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