Appendix
A
Glossary
In communications, a number of special terms are used, many of these terms are referenced by acronyms.
This appendix contains a concise, alphabetized listing of conventional communications terms and (where applicable) their associated acronyms. Most of these terms (but not necessarily all) are used in this manual.
Commonly Used Acronyms and Abbreviations
This is a listing of acronyms, and their derivation, that are commonly used throughout this manual.
ARP | AddressResolution Protocol |
ASCII | American National Standard Code for InformationInterchange |
AUI | Attachment Unit Interface |
AAUI | AppleAttachment Unit Interface |
BOOTP | Boot Strap Protocol |
BPS | Bits Per Second |
CPU | Central ProcessingUnit |
CRS | COMMREQ Status |
CSMA/CD | Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection |
DCE | DataCommunicationsEquipment |
DCS | Detailed Channel Status |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DOS | Disk Operating System |
DTE | Data TerminalEquipment |
GSM | GEnet System Manager |
HHexadecimal
I/O | Input/Output |
ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IP | Internet Protocol |
K1024
KB | Kilobyte(1024bytes) |
LAN | LocalAreaNetwork |
LED | Light EmittingDiode |
LIS | LANInterfaceStatus |
LLC | LogicalLinkControl |
LSAP | Link Layer ServiceAccess Point |
MAC | MediumAccessControl |
MB | Megabyte(1,048,576bytes) |