NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual - Edition 8 (36922-90038)

324 Glossary
Glossary
DTS restart The startup of the
DTS subsystem using the
DTCCNTRL command file after
DTS has been shut down.
DTS shutdown Theshutdownof
the DTS subsystem, including the
release of all TIO-related
resources, using the DTCCNTRL
command file.
duplex A transmission method
that allows two-way
communication. If both ends of
the transmission link can
transmit simultaneously, it is
called full duplex. If only one end
can transmit at a time, it is
half-duplex transmission.
dynamic configuration The
ability to make DTS configuration
changes using NMMGR without
rebooting the HP 3000 system.
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entry priority In a
point-to-point network, it is a
ranking that identifies the most
desirable route for data to travel
from a given local node to a
remote node.
environment A session that is
established on a remote node.
escape from data transfer
character A character that
allows a user who is connected to
a host system through the DTC,
to break that connection and
return to the DTC switching user
interface. The default is
[CTRL]-K.
This character is used only on
networks managed by the
OpenView Windows Workstation.
escape sequence A sequence of
characters beginning with the
escape character and followed by
one or more other characters,
used to convey control directives
to printers, plotters, or terminals.
Ethernet A Local Area Network
system that uses baseband
transmission at 10 Mbps over
coaxial cable and unshielded
twisted pair. Ethernet is a
trademark of Xerox Corporation.
event log One of three circular
files stored on the OpenView
windows workstation. It contains
lists of events that are reported
by the DTCs for which it is
responsible.
extended packet sequence
numbering One of the optional
Network Subscribed Facilities
that provides packet sequence
numbering using modulo 128. If
not subscribed, modulo 8 is used.
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facility An optional service
offered by a packet switching
network's administration and
requested by the user either at
the time of subscription for
network access or at the time a
call is made. Also known as user
facility.