Glossary

CSS

Content Services Switch. A server load balancer that routes traffic to the 

appropriate Web server based on the URL of the request. Also known as a  URL 

switch,   Web content switch  and  Layer 4 7 switch,  this switch is designed 

to provide improved load balancing for a Web site, because different requests 

can be routed to the most efficient source for delivering their content.

change

A user initiated action that alters the existing state of the network on one or more 

managed devices.

change record

A unit of communication that documents an alteration of the existing state of the 

network on one or more managed devices.

channel

A path along which information (such as data) passes.

Cisco Discovery 

See 

CDP

.

Protocol

Cisco IOS Software

The Cisco system software that allows centralized, integrated, and automated 

installation and management of internetworks, while ensuring support for a wide 

variety of protocols, media, services, and platforms.

client

Node or software program (front end device) that requests services from a 

server.

client/server

Term that describes distributed computing (processing) network systems in 

which transaction responsibilities are divided into two parts: client (front end) 

and server (back end). Both terms (client and server) can be applied to software 

programs or actual computing devices.

community strings

Text strings that act as a key to authenticate messages sent between the network 

management station and devices containing an SNMP agent. Community strings 

allow you to limit access to network devices.

content rule

Used by the Content Services  Switch, it is a hierarchical command set 

containing individual rules that describe which content (for example, .html files) 

is accessible by visitors to the web site, how the content is mirrored, on which 

server the content resides, and how the Content Services  Switch should process 

requests for the content. Each rule set must have an owner.

Content Services 

See 

CSS

.

Switch

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