AWAN 3886 Server Installation and Configuration Guide

Glossary
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Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP).
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP). A protocol that allows users to exchange data with
devices that cannot be connected directly to the Ethernet local area network (LAN) or
that reside on an Ethernet LAN other than the one in which the source user resides.
session. An active connection over a network.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). An asynchronous request-response
protocol used for network management. SNMP originated as a means for managing
Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Ethernet networks.
SLIP. See Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP).
SNMP. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
subnet address. An extension of the Internet protocol (IP) addressing scheme that allows a
site to use a single IP address for multiple physical networks. A subnetwork address is
created by dividing the local part of an IP address into a subnetwork number
(identifying a particular subnetwork) and a host number (uniquely identifying the host
system within the subnetwork). The terms subnetwork address and subnet address are
used interchangeably.
subnet mask. An address that interprets the subnet address and selects the port of the
Internet Protocol (IP) address that represents the network segment.
subnetwork. A physical network within an Internet protocol (IP) network. Each IP network
can be divided into a number of subnetworks. Within a given network, each
subnetwork is treated as a separate network. Outside the network, the subnetworks
appear as part of a single network. The terms subnetwork and subnet are used
interchangeably.
Telnet. The process by which a person using one computer can sign on to a computer in
another location. Using Telnet, you can work from your personal computer (PC) as if it
were a terminal attached to another machine by a hardwired line.
Telserv process. The HP NonStop implementation of the Telnet server, which includes
TN6530.
TCP/IP. See Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
TN6530. An HP extension to the Telnet RFC that supports the proprietary 6530 data
stream. The TN6530 server is implemented by the HP NonStop TELNET Server
(Telserv) subsystem. The TN6530 client is implemented by the AWAN 3886 server and
by 6530 terminal emulators available from HP and certain third-party vendors.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). A connection-oriented protocol that provides for
the reliable exchange of data between a sending and a receiving system. TCP
implements functions corresponding to the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
reference model Layer 4, the transport layer.