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* Database of Network Terms *
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* Alphabetically Listed *
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* Part 7 *
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* Another Modernz Presentation *
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* by *
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* Digital-demon *
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* (C)opyright January 31, 1992 *
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GAN
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Global Account Number. A number that identifies a customer account.
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gate
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An electronic circuit designed to produce an output, under specific
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conditions, to control the signals through a circuit.
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gate array
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==========
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A custom-integrated circuit that performs specific logic functions.
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Used on the IOC-II x boards in the Turbo Engine.
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gateway
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A special application program that allows two different networks
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(private to public, or TYMNET to non-TYMNET) to communicate and
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transfer data. Three types of gateways are TYM2, which connects
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networks that are both using TYMNET packet technology; X.25, which
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connects a non-TYMNET private network to the TYMNET network; and X.75,
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which connects an international Public Data Network (PDN) to the
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TYMNET network.
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Gateway Operations Manager (GOM)
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A program that provides the status of a gateway. A set of routines
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that allows users to determine internal status for its different
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components, such as port, line, and node management; statistical
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analysis for performance, errors, and throughput.
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GED
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General External Design. An NTD document that provides a general
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description of the external features and capabilities of the product
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proposed for development. The GED serves to freeze the scope and
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characteristics of the new product. This document is produced for
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review prior to the implementation phase and is later replaced by
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General External Design (GED)
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An NTD document that provides a general description of the external
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features and capabilitiesof the product proposed for development. The
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GED serves to freeze the scope and characteristics of the new
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product. This document is produced for review prior to the
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General Internal Design (GID)
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An NTD document that provides a general description of the internal
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design of the product. It contains information about the interfaces
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within the product, message formats, and control information. This
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document is produced for review in the latter stages of the design
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phase but prior to the implementation phase. It is then replaced by
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the Internal Maintenance Specification (IMS). General Processor (GP)
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board A Turbo Engine logic board used for general data processing.
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The board contains an MC68020 (Motorola) micro-processor. ISIS-68K
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is the major software that resides on this board. See also File Server
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(FS) board.
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GFI
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General Format Identifier.
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GID
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General Internal Design. An NTD document that provides a general
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description of the internal design of the product. It contains
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information about the interfaces within the product, message formats,
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and control information. This document is produced for review in the
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latter stages of the design phase but prior to the implementation
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phase. It is then replaced by the Internal Maintenance Specification
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(IMS).
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gigabyte
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A unit for measuring memory capacity. One gigabyte equals 1.074
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billion bytes or characters.
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GIGO
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Garbage In-Garbage Out.
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Glass Ball
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A message indicating that all data following is user specific and
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is to be transparent to the transport system (ISIS, Node Code,
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Supervisor). Also called ISIS Dispatcher message type A8.
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Global Account Number(GAN)
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A number that identifies a customer account.
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Global Network Service (GNS)
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A BT service that provides seamless network solutions around the
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globe. Offers direct access in cities around the world; more service
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options; and local, regional, and global response centers for around-
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the-clock coverage for trouble reporting and response to critical
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problems.
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GMT
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Greenwich Mean Time. Now called Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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GNS
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Global Network ServiceSM. A BT service that provides seamless network
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solutions around the globe. Offers direct access in cities around the
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world; more service options; and local, regional, and global response
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centers for around-the-clock coverage for trouble reporting and
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response to critical problems.
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Gobbler
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A control code that erases buffered data in its path as it travels
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along a virtual circuit. GOM Gateway Operations Manager. A program
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that provides the status of a gateway. A set of routines that allows
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users to determine internal status for its different components, such
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Gone
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State of a host or link.
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Good Guy list
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A file containing of a set of parameters that are assembled by Node
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Assembler/Debugger (NAD) and used by the Node Code and the Kernel code
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to define access to the trouble- shooting tools DDT and XRAY. The Good
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Guy list contains usernames, slot access, and DDT and XRAY licenses.
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GOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile.
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gouge
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GP
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General Processor board.
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GPU
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General Processing Unit.
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Gray Ball
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A message from one node to another indicating a Black Ball has been
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detected at the opposite end of the circuit. Also called ISIS
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Dispatcher message type A5.
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A message from the caller (TYMSAT) to the host notifying the host to
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group
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A BT TYMNET link consisting of 16 channels. Link capacity is assigned
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gush
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