| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| API |
Application Program Interface |
| AUI |
attachment Unit Interface |
| BER |
Bit Error Rate |
| bps |
Bits Per Second |
| BMAC |
Media Access Controller (FDDI) National's DP83261 |
| BSI |
System Interface (FDDI) |
| BSI-2 |
National's DP83265/65A |
| CDD |
Clock Distribution Device (FDDI) |
| CFM |
National's DP83241 |
| CFM |
Configuration Management |
| CHRP |
Common Hardware Reference Platform |
| CMIP/ |
Common Management Information |
| CMIS |
Protocol/Common Management InformationServices |
| CMT |
Connection Management |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CSMA/CD |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/collision Detection |
| CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
| CRD |
Clock Recovery Device (FDDI) National's DP83231 |
| CTI |
Coaxial Transceiver Interface National's DP8392 |
| DAC |
Dual Attachment Concentrator |
| DIW |
Distributed Inside Wire |
| DTP |
Datagrade Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| EIA |
Electronics Industries Association |
| FCS |
Frame Check Sequence |
| FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| FEP |
Front End Processor |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| IP |
Internetwork Protocol |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| LERIC |
Lite Repeater Interface Controller National's DP83955/56 |
| LLC |
Logical Link Control |
| MAC |
Media Access Control |
| MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
| MAU |
Media Access Unit |
| MAU |
Multi-station Access Unit |
| MCC |
Main Crossconnect |
| MIC |
Media Interface Connector |
| MPR |
Multi-Port Repeater |
| MSRP |
Manufactures Suggested Retail Price (Actual price may vary) |
| NFS |
Network File System |
| NICT |
Network Interface Controller National's DP8390 |
| NLM |
NetWare Loadable Module |
| NICT |
Network Interface Controller National's DP8390 |
| NLM |
NetWare Loadable Module |
| NOS |
Network Operating System |
| NRZ |
Non-Return to Zero |
| NRZI |
Non-Return to Zero Inverted |
| OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection |
| PAD |
Packet Assembler/Disassembler |
| PCM |
Physical Connection Management |
| PDU |
Protocol Data Unit |
| PHY |
Physical layer Protocol |
| PLAYER |
Physical Layer Controller (FDDI) National's DP83251/55 |
| PMD |
Physical Medium Dependent |
| RFS |
Remote File Server |
| RIC |
Repeater Interface Controller National's DP83950 |
| SAC |
Single Attachment Concentrator |
| SAS |
Single Attachment Station |
| SDU |
Service Data Unit |
| SMT |
Station Management |
| SNA |
Systems Network Architecture |
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SONET |
Synchronous Optical Networking Standard |
| SONICT |
Systems-Oriented Network Interface Controller |
|
National's DP83932B |
| SQL |
Structured Query Language |
| SRT |
Source Routing Transparent |
| ST-NICT |
Serial Network Interface Controller for Twisted-Pair |
|
National's DP83902 |
| STP |
Shielded Twisted-Pair |
| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/lnternet Protocol |
| TROPICT |
Token-Ring Protocol Interface Controller |
|
National's DP8025 |
| TRT |
Token Rotation Timer |
| TTRT |
Target Token Rotation Time |
| UTP |
Unshielded Twisted-Pair |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
