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Networking
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 3
09/06/2011

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Term
circuit switched network
Definition
Switched network used mostly for the telephone system and optical networks
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Packet switched network
Definition
Used for the majority of computer networks, the nodes within this type of network sends discrete blocks of data
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Packet
Definition
discrete blocks of data
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Switches
Definition
The nodes on the inside which implement a network
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Router
Definition
A node that is connected to two or more networks, it forwards messages from one network to another
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Unicast
Definition
When the source node wants to send a message to a single destination node
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Broadcast
Definition
When the source node wants to send a message to all the nodes on the network
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Multicast
Definition
When the source node wants to send a message to some subset of nodes on the network but not all
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Multiplexing
Definition
When a system resource is shared among multiple users
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Synchronous time division multiplexing (STDM)
Definition
Time is divided into equal size pieces for each user flow then turns are taken in a round robin fashion
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Frequency division multiplexing (FDM)
Definition
Each flow is transmitted on its own frequency
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Statistical multiplexing
Definition
Much like STDM, but each data flow is transmitted on demand
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Message
Definition
The complete piece of data to be transmitted and is constructed of packets
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Client
Definition
The process that requests access to a file
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Server
Definition
The process that supports access to a file
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Protocols
Definition
The abstract objects that make up the layers of a network system
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request-reply protocol (RRP)
Definition
Guarantees every message sent by one side is received by the other side and that only one copy of each message is delivered
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Message stream protocol (MSP)
Definition
Needs to ensure that the messages that are delivered arrive in the same order in which they were sent
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Host to host the protocol (HHP)
Definition
Provides a host to host connectivity service
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The 7-Layer Model
Definition
Partitioning of network functionality into 7 layers: physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, and application
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Physical layer
Definition
Handles the transmission of raw bits over a communications link
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Data link layer
Definition
Collects a stream of bits into a frame
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Network layer
Definition
Handles routing among nodes within a packet switched network
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Transport layer
Definition
Exchanges messages
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Session layer
Definition
Provides a namespace that is used to tie together the potentially different transport streams that are part of a single application
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Presentation Layer
Definition
Concerned with the format of data exchanged between two peers
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Application layer
Definition
Includes HTTP and is what enables web browsers to request pages from web servers
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