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IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: The world's
leading professional association for the advancement of
technology.
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol: A communications
protocol used to manage the membership of Internet Protocol
multicast groups.
Internet ProtocolThe main protocol used on the Internet, normally in
conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP): TCP/IP.
IP See Internet Protocol.
IP address A 4-byte number uniquely defining each unit on the Internet. It
is usually written in dotted decimal notation, for example
"209.130.2.193"
iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface: Protocol that
manages storage via a TCP/IP network. iSCSI enables access to
stored data from everywhere in the network.
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network: Comprised of digital
telephony and data-transport services offered by regional
telephone carriers. ISDN involves the digitization of the
telephone network, which permits voice, data, text, graphics,
music, video, and other source material to be transmitted over
existing telephone wires.
J
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group: The name of the committee
that created a standard for encoding still images.
K
Kbps Kilobits per second: the actual data rate.
L
LAN Local Area Network: A communications network serving users
within a limited geographical area such as a building or
university campus. It is controlled by a network operating
system and uses a transfer protocol.
LUN Logical Unit Number: logical drive in iSCSI storage systems.