Glossary

Description

 

 

Standardized data link layer address that is required for every

 

 

port or device that connects to a LAN. Other devices in the

 

MAC addressMedia

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

 

 

by the IEEE.

 

 

 

 

MTUMaximum

The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted.

 

Transmission Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mechanism for reducing the need for globally unique IP

 

NATNetwork 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.

 

 

 

 

NTP Server

NTP Server is used for synchronising the time across computer

 

networks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

POP3Post Office Protocol

POP3 is intended to permit a workstation to dynamically access

 

3

a maildrop on a server host in a useful fashion.

P

 

 

PPPoEPoint-to-Point

PPPoE is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point

 

 

Protocol over Ethernet

Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames.

 

 

 

 

SMTPSimple Mail

SMTP is an Internet standard for electronic mail (e-mail)

 

Transfer Protocol

transmission

 

 

 

 

SSHSecure Shell

SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged

 

Protocol

using a secure channel between two networked devices.

S

 

 

 

 

SA Security AssociationSA is the establishment of shared security attributes between two network entities to support secure communication.

TCPTransfer Control

Connection-oriented transport layer protocol that provides

Protocol

reliable full-duplex data transmission.

 

 

TCP/IPTransmission

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 best-known protocols in the suite.

TelnetTelecommunication Telnet is used for remote terminal connection, enabling users to

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TP-Link TL-ER604W manual Port or device that connects to a LAN. Other devices