Appendix B: Glossary
full wire speed
Refers to packet forwarding at the maximum rate at which data can be transmitted on a given LAN.
ICMP (Internet control message protocol)
An auxiliary protocol of IP used to convey advice and error messages about events in the IP layer.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
International professional society which issues networking and other standards. The IEEE created the 802 family of LAN standards:
IEEE 802.2
The data link layer standard; used with IEEE 802.3, 802.4, 802.5, and other LAN/WAN protocols.
IEEE 802.3
The physical layer standard that uses the CSMA/CD access method on a bus topology LAN.
IEEE 802.6
Standard for metropolitan area networks (MANs) currently under development.
initialization
Transition of a device or network from startup state to operational state.
intelligent bridge/switch
A bridge/switch that is able to identify source and destination addresses.
internet
A large communications infrastructure composed of wide and local area networks. A generic reference to a network built using internetworking technology.
Internet
A large collection of connected networks which use TCP/IP. (Also referred to as the DARPA Internet, NSF/DARPA Internet or the Federal Research Internet.)
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