Dell PowerConnect 5324 User's Guide - Page 363

Quality of Service. QoS allows network managers to decide how and what network traffic is forwarded according to priorities, application types, and source and destination addresses. Query Extracts information from a database and presents the information for use. R RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. A method for authenticating system users, and tracking connection time. RMON Remote Monitoring. Provides network information to be collected from a single workstation. Router A device that connects to separate networks. Routers forward packets between two or more networks. Routers operate at a Layer 3 level. RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol. Detects and uses network topologies that allow a faster convergence of the spanning tree, without creating forwarding loops. Running Configuration File Contains all Startup file commands, as well as all commands entered during the current session. After the device is powered down or rebooted, all commands stored in the Running Configuration file are lost. S Segmentation Divides LANs into separate LAN segments for bridging and routing. Segmentation eliminates LAN bandwidth limitations. Server A central computer that provides services to other computers on a network. Services may include file storage and access to applications. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. Manages LANs. SNMP based software communicates with network devices with embedded SNMP agents. SNMP agents gather network activity and device status information, and send the information back to a workstation. SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol. SNTP assures accurate network switch clock time synchronization up to the millisecond. 363