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Glossary
ISDN BRI
ISDN BRI Integrated Services Digital Network. BRI, which is 144,000 bits per
second and designed for the desktop.
internet "A network of networks," the Internet supports FTP, WWW, Gopher,
E-Mail, Telnet, and many other world-wide information transfer
protocols and services. ISPs provide an effective interface with the
Internet. The Internet itself is made up of thousands of LANs and WANs,
all using TCP/IP to provide information services to millions of users. A
worldwide network of networks that all use the TCP/IP communications
protocol and share a common address space.
Internet
Protocol (IP) Internet Protocol, the method by which most Internet activity takes place.
Members with access to TCP/IP through a SLIP or PPP connection can
connect to many ISP services in this manner. As the name implies, it is a
protocol for network activity. Most current networks support some sort
of TCP or IP directly or indirectly.
IP address A string of four numbers separated by periods (such as 111.22.3.144)
used to represent a computer on the Internet. The format of the address is
specified by the Internet Protocol in RFC 791. Each of the four number
must be 255 or less; they may be 0.
jitter Interference on an analog line caused by a variation of a signal from its
reference timing slots. Jitter can cause problems in the receipt of data and
any subsequent processing of that data.
kbps A transmission speed. Kilobits (thousands of bits) per second.
kilobyte (kb) A representative word meaning one thousand bytes.
LAN (Local
Area Network) A group of computers at a single location (usually an office or home) that
are connected by phone lines, network cables of various configurations
or coaxial cable. Usually controlled and administered by a system or
network administrator.