Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of Internal/OpenFlow/Terms


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Aug 23, 2009, 2:38:01 AM (15 years ago)
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  • Internal/OpenFlow/Terms

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    2121 * '' Dot1Q '' (802.1) - A standard that provides identification of VLANs on trunk connections so they can communicate with others. A better definition:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.1Q
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    23  * '' PVST+ '' - A Cisco- proprietary implementation of spanning-tree on VLANs also configured by default in the IP8800
     23 * '' PVST+ '' (Per VLAN Spanning Tree Plus) - A Cisco- proprietary implementation of spanning-tree on VLANs also configured by default in the IP8800
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     25 * '' SNMP '' - A network management protocol that automates information collection on a network.
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     27 * '' Agent '' - Software residing on a network device (switches, routers, printers) that collects information from the device and reports errors on the network
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     29 * '' Manager '' - Software that queries agents for information regarding a device and keeps SNMP-related logs. 
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     31 * '' MIB '' (Management Information Base) - A hierarchical database organizing all of the types of information that can be collected using SNMP i.e. port status, system name, ect.
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     33 * '' SNMPget '' - Manager query for a single parameter (a leaf on the MIB tree) from the agent.
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     35 * '' SNMPgetbulk '' - Manager query for multiple parameters (a branch) from the agent. Synonymous to '' snmpwalk '' .         
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    2537 * '' VLAN '' - A software based construct that groups hosts into the same broadcast domain based on MAC address.
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    27   * '' Native VLAN '' - A VLAN whose frames remain as normal (native) Ethernet frames on the trunk. On the IP8800, it also refers to the virtual interface that allows you to assign an IP address to a VLAN.
     39 * '' Native VLAN '' - A VLAN whose frames remain as normal (native) Ethernet frames on the trunk. On the IP8800, it also refers to the virtual interface that allows you to assign an IP address to a VLAN.
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    2941 * '' VLAN ID '' - A unique identifier given to VLANs when Dot1Q is used.