Appendix
containing a QL indication.
STP
S
panning
T
ree
P
rotocol is an OSI layer-2 protocol which ensures a loop free
for any bridged LAN. The original STP protocol is now obsolete
topology
by RSTP.
SyncE
SyncE Is an abbreviation for Synchronous Ethernet. This functionality is used to
make a network 'clock frequency' synchronized. Not to be confused with real time
clock synchronized (IEEE 1588).
T
is an acronym
for
T
erminal
A
cess
C
ontroller
A
ccess
C
ontrol
S
ystem
P
lus. It is a networking
protocol which provides access control for routers, network access servers and
other networked computing devices via one or more centralized servers.
provides separate authentication, authorization and accounting
services.
Tag Priority
Tag Priority is a 3-bit field storing the priority level for the 802.1Q frame.
TCP
TCP is an acronym for
T
ransmission
C
ontrol
P
rotocol. It is a communications
protocol that uses the Internet Protocol (IP) to exchange the messages betwe
computers.
en
The TCP protocol guarantees reliable and in-order delivery of data from sender to
pplications on networked hosts can use TCP to create connections to one
n
complete
other end.
on network applications that use TCP include the World Wide Web (WWW),
receiver and distinguishes data for multiple connections by concurrent
applications (for example, Web server and e-mail server) running on the same
host.
The a
another. It is known as a connection-oriented protocol, which means that a
connection is established and maintained until such time as the message or
messages to be exchanged by the application programs at each end have bee
exchanged. TCP is responsible for ensuring that a message is divided into the
packets that IP manages and for reassembling the packets back into the
message at the
Comm
e-mail, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
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