VLAN — Technology Wiki

Overview

Virtual Local Area Network — a logical grouping of network devices that communicate as if on the same physical network.

Virtual Private Network — a technology creating a secure, encrypted connection over a less secure network like the internet.

Software-Defined Wide Area Network — a virtualised network architecture that enables centralised management of geographically distributed networks.

The fifth generation of mobile network technology offering higher speeds, lower latency, and massive device connectivity.

An intermediary server that forwards requests between clients and other servers, providing security and caching.

A server that sits in front of web servers and forwards client requests to the appropriate backend server.

A collection of interconnected computing devices that share resources and communicate using standardised protocols.

Replacing dedicated network hardware with software running on commodity servers.

The most recent version of the Internet Protocol, providing a vastly larger address space than IPv4.

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol — the fundamental communication protocol suite powering the internet.

A logical subdivision of an IP network that improves security and performance by segmenting traffic.

The practice of continuously observing a computer network for slow or failing components.

Dividing a computer network into smaller subnetworks to improve security and performance.

The sixth generation of Wi-Fi technology offering improved speed, capacity, and performance in dense environments.