Networking Glossary
- CLTP (Connectionless Transport Protocol) Provides for end-to-end Transport data addressing (via Transport selector) and error control (via checksum), but cannot guarantee delivery or provide flow control. The OSI equivalent of UDP. [Source: RFC 1208]
- COSINE (Cooperation for Open Systems Interconnection Networking in Europe) A program sponsored by the European Commission, aimed at using OSI to tie together European research networks. [Source: RFC 1208]
- core gateway Historically, one of a set of gateways (routers) operated by the Internet Network Operations Center at BBN. The core gateway system forms a central part of Internet routing in that all groups must advertise paths to their networks from a core gateway, using the Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP). See EGP, backbone. [Source: RFC 1208]
- COS (Corporation for Open Systems) A vendor and user group for conformance testing, certification, and promotion of OSI products. [Source: RFC 1208]
- CREN See BITNET and CSNET. [Source: RFC 1208]
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