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Network
A network is a group of devices connected in wired or wireless mode so that they can
share resources such as data and peripherals. A general distinction is made between
local area networks (
) and wide-area networks (
).
Network adapter
The network adapter is the hardware device that implements the connection of a net-
work component to a local network. The connection can be wired or wireless. An Ether-
net network card is an example of a wired network adapter. The Gigaset PC Card and the
Gigaset USB Adapter are examples of wireless network adapters.
A network adapter has a unique address, the
.
Private IP address
The private
is a network component's address within the local area network
(
). The network operator can assign any address he or she wants. Devices that act
as a link from a local network to the Internet have a private and a
.
Protocol
A protocol describes the agreements for communicating on a network. It contains rules
for opening, administering and closing a connection, about data formats, time frames
and error handling. Communications between two applications require different proto-
cols at various levels, e.g. the
protocols for the
.
Public IP address
The public
is a network component's address on the
. It is assigned by
. Devices that act as a link from a local network to the Internet have
.
Rekey interval
The rekey interval is the period after which new keys are automatically generated for
data encryption with
.
Roaming
With Roaming, a number of routers are used to increase the range of the network. The
PCs within the network can switch dynamically between several access points.
Router
A router directs data packets from one local area network (
) to another via the fast-
est route. A router makes it possible to connect networks that have different network
technologies. For example, it can link a local network with
technol-
ogy to the
.
See also
