Network Protocol Suite Directory Index

TCP/IP

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:14:26 +0800

The TCP/IP protocol suite establishes the technical foundation of the Internet.

Security/VPN

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:14:29 +0800

Network security covers issues such as network communication privacy, information confidentiality and integrity over network

VOIP

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:14:32 +0800

Voice over IP (VOIP) uses the Internet Protocol (IP) to transmit voice as packets over an IP network.

LAN

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:14:34 +0800

Local Area Network (LAN) is a data communications network connecting terminals, computers and printers within a building or other geographically limited areas.

MAN

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:14:37 +0800

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) is a computer networks usually spanning a campus or a city, which typically connect a few local area networks using high speed backbone technologies

WAN

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:14:40 +0800

A wide area network (WAN) is a computer network covering multiple distance areas, which may spread across the entire world.

SAN

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:14:42 +0800

Storage Area Network (SAN) is a high-speed network or subnetwork whose primary purpose is to transfer data between computer and storage systems.

ISO

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:14:45 +0800

The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model is a reference model developed by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) in 1984 as a conceptual framework of standards for communication in the network across different equipment and applications by different vendors.

SS7/C7

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:15:33 +0800

SS7/C7: Telephony Signalling Protocols

Mobile/Wireless

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:15:29 +0800

Mobile/Wireless Protocols Overview

Cisco

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:15:35 +0800

Cisco Systems plays an active role in the IETF committees to bring Cisco technology initiatives into the standards track.

IBM

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:15:37 +0800

SNA (Systems Network Architecture) is one of the most popular network architecture models, in addition to the OSI Model, proposed by IBM.

Microsoft

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:15:39 +0800

Microsoft Protocol Suite Overview

Novell

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:15:53 +0800

Novell Protocols Overview

Apple

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:15:56 +0800

AppleTalk is a multi-layered protocol of Apple Computers providing internetwork routing, transaction and data stream service, naming service, and comprehensive file and print sharing among Apple systems using the LocalTalk interface built into the Appl hardware.

HP/DEC

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:15:58 +0800

DECnet is a protocol suite developed and supported by Digital Equipment Corporation (Digital or DEC, now part of HP).

Sun

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:00 +0800

SUN Protocols Overview

Others

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:03 +0800

Others Protocols Overview

IP

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:06 +0800

The Internet Protocol (IP) is a network-layer (Layer 3) protocol in the OSI model that contains addressing information and some control information to enable packets being routed in network.

TCP

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:08 +0800

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is the transport layer protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite, which provides a reliable stream delivery and virtual connection service to applications through the use of sequenced acknowledgment with retransmission of packets when necessary.

UDP

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:11 +0800

UDP is a connectionless transport layer (layer 4) protocol in OSI model, which provides a simple and unreliable message service for transaction-oriented services.

IPsec

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:13 +0800

IPsec provides security services at the IP layer by enabling a system to select required security protocols, determine the algorithm(s) to use for the service(s), and put in place any cryptographic keys required to provide the requested services.

HTTP

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:16 +0800

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-level protocol with the lightness and speed necessary for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.

POP3

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:19 +0800

The Post Office Protocol (POP) is designed to allow a workstation(PC) to dynamically access a maildrop on a server host. POP3 is the version 3 (the latest version) of the Post Office Protocol.

SNMP

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:23 +0800

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the protocol developed to manage nodes (servers, workstations, routers, switches and hubs etc.) on an IP network.

MPLS

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:49 +0800

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), an architecture for fast packet switching and routing, provides the designation, routing, forwarding and switching of traffic flows through the network.

SMTP

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:52 +0800

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a protocol designed to transfer electronic mail reliably and efficiently. SMTP is a mail service modeled on the FTP file transfer service.

DNS

Network Dictionary — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:54 +0800

DNS (Domain Name System or Service) is a distributed Internet directory service. DNS is used mostly to translate between domain names (www.domainname.com) and IP addresses (123.123.123.123), and to control Internet email delivery.