Networking Glossary
- CCITT (International Consultative Committee for Telegraphy and Telephony) A unit of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) of the United Nations. An organization with representatives from the PTTs of the world. CCITT produces technical standards, known as "Recommendations," for all internationally controlled aspects of analog and digital communications. See X Recommendations. [Source: RFC 1208]
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization) You knew that, right? Best known for the 7-layer OSI Reference Model. See OSI. [Source: RFC 1208]
- Internet (note the capital "I") The largest internet in the world consisting of large national backbone nets (such as MILNET, NSFNET, and CREN) and a myriad of regional and local campus networks all over the world. The Internet uses the Internet protocol suite. To be on the Internet you must have IP connectivity, i.e., be able to Telnet to--or ping--other systems. Networks with only e-mail connectivity are not actually classified as being on the Internet. [Source: RFC 1208]
- internet A collection of networks interconnected by a set of routers which allow them to function as a single, large virtual network. [Source: RFC 1208]
- IAB (Internet Activities Board) The technical body that oversees the development of the Internet suite of protocols (commonly referred to as "TCP/IP"). It has two task forces (the IRTF and the IETF) each charged with investigating a particular area. [Source: RFC 1208]
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