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server farm
A cluster of servers in a centralized location serving a large user
population.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. A protocol originally designed
to be used in managing TCP/IP internets. SNMP is presently
implemented on a wide range of computers and networking
equipment and may be used to manage many aspects of network and
end-station operation.
SmartAgent
Intelligent management agents in devices and logical conne ctivity
systems that reduce the computational load on the network
management station and reduce management-oriented traffic on the
network.
standby port
The port in a resilient link that will take over data transmission if the
main port in the link fails.
switch
A device which filters, forwards and f loods frames based on the frame’s
destination address. The switch learns the addresses associated with
each switch port and builds tables based on this information to be
used for the switching decision.
TCP/IP
A layered set of communications protoc ols providing Telnet terminal
emulation, FTP file transfer, and other services for communication
among a wide range of computer equipment.
Teln et
A TCP/IP application protocol that provides virtual terminal ser vice,
letting a user log in to another computer system and access a host as if
the user were connected direc tly to the host.