| IEEE |
(Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) The professional society for electrical
and computer engineers. |
| IEEE 802.2 |
An IEEE
802.5 protocol standards. |
| IEEE 802.3 |
An IEEE
network topology. |
| IEEE 802.4 |
An IEEE
network topology. |
| IEEE 802.5 |
An IEEE
network topology. |
| IETF |
(Internet
Engineering Task Force) A group of volunteers that helps develop Internet
standards. |
| INITIAL
SEQUENCE NUMBER |
(ISN)
A number defined during the startup of a connection using TCP. Used to number
datagrams. |
| INITIATE |
In TCP/IP,
to send a request for something (usually a connection). |
| INSTITUTE
OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS |
(IEEE)
A professional organization for engineers that also proposes and approves
standards. |
| INTEGRATED
SERVICE DIGITAL NETWORK |
(ISDN)
A set of standards for integrating multiple services (voice, data, video,
and so on). |
| INTERFACE |
A shared
point between two software applications or two hardware devices. |
| INTERIOR
GATEWAY PROTOCOL |
(IGP)
A protocol used by gateways in an autonomous system to transfer routing
information. |
| INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION |
(ISO)
An international body composed of individual countries' standards groups
that focuses on international standards. |
| INTERNET |
A collection
of networks connected together that span the world that uses the NFSNET
as its backbone. The Internet is the specific term for a more general internetwork
or collection of networks. The term used to describe all the worldwide interconnected
TCP/IP networks. |
| INTERNET
ACTIVITIES BOARD |
(IAB)
The Internet group that coordinates the development of the TCP/IP protocol
suite. |
| INTERNET
ADDRESS |
A 32 digit
in the format 4X3 |
| INTERNET
CONTROL MESSAGE PROTOCOL |
(ICMP)
A control and error message protocol that works in conjunction with the
Internet Protocol (IP). |
| INTERNET
ENGINEERING NOTES |
(IEN)
Documents that discuss TCP/IP, available through the Network Information
Center (NIC). |
| INTERNET
ENGINEERING STEERING GROUP |
(IESG)
The executive party of the IETF. |
| INTERNET
ENGINEERING TASK FORCE |
(IETF)
Part of the IAB responsible for short engineering needs relating to the
TCP/IP protocol suite. |
| INTERNET
EXPLORER |
A Microsoft
Windows 95 Web browser. |
| INTERNET
PROTOCOL |
(IP) The
part of TCP/IP that handles routing. |
| INTERNET
RESEARCH TASK FORCE |
(IRTF)
A part of the IAB that concentrates on research and development of the TCP/IP
protocol suite. |
| INTERNIC |
The NSFNET
manager sites on the Internet that provide information about the Internet. |
| IP |
(Internet
Protocol) The communications protocol used by computers connected to the
Internet. |
| IP ADDRESS |
See host
address. |
| IP ADDRESS |
A 32 digit
in the format 4X3 |
| IP DATAGRAM |
The basic
unit of information passed through a TCP/IP network. The datagram header
contains source and destination IP addresses. |
| IS |
IS (Intermediate
System to Intermediate System Protocol) that performs routing functions
with IP and OSI data. |
| ISO |
(International
Standards Organization) An organization that sets worldwide standards in
many different areas. |
| ISO REFERENCE
MODEL |
The seven
functions within each layer. |
| ISODE |
(ISO Development
Environment) An attempt to develop software that enables OSI protocols to
run on TCP/IP. |