PAT
Form of NAT which differentiates several connections thanks to port numbers.
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PIM Dense Mode
PIM Dense Mode initially floods multicast traffic and then prunes branches with no interested receivers.
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PIM Sparse Mode builds multicast distribution trees on demand, often using a rendezvous point.
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A simple network test to check if a destination is responding and to measure the return time
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A technology that supplies electrical equipment directly through its Ethernet cable.
View definitionPolicy-Based Routing (PBR)
Policy-based routing selects packet forwarding paths using rules such as source address or service rather than destination alone.
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A prefix list selects or filters IP network prefixes by address and prefix length, commonly controlling routing advertisements.
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