 |
del.icio.us |
 |
Digg |
 |
Furl |
 |
|
 |
Rojo |
| Add to OnlyWire |
 |
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Node (networking). (Discuss) |
The term node as used in the field of telecommunications refers to an active electronic device that is capable of sending, receiving, or forwarding information over a communications channel.
In Network topology the term may refer to an active equipment situated in a point of branching of physical connections, or terminating a physical connection.
In computer networks, a node may either be a data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) such as a modem, hub, bridge or switch; or a data terminal equipment (DTE) such as a digital telephone handset, a printer or a host computer, for example a router, a workstation or a server.
In the fixed telephone network, a node may be a public or private telephone exchange, a remote concentrator or a computer providing some intelligent network service. In cellular data communication, the Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) are examples of nodes.
See also
References
This article contains material from the Federal Standard 1037C, which, as a work of the United States Government, is in the public domain.
This article related to telecommunications terminology is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
