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MLD
Multicast Listener Discovery. A component of the IPv6 suite. It is used by IPv6 routers for discovering multicast
listeners on a directly attached link.
MPDU
MAC Protocol Data Unit. MPDU is a message exchanged between MAC entities in a communication system
based on the layered OSI model.
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching. The MPLS protocol speeds up and shapes network traffic flows.
MPPE
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption. A method of encrypting data transferred across PPP-based dial-up
connections or PPTP-based VPN connections.
MS-CHAP
Microsoft ChallengeHandshake Authentication Protocol. MS-CHAP is Password-based, challenge-response,
mutual authentication protocol that uses MD4 and DES encryption.
MS-CHAPv1
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol version 1. MS-CHAPv1 extends the user
authentication functionality provided on Windows networks to remote workstations. MS-CHAPv1 supports only
one-way authentication.
MS-CHAPv2
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol version 2. MS-CHAPv2 is an enhanced version of the
MS-CHAP protocol that supports mutual authentication.
MSS
Maximum Segment Size. MSS is a parameter of the options field in the TCP header that specifies the largest
amount of data, specified in bytes, that a computer or communications device can receive in a single TCP
segment.
MSSID
Mesh Service Set Identifier. MSSID is the SSID used by the client to access a wireless mesh network.
MSTP
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol. MSTP configures a separate Spanning Tree for each VLAN group and blocks
all but one of the possible alternate paths within each spanning tree.
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit. MTU is the largest size packet or frame specified in octets (eight-bit bytes) that
can be sent in networks such as the Internet.
MU-MIMO
Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output. MU-MIMO is a set of multiple-input and multiple-output
technologies for wireless communication, in which users or wireless terminals with one or more antennas
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