Interphase Tech iSPAN Network Card User Manual


 
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RS-232 Universally accepted Electronics Industries Association
standard that defines the signals between data terminal equipment and
data communications equipment. Uses a 25-pin connector; theoreti-
cally limited to distances of 50 feet; functionally identical to standards
V.24/V.28.
RS-422 Electronics Industries Association standard for balanced
transmission at distances greater than 50 feet. Compatible with V.11.
RTS (Request To Send) RS-232 (V.24) control signal, sent from
the data terminal equipment to the data communications equipment on
pin 4. Indicates that the DTE has data to transmit. (See RS-232.)
Rx Abbreviation meaning receive, receiver, or reception.
SAP Service Access Point
SAPI (Service Access Point Identifier) Part of the address in an
ISDN signalling frame. Identifies the service that the signalling frame
is intended for.
SDLC See Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC).
Serial Transmission Technique in which each bit of information is
sent sequentially on a single channel. Serial transmission is the normal
mode for data communications. Contrast with parallel transmission.
SDU (Service Data Unit) User data passed through a SAP between
the layers of the OSI or a similar model.
Signalling An ATM connection procedure that dynamically imple-
ments explicit routes through switches to establish a communication
link with another station on the network.
S Interface The interface point between an ISDN device and the
user premises network termination.
SDLC See Synchronous Data Link Control.
SNA IBM’s Systems Network Architecture. The part of a user-
application network that conforms to the formats and protocols of Sys-
tems Network Architecture. It enables reliable transfer of data among
users and provides protocols for controlling the resources of various
network configurations. The SNA network consists of Network Acces-
sible Units (NAUs), boundary function, gateway function, and inter-
mediate session routing function components, and the transport
network.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A high-level, stan-
dards-based protocol for network management, usually used in TCP/
IP networks. An SNMP manager controls and measures the activities