Comprehensive Networking Glossary and Acronym Guide

Gary Scott Malkin
  • January 1995
  • ISBN 9781884777028
  • 208 pages
  • printed in black & white
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This glossary offers a complete collection of technical terms and acronyms used in the networking industry. It covers general networking terminology, the specific terminology used in the Internet, and terms and acronyms specific to AppleTalk, IP, IPX, SNA, and OSI. It also covers national and international networking organizations and several major networks.

Organized in case-insensitive, alphabetic order, entries present well written definitions, understandable to novice readers and useful to experts. The glossary and the glossary entries are:

  • verified
  • cross-referenced
  • comprehensive
  • concise
  • understandable

For extra guidance, the book ends with three appendices, each listing the entries in one of three subject areas: networks and organizations, security, and applications and protocols.

The Comprehensive Networking Glossary and Acronym Guide is a valuable, single-source reference for the practical terminology of networking as well as a guide to networks and networking organizations.

about the book

This glossary offers a complete collection of technical terms and acronyms used in the networking industry. It covers general networking terminology, the specific terminology used in the Internet, and terms and acronyms specific to AppleTalk, IP, IPX, SNA, and OSI. It also covers national and international networking organizations and several major networks.

what's inside

Organized in case-insensitive, alphabetic order, entries present well written definitions, understandable to novice readers and useful to experts. The glossary and the glossary entries are:

  • verified
  • cross-referenced
  • comprehensive
  • concise
  • understandable
For extra guidance, the book ends with three appendices, each listing the entries in one of three subject areas: networks and organizations, security, and applications and protocols.

about the reader

Understandable to novice readers and useful to experts

about the author

Gary Scott Malkin is a long-standing member of the Internet Engineering Task Force and a member of the IETF User Services Advisory Council. He has written and edited many popular RFC's including the Internet User's Glossary and The TAO of IETF. Gary is a Principal Software Engineer at Xylogics, Inc.

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