
User Manual for the NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch Software
Routers (LSRs) place outgoing labels on the packets. With these LSPs, network operators can divert and route traffic based on
MUX
See “Multiplexing” on page 13.
N
NAT
See “Network Address Translation” on page 14.
netmask
Combined with the IP address, the IP Subnet Mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which must be reached through a gateway or router.
A number that explains which part of an IP address comprises the network address and which part is the host address on that network. It can be expressed in
Network Address Translation
Sometimes referred to as Transparent Proxying, IP Address Overloading, or IP Masquerading. Involves use of a device called a Network Address Translator, which assigns a contrived, or logical, IP address and port number to each node on an organization's internal network and passes packets using these assigned addresses.
nm
Nanometer (1 x 10e9) meters.
O
Open Shortest Path First
A link- state (algorithm used by the router to determine the current topology of a network), Interior Gateway (distributes routing information between routers belonging to a single Autonomous System) routing
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