Surveyor User's Guide

Glossary-10
Surveyor
User’s Guide
Packet Type
The type of packet sent in transmission mode. Packet types are IP, IPX, ARP, and
AARP, or any other type specified by the user. It can also be the packet length field
for 802.2 and SNAP frames.
Pause
Stop the continuous update of the data when viewing any resource.
Portable Surveyor 10/100 Ethernet Analyzer Card
Portable Surveyor 10/100 Ethernet Analyzer Card is an adapter/analyzer card for
10/100 Ethernet networks in a portable PC environment.
Post Trigger Buffer Position
Percentage of the capture buffer used to store frames after the module is triggered.
Protocol
Set of rules, format, and timing governing the operation of functional units of a
communications system.
Real-Time Buffer
Buffer used in analyzer cards to store data received from the network. This circular
buffer is continuously updated and overwritten as information is received. The Real-
Time buffer supports monitoring functions.
Remote Host
A remote, networked computer that is running the particular program or resource.
Surveyor can serve as a Remote Host, but cannot access Remote Hosts unless you
have the Remote plug-in.
Remote Server Protocol (RSP)
Remote Server Protocol is the protocol based on TCP/IP to transfer data or com-
mands for Surveyor between the local station and the remote host. You can encrypt
packets passed back and forth between the local station and the remote host when
using RSP to transfer data and commands.
Resource
Any source that provides data to Surveyor. This can be an analyzer card, an Ethernet
Adapter, multiple devices synchronized to provide a single data stream, or a data
file.
Resource Browser
The resource browser is a single window through which you can access all local and
remote resources available in the network.