PRODUCT CATALOG - SMC

MAPI
Messaging - API
MBPS
Measurement of networking speed.
MEGABYTE (MB)
1024Kbytes
MIB (MANAGEMENT INFORMATION BASE)
A group of management procedures implemented in
a network device for the purpose of remote device
control and monitoring operations via an SNMP agent.
MICROPROCESSOR
CPU on a single chip. In order to function as a computer, it
requires a power supply, clock, and memory.
MII
(Media Independent Interface), the standard interface for
traditional Ethernet.
MULTI-TASKING
Running two or more programs in one computer at the
same time. It is controlled by the operating system. The
number of programs that can be effectively multi-tasked
depends on the amount of memory available, CPU speed,
hard disk capacity and speed, as well as the efficiency of
the operating system.
MULTICAST
A type of network transmission in which a frame is sent
to a series of related devices on a network, including a set
of switches, a specific sub network, or all devices of a
specific manufacturer.
NAT (NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION)
Devices that create unofficial IP addresses that can be
used inside an enterprise. The NAT is a gateway between
the Internet and its users.
NetBEUI (NETWORK BIOS ENHANCED USER INTERFACE)
IBM developed this standard protocol, which is a set of
rules that an operating system uses to control how
computers on a network to talk to each other. This protocol
is now also used by Microsoft and Novell on many network
operating systems including LAN Server, LAN Manager,
Windows NT, and Windows 95.
NetBIOS
Network basic input output system. An application
programming interface that augments the DOS Bios.
NETWARE
Created by Novell to run on Intel-based computers,
NetWare is the most widely used network operating system
on that platform
NETWORK
A set of communication channels interconnecting several
or many locations.
NETWORK DIAMETER
Wire distance between two end stations in the same collision
domain.
NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC)
Interface card required in the expansion bus of a
personal computer to connect to the cabling of a LAN.
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Procedures, software, equipment and operations designed
to keep a network operating near maximum efficiency.
SUPPORT & SERVICE
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NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM (NOS)
For example Windows NT, Novell Netware, UNIX
NFS
Network File System
NIC
Network Interface Card or adapter that enables terminals
to connect to a network line.
NULL-MODEM CABLE
A special type of computer cable that lets you hook up
two computers to communicate via their serial ports. It's
called a "null-modem" cable because it eliminates using
modems and phone lines for hooking together nearby
computers.
OPEN SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION (OSI)
ISO standard for worldwide communications that defines
a frame work for implementing protocols in seven layers:
application, presentation, session, transport network, data
link, and physical.
OSPF (OPEN SHORTEST PATH FIRST PROTOCOL)
Routing protocol for TCP/IP routers that bases routing
decisions on the least number of hops from source to
destination.
PAP (PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL)
Security protocol that uses password protection to allow
access to a network or host.
PARALLEL PORT
An output receptacle often
located on the rear of a
computer. With regards
to Network Interface
Cards, "parallel port"
refers to a NIC that
connects directly
to a parallel
port via an
adapting
device.
PCMCIA
The PCMCIA's
specifications for
the PC Card enabled
the computer industry to
manufacture credit-cardsized
removable cards to
add modems, network
adapters, etc. to portable
computers.
PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK
Networking Topology where no
server exists and all networked
nodes are PCs.
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT
INTERCONNECT (PCI)
Local bus for PCs from Intel that provides
a high-speed data path between the CPU
and up to 10 peripherals (video, disk,
network, etc.). The PCI bus runs at 33MHz,
support s 32-bit and 64-bit data paths, and
bus mastering.