Network Equipment Provider — Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) are companies that provide communication solutions to Service Providers like fixed or mobile operators as well as to Enterprise customers. If you place a call on your mobile phone, surf the internet, join a… … Wikipedia
Network virtualization — In computing, Network Virtualization is the process of combining hardware and software network resources and network functionality into a single, software based administrative entity, a virtual network. Network virtualization involves platform… … Wikipedia
Network-Centric Service-Oriented Enterprise (NCSOE) — is a new generation enterprise capable of conducting collaboration and management of internal and external information. Using Network Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) , the enterprise can now enforce information and decision superiority in a… … Wikipedia
Network Device Control Protocol — (NDCP) was designed by Laurent Grumbach who at the time was an engineer with Harris Broadcast. Previous to that he had worked for Louth Automation which was acquired by Harris. NDCP was designed to be a network based protocol instead of the… … Wikipedia
Vendor lock-in — Marketing Key concepts Product marketing · Pricing … Wikipedia
Network File System (protocol) — Internet protocol suite Application layer BGP DHCP DNS FTP HTTP … Wikipedia
Network address translation — NAT redirects here. For other uses, see Nat (disambiguation). In computer networking, network address translation (NAT) is the process of modifying IP address information in IP packet headers while in transit across a traffic routing device. The… … Wikipedia
Network element — A network element is usually defined as a manageable logical entity uniting one or more physical devices. This allows distributed devices to be managed in a unified way using one management system. According to Telecommunications Act of 1996, the … Wikipedia
Network switch — A network switch or switching hub is a computer networking device that connects network segments. The term commonly refers to a multi port network bridge that processes and routes data at the data link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model. Switches… … Wikipedia
Network tap — A network tap is a hardware device which provides a way to access the data flowing across a computer network. In many cases, it is desirable for a third party to monitor the traffic between two points in the network. If the network between points … Wikipedia
homogeneous network — A network that consists of one type of workstation, server, network interface card, and operating system, with a limited number of applications, all purchased from a single vendor. All nodes use the same protocol and the same control… … Dictionary of networking