Using the HP DTC Manager/UX

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DTC node name A unique name used to identify a DTC on a LAN. The node name format is

nodename.domain.organization, with each of the three parts having up to 16

characters. The name must begin with either a letter or a digit.

DTC switching A facility enabling terminal users to select any host system that they want to connect

to.

DTC user interface The interface accessed by users of terminals connected to a DTC. The default DTC

user interface prompt is DTC>

DTE Data Terminal Equipment. Equipment that converts user information into data-

transmission signals or reconverts received data signals into user information. Data

terminal equipment operates in conjunction with data circuit-terminating equipment.

escape-from-data-

transfer character

A character that allows a user who is connected to a host system through the DTC,

to break that connection and return to the DTC switching user interface. The default

character is [Ctrl]-K.

escape sequence A sequence of characters beginning with the escape character and followed by one

or more other characters, used to convey control directives to printers, plotters, or

terminals. Escape sequences are used when, for example, you need to include

special characters in a screen message, such as a welcome message.

Ethernet A Local Area Network system that uses baseband transmission at 10 Mbps over

coaxial cable and unshielded twisted pair. Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox

Corporation.

event log A ﬁle on the DTC Manager/UX containing a list of events that are reported by the

DTCs for which it is responsible.

file system The organization of ﬁles and directories on a hard disk.

flow control A means of regulating the rate at which data transfer takes place between devices, to

protect against data overruns.