Avaya C460 manual Host, Hub, Ieee, In-Band, Internet Protocol

Glossary

Host

A computer, attached to a network, that provides services to another computer beyond simply storing and forwarding information.

HTTP

Hyper Text Transmission Protocol. The protocol used between clients and servers on the World Wide Web for transmission of HTML documents.

Hub

A common connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN.

IANA

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. The organization responsible for assigning new Internet-wide IP addresses.

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol. An extension to the Internet Protocol (IP). ICMP supports packets containing error, control, and informational messages.

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Among other things, the IEEE develops standards for the computer and electronics industry. In particular, the IEEE 802 LAN standards are widely followed.

IEEE 802.3

IEEE standard for Ethernet LANs.

IEEE 802.5

IEEE standard for Token Ring LANs.

IMAP

Internet Message Access Protocol. A protocol for retrieving E-mail messages. IMAP uses SMTP for communication between the E-mail client and server.

In-Band

Transmission of auxiliary information, such as management messages, using the same frequencies or channels normally used for information transfer.

Internet Protocol

Refer to IP on page 247 and TCP/IP on page 254.

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