Nortel Networks BCM1000 Network Basic Input/Output System NetBIOS, Network device, Network DN

264Glossary

Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS)

An interface and upper-level protocol developed by IBM for use with a proprietary adapter for its PC network product. NetBIOS provides a standard interface to the lower networking layers. The protocol provides higher-level programs with access to the network.

network

Two or more computers linked electronically to share programs and exchange data.

network device

A network device is a hardware entity characterized by its use as a communications component within a network.

network DN

A number supplied by the ISDN network service provider for ISDN terminal equipment.

network interface card (NIC)

This card is installed inside a computer so the computer can be physically connected to a network device such as the Business Communications Manager server.

On hold

A setting that controls what external callers hear: music, tones, or silence, when you place the call on hold. Program On hold under Feature settings in System programming.

overflow

A setting in Routing Service that allows users to decide which path an outgoing call takes if all the lines used in a selected route are in use.

packet

A packet is a unit of data that is routed between an origin and a destination. Each packet is separately numbered and includes the Internet address of the destination.

Packet and datagram are similar in meaning. A protocol similar to TCP, the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) uses the term datagram.

page

A feature you can use to make announcements over the Business Communications Manager system using the telephone speakers and/or external speakers.

Page Time out

A setting that controls how long a Page Announcement can last. Assign the Page Time out under Feature settings in System programming.

Page zone

An area in the office that receives internal page announcements that other areas of the office do not hear. Assign telephones to page zones under Capabilities in System DNs programming.

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