RFC
Request for Comments - Refers to documents published by the Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols and procedures for the Internet. RFC can be
found at www.ietf.org.
Route
The path that network traffic takes from its source to its destination. The route a datagram
may follow can include many gateways and many physical networks. In the Internet, each
datagram is routed separately.
Router
A system is responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or
Internet) traffic will follow. To do this, it uses a routing protocol to gain information about the
network and algorithms to choose the best route based on several criteria known as
"routing metrics".
Routing Table
Information stored within a router that contains network path and status information. It is
used to select the most appropriate route to forward information along.
Routing Information Protocol
Routers periodically exchange information with one another so that they can determine
minimum distance paths between sources and destinations.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol - The network management protocol of choice for
TCP/IP-based Internet.
SOCKET
(1) The Berkeley UNIX mechanism for creating a virtual connection between processes.
(2) IBM term for software interfaces that allow two UNIX application programs to talk via
TCP/IP protocols.
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