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UDP (User Datagram Protocol): A
communication method (protocol)
that offers a limited amount of service
when messages are exchanged between
computers in a network. UDP is used as
an alternative to TCP/IP.
Uplink: Link to the next level up in a
communication hierarchy.
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable: Two or
more unshielded wires twisted together to
form a cable.
WAN (Wide Area Network): A networking
system covering a wide geographical area.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): An
encryption method based on 64 or 128-bit
algorithm.
Web Browser: A software program that
allows viewing of web pages.
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity): An organization
that tests and assures interoperability
among WLAN devices.
Wire Speed: The maximum speed at which
a given packet can be transferred using
Ethernet and Fast Ethernet standard
specications.
WLAN (Wireless LAN): A LAN topology using
wireless devices.
VPN (Virtual Private Network): A security
method to connect remote LAN users to a
corporate LAN system.