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Half duplex
Operating mode for data transmission. Only one side can send and/or receive data at
the same time.
See also: Full duplex
HTTP proxy
An HTTP proxy is a
requests are sent via the proxy.
Hub
A hub connects several network components in a star-topology network by sending all
the data it receives from one network component to all the other network components.
See also: Switch, Bridge, Router,
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
The IEEE is an international body for defining network standards, especially for stand-
ardising LAN
IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a standard for wireless LANs operating in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band. In
the so-called
point) or they can connect with each other spontaneously
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol
IGMP is an Internet
routers that it is a member of a multicast group. With multicasting, a computer can send
content on the Internet to several other computers that have registered an interest in
the first computer's content. Multicasting can, for example, be used for multimedia pro-
grams for media streaming to recipients that have set up multicast group membership.
Infrastructure mode
Infrastructure mode is a way of operating wireless local networks (WLANs) in which an
Access point
connection with each other as is the case in
Server that network components use for their
Gateway
technologies, transfer protocols, data transfer speeds and wiring.
Infrastructure mode, terminals can be connected to a base station
Protocol that enables an Internet computer to inform neighbouring
handles the data traffic. Network components cannot establish a direct
Internet
(Ad-hoc
Ad-hoc mode.
Glossary
traffic. All
(Access
mode).
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