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IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) ◆ An infor-

mation exchange organization. Among other functions, it coordinates,

develops, and publishes network standards for use in the United States,

following ANSI rules.

IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) ◆ Organization responsible

for all Internet protocols (for example, IP, TCP, FTP).

IP (Internet Protocol) ◆ A networking protocol for providing a con-

nectionless (datagram) service to the higher transport protocol. It is

responsible for discovering and maintaining topology information and

for routing packets across homogeneous or heterogeneous networks.

Combined with TCP, it is commonly known as the TCP/IP platform.

IPX (Internetwork Packet eXchange Protocol) ◆ A connectionless

Network layer protocol similar to IP.

IPX/SPX ◆ Novell’s proprietary LAN protocol.

ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) ◆ An early, CCITT-

adopted protocol reference model intended to provide a ubiquitous,

end-to-end, interactive digital service for data, audio, and video. Syn-

onym: narrowband ISDN.

ISO (International Standards Organization) ◆ An international body

that creates networking standards, including the OSI model.

ITC (Independent Telephone Company) ◆ Any telephone company

that was not originally part of AT&T.

ITU (International Telecommunication Union) ◆ The international

standards organization for telecommunications, previously known as

the CCITT (International Telephone and Telegraph Consultative

Committee). For more information, see http://www.itu.ch

KB (Kilobytes) ◆ One kilobyte is equivalent to 1024 bytes when

referring to memory size, and 1000 bytes when referring to speed.

Kbps ◆ (Kilobits per second)

KBps ◆ (Kilobytes per second)

LAN (Local Area Network) ◆ A data communications system

designed to operate over a limited geographic distance, such as a single

building.

LAP-B (Link Access Procedure Balanced) ◆ For Frame Relay, the

balanced-mode, enhanced version of HDLC. Used in X.25 packet-

switching networks. Contrast with LAP-D.

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