Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter Installation and Administration Guide 199
October 2001 Glossary
Ethernet
A widely used LAN protocol that uses a bus topology and supports data transfer
rates of 10 Mbps.
event
An occurrence or action on the RLC or remote unit, such as the sending or
receiving of a message, the opening or closing of an applica tion, or t he r eport ing
of an error. Some events are for information only, while others can indicate a
problem.
expansion board
Any board that plugs in to one of the computer’s expansion slots. Expansion
boards include controller boards, LAN cards, and video adapters.
expansion bus
Enables expansion boards to access the microprocessor and memory. See also
bus.
expression
A building block of a script, used to test for conditions, perform calculations, or
compare values within scripts. See also logical expression, mathematical
expressions, and relational expression.
extended capabilities port
A parallel-port standard for PCs that supports bidirectional communication
between the PC and attached devices (such as a printer).
extended industry standard architecture bus
A 32-bit bus that accommodates ISA PC boards.
F first-level threshold
The value that represents the lowest value of the normal range for a given field
in a threshold class. The system tracks how often the value for the field falls
below this value.