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  • ISSU (in-service software upgrade)

    An ISSU (in-service software upgrade) is a technique for updating software on a network device without taking that device offline and thereby disrupting network services.  Definition

  • application awareness

    Application awareness is the capacity of a system to maintain information about connected applications to optimize their operation and that of any subsystems that they run or control.  Definition

  • plane (in networking)

    A plane, in a networking context, is one of three integral components of a telecommunications architecture. These three elements -- the data plane, the control plane and the management plane – can be thought of as different areas of operations. Each ...  Definition

  • OpenFlow

    OpenFlow is a protocol that allows a server to tell network switches where to send packets. The packet-moving decisions are centralized, so that the network can be programmed independently of the individual switches and data center gear.  Definition

  • converged network adapter (CNA)

    A converged network adapter (CNA) is a single network interface card (NIC) that contains both a Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapter (HBA) and a TCP/IP Ethernet NIC.  Definition

  • average bouncing busy hour (ABBH)

    In designing and assessing telephone networks, one approach is to measure the average bouncing busy hour (ABBH) traffic in various network trunks or trunk groups of the network.  Definition

  • frequency-shift keying (FSK)

    Frequency-shift keying (FSK) is a method of transmitting digital signals.  Definition

  • baud

    Baud was the prevalent measure for data transmission speed until replaced by a more accurate term, bps (bits per second).  Definition

  • bits per second (bps or bit/sec)

    In data communications, bits per second (abbreviated bps or bit/sec) is a common measure of data speed for computer modems and transmission carriers.  Definition

  • Regional Internet Registry (RIR)

    A Regional Internet Registry (RIR) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees Internet Protocol (IP) address space and the Autonomous System (AS) numbers within a specific geographical region. Each RIR is tasked with creating local policy for ma...  Definition

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