Installing and Administering OSI Transport Services

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Glossary
Ethernet A 10 Mb/s LAN,
developed by Digital Equipment
Corporation, Intel, and Xerox
Corporation, upon which the
IEEE 802.3 network is based.
FDDI A specification for a fiber-
optic ring network featuring a link
speed of 100 Mb/s and fault
tolerant capabilities.
fiber distributed data
interface See FDDI
fileset Describes the logical,
defined set of files on an update or
installation tape.
file transfer, access, and
management See FTAM
file transfer protocol See FTP
FTAM Provides the capability to
manipulate data files locally and at
remote nodes.
FTP The file transfer protocol that
is traditionally used in ARPA
networks. The ftp command uses
the FTP protocol.
gateway A node that connects two
or more networks together and
routes packets between those
networks.
GOSIP Government OSI Profile.
An OSI-based network protocol
used by governments (for
example, the United States and
United Kingdom).
heterogeneous network A
network composed of dissimilar
host computers, such as those of
different manufacturers. See
homogeneous network for contrast.
homogeneous network A
network composed of similar host
computers, such as those of one
model or one manufacturer. See
heterogeneous network for
contrast.
IEEE The Electronics Engineers.
A national association, whose
activities include publishing
standards applicable to various
electronic technologies.
IEEE 802.3 network A 10-
megabit-per-second LAN,
described by the ANSI/IEEE 802.3
Standard for Local Area Networks,
that uses a CSMA/CD network
access method.
IOP Interoperability procedures
used to verify that nodes can
communicate over the network.