Overview
Replacing dedicated network hardware with software running on commodity servers.
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VLAN
InfrastructureVirtual Local Area Network — a logical grouping of network devices that communicate as if on the same physical network.
SD-WAN
InfrastructureSoftware-Defined Wide Area Network — a virtualised network architecture that enables centralised management of geographically distributed networks.
Computer Network
Protocols & StandardsA collection of interconnected computing devices that share resources and communicate using standardised protocols.
NAT
Protocols & StandardsNetwork Address Translation — a method of mapping one IP address space into another by modifying packet headers.
BGP
Protocols & StandardsBorder Gateway Protocol — the routing protocol that manages how packets are routed across the internet between autonomous systems.
IPv6
Protocols & StandardsThe most recent version of the Internet Protocol, providing a vastly larger address space than IPv4.
DNS
Protocols & StandardsDomain Name System — the hierarchical system that translates human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses.
SSL/TLS
Protocols & StandardsSecure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security — cryptographic protocols providing secure communication over a computer network.