Specifications

Glossary
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virtual circuit
A logical communications path between a access server and a service node. A
virtual circuit provides a bidirectional, sequential, timer-based, error-free stream
of data.
WAN
Wide Area Network. A network composed of computers connected by
communications links that cover distances up to many thousands of miles.
Contrast with LAN.
Wide Area Network
See WAN.
XON/XOFF characters
These characters are used with a form of in-band flow control and are transmitted
as TxD and RxD data.