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LOSSARY
equipment and may be used to manage many aspects of network
and end-station operation.
stack
A group of units which are connected together in such a way that
they function as a single logical repeater.
standby port
The port in a resilient link that takes over data transmission if the
main port in the link fails.
TCP/IP
A layered set of communications protocols providing Telnet terminal
emulation, FTP file transfer, and other services for communication
among a wide range of computer equipment.
Telnet
A TCP/IP application protocol that provides a virtual terminal service,
letting the user log in to another computer system and access a host
as if the user were connected directly to the host.
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol. Allows you to transfer files (for example
software upgrades) from a remote device.
Transcend
®
3Com’s management system used to manage all of 3Com’s
networking solutions.
UDP
User Datagram Protocol. An internet standard protocol that allows
an application program on one device to send a datagram to an
application program on another device.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator. A URL is a unique address of a Web page.
Using just the URL, your Web browser can find Web pages on the
World Wide Web.
VT100
A type of terminal which uses ASCII characters. VT100 screens have a
text-based appearance.