Planet IGS-801 [112/120] User s manual of igs 801m

User’s Manual of IGS-801M

APPENDEX C : GLOSSARY

Aggregation

Using multiple ports in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of a port and to increase the

redundancy for higher availability.

(Also Port Aggregation, Link Aggregation).

ARP

ARP is an acronym for Address Resolution Protocol. It is a protocol that used to convert an IP address into a

physical address, such as an Ethernet address. ARP allows a host to communicate with other hosts when only

the Internet address of its neighbors is known. Before using IP, the host sends a broadcast ARP request

containing the Internet address of the desired destination system.

uto-Negotiation

Auto-negotiation is the process where two different devices establish the mode of operation and the speed

settings that can be shared by those devices for a link.

DHCP

DHCP is an acronym for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is a protocol used for assigning dynamic IP

addresses to devices on a network.

DHCP used by networked computers (clients) to obtain IP addresses and other parameters such as the default

gateway, subnet mask, and IP addresses of DNS servers from a DHCP server.

The DHCP server ensures that all IP addresses are unique, for example, no IP address is assigned to a second

client while the first client's assignment is valid (its lease has not expired). Therefore, IP address pool

management is done by the server and not by a human network administrator.

Dynamic addressing simplifies network administration because the software keeps track of IP addresses rather

than requiring an administrator to manage the task. This means that a new computer can be added to a network

without the hassle of manually assigning it a unique IP address.

DNS

DNS is an acronym for Domain Name System. It stores and associates many types of information with domain

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