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19" Construction |
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| system for electronic devices and system parts. It specifies the width of |
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| the front panel of |
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Broadcast | General, |
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EMC | Abbreviation for Electromagnetic Compatibility. |
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FAQ | Abbreviation for Frequently Asked Questions. |
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| The most frequent questions and problems on a subject are listed |
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| under FAQ on the Internet. |
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Gateway | Junction between network segments or networks, also with different |
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| protocols. |
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HE | Height classification dimension of 44.45 mm = 1 HE (1 U). |
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| From 19" technology. |
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IP | Abbreviation for Internet Protocol. |
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| Standardised protocol for data transmission and on the Internet for |
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| addressing computers. An IP address consists of a combination of 4 |
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| Bytes written as follows: A.B.C.D (for example, 192.168.0.88). For |
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| more information, see RFC. |
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MIB | Abbreviation for Management Information Base. |
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| Data structure which contains information on the SNMP agent. |
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Netmask | Used to divide the IP address into network address and interface |
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| address. |
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RFC | Abbreviation for Request For Comment. |
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| RFCs are the official form of publication of Internet standards and other |
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| technical documents on the Internet. Rules for formatting and publis- |
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| hing RFCs themselves are laid down in RFC 1543. |
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SNMP | Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol. | 47 |
| Established protocol for the exchange of management information. |
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| Standard RFCs on SNMP are RFC 1155, RFC 1157 and RFC 1213. |
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TFTP | Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
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| Simple protocol in |
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Trap | (Alarm) message from an SNMP agent to the management environ- |
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| ment. |
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URL | Abbreviation for Universal Resource Locator. |
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| Full Internet address. |
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VDE | Abbreviation for Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker |
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| (Association of German Electrotechnical Engineers). |
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