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Chapter 7 - Glossary
remote
In a physically separate location. For example, an
employee away on travel who logs in to the company’s
intranet is a remote user.
RJ-45 Registered Jack Standard-45
The 8-pin plug used in transmitting data over phone lines.
Ethernet cabling usually uses this type of connector.
RMON Remote Monitoring
Extensions to SNMP, provide comprehensive network
monitoring capabilities.
routing
Forwarding data between your network and the Internet
on the most efcient route, based on the data’s destination
IP address and current network conditions. A device that
performs routing is called a router.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
The TCP/IP protocol used for network management.
STP Spanning Tree Protocol
The bridge protocol to avoid packet looping in a complicate
network.
subnet
A subnet is a portion of a network. The subnet is
distinguished from the larger network by a subnet mask
which selects some of the computers of the network
and excludes all others. The subnet’s computers remain
physically connected to the rest of the parent network,
but they are treated as though they were on a separate
network. See also network mask.
subnet mask
A mask that denes a subnet. See also network mask.
TCP
See TCP/IP.