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Internet Technologies Flashcards

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WAN

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Wide Area Network
A network that uses the telecommunications network to interconnect sites that are geographically distributed throughout a region, a country, or the world

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HSSI

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High-speed serial interface

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OC

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Optical carrier

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DS

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Digital Signal

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Telco

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The local telephone company

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Telco Cloud

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The telecommunications carrier’s switched network used to transport data to its destination; also the interconnected networks on the Internet

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Multiplexed

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Combined data packets for transport

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POP

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Point of Presence

The point where a customer connects network data traffic to a telecommunications carrier

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Line of Demarcation

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The point where ownership of telecommunications equipment changes from the telecommunications carrier to the user

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CSU/DSU

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Channel service unit/data service unit

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HDLC

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High-Level Data Link Control

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PPP

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Point-to-Point Protocol

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V.44/V.34

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The standard for all analog modem connections with a maximum data rate of up to 34Kbps; V.44 provides improved data compression, smaller file sizes that provide faster file transfers, and improved web browsing

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V.92/V.90

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The standard for a combination analog and digital modem connection with a maximum data rate of 56Kbps; V.92 provides a quick connect feature that cuts down on negotiation and handshake time compared to V.90

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Asymmetric Operation

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Modem operation in which the data transfer rates to and from the service provider differ

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16
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DOCSIS

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Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification

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Ranging

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A technique that cable modems use to determine the time it takes for data to travel to the cable head end

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ADSL

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Asymmetric DSL
A service providing up to
1.544Mbps up
8Mbps down

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DMT

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Discrete Multitone

A multicarrier technique used to transport digital data over copper telephone lines

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RAS

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Remote access server

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Client

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A computer connected to a network that accesses services from the server

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Peer

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A computer that uses and provides resources to a network

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Peer-to-Peer Network

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A network in which all computers in the network provide similar services, including server functions

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Client/Server Network

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A network in which the server handles multiple requests from multiple clients for multiple services

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ME / CE

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Metro Ethernet/Carrier Ethernet

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Metro Ethernet

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An extension of the Ethernet infrastructure beyond the internal network infrastructure

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Carrier Ethernet

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An extension of the Ethernet infrastructure that covers much more than just a metropolitan area

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MEF

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Metro Ethernet Forum

A nonprofit organization that defines Metro/Carrier Ethernet specifications

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UNI

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User-Network Interface

30
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Ethernet Service Definition

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A framework that defines the Ethernet service types

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EVC

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Ethernet Virtual Connection:

An association of two or more UNIs

32
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E-Line

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E-Line Service Type:

A service type that provides a point-to-point Ethernet virtual connection between two UNIs

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E-LAN

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E-LAN Service Type:

A service type that provides connectivity to two or more subscriber sites using the same EVC

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E-Tree)

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E-Tree Service Type:

A service type that provides more of a hub-and-spoke environment or a root-and-leaf environment

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BOOTP

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Bootstrap Protocol

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DHCP

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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Unicast

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A transmission in which a packet has a fixed destination

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MT Discover

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Message type discover, a DHCP Discover packet

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MT Offer

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Message type offer, a DHCP offer packet

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MT Request

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Message type request, a DHCP request packet

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MT ACK

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Message type acknowledgment, a DHCP ACK packet

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SOHO

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Small office/home office

43
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NOC

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Network operations center

44
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DNS

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Domain Name Service

45
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Forward DNS (Forward Zone)

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Translation of a name to an IP address

46
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Reverse DNS (Reverse Zone)

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Translation of an IP address to a name

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TLD

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Top-level domain

48
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Country Domain

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Usually, two letters, such as .us (United States) or .ca (Canada), that define the location of the domain server for a country

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Root Servers

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A group of servers that exist using well-known IP addresses that have been programmed into DNS servers

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IANA

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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

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ICANN

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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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Domain Registrar

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An organization that is authorized to register Internet domain names

53
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PTR Record

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Pointer Record
PTR records are used for the reverse DNS lookup. Using the IP address, you can get the associated domain or hostname. The reverse of an “A Record”

54
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“A Record”

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An A record (Address Record) maps a domain name to the IP address (Version 4) of the computer hosting the domain. An A record is used to find the IP address of a computer connected to the internet from a name.

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CNAME Record

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Canonical Name Record:
An alias of a hostname eg: google.co points to google.com
NOTE: A CNAME record must always point to another domain name and never directly to an IP address.

56
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NS Record

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Name Server Record

A record that specifies the name of the authoritative name server of the domain

57
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MX Record

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Mail Exchange Record

A record that specifies the email-handling server of the domain

58
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TXT Record

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Text Record

A record that is used to hold arbitrary text information of the domain

59
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SPF

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Sender Policy Framework
an email-authentication technique which is used to prevent spammers from sending messages on behalf of an unauthorized domain.

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DKIM

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Domain Keys Identified Mail
an email authentication technique that allows the receiver to check that an email was indeed sent and authorized by the owner of that domain.

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