Networking Terminology
This page on Networking terminology describes terms related to networking domain. It covers OSI, TCPIP, ARP, RARP, Router, Hub, Switch, Ethernet, Gateway, MAC, PHY, IP address, Ethernet address, LAN, WAN, Internet, IoT, M2M etc.
| Networking Terms | Basic description | RF Wireless World Reference |
|---|---|---|
| OSI | Open System Interconnection | OSI basics |
| TCPIP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol | TCPIP comparison with OSI stack |
| ARP | Address Resolution Protocol, maps ip address to the ethernet address | ARP vs RARP ARP protocol inside |
| RARP | Reverse Address Resolution Protocol, maps ethernet address to the ip address | Refer link above |
| Router | The networking device used to route the packet to appropriate destination based on destination ip address embedded within IP Header. | What is Router |
| Hub | Connects more than one ethernet segments | Ethernet Hub |
| Switch | Switch works similar to router with intelligence built in to route the ethernet packet to appropriate sub networks. | Ethernet Switch |
| Ethernet | The medium built in to support higher data rate of transmission such as 10Mbps and 100Mbps. It is referred as ethernet cable. | What is Ethernet |
| Gateway | It connects two networks of different protocols. | networking Gateway |
| MAC | It stands for Medium Access Control Protocol. It lies at layer-2 of the OSI stack. It takes care of segmentation, assembly as well as flow control and error control(using ARQ protocol). | WiMAX MAC protocol |
| PHY | It stands for Physical Layer. It lies at layer-1 of the OSI stack. It takes care of functions such as modulation, syntax conversion, FEC, scrambling and so on. | Wireless PHY |
| IP address | The logical address used to define the device over the internet as well as intranet. It can be 32 bit or 128 bit in size as per IPV4 or IPV6 respectively. | What is IP Address |
| Ethernet address | The physical address used to identify the device connected over ethernet. It is a 48 bit address. | What is Ethernet Address |
| LAN | Local Area Network | LAN vs WAN vs MAN |
| WAN | Wide Area Network | Refer above link |
| Internet | Interconnection of computers to form larger network. | Internet vs Intranet |
| IoT | Internet of Things, the technology by which various devices can communicate to one another using ip address. | IoT basics |
| M2M | Machine to Machine communication | M2M |
Other useful Terminologies
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GSM TERMINOLOGY
LTE TERMINOLOGY
SATELLITE TERMINOLOGY
RF TERMINOLOGY
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DSP TERMINOLOGY
Electronic TERMINOLOGY
Fibre optic TERMINOLOGY
GPRS TERMINOLOGY
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Wireless TERMINOLOGY
WLAN TERMINOLOGY
Zigbee TERMINOLOGY
RF and Wireless Terminologies
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RF
Antenna
Avionics
Wireless
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MiFi vs WiFi
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BJT vs FET
PDH vs SDH
CS vs PS
MS vs PS