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T1

A connection of a host to the Internet where data is transferred at 1.544 megabits per second.

 

T3

A connection of a host to the Internet where data is transferred at 44.746 megabits per second.

 

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or TCP/IP, is the basic communications protocol required for computers that use the Internet.

 

TCP/IP Stack

This is needed to properly run a TCP/IP protocol. It is made up of TCP/IP software, hardware drivers, and sockets software.

 

Telnet

This is the standard Internet protocol to connect to remote terminals.

 

TN3270

A slightly different protocol than Telnet, TN3270 is used to connect users to an IBM mainframe.

 

token ring

A token ring is a kind of LAN that consists of computers that are wired into a ring. Each computer is constantly in direct contact with the next node in the ring. A token, which is a type of control message, is sent from one node to another, allowing messages to be sent throughout the network. A Token Ring network cannot communicate within itself if one ring is broken.

 

topology

The arrangement of all the computers on a network and the links that join them.

 

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or TCP/IP, is the basic communications protocol required for computers that use the Internet.