GLOSSARY
Out-of-Band
A way of communicating with a network device from outside the standard network channels.
Packet
The unit of data transfer over a local area network. For Ethernet, it includes the number of preamble bits, the start of frame delimiter, the destination and source addresses, the data to be transferred, and the frame check sequence (CRC) bytes.
Protocol
A set of rules that allows computers to communicate with one another, specifying the format, timing, sequencing, and
Retries
The number of times EliteView attempts to communicate with a device before quitting. Also see timeout.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The application protocol offering network management services in the Internet suit of protocols.
Software Interrupt
The software interrupt is the communication channel between the device driver (e.g., ODIPD or NWPD) and other applications (e.g., WINPD or ELITEVIEW). The recommended software interrupt is 0x60 (60 hex).
Subnet
A LAN segment which may be reached through a gateway.
Subnet Mask
A decimal number (four integers) which specifies the logical network subnet of the terminal. A typical subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Also see Netmask.
Timeout
The elapsed time (in seconds) that EliteView waits for a response from a device.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
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