Protocol
Communication on the network is governed by sets of rules called protocols. Protocols provide
the guidelines devices use to communicate with each other, and thus they have different
ible
ther
s the medium, and how servers respond to
workstation requests and vice versa. Common network protocols responsible for the presentation
and formatting of data for a network operating system are the Internetwork Packet Exchange
(IPX) protocol or the Internet Protocol (IP). Protocols that dictate the format of data for
ion
ernet. The Router
Information Protocol (RIP), a part of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) suite, forwards packets from one network to another using the same network protocol.
RARP
RJ-45
A router is the network software or hardware entity charged with routing packets between
S
Server
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet mail.
SNMP
gement Protocol. SNMP was designed to provide a common foundation
for managing network devices.
In LANs, a station consists of a device that can communicate data on the network. In FDDI, a
In TCP/IP, the bits used to create the subnet are called the subnet mask.
T
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a widely used transport protocol that connects
diverse computers of various transmission methods. It was developed to connect different
computer types and led to the development of the Internet.
functions. Some protocols are responsible for formatting and presenting data that will be
transferred from file server memory to the file server’s network adapter. Others are respons
for filtering information between networks and forwarding data to its destination. Still o
protocols dictate how data is transferred acros
transferors the medium include token-passing and Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collis
Detection (CSMA/CD), implemented as token-ring, ARCNET, FDDI, or Eth
R
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol that allows a physical address, such as
an Ethernet address, to be translated into an IP address.
RJ-45 connectors are used for Ethernet cable connections.
Router
networks.
A server is a simple computer that provides resources, such as files or other information.
SMTP
Simple Network Mana
Station
station includes both physical nodes and addressable logical devices. Workstations, single-attach
stations, dual-attach stations, and concentrators are FDDI stations.
Subnet mask
TCP/IP
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