User's Manual Part 4
Release8
Glossary
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mysql‐server
Package group that enables the SQL Database Server application in
the Red Hat
®
Linux
®
9 operating system to provide SQL data for
Bandwidth and Authentication Manager (BAM) operations.
NAT
Network Address Translation defined in RFC 1631. A scheme that
isolates Subscriber Modules from the Internet. See
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1631.html.
NBI
See Northbound Interface.
NEC
National Electrical Code. The set of national wiring standards that are
enforced in the U.S.A.
NetBIOS
Protocol defined in RFC 1001 and RFC 1002 to support an
applications programming interface in TCP/IP. This interface allows a
computer to transmit and receive data with another host computer on
the network. RFC 1001 defines the concepts and methods. RFC 1002
defines the detailed specifications. See
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1001.html and
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1002.html.
NetworkAddress
Translation
Scheme that defines the Access Point Module as a proxy server to
isolate registered Subscriber Modules from the Internet. Defined in
RFC 1631. See
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1631.html.
NetworkManagement
Station
Monitor device that uses Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) to control, gather, and report information about predefined
network variables (objects).
NMS
Network Management Station. A monitor device that uses Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to control, gather, and report
information about predefined network variables (objects).
NorthboundInterface
The interface within Prizm to higher-level systems. This interface
consists of a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent for
integration with a network management system (NMS); a Simple
Object Access Protocol (SOAP) XML-based application programming
interface (API) for web services that supports integration with an
operations support systems (OSS) such as a customer relationship
management (CRM), billing, or provisioning system; and console
automation that allows such higher-level systems to launch and
appropriately display the PrizmEMS management console in a
custom-developed GUI.
Object
Network variable that is defined in the Management Information Base.
OptiPlex
A trademark of Dell, Inc.
OSS
Operations support system, such as a customer relationship
management (CRM), billing, or provisioning system. The application
programming interface (API) for Prizm supports integrating Prizm with
an OSS.