Installation Manual

Table Of Contents
Product Glossary - R0.1 glossary-15
CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY
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near-end IFU
a) IFU at the location being evaluated.
b) First IFU installed in a linked pair of IFUs.
See also far-end IFU.
Network Element
See NE.
Network Interface Card
See NIC.
network management
The policies, procedures, and tools that enable an operator to monitor and
manage network elements.
Network Management System (NMS)
Integrated, comprehensive system of equipment used for monitoring and
managing network elements.
Network Operations Center (NOC)
Location at which monitoring and management of a network might take place.
network provisioning
Act of configuring IFU network hardware and software to make the network
operational.
NIC
Network Interface Card. Interface between physical transmitter layer and
modem.
NMS
See Network Management System (NMS).
NOC
See Network Operations Center (NOC).
NREP
Not REPorting. System status indicating the IFU is not reporting alarms
because an operator has suspended alarm reporting.
NRES
Not RESponding. System status indicating the IFU is not responding to poll
messages from HAMLET.