Technical data

reassembly time
A routing parameter that can be set to specify the length of time allowed for the
reassembly of a message received in fragments. If the reassembly time expires
before all fragments are received, the fragments are discarded.
Record Management Services (RMS)
The OpenVMS data management subsystem that defines the rules that govern the
internal organization of and the methods of accessing file data.
reliability
The ability of a protocol to recover data that is damaged, lost, duplicated, or
delivered out of order.
relative path name
Apathnamethatdoesnotstartattheroot;defaultdirectoryismergedwiththe
relative path name to form the absolute path name.
remote boot (BOOTP)
The software that supports the downloading of system images and other types
of files to requesting clients.
remote copy program (RCP)
The program based on the Berkeley UNIX (see BSD)
rcmd
protocol that permits
files to be copied from one computer to another by an extension to the syntax of the
UNIX
cp
(copy) command. (RCP) does not provide the word-length adaptability
and flexibility that the FTP protocol does.
remote line printing (LPR/LPD)
The remote printing services for UNIX and OpenVMS client hosts.
remote node
A node in the network other than the local node.
remote file system
A file system that resides on a network host other than the local node.
remote procedure call (RPC)
A programming interface for implementing the client/server model of distributed
computing. In general, a request is sent to a remote system to execute a designated
procedure, using arguments supplied, and the result returned to the caller. See
also ONC RPC.
remote shell
A program that sends a command, shell, script, or command procedure to a remote
host for execution.
remote task
A task either executing or originating at a remote host.
repeater
A bidirectional device that amplifies or synchronizes signals into standard voltages,
currents, and timing; propagates electrical signals from one Ethernet to another
without making routing decisions or providing packet filtering; Physical layer
intermediate system. See also bridge and router.
Request for Comments (RFC)
A series of documents, begun in 1969, that describes the Internet suite of protocols
and related experiments. Very few RFCs describe Internet standards, but all
Internet standards are written as RFCs.
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