ACCULINK 317x E1 DSU/CSU

self-test

A test that checks most hardware components when power is applied to the device

 

or a reset is initiated.

server

A device that offers a specific service, such as database management, to a client.

SES

Severely Errored Seconds. Seconds with 805 or more CRC errors or errored frame

 

alignment signals; or one or more LOS, AIS, or OOF events.

Set command (SNMP)

Write access to SNMP MIB objects.

SLIP

Serial Line Internet Protocol. A link layer protocol used by SNMP.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol. A generic network management system

 

that allows the device to be managed by any industry-standard SNMP manager.

Stat branch

Status branch of the E1 DSU/CSU menu tree.

STest branch

Self Test Health branch of the E1 DSU/CSU menu tree.

StEvnt

Status Event Register. Records the occurrence of certain alarm conditions.

subnet

An IP addressing standard in which a portion of the host address can be used to

 

create multiple network addresses that are logically a subdivision of the network

 

address.

subnet mask

An integer used with the IP address of the host to determine which bits in the host

 

address are used in the subnet address.

synchronous data

Data transmission that is synchronized by timing signals. Characters are sent at a

 

fixed rate.

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The dominant protocol in the

 

worldwide Internet.

time slot

The allocated DS0 channel slot when DS0 channels are combined to form an

 

aggregate bit stream.

trap (SNMP)

A notification message to the SNMP manager when an unusual event occurs on a

 

network device, such as a reinitialization.

TStat branch

Test Status branch of the E1 DSU/CSU menu tree.

TS16

Time-slot 16. The time slot which may be reserved for signaling.

TX

Transmit. To send signals from a device.

TXC

Transmit Clock. V.24 circuit 114.

TXD

Transmit Data. V.24 circuit 103.

UAS

Unavailable Seconds. A count of 1-second intervals when service is unavailable.

UDP

User Datagram Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol describing how messages reach

 

application programs within a destination computer.

UL

Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc. An organization which promotes product safety.

Vac

Volts alternating current.

Vdc

Volts direct current.

V.24

A CCITT standard for a low-speed, 25-position, DCE/DTE interface.

V.35

A CCITT standard for a high-speed, 34-position, DCE/DTE interface.

V.54

A CCITT standard for local and remote diagnostic loopback tests.

V.54 Loop 2

A CCITT standard for a data channel loopback (DCLB).

V.54 Loop 3

A CCITT standard for a data terminal loopback (DTLB).

WAN

Wide Area Network. A network that spans a large geographic area (e.g., a country).

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