User`s guide

Reference Materials and Glossary
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MAC Media Access Control: a general term used to define the method
by which access to a physical network is controlled. This term is
sometimes used when referencing Ethernet cards since Ethernet is
a very common MAC protocol.
Memory Block A portion of a memory pool that has been allocated for use by one
or more tasks.
Memory Pool A collection of memory sections whose use is controlled by the
AMX Memory Manager.
Memory Pool Id The handle assigned to a memory pool by AMX for use as a
unique memory pool identifier.
Memory Section A contiguous region of memory assigned to the AMX Memory
Manager for allocation to application tasks.
MIB Management Information Base: the set of variables which
constitute a database maintained by a network host which supports
SNMP.
Multi-homed A host computer with interconnections to multiple physical
networks is said to be multi-homed.
Multitasking A method of program execution in which an operating system
makes it appear as though several procedures (called tasks) are
running concurrently.
Network Parameter File
A text file which can be edited by the KwikNet Configuration
Builder to describe a particular KwikNet Library configuration and
the networks and device drivers required for a particular KwikNet
application.
Network Tick A multiple of the system tick from which the fundamental KwikNet
unit of time is derived. All KwikNet time intervals in the system are
measured in multiples of the network tick.
OS A short form for the two words operating system. When the term
OS is used alone, no assumption about the operational
characteristics of the OS can be made.
PING Packet InterNet Groper: the name given to the process of sending
an ICMP echo request in order to learn if a destination is
reachable.
PPP Point to Point Protocol: a network protocol used to control the
delivery of IP datagrams between two hosts interconnected by a
serial link.