
Glossary-2
Flash Memory
Removable Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
(PCMCIA) standard memory card. The ASN uses a flash memory card to
provide storage for it's nonvolatile file system (NVFS), called the local file
system. Contrast with DRAM SIMM.
Frame Relay
Standard, connection-oriented protocol for use between data terminal equipment
and data communications equipment. Frame Relay complies with the ANSI
Annex D and LMI Frame Relay management specifications, along with the
CCITT (now ITU-T) Annex A specification.
HDLC
High-level Data Link Control, a protocol that provides error correction at the
data link layer.
image
One or more executable files used to boot a router; for example, asn.exe.
Local Boot
Bay Networks procedure for getting router startup files from the file system
stored in local Flash memory.
MIB
Management Information Base. A standard or proprietary database that contains
network configuration parameters and statistics.
Netboot
Bay Networks procedure for getting router startup files from a BOOTP server on
the IP network.
node
On local area networks, a device that is connected to the network and is capable
of communicating with other network devices.
Optivity/RM
Bay Networks comprehensive router management application for administering
and troubleshooting large, complex networks.
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol, a protocol that provides a way of running IP over serial
lines. It uses a variation of HDLC.
Quick-Start
Bay Networks procedure for establishing a router’s initial IP connection to a
network.
Site Manager
Bay Networks network management application. It is an SNMP-based graphical
user interface used by network administrators to manage Bay Networks routers.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol, a network management protocol on
TCP/IP networks.
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A protocol that enables file sharing over TCP/IP
networks.
Technician
Interface
A software command-line interface, operating in router memory, that
administrators use to manage Bay Networks routers.
upstream router
A booting router’s next-hop router.
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