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7000 Series L3 Managed Switch Reference Manual for Software v1.0
Glossary C-25
May 30, 2003 Beta Draft
VLAN
See “Virtual Local Area Network” on page 24.
VRRP
See “Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol” on page 24.
W
WAN
See “Wide Area Network” on page 25.
Web
Also known as World-Wide Web (WWW) or W3. An Internet client-server system to distribute information,
based upon the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).
Wide Area Network
A WAN is a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of
two or more local-area networks (LANs).
Windows Internet Naming Service
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows-based computer names
to IP addresses.
If a remote network contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that WINS
server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote network using the Windows
Network Neighborhood feature.
WINS
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows-based computer names
to IP addresses.
X
X.500
A directory standard that enables applications like e-mail to access information that can either be central or
distributed. The benefit of a directory is the ability to minimize the impact on the user of changes to a
network. The standard is broken down under subsequent standards, as follows:
X.501 Models
X.509 Authentication framework
X.511 Abstract service definition