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G |
| GANT |
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Generic ATM Network Termination |
| Gateway |
|
Device
that can interconnect networks with different, incompatible
communications protocols. The gateway
performs a layer-7 protocol-conversion to translate
one set of protocols to another (for example, from
TCP/IP to SNA or from TCP/IP to X.25). A gateway operates
at Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layers up through
the Session Layer. Contrast bridge and router. |
| GFC |
|
Generic
Flow Control |
| GGP |
|
Gateway-to-Gateway
Protocol |
| GOSIP |
|
Government
Open Systems Interconnection Profile, U.S. Government
version of the OSI protocols. GOSIP compatibility is
a requirement in government networking purchases. |
| GPS |
|
Global
Positioning System |
| GPRS |
|
General
Packet Radio Service |
| GSM |
|
Global
System for Mobile communication |
| GUI |
|
Graphic
User Interface |
| GW |
|
Gateway |
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