Acronym assignment

http: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

-governs the way web browser servers communicate

-it sends requests and return responses

-used to request website for the user

SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

-used to send emails/messages between servers.

-breaks up emails into smaller segments with the subject, message itself and receiver that the receiving server understands and rebuilds .

RTP: Real-time Transfer Protocol

-specifies the way programs transfer multimedia data

-used for video conference calls

-could monitor delivery of multimedia

-has a payload identifier to detect what kind of media is being sent

DNS: Domain Name System/Server

-keeps tracks of network settings and resources making using the networks simpler for the user.

-the DNS stores ip addresses that are commonly used and the everything else needed to make communication between servers seamless

 TCP: Transmission Control Protocol

-keeps track of packets as they are routed to their destination

-reassembles the packets to be one file

UDP: User Datagram Protocol

-sends datagrams directly to the address without having any prior communication, no connection

-no way of checking if data was transmitted properly

-not very effective for communication

IP: Internet Protocol

-the main protocol used for communicating within the internet

-used for sending packets across the platform.

-used to switch data packets from the host in 802.11 to Ethernet that communicates with the server

ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol

-error reporting and diagnosing utility

-used to report errors

-checks for errors and miscommunication

DSL: Digital Subscriber Line

-the device used to connect the telephone line to a computer or router.

-provides internet to the subscriber from the provider.

-converts fiber signals to the home internet

SONET: Synchronous Optical Network

-one fiber handles data transfer

-other fibers are on standby in case of failure to pick up data transfer

-has room for latency with many back up plans

802.111:

-also known as wifi

-governs the wireless area network

-sends data through wireless signals

ETHERNET:

-the medium used to connect devices through cables

-wires from the hosts to the routers or modem