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TCPDump
A Linux command-line packet capture utility. Basic Syntax tcpdump -i [eth0|any] Flags -w Write ou...
Virtual IP Address
The public address of a load balanced cluster that is shared among the nodes. Also called a float...
Hot Standby Router Protocol
aliases: HSRP Proprietary protocol developed by Cisco. Allows multiple physical routers to se...
MofN Control
M of N Control - An authorization method that requires $m$ amount of signatures from $n$ authoriz...
Slateless Address Autoconfiguration
aliases: SLAAC A simpler approach to automatic address assignment in IPv6.
Routing Information Protocol
aliases: RIP A distance-vector routing protocol. RIP only considers a single metric: the next...
Port Statuses
An enumeration of all the LED colors you might see on a switch or router. Color Status Sol...
Dense WDM
A type of WDM that provisions a bigger number of channels (20-160 in increments of 20). There is ...
Coarse WDM
A form of WDM that supports up to 16 different wavelengths, used to deploy four or eight bidirect...
Bidirectional WDM
A form of WDM that transmit and receive data over the same strand of fiber cabling. It uses sligh...
Cat 7
An unshielded twisted pair cabling category that supports up to 10 Gbps. Description 600 MHz GG4...
Cat 8
An unshielded twisted pair cable category that supports up to 40 Gbps. Cat 8 also includes Cat 8....
OSI Upper Layers
The upper layers of the OSI model just store collections of functions used commonly to interface ...
OSI Network Layer
The network layer of the OSI reference model handles the moving of data between networks of netwo...
OSI Physical Layer
The physical layer of the OSI reference model is responsible for the transmission and receipt ana...
OSI Data Link Layer
The data link layer of the OSI reference model is responsible for transferring data between nodes...
Internet Service Provider
aliases: ISP A commercial (often subscription-based) company that offers access to the Intern...
Wide Area Network
aliases: WAN A network made up of smaller computer networks connected via long-distance links...
Local Area Network
aliases: LAN A small computer network confined to a specific geographical location. All of th...
Microsoft Windows
aliases: Windows An operating system. Arguably the most known one. The GOAT, greatest of all ...