Glossary
A
address | On a network, the identification of a station. In a frame, a grouping of bits that |
| identifies the frame’s source or destination. |
API | Application Program Interface. The specification of functions and data used by one |
| program module to access another; the programming interface that corresponds to |
| the boundary between protocol layers. |
ARP | Address Resolution Protocol. A network layer protocol used to determine the |
| physical address which corresponds to the IP address for a host on the network. |
| ARP is a |
B
bps | Bits per second. |
bridge | A device that connects two or more physical networks which use the same |
| protocol. Bridges read frames and decide whether to transmit or block them based |
| on their destination address. |
C
client | A computer process requesting service from other computer processes. |
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