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NAL
The SMS Network Abstraction Layer. SMS uses the NAL to isolate indivdual SMS components from the underlying network type. This enables all SMS components to use a common format in reference to network issues.
NAL Path
A string with a special format that defines the network type and network paths for a network resource.
namespace
A unit for grouping classes and instances to control their scope and visibility. Namespaces are not physical locations; they are more like logical databases containing specific classes and instances.
NetBIOS
An application programming interface (API) that provides application programs with a uniform set of commands that request lower-level network services. These services are required to conduct sessions between nodes on a network and to transmit information back and forth.
Network Monitor
An SMS tool that captures, edits, transmits, and displays frames from a local area network (LAN).
See also capture; frame; Frame Viewer Window.