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GLOSSARY 63
TCP relates to the content of the data travelling
through a network — ensuring that the information
sent arrives in one piece when it reaches its destina-
tion. IP relates to the address of the end station to
which data is being sent, as well as the address of the
destination network.
traffic monitoring
Enables the monitoring of port traffic by attaching a
network analyzer to one switch port, in order to mon-
itor the traffic of other ports on the Switch.
trunking
A method which specifies how to create a single
high-speed logical link that combines several
lower-speed physical links.
VLAN
Virtual LAN. A collection of network nodes that share
the same collision domain regardless of their physical
location or connection point in the network. A VLAN
serves as a logical workgroup with no physical barri-
ers, and allows users to share information and
resources as though located on the same LAN.