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Network Architecture and Topology
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supernetting
03 Oct 2002
WORD - Also see subnet.
Supernetting, also called Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR),
is a way to aggregate multiple Internet addresses of the same class. The original Internet Protocol (IP) defines IP addresses in four major ...
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NBMA
11 Jul 2002
WORD - NBMA (non-broadcast multiple access) is one of four network types in the OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) communications protocol. NBMA is used to accurately model X.25 and frame relay environments in multiple-access ...
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Resilient Packet Ring
08 Jun 2002
WORD - Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) is a network topology being developed as a new standard for fiber optic rings. The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) began the RPR standards (IEEE 802.17) development project ...
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XDMA
23 May 2001
WORD - XDMA (Xing Distributed Media Architecture) is a network architecture for multicast streaming media transmissions. Streaming media enables live viewing of a transmission as compared to processes that require that files be ...
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cross-bar switch
28 Sep 2002
WORD - In a network, a cross-bar switch is a device that is capable of channeling data between any two devices that are attached to it up to its maximum number of ports. The paths set up between devices can be fixed for some ...
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Token Ring
19 Jul 2003
WORD - A Token Ring network is a local area network (LAN) in which all computers are connected in a ring or star topology and a bit- or token-passing scheme is used in order to prevent the collision of data between two computers ...
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thin client
10 Apr 2003
WORD - A thin client, sometimes called a lean client, is a low-cost, centrally-managed computer devoid of CD-ROM players, diskette drives, and expansion slots. The term derives from the fact that small computers in networks tend to ...
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client/server
21 Feb 2004
WORD - Client/server describes the relationship between two computer programs in which one program, the client, makes a service request from another program, the server, which fulfills the request. Although the client/server idea ...
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multistation access unit
16 Jul 2002
WORD -
A multistation access unit (MSAU) is occasionally abbreviated as MAU. However, MAU is more frequently the abbreviation for the Ethernet media attachment unit.
A multistation access unit (MSAU) is a hub or concentrator that ...
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Intelligent Network
31 Jul 2001
WORD - Intelligent Network (IN) is a telephone network architecture originated by Bell Communications Research (Bellcore) in which the service logic for a call is located separately from the switching facilities, allowing services ...
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