Glossary
- AAL (ATM Adaptation Layer)
A layer on top of ATM to provide an interface more convenient than 48-byte cells. AAL1 is constant bit rate, AAL2 is variable bit rate, AAL5 is large datagram packets. AAL3/4 was an unsuccessful attempt to provide what eventually was redesigned as AAL5.
- AARP (AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol)
Just like ARP but for AppleTalk.
- aggregatable
Addresses that can be summarized easily because all the numerically contiguous addresses are located next to each other in the topology.
- anycast
Transmit to the nearest of a set of nodes.
- ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
A protocol for mapping 32-bit IP addresses to 48-bit data link layer addresses, specified in RFC 826.
- AS (Autonomous System)
A portion of a network, usually within ...
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