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1) A section of a network that is
bounded by bridges, routers, or switches.
2) In a LAN that uses a bus
topology, a segment is a continuous electrical circuit that is often connected
to other such segments with repeaters.
3) A term used in the TCP
specification to describe a single transport layer unit of information. The
terms datagram, frame, message, and packet are also used to
describe logical information groupings at various layers of the OSI reference
model and in various technology circles. |