Glossary

Store and forward

In this switching technique, the entire frame is read in, before it is for-

 

warded by the switch. A packet is only passed on if it is error-free.

TELNET

With this protocol, an interactive connection can be established to an-

 

other device in the LAN or on the Internet. The user then has the same

 

options as when directly connected to this device with a terminal.

TP Port

Port with a TP connector (RJ-45 jack)

VLAN

Virtual LAN within a physically existing network.

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