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
Bundle Protocol	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
CNA	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
darknet	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	Disruption Tolerant Networking
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
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	File Replication service
firewalking	firewall
forest	FQDN
Frame Relay	G_Port
GAN	gateway
GBIC	geo-dispersed cluster
giant	global area network
Global File System	Gnutella
goodput	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	legacy network
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	pNFS
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	SYSVOL
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 Computing System
unified storage	UPnP
upstream	UUCP
VAN	VAN access point
VAN mailbox	variable length subnet mask
vBNS	VCI
virtual circuit	virtual honeypot
virtual router	virtual teletype
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