IBM 4986B LanProbe manual Protocol, RMON MIB Remote Network Monitoring MIB, RS-232 port, Server

Probe

A device on the LAN that monitors all frames and produces network management information including current and historical traffic statistics and snapshots of selected frames. Probes are also known as monitors.

Protocol

A set of rules that governs data transfer among devices on a network. A protocol identifies the handshake type, frame size and format, timing, error recovery scheme, word size or other characteristics of each transfer, depending on the system.

RMON MIB (Remote Network Monitoring MIB)

The collection of objects defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force in RFC 1757, RFC 1213, RFC 1157, RFC 2021, RFC 2074, and Agilent LanProbe private MIB that are used for network monitoring.

RS-232 port

A serial interface connector on a computer or peripheral that adheres to the current RS-232 standard. The LanProbe RS-232 port adheres to this standard.

SAM (System Administration Manager)

A configuration tool provided by HP-UX for managing system resources and changing configuration parameters.

Server

A device on the network that is dedicated to specific functions.

SIMM (Single Inline Memory Module)

DRAM that is mounted on a small printed circuit board that can be installed in the Agilent LanProbe. Also see DRAM.

SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)

A protocol used for serial communications.

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

A network management protocol used for communicating between network managers and network objects.

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