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Communication method that encrypts packet contents and encapsulates them for routing though a public network.
Tunneling
A digital mobile network that can provide internet access, commonly used by phones, tablets, laptops, and mobile hotspots.
Cellular networking
The percentage of time the network or service is up and accessible.
Uptime
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American Cheese
A protocol to secure IP protocols, such as HTTP and FTP, now largely unused.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Internet access provided by companies that offer cable TV service using the same lines.
Cable
A term meaning that a network or a service is up and accessible most of the time.
High availability
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Swiss
A set of protocols that provides security for Internet Protocol (IP) that can be used to set up a VPN solution.
Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Provides internet access by using signals transmitted to and received from orbiting satellites.
Satellite
A method for providing fault tolerance by using duplicate or multiple components that perform the same function.
Redundancy
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Mozzarella
A protocol that evolved from SSL and provides privacy and data integrity between two communicating applications.
Transport Layer Security (TLS)
A type of network that uses encryption to allow IP traffic to travel securely over the TCP/IP network. Used primarily to support secure communications over an untrusted network.
Virtual private network (VPN)
The ability to respond to an unexpected hardware or software failure without loss of data or loss of operation.
Fault tolerance
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Blue Cheese
A standard for system logging. Using this, any device can send messages about the status of events that are occurring on the device, operating system, or applications. Operates using UDP on ports 514 and 601.
System Logging Protocol (Syslog)
A high-speed digital bandwidth connection from a phone wall jack on an existing telephone network. With this, data and voice are both sent on the same copper wire with data using one frequency and voice using another.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
Displays the graphical user interface of a remote device. Are used to remotely manage a computer or allow support personnel to view and troubleshoot a remote user's system.
Remote desktop
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