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| weakening of a signal as it traverses a medium |
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| result of the average number of highs and lows being pulled in one direction or another as result of consec 1'2 or 0's |
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| required for sender and receiver to keep the signal timing correct |
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| rate at which the signal changes versus the number of bits actually transferred |
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| set up first so the packet path will not change and then data can be sent |
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| routing of IP packets by first identifying which class of network they belong to |
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| used in the Time To Live field rather than measure of time |
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| the combination of layers and protocols for a network model |
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| Virtual Circuit Identifier |
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| a unique ID assigned to a connection between two nodes where the path is fixed |
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| the list of protocols used by a single system |
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| a network in which all routers are under the same administrative control |
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| the logical amount of data able to be transmitted |
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| the physical amount of data able to be transmitted |
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| a device which determines and stores where a packet came from in order to improve performance |
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| the act of taking several sources and combining them into a single stream |
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| Mapping of IP address to physical address |
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| a multi-link, homogeneous, peer-based device designed to filter network traffic |
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| a packet containing information about a router used to compute coutes |
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| a wireless's signal reflecting off surrounding surfaces |
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| application programming interface between adjacent layers of a network model |
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| piece of data sent/received from/to a node to/from another node |
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| a device chosen on a subnet to forward packets to other subnet without intelligence |
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