
Glossary
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| Standardized data link layer address that is required for every | |
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| MAC address(Media | network use these addresses to locate specific ports in the | |
| Access Control address) | network and to create and update routing tables and data | |
M | structures. MAC addresses are 6 bytes long and are controlled | ||
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| MTU(Maximum | The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted. | |
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| Mechanism for reducing the need for globally unique IP | |
| NAT(Network Address | addresses. NAT allows an organization with addresses that are | |
| Translator) | not globally unique to connect to the Internet by translating | |
N | those addresses into globally routable address space. | ||
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| NTP Server | NTP Server is used for synchronising the time across computer | |
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| POP3(Post Office Protocol | POP3 is intended to permit a workstation to dynamically access | |
| 3) | a maildrop on a server host in a useful fashion. | |
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PPPoE is a network protocol for encapsulating | |||
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| Protocol over Ethernet) | Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames. | |
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| SMTP(Simple Mail | SMTP is an Internet standard for electronic mail | |
| Transfer Protocol) | transmission | |
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| SSH(Secure Shell | SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged | |
| Protocol) | using a secure channel between two networked devices. | |
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SA (Security Association)SA is the establishment of shared security attributes between two network entities to support secure communication.
TCP(Transfer Control | |
Protocol) | reliable |
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TCP/IP(Transmission | Common name for the suite of protocols to support the |
Control Protocol/ Internet | construction of worldwide Internet works. TCP and IP are the |
T Protocol) | two |
Telnet(Telecommunication Telnet is used for remote terminal connection, enabling users to