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Glossary

big-endian
The most-significant byte of a multi-byte value is stored first, followed by lesser significant bytes, and
ending with the least-significant byte.
Example:

0x12345678 is stored as 12 34 36 78.

little-endian
The least-significant byte of a multi-byte value is stored first, followed by more significant bytes, and
ending with the most-significant byte. This is the format used by x86 processor family.
Example:

0x12345678 is stored as 78 56 34 12.

MIB
Management Information Base – Used in conjunction with SNMP, a MIB is a database definition used to
define management entities on a network. The MIB file is written using a subset of

Abstract Syntax

Notation One

defined in

RFC 2578

. While readable by humans, it is typically compiled into a network

management software package.

NTP
Network Time Protocol – a means for synchronizing internal clocks on networked devices.

SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol – a standard IP protocol for monitoring and managing networked
devices.

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