Cabletron Systems HSIM-W6 manual Chapter E Glossary

Chapter E: Glossary

TFTP — Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A simplified version of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allowing for file transfer between computers over a network.

Transparent Bridging — Bridging technique used in Ethernet networks that allows transfer of frames across intermediate nodes using tables associating end nodes with bridging addresses. Bridges are unknown to the end nodes.

UDP — User Datagram Protocol. A connectionless protocol used to pass packets across an internet network, requiring no handshaking between source and destination.

Watchdog Frames — Frames sent out by servers to clients, under IPX, to verify that clients are still logged on.

Wide Area Network — A communications network that is geographically dispersed thus requiring links provided by communications carriers.

Workstation — Computer or terminal used by the systems administration or user.

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