April 2007

  • slot time

    In Ethernet and its Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect (CSMA/CD) approach to managing which device can use the communication link next, slot time is the amount of time a device waits af...16 Apr 2007

  • Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)

    The Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) is an Internet protocol standard that specifies a way for programs to manage the real-time transmission of multimedia data over either unicast or multicast ne...16 Apr 2007

  • Zmodem protocol

    Zmodem is an error-correcting protocol for modems.16 Apr 2007

  • Network Time Protocol (NTP)

    Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that is used to synchronize computer clock times in a network of computers.16 Apr 2007

  • encapsulation

    In general, encapsulation is the inclusion of one thing within another thing so that the included thing is not apparent.16 Apr 2007

  • HDLC (High-level Data Link Control)

    HDLC (High-level Data Link Control) is a group of protocols or rules for transmitting data between network points (sometimes called nodes).16 Apr 2007

  • CCITT or ITU-T (Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunications)

    The CCITT, now known as the ITU-T (for Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunications Union), is the primary international body for fostering cooperative standards...16 Apr 2007

  • modem error-correcting protocols

    The protocols that modems agree on and use for checking and correcting transmission errors have evolved toward accuracy, speed, and efficiency since 1978 when the Xmodem protocol became a de facto ...16 Apr 2007

  • datagram

    A datagram is, to quote the Internet's Request for Comments 1594, "a self-contained, independent entity of data carrying sufficient information to be routed from the source to the destination compu...16 Apr 2007

  • poison reverse

    In a computer network that uses the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) or other distance vector routing protocols, a poison reverse is a way in which a gateway node tells its neighbor gateways that...16 Apr 2007

  • Sequenced Packet Exchange (SPX)

    SPX (Sequenced Packet Exchange) is the protocol for handling packet sequencing in a Novell NetWare network.16 Apr 2007

  • Link Control Protocol (LCP)

    In the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), the Link ControlProtocol (LCP) establishes, configures, and tests data-link Internet connections.16 Apr 2007

  • FG-D (Feature Group D)

    FG-D (Feature Group D) is a type of telecommunication trunk used to provide "equal access" capability from telecommunication carriers and central offices (where the switching equipment is located a...16 Apr 2007

  • WebNFS

    WebNFS is a product and proposed standard protocol from Sun Microsystems that extends its Network File System (NFS) to the Internet.16 Apr 2007

  • Gigabit Ethernet

    Gigabit Ethernet, a transmission technology based on the Ethernet frame format and protocol used in local area networks (LANs), provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second (one gigabit). (Con...16 Apr 2007

  • COFDM

    COFDM is a modulation scheme that divides a single digital signal across 1,000 or more signal carriers simultaneously.16 Apr 2007

  • Multicast Dissemination Protocol (MDP)

    The Multicast Dissemination Protocol (MDP) is a communications protocol for one-to-many transmissions in wired or wireless networks.16 Apr 2007

  • Ymodem

    Ymodem is an error-correcting protocol for a modem that uses larger data blocks for greater efficiency.16 Apr 2007

  • Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP)

    Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP) is a network management protocol built on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) communication model.16 Apr 2007

  • SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol)

    SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) is a protocol for transmitting multiple streams of data at the same time between two end points that have established a connection in a network.16 Apr 2007