User`s guide

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APPENDIX D
GLOSSARY
4B/5B
Primary data encoding scheme used for FDDI.
AARP (AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol)
AppleTalk ARP performs network address to datalink address
mapping on Ethernet, Token Ring, and FDDI ports. This facility is
similar to IP ARP with the additional capability to probe for active
addresses as described in the address acquisition section.
address
A set of characters that uniquely identifies a station, peripheral
device, node, or other unit in a network.
address table
A database of device addresses and their associated ports
maintained by a bridge for use in making forwarding and filtering
decisions.
address table filter
A mechanism for selectively forwarding or discarding (filtering)
data that uses address table information to perform relatively
simple filtering operations.
AEP (AppleTalk Echo Protocol)
Similar to IP ECHO (ping). This implementation will respond to,
but not generate requests.