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DNS
The Domain Name System is a distributed database that can be queried by hosts to map names onto IP addresses. It is defined in :rfc:`1035`
eBGP
An eBGP session is a BGP session between two directly connected routers that belong to two different Autonomous Systems. Also called an external BGP session.
EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol. Synonym of interdomain routing protocol
EIGRP
The Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) is a proprietary intradomain routing protocol that is often used in enterprise networks. EIGRP uses the DUAL algorithm described in [Garcia1993]_.
Ethernet
The most widely used LAN technology.
file transfer
A service that enables a user to send or receive a file from a distant server over the network. The File Transfer Protocol :term:`FTP` was a popular service. It has now been replaced by HTTP/HTTPs or more secure protocols such as the `SSH File Transfer Protocol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol>`_.
frame
a frame is the unit of information transfer in the datalink layer
Frame-Relay
A wide area networking technology using virtual circuits that is deployed by telecom operators.
ftp
The File Transfer Protocol defined in :rfc:`959` has been the `de facto` protocol to exchange files over the Internet before the widespread adoption of HTTP :rfc:`2616`.
FTP
The File Transfer Protocol is defined in :rfc:`959`
hosts.txt
The original file containing the list of all Internet hosts. This file has been deprecated, but Unix variants still maintain a local ``/etc/hosts`` containing mappings between names and IP addresses. See http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/hosts.5.html for a description of the format of this file on Linux.
HTML
The HyperText Markup Language specifies the structure and the syntax of the documents that are exchanged on the world wide web. HTML is maintained by the `HTML working group <https://www.w3.org/html/wg/>`_ of the :term:`W3C`
HTTP
The HyperText Transport Protocol is defined in :rfc:`2616`
hub
A relay operating in the physical layer.
IANA
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is responsible for the coordination of the DNS Root, IP addressing, and other Internet protocol resources
iBGP

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A wide area networking technology using virtual circuits that is deployed by telecom operators.
A wide area networking technology using virtual circuits that is deployed by telecom operators.
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