N
NAC (Network Application Consortium), 356
NADH (North American Digital Hierarchy), 75
NAS (Network Attached Storage), 332
NAT (Network Address Translation) 55
NCP (Network Control Protocol), 136137
NDS (NetWare Directory Services), 359366, 490
NDSF (Non Dispersion Shifted Fiber) 6869
NetBIOS, 12, 13, 375376, 443
NetWare networks, 106107, 359366
Network layer, 6, 155210, 431
network management, 479483
asset management, 508517
Ethernet problems, 500504
functional areas of, 480481
host-based systems and, 482483
management standards and, 482
managing desktop, 504508
networking reference library, 1418
NOS management, 481
policy-based networks, 487491
programmable managers and, 482
protocol analyzers, 496500
server benchmarks, 517522
SNMP, 483487
network wiring hubs, 336339, 501502
networking reference library, 1418
NEXT ( near-end crosstalk), 284, 286
NGIO (Next Generation I/O), 325326
NICs (Network Interface Cards), 312315, 496497
NOSs (network operating systems), 351354, 481
NRZ (nonreturn to zero), 40
NRZ-L (Non Return to Zero Level), 2526