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a transmission mode where an information is sent efficiently to `all` the receivers that belong to a given group
nameserver
A server that implements the DNS protocol and can answer queries for names inside its own domain.
NAT
A Network Address Translator is a middlebox that translates IP packets.
NBMA
A Non Broadcast Mode Multiple Access Network is a subnetwork that supports multiple hosts/routers but does not provide an efficient way of sending broadcast frames to all devices attached to the subnetwork. ATM subnetworks are an example of NBMA networks.
network-byte order
Internet protocol allow to transport sequences of bytes. These sequences of bytes are sufficient to carry ASCII characters. The network-byte order refers to the Big-Endian encoding for 16 and 32 bits integer. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness
NFS
The Network File System is defined in :rfc:`1094`
NTP
The Network Time Protocol is defined in :rfc:`1305`
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection. A set of networking standards developed by :term:`ISO` including the 7 layers OSI reference model.
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First. A link-state intradomain routing protocol that is often used in enterprise and ISP networks. OSPF is defined in and :rfc:`2328` and :rfc:`5340`
packet
a packet is the unit of information transfer in the network layer
PBL
Problem-based learning is a teaching approach that relies on problems.
POP
The Post Office Protocol (POP), defined :rfc:`1939`, is an application-level protocol that allows a client to download email messages stored on a server.
remote login
A service that enables a user to connect to a distant server over the network. Telnet, defined in :rfc:`854` and the BSD rlogin services defined in :rfc:`1282` were popular in the past. They have been deprecated for security reasons and are now replaced by :term:`ssh`.
resolver
A server that implements the DNS protocol and can resolve queries. A resolver usually serves a set of clients (e.g. all hosts in campus or all clients of a given ISP). It sends DNS queries to nameservers everywhere on behalf of its clients and stores the received answers in its cache. A resolver must know the IP addresses of the root nameservers.
RIP
Routing Information Protocol. An intradomain routing protocol based on distance vectors that is sometimes used in enterprise networks. RIP is defined in :rfc:`2453`.
RIR
Regional Internet Registry. An organization that manages IP addresses and AS numbers on behalf of :term:`IANA`.
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This translation Propagated Read only cnp3-ebook/glossary
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../../glossary.rst:138
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locale/pot/glossary.pot, string 130