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Glossaire Cisco

This glossary contains CCNA module 3 and CCNP module 1 terms. An Excel version can be downloaded.

Cisco glossary
TermeDescription
ACLAccess Control List. Used on router, they allow to limit network traffic, to control traffic flow, to secure access, to filter access type transferred or stopped on interfaces.
AdapterCard placed in a computer to allow connection to a network.
Administrative distanceAdministrative distance represents reliability of an information source on routing. It's a number : higher it is, less reliable is the source.
Answer TimeTime between the send of a message et the reception of her answer.
AppletalkProtocol realized by Apple to make Macintoshes networks.
ARPAddress Resolution Protocol. Protocol allowing to resolve dynamically a logic address (IP) in a physical address (MAC)
Asymmetric switchingAn asymmetric switching is used for client-server traffic needing a better bandwidth for the server.
ATMAsynchronous Transfer Mode. High bandwidth technology of information transfer using multiplexing and cell switching.
Autonomous SwitchingMethod allowing routers to transfer data the most speedily as possible. This technique puts in cache routing decisions.
Autonomous systemRouters in a domain managed by an administrative entity. Routers exchange informations by routing protocols.
BackboneThe backbone is the central access point of a network.
BandwidthThe bandwidth is the theoretical maximal flow of a communication channel. It's defined in bit/second (bps).
BGPBorder Gateway Protocol. BGP is an external routing protocol.
BitA bit is the lower quantity of informations in a computer. It's a binary number which taking 0 or 1 value.
BitrateQuantity of informations transmitted by time units. It is measured in bits per seconds (bps).
BPDUBridge Protocol Data Unit. Data structure exchanged by protocols. (ex : datagrams for IP, packets for X25...).
BridgeEquipment allowing to connect networks. It allows network segmentation.
BroadcastA broadcast is a diffusion of informations to hosts in the same network. (broadcast domain).
BufferUsed by switches and routers, it allows to stock packets before transmition.
Carrier DetectMethod to allow only one station to emit at time. When a station wants to emit an information, it listens the support : if it's free, it transmits, if it's busy, it will try a new access later.
CBWFQClass Based Weighted Fair Queuing. Queuing Mechanism allowing packets to be stocked un a queue profiting of a more important priority.
CollisionA collision appears when many informations are emitted on the same shared media.
Collision domainA collision domain corresponds to a part of a network where hosts share the access of the media. Hub can't segment domains.
CongestionCongestions appear when a network is charged. It realizes a slow down of answer time and file transfers.
ConvergenceConvergence is the speed to which all network units have the same view of the network topology.
CRCCyclic Redundancy Code. Code calculated by network units of type "Store And Forward" in frame control sequence field before transmition.
CSMA/CDCarrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detect. Multiple access Carrier Detection method allowing to one host to emit at the time.
Cut-throughSwitching Mod allowing latency reduction. The switch reads destination address before receiving all the frame to transmit it when it's possible.
Data FrameInformations sent in one bloc by a network card. It consists in encoding data.
DatagramData unit used by a protocol in non connection mode. The sending of a datagram isn't reliable because non mechanism will verify if data are transmitted.
Distance vectorRouting algorithm that use routing table transmition between neighbors routers.
DNSDomain Naming System. System used to translate an IP to a name on a domain.
DUALBounded to EIGRP protocol, DUAL is an algorithm maintaining a topology up to date et creating route table.
Dynamic routingRouting which automatically adjusts itself to the network where it is, without needing to know specified routes.
EGPExternal Gateway Protocol. External routing protocol.
EIGRPEnhanced IGRP. EIGRP is an improved version of IGRP. Improvements carry on convergence and effectiveness of protocol operations.
EncapsulationMechanism used in layer architecture where informations of a layer are the data of the lower layer.
Enterprise serverServer which carry all users of the enterprise. It offers global functions as mail or name resolving. It is placed in the main distributor.
EthernetEthernet is communication standard on local networks at 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s or 1Gb/s. It corresponds at IEEE 802.3 norm and uses CSMA/CD technique.
External routeAn external route allows to exchange routing informations on networks which are not on the same autonomous system.
Fast SwitchingMethod allowing routers to transmit data the most speedily as possible. This technique puts in buffer routing decisions.
FastForwardCut-through switching. This method transmits a packet just after reception of its destination address. It allows to obtain a very slow latency time.
FDDIFiber Distributed Data Interface. Optical fiber network with a bandwidth at 100Mb/s.
FireWallThe goal of a firewall is to protect a network (or just a computer) against externals attacks.
Fragment freeCut-Through Switching. The goal of this method is to filter collisions fragments before transferring.
FreezeA route to a network is frozen when a router is informed that this network is moved away or broken down.
FTPFile Transfer Protocol. Communication protocol for files transfers.
Full DuplexCommunication mode allowing to transmit a packet and receiving some at the same time.
Generic MaskIt's a quantity of 32 bits divided in four octets.
GNSGet Nearest Server. Request packet sent by a client on an IPX network to locate the nearest active server.
GopherInformation searching system by keywords to navigate on Internet.
Horizontal interconnectionAn horizontal interconnection allows to connect computers to the intermediary distributor IDF.
HTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol. Data transfer protocol on the Web.
HTTPSHypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. Secured data transfer protocol on the Web.
HUBA hub is a network device which transmits packets that it receives on a port to others ports. It doesn't realize switching.
ICMPInternet Control Message Protocol. Protocol allowing to control IP protocol.
IDFIntermediate Distribution Facility. Facility which regroups intermediaries connections.
IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronical Engineers. American institute realizing norms in domains of electric, electronic and computers.
IGMPInternet Group Management Protocol. Protocol that allows an host to join to a multicast group and quit it.
IGPInterior Gateway Protocol. Protocole permettant d'échanger les informations de routage à l'intérieur d'un système autonome.
IGRPInternet Gateway Routing Protocol. Internal route protocol using distance vector, developed by Cisco to replace RIP.
Internal routeAn internal route exchange routing informations on networks which are in the same administrative structure (autonomous system).
IP AddressLogical Address defined on 32 bits. It is the address of a station on the network.
IPXInternetwork Packet exchange. Novell NetWare network protocol.
LANLocal area network. Used to connect a lot of stations in a building.
LatencyAlso called Duration. Its is the time taken by a packet to reach its destination.
LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol. Simplified Protocol to access to a directory.
Link stateAlgorithm using a complex topology basis. It allow every routers to have a global view on the network topology.
Mac AddressPhysical address. It is unique and defined on 48 bits. It define the network material. The first half is for the manufacturer, and the last half is to identify the material.
MDFMain Distribution Facility. Main room where the connection between the IDF are located.
MetricNumerical value which depends on the routing protocol. It allows the router to find the best path.
Micro segmentationIt can be made by switch to segment workstations into VLANs.
MTUMaximum Transmission Unit. Maximum size of a data unit carried by a network. (ex : 1500 octets for an Ethernet network).
MulticastIt allows to transmit data to multiple receivers.
NBMANon Broadcast Multi Access. Describe a network that prevents broadcast (ex : X.25) or multicast (ex : too big Ethernet network).
NCPNetWare Core Protocol. Novell protocol that gives applications and client/server connections.
NetBEUINetBIOS Extended User Interface. Developed by IBM and et taken by Microsoft, NetBEUI is a communication protocol on networks.
NICNetwork Information Center. Coordinator of networks charged to ensure the coherence between addresses and names.
NNTPNews Network Transfer Protocol.
NTPNetwork Time Protocol. Time exchange protocol very used on Internet allowing to up to date the system time from a remote server.
OSPFOpen Shortest Path First. Route protocol based on link state technique.
PacketData unit used by a connexionless protocol.
Point-to-multipointLink between one terminal and several ones.
Point-to-pointLink between two terminals.
POPPost Office Protocol. Protocol allowing to reach email boxes.
PortPort allowing devices to be plugged to a computer.
Propagation timeTime elapsed between a signal creation and its reception.
Reverse poisonThis update is from the IGRP protocol, and prevents routing loops. It speeds the convergence.
RIPRouting Information Protocol. Internal routing protocol in an autonomous system.
Route MapsContinuation of criterias with associated actions. Their goals is to control redistribution, to manage routing informations and to define politics in the routing politic.
Route tableTable that allows routers to know where to transmit packets between their interfaces. It links an interface to the networks accessible through it.
Routed protocolProtocols that allow routers to transmit data to their destination. (ex : TCP/IP)
RouterThird layer unit that transmits packets from a network to another.
RoutingAction to find a way to a host in a network.
Routing loopThis appears when routers transmit datagrams between themselves without giving it to the receiver. When many routers are implicated in the loop, each one transmit the datagram to the next router in the loop. The datagram will loop with no time limit.
Routing protocolProtocol that allows routers to share their routing tables.
RTMPRouting Table Maintenance Protocol. Route protocol defined by Apple.
RTPRealtime Transport Protocol. Protocol which adds synchronization informations to IP data packets to avoid lost of data.
SAPService advertisement protocol. IPX network protocol that allows to list available network services.
SAP TableTable associating IPX network services and their network address. It is kept by network devices as routers.
SegmentationThis means cutting big collision domains into smalls ones. It can be done by switches, routers, bridges...
Silicon SwitchingThis method allows routers to transmit data as fast as possible. Routing decision are put in a buffer.
SMTPSimple Mail Transfer Protocol. Protocol allowing to transmit electronic mails.
Spanning treePart with no buckle of a network topology.
Split-horizonUpdate which prevent routers to transmit informations on a route by the way they come. This prevents routing loops.
SPXSequenced Packet Exchange. Connection oriented 4° layer protocol. It supplements IPX in Netware network.
Static routingRouting made with static entries in the route table.
Store and forwardSwitching method with a high error checking. The packet is fully received before being transmitted.
Stuffing signalSignal emitted by a Ethernet host when it detected a network collision.
SwitchNetwork unit that makes switching. It reduces collision domains.
SwitchingConnection between two network points. It is possible to realize packets or cells switching.
Switching tableTable that allows a switch to determine where to distribute packets between its ports. It links a port with MAC address accessible by it.
Symmetric switchingSwitching giving the same bandwidth on all the ports.
SynchronizationWay to allow two or more entities to be in phase.
TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Protocol allowing a reliable control of sending data.
TelnetApplication protocol providing a virtual terminal service allowing to take control of a remote host.
TicsTime units.
Token RingProtocol defining access technique to a local network using a token turning on a ring. The host which has the token is authorized to make theirs operations on the network, others must wait its availability.
TopologyPhysically organization of a network.
Transmitting timeDuration of a network packet trip, from when it left the emitter to its arriving on the receiver.
UDPUser Datagram Protocol. In opposite of TCP, it doesn't require an acknowledge allowing better performances but a lower reliability.
UnicastQualify a communication with only one emitter and only one receiver.
Vertical interconnectionA vertical interconnection allows to connect intermediaries distributor IDF to master distributor MDF.
Virtual networkVirtual LAN. Way to logically regroup computers of the same network.
VLANVirtual LAN. Way to logically regroup computers of the same network.
VLSMVariable Length Subnetwork Mask. Optimization of IP attribution by using different subnetwork mask for a same network.
WANWide Area Network. Physical or logical network which cover a wide zone.
Workgroup serverServer used by a group of users. It offers file or application sharing. It is located in the IDF.
X.25WAN Protocol. Transmition protocol by packet switching.
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