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Glossary
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http proxy
An http proxy is a
that network components use for their
connections.
All requests are sent via the proxy.
Hub
A Hub connects several network components in a star-topology network by sending all
the data it receives from one network component to all the other network components.
See also
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
The IEEE is an international body for defining network standards, especially for
technologies, transmission protocols and speeds, and wiring.
IEEE 802.11
802.11 is a standard for wireless LAN's in the 2.4 GHz band. In so-called
terminals can be connected to a base station (
) or they
can connect with each other spontaneously (
Infrastructure mode
Infrastructure mode is a way of operating wireless local networks (
), in which an
handles the data traffic. Network components cannot establish a direct
connection with each other as is the case in
Internet
The Internet is a wide-area network (
) linking several million users around the
world. A number of
have been created for exchanging data, and these are
known collectively as
. All parties on the Internet can be identified by an
. Servers are addressed by a
(e.g. siemens.com). Domain names
are assigned to IP addresses by the Domain Name Service (
).
Among the most important Internet services are:
◆
electronic mail (email)
◆
the World Wide Web (WWW)
◆
file transfer (FTP)
◆
discussion forums (Usenet / Newsgroups)
Internet Service Provider
An Internet Service Provider offers access to the
for a fee.
IP
Internet Protocol
The IP
is one of the
protocols. It is responsible for addressing parties in a
network using
, and routes data from the sender to the recipient. It decides
the paths along which the data packets travel from the sender to the recipient in a
complex network (routing).