Specifications

Terminology
Preface SynOptics Series 3000 Hub
xii Management Module Guide
Terminology
This section defines several terms used in this guide to describe the SynOptics
hub model types.
Hub
For the purposes of this guide, the general term hub replaces the term
concentrator in representing SynOptics devices.
Hub Chassis
The software model representation of the SynOptics hub (4 or 12 slots) with
no modules installed in any of its slots.
Media Interface Modules
The software model representations of modules installed in a SynOptics hub
chassis. There are two types of Modules: Intelligent Modules and Non-
Intelligent Modules.
Intelligent Modules
Modules that provide network management functions and network media
interfacing. These are also referred to as NMM - network management
modules.
Non-intelligent Modules
Modules that provide interfaces to different kinds of network media, but have
no network management capabilities.
Refer to the specific SynOptics hardware manual for a detailed description of
your particular SynOptics hub or module.