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 |
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| 5 (CAT 5) is used for |
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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 |
| the Internet. |