Out-of-Band definition

Out-of-Band or “OOB” means out-of-band management which involves the use of management interfaces (or serial ports) for managing and networking equipment. Out-of- band management allows the network operator to establish trust boundaries in accessing the management function to apply it to network resources;
Out-of-Band means a connection between two devices that relies on a non-standard network connection, such as an analog dial modem, which must be a CenturyLink certified 56k external modem. Additionally, Customer will provide a dedicated modem for each managed device. It is not mandatory that Customer have a POTS line but Customer must understand that CenturyLink will not be able to troubleshoot issues if the device covered by NMS cannot be reached. Service related outages requiring access to the device for troubleshooting and repair purposes will impact the eligibility of any associated SLA credits.
Out-of-Band means separate physically from the Transport circuit being provided

Examples of Out-of-Band in a sentence

  • The Credit Union’s Security Procedure consists of a combination of security devices, questions and protocols, which include Tokens, Passwords, Out of Band Authentication and Online Banking Wire Transfer Limits, which are described in more detail below.

  • Provisioning of the LIS trunks equipped with MF signaling or SS7 Out of Band Signaling is the same as that used for Feature Group D Switched Access.

  • Inband MF signaling and SS7 Out of Band Signaling are available for LIS trunks.

  • SS7 Out of Band Signaling must be requested on the order for the new LIS trunks.

  • Out of Band Authentication - We use Out of Band authentication (or enhanced security) to help prevent unauthorized access to your accounts.


More Definitions of Out-of-Band

Out-of-Band means a connection between two devices that relies on a non-standard network connection, such as an analog dial modem, which must be a CenturyLink certified 56k external modem.
Out-of-Band means a connection between two devices that relies on a non-standard network connection, such as an analog dial modem, which must be a CenturyLink certified 56k external modem. Additionally, Customer will provide a dedicated modem for each managed device. It is not mandatory that Customer have a POTS line but Customer must understand that CenturyLink will not be able to troubleshoot issues if the device under management cannot be reached.
Out-of-Band means a connection between two devices that relies on a non-standard network connection.
Out-of-Band means having an alternate pathway to communicate with the device separate from the one the device normally uses. These pathways can be physical or virtual.
Out-of-Band means that the provisioning link will not rely on the main communication interface but on a secondary and distinct one. In the case of a capillary network, the secure channel could be setup by a physical contact between a device and the gateway like a simple wire or a close communication like Near Field Communication (NFC). It enables a secure transient association. A Man in the Middle attack is impossible over this channel: the secret exchange can be performed safely.
Out-of-Band means that the web interface can be reached from the management port at both the local and remote CMUs (assuming that the wireless link is established). For more information, see Out-of-band management on page 1-27.