Glossary
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Protocol） | processing and retransmission be handled by other protocols. | |
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UPnP（Universal Plug and | UPnP is a set of networking protocols for primarily residential | |
Play） | networks without enterprise class devices that permits | |
networked devices. | ||
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URL（Uniform Resource | URL describes the access method and the location of an | |
Locator） | information resource object on the Internet |
Group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured (using management software) so that they can communicate as VLAN（ Virtual Local Area if they were attached to the same wire, when in fact they are
Network）located on a number of different LAN segments. Because VLANs are based on logical instead of physical connections, they are extremely flexible.
VPN （Virtual Private | Enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP/IP |
Network） | network by encrypting all traffic from one network to another. |
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Data communications network that serves users across a broad
WAN（Wide Area Network）geographic area and often uses transmission devices provided by common carriers.
