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 Data Transfer Rates Directory Services
 Electronic Mail Ethernet
 File Transfer Groupware
 Internet Access Network Interface Cards (NICs)
 Network Management Network Protocols
 Network Topologies Networking Companies
 Networking Hardware Networking Standards
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Terms
 10Base-T 2-205 rule
 5-4-3 rule AAA
 AAB AAUI
 accounting active reconnaissance
 administrative domain AFP
 air gap All-to-all broadcast
 amplifier repeater Application Service Provider
 arbitrated loop ARP
 ARP spoofing AS
 ATM OAM Ping Atom
 attenuation attenuation crosstalk ratio
 AUI auto partitioning
 backhaul backpressure
 baseband bastion host
 BECN Berkeley Packet Filter
 BGAN bit bucket
 black hole block
 BLS BPL
 BPL repeater BRAS
 broadband broadcast
 broadcast address broadcast storm
 Bundle Protocol burst
 CAM CAN
 CARP carrier
 CCNA CDN
 cell cell relay
 Cells in Frames central tunneling
 centralized network choke packet
 CIR circuit switching
 Class C network client/server architecture
 cloud clustering
 CNA coaxial cable
 collapsed backbone collision
 collision domain Communication Streaming Architecture
 congestion congestion notification
 connectionless connectionless service
 connection-oriented service connectivity
 contention controller area network
 COR CRC
 crosstalk CSMA/CA
 CSMA/CD DAFS
 daisy chain DAN
 data mirroring datagram
 Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP
 DDR default gateway
 DEN deploy
 dial-up access digital loop carrier
 Direct Access File System direct attached storage
 directory diskless workstation
 Disruption Tolerant Networking Distribution Point
 DLCI domain
 domain controller domain name
 downstream DP
 DSS dual-homed host
 DVMRP DWDM
 dynamic NAT E_Port
 eBGP edge router
 edge switch EGP
 egress traffic encapsulation
 endpoint identifiers ESCON
 EtherLoop extranet
 F_Port facilities-based competition
 failover fairly fast packet filter
 FastIP FATA
 FC SAN FCIP
 FCoE FECN
 Federal Internet Exchange Federated Identity Manager
 federated network identity FFPF
 Fibre Channel FICON
 File Replication service firewalking
 firewall forest
 FQDN Frame Relay
 G_Port GAN
 gateway GBIC
 geo-dispersed cluster giant
 global area network Global File System
 Gnutella greynet
 HAN HAVi
 HBA heterogeneous network
 hold down timer HomePlug
 HomeRF honeynet
 hop Host Channel Adapter
 hot potato routing hotspot
 HPNA HSRP
 HSSI hub
 hybrid routing protocol I/O
 I/O adapter iBGP
 ICF ICS
 IDF IDN
 iFCP IGP
 InfiniBand ingress traffic
 Inmarsat-4 satellite Integrated PAD Software
 Internet sharing internetworking
 intranet IP Masquerade
 IP switching IPS
 IS-IS jabber
 jitter jumbo frame
 L_Port LAN telephony
 LANE LAT
 latency LCP
 leased line lights out server room
 LNP load balancing
 local Local Number Portability
 local-area network localhost
 log on log out
 logical topology LOM
 loopback loopback address
 LPD/LPR M2M
 MAN Managed Security Service
 MDF MDIX
 medium dependent interface Metcalfe’s Law
 MPEG-21 MSCS
 multicast address multihomed
 multi-site cluster municipal Wi-Fi
 N_Port Named Pipes
 NAS Net PC
 NetBEUI network
 network access server network appliance
 network baselining network computer
 network identity Network Load Balancing
 network meltdown network neutrality
 network operating system network transparency
 network virtualization network-attached storage
 NEXT next hop
 Next-Generation Network NFS
 NGN Nimrod Routing Architecture
 NLB NOC
 node nomadic wireless
 NTLM NUA
 Object-Based Storage Device offline
 online open profile
 OpenID OpenNMS
 operating system-level virtualization OSD
 OSPF OSS
 overloading packet
 packet buffer packet collision
 packet collision rate packet switching
 PAD PAM
 PAN passive reconnaissance
 PAT patch cord
 patch panel peer-to-peer architecture
 perfect forward secrecy pervasive computing
 physical topology ping triangulation
 PLC PLMN
 pNFS PoE
 polling PON
 port forwarding port knocking
 Port to Application Mapping port triggering
 power line Ethernet bridge power line networking
 PowerPacket Private PAD
 proxy cache proxy server
 PSDN public carrier
 Public PAD pull
 pulling wire punchdown block
 push PVC
 PXE QoE
 QoS RBGAN
 RDMA RDP
 Red Hat Global File System redundant
 remote access remote access server
 Remote Desktop Remote Desktop Protocol
 ROR route control
 routefile router
 routing routing information field
 Routing Information Protocol routing metric
 routing protocol RTU
 runt SAN
 SAN fabric security policy
 sequenced packet protocol server farm
 server virtualization Shared Wireless Access Protocol
 slice sliding window
 SMLT sneakernet
 SNR social network
 social network analysis socket
 SoIP source
 split horizon Split Multi-Link Trunking
 split tunneling SPN
 SPOF SSH port forwarding
 static NAT static routing
 storage virtualization stub network
 subnet subnet mask
 SVC switched Ethernet
 SYSVOL TAN
 TC TCP-Friendly Rate Control
 telematics Telenet
 Telnet TFRC
 throughput tiered storage
 token passing TPS
 traceroute traffic
 transmission path tunneling
 Tymnet U_Port
 uDAPL unicast address
 Unified Computing System unified storage
 UPnP upstream
 UUCP VAN
 VAN access point VAN mailbox
 variable length subnet mask vBNS
 VCI virtual circuit
 virtual honeypot virtual router
 virtual teletype virtualization
 VLAN VLSM
 VoIP Gateway VPDN
 VPI VPN
 VRRP WAAS
 warchalking WebSEAL
 Wide Area Application Services wide area data services
 wide area file services wide-area network
 Windows Network Setup Wizard Windows XP ICS Internet Gateway
 Windows XP Network Bridge wireless
 wireless mesh network wireless personal area network
 Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Wolfpack
 WPAD WPAN
 Zeroconf zoning
 ZSL