A suffix meaning 'resembling', used in astronomy to mean 'like something, and yet not exactly like it'. In particular, 'planetoid' means a small object which is like a planet, in physical structure, but too small to be called a planet. 'Asteroid' means an object which is so small and so distant that it appears starlike (just a dot in the night sky), but is not really a star (and in fact, is the same as a planetoid). 'Meteoroid' means an interplanetary object which, although not yet a meteor, can cause one, if and when it runs into the Earth's atmosphere at high speed.
The address of a MIB variable.
Object Identifiers (OID) are data elements in MIB definitions that can be referred to by name or by a corresponding sequence of numbers. See Chapter 6.
Object identifier; a number that uniquely identifies a basic object within a federated database. An object's OID identifies its database, container within the database, logical page within the container, and logical slot on the page.
an OBJECT IDENTIFIER; an object syntax type consisting of a sequence of non-negative integer values that traverses a tree (for example, 1.3.6.1). The OID denotes an authoritatively named object regardless of the semantics (for example, a standards document, an ASN.1 module, and so on) associated with the object.
The basic meaning of the suffix -oid is “like” or “resembling.” Words ending in -oid are generally adjectives but can also be nouns. Thus humanoid means “having human characteristics or form” (adjective sense) or “a being having human form” (noun sense). Nouns ending in -oid form adjectives by adding the suffix -al: spheroid, spheroidal; trapezoid, trapezoidal. The suffix -oid comes from the Greek suffix -oeides, from eidos, meaning “shape, form.
Object Identifier. Used by SNMP to identify managed objects. In the SNMP Manager/ Agent network management paradigm, each managed object must have an OID to identify it.
An Object IDentifier (OID) is a dot-separated valued e.g. 2.5.6.2 (OID of country objectclass) that uniquely defines an object and who is responsible for its definition. OIDs used in LDAP.
Object identifier. Values are defined in specific MIB modules. The Event MIB allows you or an NMS to watch over specified objects and to set event triggers based on existence, threshold, and Boolean tests. An event occurs when a trigger is fired; this means that a specified test on an object returns a value of true. To create a trigger, you or an NMS configures a trigger entry in the mteTriggerTable of the Event MIB. This trigger entry specifies the OID of the object to be watched. For each trigger entry type, corresponding tables (existence, threshold, and Boolean tables) are populated with the information required for carrying out the test. The MIB can be configured so that when triggers are activated (fired) either an SNMP Set is performed, a notification is sent out to the interested host, or both.
Object identifier (OID) is a unique set of numbers that allows Objectivity/DB to locate and manage persistent objects. An OID is 64 bits in length and it is composed of four 16-bit fields in the format of: DB-OC-PG-SL, where DB - database identifier (dbid) OC - container identifier PG - logical page number SL - logical slot number on the page OID value do not change during the lifetime of an object.
Object Identifier. (See also 'Globally Unique Identifier ).
Object identifier. A globally (i.e., worldwide) unique identifier required by Open System Interconnection (OSI) International Standards and Recommendations to identify an X.500 object.
Abbreviation for Object Identifiers.
(suffix) like, resembling. e.g. leukemoid - like leukemia.
Short for Object Identifier. The OID is a long numeric tag, used to distinguish each variable uniquely in the MIB and in SNMP messages. Out Discards The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space. Packet Flow A flow is a set of packets passing an observation point in the network during a certain time interval. All packets belonging to a particular flow have a set of common properties derived from the data contained in the packet and from the packet treatment at the observation point. QoS Quality of Service standards seek to maximize the use of available network bandwidth by prioritizing time-sensitive traffic. RAM Short for random-access memory. RAM is a volatile memory that can be read and written by a computer. Received Errors The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
Object Identifier. The values for OIDs are defined in specific MIB modules.