Nways Manager for AIX-LAN Network Manager/I.H.M.P. User's Guide
The following abbreviated terms refer to products in the IBM Nways
Manager:
- Hub Manager
- 8250, 8260, and 8265 Device Manager component of Nways Manager-LAN
- LAN Network Manager (LNM)
- LAN Network Manager component of Nways Manager-LAN
- Router and Bridge Manager (RABM)
- Router and Bridge Manager component of Nways Manager-LAN
The following abbreviations are used in this book:
- AIX
- Advanced Interactive Executive operating system
- ASCII
- American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
- Async
- Asynchronous
- ATM
- Asynchronous transfer mode
- BNC
- Bayonet node connector
- BOOTP
- Bootstrap protocol
- CNM
- Communication network management
- CRC
- Cyclic redundancy check
- DMM
- Distributed Management Module
- E-MAC
- Ethernet media access control
- EMM
- Ethernet management module
- FDDI
- Fiber distributed data interface
- FMM
- FDDI management module
- FOIRL
- Fiber optic interconnection repeater link
- GTM
- Generic topology manager
- HE-MAC
- High-end Ethernet media access control
- H-TMAC
- High-end token-ring media access control
- IBM 8250
- 8250 Hub
- IBM 8260
- 8260 Hub
- ICMP
- Internet control message protocol
- ICS
- IBM cabling system
- IEEE
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (USA)
- IP
- Internetwork protocol (OSI)
- ISO
- International Organization for Standardization
- kbps
- kilo bits per second
- LAN
- Local area network
- LCT
- Live call transfer
- LLC
- Logical link control
- MAC
- Media access control
- MAU
- 1) Multi-station access unit (Token Ring) 2) Medium attachment unit
- Mbps
- Mega bits per second
- MIB
- Management information base
- MIC
- Medium interface connector
- NMC
- Network monitor card
- OSF
- Open System Foundation
- OSI
- Open System Interconnection
- OVw
- OpenView windows
- OVsnmp
- OpenView SNMP
- PBS
- Per-bank switching
- PC
- Personal computer
- PCM
- Physical Connection Management
- PCS
- Per-connector switching
- PDB
- Power distribution board
- PING
- Packet Internet Groper
- PMS
- Per-module switching
- PPS
- Per-port switching
- PS/2
- Personal System/2
- RFC
- Request for comments
- RISC
- Reduced instruction set computer
- RJ12
- 6-pin connector
- RJ45
- 8-pin connector
- RJ58
- x-pin connector
- SDDI
- Shielded distribution data interface
- SMIT
- System Management Interface Tool
- SNA
- System network architecture
- SNMP
- Simple network management protocol
- SQE
- Signal quality error
- STP
- Shielded twisted pair
- TCP
- Transmission control protocol
- TELCO
- Telephone company
- TELNET
- Telecommunication network protocol
- TFTP
- Trivial file transfer protocol
- T-MAC
- Token-ring media access control
- TP
- Twisted pair
- TPDDI
- Twisted pair distribution data interface
- TRMM
- Token-ring management module
- UDP
- User datagram protocol
- UFC
- Universal feature card
- UTP
- Unshielded twisted pair
- 10BASE2
- IEEE standard for Ethernet
- 10BASE-T
- IEEE standard for Ethernet
Other abbreviations used are as follows:
- Version and Release are abbreviated as V
and R, respectively.
- A small x is used to mean "the specified version and all later
versions of the operating system", as in OS/2 2.x. It
is also used to stand for a family of products, as in IBM 786x
Modems and IBM 37xx Communication Controllers.
For other abbreviations, see the Glossary.
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