Cyclades AlterPath BladeManager user manual Escape Sequence, Ethernet, Flash, Flow Control

Glossary
	Network will have the same thing as the right-hand portion of
	their Domain Names (matisse.net in the examples above). It
	is also possible for a Domain Name to exist but not be
	connected to an actual machine. This is often done so that a
	group or business can have an Internet e-mail address without
	having to establish a real Internet site. In these cases, some
	real Internet machine must handle the mail on behalf of the
	listed Domain Name.
Escape Sequence	A sequence of special characters that sends a command to a
	device or program. Typically, an escape sequence begins with
	an escape character, but this is not universally true.
	An escape sequence is commonly used when the computer
	and the peripheral have only a single channel in which to
	send information back and forth. If the device in question is
	"dumb" and can only do one thing with the information being
	sent to it (for instance, print it) then there is no need for an
	escape sequence. However most devices have more than one
	capability, and thus need some way to tell data from
	commands.
Ethernet	A LAN cable-and-access protocol that uses twisted-pair or
	coaxial cables and CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple
	Access with Collision Detection), a method for sharing
	devices over a common medium. Ethernet runs at 10 Mbps;
	Fast Ethernet runs at 100 Mbps. Ethernet is the most common
	type of LAN.
Flash	Flash refers to a type of memory that can be erased and
	reprogrammed in units of memory known as blocks rather
	than one byte at a time; thus, making updating to memory
	easier.
Flow Control	A method of controlling the amount of data that two devices
	exchange. In data communications, flow control prevents one
	modem from "flooding" the other with data. If data comes in
	faster than it can be processed, the receiving side stores the
	data in a buffer. When the buffer is nearly full, the receiving

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