IBM 4986B LanProbe Manuale Utente

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Glossary
10Base-T
10 Mbps, BASEband operation, unshielded Twisted-pair wiring used for Ethernet 
networks.
Agent
A node (or software/hardware on a node) that supplies network management 
information.
Battery-backed RAM
The probe’s memory that contains a copy of the probe configuration.  If power is 
removed from the probe (either by unplugging the power cord or from a power 
outage), this memory is preserved by power provided by the probe's internal 
battery.
Bridge
A device providing an intelligent connection between two otherwise independent 
LANs.  Bridges operate at layer 2 of the ISO OSI reference model.  A bridge 
inspects every packet originating on either LAN and creates a table of nodes and 
their locations.  It isolates the LANs from each other, allowing both sides to pass 
traffic internally.  If a transmission from one LAN is addressed to a node on the 
other LAN, the bridge transmits it onto the other LAN for the destination node.  
Broadcast address
The station address FFFFFF-FFFFFF.  Packets intended for all nodes on a LAN 
use this address as the destination address.
Broadcast packet
A packet sent to all nodes on a LAN.
Collision
The result of two or more nodes on a LAN transmitting at the same time, 
producing a garbled transmission.
Console
The ASCII terminal, or PC emulating an ASCII terminal that is connected to the 
probe and used to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the probe.