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Glossary
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ICMP (Internet control message protocol)
An auxiliary protocol of IP used to convey advice and error
messages about events in the IP layer.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
International professional society which issues networking and
other standards. The IEEE created the 802 family of LAN
standards.
IEEE 802.2
The data link layer standard; used with IEEE 802.3, 802.4, 802.5,
and other LAN/WAN protocols.
IEEE 802.3
The physical layer standard that uses the CSMA/CD access
method on a bus topology LAN.
IEEE 802.6
Standard for metropolitan area networks (MANs) currently under
development.
initialization
Transition of a device or network from startup state to operational
state.
intelligent bridge/switch
A bridge/switch that is able to identify source and destination
addresses.
internet
A large communications infrastructure composed of wide and
local area networks. A generic reference to a network built using
internetworking technology.
Internet
A large collection of connected networks which use TCP/IP. (Also
referred to as the DARPA Internet, NSF/DARPA Internet or the
Federal Research Internet.)