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Internetwork A collection of two or more connected networks that may be
dissimilar.
IP (Internet
Protocol)
TCP/IP protocol governing packet forwarding.
IPX (Internetwork
Packet exchange)
Novell NetWare protocol similar to IP (Internet Protocol).
ISO (International
Standards
Organization)
A committee of industry leaders who develop telecommunication
and application standards.
LAN (Local Area
Network)
A system of software and hardware connected by a common data
transmission medium and limited to a geographical area less than
about 10 kilometers.
LLC (Logical link
control)
A layer 2 protocol governing transmission, also known the IEEE
802.2 standard.
LocalTalk A 230 kilobits per second baseband network using the CSMA/CA
access method.
MAC (Medium
Access Control)
A layer 2 protocol governing access to transmission media.
MAU (Multi-station
Access Unit)
A concentrator or transceiver for attracting nodes to a transmission
medium.
MIB (Management
Information Base)
A database of network management information used by CMIP
(Common Management Information Protocol) and SNMP (Simple
Network Management Protocol).
NetWare Novell’s network operating system using IPX (Internetwork Packet
Exchange) and SPX (Sequential Packet Exchange) protocols.
NFS (Network File
System)
The network operating system based on TCP/IP protocols.
OS/2 A multithreaded, multitasking, single-user operating system.
