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Glossary

ACK Acknowledgement

address On a network, the identification of a station. In a frame, a grouping of bits that

identifies the frame’s source or destination.

API Application Program Interface. The specification of functions and data used by one

program module to access another; the programming interface that corresponds to

the boundary between protocol layers.

ARP Address Resolution Protocol. A network layer protocol used to determine the

physical address that corresponds to the IP address for a host on the network. ARP

is a sub-protocol that operates under TCP/IP.

ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation. Grammar used to define a protocol (OSI scope)

BOOTP BOOTstrap Protocol. A protocol used at power-up in order to get an IP address that

is provided by a BOOTP server and is based on the module’s MAC address.

bps Bits per second.