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ALERT
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The message that is passed from one DBNet to another.
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CLNT command
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A parsing table command used to send data to other DBNets.
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cron
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A Unix program that runs programs at scheduled times.
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DBNet
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Distributed Brokered Networking is a distributed data communications and processing system.
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dbn_external.pl
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The external data processor examines incoming data and queues it to the DBNet queue.
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dbn_qh.pl
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The queue handler is responsible for processing the entries in the DBNet queue.
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EXEC command
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A parsing table command used to run a user defined program.
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FILE command
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A parsing table command used to append incoming data to a file.
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FTPGET command
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A parsing table command used to get data from other DBNet systems.
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GROUP command
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Logical groupings of the CLNT, FILE, FTPGET, and EXEC commands.
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Host ID
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A unique host identifier within the DBNet system.
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IFSP
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The InterFace Server - Paranoid program of DBNet is used to receive data from other DBNet systems.
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Message ID
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A unique identifier within DBNet used to track a particular piece of data through the DBNet stream.
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NCEP
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The National Centers for Environmental Prediction is where DBNet was developed.
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OSO
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The Office of Systems Operations is responsible for data dissemination to anyone who wants it.
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Perl
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The Practical Extraction Report Language is a scripting language used in the core features of DBNet.
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WMO
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The World Meteorological Organization is the governing standards body for meteorological data formats.
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