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Telnet

 

while IP is responsible for delivering the packets from source

 

to destination. When TCP and IP are bundled with higher-level

 

applications such as HTTP, FTP, Telnet, etc., TCP/IP refers to this

 

whole suite of protocols.

Telnet

An interactive, character-based program used to access a remote

 

computer. While HTTP (the web protocol) and FTP only allow you

 

to download files from a remote computer, Telnet allows you to log

 

into and use a computer from a remote location.

TFTP

Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A protocol for file transfers, TFTP is

 

easier to use than File Transfer Protocol (FTP) but not as capable or

 

secure.

TTL

Time To Live A field in an IP packet that limits the life span of that

 

packet. Originally meant as a time duration, the TTL is usually

 

represented instead as a maximum hop count; each router that

 

receives a packet decrements this field by one. When the TTL

 

reaches zero, the packet is discarded.

Twisted pair

The ordinary copper telephone wiring long used by telephone

 

companies. It contains one or more wire pairs twisted together to

 

reduce inductance and noise. Each telephone line uses one pair. In

 

homes, it is most often installed with two pairs. For Ethernet LANs,

 

a higher grade called Category 3 (CAT 3) is used for 10BASE-T

 

networks, and an even higher grade called Category 5 (CAT 5) is

 

used for 100BASE-T networks. See also 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T,

 

Ethernet.

upstream

The direction of data transmission from the user to the Internet.

USB

Universal Serial Bus A serial interface that lets you connect devices

 

such as printers, scanners, etc. to your computer by simply plugging

 

them in. The ADSL modem is equipped with a USB interface for

 

connecting to a stand-alone PC.

VC

Virtual Circuit A connection from your ADSL modem to your ISP.

VCI

Virtual Circuit Identifier Together with the Virtual Path Identifier

 

(VPI), the VCI uniquely identifies a VC. Your ISP will tell you the

 

VCI for each VC they provide. See also VC.

VPI

Virtual Path Identifier Together with the Virtual Circuit Identifier

 

(VCI), the VPI uniquely identifies a VC. Your ISP will tell you the

 

VPI for each VC they provide. See also VC.

WAN

Wide Area Network Any network spread over a large geo graphical

 

area, such as a country or continent. With respect to the ADSL

 

modem, WAN refers to the Internet.

Web browser

A software program that uses Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

 

to download information from (and upload to) web sites, and

 

displays the information, which may consist of text, graphic images,

 

audio, or video, to the user. Web browsers use Hyper-Text Transfer

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