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PCM PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is a technique for converting analog

audio signals into digital form for transmission.

PING Packet Internet Groper, a utility used to determine whether a

specific IP address is accessible. It functions by sending a packet

to the specified address and waits for a reply. It is primarily used

to troubleshoot Internet connections.

PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. PPPoE is a specification for

connecting the users on an Ethernet to the Internet through a

common broadband medium, such as DSL or cable modem. All the

users over the Ethernet share a common connection.

Protocol Communication on the network is governed by sets of rules called

protocols. Protocols provide the guidelines devices use to

communicate with each other, and thus they have different

functions. Some protocols are responsible for formatting and

presenting and presenting data that will be transferred from file

server memory to the file server’s net work adapter Others are

responsible for filtering information between networks and

forwarding data to its destination. Still other protocols dictate

how data is transferred across the medium, and how servers

respond to workstation requests and vice versa. Common network

protocols responsible for the presentation and formatting of data

for a network operating system are the Internetwork Packet

Exchange (IPX) protocol or the Internet Protocol (IP). Protocols

that dictate the format of data for transferors the medium include

token-passing and Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision

Detection (CSMA/CD), implemented as token-ring, ARCNET, FDDI,

or Ethernet. The Router Information Protocol (RIP),a part of the

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite,

forwards packets from one network to another using the same

network protocol.

RJ-45 RJ-45 connector is used for Ethernet cable connections.

Router A router is the network software or hardware entity charged with

routing packets between networks.

RTP RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is a data transfer protocol

defined to deliver live media to the clients at the same time,

which defines the transmission of video and audio files in real

time for Internet applications.

RTSP RTSP (Real-time Streaming Protocol) is the standard used to

transmit stored media to the client(s) at the same time, which

provides client controls for random access to the content stream.