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Appendix J: Glossary
User Datagram Protocol
(UDP)
VLAN
VLAN ID
VLAN tagging
virtual cluster
Virtual Local Area Network
(VLAN)
virtual server address
virtual web server
WAP
weight
Wireless Application Protocol
(WAP)
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Within TCP/IP, a protocol that is similar to Layer 4 (the transport layer). UDP
converts data into packets to be sent from one server to another but does not
verify the validity of the data. See ISO/OSI, TCP/IP, and transport layer.
See Virtual Local Area Network.
An endpoint that acts as the network-visible port for a set of hidden back-end
servers. See cluster, endpoint, FTP cluster, geographic cluster, and server
cluster.
An IP address that is aliased to a physical server that has its own, separate IP
address. See virtual web server.
Software that imitates HTTP server hardware. A virtual web server has its
own domain name and IP address. See domain name, HTTP, IP address,
server, and virtual server address. See also authoritative name server, back-
end server, name server, physical server, and proxy server.
See Wireless Application Protocol.
The relative proportion of a single item in a population of similar items. See
dynamic weight, server weight, and initial weight.
A set of rules that govern access to the Internet through wireless devices
such as cellular telephones, pagers, and two-way communication devices.
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