Subcategories

Data Transfer Rates	Directory Services
Electronic Mail	Ethernet
File Transfer	Groupware
Internet Access	Network Interface Cards (NICs)
Network Management	Network Protocols
Network Topologies	Networking Companies
Networking Hardware	Networking Standards
Routing	Security
Videoconferencing

Terms

10Base-T	2-205 rule
5-4-3 rule	AAA
AAB	AAUI
accounting	active reconnaissance
administrative domain	AFP
air gap	All-to-all broadcast
amplifier repeater	Application Service Provider
arbitrated loop	ARP
ARP spoofing	AS
ATM OAM Ping	Atom
attenuation	attenuation crosstalk ratio
AUI	auto partitioning
backhaul	backpressure
baseband	bastion host
BECN	Berkeley Packet Filter
BGAN	bit bucket
black hole	block
BLS	BPL
BPL repeater	BRAS
broadband	broadcast
broadcast address	broadcast storm
burst	CAM
CAN	CARP
carrier	CCNA
CDN	cell
cell relay	Cells in Frames
central tunneling	centralized network
choke packet	CIR
circuit switching	Class C network
client/server architecture	cloud
clustering	coaxial cable
collapsed backbone	collision
collision domain	Communication Streaming Architecture
congestion	congestion notification
connectionless	connectionless service
connection-oriented service	connectivity
contention	controller area network
COR	CRC
crosstalk	CSMA/CA
CSMA/CD	DAFS
daisy chain	DAN
data mirroring	datagram
Datagram Congestion Control Protocol	DCCP
DDR	default gateway
DEN	deploy
dial-up access	digital loop carrier
Direct Access File System	direct attached storage
directory	diskless workstation
Distribution Point	DLCI
domain	domain controller
domain name	downstream
DP	DSS
dual-homed host	DVMRP
DWDM	dynamic NAT
E_Port	eBGP
edge router	edge switch
EGP	egress traffic
encapsulation	endpoint identifiers
ESCON	EtherLoop
extranet	F_Port
Facebook Connect	facilities-based competition
failover	fairly fast packet filter
FastIP	FATA
FC SAN	FCIP
FCoE	FECN
Federal Internet Exchange	Federated Identity Manager
federated network identity	FFPF
Fibre Channel	FICON
firewalking	firewall
forest	FQDN
Frame Relay	G_Port
GAN	gateway
GBIC	geo-dispersed cluster
giant	global area network
Global File System	Gnutella
greynet	HAN
HAVi	HBA
heterogeneous network	hold down timer
HomePlug	HomeRF
honeynet	hop
Host Channel Adapter	hot potato routing
hotspot	HPNA
HSRP	HSSI
hub	hybrid routing protocol
I/O	I/O adapter
iBGP	ICF
ICS	IDF
IDN	iFCP
IGP	InfiniBand
ingress traffic	Inmarsat-4 satellite
Integrated PAD Software	Internet sharing
internetworking	intranet
IP Masquerade	IP switching
IPS	IS-IS
jabber	jitter
jumbo frame	L_Port
LAN telephony	LANE
LAT	latency
LCP	leased line
lights out server room	LNP
load balancing	local
Local Number Portability	local-area network
localhost	log on
log out	logical topology
LOM	loopback
loopback address	LPD/LPR
M2M	MAN
Managed Security Service	MDF
MDIX	medium dependent interface
Metcalfe’s Law	MPEG-21
MSCS	multicast address
multihomed	multi-site cluster
municipal Wi-Fi	N_Port
Named Pipes	NAS
Net PC	NetBEUI
network	network access server
network appliance	network baselining
network computer	network identity
Network Load Balancing	network meltdown
network neutrality	network operating system
network transparency	network virtualization
network-attached storage	NEXT
next hop	Next-Generation Network
NFS	NGN
Nimrod Routing Architecture	NLB
NOC	node
nomadic wireless	NTLM
NUA	Object-Based Storage Device
offline	online
open profile	OpenID
OpenNMS	operating system-level virtualization
OSD	OSPF
OSS	overloading
packet	packet buffer
packet collision	packet collision rate
packet switching	PAD
PAM	PAN
passive reconnaissance	PAT
patch cord	patch panel
peer-to-peer architecture	perfect forward secrecy
pervasive computing	physical topology
ping triangulation	PLC
PLMN	PoE
polling	PON
port forwarding	port knocking
Port to Application Mapping	port triggering
power line Ethernet bridge	power line networking
PowerPacket	Private PAD
proxy cache	proxy server
PSDN	public carrier
Public PAD	pull
pulling wire	punchdown block
push	PVC
PXE	QoE
QoS	RBGAN
RDMA	RDP
Red Hat Global File System	redundant
remote access	remote access server
Remote Desktop	Remote Desktop Protocol
ROR	route control
routefile	router
routing	routing information field
Routing Information Protocol	routing metric
routing protocol	RTU
runt	SAN
SAN fabric	security policy
sequenced packet protocol	server farm
server virtualization	Shared Wireless Access Protocol
slice	sliding window
SMLT	sneakernet
SNR	social network
social network analysis	socket
SoIP	source
split horizon	Split Multi-Link Trunking
split tunneling	SPN
SPOF	SSH port forwarding
static NAT	static routing
storage virtualization	stub network
subnet	subnet mask
SVC	switched Ethernet
TAN	TC
TCP-Friendly Rate Control	telematics
Telenet	Telnet
TFRC	throughput
tiered storage	token passing
TPS	traceroute
traffic	transmission path
tunneling	Tymnet
U_Port	uDAPL
unicast address	unified storage
UPnP	upstream
UUCP	VAN
VAN access point	VAN mailbox
variable length subnet mask	vBNS
VCI	virtual circuit
virtual honeypot	virtual router
virtualization	VLAN
VLSM	VoIP Gateway
VPDN	VPI
VPN	VRRP
WAAS	warchalking
WebSEAL	Wide Area Application Services
wide area data services	wide area file services
wide-area network	Windows Network Setup Wizard
Windows XP ICS Internet Gateway	Windows XP Network Bridge
wireless	wireless mesh network
wireless personal area network	Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
Wolfpack	WPAD
WPAN	Zeroconf
zoning	ZSL