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cloud
20 May 2001
WORD - In telecommunications, a cloud is the unpredictable part of any network through which data passes between two end points. Possibly the term originated from the clouds used in blackboard drawings or more formal illustrations ...
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runt
31 May 2003
WORD - In networks, a runt is a packet that is too small. For example, the Ethernet protocol requires that each packet be at least 64 bytes long. In Ethernet, which operates on the idea that two parties can attempt to get use of ...
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unicast
WORD - Unicast is communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network. The term exists in contradistinction to multicast, communication between a single sender and multiple receivers, and anycast, ...
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baud
25 Jul 2001
WORD - Baud was the prevalent measure for data transmission speed until replaced by a more accurate term, bps (bits per second). One baud is one electronic state change per second. Since a single state change can involve more than ...
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CCITT
WORD - 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 ...
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modulation
12 Sep 2002
WORD - Modulation is the addition of information (or the signal) to an electronic or optical signal carrier. Modulation can be applied to direct current (mainly by turning it on and off), to alternating current, and to optical ...
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address
23 Jul 2001
WORD - People use this word several ways. You can ask someone for the address of their server, or for their home page on the Web, or where to send e-mail. So an "address" can mean the unique location of either (1) an Internet ...
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isochronous
14 Apr 2001
WORD - In information technology, isochronous (from the Greek "equal" and "time"; pronounced "eye-SAH-krun-us") pertains to processes that require timing coordination to be successful, such as voice and digital video transmission. ...
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infrared transmission
24 Sep 2003
WORD - Also see infrared radiation.
Infrared transmission refers to energy in the region of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum at wavelengths longer than those of visible light,
but shorter than those of radio waves. ...
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half-duplex
WORD - Half-duplex data transmission means that data can be transmitted in both directions on a signal carrier, but not at the same time. For example, on a local area network using a technology that has half-duplex transmission, ...
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