NBT Manual

Glossary
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local area network (LAN)
local area network (LAN). A network that is located in a small geographical area and whose
communications technology provides a high-bandwidth, low-cost medium to which
low-cost nodes can be connected. One or more LANs can be connected to the system
such that the LAN users can access the system as if their workstations were connected
directly to it.
logical interface (LIF). The interface that allows an application or another process to
communicate with data communications hardware.
Logical Link Control (LLC). An IEEE 802.2 standard for the Data Link Layer of the OSI
Reference Model that defines both connection-oriented and connectionless standards
over LAN networks.
MAC address (Media Access Control Address). A MAC address is a value in the Medium
Access Control sublayer of the IEEE/ISO/ANSI LAN architecture, that uniquely
identifies an individual station that implements a single point of physical attachment to a
LAN.
management applications. In DSM, an application process that opens a management or
subsystem process to control a subsystem. This process can issue SPI commands to
subsystems and retrieve EMS event messages to assist in the management of a computer
system or a network of systems. A management application is a requester to the
subsystems to which it sends commands; the subsystems are servers to the management
application.
management process. In DSM, a Compaq process through which an application issues
commands to a subsystem. A management process can be part of a subsystem, or it can
be associated with more than one subsystem; in the latter case, the management process
is logically part of each of the subsystems. SCP is the management process for all
Compaq data communications subsystems that support DSM. See also subsystem
.
manager process. In DSM, a Compaq subsystem process with which the SCP management
process communicates to control a particular data communications subsystem.
MFIOB. See multifunction I/O board (MFIOB)
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MILNET (Military Network). Originally part of the ARPANET, MILNET was partitioned
in 1984 to make it possible for military installations to have reliable network service,
while the ARPANET continues to be used for research. MILNET uses exactly the same
hardware and protocol technology as ARPANET, and there are several interconnection
points between the two. Thus, under normal circumstances, MILNET sites are part of
the Internet.
MLAD. See MULTILAN Attachment Device (MLAD).
MLAM. See MULTILAN Access Method (MLAM)
MLSRV. See MULTILAN File Server (MLSRV).