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VCI
Virtual Channel Identifier
Part of an address in an ATM network.
Virtual server
A virtual
Server
provides a service on the
Internet
that runs not on itself, but on another
network component. The Giga762SX WLAN dsl can be configured as a virtual server. It
will then direct incoming calls for a service via
Port forwarding
directly to the appropri-
ate
Port
of the network component in question.
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
A VLAN is a virtual local network within a physical network. A widely disseminated tech-
nical implementation of VLANs is defined partially in the Standard IEEE 802.1Q. VLAN
allows preferred forwarding of voice data, for example. This functionality is important
for VoIP (IP telephony). This also means that phone calls can be made without interrup-
tion with a restricted bandwidth.
VoIP
Voice over IP
See
Internet telephony
VPI
Virtual Path Identifier
Part of an address in an ATM network.
WAN
Wide Area Network
A WAN is a wide area network that is not restricted physically to a particular area, for
example the
Internet
. A WAN is run by one or more public providers to enable private
access. You access the Internet via an
Internet service provider
.
WDS
Wireless Distribution System
WDS describes the wireless connection between a number of access points.
Web server
See
Server
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WEP is a security protocol defined in the
IEEE 802.11
standard. It is used to protect wire-
less transmissions in a
WLAN
against unauthorised access through
Encryption
of the
data transmitted.