interconnecting network
1216bone — The 6bone was a testbed for Internet Protocol version 6; it was an outgrowth of the IETF IPng project that created the IPv6 protocols intended to eventually replace the current Internet network layer protocols known as IPv4. The 6bone was started …
122China Next Generation Internet — The China Next Generation Internet (CNGI) (simplified Chinese: 中国下一代互联网; traditional Chinese: 中國下一代互聯網; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xià Yīdài Hùliánwǎng) project is a five year plan initiated by the Chinese government with the purpose of gaining a… …
123Islanding — refers to the condition of a distributed generation (DG) generator continuing to power a location even though power from the electric utility is no longer present. Consider for example a building that has a solar panels that feed power back to… …
124San Francisco Bicycle Coalition — The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) is a California 501(c)(4) nonprofit public benefit corporation established to transform San Francisco s streets and neighborhoods into more livable and safe places by promoting the bicycle for everyday… …
125branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery …
126Open and closed systems in social science — Ludwig Bertalanffy describes two types of systems: open systems and closed systems. The open systems are systems that allow interactions between its internal elements and the environment. An open system is defined as a “system in exchange of… …
127pathway — noun Date: 15th century 1. path, course 2. a line of communication over interconnecting neurons extending from one organ or center to another; also a network of interconnecting neurons along which a nerve impulse travels 3. the sequence of… …
128Ground (electricity) — In electrical engineering, ground or earth may be the reference point in an electrical circuit from which other voltages are measured, or a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth. A typical earthing… …
