Specifications

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standalone module
A network module in a single configuration such as a DEChub ONE.
standby port
A redundant repeater port that is configured as a backup port to an active port. A
standby port is disabled and is held in readiness in case the active port fails.
Telnet
The TCP/IP standard protocol for remote terminal connections. Using Telnet, a user
at one site can connect to a timesharing system at another site as if the user’s termi-
nal is connected directly to the remote machine. The user invokes a Telnet applica-
tion program that connects to a remote machine, prompts for a login ID and
password, and then passes keystrokes from the user’s terminal to the remote
machine.
terminal server
A module that allows a terminal to connect to a network node. See also access
server.
token ring
A network with a ring topology that passes data-bearing tokens from one attached
station to the next. The original protocol developed by IBM was succeeded by the
IEEE 802.5 standard for token ring network communications.
topology
The logical or physical arrangement of nodes on a network.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
The transport protocol offering a connection-oriented transport service in the Internet
suite of protocols.
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
The protocol offering a connectionless-mode transport service in the Internet suite of
protocols.