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Glossary
address
On a network, the identification of a station. In a frame, a
g
roupin
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of bits that
identifies the frame’s source or destination.
API
Application Pro
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ram Interface. The specification of functions and data used b
y
one
pro
g
ram module to access another; the pro
g
rammin
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interface that corresponds to
the boundar
y
between protocol la
y
ers.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol. A network la
y
er protocol used to determine the
ph
y
sical address which corresponds to the IP address for a host on the network.
ARP is a sub-protocol which operates under TCP/IP.
bps
Bits per second.
bridge
A device that connects two or more ph
y
sical networks which use the same
protocol. Brid
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es read frames and decide whether to transmit or block them based
on their destination address.
client
A computer process re
q
uestin
g
service from other computer processes.
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