GLOSSARY"
Glossary-86710Access PointUser’sGuide
ROM (Read-OnlyMemory)ROMcontainscomputerinstructionsthatcannotberepro-
grammedbytheuser.Thecomputercanreadinstructions
outofROM,butnodatacanbestoredinROM.Theuser
canchangesome ofthevariableswithinROM,suchasthe
software,bootsegment,datasegment,andbaudrate.
RootSubnetTherootsubnetistheEthernetsegment towhichtheaccess
pointsuper rootconnects, whichisthedistributionLAN.
ForEnterpriseOWL,therootsubnetistheEthernetlinkof
theaccess point thatoriginatesanIPtunnel, whichisthe
super root.
SecondaryEthernetLANAsecondaryEthernetLANisanEthernetsegment thatcon-
nectstothedistributionLANthroughawireless link.A
singleaccess pointfunctionsasthedesignatedbridgefor
thesecondaryLAN.
SegmentInLANs,asegmentisalengthofcablefrom terminationto
termination.Forexample,a 10BASE2cablesegmentisthe
lengthofcablebetweenthe50-Ohm terminatorsthat
attachto eachendofthecable.Forpropernetworkcommu-
nications,cablesegmentsmust meetANSI/IEEE standard
specifications.