glossary category

The data link sub-layer that is responsible for transferring data to and from the physical layer

The heat release in watts

The expected time to recover a system from a failure, usually measured in hours

Heat release rate in units of 1000 British thermal units (BTU) per hour

A repository of information to describe the operation of a specific network device

A high-performance computer made for high-volume, processor-intensive computing. This term is used for the processor unit, including main storage, execution circuitry, and peripheral units, usually in a computer center, with extensive capabilities and resources to which other computers may be connected so they can share facilities

A computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings. However, one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance via telephone lines and/or radio waves. A system of LANs connected in this way is called a wide area network (WAN)

For any benchmark which submits various amounts of work to a SUT, a load level is one such amount of work. This is usually in terms of expected throughput, such as "a load level of 100 operations per second was tried, but the SUT was not able to keep up and was only able to complete 80"

Something that provides part of a workload to a SUT for a benchmark. Commonly in SPEC usage, this term applies to a client system that is used to drive the SUT over a LAN. However, this term can also be used to describe a process (either on a client or the SUT) which is generating a load for the benchmark

Equipment, materials, or services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of products or services, which maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services, and whose listing states that either the equipment, material, or service meets appropriate designated standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose (NFPA 2002e)