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* *
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* Database of network Terms *
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* Part 13 *
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* *
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* *
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* Another Modernz Presentation *
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* *
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* by *
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* Digital-demon *
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* *
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* (C)opyright March 21, 1992 *
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* *
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<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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The Modernz can be contacted at:
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MATRIX BBS
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WOK-NOW!
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World of Kaos NOW!
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World of Knowledge NOW!
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St. Dismis Institute
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- Sysops: Wintermute
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Digital-demon
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(908) 905-6691
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(908) WOK-NOW!
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(908) 458-xxxx
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object code
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===========
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Machine-readable code from an assembler that is then loaded into a
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processor's memory. Example of object code is a NIB file. Contrast
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with source code.
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OCC
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Other Common Carrier. (Not Bell Telephone.)
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OCL
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===
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Optically Coupled Link. A high-speed coaxial-cable based communications
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line with a distance limitation of approximately 1,000 feet.
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octal
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A numbering system using 8 digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).
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octet
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The CCITT X.409 term for byte.
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OEM
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===
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Original Equipment Manufacturer. A manufacturer of equipment that may
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be marketed by another manufacturer.
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off-line
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A piece of equipment or a device not in direct communication with
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the CPU.
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OM
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==
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Operations Manager. A program operators can use to monitor and
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dynamically change the status of network software products. Provides
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status information about throughput; port, line, and node management;
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errors; and statistical performance analysis.
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on-line
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A piece of equipment or a device in direct communication with the CPU.
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on-line reconfiguration
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An ISIS-68K function that allows a new SYSCON file to reconfigure a
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GP board; occurs without disrupting the running of other unaffected
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GPs in the Turbo Engine chassis.
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ONA
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===
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Open Network Architecture.
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OnTyme
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A BT North America enhanced service that provides the user an
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electronic mail system to send and receive messages through computer
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terminals.
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OPCODE
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Operation Code. Machine language instructions and commands.
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Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
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==================================
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A key element in datacommunication is the International Standards
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Organization (ISO) model for Open Systems Interconnection (OSI). This
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is a model for modular construction of software for datacommunication
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and serves as a functional guideline for universal intercomputer
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communication. It was developed in the late 1970s and formally adopted
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as an international standard in the spring of 1983. This model is known
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as CCITT X.200 or ISO 7498. It is composed of seven layers: Physical,
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Datalink, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, and Application.
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Contrast with Systems Architecture Network (SNA).
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operand
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Data upon which an operation is performed. For example, in the
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expression 1 + 2, 1 and 2 are operands.
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operating system
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System software that controls the overall operation of a computer
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system.
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Operations Manager
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==================
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A program operators can use to monitor and dynamically change the
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status of network software products. Provides status information about
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throughput; port, line, and node management; errors; and statistical
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performance analysis.
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operator log
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============
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That part of the NETVAL program that records all network user logins
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and logouts, as well as NETVAL events such as error conditions.
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Optically Coupled Link (OCL)
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A high-speed coaxial-cable based communications line with a distance
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limitation of approximately 1,000 feet.
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option
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Any macro, EQ statement, or Configuration file parameter that invokes
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an optional feature available in the code. Can also refer to command
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line options under UNIX.
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Optional User Facility
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======================
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An element within a service that enhances the service. (The element is
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not one of the basic components of the user service.)
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Orange Ball
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A message that is sent in response to the receipt of a Yellow Ball
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notifying the originator that the data has been received. Also called
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ISIS Dispatcher message type AD.
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Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
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A manufacturer of equipment that may be marketed by another
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manufacturer.
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origination address
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The address that originates a circuit or message.
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Origination and Destination tables
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A database found on each Supervisor's disk that contains lists of
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origination hosts and nodes and destination hosts in a TYMNET network.
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At login, the Supervisor reads from this database to validate the
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user's circuit request. The NETVAL program manages this database and
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forwards this information to each Supervisor. Also called Class
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(origination) and Group (destination) tables.
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origination host
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An address on an origination node from which a circuit is built for a
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BT North America user session. Contrast with destination host.
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origination list
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A list of allowable origination items (node, host, name, class).
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origination node
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A node in the network from which a successful login was made and a
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virtual circuit built. This node usually serves as a terminal
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interface (TIF). Contrast with destination node.
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origination port
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Specifies which port number on the node is sending the data. Contrast
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with destination port, which is the receiving port.
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ORING
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Output Ring. A circular buffer in the slot containing outgoing
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Dispatcher messages. Used for communication between the Dispatcher
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and slots. Contrast with Input Ring (IRING).
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OSE
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Open Systems Environment.
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OSI
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===
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Open Systems Interconnection. A key element in datacommunication is the
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International Standards Organization (ISO) model for Open Systems
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Interconnection (OSI). This is a model for modular construction of
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software for datacommunication and serves as a functional guideline
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for universal intercomputer communication. It was developed in the late
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1970s and formally adopted as an international standard in the spring
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1983. This model is known as CCITT X.200 or ISO 7498. It is composed of
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seven layers: Physical, Datalink, Network, Transport, Session,
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Presentation, and Application. Contrast with Systems Architecture
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Network (SNA).
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OTC
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===
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Overseas Telecommunication Commission.
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Other codes
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===========
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see Object code.
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Out List
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========
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A list containing information regarding the status of outgoing OnTyme
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messages, read or unread. Contrast with In List.
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OutDial
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Public Asynchronous OutDial or Private Asynchronous OutDial. A BT North
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America enhanced service that allows the user to communicate with
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remote asynchronous computers and terminals that are not subscribers to
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the TYMNET network, over publicly available ports. OutDial can be used
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to send information from a central computer to remote asynchronous
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devices, from a PC to another PC, or from a terminal or PC to an
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asynchronous computer.
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Output Ring (ORING)
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===================
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A circular buffer in the slot containing outgoing Dispatcher messages.
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Used for communication between the Dispatcher and slots. Contrast with
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Input Ring (IRING).
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output sector
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Window. An area of memory in Node Code where packets are temporarily
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stored as they are received from a link. Also called input sector or
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output sector.
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overhead
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========
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Computer time used to keep track of or run the system as compared with
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computer time used to process data. Also, Control information, in the
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form of bits, that is added to and transmitted with data.
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overhead bit
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============
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A bit such as a check bit or framing bit that is added to the data as
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part of the management of the packet.
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Disclaimer
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