Net Neutrality Net Neutrality is the principle that data packets on the Internet should be moved impartially, without regard to content, destination or source. The Net Neutrality principle holds that wired and wireless internet service is a utility like gas, water, electricity and landline phone service; it should be available to everyone and subject to government regulation. The term came from "Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination," a paper written by Columbia Law School professor Tim ...

optical line terminal (OLT) An optical line terminal (OLT) is the endpoint hardware device in a passive optical network (PON). An OLT has two primary functions: Converting the standard signals used by a FiOS service provider to the frequency and framing used by the PON system. Coordinating the multiplexing between the conversion devices on the optical network terminals (ONTs) located on the customers' premises. The OLT contains a central processing unit (CPU), passive optical ne...

Network Interface Card NIC     A network interface card (NIC) is a circuit board or card that is installed in a computer so that it can be connected to a network. A network interface card provides the computer with a dedicated, full-time connection to a network. Personal computers and workstations on a local area network (LAN) typically contain a network interface card specifically designed for the LAN transmission technology

What is IP Multicasting? IP multi-casting is a communication mechanism in which data is communicated from server to a set of clients who are interested in receiving that data. Any client can dynamically enter or leave the communication. Though the overall concept seems very simple but the way it is implemented requires  good understanding. So, in this tutorial we will cover the basics of IP multi-casting and how it is achieved. Multicast IP address To understand how multi-casting works, ...

MAC address (Media Access Control address) In a local area network (LAN) or other network, the MAC (Media Access Control) address is your computer's unique hardware number. (On an Ethernet LAN, it's the same as your Ethernet address.) When you're connected to the Internet from your computer (or host as the Internet protocol thinks of it), a correspondence table relates your IP address to your computer's physical (MAC) address on the LAN. The MAC address is used by the Media Access Control su...