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  • 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

  • COFDM

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

  • Multicast Dissemination Protocol (MDP)

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

  • RSVP (Resource Reservation Protocol)

    RSVP (Resource Reservation Protocol) is a set of communication rules that allows channels or paths on the Internet to be reserved for the multicast (one source to many receivers) transmission of video and other high-bandwidth messages.  Definition

  • NAK (negative acknowledgment or not acknowledged)

    NAK is an abbreviation for negative acknowledgment or not acknowledged.  Definition

  • 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.  Definition

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