DCF
The Distribution Control Function is a component of the IEEE 802.11e Quality of Service (QoS) technology standard. The DCF coordinates channel access among multiple stations on a wireless network by controlling wait times for channel access. Wait times are determined by a random backoff timer which is configurable by defining minimum and maximum contention windows.
DHCP
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol specifying how a central server can dynamically provide network configuration information to clients. A DHCP server “offers” a “lease” (for a
DNS
The Domain Name Service (DNS) is a
A domain name identifies one or more IP addresses. Conversely, an IP address may map to more than one domain name.
A domain name has a suffix that indicates which top level domain (TLD) it belongs to. Every country has its own
.jp for Japan, .tw for Taiwan, .uk for the United Kingdom, .us for the U.S.A., and so on. There are also .com for commercial bodies, .edu for educational institutions, .net for network operators, and .org for other organizations as well as .gov for the U. S. government and .mil for its armed services.
DOM
The Document Object Model (DOM) is an interface that lets programs and scripts dynamically access and update the content, structure, and style of documents. The DOM lets you model the objects in an HTML or XML document (text, links, images, tables), defining the attributes of each object and how they can be manipulated.
Further details about the DOM can be found at the W3C.
DTIM
The Delivery Traffic Information Map (DTIM) message is an element included in some Beacon frames. It indicates which stations, currently sleeping in
Dynamic IP Address
See IP Address.
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