Glossary
Router Information Protocol (RIP)
Router Information | RIP is based on distance vector algorithms that measure the shortest path between two |
Protocol (RIP) | points on a network, based on the addresses of the originating and destination devices. The |
| shortest path is determined by the number of hops between those points. Each router |
| maintains a routing table, or routing database, of known addresses and routes; each router |
| periodically broadcasts the contents of its table to neighboring routers in order that the |
| entire network can maintain a synchronized database. |
Router Information | Original version of RIP. This is a classful routing protocol, it does not have the ability to |
Protocol Version 1 | transmit the subnet mask within its updates. RIP v1 imposes the subnet mask on the |
(RIPv1) | inbound interface and this is normally defined by the engineer. Learned routes are entered |
| into the routing table with their natural mask. As a result there can be a great waste of |
| internet host addresses. |
Router Information | Second version of RIP, additional to Version 1, enables the use of a simple authentication |
Protocol Version 2 | mechanism to secure table updates. More importantly, RIP 2 supports subnet masks, a |
(RIPv2) | critical feature that is not available in RIP (v1). |
SAP | Service Access Point. |
Session Initiation | SIP is the emerging standard for setting up telephone call, multimedia conferencing, instant |
Protocol (SIP) | messaging and other types of |
signal | A generated electrical impulse that is a change in voltage to trigger an event. |
Simple Network | SNMP is the most common method by which network managements applications can |
Management Protocol | query a management agent using a supported MIB (Management Information Base). |
(SNMP) | SNMP operates at the OSI application layer. |
spanning tree | Spanning Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while |
| preventing undesirable loops in the network. For an Ethernet network to function properly, |
| only one active path can exist between two stations. |
SRV | SRV is an resource record that specifies the locations of servers. |
subnet mask | |
T1 | Trunk Level 1. A digital transmission link with a total signaling speed of 1.544 Mbps. |
| is a standard for the digital transmission in North America. |
telnet | An Internet standard protocol that enables a computer to function as a terminal working |
| from a remote computer |
TDM | Time Division Multiplex. A technique for transmitting a number of separate data, voice |
| and/or video signals simultaneously over one communications medium by quickly |
| interleaving a piece of each signal one after another. |
Terminal Endpoint | Up to eight devices can be connected to one ISDN BRI (or PRI) line. The TEI defines, for |
Identifier (TEI) | a given message, which of the eight devices is communicating with the Central Office |
| switch. In general, more than one of the eight may be communicating. |
TFTP | Trivial File Transfer Protocol. |
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