User`s guide

D-10
Glossary
ICMP (Internet control message protocol)
An auxiliary protocol of IP used to convey advice and error
messages about events in the IP layer.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
International professional society which issues networking and
other standards. The IEEE created the 802 family of LAN
standards.
IEEE 802.2
The data link layer standard; used with IEEE 802.3, 802.4, and
802.5.
IEEE 802.3
The physical layer standard that uses the CSMA/CD access
method on a bus topology LAN.
IEEE 802.4
The physical layer standard that uses the token-passing access
method on a bus topology LAN.
IEEE 802.5
The physical layer standard that uses the token-passing access
method on a ring topology LAN.
IEEE 802.6
Standard for metropolitan area networks (MANs) currently under
development.