Networking Glossary
- FARNET Federation of American Research NETworks. [Source: RFC 1208]
- FNC (Federal Networking Council) The body responsible for coordinating networking needs among U.S. Federal agencies. [Source: RFC 1208]
- FRICC (Federal Research Internet Coordinating Committee) Now replaced by the FNC. [Source: RFC 1208]
- FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) An emerging high-speed networking standard. The underlying medium is fiber optics, and the topology is a dual-attached, counter-rotating Token Ring. FDDI networks can often be spotted by the orange fiber "cable." [Source: RFC 1208]
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol) The Internet protocol (and program) used to transfer files between hosts. See FTAM. [Source: RFC 1208]
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