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Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
A basic form of authentication, in which a user's name and password
are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of
name-password pairs.
PBX
Short for Private Branch eXchange, a private telephone network used
within an enterprise. Users of the PBX share a certain number of
outside lines for making telephone calls external to the PBX.
Ping
A utility used to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible. It
works by sending a packet to the specified address and waiting for a
reply.
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3. A protocol that provides a simple, standardized
way for users to access mailboxes and download messages to their
computers.
POTS
Short for Plain Old Telephone Service, which refers to the standard
telephone service that most homes use. In contrast, telephone services
based on high-speed, digital communications lines, such as ISDN and
FDDI, are not POTS. The main distinctions between POTS and
non-POTS services are speed and bandwidth. POTS are generally
restricted to about 52 Kbps (52,000 bits per second).
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
A protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an
always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
PSTN
The POTS network is also called the Public Switched Telephone
Network.
Quality of Service (QoS)
A network protocol used to specify a guaranteed throughput level. This
protocol is often used by ATM providers to guarantee their customers a
minimum end-to-end latency.
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