November 2023
Intermediate to advanced
648 pages
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Table 1-5 Concepts and Actions
Encapsulate |
Adding a header to data to carry metadata such as the source and destination addresses |
Frame |
Data encapsulated to be carried from interface to interface |
Packet |
Data encapsulated to be carried from host to host |
Segment |
Data encapsulated to be carried from application to application |
Address context |
The scope in which the address uniquely describes a receiver or set of receivers |
Physical interface |
A physical point of connection where electrical or optical signals are converted to and from data |
Virtual interface |
A logical point of connection that acts like a physical interface; no physical hardware is associated with ... |
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