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  • NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol)

    NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) is the predominant protocol used by computer clients and servers for managing the notes posted on Usenet newsgroups.  Definition

  • Packet-Level Procedure (PAP)

    PAP (Packet-Level Procedure) is a full-duplex protocol for transferring packets between parties in an X.25 network.  Definition

  • EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol)

    EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) is a network protocol that lets routers exchange information more efficiently than with earlier network protocols.  Definition

  • MBone (Multicast Internet)

    The MBone, now sometimes called the Multicast Internet, is an arranged use of a portion of the Internet for Internet Protocol (IP) multicasting (sending files - usually audio and video streams - to multiple users at the same time somewhat as radio an...  Definition

  • 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.  Definition

  • 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 network identifiers or addresses, with each other...  Definition

  • subnet (subnetwork)

    A subnet (short for "subnetwork") is an identifiably separate part of an organization's network.  Definition

  • 32-bit IP addressing

    32-bit IP addressing is the IP address scheme used in Internet Protocol 4 (IPv6 uses a 128-bit system)... (Continued)  Definition

  • subnet mask

    A subnet mask is a screen of numbers used for routing traffic within a subnetwork.  Definition

  • switched virtual circuit (SVC)

    In a network, a switched virtual circuit (SVC) is a temporary virtual circuit that is established and maintained only for the duration of a data transfer session.  Definition

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