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    ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM)

    Ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM) is a specialized type of high-speed memory that searches its entire contents in a single clock cycle.

  • Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)

    Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) is a digital modulation technique used in digital cellular telephone and mobile radio communication.

  • time-to-live (TTL)

    Time-to-live (TTL) is a value for the period of time that a packet, or data, should exist on a computer or network before being discarded.

  • token ring

    A token ring is a data link for a local area network (LAN) in which all devices are connected in a ring or star topology and pass one or more tokens from host to host.

  • top-of-rack switching

    Top-of-rack switching is a data center architecture design in which computing equipment like servers, appliances and other switches located within the same or adjacent rack connect to an in-rack network switch.

  • transceiver

    A transceiver is a combination transmitter/receiver in a single package.

  • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

    Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a standard protocol on the internet that ensures the reliable transmission of data between devices on a network.

  • transport layer

    The transport layer is Layer 4 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) communications model. It is responsible for ensuring that the data packets arrive accurately and reliably between sender and receiver.

  • trunk (trunking)

    A network trunk is a communications line or link designed to carry multiple signals simultaneously to provide network access between two points.

  • tunneling or port forwarding

    Tunneling or port forwarding is the transmission of data intended for use only within a private -- usually corporate -- network through a public network in such a way that the public network's routing nodes are unaware that the transmission is part of a private network.

  • What is a thin client (lean client)?

    A thin client (lean client) is a virtual desktop computing model that runs on the resources stored on a central server instead of a computer's resources.

  • What is TCP/IP?

    TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and is a suite of communication protocols used to interconnect network devices on the internet.

  • What is telecommunications (telecom)?

    Telecommunications, also known as telecom, is the exchange of information over significant distances by electronic means and refers to all types of voice, data and video transmission.

  • What is telematics?

    Telematics is a term that combines the words 'telecommunications' and 'informatics' to describe the use of communications and IT to transmit, store and receive information from devices to remote objects over a network.

  • What is Telnet?

    Telnet is a network protocol used to remotely access a computer for a text-based communication channel between two machines.

  • What is throughput?

    Throughput is a measure of how many units of information a system can process in a given amount of time.

  • What is traffic shaping (packet shaping)?

    Traffic shaping, also known as packet shaping, is a congestion management method that regulates network data transfer by delaying the flow of less important or less desired packets.