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| Abilene |
An
Internet2 backbone network; a partnership
among Internet2, Qwest Communications,
Nortel Networks, Juniper Networks,
and Indiana University. "Abilene"
is the full proper name for the
Abilene project, so when the phrase
"the Abilene project" is used, "project"
should not be capitalized. "Abilene"
alone is usually sufficient.
Working Group http://abilene.internet2.edu |
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| Bandwidth |
| The
amount of data that can be transmitted
over a network in a fixed amount
of time. Bandwidth is the fundamental
networking parameter, and is usually
measured in kilobits, megabits or
gigabits per second (Kbps, Mbps,
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| IPv6 |
The
next version of the Internet Protocol.
The current version is IPv4; IPv5
was an experimental real-time streaming
protocol. IPv6 offers several improvements
over IPv4, the most important of
which is a vastly larger address
space.
Forum http://www.ipv6forum.com
Working Group http://ipv6.internet2.edu |
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| Multicast |
A
set of technologies that makes efficient
one-to-many and many-to-many real-time
communication possible on the network.
Working Group http://multicast.internet2.edu/ |
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MORE DEFINITIONS VISIT http://www.internet2.edu/info/internet2-glossary.cfm |
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