| network protocol. |
R |
|
Router | A router is the network software or hardware entity charged with routing packets |
| between networks. |
RTP | RTP |
| media to the clients at the same time, which defines the transmission of video and |
| audio files in real time for Internet applications. |
RTSP | RTSP |
| the client(s) at the same time, which provides client controls for random access to the |
| content stream. |
S |
|
Server | It is a simple computer that provides resources, such as files or other information. |
SIP | SIP (Session Initiated Protocol) is a standard protocol that delivers the |
| communication for Voice over IP (VoIP), which establishes sessions for features such |
| as audio and video conferencing. |
SMTP | The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet mail. |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP was designed to provide a common |
| foundation for managing network devices. |
Station | In LANs, a station consists of a device that can communicate data on the network. In |
| FDDI, a station includes both physical nodes and addressable logical devices. |
| Workstations, |
| stations. |
Subnet mask | In TCP/IP, the bits used to create the subnet are called the subnet mask. |
T |
|
(TCP/IP) | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a widely used transport protocol that |
| connects diverse computers of various transmission methods. It was developed y the |
| Department of Defense to connect different computer types and led to the development |
| of the Internet. |
Transceiver | A transceiver joins two network segments together. Transceivers can also be used to |
| join a segment that uses one medium to a segment that uses a different medium. On a |
| |
| device to the medium. Transceivers also can be used on |
| networks to attach devices with AUI ports. |
U |
|
UDP | The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that resides above IP in the |
| TCP/IP suite |
User Name | The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each person who has access to the |
| LAN. |
Utility | It is a program that performs a specific task. |
UTP | Unshielded |
| of several pairs of wires enclosed in an unshielded sheath. |
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