Glossary: List of the often used terms and abbreviations
R&S
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SMB100B
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Glossary: List of the often used terms and
abbreviations
A
Avahi: A licensed Zeroconf networking feature, including DNS service. The feature
enables a device to self-configure an IP address and subnet mask automatically, when
a DHCP server in the LAN is not available.
B
Base unit: This term describes a R&S SMB100B equipped with the option
R&S SMBB-B103.
C
Clock: A mandatory internal or an external reference clock signal for generating the
timing pulse in the instrument.
Complete file path: The complete file path specifies the root directory and all subdir-
ectories that contain a file or folder.
Synonyms to this expression are "full file path" and "absolute file path".
See also Chapter 12.5.2, "Accessing files in the default or in a specified directory",
on page 359.
Computer name: Hostname
D
daisy chain: A connection scheme in which instruments are connected together in
sequence, i.e. an output of the first one is connected to an input of the second one, etc.
DHCP: Dynamic host configuration protocol
DNS: Domain name system server
E
e.g.: For example
External mass memory: External memory, connected to the instrument via USB con-
nector (Type A female). It can hold stored files with user data.
See also System drive
F
File transfer: The transmission of files from or to the instrument by a remote client.
The instrument supports the standard methods FTP and file sharing according to
SAMBA/SMB.