Using the HP DTC 16RX Manager

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A
address A numerical identifier defined and used by a particular protocol and associated
software to distinguish one node from another.
address resolution In networks, the mapping of node names to IP addresses and the mapping of IP
addresses to low-level hardware addresses.
address resolution protocol (ARP)
A protocol used to convert an IP address to a low-level hardware address. ARP can
be used only over a single physical network and is limited to networks that support
hardware broadcast.
ADP Active distribution panel. An ADP serves as the electrical and physical interface
between a system MUX board and up to eight asynchronous devices.
AFCP Avesta Flow Control Protocol. An HP proprietary protocol which provides data flow
control features. AFCP is optimized for communications between nodes, including
DTC 16RXes, in an MPE/iX environment.
ARP See address resolution protocol.
asynchronous A device's mode of operation in which a sequence of operations are executed
irrespective of coincidence with any event. Devices that are directly accessible by
people (for example, terminal keyboards) operate in this manner.
attachment unit interface (AUI)
The cable that runs between each node (host, DTC 16RX, or other device) and the
medium attachment unit (MAU) that connects it to the LAN in a ThickLAN
configuration.
B
baud rate The measure of the speed at which information travels between devices, most
commonly used in reference to terminal speed settings. Baud represents signal events
per second. When one bit represents each signal change, baud is the same as “bits per
second”.
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