Glossary - 3Com 3CRUS2475 User Manual

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LOSSARY
Access Control List ACLs can limit network traffic and restrict access to certain users or
(ACL) devices by checking each packet for certain IP or MAC (i.e., Layer 2)
information.
Address Resolution ARP converts between IP addresses and MAC (i.e., hardware) addresses.
Protocol (ARP) ARP is used to locate the MAC address corresponding to a given IP
address. This allows the switch to use IP addresses for routing decisions
and the corresponding MAC addresses to forward packets from one
hop to the next.
Boot Protocol used to provide bootup information for network devices,
BOOTP is
(BOOTP) including IP address information, the address of the TFTP server that
contains the devices system files, and the name of the boot file.
Class of Service (CoS) CoS is supported by prioritizing packets based on the required level of
service, and then placing them in the appropriate output queue. Data is
transmitted from the queues using weighted round-robin service to
enforce priority service and prevent blockage of lower-level queues.
Priority may be set according to the port default, the packet's priority
bit (in the VLAN tag), TCP/UDP port number, IP Precedence bit, or DSCP
priority bit.
Differentiated DSCP uses a six-bit tag to provide for up to 64 different forwarding
Services Code Point behaviors. Based on network policies, different kinds of traffic can be
Service (DSCP) marked for different kinds of forwarding. The DSCP bits are mapped to
the Class of Service categories, and then into the output queues.
Domain Name A system used for translating host names for network nodes into IP
Service (DNS) addresses.
Distance Vector A distance-vector-style routing protocol used for routing multicast
Multicast Routing datagrams through the Internet. DVMRP combines many of the
Protocol (DVMRP) features of RIP with Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF).