Specifications

Glossary
Glossary-ii
asynchronous
Pertaining to a communication method in which each event occurs with no
relation to a timing signal.
atomics
Refers to nontabular objects in a group of objects in a MIB.
authentication
Utilizes Kerberos to verify a user’s identity by validating a Kerberos user name
and password on a remote Kerberos host (KDC).
authentication trap
An SNMP trap message that is sent to each community with TRAPS enabled
whenever an unauthorized Internet host tries to access the access server, or when
an Internet host uses an unauthorized SNMP GET or GETNEXT message.
autobaud
The process by which the access server automatically determines the line speed
and other characteristics of a terminal attached to one of its ports.
autoconnect
A feature whereby the access server automatically attempts to reconnect a port to
a network resource in the following situations: the port becomes disconnected
from a resource, the user enters a CONNECT command and the specified
resource is unavailable, or the user logs in to a port that has a preferred service
defined.
automatic failover
See failover.
bootptab file
This is the file that BOOTP uses to store information necessary to downline load
software. The bootptab file is normally shown as /etc/bootptab.
BOOTP
Internet Bootstrap Protocol. This Internet protocol is used to configure the
communications software on a load host.
BOOTP/TFTP Server
This is a load host that uses the BOOTP and TFTP Internet protocols to configure
the load host and downline load the software.
broadcast
A access server port characteristic that allows one port to send a single message to
one or more ports simultaneously.