telnet. IP protocol that lets a user on one host establish and use a virtual terminal connection to a remote host.
twisted pair. Cable consisting of two copper strands twisted around each other. The twisting provides protection against electromagnetic interference.
UTP. Unshielded twisted pair cable.
VDSL. Very high rate Digital Subscriber Line. VDSL transmits high speed data over short reaches of
VJ. Van Jacobson. Abbreviation for a compression standard documented in RFC 1144.
VLAN. Virtual Local Area Network. A network of computers that behave as if they are connected to the same wire even though they may be physically located on different segments of a LAN. VLANs are configured in software rather than hardware.