Planet IGSW-2840 User Manual page 670

User's Manual of IGSW-2840
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
Serial Line Internet Protocol, a standard protocol for point-to-point connections using serial lines.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
A technology that checks your network for any loops. A loop can often occur in complicated or back-up linked network systems.
Spanning-tree detects and directs data along the shortest path, maximizing the performance and efficiency of the network.
Telnet
Defines a remote communication facility for interfacing to a terminal device over TCP/IP.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
A TCP/IP protocol commonly used for software downloads.
Virtual LAN (VLAN)
A Virtual LAN is a collection of network nodes that share the same collision domain regardless of their physical location or
connection point in the network. A VLAN serves as a logical workgroup with no physical barriers, allowing users to share
information and resources as though located on the same LAN.
XModem
A protocol used to transfer files between devices. Data is grouped in 128-byte blocks and error-corrected.
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