April 2007

  • COPS (Common Open Policy Service Protocol)

    COPS (Common Open Policy Service Protocol) is a proposed standard protocol for exchanging network policy information between a policy decision point (PDP) in a network and policy enforcement points...13 Apr 2007

  • Understanding wireless antennas -- Part 2

    Upgraded antennas can improve wireless LAN performance, reach and security.13 Apr 2007

  • round-trip time (RTT)

    Round-trip time (RTT), also called round-trip delay, is the time required for a signal pulse or packet to travel from a specific source to a specific destination and back again...(Continued)12 Apr 2007

  • Technical Office Protocol (TOP)

    Technical Office Protocol (TOP), also called Technical and Office Protocol, is a set of protocols intended for networks that perform distributed information processing in business offices... (Conti...12 Apr 2007

  • DEN (Directory-Enabled Networking)

    Directory-Enabled Networking (DEN) is an industry-standard initiative and specification for how to construct and store information about a network's users, applications, and data in a central direc...12 Apr 2007

  • FireWire

    FireWire is Apple Computer's version of a standard, IEEE 1394, High Performance Serial Bus, for connecting devices to your personal computer.11 Apr 2007

  • Server Message Block Protocol (SMB protocol)

    The Server Message Block Protocol (SMB protocol) provides a method for client applications in a computer to read and write to files on and to request services from server programs in a computer net...11 Apr 2007

  • VTAM (Virtual Telecommunications Access Method)

    VTAM (Virtual Telecommunications Access Method) is an IBM application program interface (API) for communicating with telecommunication devices and their users.11 Apr 2007

  • HomeRF (home radio frequency)

    HomeRF (for home radio frequency) is a home networking standard developed by Proxim Inc.11 Apr 2007

  • SDLC (Synchronous Data Link Control)

    (SDLC is also an abbreviation for systems development life cycle.11 Apr 2007

  • Bearer Independent Call Control (BICC)

    Bearer Independent Call Control (BICC) is a signaling protocol based on N-ISUP that is used to support narrowband ISDN service over a broadband backbone network without interfering with interfaces ...11 Apr 2007

  • DVMRP (Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol)

    DVMRP (Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol) is the oldest routing protocol that has been used to support multicast data transmission over networks.11 Apr 2007

  • Fast Ethernet

    Fast Ethernet is a local area network (LAN) transmission standard that provides a data rate of 100 megabits per second (referred to as "100BASE-T").11 Apr 2007

  • TP0-TP4 (transport protocols 0 to 4)

    TP0-TP4 (transport protocols 0 to 4) are the five protocols in the Transport layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model for telecommunication.11 Apr 2007

  • IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange)

    IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange) is a networking protocol from Novell that interconnects networks that use Novell's NetWare clients and servers.11 Apr 2007

  • BYE packet

    A BYE (or Goodbye) packet is a type of Real-Time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP) packet that is sent when a participant in a multicast event leaves the session.11 Apr 2007

  • spanning tree protocol (STP)

    Where two bridges are used to interconnect the same two computer network segments, spanning tree is a protocol that allows the bridges to exchange information so that only one of them will handle a...11 Apr 2007

  • Dynamic Source Routing (DSR)

    Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) is a self-maintaining routing protocol for wireless networks. The protocol can also function with cellular telephone systems and mobile networks with up to about 200 no...11 Apr 2007

  • X.25

    The X.25 protocol, adopted as a standard by the Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone (CCITT), is a commonly-used network protocol.11 Apr 2007

  • GARP (Generic Attribute Registration Protocol)

    GARP (Generic Attribute Registration Protocol) is a local area network (LAN) protocol that defines procedures by which end stations and switches can register and de-register attributes, such as net...11 Apr 2007