TCP/IP (Parallel Library) Configuration and Management Manual

Glossary
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token ring
token ring. 1)þþThe token access procedure used on a network with a sequential or ring
topology. (2) A data link level protocol designed to transfer data over ring-oriented
LANs. The token ring technique is based on the use of a particular bit pattern called a
token that circulates around the ring when all stations are idle.
token type. In DSM programmatic interfaces, the part of a DSM token code that identifies
the data type and length of the token value. The token type and the token number
together form the token code.
token value. In DSM programmatic interfaces, the value assigned to a DSM token.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). The Internet standard transport-level protocol that
provides the reliable, full-duplex stream service on which many application protocols
depend. TCP allows a process on one machine to send a stream of data to a process
on another. It is connection-oriented, in the sense that before transmitting data
participants must establish a connection. Software implementing TCP usually resides
on the operating system and uses the IP protocol to transmit information across the
Internet. It is possible to terminate (shut down) one direction of flow across a TCP
connection, leaving a one-way (simplex) connection. The Internet protocol suite is
often referred to as TCP/IP because TCP is one of the two most fundamental
protocols.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP). The Internet standard protocol for file transfer with
minimal capability and minimal overhead. TFTP depends only on the unreliable,
connectionless datagram delivery service (UDP), so it can be used on machines like
diskless workstations that keep such software in ROM and use it to bootstrap
themselves.
UDP. See User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The Internet standard protocol that allows an application
program on one machine to send a datagram to an application program on another
machine. UDP uses the Internet Protocol to deliver datagrams. Conceptually, the
important difference between UDP and IP is that UDP messages include a protocol
port number, allowing the sender to distinguish among multiple destinations
(application programs) on the remote machine. In practice, UDP also includes a
checksum over the data being sent.
wait mode. In the Guardian operating system, the mode in which the called procedure waits
for the completion of an I/O operation before returning a condition code to the caller.
Compare nowait mode.
WAN. See wide area network (WAN).
WAN manager process. The WAN manager process starts and manages the WAN
subsystem objects including the ConMgr and WANBoot processes.
WAN subsystem. See wide area network (WAN) subsystem.