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Appendix C Glossary

Glossary

ALG Application Layer
Gateway
ARP Address Resolution
A
Protocol
AH Authentication Header
DDNS Dynamic Domain
Name Server
DHCP Dynamic
Configuration Protocol
D
DMZ Demilitarized Zone
DNS Domain Name
Server
DSL (Digital Subscriber
Line)
ESP Encapsulating
E
Security Payload
FTP File Transfer
F
Protocol
GMT Greenwich Mean
G
Time
Description
Application Level Gateway (ALG) is application specific
translation agent that allows an application on a host in one
address realm to connect to its counterpart running on a host in
different realm transparently.
Internet protocol used to map an IP address to a MAC address.
A security protocol that provides data authentication and
optional anti-replay services. AH is embedded in the data to be
protected (a full IP datagram).
The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a
dynamic Internet IP address.
A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP parameters
Host
for the all the PCs that are connected to a DHCP server.
A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the
Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming
or videoconferencing.
An Internet Server that translates the names of websites into IP
addresses.
A technology that allows data to be sent or received over
existing traditional phone lines.
Security protocol that provides data privacy services, optional
data authentication, and anti-replay services. ESP encapsulates
the data to be protected.
Application protocol, part of the TCP/IP protocol stack, used for
transferring files between network nodes.
It is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal
Observatory in Greenwich, London.
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