internetworking
The interconnection of two or more networks, usually local area networks so that
data can pass between hosts on the different networks as though they were one
network. This requires some kind of router or gateway.
(1994-11-30)
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Internetwork Packet eXchange
<networking> (IPX) A network layer protocol initially developed at XEROX
Corporation and made popular by Novell, Inc. as the basic protocol in its Novell
NetWare file server operating system.
A router with IPX routing can interconnect Local Area Networks so that Netware
clients and servers can communicate.
The SPX transport layer protocol runs on top of IPX.
(1997-03-04)
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