A method of transmitting control signals, management data, or administrative commands on a separate, dedicated channel from the main payload data. In radio frequency, it refers to emissions outside the authorized transmission spectrum. In network management, it means accessing a router or switch through a dedicated console port rather than over the production network.
Heard on the job
If the main switch goes down, we'll have to use the out-of-band management interface to bring it back up.
Also heard as
- OOB