Glossary-10
local name server
A
name server
that is authorized for the domain where the access server is located.
local service
Network resource offered by your access server.
loopback test
A access server asynchronous port test during which data is looped to the module.
There are two types of loopback tests: internal and external. The external loopback test
requires a loopback connector.
Maintenance Operation Protocol
See
MOP
.
Management Information Base
See
MIB
.
Maximum Transmission Unit
See
MTU
.
MIB
Management Information Base
. A listing of variables that can be accessed by
SNMP
.
MOP
Maintenance Operation Protocol
. A maintenance protocol specified in the DIGITAL
Network Architecture (DNA) that is used to implement the Remote Console Facility
and to perform downline loads, upline dumps, and
loopback tests
.
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
. This specifies the
IP datagram
size in bytes.
multicast
A process whereby a message sent to one address can be transmitted to a number of
nodes affiliated with that address.
See also
broadcast
.
multicast timer
A
LAT service
characteristic that determines the time interval between each multicast
message.
multihomed host
An
IP
host that has more than one
IP
address.
