
Encapsulation
Encapsulating data is a technique used by layered protocols in
which a low level protocol accepts a message from a higher level
protocol, then places it in the data portion of the lower-level
frame. The logistics of encapsulation require that packets traveling
over a physical network contain a sequence of headers.
Ethernet
A local area network (LAN) technology which has extended into
the wide area networks. Ethernet operates at many speeds,
including data rates of 10 Mbps (Ethernet), 100 Mbps (Fast
Ethernet), 1,000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet), 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps, and
100 Gbps.
Ethernet OAM
Ethernet operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) are a
set of standardized protocols for measuring and controlling
network performance. There are two layers of Ethernet OAM:
Service OAM (provides end-to-end connectivity fault management
per customer service instance, even in multi-operator networks)
and Link or Segment OAM (detailed monitoring and
troubleshooting of an individual physical or emulated link).
Flow Control
A congestion control mechanism that results in an ATM system
implementing flow control.
Frame
A logical grouping of information sent as a link-layer unit over a
transmission medium. The terms packet, datagram, segment, and
message are also used to describe logical information groupings.
Framing
At the physical and data link layers of the OSI model, bits are fit
into units called frames. Frames contain source and destination
information, flags to designate the start and end of the frame,
plus information about the integrity of the frame. All other
information, such as network protocols and the actual payload of
data, is encapsulated in a packet, which is encapsulated in the
frame.
Full Duplex
A circuit or device permitting transmission in two directions
(sending and receiving) at the same time.
FXO (Foreign Exchange
Office)
A voice interface, emulating a PBX extension, as it appears to the
CO (Central Office) for connecting a PBX extension to a
multiplexer.
FXS (Foreign Exchange
Subscriber)
A voice interface, emulating the extension interface of a PBX (or
subscriber interface of a CO) for connecting a regular telephone
set to a multiplexer.
Gateway
Gateways are points of entrance and exit from a communications
network. Viewed as a physical entity, a gateway is that node that
translates between two otherwise incompatible networks or
network segments. Gateways perform code and protocol
conversion to facilitate traffic between data highways of differing
architecture.
Grooming
In telecommunications, the process of separating and segregating
channels by combing, such that the broadest channel possible can
be assembled and sent across the longest practical link. The aim is
to minimize de-multiplexing traffic and reshuffling it electrically.
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