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    IDSL

    IDSL is a hybrid of a digital subscriber line (DSL) and integrated services digital network (ISDN) technology that transmits data slightly faster than ISDN but much slower than most DSL services.

  • IEEE 802 wireless standards

    IEEE 802 is a collection of networking standards that cover the physical and data link layer specifications for technologies such as Ethernet and wireless.

  • IEEE 802.3

    802.3, or IEEE 802.3, is a working group of standard specifications for Ethernet, a method of packet-based physical communication in a local area network maintained by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

  • infrared radiation (IR)

    Infrared radiation (IR), sometimes referred to simply as infrared, is a region of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum where wavelengths range from about 700 nm to 1 mm.

  • ingress filtering

    Ingress filtering is a method used by enterprises and internet service providers to prevent suspicious traffic from entering a network.

  • international private leased circuit (IPLC)

    An international private leased circuit (IPLC) is a point-to-point private line used by an organization to communicate between offices that are dispersed throughout the world.

  • internet metering

    Internet metering is a service model in which an internet service provider (ISP) keeps track of bandwidth use and charges users accordingly.

  • IPTV (Internet Protocol television)

    IPTV (Internet Protocol television) is a service that provides television programming and other video content using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite, as opposed to broadcast TV, cable TV or satellite signals.

  • What is ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)?

    ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a network layer error-reporting protocol that's used to communicate data transmission problems.

  • What is IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6)?

    Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is a set of specifications from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that is responsible for identifying network devices and routing traffic across the internet.