Carrier Access Network Device Axxius 800 - Manual (Page 548)

Glossary - 16 Axxius 800 - Release 2.2
Glossary
robbed bit
robbed bit A type of analog signaling that will occasionally steal information bits
used for circuit signaling coding.
router A computer or internet working device that directs traffic and moves
packets between networks. A hardware architecture used in LANs,
MANs, WANs, the Internet and Intranets. A device that connects any
number of LANs. Routers use headers and a forwarding table to
determine where packets go, and they use ICMP to communicate with
each other and configure the best route between any two hosts.
signal A generated electrical impulse that is a change in voltage to trigger an
event.
Simple Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP) SNMP is the most common method by which network managements
applications can query a management agent using a supported MIB
(Management Information Base). SNMP operates at the OSI application
layer.
slot As it applies to the Adit 600 is the position in the chassis for the
controller, power supply or a service card (A, power or 1-6 for service
cads).
As it applies to the Axxius 800 is the position in the chassis for the
controller, power supply or a service card (A1, A2, P1, P2 or 1-8 for
service cards).
span A span is a logical name for an access port into the Access Bank
II. A span carries Voice/Data information to/from the Access
Bank.
Spanning Tree Spanning Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path
redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network. For an
Ethernet network to function properly, only one active path can exist
between two stations.