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58 MDS NETview MS™ User’s Guide MDS 05-2973A01, Rev. C

9.0 APPENDIX C—

TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

If you are new to IP-based network management tools, some of the

terms used in this guide may be unfamiliar to you. The following glos-

sary defines many of these terms, and will prove helpful in under-

standing the operation of NETview and its interaction with IP devices.

BER

Bit-error rate. See also BERT.

BERT

Bit-error rate test. The results of a BERT are normally expressed as a

ratio (power of 10) of the number of bits received in error compared to

the total number received.

Bit

Binary digit. The smallest unit of digital data, usually represented by a

one or a zero. Eight bits usually comprise a byte.

bps

Bits-per-second. A measure of the information transfer rate of digital

data across a communication channel.

CMP

Core Management Package. This refers to the essential elements of the

NETview application. It is also the abbreviation used by the NETview

server to report error conditions. CMP is equivalent to MDSnv.

Console Port

The radio port used to manage, control and monitor a local radio through

an ASCII-based protocol interface.

dBm

Decibels relative to one milliwatt. An absolute unit used to measure

signal power, as in received signal strength, or RF power output.

Decibel

A measure of the ratio between two signal levels. Frequently used to

express the gain or loss of a system.

DRAM

Dynamic Random Access Memory.

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