Glossary

traceroute

This is a diagnostic tool that helps you understand why ping fails or why 

applications time out. Using it, can view each hop (or gateway) on the route to 

your device and how long each took.

Transport Control 

See 

TCP

.

Protocol

TCP

Transport Control Protocol.

U

unknown devices

1. Unknown device type.

2. Unsupported devices.

unreachable devices Devices that had been discovered at one time, but were not discovered during 

latest discovery cycle.

UTC

Coordinated Universal Time. Time zone at zero degrees longitude. Formerly 

called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and Zulu time.

V

view

A collection of monitoring elements organized by the user or by the system. It 

is a subset of devices, services, and interfaces that a particular user has 

permission to access.

VLAN

virtual LAN. Group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured (using 

management software) so that they can communicate as if they were attached to 

the same wire, when in fact they are located on a number of different LAN 

segments. Because VLANs are based on logical instead of physical connections, 

they are extremely flexible.

User Guide for the CiscoWorks Hosting Solution Engine 1.8.1

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