What is TDMA

TDMA, which stands for time division multiple access, is a method of channel access developed specifically for shared medium networks, such as radio broadcast. It is a form of time-division multiplex...

What is ThickNet

ThickNet, also known as 10BASE5 or IEEE 802.3-1985, is an Ethernet standard that requires a specialized coaxial cable to transmit Ethernet frames at a rate of 10Mbps. It derives its nickname, which i...

What is ThinNet

ThinNet, also known as 10BASE2, IEEE 802.3, or "CheaperNet," is an early Ethernet standard that makes use of industry-standard RG-58 coaxial communications cables connected to BNC T-connectors. The s...

What is IEEE

IEEE, which stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is an international, non-profit, professional organization started in 1963 as the merging of two organizations, the Insti...

What is PhoneNet

PhoneNet, developed by Farallon Computing (now known as Netopia), is an implementation of the AppleTalk physical layer. It made use of standard unshielded twisted-pair telephone wire, in the form of ...

What is LocalTalk

LocalTalk is a system of shielded twisted-pair cabling with 3-pin Mini-Deutsches Institut f++r Normung (Mini-DIN) connectors. The cabling plugs into self-terminating transceivers and operates at a da...

What is J2ME

J2ME, which stands for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, is a subset of the Java platform, designed by Sun Microsystems as a replacement for PersonalJava. The other two Java platforms are the Standard ...

What is HTTP

HTTP, which stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, is a protocol devised for wired communication and networking over intranets or the World Wide Web, although it was originally developed with the ob...

What is LAN

LAN, which stands for Local Area Network, is a medium-sized computer network featuring data transmission rates that are faster in comparison to Wide Area Networks (WAN), and unlike WANs, leased telec...

Why Impel?

Why Impel? Acquiring and retaining customers drive your company’s market share and profitability.  But in today’s economy, customer loyalty is difficult to come by. Only by making yo...