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Glossary Table 3 - Glossary AAA ARP CLI DCB DCBX DHCP DNS ETS FTP/TFTP/sFTP Gateway HA (High Availability) Host LACP LDAP MAC Rev 1.6.9 Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. Authentication - verifies user credentials (username and password). Authorization - grants or refuses privileges to a user/client for accessing specific services. Accounting - tracks network resources consumption by users. Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol that translates IP addresses into MAC addresses for communication over a local area network (LAN). Command Line Interface. A user interface in which you type commands at the prompt Data Center Bridging DCBX protocol is an extension of the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). DCBX end points exchange request and acknowledgment messages. For flexibility, parameters are coded in a type-length-value (TLV) format. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks. Domain Name System. A hierarchical naming system for devices in a computer network ETS provides a common management framework for assignment of bandwidth to traffic classes. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. A network node that interfaces with another network using a different network protocol A system design protocol that provides redundancy of system components, thus enables overcoming single or multiple failures in minimal downtime A computer platform executing an Operating System which may control one or more network adapters Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) provides a method to control the bundling of several physical ports together to form a single logical channel. LACP allows a network device to negotiate an automatic bundling of links by sending LACP packets to the peer (directly connected device that also implements LACP). The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is an application protocol for reading and editing directories over an IP network. A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment. MAC addresses are used for numerous network technologies and most IEEE 802 network technologies including Ethernet. Mellanox Technologies 8 Mellanox Technologies Confidential

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Glossary
Table 3 - Glossary
AAA
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting.
Authentication - verifies user credentials (username and password).
Authorization - grants or refuses privileges to a user/client for accessing spe-
cific services.
Accounting - tracks network resources consumption by users.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol that translates IP addresses into
MAC addresses for communication over a local area network (LAN).
CLI
Command Line Interface. A user interface in which you type commands at the
prompt
DCB
Data Center Bridging
DCBX
DCBX protocol is an extension of the Link Layer Discovery Protocol
(LLDP). DCBX end points exchange request and acknowledgment messages.
For flexibility, parameters are coded in a type-length-value (TLV) format.
DHCP
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an automatic configura-
tion protocol used on IP networks.
DNS
Domain Name System. A hierarchical naming system for devices in a com-
puter network
ETS
ETS provides a common management framework for assignment of band-
width to traffic classes.
FTP/TFTP/sFTP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer
files from one host to another over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet.
Gateway
A network node that interfaces with another network using a different network
protocol
HA (High Availability)
A system design protocol that provides redundancy of system components,
thus enables overcoming single or multiple failures in minimal downtime
Host
A computer platform executing an Operating System which may control one
or more network adapters
LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) provides a method to control the
bundling of several physical ports together to form a single logical channel.
LACP allows a network device to negotiate an automatic bundling of links by
sending LACP packets to the peer (directly connected device that also imple-
ments LACP).
LDAP
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is an application protocol for
reading and editing directories over an IP network.
MAC
A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier
assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network
segment. MAC addresses are used for numerous network technologies and
most IEEE 802 network technologies including Ethernet.