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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

unexpected loss of connectivity

English answer:

a loss of connectivity that the user did not expect

Added to glossary by Stephanie Ezrol
Nov 29, 2011 16:36
12 yrs ago
English term

unexpected loss of connectivity

English Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology)
What kind of connectivity loss is categorized as "unexpected"?
Isn't any unintended connectivity loss "unexpected"?


Sample Sentence:
"An unexpected loss of connectivity to the CRQ may also introduce errors, but in most cases DFSMShsm automatically corrects those errors. "
Responses
4 +2 a loss of connectivity that the user did not expect
4 yes
References
DFSMShsm, CRQ and connectivity
Change log

Dec 5, 2011 14:51: Stephanie Ezrol Created KOG entry

Responses

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a loss of connectivity that the user did not expect

I don't think you can substitute unintended for unexpected. Someone other than the user may have intended to cause the loss. Intention/intended and expected (know that is going to happen) are very different.
Peer comment(s):
agree jccantrell : I agree here. Sometimes, my WiFi speed is low due to, say, distance. If the signal drops out, I cannot really say it was "unexpected" but it certainly was unintended.
7 mins
Thanks !
neutral Ambrose Li : I’d say a loss of connectivity that the system (or the protocol, or the system or protocol’s desginer(s)) did not expect. The fact that error correction is mentioned later gives the context that it’s not the user who’s expecting the loss of connectivity.
14 mins
agree LisaV20 : Yes. I had one of these yesterday! My laptop just stopped connecting to the wireless for no reason and with no warning.
1 hr
Thanks Lisa !
neutral Egil Presttun : A loss of connectivity that the computer system didn't intend and thus didn't expect. For instance, the user unplugged the running PC instead of shutting it down using a menu.
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yes

Yes, any unintended connectivity loss is "unexpected"
Peer comment(s):
disagree LisaV20 : Sorry, but I think if network administrators are testing something, they may have an unintended loss of connection, but I woudlnt say it is 'unexpected' - they might have known that by testing something, they might accidently cause a loss of connection.
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agree Egil Presttun : Unintended (and therefore unexpected) by the computer system.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

DFSMShsm, CRQ and connectivity

Since this is about something fairly specific, maybe a better context might help.
Reference:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r12/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.zos.r12.arcf000%2Fcase11.htm

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