Specifications

Glossary-i
Glossary
access server
A generic name for a family of access servers supported by Cabletron Network
Access Software.
access server configuration database
A load host database that contains the DECnet characteristics and the access
server type, the load file name, and the dump file name for each access server.
access server image
A file in the access server directory on the load host that contains executable code.
Address Resolution Protocol
See ARP.
American National Standards Institute
See ANSI.
ANSI
American National Standards Institute. This organization compiles and publishes
computer industry standards.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol. The Internet protocol that enables a host or a
gateway to dynamically map, or translate, an Internet address into the correct
physical hardware address so as to send a packet to a target computer on the
same physical network.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
See ASCII.
AppleTalk
An Apple Computer, Inc., trademark for their network protocol suite.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A set of 8-bit binary
numbers representing the alphabet, punctuation, numerals, and other special
symbols used in text representation and communications protocols.