Honeywell HC900 Installation And User Manual page 44

Components and Architecture - Networking Basics Reference
Name/Acronym
Telnet Application that provides a
terminal interface between
hosts using TCP/IP.
Throughput Data volume transmitted per
unit of time.
Token Ring A network topology in
which the nodes are
addressed and can transmit
in a fixed sequence.
Topology The configuration scheme
for a network.
UDP User Datagram Protocol
Uplink Port Ethernet Port that enables
inter-connection of
networking devices
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
VPN Virtual Private Network
WAN Wide-Area Network
WINS Windows Internet Name
Service
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Name/Definition
HC900 Hybrid Controller Installation and User Guide
Comments
Telnet defines a protocol that allows a remote
terminal session to be established with an Internet
host, so that a remote user has can use the remote
host as though he was sitting at a terminal
connected directly to the Host.
Example: 10 Mbps
The "token" is a special code that is passed from
node to node in the same fixed sequence. Each
node can hold the token for a limited time, and can
transmit only as long as it holds the token.
Types of network topology include Ring, Bus, Star,
and Tree.
Similar to Transport Control Protocol (TCP), but
less complex regarding reliability features, and
hence, faster than TCP.
Some Hubs and some Switches include an
additional port that enables connection form hub to
hub, hub to switch, etc. Typically, the Uplink Port
is a cross-over connector; on some devices, the
Uplink Port can be configured (or selected) as
either cross-over or straight.
Provides access to multiple IP subnets at a physical
location.
Remote access via a secure (encrypted) "tunnel"
though the Internet.
Typically, a network that includes several LANs at
different geographical locations, interconnected
using common carrier transmission services.
Revision 5
9/03