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Networking Glossary

Your definitive guide to networking terminology

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Networking Terminology

This glossary serves as your definitive guide to networking terminology, bridging the gap between legacy infrastructure and modern 5G, IoT, and Edge technologies. Whether you are deploying Carrier Ethernet services or securing Critical Network Infrastructure, use this resource to find clear, precise definitions for the industry standards that drive your network.

PTP Grandmaster Clock – The primary timing source in a Precision Time Protocol (IEEE 1588) network and serves as the “network’s heartbeat”.

SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) – Pulls real-time data from sensors in the field, brings it back through a communications network, and presents it on screens in a control room.