Paradyne 6700 SERIES manual Glssary, Address mask, Agent

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address mask

A bit mask used to select bits from an IP address for subnet addressing. The mask is 32 bits long and selects the network portion of the IP address and one or more bits of the local portion.

agent

A software program housed within a managed network device, such as a host, gateway, or terminal server. An agent stores management data and responds to the manager's data requests.

ANSI

The American National Standards Institute sets standards for the US computer industry. ANSI participates in defining network protocol standards.

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol used to dynamically bind a high-level IP address to a low-level physical hardware address. ARP is only across a single physical network and is limited to networks that support hardware broadcast.

ASCII

The American Standard Code for Information Interchange, widely accepted code for representing alphanumeric information.

Issue 2 December 1996 GL-1