view of the subsystems in a network that can be used to expand,
select, and deselect items when viewing or configuring an IzoT Commissioning Tool network.
Network Recovery
Process in which a new OpenLNS CT drawing and OpenLNS network database are created from an
existing L
ON W ORKS network. Network recovery is useful for networks that were installed with legacy
tools not based on OpenLNS, self-installed networks, and installed networks in which the OpenLNS
network database has been lost
Network Service Device (NSD)
A device representing a local or remote client that connects the client to the L ON W ORKS network.
Network Services Interface (NSI)
The component in the OpenLNS architecture that provides the physical connection to the L ON W ORKS
network, manages transactions with the NSS, and provides transparent remote access to the NSS.
Network Services Server (NSS)
The component in the OpenLNS architecture that processes network services, maintains the network
database, and enables and coordinates multiple points of access.
Network Variable (NV)
Network variables allow a device to send and receive data over the network to and from other devices.
Network variables are data items (such as temperature, the state of a switch, or actuator position
setting) that a particular device application program expects to receive from other devices on the
network (an input network variable) or expects to make available to other devices on the network (an
output network variable).
Network Variable/Configuration Property Format
The network variable or configuration property format specifies how the raw data contained within a
network variable or configuration property is translated for display or for use by an application. The
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