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LOSSARY
Glossary-8
Routing
Routing forwards incoming IP packets using statically defined routes or a
dynamic routing protocol such as RIP 2.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
A protocol that specifies how routers exchange routing table information.
Splitter
A hardware device used in G.dmt to split the data and voice traffic before
passing it on to the network and phone system.
Static Route
Static routes are manually configured entries in the routing table that
indicate the next hop (router) that must be used when sending data to a
specific subnet or host
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Protocol suite that includes TCP as the primary transport protocol, and IP
as the network layer protocol.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
A simple file transfer method that uses the User Datagram Protocol
(UDP). It is very fast but provides no error recovery.
VC Multiplexing
An ATM data transport method that carries each protocol over a separate
virtual circuit and therefore does not need to include any explicit
information identifying the protocol type.
Virtual Circuit
A dedicated circuit within an ATM Virtual Path which is set up to
transport a unique data flow between the source and destination node.