Glossary
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address
A string uniquely identifying a particular interface or a device on that interface which is interpreted at the E5810 LAN/GPIB Gateway to identify the interface or device.
ASRL
For the E5810, ASRL is synonymous with
B
bridge
C
D
In telecommunication networks, a bridge is a product that connects a local area network (LAN) to another local area network that uses the same protocol (for example, Ethernet or token ring). You can envision a bridge as being a device that decides whether a message from you to someone else is going to the local area network in your building or to someone on the local area network in the building across the street. A bridge examines each message on a LAN, “passing” those known to be within the same LAN, and forwarding those known to be on the other interconnected LAN (or LANs).
client
Part of the client/server model used in distributed computing. A client is a computer system that requests services from a server computer system, such as I/O application requests, networking requests, etc.
controller
A computer used to communicate with a remote device such as an instrument. In the communications between the controller and the device, the controller is in charge of and controls the flow of communication that is, it does the addressing and/or other bus management). The controller acts as the remote I/O client to the E5810 server.
device
A unit that receives commands from a controller. Typically a device is an instrument but could also be a computer acting in a
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