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IP

ALSO CALLED: Internet Protocol
DEFINITION: The Internet Protocol (IP) is the method or protocol by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet. Each computer (known as a host) on the Internet has at least one IP address that uniquely identifies it from all other  … 
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Podcast: Defining IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
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PODCAST: This podcast examines how the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is poised to become the new framework that internet service providers will employ to deliver customizable services to consumers, allowing a greater variety of products, services,.
Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Premiered: 28 Apr 2008
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IP DEFINITION (continued): …  computers on the Internet. When you send or receive data (for example, an e-mail note or a Web page), the message gets divided into little chunks called packets. Each of these packets contains both the sender's Internet address and the receiver's address. Any packet is sent first to a gateway computer that understands a small part of the Internet. The gateway computer reads the destination address and forwards the packet to an adjacent gateway that in turn reads the … 
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