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circuit-switched

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a network that creates a path between the source and destination devices

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extranet

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a private network that allows authorized external users to securely share info

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internet protocol IP

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part of the TCP/IP that make it possible to deliver packets across complicated networks by handling the routing decisions necessary to move them from their source to their destination

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internetworking

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the process of connecting multiple computer networks

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intranet

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private, internal network

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logical topology

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shows how the devices in a network connect to a specific segment of the network

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network topology

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a map of a network and how devices are connected to it

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open systems interconnection reference model OSI

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an internationally accepted framework of standards that governs how separate computer systems communicate using networks

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packet switched

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networks that transmit packets as individual messages

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physical topology

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the physical network devices and any physical devices used to connect to the network

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point to point network

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a network that consists only of computers and devices that are connected directly

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transmission control protocol TCP

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part of the TCP/IP that guarantees a reliable stream of data between two computers

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TCP/IP reference model

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a descriptive framework for computer network protocols, created by the U.S. Department of Defense in the 1970s

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TCP/IP suite

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a collection that provides support to nearly all internet-capable operation systems and devices

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OSI

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open systems interconnection

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LAN

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LOCAL AREA NETWORK

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TCP/IP

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TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL INTERNET PROTOCOL

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IANA

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INTERNET ASSIGNED NUMBERS AUTHORITY

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VoIP

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VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL

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UC

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UNIFIED COMMUNICATION

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MAC

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MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL

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LLC

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LOGICAL LINK CONTROL

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EIA

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ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

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DTE

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DATA TERMINAL EQUIPMENT

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DCE

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DATA CIRCUIT TERMINATING EQUIPMENT

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CSMA/CD

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CARRIER SENSE MULTIPLE ACCESS WITH COLLISION DETECTION

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NIC

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NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER

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IEEE

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INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

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OUI

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ORGANIZATIONALLY UNIQUE IDENTIFIER

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TCO

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TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

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DHCP

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DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL

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HTTP

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HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL

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IMAP

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INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL

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FTP

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FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL

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POP

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POST OFFICE PROTOCOL

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SIP

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SESSION INITIATION POINT

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TCP

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Transmission CONTROL PROTOCOL

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UDP

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USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL

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ATP

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APPLETALK TRANSACTION PROTOCOL

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SCTP

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STREAM CONTROL TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL

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NFP

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netBIOS FRAMES PROTOCOL

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FCP

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FIBRE CHANNEL PROTOCOL

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IPSec

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INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY

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ARP

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ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL

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ICMP

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INTERNET CONTROL MESSAGE PROTOCOL

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L2TP

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LAYER 2 TUNNELING PROTOCOL

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PPP

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POINT TO POINT PROTOCOL

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DSL

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DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION LINE

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FDDI

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FIBER DISTRIBUTED DATA INTERFACE

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50
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POTS

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PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE

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ISDN

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INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK

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52
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CSD

A

CIRCUIT SWITCHED DATA

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HSCSD

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HIGH SPEEN CIRCUIT SWITCHED DATA

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RSTP

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RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL

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MSTP

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MULTIPLE SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL

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PoE

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POWER OVER ETHERNET

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data link layer

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the second OSI model layer, also called the protocol layer or Layer 2

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bridges

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network devices that interconnect two or more LANS

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ethernet

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a wired system for connecting devices in local area networks, metropolitan area networks, and wide area networks

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hub

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a hardware device that connects multiple networking devices

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IEEE standards

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Ethernet standards and protocols established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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IEEE CSMA/CD standards

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a group of standard specifications for Ethernet

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physical layer

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the first OSI model layer, also called Layer 1

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protocol

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an established set of rules to determine how data can be transmitted across devices

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redundancy

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the process of providing alternate means for a network to continue functioning

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repeater

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a device that receives and amplifies a signal

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resilience

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the ability to continue providing acceptable service despite operations challenges

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structured wiring system

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a modular cable solution that is flexible

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switches

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networking equipment that allows multiple devices to communicate

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DTME

A

DUAL TOUCH MULTIFREQUENCY TELEPHONE

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CO

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CENTRAL OFFICE

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AC

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ALTERNATING CURRENT

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DC

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DIRECT CURRENT

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BER

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BIT ERROR RATE

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WDM

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WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING

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IDF

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INTERMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION FRAME AKA WIRING CLOSET

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MDF

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MAIN DISTRIBUTION FRAME AKA DATA CENTER FACILITY

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BICSI

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BUILDING INDUSTRY CONSULTING SERVICE INTERNATIONAL

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EIA

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ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

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ECIA

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EIA BECAME ECIA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

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TIA

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

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ANSI

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AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE

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LLC

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LOGICAL LINK CONTROL

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ASP

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ACCESS SERVICE PROVIDER

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LC

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LUCENT CONNECTOR

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ST

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STRAIGHT TIP

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SC

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SQUARE CONNETOR

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APC

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ANGLED PHYSICAL CONNECTOR

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UPC

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ULTRA PHYSICAL CONTACT

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SFP

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SINGLE FORM FACTOR PLUGGABLE

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GBIC

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GIGABIT INTERFACE CONVERTER

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QSFP+

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QUAD SMALL FORM FACTOR PLUGGABLE PLUS

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OTDR

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OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER

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MEF

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METROPOLITAN ETHERNET FORUM

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MAN

A

METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK

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MPLS

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MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING

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SSH

A

SECURE SHELL PROTOCOL

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Connection Oriented Protocol

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sets up a connection between the source and destination

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Connectionless Protocol

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treats each connection individually

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datagram

A

packets that are transmitted across networks

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IANA internet assigned numbers authority

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organization that oversees the allocation of IP addresses

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Network address translation NAT

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maps local private addresses to public ones

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SCTP

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stream control transmission protocol

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TTL

A

time to live

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QoS

A

quality of service

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DHCPv6

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dynamic host configuration protocol

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SLAAC

A

stateless address autoconfiguration

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DNS

A

domain name system

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CIDR

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classless inter domain routing

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VLSM

A

variable length subnet masking

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PAT

A

port address translation

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NAT

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network address translation

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NDP

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neighbor discovery protocol

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ARPANET

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computer network developed by DoD to support academic research

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Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol L2TP

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protocol that supports virtual private networks

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L2TP

A

layer 2 tunneling protocol

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VPN

A

virtual private network

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web browser

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protocol to allow all resources to be linked together

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NetBIOS

A

network basic input/output system

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RPC

A

remote procedure call

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SMB

A

server message block

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IMAP

A

internet message access protocol

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SSH

A

secure shell

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SSL

A

secure socket layer

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TLS

A

transport layer security

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ASCII

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american standard code for information exchange

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EBCDIC

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extended binary coded decimal interchange code

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TIFF

A

tagged image file format

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GIF

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graphics interface format

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JPEG

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joint photographic experts group

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MPEG

A

moving picture experts group

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MIDI

A

musical instrument digital interface

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DHCP

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dynamic host configuration protocol

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FTP

A

file transfer protocol

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HTTP

A

hypertext transport protocol

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NFS

A

network file system

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RTP

A

real time transport protocol

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SIP

A

session initiation protocol

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SMTP

A

simple mail transfer protocol

140
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SNMP

A

simple network management protocol

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SFTP

A

secure file transfer protocol

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DNS

A

domain name service

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DHCP

A

dynamic host configuration protocol

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TFTP

A

trivial file transfer protocol

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POP3

A

post office protocol version 3

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SUNRPC

A

sun microsystems remote procedure call

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NTP

A

network time protocol

148
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MSRPC

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microsoft remote procedure call

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IMAP

A

internet message access protocol

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SQL

A

structured query language

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BGP

A

border gateway protocol

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LDAP

A

lightweight directory access protocol

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HTTPS

A

hypertext transfer protocol secure

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SMB

A

server message block

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DBMS

A

database management system

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DoS

A

denial of service

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DDoS

A

distributed denial of service

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PGP

A

pretty good privacy

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S/MIME

A

secure multipurpose internet mail extensions

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TCP/IP application layer

A

interacts with apps that need to gain access to network services

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TCP/IP host to host layer

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segments data and validates it hasn’t been corrupted (error checking)

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TCP/IP network or internet layer

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routing of packets as they move around the network

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TCP/IP physical or network access layer

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high layer protocols interface with transport medium

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OSI application layer

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interacts with end user

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OSI presentation layer

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coding of data, file formatting, encryption

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OSI session layer

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maintains communication sessions between computers

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OSI transport layer

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breaks data into packets and transmits them over networks (flow control and error checking)

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OSI network layer

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logical implementation of the network (can take form of IP address)

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OSI data link layer

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transmits info on computers connected to the same LAN

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OSI physical layer

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translates binary into language of transport medium

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circuit switched network

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sets up path between source and destination device. good for limited number of devices, keeps constant path until terminated

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packet switched network

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transmits packets as individual networks. receiver reassembles message. more efficient for large amounts of data

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UC unified communication

A

convergence of voice, data, and video

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physical topology

A

picture of actual devices and mediums

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logical topology

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how the network works and how you transfer data

176
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bus topology

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allows only one device to communicate at a time

177
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star

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uses aggregate point such as wiring closet

178
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attenuation

A

signal loss on transmission media

179
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switch

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device with multiple ports that examines message and knows which port to forward it to

180
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point to point network

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computers or devices connected directly to one another

181
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host based network

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central computer with many users connected using terminals

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dumb terminal

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terminal that doesn’t do much more that send and receive characters from a central computer

183
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serial communication

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terminal will send or receive one character at a time

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client server internetworking

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central server handles data and local client software on the client device requests services from the server

185
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bridge

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device needed for internetworking on the data link layer. listens to received traffic and remembers ports on which the traffic arrived from each MAC address

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router

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forward IP packets based on where that IP network is physically located and the physical port or interface that connects it.

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