TCP/IP (Parallel Library) Migration Guide

Glossary
HP NonStop TCP/IP (Parallel Library) Migration Guide—522272-003
Glossary-13
WAN manager process
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.
Warning. In DSM interfaces, a condition encountered in performing a command or other
operation, that can be significant but does not cause the command or operation to fail.
A warning is less serious than an error. Compare error.
well-known port. Any of a set of protocol ports preassigned for specific uses by transport
level protocols (that is, TCP and UDP). Servers follow the well-known port assignments
so clients can locate them. Examples of well-known port numbers include ports
assigned to echo servers, time servers, remote login (TELNET) servers, and file
transfer (FTP) servers.
wide area network (WAN). A network that operates over a larger geographical area than a
local area network (LAN)—typically, an area with a radius greater than one kilometer.
The elements of a WAN can be separated by distances great enough to require
telephone communications. Contrast with local area network (LAN).
wide area network (WAN) subsystem. The Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) subsystem
for configuration and management of WAN objects in G-series RVUs.
wild-card character. A character that stands for any possible character or characters in a
search string or in a name applying to multiple objects. In SCF object-name templates,
two wild-card characters can appear: ? (question mark) for a single character and
* (asterisk) for zero, one, or more consecutive characters.
X.25. The CCITT standard protocol for transport-level network service. Originally designed
to connect terminals to computers, X.25 provides a reliable stream transmission
service that can support remote login.
X.25 Access Method. See X25AM.
X25AM (X.25 Access Method). An HP product that implements, for WANs, the services of
the Network Layer and layers below.