TFTP

Trivial File Transfer Protocol

 

A protocol for file transfers, TFTP is easier to use than File

 

Transfer Protocol (FTP) but not as capable or secure.

Trunk

Two or more ports are combined as one virtual port, also called

 

as Link Aggregation.

TTL

Time To Live

 

A field in an IP packet that limits the life span of that packet.

 

Originally meant as a time duration, the TTL is usually

 

represented instead as a maximum hop count; each router that

 

receives a packet decrements this field by one. When the TTL

 

reaches zero, the packet is discarded.

twisted pair

The ordinary copper telephone wiring long used by telephone

 

companies. It contains one or more wire pairs twisted together to

 

reduce inductance and noise. Each telephone line uses one pair.

 

In homes, it is most often installed with two pairs. For Ethernet

 

LANs, a higher grade called Category 3 (CAT 3) is used for

 

10BASE-T networks, and an even higher grade called Category

 

5 (CAT 5) is used for 100BASE-T networks. See also 10BASE-T,

 

100BASE-T, Ethernet.

upstream

The direction of data transmission from the user to the Internet.

VLAN

Virtual Local Area Network

WAN

Wide Area Network

 

Any network spread over a large geographical area, such as a

 

country or continent. With respect to the SL-1000, WAN refers to

 

the Internet.

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