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Important Information 
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EN/LZT 108 6377 R4 - September 2003
 
many virtual servers reside on the same computer, or if one virtual server 
starts hogging resources, Web pages will be delivered more slowly. 
VPI and VCI 
A VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) is an 8-bit field while VCI (Virtual Channel 
Identifier
) is a 16-bit field in the ATM cell header. A VPI identifies a link 
formed by a virtual path and a VCI identifies a channel within a virtual path. 
In this way, the cells belonging to the same connection can be 
distinguished. A unique and separate VPI/VCI identifier is assigned in 
advance to indicate which type of cells follow; unassigned cells, physical 
layer OAM cells, metasignalling channel or a generic broadcast signaling 
channel. Your ISP should supply you with the values. 
VPN 
Short for Virtual Private Network, a network that is constructed by using 
public wires to connect nodes. For example, there are a number of systems 
that enable you to create networks using the Internet as the medium for 
transporting data. These systems use encryption and other security 
mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network 
and that the data cannot be intercepted. 
- W - 
WAN 
Short for Wide Area Network. A computer network that spans a relatively 
large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more Local 
Area Networks (LANs). Computers connected to a WAN are often 
connected through public networks, such as the telephone system. 
WEP 
Short for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security protocol for wireless local 
area networks (WLANs) defined in the 802.11b standard. WEP is designed 
to provide the same level of security as that of a wired LAN. LANs are 
inherently more secure than WLANs because LANs are somewhat 
protected by the physicalities of their structure, having some or all part of 
the network inside a building that can be protected from unauthorized 
access. WLANs, which are over radio waves, do not have the same 
physical structure and therefore are more vulnerable to tampering. WEP 
aims to provide security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it is 
protected as it is transmitted from one end point to another. 
WLAN 
Short for Wireless Local Area Network which is a cellular computer network 
that transmits and receives data with radio signals instead of wires. 
Wireless adapter cards used on laptop and desktop systems, support the 
same protocols as Ethernet adapter cards.