lifetime control

Referring to Network Layer protocol mechanisms that limit the life of a packet.The

Internet Protocol (IP) and Connectionless Network Protocol (CLNP) packets both contain a time-to-live (TTL) field for this purpose. See also CLNP, IP, Network Layer, packet, protocol, and TTL.

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• fps (frames per second)
• fractal
• fractal transform
• fractional T1 (FT1)
• FRAD (Frame Relay Access Device or Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler)
• fragmentation
• fragmentation
• fragmentation
• fragment-free switch
• frame
• Frame
• Frame
• Frame
• Frame
• Frame-based ATM Transport over Ethernet (FATE)
• frame check sequence (FCS)
• Framed ATM over SONET/SDH Transport (FAST)
• frame rate
• frame relay
• frame relay access device (FRAD)
• frame relay assembler/disassembler (FRAD)
• frame relay assembler/disassembler (FRAD)
• Frame Relay Forum
• Frame Relay Forum (FRF)
• Frame Relay Forum (FRF)