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Glossary L
Since it’s easy to get all the three-letter-acronyms confused, here’s a
glossary to clarify some of the terms used in this guide.
ADSP AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol. A session-layer protocol that
provides a reliable, bidirectional steam of data between two sockets in
an AppleTalk network.
ANSI American National Standards Institute. In the NetBlazer Setup Utility
you need to use an “ANSI-compatible computer” for your terminal type.
AppleTalk Apple Computer’s protocol stack used in Macintosh networks.
AppleTalk addresses AppleTalk network numbers are 16-bit numbers assigned by a network
administrator. They are either single numbers or number ranges. The
addresses of nodes on AppleTalk networks are 8-bit numbers gener-
ated dynamically by the NetBlazer. In addition, each logical connection
is dynamically assigned an 8-bit socket number. Addressing for remote
users is handled by ARA software. See Appendix E, “AppleTalk
Routing” for more information.
AppleTalk network num-
ber
A 16-bit number used to indicate the AppleTalk network a node is
connected to. Nodes choose their network number from within the
network number range assigned to their network.
AppleTalk node identifier
(or ID)
An 8-bit number that, when combined with the AppleTalk network
number of a node, is used to uniquely identify each node on a network.