User guide

Glossary

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ICP-resident

software

Protogate-supplied communication protocol software or user-

customized software that runs on the ICP to process the data

stream between the ICP and the WAN devices. Refer to the

Freeway Protocol Software Toolkit Programmer’s Guide for cus-

tomized software.

IP Internet protocol, described by RFC-791

LAN Local area network

LAN protocol The hardware and software which comprise the LAN and form

the basis of communications between Freeway servers and cli-

ents. An example LAN protocol is TCP/IP running over Ether-

net.

MIB Management information base

NVRAM Non-volatile random access memory

operating system Code that provides the necessary scheduling and management

functions for tasks and services. The Freeway operating system

is based on FreeBSD UNIX and runs on the server processor

board. Protogate’s OS/Protogate real-time executive runs on

the ICP boards.

process Code executing on a LAN-based host and equivalent to the

“client” term.

RAM Random access memory

resource A resource available in the Freeway server. Typically, resource

refers to an ICP board within the server, a port on a board, or a