M
mask.

A set of four octets that separates the network portion of the IP address from the host portion of the IP address.

MED. Multiple Exit Discriminator.

Used in BGP to provide a hint about which path an external router should take to reach a destination in this AS.

MPLS. Multiprotocol Label Switching.

A method of switching packets based on swapping short, fixed-length labels.

multicast.

Single packets copied by the network and sent to a specific subset of network addresses. These addresses are specified in the Destination Address field.

Multiple Exit Discriminator.
See [MED. Multiple Exit Discriminator. Used in BGP to provide a hint about which path an external router should take to reach a destination in this AS.]
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