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  • online

    Online is the condition of being connected to a network of computers or other devices.  Definition

  • runt

    In networks, a runt is a packet that is too small.  Definition

  • packet

    A packet is the unit of data that is routed between an origin and a destination on the Internet or any other packet-switched network.  Definition

  • networking chip

    A networking chip is a microprocessor that provides the logic for sending and receiving data (including voice and video) on a telecommunications network so that additional devices are not needed for these functions.  Definition

  • internetworking

    Internetworking is a term used by Cisco, BBN, and other providers of network products and services as a comprehensive term for all the concepts, technologies, and generic devices that allow people and their computers to communicate across different k...  Definition

  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

    File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard Internet protocol for transmitting files between computers on the Internet.  Definition

  • encapsulation

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

  • 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 for telecommunications equipment and systems.  Definition

  • 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 standard.  Definition

  • 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 computer without reliance on earlier exchanges between thi...  Definition

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